Lincoln Elementary School
January 31, 2025 - Family Newsletter
Hello Lincoln Community,
What a week! The cold has lifted for now and the rain has come. Monday was a teacher work day, so we had our students for four days. Yesterday we did the January fire drill. Then today (Friday) we've had a lot of fun with Spirit Day and an assembly. For Spirit Day many of us dressed up as Twins and we hope you enjoy the many twins pictures throughout this Newsletter.
At the Assembly: Today we had special guests. We honored the out-going Woodburn Fire Chief, as its his final day of service today before he retires. We also welcomed the new Fire Chief who starts his first official day in that role tomorrow, February 1st. At the assembly we also celebrated students-of-the-month, did staff shout-outs, recognized attendance award winners, and we danced--of course!
February 3 - No School: On Monday next week our Woodburn School District staff will engage in a day of professional development (PD). For Lincoln staff our learning will continue with a focus on early-literacy (K-1), math instruction (2-3), and Bridging (4-5). We'll do another round of Core Data review to inform our instructional decisions for literacy. Additionally, various Lincoln staff will do other job-specific PD and participate in job-alike professional teams, as well as other learning. With this in mind, on Monday there is no school for students.
Report Cards - Second Quarter: Our teachers have completed the 2nd quarter grade reports and we're sending them home. Please keep an eye out for your child's report card, which will likely come to you early next week.
Questions: As always, please feel free to send your questions or feedback to us at teresa.alfaro@woodburnsd.org or pmcdougal@woodburnsd.org. Go Dolphins!
Sincerely,
Teresa Alfaro - Principal
Peter McDougal - Assistant Principal
February is Kindness Month - Join Our 28 Day Challenge!
Now-2/18 - ELPA Testing for 3-5
2/3 - Professional Development Day - No School
2/3-2/7 - National School Counselors Week
2/6 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
2/7 - K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
2/10 - Site Council Meeting - 6:00
2/12 - Choir presentation for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade - 6:00
2/17 - Presidents Day Holiday - No School
2/18-3/22 - ELPA Testing for K-2
2/21 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
2/24-2/28 - Read Across America Week
2/26 - Art Literacy Night
2/28 - Spirit Day and PBIS Assembly
Pedestrian Safety Tips When Coming To School and Going Home
Multiple times each year we instruct and remind our students about safety on buses and during the arrival and dismissal process. We also stress the importance of being careful and safe when traveling to and from school and any time when we're out in the community. Here are some of the important points to keep in mind.
- Walking: Using identified walking paths, obeying all traffic laws/signals, being aware of surroundings, wearing clothes that make you easily seen by cars, share your walking path with your parents so they know, keep eyes and ears open.
- Biking: Making sure bike is correctly functioning as intended (brakes, reflectors, etc.), make sure you have proper safety gear, obey all traffic laws/signals, be aware of your surroundings, wear clothes that make you easily visible, keep eyes and ears open, use lighting at night, share your path with your parents so they know.
- Rail Safety: Only cross at designated areas, keep eyes and ears open, be aware of your surroundings, follow all traffic laws/signals.
Ms. Castañeda and Ms. Ochoa
Next week (February 3-7) is National School Counselors week. Here at Lincoln we have two amazing school counselors, Ms. Catañeda and Ms. Ochoa who lead community meeting, teach guidance lessons, meet with students individually and in groups, and do many other things to help support our students success.
School counselors are highly educated professionals who help students succeed in school and think about their choices and their future. An integral part of the our education system, school counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits.
From the Woodburn School District
If you would like automatic Woodburn School District notifications related to closures and delays, you can register to receive email or cell text messages by clicking on the link below and following the steps listed. See also the link below for a video tutorial.
Registration Instructions:
Create an account.
- Click on link.
- Then enter your email address and click "Subscribe".
- You will be asked to confirm your email address and set a password.
- Then click "Create your Account"
- Portland/Vanc/Salem.
- Marion Co. Schools (3).
- Woodburn Sch. Dist. Then press "Subscribe" button.
- You may add one or two more email or text message addresses. Choose the type of message and enter the address. If it is a cell text address, select the carrier that the phone uses.
- After you have added the addresses, click on "Click here to send validation message".
- The system will send a three letter code to each address (by email or text), which must be entered into the account page to confirm that address is correct. Then click "Update".
- When addresses are validated, you may click "Log Out" at the top right.
Each year throughout the Woodburn School District we distribute the Student-Parent Handbook. This is an important resource that provides information about rights and responsibilities, expectations and accountability, and systems and procedures. It's linked here in English, Spanish, and Russian.
- English: Student-Parent Handbook
- Español: Manual Para Estudiantes y Padres
- Russian: Руководство для учеников и родителей
This year we are continuing to pay close attention to ensuring that children are present at school regularly, because Every Day Matters.
Setting High Goals: We're focusing on attendance because last year 58% of our students were regular attenders (attended more than 90% of the days) and 42% were chronically absent (attended less than 90% of the days). The 58% was an improvement from the previous year when we had 51% of our students who were regular attenders. For the current school year our school leadership has set the goal to improve from 58% up to 70%. WE CAN DO IT!
So Important: There's a very strong correlation between good attendance and student success in school. Please see the visual below for more information.
Safe Oregon. Feel Safe. Be Safe.
Remember, if you see something, say something. If you become aware of a safety concern please report it to our school office at 503-981-2925 or anytime of the day.
You can also report it to SafeOregon.com or call or text 1-844-472-3367 to report it. SafeOregon gives students, parents, schools, and their communities a way to report safety issues or threats confidentially or anonymously with a simple phone call, text, email or by using the web form or mobile app.
