Lincoln Lions Family Newsletter

Dear Lincoln Families,

This week is a full week of learning. Additionally, Wednesday marks our Spring Count Day! We kindly ask that you ensure your child attends school if they are healthy enough and if your child will be absent, please remember to call in sick.

Upcoming Events This Week

-Tuesday: First Day Shoe Fund Ordering Ends- make sure to order your child new no cost tennis shoes by Tuesday. Ordering Link below!

- Wednesday: Spring Count Day! Please make every effort to have your child present or call in the absence.

Important Reminder- School of Choice Forms

January 28th the district emailed out letters regarding School of Choice forms. Please remember that if you plan on staying at the same school, you do not need to do anything else.

However, if your family has recently moved and needs to attend your new home building next year due to transportation needs, this is the form you will need to fill out. Remember all school transfers are subject to approval and could be restricted based on space availability.

These forms can be completed through the Powerschool Portal. If you encounter any difficulties, please feel free to call the office, and we will be happy to assist you.

Report Cards, School Improvement Plans (SIPS) & Fastbridge Family Reports

-Report Cards were emailed out last week. If you did not receive yours please email me. (robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net)

-SIPS & Fastbridge Reports should be coming home in your child's classroom folder either last Friday or the beginning of this week. If your child does not bring their's home please email your child's teacher.

Incoming Kindergarten and PEEP orientation for the 26-27 School year- Save the Date March 4th

Spring Conference Save the Dates:

Monday March 23rd 3:30-7:30

Tuesday March 24th 3:30-7:30

Wednesday March 25th 3:30-7:30

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs. Roberts 🤎

Principal

robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net

Order Spring Shoes HERE First Day Shoe Fund

Attendance makes a huge difference in the learning of our students and we know it's important to stay home when you are sick. Below is a chart to help make decisions about staying home due to illness.

Also, these listed reasons are allowed to be marked as an excused absence (EA):

Student illness and/or appointment verified by the parent/guardian or medical professional.
Medically verified extended illness or hospitalization.
Attending a funeral.
Religious holiday.
Absence due to a subpoenaed court appearance.
Any time missed due to KPS school transportation issues.

After 3 consecutive absences, a medical note from a physician is needed to be marked excused.

Unexcused attendance letters are automatically generated based on 3, 5, 10, 15 days of unexcused absences. If an absence does not fall in the above excused category you will automatically get an email even if you call.

Chronic absent letters are automatically generated based on a culmination of unexcused and excused absences that could lead to missing more than 18 school days in a school year; as the state of Michigan outlines this as the chronic absence threshold. Our recommendation is to use these letters to monitor and keep track of how many absences your child has so far this year. It can be useful when deciding/planning absences if they are outside of the illness chart below.

Thank you and please reach out to our team if you need any attendance support!

Ms. Lauren Kannegieter- Attendance Secretary kannegieterlk@kalamazoopublicschools.net
Ms. Latasha McKinney (Ms. Tina) - Home Support Specialist mckinneylm@kalamazoopublicschools.net
Mr. Burrel CIS coordinator burrelj@kalamazoopublicschools.net

February 24th at 9:30 Lincoln Auditorium

The Top 5 Spellers from each class have advanced to Round 2, the build-level challenge, and will compete to determine which 2 students will represent our school at the Kalamazoo Regional Spelling Bee! Our building-level spelling bee is on February 24th at 9:30 in our auditorium. Families of spelling bee participants are bringing home invitations this week. We hope to see you there.

Date: Thursday, February 19th

Time: 6:30 pm - 5:45 arrival time

Location: Chenery Auditorium - Enter through Dutton Street doors

Dress Code: "Dress to Impress"

Admission: Admission is free, so please invite your whole family

This is a required performance event for our 5th grade orchestra students, so please do all that you can to ensure that your student is there to perform along side orchestra students across the district!

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Orchestra Teacher: Mr. David Cicha

cichadj@kalamazoopublicschools.net