Lincoln Lions Family Newsletter

January 5, 2025

A Message From Principal Roberts

Dear Lincoln Families,

Happy New Year and welcome to the second half of the 2024-25 School Year! I´m sure you loved having your babies home with you for the past two weeks, but it´s time to share them with us again. Monday, January 6, 2025, we return from Winter Break. The entry bell rings at 8:04 am and instruction begins at 8:08 am.

Students in grades K-5 took many of their winter Fastbridge assessments in math and reading before leaving for break. Your child´s teacher will share those results with you soon along with ways you can continue to support learning at home.

Remember to call in to the main office to report absences due to illness at 269-337-0640. If you are experiencing transportation or other challenges that are hindering you from getting your child to school, contact Ms. Tina, our home-school support specialist at mckinneylm@kalamazoopublicschools.net and she will reach out to you via phone call or text as soon as possible.

Grades K-5 At-Home Nightly Reading Challenge (January-March)

Throughout the school year and beyond, it’s important to identify at-home routines that create a healthy learning environment for your child. A good place to start is by building time into your family’s weekly schedule for reading habits. It is so important that children read every day, as this helps them build background knowledge, enhances vocabulary, exposes them to new cultures and concepts, and encourages them to make connections with characters experiencing a variety of emotions.

I challenge you all to make reading a part of your daily at-home routines this year as we work toward building a school-wide literacy community. If you would like or need books to add to your at-home libraries, please let us know and we will get a book bundle together for you.

How to Participate in the At-Home Reading Challenge:

Read a book to your child, with your child, OR listen to them read to you!
Snap a photo of your child reading or snap a selfie of you reading together!
Write 3-5 sentences that tell others about what was read, what you learned, and/or why liked it!
Email your photo and sentences to Mrs. Roberts at robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net
Your words and photos will be shared (with your consent) in our weekly newsletters.
Every night of reading/writing, and photos earns your family an entry into a drawing to win a Family Fun theme basket each month (January-March)!

I look forward to working with you all as we continue learning this year. Thank you for your continued support. Check out the photos below of some of our December activities here at school.

Respectfully,

Principal Dionna Roberts

robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net

(269) 337-0640