Lincoln Lions Family Newsletter

Dear Lincoln Families,

As we gear up for our first full 5-day week, I would like to pause for a moment and reflect on the last two weeks with your students. Alongside practicing routines and expectations for safety and , I've had opportunities to visit classrooms and see your children learning, in action, in their classrooms. As building principal, I wake up everyday with the intention to show up and lead our school with kindness and high expectations. Thank you to all the families I've met with in my office or morning drop-off, touched base over the phone, or communicated over email. Your insight and understanding of your children is essential information needed to help us meet their needs while they are in our care at school. If you haven't connected with your child's classroom teachers yet, I encourage you to email them or reach out using the MyPowerHub App.

We’re also thrilled to invite everyone to our Open House this Thursday from 4:30–6:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your child’s teachers, explore classrooms, and learn more about the great year ahead. Please be sure to stop by the library to chat with me and learn about programs an opportunities available here at Lincoln. I am hosting two 15 minute presentations at 4:30 & 5:30 PM to directly address Title I Funding and would like your feedback! You will be entered into a drawing to win 1 of 2 $25 dollar gift cards for attending one of these two meetings.

Tomorrow, September 8th, we warmly welcome our PEEP students for their very first day. Our PEEP teachers are ready to greet these students with open arms and big smiles!

Picture Day is Coming!

• October 2nd

Please mark your calendars to ensure your child looks their best for this special day!

Please read the rest of our newslwtter for important updates and information.

Lincoln Lions ROAR!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Roberts

🤎Lincoln Principal

Morning Drop-off 7:44-8:05

IMPORTANT:

When dropping off your students in the morning at the back playground, there is NO PARKING or STOPPING in the bus drop-off area. This causes congestion and safety issues for our students and bus drivers.

• Please park on the opposite side of Parsons, on the Mt. Zion Church side, when dropping off your children.
• Do not drive around, get in front of, or get park behind busses.
• Encourage your children to walk to the crossing gaurd at N. Burdick and Parsons to cross with the crossing guard OR have an adult walk them across the street to ensure safety.
• After 8:10 am, students need to be walked in at the main entrance at the front of the building and signed in at the main office.

We still need help limiting disruptions during class instruction time and dismissal time. This really affects students' academic achievement and the success of our classrooms. Our office staff is working so hard to help our dismissal run smoothly. Be mindful that changes in dismissal plans should only be for emergency purposes or occaisonal appointments. Not only does this create confusion for teachers and staff, but interrupts consistency and rountines your children are establishing. When possible, schedule appointments for afterschool, before school, or during estabished school breaks to limit loss of learning time.

Ways you can help support our office staff, classroom teachers, and students' learning, is by

• limiting the frequency that we pull students out of class early and changing dismissal plans.
• limiting picking students up from the office between 2:30-3:10.
• We ask that if you are picking up your child early you call the office before 2:30 to make revisions.
• If you are picking up after 3:00 we ask that you do not come in the office, but rather meet your child at the front doors closest to Parsons St.

Feel free to reach out to your child's teacher if you have specific dismissal questions.

• Please send an extra change of clothing to school for your child in case of accidents or spills. Communities In Schools has a clothing closet here in the building, however, sizes and quantities are sometimes limited.
• Practice zipping coats/jackets/backpacks at home
• Practice tying shoes at home
• Encourage sharing and waiting their turn whenever possible

• ALL 5th grade students are assigned a Chromebook for school use
• They are expected to bring it to school each day in the protective case to avoid loss and damages
• Appropriate and acceptable use is expected
• Please assist us by monitoring your child's device usage at home

We would like to invite you all to our Fall Open House to meet your child's teachers and see their learning spaces on September 11th! An important Tile I Parent Meeting will be held at 4:30 and 5:30 in the library. At this time, parents will learn about goals, programming, and supports with Mrs. Roberts, principal.

Sept. 2nd-First Day of ECSE

Sept. 8th- First Day for PEEP students

Sept. 11th-Open House 4:30-6:00

Oct. 2nd School Picture Day

Oct. 22 PreK-12; NO SCHOOL; no students

Oct. 31 PreK-12 half day; records day 11:24 Dismissal

Nov.4 Picture Retake Day

Nov. 6 K-8 half day 11:24 Dismissal

Nov. 7 K-5 half day 11:24 Dismissal

Nov. 14 PreK-5; No Students

Nov. 26 Nov. 27 & 28 Thanksgiving Break; all buildings closed

Dec. 10 PreK-12; no students

Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Winter Break

Email: robertsdn@kalamazoopublicschools.net
Website: http://lincoln.kalamazoopublicschools.com/
Location: 912 North Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Phone: 269-337-0640