Lincoln Family Newsletter

November

2-6: Seal-A-Smile at Lincoln
2-13: Kwik Trip Car Wash Fundraiser Sponsored by FTP

3: Election Day- Your VOTE Matters!

13: No School for Students- Staff Learning Day

16: 4th grade Field Trip to the Capitol and UW Geology Museum

20: Panda Friday and Buddy Classes- Wear your Lincoln Gear or Blue!

25-26-27: No School- Thanksgiving Break

District School Year Calendar

Daily and consistent attendance matters each and every day. Take a look at the graphic below to show how minutes add up to days over the course of a year. For the vast majority of our grades, the most important learning of the day is right at the start of the day when our students are at their best!

The attendance rate for October was 95.36%. 5th grade lead the way in October with students being at school 96.74% of the time.

Dear Lincoln Families,

The Lincoln FTP is excited to kick off our Kwik Trip Car Wash Fundraiser running from November 2–13! This is a great opportunity to support Lincoln while helping friends and family keep their vehicles sparkling clean or for upcoming holiday gifts!

As you sell car wash cards, please remember that payment must be collected at the time of sale. Once you have finished selling, please turn in all collected money and your completed fundraiser materials to the Lincoln Elementary main office.

Thank you for supporting Lincoln and helping us make this fundraiser a success! We appreciate our wonderful school community and all you do to support our students!

Thank you!

Lincoln FTP

1st Prize - Duct Tape Mr. Gefert to the wall

2nd & 3rd - Culver's Lunch with Mr. Gefvert

Every Friday our staff will nominate one Lincoln Kindness Kid from the previous week. We have so many great students at Lincoln and it is great to be able to highlight the great attributes of our students at Lincoln. Congratuations to Rafael, Madison, Harlan, and Adrianna for being October Kindness Kids!

Congratulations to Mrs. Wegner's 3rd grade and Mrs. Jo's 4K classes for raising the most money during the Road Rally. Thank you to Lincoln's Family Teacher Partnership for supplying the delicious ingredients for their sundaes.

The Passion First mindset is about having a sense of purpose. Everyone needs something that excites them, a spark that helps them become fully engaged and unlock their potential. It means being true to yourself and finding joy where what you care about meets what the world needs.

1. Be passionate about their passions
2. Try new things
3. Focus on personal growth

Passion First

La Pasion Primero

Dear WUSD Community,

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3, and we want to remind our community that an operational referendum question will appear on the ballot for Whitewater Unified School District voters.

If approved, the referendum would authorize WUSD to exceed its state-imposed revenue limit by $5.5 million annually for four years, beginning in the 2027-28 school year and ending after the 2030-31 school year. This would replace the district’s current $4.4 million operational referendum authority, which expires at the end of the 2026-27 school year.

The proposed funding would help maintain student programs, support services, staffing, and other day-to-day operations.

The district continues to face financial challenges as operating costs rise and state funding has not kept pace with expenses. Without additional referendum funding, WUSD projects a budget deficit of approximately $6.9 million for the 2027-28 school year.

An approved referendum would increase the school district’s mill rate by approximately an additional 40 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value—or about $120 per year for a home valued at $300,000.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Wisconsin voters can find their assigned polling location and voting information on the MyVote Wisconsin website. Voters should also remember to bring an acceptable photo ID.

For more information about the operational referendum, including the proposed funding and estimated property tax impact, we encourage you to visit our referendum website.

Thank you for taking the time to learn about the operational referendum and stay informed ahead of the election.

Sincerely,

Samuel Karns

Superintendent

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

Hello,

My name is Kevin Leavy and I am the Food Service Director for the District. I want to let you know about the new menu format that will be on the district website in November. The new menu format will allow you to check nutritional information for your student. You will be able to select the menu for your student's grade level.

I am excited about this new format and I am certain you will find it very helpful. To navigate the new menu format view the following video link. The menu is on the district's website now and can be accessed by going to the "Lunch Menu" tab located at the bottom of the homescreen.

Check out the new menu platform HERE!

The holidays will be here before we know it, and Holiday Helpers is returning for the 2026 holiday season!

This program is available to families with children enrolled in the Whitewater Unified School District.

Use the link below to register your child(ren) for Holiday Helpers.

Important: This year, after registering, you will also need to sign up for a pickup time. Please be sure to complete both steps!

Register here: https://forms.gle/cNZZvfeKzS7WdMn67

Email: bgefvert@wwusd.org
Location: 242 South Prince Street, Whitewater, WI, USA
Phone: 262-472-8500