Lincoln at a Glance

• S/Su 3/15-16: Lincoln Musical, Sat. 2PM, 7PM, Sun. 2PM
  
  

• M 3/17-3/21: Spirit Week (see below)

• T 3/18 - GVB @ Algonquin 3:30 (away)

• W 3/19 - Early Release 2:10; GVB MCSL Conference Tournament

• H 3/20 - Philharmonic Orchestra to Elmhurst University; GVB MCSL Conference Tournament; Board of Education Meeting 7PM

• F 3/21 - Quarter Three Classes End; Spring Break Begins 3:00 (No Activity Bus)

• 3/22-3/30: Spring Break

• M 3/31 School Resumes

The Lincoln Student Government Association (SGA) has planned a fun way for staff and students to get involved, show their school spirit, and count down the days until spring break. Each day next week has a themed day. Encourage your student's participation! See the attached flyer for more information.

Spirit Week Spring 2025

Enrollment opened for all District 64 students on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, including kindergarteners and children returning to preschool. The registration deadline will be noon on Friday, March 14, and if you register your child and pay the fees by then, you will receive the early bird discount. You must fill out and submit registration forms by Monday, March 10, at 3:00 pm to take advantage of the fee discount. This allows our staff time to verify documents and send out invoices so you can pay them by noon on Friday, March 14. Any families who do not register by this date will receive a records release, as we assume you’re going to another district.

Please see this flyer for more information.

Your timely registration helps us tremendously as we prepare for everything that goes into a new school year. It helps us accurately plan staffing throughout the District, consider classroom arrangements, organize transportation, and get the materials needed to support your child.

Thank you for your continued partnership as we prepare for an exciting upcoming school year!

Matilda Jr tickets on sale now! Come see Lincoln Middle School's 7th annual musical March 14-16, 2025 at Emerson Middle School! There are over 120 students involved on and backstage--you won't want to miss it! Purchase your tickets online NOW! Tickets are $6 online or $8 cash or Zelle at the door.

The after-school activity bus will not run on Friday, March 21st. Please be sure to make the necessary arrangements.

Lincoln activity buses run at 4:00 PM each school day (except Wednesdays) to provide transportation for students involved in after-school activities and extracurriculars. These activities include sports, clubs, after-school tutorial programs, etc. Parents are expected to provide transportation if needed for any other reason.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness Test, an assessment for all students in Illinois in grades 3-8, will be administered in District 64 from April 1-April 11.

The best preparation for the IAR has been the quality instruction our teachers have provided this school year. However, there are things you can also do to promote your child’s success:

• Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before each day of testing.

• Provide your child with words of encouragement. While we don’t want our students to feel anxious about any assessment, we do want them to do their best.

• The IAR is an online assessment and students will be using their Chromebooks to complete these tests. Please make sure your child brings his or her Chromebook to school each day, fully charged.

Below is our school’s schedule for test administration:

Monday, April 7: Math Test 1, ELA Test 1

Tuesday, April 8: Math Test 2, ELA Test 2

Wednesday, April 9: Math Test 3

If you would like to learn more about the IAR tests, sample tests are available for your review. Thank you for your support in helping your child be prepared for upcoming testing.

Our current parent response rate is 13%.

The survey focuses on the five “essential” areas that research has shown are key components for school success: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environment, and Ambitious Instruction.

Your participation will help us understand the conditions at our school and guide improvements. Your identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. The 5Essentials Survey is sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and was developed in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Three helpful tips before you enter the survey:

• Please focus on your experiences during the current school year.
• Take care to select the correct school and community (you’d be surprised how many schools in Illinois have the same name)!
• If you have a student at more than one school, we invite you to complete a survey for each location.
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Please visit this link to begin: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/

The survey will close on March 31, 2025.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping to improve the environment for student success in District 64.

We have found an increasing number of lost and misplaced student items around Lincoln. If your child is missing any clothing, materials, supplies, or personal items please have them check the office, the lost and found locker in the main hallway, or the table inside Door #1. There are also some items that hang on the hooks in the PE corridor. Your student can also check with his/her teachers for items that may have been misplaced during the day.

