Lincoln Elementary Newsletter
November 2019
Lincoln Elementary Website- http://www.usd290.org/LES November 6 Lincoln Facebook page- @lincolnelementaryottawa KOFO Lincoln Radio Show @ 8:10ish
Principal Email-Austin Entress: [email protected] November 7 Hearing and Vision Screenings, October School Phone: 785-229-8080 & School Fax: 785-229-8089 Awards Assembly, and 3rd Grade PE Family Night @ 6:30pm 1102 N. Milner Rd., Ottawa, KS 66067 November 11 Veteran’s Day Veteran Guest Speaker (during Dressing Warm Morning Announcements) Always remember to send your child to school with a warm coat. We like to go outside for November 12 recess whenever possible, as being outdoors Site Council Meeting @ 11:00am & PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm allows for more student movement than playing games during inside recess. November 13 Lincoln Living Leadership Meeting & KC Wolf School Assembly (Sponsored by PTO) Contact Information: As the possibility of winter weather picks up, please make sure November 14 4th Grade Music Program @ 6:30pm that your family’s contact information is up to date on Skyward in order to ensure you receive any and all important automated November 18-22 messages such as school cancellations or postponements. Feel Reach for the Stars Penny War Fundraiser for free to call or drop by the school for help in how to check this. KVC Holiday Hero Program (We are proud to raise money each year for this and appreciate any loose change you have)
November 21 School Start Time & Drop-Off 4th Grade Disability Awareness Presentation Our announcements start daily at 7:55am in the gym and directly following that, our school day November 25/26 Building Wide STEM Days begins in our classrooms at 8:00. Our first classroom activity of the day is each classroom’s November 27 Morning Meeting, and it is very important that our students are KOFO Lincoln Radio Show @ 8:10ish (Will play dropped off in time to allow them to participate in this daily 1st Christmas song, picked by Lincoln students meeting, as we get our day started by building our classroom and staff ) communities. In order to allow plenty of time for students to be November 27-29 dropped off in advance of our announcements/start time, we NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break open our back gates and back gym doors at 7:35, which is also the same time that breakfast begins. At 8:00 (the start time of December 3 Ms. Scovill’s 4th Grade Class to One Room school), our back gates close and parents/guardians will need Schoolhouse to drive to the front of the school and walk their student into the office. If it is after 8:05, they will also need to be signed in by an December 5 adult as they will be concerned tardy. Ms. Klein’s 4th Grade Class to One Room Schoolhouse
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Cold and Flu Season Preparedness
The peak of the cold and flu season is around the corner. To prevent widespread flu in school, we recommend that your child stay home from school if experiencing flu or cold symptoms. To decide whether or Community Fun for the Family not to send your child to school, please consider the following guidelines: http://www.whatsupottawaks.com/
Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and https://www.ottawalibrary.org/ observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms: Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough http://ottawakansas.org/ Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep) All Nov. (Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Headache Friday)- Read & Feed (@ Ottawa Public Mild stomach ache Library) Ages preschool through 12th grade are invited to enjoy a free meal at Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he the library after school. Meals will be or she has any of these symptoms: served and eaten in the Children's Activity Fever (greater than 100 degrees, by mouth, and room @ 3:45pm until 4:15pm on Monday- your child may return to school only after his or her Thursday and from 2:30pm until 3:00pm on temperature has been consistently below 100 Friday. After eating please stay and join in degrees, by mouth, for a minimum of 24 hours) the fun activities! Vomiting (even once) Diarrhea All Nov. (Every Friday)- Lego Building and Chills Other Activities (@ Ottawa Public Library) Feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness or muscle Come to the Children's Department after school on Fridays for fun activities. aches Frequent congested (wet) or croupy cough Nov. 9th- Veteran’s Day Parade (@ Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of Downtown) Beginning at 10:45am, come nose support our military’s veterans by bringing
