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 through 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
It's a Contest: With our YouthTruth Data, we will send copies for students, and the classroom that has the highest completion rate will get to enjoy a popcorn party!
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.
Hello Lincoln Community,
In this Newsletter you'll find information about YouthTruth, you can see important upcoming dates, and you can see a number of pictures from Lincoln this week.
Report Cards - First Quarter: We begin November with a teacher workday. Today our teachers are completing 1st quarter grade reports and then we'll be sending report cards home next week. So, please keep an eye out for your child's report card, which will likely come to you toward the end of next week.
Our Week in Pictures: This week was highlighted by our PBIS Assembly and a Sports Day dress up day. It included new displays of student artwork, which you can see in the pictures in this Newsletter. Our 4th graders engaged in a science dissection project. Our student class council continued their work of service by helping in many ways throughout the school. Our SMART Readers program was on display as community volunteers came and read with students. And, we also continued to run our canned food drive.
Emergency Communication: Please see information in this Newsletter about the FlashAlert System. FlashAlert is how our District communicates with families, staff, and the community regarding emergency information and school closures. With the winter weather coming soon, we encourage you to sign up or update your contact information with this system.
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
Now - 11/20 - Food Drive
11/3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends, turn clocks back an hour
11/6 - Volunteer Gathering
11/7 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
11/8 - K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
11/11 - Holiday - Veterans Day - No School
11/12 - SMILE Field Trip
11/13 - Social Media Presentation at FPMS
11/18 - Site Council
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
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
If you would like automatic Woodburn School District notifications related to closures and delays, you can register to receive email or cell text messages by clicking on the link below and following the steps listed.
Registration Instructions:
Create an account.
- Click on link.
- Then enter your email address and click "Subscribe".
- You will be asked to confirm your email address and set a password.
- Then click "Create your Account"
- Portland/Vanc/Salem.
- Marion Co. Schools (3).
- Woodburn Sch. Dist. Then press "Subscribe" button.
- You may add one or two more email or text message addresses. Choose the type of message and enter the address. If it is a cell text address, select the carrier that the phone uses.
- After you have added the addresses, click on "Click here to send validation message".
- The system will send a three letter code to each address (by email or text), which must be entered into the account page to confirm that address is correct. Then click "Update".
- When addresses are validated, you may click "Log Out" at the top right.
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.
