Lincoln School IMPORTANT News - September 4, 2021

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DROP OFF AND PICK UP

Please take time to review this.  Langley will be under construction until mid-October

Basically, the previous drop and pick up line will be blocked as well as traffic coming from Langley onto Orchard.  The bus will work as normal and I encourage as many people as possible to utilize our bus transportation.

Walkers and bikers should plan to arrive at Lincoln no earlier than 8:20am and you can review the diagram below to see which door they will enter.

Drop Offs and Pick Up - 

Green and Arrows Indicate Flow of Traffic

Pink Indicates No Traffic/No Parking Areas

Yellow Indicates Available Parking

The front of the school will be mostly Y5 and K as parents will pick up and drop off from that area.  Busses will also be in the front as usual.  Please do not park in the bus loading and unloading area.  Y5 and K will stage for pick-up at 3:40pm.

If you travel north on Langley, you will only be able to go as far as Hillcrest. There will be NO ACCESS to Langley from Orchard. If you are in the front of the school, you should plan to come and go from Sunset or Morton.

Drop off and pick up for 1st through 5th will be on Morton Avenue. You may drop on Morton anywhere between Kingsley and Lane and students may enter the playground using the sidewalk.  1st through 5th grade students will dismiss at 3:50pm.

Families with a Y5/K student and older students may choose a plan that works for them… options include:

• Waiting in the front with the Y5/K student and have older student meet there.

• Pick up Y5/K student and then drive to the Lane/Kingsley/Morton loop to pick up older students

• Pick up Y5/K student and plan a meeting spot (car or other) for older students.

There is available parking at the Ice Arena and the new pedestrian sidewalk system is great.

We should be running these procedures until mid-October and then we will adjust once construction on Langley is completed.

Now, due to this change, I really need some help.  If you are able to volunteer as a traffic control helper between 8:00-8:30am or 3:30-4:00pm, please sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4FAFAF29A6FD0-dropoffpickup

This Week at Lincoln School

9/7   First day of school! WOOHOO!

        Y5/K Phase-In: students A-K

 

9/8   Y5/K Phase-In: students L-Z

 

9/9    Y5/K Phase-In: students A-K

 

9/10   Y5/K Phase-In: students L-Z

 

Coming Up...

9/13  Board of Education Meeting 6 p.m.

 

9/15  Late Start Day

 

9/20 Back to School Night

        5:00-5:45 - 4th and 5th Grades

        6:00-6:45 - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades

For those who have multiple children in sessions that overlap, we are planning to have a recording available on a request basis.

9/22   Late Start Day

2021-2022 

Attendance Times 

 8:20 a.m. Students May Exit Cars and Busses

8:23 a.m. First Bell Rings- Report to Entry Door

8:25 a.m. Students Enter Building 

 8:30 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings 

 3:50 p.m. Dismissal 

Students enter at 9:25 a.m. on late start days 

Half Days Dismissal is at 12:04 p.m. 

 2021-22 Parent Calendar 

Please note that our first late start is on September 15th. 

Due to safety concerns, students may not be dropped off prior to 8:20 a.m. (9:20 a.m. on late start days). There will not be before school supervision for the time being. Students will not be gathering on the playground. This is similar to our procedures last year. 

SJ Bears Mask Up! 

Our Return to Learn Plan requires that all students, staff members, and visitors wear a mask while inside the school environment, regardless of vaccination status, at this time. Please keep in mind that all masks must cover the face from the the top of the nose to under the chin. Masks must be taken home and washed daily. Thank you for your cooperation. 

First Week of School Transportation Plans

Please share your child’s after school plans for the first week of school with us by clicking here and completing a brief form. This will help our staff make sure that your child gets to the right locations safely.

If plans change during and/or after the first week of school, please communicate changes with your child’s teacher and the school office. If your child will be riding a bus, please make sure you complete the Transportation Department Form linked below as well.

Thank you for your help!

Lincoln is looking for an Instructional Paraprofessional and few part time lunch supervisors this year.  The Para would be 5.5 hours daily and lunch supervision would be an hour and a half and would be on a rotating schedule.  When you are assigned to supervision in the lunchroom, you will be inside that whole week.  When you are assigned to playground supervision, you will be on the playground the whole week.

Supervision times:

12:00 to 1:25 - supervising in the lunchroom

12:25 - 1:50 - supervising on the playground 

If you are interested in either type of position please email me at chubble@sjschools.org.

News from the Lunch Room

We would like to remind everyone that breakfast and lunch are FREE again this year to every St Joseph Public School student. Please try to remember to pre-order your child’s lunches when they are going to participate in lunch.  This helps speed up the morning lunch count process.  You will be allowed to order the Friday before the next week using www.sendmoneytoschool.com.  

Due to the supply chain issues we are having with our vendors and food outages we will be providing a one week menu on our website and Principal blogs on the Friday before the next week. This will alleviate us having to make constant changes to a monthly menu and keep you better informed.

Lunch Menu for the Week of September 7th

9/7/21 – Chicken Tenders, muffin, steamed broccoli, fruit choice and milk.  

9/8/21 – Cheese Pizza Crunchers, Corn, fruit choice and milk

9/9/21 – Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Baked Cheez-Its, fruit choice and milk

9/10/21 – Turkey Sub, Carrot Sticks, Pretzels, Fruit Slushy and milk