Lincoln Elementary School
February 28, 2025 - Family Newsletter
Hello Lincoln Community,
An Amazing Week! We definitely made the most of our full five-days. Topped off with a Friday all-school assembly, this week included Art and Literacy Night, dancing by our Danza Folklorica group, singing by our Lincoln choir, a visit by the local Garbage & Recycling company, plus everything else that we have going on in our regular learning week. With the warming weather, exciting events, and bus-driver appreciation, the enthusiasm was at an all-time high and the energy was indeed contagious!
Art & Literacy Night: We hosted an Art & Literacy Night on Wednesday and had nearly 400 people attend. The evening included our library full of various literacy games, a book giveaway, and art stations in the cafeteria. Additionally, our Lincoln Choir sang three songs and Danza Folklorico danced two songs in front of a packed house in the gym. Thank you for everyone who was able to attend, and if you missed it, please see the pictures included in this Newsletter.
Assembly and Bus Driver Appreciation: Today we filled our gym with our whole school for the February PBIS Assembly. At the assembly we honored students who won SWIM Awards, did Staff Shoutouts, recognized students with perfect attendance, and we all danced together to the Cha Cha Slide. Our Danza Folklorica performed in front of their peers. Additionally, we invited all of our bus drivers to join us so we could recognize them as part of Bus Driver Appreciation. The Appreciations included cards and signs that each class had made for the various drivers. What Excitement!
Read Across America Week: Next week, we'll join schools across the nation in celebrating Read Across America week. Each day of the week has a specific theme and it provides a fun way for our Lincoln community to celebrate reading together. Please see the flyer at the beginning of this Newsletter for details on this, and so you can plan ahead for next week.
Questions: As always, please feel free to send your questions or feedback to us at teresa.alfaro@woodburnsd.org or pmcdougal@woodburnsd.org.
Go Dolphins!
Sincerely,
Teresa Alfaro - Principal
Peter McDougal - Assistant Principal
Now-3/22 - ELPA Testing for K-2
3/3-3/7
- Read Across America Week
- Classified Appreciation Week
- Social worker appreciation week
3/6 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
3/7
- K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
- Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
3/10 - Site Council Meeting - 6:00
3/10-3/20 - Book fair
3/12 - Music Performance for 4th & 5th Graders - 6:00
3/18 - Spirit Day - Hairdo Fun
3/19 - Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00 to 8:00 pm - No School
3/20 - Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:00 to 8:00 pm - No School
3/21 - No School (Conferences Comp Day for Teachers)
3/24-3/28 - Spring Break - No School
3/31 - School Resumes following Spring Break
Pedestrian Safety Tips When Coming To School and Going Home
Multiple times each year we instruct and remind our students about safety on buses and during the arrival and dismissal process. We also stress the importance of being careful and safe when traveling to and from school and any time when we're out in the community. Here are some of the important points to keep in mind.
- Walking: Using identified walking paths, obeying all traffic laws/signals, being aware of surroundings, wearing clothes that make you easily seen by cars, share your walking path with your parents so they know, keep eyes and ears open.
- Biking: Making sure bike is correctly functioning as intended (brakes, reflectors, etc.), make sure you have proper safety gear, obey all traffic laws/signals, be aware of your surroundings, wear clothes that make you easily visible, keep eyes and ears open, use lighting at night, share your path with your parents so they know.
- Rail Safety: Only cross at designated areas, keep eyes and ears open, be aware of your surroundings, follow all traffic laws/signals.
From the Woodburn School District
If you would like automatic Woodburn School District notifications related to closures and delays, you can register to receive email or cell text messages by clicking on the link below and following the steps listed. See also the link below for a video tutorial.
Registration Instructions:
Create an account.
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- Then click "Create your Account"
- Portland/Vanc/Salem.
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- Woodburn Sch. Dist. Then press "Subscribe" button.
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- The system will send a three letter code to each address (by email or text), which must be entered into the account page to confirm that address is correct. Then click "Update".
- When addresses are validated, you may click "Log Out" at the top right.
Each year throughout the Woodburn School District we distribute the Student-Parent Handbook. This is an important resource that provides information about rights and responsibilities, expectations and accountability, and systems and procedures. It's linked here in English, Spanish, and Russian.
- English: Student-Parent Handbook
- Español: Manual Para Estudiantes y Padres
- Russian: Руководство для учеников и родителей
This year we are continuing to pay close attention to ensuring that children are present at school regularly, because Every Day Matters.
Setting High Goals: We're focusing on attendance because last year 58% of our students were regular attenders (attended more than 90% of the days) and 42% were chronically absent (attended less than 90% of the days). The 58% was an improvement from the previous year when we had 51% of our students who were regular attenders. For the current school year our school leadership has set the goal to improve from 58% up to 70%. WE CAN DO IT!
So Important: There's a very strong correlation between good attendance and student success in school. Please see the visual below for more information.
Safe Oregon. Feel Safe. Be Safe.
Remember, if you see something, say something. If you become aware of a safety concern please report it to our school office at 503-981-2925 or anytime of the day.
You can also report it to SafeOregon.com or call or text 1-844-472-3367 to report it. SafeOregon gives students, parents, schools, and their communities a way to report safety issues or threats confidentially or anonymously with a simple phone call, text, email or by using the web form or mobile app.
