Lincoln Weekly Family Announcements 2025-10-09

Hello Lincoln Families - This is a friendly reminder that there is no school for students in grades Preschool through 12th grade on Friday, October 10th! We will see you again on Monday, October 13th!

Here are a few upcoming dates for our calendars:

10.10 - No School Preschool through 12th grade for Staff Professional Development

10.13-10.17 - 6th Grade to School Of The Wild Field Trip

10.14 - Parents and Lincoln School (PALS) meeting in the Library at 7 PM

10.16 - 6th Grade Music Concert at 7 PM (Rain Date)

10.24 - Noon Dismissal

10.28 - Fall Conferences from 4:00-8:15 

10.30 - Noon Dimissal, Fall Conferences from 1:00-8:15

10.31 - No school for Preschool through 12th grade

Lincoln Families - in an effort to shorten our weekly family email, we will begin to keep recurring informational items here for your reference (https://tinyurl.com/yr2j2nd7) 

Fall Conferences - We are excited to welcome our families and students for conferences on October 28th (4:15-8:15 PM) and 30th (1:00-8:00 PM). We are moving to Family/Teacher conferences to allow families more time to speak with our staff. We hope to have volunteers available in each hallway to allow for private conversations, if needed. We will plan to meet face to face with families, if you would like to meet virtually, please communicate with our teaching staff. Please use these directions to sign up beginning October 9th and will close on October 23rd (https://tinyurl.com/ynrbu5b8)!  If you need help scheduling, you can also call the school at 319.553.2950. It is our goal to meet with every family!

Lincoln PALS (Parents and Lincoln School) - Lincoln PALS is our parent organization that supports our students, staff and school community. We meet each month in our Media Center on the second Tuesday of each month (unless there are conflicts) at 7:00 PM. Our October meeting is on Tuesday, October 14th. All are welcome to attend! If you are unable to attend in person meetings and still wish to help, please reach out to Mr. Bryant so we can connect with you.

Walk or Ride to School Day! (https://tinyurl.com/hbr44n8e)  Join us for our annual walk or ride to school day on Wednesday, October 15th! Meet at one of the locations below to walk with your Lincoln friends and families. UNI athletes and Waterloo Blackhawk athletes are going to lead us on our way to safe walking. We will meet between 7:50 and 8:00 AM. Our meeting locations include: the corner of Bluff Street and 7th Street, Clay Street Park at the corner of Clay Street and 16th Street, Sartori Park at the corner of College Street and 4th Street.

Safety Drills (https://tinyurl.com/3trdew5s) - Students and staff at all Cedar Falls schools participate in drills to continually improve our Safe School Plan. These drills help make sure everyone understands what to do in a crisis situation. Drills are practiced for fire, tornado, dangerous intruder, and off-site evacuation situations. Classroom teachers explain the purpose of the drill in age-appropriate discussions with students, and drills are clearly identified as only a drill. Attached is a letter describing our planned safety drills for the school year. If you wish to opt your child out of participating in these discussions or drills, please contact your building principal. 

Winter Gear (https://tinyurl.com/2xmszkdc)  - does your family need help with winter gear? We hope cold weather doesn’t arrive for a long time and we have a very generous organization that helps us help our families with needed gear. Yes, we go outside as much as possible during the cold weather months to enjoy fresh air! If you would like assistance, please complete the link for each member of your family. Thank you!

As we start to see cooler weather, we would like to share our recess guidelines with families to help our students be prepared! (https://tinyurl.com/mrdjtxcd) 

The Tiger Ten (https://tinyurl.com/3zr8w9ep) - we are excited to share with our families the work we are doing in our district and at Lincoln Elementary to teach and practice durable skills. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Bryant!

Amplify -  The English/Language Arts (ELA) resource we use in our district is called Amplify CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) from grades Kindergarten through 5th and Amplify ELA for 6th grade. We encourage you to use the unit overview as a conversation starter!

Kindergarten- The Five Senses (https://tinyurl.com/5xk54nmn) 

1st Grade- Different Lands, Similar Stories (https://tinyurl.com/59z56hfy) 

2nd Grade- Early Asian Civilizations (https://tinyurl.com/4b5zx5nm) 

3rd Grade- Classic Tales (https://tinyurl.com/2fakfram) 

4th Grade- Empires In The Middle Ages (https://tinyurl.com/yf7babb6) 

5th Grade- Early American Civilizations (https://tinyurl.com/4k6ata6f)  

6th Grade- Dahl and Narrative (https://tinyurl.com/yc7pk4bd( 

Illustrative Math - This year, we're excited to continue using the Illustrative Math curriculum, a problem-based approach where students build a deep understanding of mathematical concepts by collaborating with peers and teachers. This instructional style fosters flexible thinking, which is essential for students to apply their knowledge to new situations and succeed on modern assessments.rials for each unit as we appreciate your support at home!

Kindergarten- Numbers 1-10 (https://tinyurl.com/2ks394pk) 

1st Grade-  Addition and Subtraction Story Problems (https://tinyurl.com/3a5th9ph) 

2nd Grade- Adding and Subtracting Within 100 (https://tinyurl.com/vumfsmkp) 

3rd Grade- Introducing Multiplication (https://tinyurl.com/mr2p47c7) 

4th Grade- Factors and Multiples (https://tinyurl.com/yc6pm4aa) 

5th Grade- Fractions As Quotients and Fraction Multiplication (https://tinyurl.com/2wevtk2c) 

6th Grade- Introducing Ratios (https://tinyurl.com/2fbvhptp) 

Second Step - During the first quarter of the school year Team Lincoln will learn about growth mindset. Having a growth mindset means believing that our abilities and intelligence can grow with effort, practice, and perseverance. In school, this helps children see challenges as opportunities to learn instead of signs that they "aren’t good at something." When students make mistakes, they begin to understand that mistakes are a normal and important part of learning, not something to fear. By encouraging a growth mindset, we want children to build confidence, stay motivated, and learn to keep trying even when things feel hard. This mindset helps them not only in academics but also in building resilience and problem-solving skills they will use throughout their lives. Learn how you can support this at home!

Kindergarten (https://tinyurl.com/y433hkw6) 

1st Grade (https://tinyurl.com/5c657he4) 

2nd Grade (https://tinyurl.com/ema8srwu) 

3rd Grade (https://tinyurl.com/4u9m7ykc) 

4th Grade (https://tinyurl.com/2e6hwenr) 

5th Grade (https://tinyurl.com/msuytjbz) 

6th Grade (https://tinyurl.com/37ddrf98)