Lincoln Log 2019-20
September 13, 2019
720 S. 6th Avenue
Phone 715-261-0965
Fax 715-261-2690
Principal: Colleen Whooley Jepson
Administrative Assistant: Julee Pelot
Important Phone Numbers
Attendance 715-261-0965
First Student Bus 715-842-2268
If you desire a paper copy of this newsletter, please contact the school office.
Please provide a doctor/dental slip for student appointments to be recorded as an excused medical absence.
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Principal Points
We'd like to welcome all new families and friends to Lincoln. Please remember that my door is always open should you have any concerns or positive notes to share!
Please note that our school is focused on great attendance this year. Each newsletter will share some interesting tidbits about attendance and will share our school-wide progress. Students will even be involved in their own daily attendance app that they will be able to share with you at conferences.
Wishing you all a stress-free and happy start to the school year!
Yours in partnership,
Colleen A. Whooley Jepson
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sept. 17 ........PTO Meeting - 5:30 pm
October 1 .....Picture Day
October 2 .....4th/5th GT Student Leadership
October 10 & 15...4th/5th GT Student Leadership
Tardiness Matters...Attendance Matters
What if my child only misses 10 minutes per day?
That is the same as 50 minutes per week = 1 1/2 weeks per year
What if my child misses 20 minutes per day?
That is the same as 1 hour and 40 minutes per week = 2 1/2 weeks per year years!
What if my child misses 30 minutes per day?
That is the same as half a day per week= 4 weeks per year
How are Lincoln Students Doing with Attendance?
Kindergarten 97%
1st Grade 97%
2nd grade 99% - WAY TO GO 2nd GRADERS!
3rd grade 97%
4th grade 95%
5th grade 95%
Week one we had 5 tardies and 2 morning unexcused absences.
Week two we have had 9 tardies and 5 morning unexcused absences.
Volunteer Information...
Parents-
Just a reminder, volunteer opportunities will be posted online throughout the year. You must sign up online and not with the teaching staff.
If you already have a volunteer account, log in at myimpactpage.com, select the opportunity you are interested in and sign up.
If you haven't created an account yet, visit https://bit.ly/1wI7ERI and click the “For Volunteers” tab on the left. (You can also find the webpage via wausauschools.org, under Departments and O.N.E. Volunteer Network.)
Complete Step 1. This will be your permanent volunteer account.
Remember, volunteering in the classroom and going on field trips requires a criminal background check. Complete Step 2 if you plan on this type of volunteerism. They do take time to process so please PLAN AHEAD.
For questions or to learn more contact Roxane Hagedorn, rhagedor@wausauschools.org (preferred) or 715.261.0584.
Physical Education News from Mrs. Mick Beversdorf
I will update this link every month so please check back often to see what is happening in PE class. https://goo.gl/eoyZcm
2019-20 Lincoln Faculty and Staff
Kindergarten - Mrs. Giese and Mrs. Peterson
Grade 1 - Mrs. Cegielski and Mrs. Giebel
Grade 2- Mrs. Tiffany Hessil and Mrs. Thao
Grade 3 - Miss McKellips and Mrs. Gast
Grade 4 - Mr. Hagedorn and Mrs. Zoch
Grade 5 - Mr. Niemeyer and Mrs. Kramar
Encore - Mrs. MickBeversdorf (phy ed), Ms. Lindberg(art), Mrs. Duesselmann (science), Mrs. Gilbertson (library), Ms. Cumberland (music)
Bilingual - Mrs. Thomas (teacher)
English Language - Mrs. Veenstra (teacher), Mrs. Vang (teacher), Mrs. Yang (para) and Miss Her (para)
Title - Mrs. Imhoff (teacher), Mrs. Burke (teacher), and Mrs. Lenz (para)
Special Education - Mrs. Stenger (teacher), Mrs. Lor (teacher), Miss Vils (teacher), Mr. Nygaard (teacher), Mr. Patrick (para), Ms Brea (para), Ms. Nicole (para), Mrs. F (para)
Speech/Language - Mrs. Bondioli- Naranjo (teacher)
Pupil Services - Ms. Poncek (counselor), Mrs. Karpinsky (social worker), Mrs. Reimann (school psychologist)
Custodial Staff - Mr. Bill, Miss Cindy and Mr. John
Office Staff - Mrs. Pelot (administrative assistant), Mrs. Haase (building para), Mrs. Gina (health aide), Ms. Hein (district nurse), Mrs. Whooley Jepson (principal)
Parent and Family Coordinator - Mrs. Dreikosen
Parent Teacher Organization
Please feel free to join our informal meeting at 5:30 on the 15th of this month! We meet at Lincoln in the library...the more the merrier!
Picture Day
Spirit Days
This year, PTO is providing one popcorn to each student on Spirit Day; students no longer need to bring a quarter for their popcorn. PTO is accepting donations to fund this project at Open House.
G2M Growing Great Minds --- Lincoln's before and after school program.
Session 1 = October 9-November 15
Session 2 = December 9- January 24
Session 3 = February 10- March 20
Session 4 = April 6- May 15
Class information and registration forms will be coming home mid September.
End of Day Routine
School Safety
Visitors who arrive during the instructional day will be able to enter the building in the vestibule area by Door 1. At that point, visitors must press the intercom button to speak to the school staff. Please state your reason for visiting the school.
For security reasons, visitors must sign in and obtain a visitor's badge at the office. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Whooley Jepson, Lincoln school principal at 715-261-0965.
School Hours
8:00 am Breakfast begins (students should go to the drop-off area in the back to enter the school)
8:15 am Recess Supervision begins
8:30 am School Begins
8:35 am Tardy Bell (Any student not in their seat by 8:35 am is considered tardy. This year Lincoln is really focused on increasing attendance and reducing tardiness.)
3:30 pm Dismissal (students are excused out the back unless they are bus riders)
*Students should not arrive before 8:15 am if they are not eating breakfast, please. Recess supervision begins at 8:15 am.