Upcoming Dates For Our Calendars:

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!

11.2 - Conference from 4:00-8:00 PM

11.5 - Noon dismissal, Conferences from 1:00-8:00 PM

11.6 - No School!

11.10 - PALS Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Media Center

11.25-11.27 - No School, Happy Thanksgiving

Fall Routine Check-In  - We are two months into the school year, and routines should be set! Take a moment this weekend to review your morning and bedtime schedules. A consistent bedtime is the secret weapon for an easy school morning!

Harvest Hullabaloo! (https://tinyurl.com/2t237s7r) Our fantastic neighbors, First United Methodist Church, are hosting Harvest Hullabaloo on October 29th from 5:30-7:00 PM!

Halloween Plans for Friday, October 30th - We invite our Preschool, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade students to dress up for our parade wearing school appropriate costumes. Costumes are 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. Please also make sure the costumes allow students to walk independently and up and down our stairs. All classrooms will celebrate Halloween with a classroom party and we will have a parade starting at approximately 2:45 PM! Families will be able to see their students outside as part of our parade unless we have bad weather. If that happens, we will ask families to come inside to our Gym. Once the parade concludes, families may go to individual classrooms for early pickup if desired.

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!

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- Greek Myths (https://tinyurl.com/4v69zpsj) 

3rd Grade- The Human Body (https://tinyurl.com/5c2wta6d) 

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

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

6th Grade- Mysteries and Investigations (https://tinyurl.com/zry8nnea) 

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- Area and Multiplication (https://tinyurl.com/47kpx63u) 

4th Grade- Extending Operations To Fractions (https://tinyurl.com/2frc57cp) 

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

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