Hello Lincoln Community,
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Meet the Teacher event on Wednesday! We had a great turnout with so many families in attendance. Our teachers and staff truly appreciated the opportunity to meet each of you and welcome you to the classroom. Many of you were also able to listen to our presentation on the Integrated Plan, Title 1A, and our school-wide goals for this year. Included in this Newsletter is the SlideShow we presented.
Interested in Volunteering? Yesterday evening we hosted our Volunteer Gathering, an event we will host regularly. If you missed it, or if you'd like to sign up to volunteer here at Lincoln, please contact Amaris Chavez at 503-981-2840.
Upcoming Events: We have many upcoming events that we hope you can attend. Please see the Important Dates section of this Newsletter for specific dates and we've also included details for events in the near future. Please note that on Monday at 6:00 pm we have our Site Council meeting, and if you're interested in participating, please let us know. Then, on Wednesday at 6:00 pm we host our first Kindergarten Literacy Night.
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
Mark your calendars for the Start of 2024!
Monday, September 16 - Site Council Meeting at 6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 17 - Bus Evacuation Drill
Wednesday, September 18 - Kindergarten Literacy Night
Thursday, September 19 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
Friday, September 20 - K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
Monday, September 23 - Monday Professional Development Day - No School
Tuesday, September 24 - Choir Begins
Wednesday, September 25 - BMX Assembly focused on Anti-bullying
Wednesday, September 25 - Family Math Night to Start Learning About the New Curriculum Materials
Friday, September 27 - Spirit Day: Crazy Shoe Day
October 7-10 - Book Fair
October 9 and 10 - Fall Conferences
- Teachers, staff, and students knew what to do and were prepared for the Lockdown Drill.
- Staff locked doors, turned off the lights, and all students and staff got out of sight.
- The drill was conducted in a calm, quiet, and orderly manner and staff talked to students about the reason we practice the drill.
Bus Evacuation Drill: Our first Bus Evacuation Drill will be on Tuesday next week, September 13. As with our first Fire Drill and Lockdown Drill, you may want to talk with your student about the Bus Evacuation Drill ahead of time to help him or her to be ready.
Future Drills: Next month, we will practice our first Earthquake Drill. We will continue to provide more specifics on these drills prior to our first ones of the year.
After school each day, we encourage you to check in with your student to find out how it went. Some students are ready to talk right away, others may need a little time before they're ready. As a helpful guide, here are some questions you might consider, perhaps picking one or two each day.
- What made you smile today?
- What’s something new that you learned?
- What was something interesting that happened?
- Who is someone who helped you today?
- What are you most proud of today?
- What students did you spend time with today?
- Who did you sit with during lunch?
- What did you do during recess and who was with you?
- What did you learn during (math, reading, etc.)?
- What was the most difficult thing that happened today?
- If you could change one thing about today, what would it be?
- What’s something that you’re looking forward to getting to do tomorrow?
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.