Additionally, on March 22nd, Harp and Fiddle will be hosting an join BOPA/LMAC fundraiser. The event will run from 5-7 p.m. and will feature talented parent, student, and community performances. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Lincoln will host a Career Day for 8th graders on Wednesday, April 23rd! The purpose of Career Day is to expose students to a variety of careers in order to jumpstart their thinking about the future. We are currently recruiting parent volunteers to speak to homerooms (30 students) for 15 minutes. Parents will rotate to 4-5 homerooms. In addition to sharing information about your career, each session will include a few minutes for student questions. Career Day activities will occur between 8:40-11:20 a.m.

If you, a family member, or friend is interested in volunteering to speak about a career, please complete this form by Friday, April 12.

Our third trimester after-school clubs and programs are now running. We want all of our students to get involved, so take a look at the teen leisure club offerings and encourage your son or daughter to join in on the fun.

Third Trimester TLC's

We currently only have 30% of our families signed up to be a part of this awesome organization.

We are very fortunate to have a supportive and collaborative partnership with our Lincoln PTO. Throughout the year, we will be working together to provide opportunities for our families and students. If you are not a member already, please consider joining this awesome organization. You can find information on starting or renewing your membership by visiting the Lincoln PTO website.

All Lincoln students and parents are provided access to schedules via the PowerSchool parent and student portals. The PowerSchool Parent Portal allows you access to your student’s academic information, including student schedules and grades. To gain access to the Parent Portal, please go to ps.d64.org. If you have any questions on how to login, please contact the Lincoln Main Office for assistance (847) 318-4215.

Schoology will be utilized by students to help navigate their remote learning day and will include links to students’ virtual class meetings. Parents can also access students’ classes and monitor student assignments. To assist, we have created THIS VIDEO to assist in navigating this new learning platform.

Not connected to Schoology yet? Follow the directions here!

Updated D64 Calendars for ‘25-26 & ‘26-27

Now that the referendum has passed, the plan is to finish construction within two years. To help with this, we have adjusted the school calendars for 2025/26 and 2026/27 to allow crews more time to work in the buildings.

D64 Yearly Calendars

District 64 continues to utilize many different platforms to ensure you have important information delivered to you in the most convenient way. One of those ways is through our SMS Text Messaging Service.

Getting messages delivered to your mobile device is a helpful tool, and District 64 is reenergizing our efforts to bring this to you. Starting on Monday, October 31st, you might periodically receive text messages from either the District or your child’s school.

These alerts will be info about events, school closings, safety, and more. That said, our SMS Text Messaging Service will be used supplementally in our communication efforts and does not replace any school emails or calls you are receiving.

How to receive text messages:

• You must opt-in to receive text messages. To do so, you will need to text “Y” or “Yes” to 67587.

• If you’d like to no longer receive District 64 text messages, you have to send “Stop” to 67587.
  
  

If you have any questions regarding the use of text messages to communicate District/School messages, please email me at clilly@d64.org.

School hours for student classes are from 8:05 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Please note that each Wednesday, students are dismissed at 2:10 p.m. for staff professional development activities.

Doors to the school open for students each morning at 7:58 a.m. Homeroom begins at 8:05 a.m.

School office hours are from 7:20 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Remember that our student absence line (847) 318-4215 is available 24 hours a day. Please let the Lincoln Office know as soon as possible if your child will not be in attendance. Please do not rely on e-mail notification for reporting absences as it may not be seen until later in the day.

Lincoln Middle School, along with all District 64 schools, operates in accordance to policies and practices that have been reviewed and implemented by the District 64 Board of Education. Please review the D64 Student-Parent Handbook prior to the start of the school year to familiarize yourself with the information contained in it. We want to work in partnership with you to ensure a positive school year, and having an understanding of this information will help to promote a successful school year. This handbook is intended as a convenience for District 64 families and staff by summarizing selected information about procedures, services and programs. It also provides a quick reference for contact information and District timelines.