LPES Virtual Backpack #2

From the Principal's Desk

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It has been so wonderful seeing so many smiling faces throughout the building! We have had a great start to the school year, and it has been especially fun watching our students settle in, reconnect with friends, and get back into the routines of school.

This week, we had our first schoolwide challenge centered around the question: “What can I do to make today better?” It was so much fun talking with students and hearing the many different ways they chose to make their day and someone else’s day a little better. We are excited to continue building on this positive mindset throughout the year!

As we ease back into the school year, we have a few friendly reminders:

Car Line

Please pull all the way forward and continue down the car line as far as you can toward Harvest Gate.
Please stay behind the car in front of you and do not pull around other vehicles.
Parents remain in the car.
If your child needs assistance getting out of the car, please park in a designated parking spot so you can safely assist them.

Changes to Dismissal

If your child’s dismissal plan changes, please make sure to notify the office.
Please clearly indicate whether your child will be a car rider, walker, or bus rider.
Walkers are dismissed and picked up at Door 8.

New District 300 Elementary Family FAQ

We are excited to introduce a new Elementary Family FAQ designed to provide quick answers to many of the questions families commonly have throughout the school year. The FAQ includes information on topics such as attendance, arrival and dismissal procedures, lunch, birthdays, visitors, transportation, and more.

To make information easy to find and ensure it stays up to date, the FAQ is available on the District website and can also be accessed from our school's About page.

View the Elementary Family FAQ here:https://www.d300.org/about/elementary-faq

We encourage all families to bookmark this resource for easy reference throughout the school year.

Sincerely,

Emily Varghese

Principal

August at Lincoln Prairie

-August 26- Open House (5:00-7:00pm)

PreK- 5:00-6:00pm

K-2- 5:00-6:00pm

3-5- 6:00-7:00pm

-September 2- Late Start Day

Last year we had great participation in the Hunger Challenges through the D300 Food Pantry. The pantry assisted on average 648 families each month year to date! During the "Back to School Supply Drive" at the end of July they provided school supplies to 340 students!

Thank you for your help with our core mission of KEEPIN' THE KIDS FED!

The official monthly challenges start in September, but they reached out with the most needed items if you’d like to donate during the month of August: Personal Hygiene (shampoo, conditioner, bath soap, toilet paper, deodorant), Canned Fruit, Canned Chicken,Box Pasta, Pancake Mix, Syrup & Coffee

Also, if you’d like to volunteer at the food pantry reach out to the Volunteer Coordinator, Julie Mclaughlin (jmclaughlin@d300foodpantry.org). General volunteers can always check out our available shifts via our website here: https://www.d300foodpantry.org/volunteer/

Coming Up In Septemeber

-9/2- Late Start Day

-9/7- Labor Day- No School

-9/8- PTO Meeting

-9/24- Picture Day

-9/30- Late Start Day

📣 Volunteer Needed 📣

Looking for a parent volunteer to come help with copying and distributing flyers for the food pantry each month! If interested, please contact Mrs. Boscarino at kathleen.boscarino@d300.org.

Attendance

Direct Attendance Line (automated): 847-532-6620

Email: attendance.lpes@d300.org

Fax: 847-532-6615

If your student will be absent or if there is a change in dismissal, please notify the teacher AND the school office. If your student is absent for multiple days, please contact the school each day they are absent.

** Absences should be reported no later than 10:00am.

** Dismissal changes should be reported no later than 12:00pm.

Weekly Attendance Rate (8/17-8/21)

Our weekly attendance rates for this week are: 96.8% (present) and 3.2% (absent)

Our weekly attendance rates for last week are: 97.4% (present) and 2.6% (absent)

Weekly Tardy Rate (8/17-8/21)

Tardies for this week: 9

Tardies for last week: 7

Attendance Incentives

Present Potatoes

Each week, classrooms that achieve a 95% attendance rate or higher will earn a potato piece to add to their classroom potato.

When a class’s potato is 50% completed, they will earn a classroom reward of their choice.
When their potato is 100% full, the class will earn another celebration and be crowned the “Present Potato” of the week!

Full Nest

Full Nest: Each classroom has their own Hawk's Nest. The tree holds ten hawk nests, and each time everyone in the class is in attendance they can fill in one of the nests. Once all ten nests are filled in, the class receives a large hawk feather, and a reward of their choice.

CUSD 300 Volunteer Application

Book Vending Machine

Please consider donating a book to the Book Vending Machine. For this initiative, students set academic or behavioral goals with their teachers and when they meet those goals, they earn the opportunity to choose their own book from the vending machine.

To donate a book to the Book Vending Machine, please use this link:

(all donations are made through the webstore)

Lincoln Prairie Elementary School Book Vending Machine Donation