Lincoln Log 2019-20
February 20, 2020
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.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Attendance reminders-Medical Appointments!!!
DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb. 21 NO school for students
Feb. 26...Bridging Brighter Smiles Dental Program
March 5 & 9...Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 17...PTO meeting - 5:30 pm
March 19...NYC Dance Group Assembly - 1:45 pm
March 20...NO PM classes -Dismissal at 11:30 AM
2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration
Students must be five years of age on or before September 1, 2020, for enrollment in Kindergarten in the Wausau School District. Please contact the school office at 715-261-0965 if you have questions on enrollment for the new school year.
Reminder: The 2020-21 registration for 4K WSD Learning Academies began on February 3. Please visit the 4K/Early Childhood office at GD Jones Elementary School, or call 715-261-0265 with questions.
Bridging Brighter Smiles Dental Program
Last Call!!!! Order your Lincoln School yearbook!!!
Wausau School District's - Winter Fun!!!
............................You are invited: Elementary Students and Parents/Guardians
Saturday, February 22, 2020
9:00AM-1:00PM
Wausau School Forest
218735 County Rd KK
Directions – Wausau School Forest
TOBOGGANING
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
SNOWSHOEING
(EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOREST)
**Students, bring your parents/guardians for a fun filled morning of outdoor winter activities. You can try all three or just do one.
**See what fun you can have as a family. Equipment is available at the Forest. You may bring your own snowshoes or cross-country skis, but please no sleds or toboggans.
**Warm up by the fire; enjoy a free cup of hot chocolate. Other food and beverages will be available for purchase from the Wausau West Environmental club.
** While warming up in the lodge feel free to visit the Museum.
This FREE activity is part of the Wausau School District’s commitment to the health and wellness of our students and families. One of the goals of the District is to provide opportunities and activities for families that encourage active lifestyles.
Registration: In Bannerman Hall when you arrive
In the event of extreme weather conditions or
lack of snow this activity may be canceled.
Congratulations to the Lincoln School Book Bowl Team!! They earned 87% overall score on Character, Setting and Plot test of 20 different books!
IMPORTANT!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Did you know that when you shop online at places like Target and WalMart, you can forward your emailed receipts to boxtops for education? Last week I was able to earn 40 cents towards the Lincoln Parent Teacher Organization.
HOW IT WORKS
To ensure that earnings are properly credited to your account:
Make sure you have a Box Tops for Education account (you can create one via the Box Tops app or website)
Forward your email receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com using the same email that's associated with your BTFE account
Box Tops will be credited within 1 business day and you can view your earnings in the MY EARNINGS section of the app or YOUR ACTIVITY section of the website
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
Volunteer Corner News by Roxane Hagedorn
If you left a comment on last school year’s volunteer survey, be watching this spot in upcoming newsletters. I will be commenting and/or answering some comments that might be of interest to all.
As always…any volunteer questions can be directed to me, Roxane Hagedorn. I’m happy to help!
As always…any volunteer questions can be directed to me, Roxane Hagedorn. I’m happy to help!
A comment regarding know if you have been selected to volunteer…
Ø I wish there was some kind of alert you can get that tells you whether or not you have been selected as a volunteer for whatever event you sign up for.
Answer!
Actually, there is! When you log into your account at myimpactpage.com, there will be a message displayed that you've been assigned to an opportunity. Assigned means you are scheduled. You can then confirm you are still available.
News from the School Nurse--Exclusion From School
Students may be excluded from school for communicable disease control for the following conditions:
Undiagnosed or untreated skin rash or sores that cannot be covered
Fever (temperature 100.5ºF or greater or if behaviors such as excessive sleepiness or coughing which might be interfering with the student’s learning.) Child must be fever-free without fever medicine for 24 hours before returning to school
Vomiting two or more times in the previous 24 hours. Exclusion will continue until vomiting resolves or a health care provider determines the cause is not contagious.
Diarrhea three times in the previous 24 hours or child is incontinent (has an “accident”)
Upper respiratory illness with frequent cough/drainage
“Pinkeye” (conjunctivitis) if accompanied by fever, behavioral change or inability to avoid touching eyes. (Antibiotics not required for return.)
Strep throat (until 24 hours after treatment has begun, or health practitioner approval.)
Students whose immunization status is not in compliance with the Wisconsin immunization law
Students with known suppressed immunity may be excluded, for their protection, when cases of communicable disease (i.e., measles, chickenpox) occur in school
When a student with symptoms of a communicable disease reports to the health area, the principal, school nurse, or staff designated by principal or school nurse may exclude the student until they no longer are infectious or pose a risk to others, or per physician’s written instructions.
Wausau School District's Medication Policy
The Wausau School District has a medication policy that is in place to keep students safe. The purpose of medication administration at school is to provide essential medications so students can attend school and benefit from educational programming.
Here are a few things every parent should know:
● Medications must be brought to school by the parent/guardian in the original container or labeled pharmacy bottle. NO MEDICATIONS IN BAGGIES!
● School staff may not administer narcotic pain medication.
● Prescription medications require a practitioner signature.
● Students with permission may self carry and self administer inhalers, epi-pens or insulin. Contact your school nurse to make these arrangements.
● Over the counter (OTC) medications require a medication consent form, but do not require a physician’s signature.
● OTC medication not FDA approved, like essential oils or herbal supplements should be given at home. Essential oils are not allowed in the classrooms.
● School health offices can assist with faxing consent forms to practitioners to get required signatures.
For any questions, please contact your school’s nurse
Kathy Becker, RN 715-261-0750
Horace Mann, Hawthorn Hills, Hewitt-Texas, Montessori, Early Childhood
Alex Hein, RN 715-261-0113
John Muir, GD Jones, Lincoln, Rib Mountain, South Mountain
Kira McGinnity, RN 715-261-0914
Wausau West, Stettin, Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Maine
Julie Welch, RN 715-261-0713
Wausau East, EEA Academy, Franklin, John Marshall, Riverview
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.