Welcome Back Families!

Back to School Newsletter 2022-2023 (Issued: 8/17/22)

Dear Families,

I'm so thrilled for the opportunity to welcome you to the new 2022 - 2023 school year! As the new principal at Lincoln, I am looking forward to meeting and talking with all of you as we begin our new school year. The excitement in the building is growing and the staff can hardly wait to see all of our students and families back at Lincoln School! We look forward to beginning another year together as partners in education. Please take some time to read our family blog to connect to all things school and prepare for your child's first days back. The blog is long but includes all the information you need to make it a great start to the year.

💙Young Fives and Kindergarten Orientation

We look forward to welcoming our Kindergarteners, Young Five students, and their families on Tuesday, August 30, 2021, from 5:30-7:15.

Take a self-guided school tour, meet your child's teacher, and receive a welcome message from Mrs. Knuth and our PTO leaders! Your child will enjoy time in their classroom, playing on the playground, an ice cream treat, and a bus tour!

💛 Ice Cream Social for Grades 1-5

We will welcome our 1st through 5th graders during our annual Ice Cream Social, Wednesday, August 31, from 6-7 pm. Your child will be able to meet their teacher, enjoy a cold treat, and meet with friends outside on the playground.

New families, including our families who were virtual last year, please join us from 5-6 pm inside the building to take a self-guided tour or reacquaint yourselves! Please note: it is expected that classrooms will not be completely ready, thank you for understanding!

Phase-In Schedule for our Young Fives and Kindergarten

This year we will have a slow start for our youngest learners, allowing them to get acquainted with their teacher and school in a smaller setting. Please consult the Phase-In Schedule to see when your child will attend.

Kindergarten and Young Fives Phase-In Schedule

Click here for the phase-in plan!

2022 - 2023 SJPS PARENT CALENDAR

Please complete if your child will need bussing!

Click to see the supply list by grade level!

Food Service Changes for the Year!

2022-2023 Meal Update from SJPS Food Service Department

The waivers for free breakfast and lunch ended on June 30, 2022. What this means for SJPS

families is that your student(s) will start being charged for breakfast and lunch.

Breakfast will be offered daily in your school cafeteria. Please check your school’s calendar for mealtimes. Breakfast is $2.00 at the elementary schools and $3.00 for adult meals. The breakfast meal consists of entrée choice, fruit choice, and milk.

Lunch will also be offered on full school days in the school cafeteria. Student lunch prices are

$2.70 for elementary students. Lunch meal consists of entrée choice, vegetable, fruit, and milk. Ala carte milk is available for purchase for $0.75.

All school menus will be posted on the school’s website.

If your student is going to eat school lunch that day, their teacher will take a lunch count in the

classroom. We are not preordering lunches this school year.

We recommend having funds deposited into your student’s lunch account in advance. This can

be done by sending cash or check with your student to school in an envelope labeled with your

student's name. Collection and deposits will be made daily into accounts. Parents also can pay

online with debit/credit card by creating an account at http://stjosephmi.familyportal.cloud.

We strongly encourage parents to fill out a free and reduced application if they feel they will

qualify. These applications will be mailed home in your student’s opening packet, be available

for pick up on startup days, and are also available online at http://stjosephmi.familyportal.cloud.

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Mrs. Hartfield--Kindergarten

This year Mrs. Hartfield has decided to join us from E.P. Clarke where she taught our Young 5 Little Bears last year. She is beyond excited to teach alongside Mrs. Bartz, join the Lincoln School Family, and meet her new Kindergartners!

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Ms. Gould--1st Grade

You may recognize Ms. Gould as a parent from Lincoln but she will also be our newest first-grade teacher! She comes to us from Berrien Springs and now feels like she home since she has lived in SJ for 10 years.

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Mrs. Bacolor--3rd Grade

We are so fortunate that Mrs. Bacolor has decided to move back into the classroom from her media specialist position. Her 25 years of experience and knowledge as a teacher will have such a positive impact on her 3rd graders.

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Miss Lawrence--4th Grade

Miss Lawrence is a graduate of SJHS and, most recently, Michigan State University! We are very happy that she has chosen to return to her hometown and chose Lincoln as she begins her teaching career.

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Mrs. Kern--5th Grade

While Mrs. Kern is originally a Watervliet graduate (valedictorian at that!), she has spent her 15 years of teaching in North Carolina. We are fortunate that she is bringing her expertise to SJPS along with her husband and 3 girls.

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Mr. Wilson--P.E.

