Lincoln Weekly Announcements 2022-09-23
Lincoln Families - We had an amazing week and enjoyed celebrating homecoming!
A few important dates and announcements to begin the year for your planning:
9.23 - AEA hearing screenings at 9 AM
9.29 - 4th grade concert in the Gym at 7 PM
10.3-10.7 - 3rd grade to Museum School
10.5 - Walk To School Day (see below for more information)
10.11 - PALS (Parents and Lincoln School) Meeting in the Media Center at 7 PM
10.13 - 5th grade concert in the Gym at 7 PM
10.14 - Professional Development, no school PK-12
10.27 - 6th grade concert in the Gym at 7 PM
10.28 - PK-6 Noon Dismissal
New Items:
Please remember we will open our doors at 8:30 each morning. In addition, if your student is involved in Safety Patrol, they should not arrive before 8:20. In addition, please use a parking space when picking up at dismissal. We cannot double park behind our parking spaces along 8th Street.
Home Football Games - Elementary students must be accompanied and supervised by adult chaperones during the game. They should be sitting in the stands, not hanging out or running around in the concourse area. Thank you for helping support good choices in this environment. We shared the following message with students this week: “Tonight is home Cedar Falls High School football game. Elementary students must be accompanied and supervised by adult chaperones during the game. We really want to show our support and great sportsmanship.”
BackPack Program - Lincoln Elementary is again partnering with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank to provide the BackPack Program to students during the 2022-23 school year. The BackPack Program is a FREE program that provides kid-friendly, non-perishable food for students most in need, to eat over the weekends and breaks when school meals are not available and there may be little or no food to eat. Please carefully consider your family's economic status and determine if this program is something needed by your child(ren). If the BackPack program is something your family could depend on, please complete the attached registration form and return it with your student to school. Only one registration form needs to be completed to include all of the students in your home, and can be given to your child's teacher or our office. If you are interested in the program, but would like us to send the registration form home with your child, please reply back to this email as soon as possible. Delivery will begin at the end of October 7 and we can add children at any time. Please let us know if you have any questions! - Mrs. Jacobsen, Lincoln Counselor
I-Smile - our school qualifies for students to receive a check of their teeth, fluoride varnish or dental sealants if needed at no cost to families who choose to participate. We will place permission forms for each student in your class in mailboxes Wednesday afternoon, would you please make sure these are sent home by Friday, September 21st? Once forms are returned, we will share a schedule with staff as well as the location for the services.
Walk To School Day - please join us from one of the three listed locations to celebrate walk to school day with Blackhawk and UNI athletes! We will leave each location to begin walking to Lincoln at approximately 8:00 AM.
Orchestra Information - Please mark your calendars for upcoming Orchestra opportunities!
- 4th grade Orchestra "Boot Camp":
Saturday, September 24th, 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Cedar Falls High School orchestra room
Information To Remember:
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. We do not provide supervision before 8:30 AM. 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, please do not ask your students to wait on our playgrounds until you are able to arrive. Thank you for helping us support safe morning arrivals and afternoon dismissals!
Wednesday Early Dismissal - we dismiss every Wednesday at 1:50 PM. Please be sure to set a reminder to pick up students promptly. Our staff use this time to collaborate to support learning for our students.
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!
Have a great weekend!
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
