Wednesday, January 25th- All District Early Release

Friday, January 27th-Wear Blue to close out PEACE week

January 23rd-February 3rd- After-School Enrichment Classes

Friday, February 10th- Lincoln Family Fun Night

Monday, February 13th-Student Council Sponsored service project, Feed My Starving Children

This week was another fun-filled week at Lincoln. In PE, students learned about their circulatory system and participated in an obstacle course that represented the heart, brain, and lungs. There are a few pictures of students from 5th grade taking part in this (above). Classes went to the St. Charles Public Library, to use their extensive collection to begin research in grades 4th and 5th grade. Mr. Nassis has developed a partnership that is providing opportunities for our students to visit frequently.

Thursday we hosted our first all-school indoor assembly, PRO-Kids. This program was sponsored by our PTO, and was an exciting fun event. Tim Hannig is a magician who also integrates humor, songs, and character-building.

Last night he did his second performance which was for families and it was well attended. I am so happy so many families were able to join in the fun.

Next week will be Peace week at Lincoln, more information from Ms. Wollak our social worker has more information below.

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.

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.

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.

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 Cell/Text field
• Select the “save” button