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Families - we need your help with student safety each morning and afternoon. Students who arrive early are not supervised by school staff. Students should not arrive until 8:30 to be sure our staff are available to help everyone start their day positively. As a reminder, Safety Patrol students should not arrive before 8:20. Thank you!

Lincoln PALS will host an online (Facebook) Silent Auction from Friday, May 5th - Sunday May 7th.  Funds raised from the silent auction will be used to purchase an additional bike rack for the front of the school and new basketball hoops on the west playground! Watch the Lincoln Elementary Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CFLincolnElementary) for more information on how you can bid on our silent auction items. Thank you for supporting Team Lincoln!

Variety Show Sign Up - Here is the sign up form to enter our school Variety Show (https://forms.gle/RaZWGvUQiMe38R4K6).  We will have two shows. First is the Mini Variety Show for all grades during specials on May 11.  Second is our Variety Show where 3-6 graders will share (what they performed at our Mini Variety Show) at our school wide assembly on the last day of school. This form must be received by Friday, May 5th in order to participate.  Please note that we may not be able to have all students participate on the last day due to time constraints.

Measurable Results Survey (https://tinyurl.com/49v7nt5u)  - would you be willing to give our school feedback on our Leader In Me work? Please click on the survey to help us plan ahead to support our students next year!

Inkless ID Kit (https://tinyurl.com/bdhdnj97)  - The Iowa Attorney General will be providing inkless ID kits as outlined in this letter for students in grades PK-12. More information about these kits can be found at the link. These will be sent home with the students in early May.

Dressing For The Weather - We do our best to be outside as much as possible. We have entered the time of year when our weather seems to change quickly. Please ensure students are prepared for these changes. We will also ask students to wear coats until the temperature is above 50 degrees (real feel). If a student is not dressed properly, we will lend them a coat for the recess to allow them to be outside (https://tinyurl.com/52b5bnkd) 

Summer Opportunities

Camp Invention - Summer is coming soon, please consider Camp Invention as a potential activity! Camp Invention will be held at Cedar Heights Elementary School, June 12th – June 16th, 2023 with all new programming for an exciting time of inventing, making new friends, and having fun! Through a generous donation from the R.J. McElroy Trust, campers can register for only $150!! These scholarship spots are limited and will  be taken on a first-come, first-served basis! Once scholarship spots are full, registration will be taken at full price.  You can register now at invent.org and search for our location, or by clicking the direct link below:

https://invent-web.ungerboeck.com/programsearch/moreinfo.aspx?event=39967

This summer at Camp Invention, young innovators will:

• Design and build their own mini skate park, customize their mini skateboard, and practice persistence as they take on ramps, bowls, rails and more

• Transform a robot into a one-of-a-kind stuffie while exploring genetics, finding inspiration in nature and taking pride in their individuality 

• Take on the role of event planner as they design a grand celebration, invent a Party Assistant, and create a light-up party hat and bubble art banner

• Launch their own pop-up business while building entrepreneurship skills, making smart financial choices, using green energy and attracting customers 

If you have any questions about discounts, Camp Invention, and all the fun we will be having this summer, please contact Bethany Nuese (bethany.nuese@cfschools.org) 

The Grout Museum also offers summer camp opportunities! (https://tinyurl.com/yhd7933b) 

Information To Remember:

Arrival And Dismissal - we are working to help our students safely enter and leave the building. In the morning, students can 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