Lincoln Weekly Announcements 2022-04-15

Lincoln Families - We had a fantastic week of learning!

Upcoming Dates for our calendars:

4.14-4.30 - Raffle ticket sales for Winterfest (see below for more information!)

4.22 - Off site evacuation drill (see below for more information!)

4.25 - All City Band Concert Northside Band at Cedar Falls High School at 8:00 PM 

4.30 - Winterfest from 11 AM - 2 PM


New Announcements

Wacky (Not So) Winterfest is coming! We are excited to hold our annual family friendly fun fair and raffle on Saturday, April 30th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM! We are raising funds to buy books for our students and classrooms! There are many ways to help!

 - Help your student sell raffle tickets to family and friends! All students brought home an envelope with raffle tickets and an informational letter. Each raffle ticket sold is a chance to win one of ten $100 gift cards to Target, Fareway, Hy Vee, Amazon or Kwik Star! Tickets can be returned to school any morning.

 - Volunteer to help at Winterfest! Each shift supports the event and helps our school!

 - Donate a case of water! Families can buy lunch at the event and this helps us keep costs low.


Off Site Evacuation Drill - our school will practice evacuating and heading to our primary off site shelter location on Friday, April 22nd at 2 PM. We practice drills throughout the year so we can be ready in the event of an emergency. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Bryant.


Take Charge Of Your Body - our school will host Take Charge of Your Body during the week of May 2nd-6th. Please carefully review the link with information about the program and complete the permission form. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Jacobsen by phone (553.2977) or email (jennifer.jacobsen@cfschools.org


Conditions for Learning Survey:  Students in Grades 3-6 will be given the Conditions for Learning Survey during the week of April 18th. Notification of this survey was sent prior to Spring Break on March 10th. The state uses this as part of our rating for the State Performance Profile. We would also like parents to take theParent Survey. This is also used to help us with the State Profile. Staff will also be taking this at our staff meeting. When taking the survey, if your child is in PreK through 5th grade, use the first drop down menu and find Lincoln Elementary in Cedar Falls. If you have a child in sixth grade, use the second drop down menu and choose Lincoln Elementary in Cedar Falls. Thank you!


Please help us with our Leader In Me work! Each year we share a parent survey to help us measure our work as a Leader In Me school. The results are used to help us set goals each year. (The link is correct!)


Opportunities For Students - Are you beginning to think about opportunities for your children for summer? Please remember to check out our district fliers! Also, please consider opportunities from the Cedar Falls Rec!



General Reminders

Face Coverings - we encourage the continued use of face coverings at school. Our goal is to keep everyone in our school learning! Thank you for helping keep all members of our school community safe!


Arrival And Dismissal - we are working to help our students safely enter and leave the building. In the morning, we will ask students to arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. They will report to their classrooms. At the end of the day, we will first dismiss students by grade who ride the bus. Following this, we will dismiss students who are picked up or walk home. Our staff will walk students to the door. Our Kindergarten and 1st grade students will dismiss at their outside classroom doors, second grade will dismiss onto the east playground, third grade will also dismiss onto the east playground, fourth grade will dismiss using our main entrance doors on 8th street and 5th and 6th grade will dismiss using our 7th street doors. We appreciate families making and following consistent after school plans. Thank you for helping us support safe morning arrivals and afternoon dismissals!


Snacks and Birthday Treats - We are proud to be a Blue Zones school and encourage healthy choices when students bring food for their daily snack. In addition, to support safety this school year when celebrating birthdays, we will ask for families to bring prepackaged items to minimize handling. Thank you!



See you next week!


Follow Lincoln On Social Media

We have many options for following our work with your students on social media:

Art: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnArtRoom/ 

Music: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMusicCF/ 

Media Center: https://www.instagram.com/lincolnlibrarycf 

Physical Education: https://www.facebook.com/Lincolnphysicaleducation/ 

Lincoln Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFLincolnElementary/ 

Lincoln Instagram: cflincoln

Lincoln Twitter: @CF_Lincoln