Lincoln Elementary- News
April 28th 2020
No School - Friday May 1st! Make Up Snow Day
Virtual Tornado Drill- Wednesday April 29th @11:15 AM
This Wednesday, April 29 at 11:15 AM, Cass County will be sounding their tornado siren as a part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. This would be a great opportunity for your students to practice their tornado or fire drills at home!
- Set a timer on your phone.
- When the timer goes off, go to the lowest, smallest room in your home.
- Get in a tornado safe, crouching position.
- Take a picture in your tornado safe spot and send the picture to your teachers.
Virtual Fire Drill
- Talk to your family about an outdoor meeting point.
- Set an alarm on your phone.
- When the alarm goes off, go outside to your meeting point.
- Take a picture outside and send it to your teacher.
Counselor Updates
Lincoln parents,
I hope you had a relaxing weekend and got to spend some time outside enjoying the nice weather and sunshine with your family. We are now in week 5 of distance learning and many of you may notice you and/or your children more agitated, bored, anxious and dysregulated with their emotions, all of which adds stress in the family. Below are some great 2-3 minute mindfulness videos you can do with your children. It’s a great way to start the day or a great thing to do during a break time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihwcw_ofuME; 3-minute Body Scan Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PcCmxEW5WA; Two Minutes Mindfulness: Balloon/Belly Breathing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OoBoY3Sek; Two Minutes Mindful Relaxation
Let me know if I can give any additional support to you and your family. My contact information is listed below. Here’s to a terrific week!
Amy Blesie
School Counselor
Lincoln Elementary
#446-4909
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Meal Distribution Schedule
Breakfast and Lunch for the Week of April 13th- 1th and April 20th- 24th
Fargo Public Schools will provide free meals to children due to the COVID-19 school closure. Grab & Go cold breakfast and lunch meals will be provided using a drive-through or walk-up meal pick-up process at sites listed below; families need not leave their vehicle to receive a meal. Children must be present to receive meals. Children may go to any location to receive a meal and are asked to watch for the yellow school bus.
Free meals will be available for any child up to the age of 18 (up to 21 if receiving special education services). The free meal distribution will be solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed at the site. Meals can be picked up with students,OR student ID OR student bus pass, OR one of their students lunch numbers.
Meals will include items that need to be heated prior to eating, such as frozen hamburger patties, corn dogs, or cheese breadsticks. Written heating instructions will be included inside the meal bag. Items can be heated with an oven or microwave. All frozen items have been previously cooked. No raw meats or egg products will be served.
The Back-Pack program meals will be given out the last day of the week at our Lincoln Parking Lot from 12:30-1:00.
Households may request meals to accommodate diet restrictions by contacting the Nutrition Services Department (701-446-1154 or e-mail hogensc@fargo.k12.nd.us) by 5:00 p.m. for the following day.
Feeling Disconnected from the Lincoln Community?
Next PTA meeting is Monday April 20th at 6:45 via Zoom.
Do Schools Take Attendance at the Elementary Level during Distance Learning?
Attendance will be recorded each week. A week for students is considered Sunday through Saturday. Attendance will be based on student participation on the home learning boards or assigned tasks. The home learning board activities will be posted on each school’s website and progress monitored weekly. Additionally, teachers will reach out to families once every three school days. If students are not engaging in or responding to learning activities for an entire week, the student will be counted absent. If students are participating in learning tasks assigned for the week, they will be counted as present.
Engagement and Work Completion:
Student engagement is determined by engagement and work completed for each week. Student participation may vary greatly from phone calls and emails to interacting via online resources with their teacher or class.
Engagement:
This may occur in real-time or on the family’s own time within the assignment parameters.
A parent/guardian connecting with a teacher on behalf of the student would also be considered engagement.
Students or families using the Home Helpline to work on an assignment with an available educator.
Work Completion:
When a student’s academic assignments are completed they need to be communicated to the teacher.
During teacher set communication time, once every three school days, to review and share assignments.
Submit assignments as requested by the classroom teacher (Examples: picture of the assignment on a digital platform, email, SeeSaw, Zoom or other digital resources).
Attendance:
If students/families are not meeting the attendance expectations as defined above, the following process will be used:
After 1 week of unexcused absences:
Classroom teachers or specialists will call the family to offer support and reinforce the expectations for completion and engagement.
If the family or student has a prior relationship with the school counselor or social worker, they may also reach out and offer support to the family and encourage engagement and work completion.
After 2 consecutive weeks of unexcused absences:
Classroom teachers or specialists will continue to call the family weekly. They will also make a referral to the school principal. The school principal will work with their building level support team to call the family and offer support, building & community resources as needed, and encourage engagement and work completion. The assigned building level resource person will communicate back to the building administration and referring teacher or specialist once a connection is made.
If no one can connect with the student or family for two consecutive weeks, the missing child protocol will be implemented. The City of Fargo’s Community Resource Officer will be notified to follow-up with the family and reinforce the importance of school engagement and work completion.
If at any point there is evidence of child neglect or abuse, an immediate referral to Cass County Social Services should be completed using the 960 form.
If you need additional clarification on attendance procedures, please contact your child's principal. If you have a question specific to your child's attendance, please visit with their classroom teacher.