Weekly Outcall @Lincoln

Website: https://www.naperville203.org/ljhs
Location: 1320 Olympus Drive, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: (630)420-6370
Twitter: @LJHSLancers

Instagram: @lincolnlancers203

Online Absence Center

Voicemail-(630) 420-3881

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for this week Thursday October 8th from 5:00 - 8:30pm and Friday October 9th from 8:00 am - 12:00pm this week. You should have received a confirmation email during sign up with your links and selected times. If for any reason you are unable to view your times or schedule please contact the main office.

Also please note if you signed up on PTC Wizard, and would like an interpreter for your conference, please contact the school office directly at (630) 420-6370 as soon as possible so that we can arrange one for you.

A reminder that both conference days (Oct. 8 & 9) are non-attendance days for students. We also are off Monday October 12th. We hope you enjoy the long weekend and will see you back on Tuesday October 13th!

We are excited to announce that our annual fall fundraiser will be coming soon toward the middle of October! This year, we are partnering with a new group to raise money while promoting kindness and community.

Information will be shared next week with families, and a kickoff for students is scheduled after our long conference weekend. In preparation, we are asking families to start thinking about family members and extended friends who might be able to support your child. Please start collecting and listing email addresses for those potential partners so that the kickoff starts strong!

As with previous years and fundraisers, students will earn prizes and rewards for participating and raising money! More information coming soon :)

Our first restaurant night is Oct 6th at Caines from 4pm-8pm. Bring in the flyer or mention Lincoln Jr High.

Mobile Code RCFund96 works on all mobile orders.

Cheerleading is BACK!

Please join us for the Lancer Loudies Cheer Intramural! You will learn cheers, jumps, dances, and more! Come for Pep Squad fun or come to prepare for Cheer Squad tryouts! All grade levels are welcome to attend.

Remaining intramural dates are: Monday 10/5 @ 3:00 pm, Tuesday 10/6 @ 7:00 am, and Wednesday 10/7 @ 3:00 pm.

Interested??? Click HERE to sign up! Students must fill out the form ahead of time and register on SNAP in order to participate!

Want more information? Use this link to access the Lancer Loudies Cheer & Pep Squad Page: https://bit.ly/m/LancerLoudies

Please email Mrs. Hutchison or Ms. Grady for more information!

Our Art club is starting their first day at Lincoln Junior High School Monday October 5th. Students who have enrolled in this extra curricular activity should meet in room 38 by 3:00pm. The club will run every Monday (10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30) from 3:00 - 4:00pm. Students are expected to have transportation home at 4:00 or can walk home with their parent/guardian permission. Please be on the lookout for confirmation emails sent directly from the Crayola Imagine Arts Academy confirming your child’s enrollment.

Lancer Wrestling starts on Tuesday, October 13th, 3:00 - 4:45 in the tile gym. No experience is necessary, and all are welcome. Wrestling is a no-cut sport; everyone who is on the team will wrestle in a weight class according to their weight. Wrestling is open to all 7th and 8th grade students. Before the 15th, parents must register their athlete and upload a physical on SNAP!. Shorts, a t-shirt, and socks are all that is needed initially for practice. Visit SNAP! or click here for the full schedule of practices and meets and for more information about Lancer Wrestling. Sixth graders may attend practice as an intramural but will still need a physical. Contact Coach Hunt with questions.

Dear Lincoln Jr. High Families,

The safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority. We are writing to share an immediate concern regarding student arrival and dismissal procedures, and to ask for your partnership in keeping our community safe.

Recently, we have seen a concerning increase in unsafe car and pedestrian traffic around the school. Specifically, students are being dropped off or picked up outside of our designated parent lines, and students are crossing main streets outside of marked crosswalks or cutting through active parking lots.

Our largest fear—and the sole reason for this message—is that these habits could lead to property damage or serious injury. Please understand that when staff members step in to redirect families or students, it comes entirely from a place of care, concern, and a desire to protect our kids.

To help ensure everyone gets to and from school safely, we ask that all families adhere strictly to our established routines:

• Use Designated Parent Lines: Always drop off and pick up students within the designated zones. Avoid dropping off students along busy roads or in unapproved areas.

• Stick to Crosswalks: Remind your child to cross main streets only at marked crosswalks and to follow staff and traffic signals.

• Follow NPD Guidelines: Please review the attached Naperville Police Department Traffic Flow guidelines for detailed directions on navigating the area around the school.

We have reached out to the Naperville Police Department for additional support and traffic monitoring to help manage congestion during peak hours. However, keeping our streets safe requires effort from all of us.

Thank you for your cooperation, patience, and commitment to protecting our Lincoln Jr. High students.

Lincoln will continue using Minga, our digital hall pass system, to support student safety and classroom management. As a reminder, our students use Minga to create hall passes when they need to leave class for routine destinations like the restroom or locker. They then check in with their teacher before leaving the classroom with a physical pass.

