Lincoln Elementary School
January 10, 2025 - Family Newsletter
Hello Lincoln Community,
Welcome to 2025! We're happy to be back at school together as we start the New Year! We hope you and your family had a wonderful winter break and enjoyed celebrating the holidays together.
This Week - Expectations Review: As our students returned on Wednesday, we did a review of our school-wide expectations. Returning from breaks are the perfect time to revisit our SWIM expectations, which include the following.
- S Safety First
- W We are Respectful
- I Inspire
- M Make Responsible Choices
We also took time to do our PBIS rotations where students were reminded of expectations during various parts of the school day. Because it's the middle of the year, at many of the stations our students were the experts and they shared the rules and expectations that everyone must follow. In this Newsletter we've included pictures of the various stations.
Early in the Week: On Monday we had a teacher work day. Then on Tuesday all staff in the district participated in a day of professional development. Our Lincoln staff were engaged in learning about various topics including the following:
- Math Best Practices
- Bridging - English & Spanish
- Emerging Literacy
- The Science of Reading
- Learning Targets and Performance Rubrics
- PBIS - School Culture and Expectations
Reminder - Appropriate Clothing Reminder and Flash Alert: Over these next two months of winter we anticipate cold temperatures and wintery weather. With that in mind, we are asking that students bring appropriate winter clothing. Also, because on occasion schools close due to inclement weather, please be prepared. Toward the end of this email is information on the Flash Alert system, which is how our district sends out communications to families and staff regarding weather and related news. Please follow the steps to sign up to receive text alerts as decisions are made.
Happy Friday and Happy New Year - 2025! Thank you for your partnership and for the privilege of being able to serve such an amazing and supportive community. We excited to be back together, resume our regular learning routines, and continue working on making strong academic growth.
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
Now - 1/24 - Reading and Math MAP Testing
1/13 - Site Council meeting at 6:00 pm
1/15 - Volunteer Gathering - 6:00pm
1/16 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
1/17 - K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
1/20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School
1/22 - Kindergarten Literacy Night
1/24 - Last Day of Quarter 2
1/27 - Teacher Work Day - No School
1/31 - Spirit Day - "Twins Day" and PBIS Assembly
Next week in Library Specials class, students will be learning about Lunar New Year. They will be bringing home booklets, stickers and coupons from Panda Express. Lunar New Year this year starts on January 29 and it is the Year of the Snake. Thank you Panda Express for your partnership and fun learning tools!
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.
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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.
