Lincoln Family Newsletter

Lincoln Families - please join us for our first ever Trunk or Treat on October 24th from 5:00-6:00. This event is for students and their families to trick or treat with staff members. Staff members will have cars decorated with goodies to hand out on the blacktop portion of the playground. Costumes are encouraged - don't forget a bucket or bag to collect your goodies! All students must be with an adult. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Gomez lgomez@wwusd.org or Mrs. Wojtkunski cwojtkunski@wwusd.org

UW- Whitewater students came to Lincoln to help prepare and welcome students back to school after the summer break. The students worked cleaning the gym, making sketchbooks, laminating, cutting and sorting to help the teachers prepare for students. The university students loved the opportunity to give back and serve children.

Throughout the school year these students will be class buddies with our second graders. They will exchange letters throughout the school year, the UW students will come to Lincoln mid way through the year and at the end of the year our students will be able to go to campus and have activities there with the King Chavez students.

Help us celebrate the last week of Hispanic Heritage Month by participating in dress up days all next week.

The fifth grade just finished a unit on chemistry. We studied chemical reactions and looked at different properties of matter. We hope that families didn't run out of vinegar and baking soda with students recreating and extending some of the experiments at home!

The fifth grade classes read a book written by Jon Gardiner called Top Secret. This story is about Allen Brewster, a child who discovers the secret of human photosynthesis and who is excited to share his idea with the government because he knows that this discovery can end hunger in the world. He was stunned to learn that the government does not support his plan because of the effect that such a discovery would have on the economy. The government takes the secret and forces Allen to promise not to share the secret with anyone ...

Students wrote a sequel (continuation) of this story and shared these stories with classmates during a Top Secret Party. A big thank you to the families who sent green or plant based treats to help with the photosynthesis theme!

Welcome back to Music with Mrs. Ibach! Lately we have been learning about and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Here are some pictures of us learning the Conga with Gloria Estefan and playing along with Celia Cruz!

We are hosting Mr. Joey Berezowitz in the gym for the 1st quarter. Mr B is having a great impact on the students. Kindergarten through 2nd grade are working on spatial awareness and movement patterns in a variety of different games. 3rd through 5th graders were working on cooperative
think outside the box" activities to increase their social skills and emotional learning and have now started a recess unit to better understand four square, teacherball, and gaga ball.

We are hosting Ms. Lexi Nelson in the art room for the 1st quarter. The students love having a new student teacher in the class. All of the grades are working on collage on some level or another. Collage is the process of selecting papers and images, cutting and layers, and then gluing to make a new image.

Students are in their second week of orchestra! They were brimming with excitement when they first got their new instruments. In the last two weeks, students have learned two notes and a skill called pizzicato, which is plucking the string. It’s not too late for 4th or 5th-graders to join. You may contact Ms. Dillon at ddillon@wwusd.org for more information.

4th Graders Back in Action!

Students have enjoyed getting back to the school routine and collaborating with classmates. Check out these 4th-grade Lincoln Learners

Thank you Lincoln School Families for all the food that was donated for the Stuff the Bus! The Lincoln Student Council had fun helping by decorating the collection boxes, and making announcements to promote the event.

Breakfast Eaters- Breakfast is FREE for all Students for the school year

Any student who would like a breakfast provided by the school will be offered one. Students who are car riders or walkers and who would like breakfast should arrive to school at 7:30 and enter through the TURTLE DOORS (door number 10). Parents should drop off in the one way drop off line and students can walk to the turtle doors (next to garden). Bus riders can enter the cafeteria upon arrival if they are eating breakfast. There will be NO BREAKFAST SERVED AFTER 7:55AM to ensure that students are in their classrooms ready for the day at 8:00AM

Our goal at Lincoln is for every student to attend school at minimum 90% of school days!

Check out the document below to see why every day matters!

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Did you know that there is a Lincoln apparel store? All you need to do is order by October 17 and they will get shipped right to you.

Dear Families,

We want to make it easy for you to stay connected and informed about your child's education. To help with this, we're asking all families to download and start using our communication app, Rooms. (See Attached Fliers)

Rooms is a secure and simple way for you to:

Receive important updates from your child's teacher and the school.
Communicate directly with teachers about your child's progress or any questions you may have.
Stay up-to-date on classroom activities, assignments, and school events.

Getting started is easy. You should have already received an invitation to join Rooms. If you haven't, or if you need help getting set up, please contact the school office.

Staying connected through Rooms is the best way to ensure you don't miss any important information this school year.

Thank you for being our partners in your child's education.

Sincerely,

Technology Department

Free & Reduced Application

If you would like to apply for free/reduced breakfast/lunch - you can do so through your parent portal. Once logged in, click on MORE, then on MEAL BENEFITS.

You can also download a hard copy form and turn those into the Lincoln main office or to the district office. Please click here to download the hard copy form.
https://www.wwusd.org/documents/family-%26-community-forms/parent-handbooks-%26-forms/277178

We have a few yearbooks still available for you to purchase. For only $13 you can purchase your own keepsake from last school year (cash only). Please see Mrs. Holle in the Lincoln main office to get your copy today! Once they are gone, they are gone forever.

Expanding Student Expectations

The Everything Is Possible Mindset teaches that we are all capable of living extraordinary lives. Students learn that everything which exists today was once just an idea until someone believed it was possible and took the actions to make it into reality. This is true with our lives as well – they become, in many ways, whatever we expect them to be. Throughout the lessons for this mindset, we work with students to help them understand the incredible promise of their lives, and to envision extraordinary happiness, meaning and success on their own terms. We seek to instill the belief that their goals are possible, and to foster the courage, discipline and persistence to act on achieving their dreams.

Lead Cook

Lincoln Elementary is looking for our next lead cook! You would get the privelage to prepare and serve our students breakfast and lunch. The position is full time and comes with school district benefits. Click HERE to see the WECAN posting.

Substitute Teachers Wanted

The Whitewater Unified School District is proud to partner with Teachers on Call® to provide exceptional Substitute Teachers & Support Staff. Teachers On Call is a company that invests in their employees, recognizes their achievements, and is committed to the noble purpose of educating our youth.

Becoming a substitute is easy!

Complete an online application with Teachers on Call. https://www.teachersoncall.com/talent/apply-now
Once you have completed your application, contact our onboarding team by calling 800.713.4439 (press 2 when prompted)

To ensure that students receive support in areas where they may be struggling, either in math or in literacy, WUSD utilizes short assessments to identify students’ unique needs and strengths. For literacy, we utilize the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) screener with all learners K-5. DIBELS includes short subtests to measure learners’ proficiency in literacy skills according to their grade level. For math, we are excited to share that this school year, our district is utilizing a math screener and practice tool called Happy Numbers for students in Grades K-5.

Happy Numbers includes a short diagnostic screener to identify student needs and strengths, and provides individualized learning pathways, tracking student progress throughout the year. Happy Numbers will be used as an instructional tool to supplement our existing Bridges Mathematics curriculum, primarily during small group time. The data from Happy Numbers, alongside Bridges Mathematics assessments, will help us target areas where students need more practice and support so that we may provide learners with what they need to achieve math proficiency. With the data from Happy Numbers and Bridges Mathematics assessments equipping teachers with identified areas for growth and strengths of learners, the NWEA MAP will not be administered this school year. If you would like more information about Happy Numbers, please click here to find resources online.

In addition to utilizing math and literacy screeners to identify needs, we have built math intervention time and literacy intervention time into every schedule to ensure we are meeting the needs of our learners. With these structures and resources in place, we aim to improve math and literacy proficiency through data-driven decisions at all levels of instruction.

Thank you for your continued support!