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. Send the family survey back with your child's name and grade and you can enter the raffle to win a prize for your family.
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,
What beautiful weather we've had this week. Crisp and cool sunny days as the leaves continue to fall creates perfect Fall weather. We hope this finds you well and enjoying the season. Please remember that on Monday we have no school in honor of the Veteran's Day Holiday.
Report Cards Sent: This week we sent out Quarter 1 report cards with information about how your student(s) is progressing with learning and growth in the various academic areas. This is one of many communications we send out each year to keep you informed of your child's progress. If you didn't receive the report card, please give us a call.
In this Newsletter: We've provided information about upcoming events and opportunities such as the Social Media Informational Evening, the Love Santa program, and the Lunch Menu. We've also shared information on Sense of Belonging and how we're promoting a Sense of Importance in each of our students. Additionally, you'll find info on our Emergency Communication system, health and safety instruction, and more.
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
11/11 - Holiday - Veterans Day - No School
11/12 - SMILE Field Trip
11/13 - Social Media Presentation at FPMS
11/14 - 3rd-5th Grade Community Meeting (every Thursday)
11/15 - K-2nd Community Meeting (every Friday)
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
Feeling Important
After reviewing our sense of belonging survey, we've noticed that it would be good to help our students better understand how important each of them are here at Lincoln. With that in mind, during a recent leadership meeting, our team discussed what the concept of feeling important may mean for our students. Afterwards, we promoted this sense of importance by reviewing the following questions with them.
- What do you understand by being important?
- What makes you feel important in school?
- Can you share a time when you felt valued by a teacher or classmate?
- What changes would you like to see to help you feel more important here?
We then collected student insights and feedback to inform us as we continue to create and refine the strategies we use to support our students effectively.
Morning Affirmation
Also, after reviewing our data, we identified a strategy to help our students grow in their self-management skills. Starting last Monday, alongside saying the Pledge of Allegiance, we began to incorporate daily affirmations into our routine.
- I am amazing
- I am smart
- I am kind
- I am important
- I am loved
- I will do my best today!
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.
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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.
