A few important dates and announcements for your planning:

5.24 - Field Day Rain Date

5.27 - No school, Memorial day!

.28 - 6th Grade Trip in the afternoon

5.30 - Awards Ceremony beginning at 9 AM

5.31 - Last day of school, end of third trimester, report cards emailed home, Variety show in the morning

New Items: 

May 31st is the last student day of this school year. We will dismiss at the normal time.

6th Grade Graduation Walk - We are looking forward to our yearly tradition of having our 6th grade students walk the halls of Lincoln Elementary near the end of our last day of school on Friday, May 31st. This allows our students and staff to cheer for them and wish them well as they end their time at Lincoln. 6th Grade parents are welcome to attend! If you are able to join us, please plan to arrive at approximately  3:15 PM. You are also welcome to take your students with you when we are done, our walk will end with a picture outside of our Gym. Please make sure you connect with our teaching staff before leaving.

Lost and Found - our lost and found is very full! Please be sure to have your students check for any missing items during the month of May. All remaining items are donated at the end of the school year.

End of the Year Lunch Balance In order to balance our accounts in the lunch program at the close of the school year, we need to have your child's lunch account balance at 0 or above.  Please bring it up to date as soon as possible.  Any remaining balance will remain in your child's account and carry over for next year. If your children will not be attending Cedar Falls schools next year, please let us know as soon as possible and they will be given a refund of the balance left in their account at the end of the year.

Our neighbor and partner, First United Methodist Church, is offering Vacation Bible School! (https://tinyurl.com/mstnunyz) Please click the link for more information!

Measurable Results Survey (https://tinyurl.com/2atvxpfz)  - would you be willing to give our school feedback on our Leader In Me work? Please click on the survey to help us plan ahead to support our students next year!

A Note from the Health Office for 2nd grade families (http://tinyurl.com/4y58k3v3): The Iowa Department of Public Health requires a vision screening for those entering 3rd grade. If you have a well visit coming up, please ask for a vision check on your student and submit the results to the Health Office. 

Attention 6th Grade Families! This is a reminder that if you have a student entering 7th grade at either Holmes or Peet Junior High, your student will need the following immunizations:

• Meningococcal (Meningitis) before they are allowed to start the 1st day of school or sports

• TDaP within 60 days of the 1st day of school

The requirement for the Meningitis vaccine is that it contains A, C, W, Y and is received on or after your student’s 10th birthday.  A meningitis B vaccine does not meet this requirement.

Sturgis Falls Youth Choir Opportunity - Sign up any current 3-6th grader for the Sturgis Falls Children's Choir! All details and sign up form can be found HERE (https://tinyurl.com/yy28skef) 

Parent Supports:

CKLA/Amplify Supports -  The resource we are using in our district is called CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) from grades Kindergarten through 5th and Amplify for 6th grade. We will send home paper copies of the “Caregiver Letter” each time we begin a new unit and want to share these with our families each week. We encourage you to use the conversation starters!

Kindergarten Unit 12 (https://tinyurl.com/2t6bshhp) 

1st Grade Unit 11 (https://tinyurl.com/ytu9n9w2)  

2nd Grade Unit 11 (https://tinyurl.com/397d29xn) 

3rd Grade Unit 10 and Unit 11 (https://tinyurl.com/38jy4kta and https://tinyurl.com/3fsbyr7j)  

4th Grade Unit 8 (https://tinyurl.com/yy3k83uc) 

5th Grade Unit 9 (https://tinyurl.com/nhd5r7wf) 

6th Grade Unit 6 (https://tinyurl.com/ybupuv8n) 

Illustrative Math - We are excited to continue to deliver Illustrative Math to our students this year! This is a problem-based curriculum where students spend most of their time in class working on problems. Teachers help students understand the problems, ask questions to push their thinking and facilitate discussions to help students. Our goal is to help students build understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures as well as to apply this knowledge to new situations. During Math, students will collaborate with their classmates to talk about math, listen to each other’s ideas, justify their thinking and discuss their thinking. They gain experience communicating their ideas both verbally and in writing. This kind of instruction may look different from what you experienced in your own math education. Current research says that students need to be able to think flexibly in order to use mathematical skills in their lives and also on the types of tests they will encounter. Flexible thinking relies on understanding concepts and making connections between them. We plan to share family support materials for each unit as we appreciate your support at home!

Kindergarten Unit 7 (https://tinyurl.com/2x89hsp7) 

1st Grade Unit 8 (https://tinyurl.com/4b23jheh) 

2nd Grade Unit 8 (https://tinyurl.com/29xh6aek) 

3rd Grade Unit 7 (https://tinyurl.com/mr45kf6b) 

4th Grade Unit 8 (https://tinyurl.com/mw3upf79) 

5th Grade Unit 6 (http://tinyurl.com/4hc59ypz) 

6th Grade Unit 7 (https://tinyurl.com/yb6eec9b) 

Lincoln PALS

We collect Box Tops! (https://tinyurl.com/s98ea7w8) Box Tops is a program allowing schools to raise money. This process is now digital through the Box Tops app. Simply purchase Box Tops products, scan your receipt within 14 days and that’s it! If you purchase groceries digitally, receipts can be emailed to receipts@boxtops4education.com from an email address connected to your account. These funds support our students, staff and school.

Repeat News:

Parents, we need your help each morning. We ask that students not arrive before 8:30 unless they are preparing for Safety Patrol. Please do not allow students to wait on the playground as there is no adult supervision. In addition, after school, we ask students to head directly home unless they are under the direct supervision of an adult. Please note that these requests are part of our Elementary Handbook as they support student safety, both are noted on page 12. (https://tinyurl.com/59x5b7sv) 

Arrival And Dismissal - we are working to help our students safely enter and leave the building. In the morning, we will ask students to arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. They will report to their classrooms or to the cafeteria for breakfast if needed. At the end of the day, we will dismiss students beginning with Kindergarten and moving through 6th grade. Our staff will walk students to the door. Our Kindergarten and 1st grade students will dismiss at their outside classroom doors, second grade will dismiss onto the east playground, third grade will also dismiss onto the east playground, fourth grade will dismiss using our main entrance doors on 8th street and 5th and 6th grade will dismiss using our 7th street doors. We appreciate families making and following consistent after school plans. We will not have supervision for students prior to 8:30 AM each morning. Thank you for helping us support safe morning arrivals and afternoon dismissals!

Wednesday Early Dismissal - we dismiss every Wednesday at 1:50 PM. Please be sure to set a reminder to pick up students promptly. Our staff use this time to collaborate to support learning for our students.

Snacks and Birthday Treats - We are proud to be a Blue Zones school and encourage healthy choices when students bring food for their daily snack. In addition, to support safety this school year when celebrating birthdays, we will ask for families to bring prepackaged items to minimize handling. Thank you!

Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to seeing you next week!

Respectfully,

Ralph Bryant

Lincoln Elementary Principal

Follow Lincoln On Social Media

Art: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnArtRoom/ 

Music: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMusicCF/ 

Media Center: https://www.instagram.com/lincolnlibrarycf 

Physical Education: https://www.facebook.com/Lincolnphysicaleducation/ 

Lincoln Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFLincolnElementary/ 

Lincoln Instagram: cflincoln

Lincoln Twitter: @CF_Lincoln