💙 A Message to Our Families

Dear Lincoln Families,
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We are grateful for the many ways you show up for our students and our school community. We have several parent engagement opportunities coming up soon and look forward to working closely with you.

📣 Volunteer Opportunity Needed:
We are seeking 12 parent volunteers on Friday, February 13, to support our schoolwide Cupid’s Carnival throughout the day. More details and sign-ups will be shared soon.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 New Parent Group Coming Soon:
We will also be hosting a parent meeting in February to begin the startup of a new parent group. We hope you will join us and help shape this exciting opportunity to strengthen family voice and involvement at Lincoln.

Lluvia and Jayleen

We are so proud of Jayleen Casillas and Lluvia Vega for representing Lincoln at the District Spelling Bee! 🎉 👏 Congratulations to Lluvia Vega, who will advance to the Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee in February.

MS. Thomas, Mrs. Lara, and our brave lion spelling bee contestants!

A special thank you to Ms. Thomas and Mrs. Lara, our amazing Spelling Bee Coordinators, for their dedication and support of our students.

Next year..

"You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going." — Morgan Wootten

👩‍🍳🍽️ Calling All 3rd–5th Grade Chefs!

Hey 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students—are there any aspiring chefs out there?

You can showcase your culinary skills by participating in the Future Chefs Culinary Competition!
🌎 This year’s theme: Passport to Flavor
Take your taste buds on a global adventure by creating a recipe inspired by a country or culture from anywhere in the world.

📍 How to Enter:

Pick up an entry form in the front office
Submit your recipe for a chance to compete live

🏫 Live Competition:
📅 March 4, 2026
📍 Nogales High School

⭐ Leader in Me Spotlight: WIGs!

Your student may be talking about their WIG—that stands for Wildly Important Goal!

WIGs are part of the 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) and help students learn how to set goals, take action, and track progress.

💬 Ask your student:

What is your WIG?
Why is it important to you?
How are you tracking your progress?

🏡 Try a Family WIG!
Choose a simple goal like:

Reading together
Family dinners
Less screen time
Planning a fun family activity

Write it down, break it into steps, track progress, and celebrate every small win!

Schoolwide expectations: Please support our staff and students in ensuring their health and safety

Students arriving prior to 7:10 are not supervised by Lincoln Staff members as they do not start their day until 7:30. That gives the teachers who are assigned duty time to arrive and get to their designated spots.

At Lincoln the expectation is for students to have your ID in order to buy lunch, check out library books, and wear them for safety. Families will be charged a 3$ fee for lost ID cards and students can receive 1 day of lunch detention if it is lost more than once during the school year.

After school Pick Up:

The cut off time for changing your child's route or destination home is 1:15 and 11:15 on Wednesdays. This allows front office staff and teachers time to get messages to students. You should always message the classroom teacher via email or use the thrillshare app.

Snacks and cafeteria expectations: Snacks brought from home should be individual snack size and only eaten during your scheduled structured recess. Refrain from letting students bring chips, candies, beverages or other food to recess. Students are more likely to eat their own lunch and consume less junk food.

📝 AZELLA Assessments Begin Monday, January 26

Please help your child be ready for Game Day!

The Arizona English Language Learner Assessment (AZELLA) measures English language proficiency for students identified through the Home Language Survey. It is used for:

Placement
Annual reassessment
Monitoring after proficiency

🧪 Sample Tests Available (ADE/OELAS):(Click on image to access Sample Test through

Online Sample Test

Stage I (Kindergarten – Paper)
Stage II (Grades 1–2 – Paper)
Stage III (Grades 3–5 – Online)
Stage IV (Grades 6–8 – Online)

✅ How Families Can Help Students Prepare

Get a good night’s sleep
Eat a healthy breakfast with protein and carbs
(not Hot Cheetos and Starbucks 😉)
Encourage students to write independently in English
(Google Translate will not be available)
Read every day and ask:
- “What was the main idea?”
- “What were these pages mostly about?”
Encourage effort, focus, and confidence—growth happens when we challenge ourselves

Chronic absence explained

What is chronic absenteeism? Just 2 absences per month can add up to missing 1 full month of school. This is called chronic absenteeism. This counts all absences - even excused absences with a doctor’s note. The student does not have to miss two days in a row to be at-risk. Any two absences per month can lead to chronic absenteeism. How can you tell if your student is at-risk of missing too many days? Good attendance starts as early as Pre-K. Being in school and on time in elementary school can help make sure students are reading on grade level

📅 Weekly Events & Important Dates

🏀 Staff vs. Student Basketball Game

Wednesday at 1:30
Let’s have some fun and show our Lion Pride!

📚 Monday, January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
Students learned about Dr. King’s life and achievements this week during library specials.

🎉 Tuesday, January 20 – 100 Days of School!

We are celebrating 100 Days of Learning!

Students may:

Wear a homemade shirt decorated with 100 items
Dress like they are 100 years old
Create 100-day posters (displayed in the front office)
Take photos in the library’s 100-Days Photo Booth

📘 Abe’s Academy – Saturday, January 24

All students who have been invited to Abe’s Academy are expected and strongly encouraged to attend.

This program supports:

AZELLA preparation
Math skill development

Thank you for prioritizing your child’s learning and growth.