Lincoln Log 2019-20
October 11, 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
Wow! How time does fly! I cannot believe it's October already! The weather is getting a bit chillier so please be sure that your students are dressed to be outside. Remember that we go outside at least two times each day unless the temperature is below zero. Students do not need to bring umbrellas to school as we do not permit these on the playground for safety reasons.
We have a few fun and important events coming up this October. Our next Family Fun Night will include information on Title School Progress and PBIS. In addition, we will have Yoga for students and Home Depot will be doing a project with families. I will also have technology available to sign up for our next important evening - Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on November 4 from 12:30-7:30; November 7 from 3:30-7:30; and November 12 from 3:30-7:30. Conferences will be 20 minutes in length. We hope that adding a daytime alternative will allow us to have 100% parent participation in these conferences. We will again utilize PTCfast for on-line sign-ups. (This program is also utilized in middle and high school). More information will be sent out later this month.
As always, please feel free to share any happy stories and/or concerns that you may have. My door is always open.
Yours in partnership,
Colleen A. Whooley Jepson
DATES TO REMEMBER
October 14... Football Jamboree - Thom Field
October 15 ... PTO (5:30)
October 18 ...Volleyball Jamboree - West High School
October 10 & 15...4th/5th GT Student Leadership
October 22 ...Family Fun Night
October 24 and 25 ... No School (Teacher Professional Development)
Nov 4...No School (Record-keeping and Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Nov 4, 7, 12... Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 7... Boys' Basketball Jamboree - West High School
Nov. 12... Picture Re-Take Day
iPad Insurance
If payment is not received or insurance declined, families assume the full cost of any and all repairs caused by misuse, abuse, or accident.
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
Cold weather is coming!!
Interesting Attendance Tidbits
Did you know...
"Across the country, more than 8 million students are missing so many days of school that they are academically at risk. Chronic absence — missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions, can translate into third-graders unable to master reading, sixth-graders failing subjects and ninth-graders dropping out of high school. "
(Taken from https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/the-problem/ )
How are Lincoln Students Doing with Attendance? Oh no! Many Tardies!
K - 94%
1st - 95%
2nd - 97%
3rd - 97%
4th - 96%
5th - 93%
This week we've had 9 tardies and 1 AM unexcused absence
Picture Re-take Day
Parent Teacher Organization
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.
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.
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