Back to School

Families can enter Doors 1 or 6 and proceed to their student's classroom to meet their teacher. You are welcome to tour the building. Lincoln staff will be available to answer any questions you may have or help direct you to your student's classroom.

Open House is the only time you will be able to meet your child’s teacher this week as teachers are planning and participating in meetings the rest of the week.

Staff from Child Nutrition, Adventures Plus (before and after school childcare) and our Volunteer Services Coordinator will be available at Open House to answer any questions. Also, members of our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will be at open house.

We are excited to introduce Mary Brady, the new Assistant Principal at Lincoln! Mary joins Anoka-Hennepin from the Elk River School District, where she served as an Elementary Administrative Intern and Special Education Lead Teacher. We are thrilled to welcome Mary to the Lincoln community and know she will be a wonderful addition to our team!

As we welcome Mary, we also extend our heartfelt thanks to our outgoing Assistant Principal, Tara Lorence, for her dedication and leadership at Lincoln. Tara has been a valued member of our administrative team, and we will miss her presence in our school community. She wanted to share the following message with our Lincoln families:

I wanted to share that I have accepted the position of Associate Principal at Prairie View Elementary in the Eden Prairie School District. This opportunity allows me to serve students and families in the community where I live. While I am looking forward to this new experience, it is difficult to say goodbye to such an incredible school community. Thank you for your partnership, kindness, and trust over the past two years. Lincoln will always hold a special place in my heart, and I wish all of our students, families, and staff a wonderful school year ahead!

We thank Tara for her time at Lincoln and I am looking forward to working with Mary this upcoming school year.

Michelle Zimmerman, Principal

Families can find their child's teacher in ParentVue after 3:00 on August 28 (step by step instructions). We will not have cards with your student's teacher at Open House, but staff will be available to assist families if they were not able to locate their student's teacher in ParentVue prior to Open House. Please look in ParentVue for your child's teacher prior to coming to open house.

Each year, ALL FAMILIES must complete the annual back to school verification before the start of the year.

Why it matters: Verification ensures that each student’s school has confirmed emergency contact information and releases for the safety of each student.

Family deadlines: It’s important that each family completes the verification process before the first day of school. Verification is easy to do online, on your own time, whenever it’s convenient.

• Even if families’ contact information has not changed, it’s important to log in to access a variety of other student information in the coming weeks, including class schedules and teacher assignments, attendance, school handbooks, progress reports and grades for middle and high school students.

Families can access their ParentVUE account by logging into the district website or downloading the ParentVUE app. There is a new ParentVUE app available in the app store that parents/guardians will need to update to use. You can use your SAME login credentials in the new apps that you did in the old one, no new activation is required.

ParentVUE App Assistance

Below are helpful links for your ParentVue account:

Parent Resources QR Code

ParentVue Overview

ParentVue - Create an Account
ParentVue - How to Log Into an Account
How to Locate Bus Information

How to Find Child's Teacher

Please be sure your ParentVue accounts are set up to ensure access to resources throughout the school year.

• Get teacher assignments and class schedules.

• Monitor academic progress, assignments and tests.

• Submit student absences.

• View your student’s report card.

School Hours

8:50 am - 3:20 pm

The 1st bell rings at 8:40 am for students to enter the building.

Breakfast Hours

8:25 - 8:50 am

Students should enter through door 5 if they are going to breakfast.

The 2026-27 school supply lists can be found HERE.
Students can take their supplies to school on open house night if they would like.

Students can arrive at school starting at 8:35 (unless going to breakfast). Students should be dropped off through the car loop or at the playground fence if walking or riding bikes. Students will line up by grade level near Doors 3 & 4 (by the playground). There is no car drop-off allowed along South Street at any time. There is NO supervision prior to 8:35 and students are not allowed to play on the playground. Students will be welcomed into the building at 8:40. The office is NOT a drop-off location for students arriving before 8:50. If a student is dropped off in the office before 8:50, they will be directed to line up and enter through Doors 3 & 4.

Car Loop
All students being picked up in a vehicle must be picked up through the car loop (students cannot be picked up along South Street in a vehicle). This is to ensure appropriate supervision and safety and to keep traffic running smoothly along South Street. In the car loop, students will not enter the vehicle until it reaches the front of the line in marked spots #1-4. Please continue pulling forward as cars leave. Staff will support students as needed with car doors, etc. Parents and guardians should not exit their vehicles. Please consider pulling ahead if your children need additional time to buckle up as this allows pick-up to continue smoothly and quickly.

South Street Fence (Walkers)

All students who are walking home OR who are being picked up by a parent or guardian on foot will be dismissed to the South Street fence (along the playground blacktop). Adults should wait behind the painted white line for their child(ren) to walk to them. Everyone walking must only cross at the crosswalk and follow the directions of the patrols and crossing guards.

Change in Dismissal/Early Pickup
If there needs to be a change in your student's end of day dismissal, please call the office PRIOR TO 3:00 so we can be sure the change is communicated in time to their teacher.

If a student needs to be picked up early for any reason, all early pickups need to occur by 3:10 as the end of the day is very busy with dismissal. Also, there is no parking in front of the school (along the yellow curb) as this is reserved for our daycare vans and other approved transportation vans.

Student absences can be submitted online or by calling the attendance line at 763-506-3106. Click HERE for instructions to submit an online absence for your student.

Due to student dietary needs and the interruption of classroom learning time, birthday treats will no longer be permitted at school beginning this school year. We appreciate your understanding and support as we prioritize a safe and productive learning environment for all students.

Lincoln kindergarten families have been invited to schedule a one-on-one opportunity to meet the teacher, and familiarize your student with their new classroom and the kindergarten routines. These meetings will be scheduled in 30 minute time slots and will be offered on Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9. Kindergarten families will receive an email on Tuesday, August 25 with their child's teacher. They should go to myconferencetime.com/lincoln, select their student's teacher and a time to meet with the teacher.

Students with last names:

A - J: kindergartners start school on Thursday, September 10

K - Z: kindergartners start school on Friday, September 11

All kindergarten students will attend school on Monday, September 14.

Families receiving district provided transportation can find their student's bus information in ParentVue (click here for instructions). If you have any questions regarding bus transportation, please call 763-506-1125. Click here for the district student transportation safety policy and responsibilities of students while on the bus.

Lincoln Elementary has health staff at school each day. If your student requires medication at school, connect with the school nurse open house or by calling the Main Office at 763-506-3100. Together, you can make a plan for administering medications on a regular basis or in case of emergency. Download the medication request form.

On behalf of the entire staff at Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts, thank you for your time and attention to this newsletter and for being a supportive and respectful community. We are very excited to welcome your children back to school very soon, and look forward to partnering with you to make the 2026-27 school year a successful one!!