Upcoming Dates For Our Calendars:

10.22 - School picture retakes

10.23 - Lincoln off site evacuation drill

10.23 - Noon dismissal for Preschool through 6th grade students

10.29 - 5th Grade Music Concert at 6:30 PM in the Gym, doors will open at 6:15 PM

10.30 - Halloween celebrations!

Every Minute Counts! Arriving just 10 minutes late every day adds up to nearly 6 whole days of lost instruction over the school year. Plus, walking into a classroom late can feel stressful for kids. Let’s aim for a calm, on-time arrival this week!

Halloween Plans for Friday, October 30th - We will celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30th! We invite our Preschool, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade students dress up for our parade wearing school appropriate costumes. This is encouraged, but not required. Our 5th and 6th grade students will not dress in costumes. We ask our families to support all students by not including costumes that might scare others, including fake weapons or blood. All classrooms will celebrate Halloween with a classroom party and we will have a parade late in the school day. We will share the approximate start time next week!

Fall Conferences - We are excited to welcome our families and students for conferences on Monday, November 2nd from 4:00-8:00 PM and Thursday, November 5th from 1:00-8:00 PM. We will hold 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 16th, our conference scheduler will close on October 30th. (https://tinyurl.com/3nm9pnvp)  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) met on Tuesday, October 13th. Our notes are here! (https://tinyurl.com/4v55acpe)  Our next scheduled meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 PM in our library. All are welcome!

Morning Drop Off Needs - thank you for reading carefully to ensure we are safe and efficient during drop off each morning. Please pull up as far as possible before dropping off. Also, please help our students exit cars quickly and use the sidewalks to walk towards the building or the cross walk to come to the building. Please do not allow our students to cross the traffic! Last, please take care of all hugs and high fives before coming to school as this slows everything down during drop off. Thank you!

Winter Gear (https://tinyurl.com/tnv7549a)  - 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!

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- Stories (https://tinyurl.com/3n8rmf5w)   

1st Grade- The Human Body (https://tinyurl.com/86euxckz) 

2nd Grade- Ancient Greek Civilizations (https://tinyurl.com/4c355ddv) 

3rd Grade- Animal Classification (https://tinyurl.com/mrz9xysy) 

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 - We will use Illustrative Math for our 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-  Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data (https://tinyurl.com/537393yr) 

2nd Grade- Adding and Subtracting Within 100 (https://tinyurl.com/4pceauvb) 

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

4th Grade- Fraction Equivalence and Comparison (https://tinyurl.com/382dykkw) 

5th Grade- Finding Volume (https://tinyurl.com/mpmb92r) 

6th Grade- Introducing Ratios (https://tinyurl.com/5n729c3c) 

Growing Our Tiger Ten Together!

We are excited to kick off the school year by teaching our students The Tiger Ten—10 skills that help children be successful at school and in life. These skills help children make good choices, get along with others, handle challenges, solve problems, and become confident, independent learners. Families can help by encouraging children to keep trying when something is hard, talk about their feelings and ideas, work through problems, learn from mistakes, and think about what they can do differently next time. When we use the same language at home and at school, we help our students see that these skills are important everywhere! 

Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to seeing you again next week!

Respectfully,

Ralph Bryant

Lincoln Elementary Principal

Follow Lincoln On Social Media

Art: www.facebook.com/LincolnArtRoom/ 

Music: www.facebook.com/LincolnMusicCF/ 

Media Center: www.instagram.com/lincolnlibrarycf 

Physical Education: www.facebook.com/Lincolnphysicaleducation/ 

Lincoln Facebook: www.facebook.com/CFLincolnElementary/ 

Lincoln Instagram: cflincoln

Lincoln Twitter: @CF_Lincoln 

Lincoln PALS (Parents and Lincoln School): www.facebook.com/LincolnPALS