Lincoln Lions Family Newsletter

Dear Lincoln Families,

Hello and happy March! I always look forward to this month as we welcome longer, sunnier days with daylight saving time—something that always lifts my spirits. March is also National Reading Month, and I’m excited to share that our school is teaming up with the Kalamazoo Growlers for a fun, month-long reading challenge for all our students.

The Kalamazoo Growlers Reading Program aims to promote reading and to reward students for excelling at doing such.

The program is based on the concept of a baseball diamond where there are (4) reading goals.
Each goal that the student hits, they receive a prize!
Each teacher sets 4 custom goals for their students.

For each goal students reach, they get a prize from the Growlers and a prize from a community sponsors
Goals get more challenging as the student progresses.

Reading Challenge Prizes

Goal 1 / Single: A Kalamazoo Growlers folder + a Hungry Howies 1 Topping Jr. Pizza
Goal 2 / Double: A Kalamazoo Growlers bookmark + a gift TBA
Goal 3 / Triple: Free Kalsee Kub Zone Entrance Wristband and one (1) Like It Size Create – Your – Own Ice Cream from Cold Stone Creamery.
Goal 4 / Homerun: Two (2) FREE tickets redeemable for the Kalamazoo Growlers Reading Day Game at the Ballpark.

As always, continue to encourage at least 20 minutes of reading at home a day, which is the Lions Way to help build strong reading muscles.

Mrs. Roberts 🤎

Principal

robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net

Student Spotlight

Celebrations from Last Week

Congratulations to our 4th/5th grade Spelling Bee participants. 21 students total participated in the school-level bee. The two students representing Lincoln in the county-wide challenge are Gilman Cardona Garcia (1st place) and Nivek Tolbert (runner-up) on March 21st at Chenery Auditorium.
Congratulations to all of our Young Artists who had thier work showcased at Bronson and The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
Thank you to all the families who came to our Literacy Night and the Family Dance.
Thank you to WMed for engaging our 5th grade students in STEM activities!

Important Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, March 4 — PreK / Kinder Orientation

Sessions: 9:30 AM and 5:30 PM. Formal presentations at 9:30 and 5:30. Tours of kindergarten and PEEP classrooms to follow before registration begins.

What's Needed to Register my PEEP or Kindergarten Student?

Dear Kindergarten Families,

The State of Michigan requires that all Michigan kindergarteners have a dental screening. Smiles on Wheels will be providing the screenings on March 25th at Lincoln. If your child has seen the dentist within the past 6 months, we can accept a letter from the dental office stating that they were seen. You will need to provide a copy of the letter to us.

For more information about the dental screening requirement, please visit

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/adult-child-serv/childrenfamilies/familyhealth/oralhealth/koha

Sincerely,

Mrs. Roberts