To keep you informed, Minga will now send parents/guardians a weekly email summary of their child's total pass usage. This new feature is designed to support our ongoing focus on executive functioning skills—specifically self-management, preparedness, and making the most of designated passing periods so students arrive to class with everything they need. If you ever have questions or concerns about your child's pass usage, please feel free to reach out directly to their teacher or administration for support.

We want to share a quick reminder regarding fidgets and classroom focus.

While fidgets are wonderful tools to support focus and engagement, certain personal items—such as NeeDohs, Tech Decks (finger skateboards), and larger toys—often cause the opposite effect. They can lead to significant classroom distractions, property damage if broken, or lost items.

Moving forward, we ask that these specific items be kept at home. To support our students, we actively encourage fidget use and fully provide appropriate options in the classroom. If your child chooses to bring a personal fidget from home, please help us ensure it is discreet and supports learning rather than distracting from it.

If students bring unapproved items to school, they will be kept in the main office for a parent or guardian to pick up at the end of the day. Thank you for your partnership and support in maintaining a focused, positive learning environment for all students.

Absences

If a student is to be absent or late to school, the parent or guardian must call the school's absence line before 7:45AM at (630) 420-3881. You may also use the Online Absence Center. Both options are open 24 hours a day and recorded messages can be left anytime before 7:45AM.

Early Dismissals

1. Use the Online Absence Center. All prescheduled appointments should be entered by 7:45AM the day of. A pass will be given to the student to come to the office at that time. All passes are given out at 8:00AM each morning. A parent/guardian must come into the building to sign the student out.

OR

2. The day of dismissal, send a note with your student indicating what time you need to pick him/her up and the reason for leaving. Your child will bring the note to the main office before 8:00AM. The same procedure for obtaining a pass, as outlined in the first option, will be followed.

OR

3. Call the office, 630.420.6370.

Guidelines from the Transportation Department

• Both students must be regular bus riders. This applies whether they ride the same bus or different buses.

• A written note from each student’s parent/guardian is required. The note must also include a stamp or verification from the Main Office confirming that the school is aware of and has approved the arrangement. This approval needs to be confirmed at the school level.

• The driver must receive the final approved note. This ensures all required permissions have been properly documented before the students ride together.

As recently highlighted September is National Attendance Awareness Month and share why consistent attendance and on-time arrival are so critical at Lincoln. Being present every day gives students full access to daily learning, builds strong classroom communities, and helps foster meaningful connections with peers and staff.

Improving and maintaining consistent student attendance remains a key goal in our School Improvement Plan. Our team will closely monitor attendance throughout the year and offer tailored support and resources to families whenever needed to help remove barriers.

Please keep the following guidelines in mind regarding attendance reporting:

• Reporting Absences: All absences, regardless of the reason, must be reported through our Attendance Hotline or Infinite Campus.

• Include a Reason: Illinois state guidelines require us to code absences specifically. Please ensure you provide a reason for the absence when you log it or call it in.

• Unexcused Absence Outreach: If a student is absent and we have not received notification from a parent or guardian, our staff will reach out to verify their whereabouts.

• Team Support: If we notice a pattern of missing school or tardiness, members of our counseling, health office, or administration teams will reach out to families directly. We want to partner with you to offer resources and build a plan for consistent daily attendance.

Thank you for your partnership in making daily, on-time attendance a priority for your child. If you have any questions regarding attendance guidelines or reporting procedures, please do not hesitate to contact our main office.

As a reminder due to allergies and our student needs, we ask that no outside food be brought to share at lunch. If food is dropped off or delivered, it must only be for your child; nothing should be brought or purchased for a lunch table or large group. This ensures the safety of all our students.

Please be advised that students are only allowed in the building before school (beginning at 7:40am) if they are purchasing and eating Organic Life breakfast in the cafeteria. Outside food and beverages are not allowed to be consumed in the building before school begins but can be stored away in the student's lunchbox to consume during lunch. That includes but is not limited to coffee drinks, energy drinks, and soda. Students coming to school with these open items will have to consume them outside the building or throw them away upon entry to the school. The only outside beverage that students can have throughout the school day in the classroom is water.

Monday

• 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Intramural 6:45am Wood Gym

• Lancer Loudies Cheer & Pep Squad 3:00 - 4:00pm Stage

• Girls Volleyball Tournament - Times/Locations TBD

• Football Playoffs - Times/Locations TBD

Tuesday

• 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Intramural 6:45am Wood Gym

• Lego League 6:45am in PLTW Room #2

• Mathletes Club 6:45am Room #8

• Lancer Life Student Newspaper 3:00pm Room #11

• Cross Country Meet AWAY at Gregory M.S. 4:00pm

• Girls Volleyball Tournament - Times/Locations TBD

• Football Playoffs - Times/Locations TBD

Wednesday

• 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Intramural 6:45am Wood Gym

• Semester 1 Strength Training Intramural 7:15am in Fitness Center

• Lincoln GSA Club 3:00pm Room #11

• Lancer Loudies Cheer & Pep Squad 3:00 - 4:00pm Stage

• Girls Volleyball Tournament - Times/Locations TBD

Thursday

• NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00 - 8:30pm

Friday

• NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00am - 12:00pm