Lincoln Elementary Newsletter
WELCOME BACK Edition

Welcome Back: Principal Message
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year at Lincoln Elementary School. We are back, and it feels SO good!
We hope you had an amazing summer filled with laughs and love! You have been so missed! We are looking forward to the start of our school year.
Our first day of school will take place on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Doors will open for students at 8:55 AM. Please follow the arrival procedures below:
All students will line up near the side entrance (please see image below).
**Teachers will be outside with signs to help your child locate their classroom teacher.**
As our staff eagerly awaits the arrival of our students, we want to take a moment to introduce to you our new staff members:
- Elizabeth Bellin (LTS- 3rd Grade, SPED)
- Eva Chan-Hom (Coach)
- Lisa Freitas (Band)
- Dennis Krasnokutsky (Strings)
- Heidi Leigh (LTS-4th Grade)
- Eric Maio (1st grade)
- Dayna Parker (LTS- Kindergarten)
- Rachel Rothchild (4th grade)
- Melanie Tsai (LTS- 1st Grade)
We are so happy they are joining us!
The Parent Portal is now open. You will be able to access bus passes and teacher assignments. Please make sure to monitor your email and our school website daily. If you need any assistance, view the Parent Student Handbook and the parent help desk.
As a school community, we will continue to work together in a positive, caring and supportive way. As always, our office is open to you to problem solve together and give us input and feedback. We are excited and looking forward to another great year at Lincoln. We cannot wait to see you all!
Sincerely,
Mr. Scully
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
~ Helen Keller

Important Dates & Information:
September 6: First Day of School for Students
September 20: Back to School Night for LLD, Primary
September 21: Back to School Night for Upper Elementary
September 25: Rosh Hashanah (School Closed)
REMINDERS
-Please join our PTO. Your support has a huge impact on the activities and events we can provide to our Lincoln students. Please visit https://lncpto.wixsite.com/lincolnpto for more details.
GRADE LEVEL NEWS-
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Regular Arrival Procedures For All Students:
Arrival time for all students is from 8:45 – 8:50 AM. School starts promptly at 8:55 AM. Parents are not permitted to drop off their children at school until 8:45 AM.
All students will enter the side entrance.
BUS STUDENTS: Students arriving from a bus are dropped off on the sidewalk in the driveway in front of the school. 4th and 5th grade students will enter using the side entrance. Kindergarten to 3rd grade students will enter using the gym and hallway door.
DROP OFF STUDENTS: Students that are driven to school by their parents are let out in the designated drop off zone on the same side as the school on Brookville Rd (yellow curb). 4th and 5th grade students will enter using the side entrance. Kindergarten to 3rd grade students will enter using the gym and hallway door.
Reminders:
Students should exit the passenger side only and parents should pull all the way up to the end of the pick-up zone.
In order to keep the flow of traffic, parents should not exit the car.
Please do not park on the other side of Brookville Road.
All students will enter the building and wait outside their classroom door under the supervision of teachers on duty.
At 8:45 AM all Edison Recreation Before-Care students, who are in the multipurpose room, are dismissed to line up adjacent to their classrooms
Regular Dismissal Procedures For All Students:
Dismissal time for students is 3:25 p.m.
WALKERS: All students who do not take bus transportation will be dismissed from the side entrance of the school. Parents should meet these students at this location, unless it has been designated by a parent that they may walk home alone. If you are picking up a student, please stay behind the cones and your child will walk to you.
Reminders:
All parents of walkers will be asked to complete a dismissal form that delineates who the parent may walk home with or if that student has permission to walk alone. Additionally, this form will include information regarding siblings who walk together.
Change in dismissal procedure: If there is a change in your child(rens) dismissal procedure, you must call the office and e-mail the homeroom teacher prior to 2:45 pm.
BUS STUDENTS: Students taking bus transportation will be escorted to their bus line. Please ensure all students have their bus passes in their bookbags.
Lincoln Website
Back to School Night- LLD, Primary
Wednesday, Sep. 20th, 6pm
53 Brookville Road
Edison, NJ
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Back to School Night- Upper Elementary
Thursday, Sep. 21st, 6pm
53 Brookville Road
Edison, NJ
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