Hello Lincoln Community,
With our last full week of October, the weather is changing, leaves are falling, and the days are noticeably shorter. We hope this finds you all well and enjoying the beautiful Fall season. Another great week here at Lincoln was highlighted with Family Math Night, a Kindergarten field trip to the pumpkin patch, community meetings, a Site Council meeting, and of course all of our regular weekly teaching and learning. Please enjoy pictures from the Pumpkin Patch and Family Math Night.
End of Quarter 1: Next week on Friday (11/1) we will have reached the end of Quarter 1. This means it's almost time to send home report cards so you can see the progress your student(s) is/are making. With this in mind, on Friday, November 1, there's no school for students, as it's a teacher work day. Then, the following week we will mail home report cards.
Our WSD Wellness Policy: Here we wanted to share with you our District's wellness policy regarding food and snacks. Importantly, foods being sold or offered during the school day need to meet our Oregon's SmartSnacks Standards. Food or beverages sold or offered after the school day as part of an approved school fund-raising event are not required to meet minimum state requirements. For more details on this, please see our District's Local Wellness Program Policy or you can go to our District's Nutrition Services website.
Questions: 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
Lincoln Elementary Wants to Hear from You! We're partnering with YouthTruth to hear what families have to say about their school experience. Help your school understand how to improve! We are excited to be partnering with YouthTruth to gather family feedback! The Survey runs from October 28th to November 21st.
We’re excited to dive into our YouthTruth survey data and incorporate family ideas to improve school. Thank you to all the families who have taken the survey! LINK
More About YouthTruth: The mission of YouthTruth is to "empower schools to improve by listening to student voice." The nonprofit organization aims to help schools achieve "better academic outcomes and improved well-being" for students. The survey allows schools to hear directly from students in their own words about how adults can create positive change and support their success. You can access more information through this link: YouthTruth.
Now - 11/20 - Food Drive
10/29 - Spirit Day - Sports Day and PBIS Assembly
10/30 - K-2nd Community Meeting (typically every Friday)
10/31 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
10/31 - End of Quarter 1
11/1 - Teacher Work Day - No School
11/3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends, turn clocks back an hour
11/6 - Volunteer Gathering
11/11 - Holiday - Veterans Day - No School
11/13 - Social Media Presentation at FPMS
11/22 - PBIS Assembly
11/25 & 11/26 - District Professional Development Days - No School
11/27 - 11/29 - Thanksgiving Holiday (11/28) - No School
12/2 - School Resumes
Woodburn High School's annual "Trunk or Treat" event will take place on October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at Woodburn HS. They’ll have a variety of fun activities both in the parking lot and inside the building. Come out and enjoy a safe and festive evening of trick-or-treating, games, and face painting!
SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is starting another year at Lincoln Elementary in mid October on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 8:00am - 9:15am. We are looking for volunteers to read with students one-on-one for this program. It is a great way to make a difference in some of our students' lives. You can apply by going to the website and fill out the application. https://www.smartreading.org/volunteer
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.
