Lincoln Bulletin
February 24, 2023
UPCOMING DATES
- Friday, February 24-End of 2nd Trimester
- Wednesday, March 1 - Parent University - Identifying and Supporting Students with Anxiety - 9:30 - 10:30 am and 6:30 - 7:30 pm
- Friday, March 3 - Teacher Institute Day - No School for Students
- Tuesday, March 7 Illinois Science Assessment Grade 5
- Tuesday, March 15-Evening Music Performance (Grades 1 and 3)
- Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29 - Spring Break
- Monday, April 1 - School Resumes
- Tuesday, April 2 IAR testing begins for grades 3-5
- Friday, April 7 - School Improvement Day - No School
Lincoln School
Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe!
District and School Theme-Be Here, Be You, Belong!
Email: michelle.woodring@d303.org
Website: Lincoln.d303.org
Location: 211 South 6th Ave, St. Charles
Phone: 331-228-2501
Facebook: facebook.com/LincolnElementary
Twitter: @LincolnD303
This week was our second week of Ozzie reading and also connecting with one another by reading Sassafrass Springs together. Eben is searching and seeing wonders in Sassafrass Springs, and I hope your child is seeing how these special items are special to his community.
Today is the end of our second trimester, and there is so much learning and growth that has happened these past two trimesters. Wednesday during our early release as a staff we came together and started our meeting by sharing our successes. Every grade level focused on our work in the area of writing and responding to reading. Across all grade levels, we have evidence and student work that shows great growth and learning. Our teachers have showcased this work through the use of Schoology, and Seesaw, and even today Ms. Graver's classroom showcased their work with penguin day. I cannot be more proud of the work of our staff, and students. In a few weeks our 5th graders will be taking the Illinois Science Assessment, and after spring break our 3-5 graders will take the Illinois Assessment for Readiness. Below is a letter from our district assessment office.
Finally, I am sharing our link to our 5essentials survey. I am asking our parent community to take a few minutes to give us feedback using the link below. (A letter is attached below)
To take the survey, visit survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois and select the parent survey
Ozzie Reading
Complete this form for week 2-
We want all to be able to participate and attend our field trip celebrating our community of readers!
Please call the Attendance Line to Report an Absence
If your student is going to be late or absent, please call 331-228-2500 and press 1 to report the absence and the reason. Leave a message on the attendance line as soon as possible that morning or the night before. Thank you for your help in verifying absences from school.
Data Dashboard
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.
Handicap Parking
Health Office News
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.
Do you have extra leggings or sweat pants? Please send them in to the Nurse! Sometimes pants get wet during recess and a clean, dry pair of pants could help a student!
Family Contact Info - Please verify for your family!
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