Lincoln Bulletin
December 16, 2022
Lincoln School
Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe!
District and School Theme-Be Here, Be You, Belong!
Email: michelle.woodring@d303.org
Website: Lincoln.d303.org
Location: 211 South 6th Ave, St. Charles
Phone: 331-228-2501
Facebook: facebook.com/LincolnElementary
Twitter: @LincolnD303
UPCOMING DATES
Monday, January 16th- No School- Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
Thursday, January 19th- All School Assembly
Thursday, January 19th- Pro Kids Assembly 6PM (Please attend with your child!)
Wednesday, January 25th- All District Early Release
January 23rd-February 3rd- After School Enrichment Classes
Friday, February 10th- Lincoln Family Fun Night
From the principal
Welcome back again! This week was a full week, we started with a great day of learning with our teachers on Monday along with each team reviewing winter iReady data to plan for instruction for the coming months and the rest of the year. Next week teams will meet to discuss our plan for intervention groups, students will receive a letter if they are exiting or entering intervention groups for the next MTSS cycle.
In lieu of our regular town hall, I met with all classrooms and read One Word for Kids by Jon Gordon. Each student at Lincoln will come up with one word, please ask your son or daughter about this. We are so excited about this potential to guide us to be the best we can be in 2023.
Finally next Thursday we will have our All school assembly which is sponsored by our PTO. In addition students and parents are invited for a second different performance Thursday evening. We look forward to both great events.
Finally, our student council is busy planning another great service project, we will plan to go to Feed My Starving Children in Aurora on February 13. A sign-up will be coming and shared soon, we look forward to this fun event.
Donations needed
Donate snacks for students in need:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4EAAA62BAAF85-snacks1
Please donate children's leggings and sweatpants to the office. Student's pants get wet from playing in the snow. It helps to be able to give them a dry pair if needed.
Staff Spotlight
Name: Mrs. Lisa Schneider
Occupation: I have had a few careers: Executive Search Consultant, Vice President of a International Manufacturing Company but my favorite and MOST important is Special Education Teacher
Place of birth: Chicago, IL, USA!
Family: My family is little Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Schneider and our daughter, Emily. I do have 2 brothers (and their families) a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. I also a wonderful in-law family
Pets: Right now we only have 3 pets: Annabelle - 6 year old Springer Spaniel, Jumpin’ Jack Rabbit 20 year old horse and Dudley Do Right 15 year old horse
Favorite sport: I LOVE watching college sports, the NFL, and hockey! I really like walks, fox-hunts (horseback riding), hunting and fishing.
Favorite thing to do over the weekend: ANYTHING outside
Best places to visit: Montana
Favorite book: The Education of Little Tree by: Forest Carter
What superhero would you be? Wonder Woman
One wish:
Favorite food: Pizza
Dairy Queen or Oberweis? YES!
Favorite Season: In order Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer - I don’t like to be hot
Favorite College: My daughter’s college, The University of Notre Dame
Favorite Team: All Chicago Teams
Airplane or Road trip: Both are wonderful-I just love to ….GO!
Data Dashboard
D303 Administration has worked with the Board of Education to establish a routine summary on the health of District 303 through a Data Dashboard. This chart, which will be updated monthly on the District website, provides an overview of nine important measurements in the categories of Academics, Operations and Belonging.
Handicap Parking
Health Office News
A note from the Health Office:
It’s never too early to start planning!!
Dental Examination Requirements
Students in kindergarten, second, sixth and ninth grades must submit evidence of a dental examination by May 15th of that school year. Dental exams must be completed within 18 months prior to May 15th.
Vision Examination Requirements
Students entering Illinois schools for the 1st time (kindergarten or transfer) must submit evidence of a vision exam conducted by a physician who provides a complete eye exam or a licensed optometrist.
Cold and flu season is upon us! Preventative measures remain the most effective way to reduce the spread of influenza and other viral illnesses.
Students who present to the Health Office with a fever and/or feeling poorly are sent home. To prevent widespread illness in school, we recommend that your child stay home from school if experiencing flu or cold symptoms. To decide whether or not to send your child to school, please consider the following guidelines:
CONSIDER KEEPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME for an extra day of rest and observation if they have any of the following symptoms:
Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough
Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep or COVID)
Headache
Mild stomach ache
DEFINITELY KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME for treatment and observation if they have any of these symptoms:
Fever (a temperature of 100 degrees F or greater)
Vomiting (even once)
Diarrhea
Chills
General malaise or feelings of fatigue
Frequent congested (wet) or croupy cough
Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose
TO HELP PREVENT THE FLU AND OTHER COLDS, teach your children good hygiene habits:
Wash hands frequently
Do not touch eyes, nose or mouth
Cover mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, use a paper tissue, throw
it away and then wash hands
Avoid close contact with people who are ill
Colds and viruses are the most contagious during the first 48 hours. A child who has a fever should remain at home until fever free and for a minimum of 24 hours. A child who has started antibiotics needs to be on medication for 24 hours before returning to school. Keeping your ill child at home will minimize the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom!
Thank you in advance for helping make this year at school as healthy as possible.
Do you have extra leggings or sweat pants? Please send them in to the Nurse! Sometimes pants get wet during recess and a clean, dry pair of pants could help a student!
Family Contact Info - Please verify for your family!
This week’s first snow is a great reminder to make sure the contact information you’ve provided the District is up-to-date. We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on inclement weather operations and other important notifications. Please take a moment to do the following:
View Notification Preferences/Enable Text Messages
District 303 will send notifications to families through the ParentLink system by text message, phone call and email based on your settings. Parents/guardians can view and edit their contact settings through the Home Access Center.
To receive timely emergency communications, we strongly encourage families to enable text notifications. For most people, this is the fastest way to receive and view important messages. Here’s how:
- From the HAC main menu, select the “registration” tab to view your contact settings
- Select the “edit” button to change your contact settings
- To enable text message notifications, enter your cell phone number in the SMS/text message field
- Select the “save” button