Mr. Wilson, a graduate of SJHS, is glad to be back in his hometown. This will be his second year of teaching P.E. He is also on the coaching staff for SJ's varsity football team. He will share his time between Lincoln and Brown this year.

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Ms. Mileham--Music

Ms. Mileham is excited to be joining this amazing community! She has taught K-5 music in West Branch, MI for the last two years. She loves singing and playing instruments and grew up just across the lake in the Chicago area.

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Mrs. Hassenger--Media Specialist

Mrs. Hassenger is sharing her time between Lincoln and Brown Elementary Schools as our new Media Specialist. She has been a 4th-grade teacher at Brown for the last 7 years and is excited to share her love for literacy and technology with our students.

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We are so excited to welcome all of our new staff members. We have a rigorous hiring process at SJPS and each new member is bring something dynamic to Lincoln School.

Important Times To Remember in 2022-2023...

2022-2023

Attendance Times

8:10 a.m. Students May Exit Cars and Busses

8:23 a.m. Students May Enter Building

8:30 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings (all students enter through front doors after 8:30 am)

3:50 p.m. Dismissal

Students may arrive after 9:10 a.m. on late start days

Half Days Dismissal is at 12:09 p.m.

News from the PTO

Did you know that as a parent/guardian of a Lincoln student, you are automatically a member of the PTO?

Look for information at the Young Fives and Kindergarten Orientation and the Ice Cream Social.

Join our Facebook page at SJ Lincoln PTO.

We hope you will consider getting to learn more about who we are and what we do over this school year. PTO meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. It is rotated during different lunch periods so that teachers can come to share what is happening in their grade level teams. We hope you can join us during your lunch from time to time!

PTO Dates for the year:

Sept. 13th, 12:00
Oct. 11th, 12:30
Nov. 8, 1:00
Dec. 13, 12:00
Jan. 17, 12:30
Feb. 15, 1:00 (note this is a Wednesday because of the holiday on Tues.)
Mar. 14, 12:00
Apr. 11, 12:30
May 9, 1:00

First Lego League Robotics

St. Joe Robotics (SJR) is currently accepting FLL (FIRST LEGO League) signups for the 2022-2023 season! This program is part of a global program called FIRST. My name is Morgan Brunsting, and I am the recently named Robotics Coordinator for St. Joseph Public Schools.

FIRST® inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Here at St. Joseph Public Schools, our FIRST teams meet in the Edward J. Todd Innovation Center at the high school. Meetings are conducted by Parent Coaches and Mentors. More information will be available after signups, as well as a parent meeting with more info.

For our Kindergarten to 3rd-grade students (FLL Explore), meetings will be held once a week. For our 4th and 5th grade students (FLL Challenge), meetings will be held twice a week. Meetings will start in mid-September.

In November, there will be a competition that our Challenge teams compete at (locally), and where our Explore teams showcase what they learned.

St. Joe Elementary Tailgaiting--SEPTEMBER 1st

We are very excited that all of the elementary schools will be tailgating at our first ST JOE FOOTBALL home game. The Football Boosters will be offering a half-price hot dog meal. They will have grilled hot dogs, and provide a bag of chips and a bottle of water for $3/person from 4:30 - 6:15 pm. Families are welcome to bring a picnic dinner as well. This is a great opportunity to meet new families while cheering on our SJHS Regional Champs!! The Boosters also have many other items at the concession stand, including many new candy items, for families to purchase during our game. Let us know if you can come by completing this FORM.

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Lincoln Elementary School

Lisa Knuth--Principal

Email: lknuth@sjschools.org
Website: www.sjschools.org
Location: 1102 Orchard Avenue, St. Joseph, MI, USA
Phone: 269.926.3700

Welcome Back Families!

Back to School Newsletter 2022-2023 (Issued: 8/17/22)

Dear Families,

💙Young Fives and Kindergarten Orientation

💛 Ice Cream Social for Grades 1-5

Phase-In Schedule for our Young Fives and Kindergarten

Food Service Changes for the Year!

Mrs. Hartfield--Kindergarten

Ms. Gould--1st Grade

Mrs. Bacolor--3rd Grade

Miss Lawrence--4th Grade

Mrs. Kern--5th Grade

Mr. Wilson--P.E.

Ms. Mileham--Music

Mrs. Hassenger--Media Specialist

Important Times To Remember in 2022-2023...

News from the PTO News from the PTO

Did you know that as a parent/guardian of a Lincoln student, you are automatically a member of the PTO?

First Lego League Robotics

St. Joe Elementary Tailgaiting--SEPTEMBER 1st

Lincoln Elementary School

News from the PTO