a lawn chair and some hot chocolate to To help prevent the flu and other colds, teach your children good our downtown’s streets. hygiene habits: Wash hands frequently Nov. 9th – 18th Annual Homemade Do not touch eyes, nose or mouth Holidays Craft Show (@ Ottawa Middle Cover mouth and nose when sneezing or School) Bring the little ones (and the older coughing, use a paper tissue, throw it away and ones) to enjoy over 100 booths of crafts then wash hands that include: woodworking, specialty Avoid close contact with people who are sick. foods, art, quilts, jewelry, and holiday décor. Proceeds support OMS students. Colds are the most contagious during the first 48 hours. A child who has a fever should remain at home until "fever free" for a minimum of Nov. 17th- Optimist Club Kid’s Bowling (@ Fusion Alley) From 2:00-4:00pm, the 24 hours. A child who has started antibiotics needs to be on the Optimist Club will pay for kids to come medication for 48 hours before considered non-contagious and able bowl. If parents want to bowl alongside, to return to school. Often when a child awakens with vague they would need to pay, but this is a complaints (the way colds and flus begin) it is wise to observe your great, fun activity for kids to take part in. child at home for an hour or two before deciding whether or not to Dec. 7th- Optimist Club Kid’s Movie Day (@ bring to school. Your child should be physically able to participate in Plaza Theatre) Doors will open at 9:30am, all school activities on return to school. Keeping a sick child at home with the selected movie starting at 10:00. will minimize the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom. Thanks to donations from the Optimist Club, this event is free to all 3rd-5th grade students, and will be held the first Saturday of every month.
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Take-Home Tidbits
BoysTown Skills
This month we will focus on 3 more important life skills as we educate students on the 16 Boys Town Life Skills. We are currently focusing on Getting the Teacher/Adult’s Attention with the steps of: 1) Look at the adult. 2) Raise your hand and stay calm. 3) Wait until the adult says your name. 4) Ask your question. Next PTO Spotlight we teach Disagreeing Appropriately with the steps as: 1) Look at https://www.facebook.com/groups/333026366769619/?ref=bookmarks the person. 2) Use a pleasant voice. 3) Tell why you feel differently. 4) Give a reason. 5) Listen to the other person. Lastly, 1. A huge thank you to all the parents we will begin to focus on Making an Apology with the steps as: 1) who donated for the Parent Teacher Look at the person. 2) Use a serious, sincere voice. 3) Say “I’m Conference meals for teachers, it was sorry for…” or “I want to apologize for…”. 4) Explain how you plan greatly appreciated!!! to do better in the future. 5) Say “Thanks for listening.” We have already heard from numerous parents about how these skills are 2. Don’t forget about the 3rd Thursday successfully transferring over into the home, please feel free to Pizza Time Fundraiser (Nov. 21st). We test them out on your own kiddo . raised $133 for our Lincoln Living Building Reading Skills Leadership group last month!
1. Take turns reading aloud at bedtime. Kids enjoy this special time 3. Thank you for your help with our with their parents. It is also important for kids to hear what “good Believe Fundraiser as it was a success! :) reading” sounds like. 2. Once is not enough. Encourage your child to re-read favorite 4. Keep turning in Box Tops (If you use books and poems. Re-reading helps kids read more quickly and the new app, there is no more clipping!), accurately. Coke Rewards, and Best Choice labels. 3. Help your child pick books that are the right level and not too difficult. Have them use the 5 finger rule: 1) Choose a book that 5. Please mark your calendars-Family you think you will enjoy. 2) Read the second page. 3) Hold up a Pictures, November 23rd, 10am-2pm. finger for each word you are not sure of, or do not know. 4) If More details soon! there are five or more words you did not know, you should choose an easier book. 5) Still think it may not be too difficult? Use the five 6. Coming up in December- We will finger rule on two more pages. once again be hosting the Penguin 4. Talk with your child every day about school and things going on Patch (holiday store) as an opportunity around the house. Sprinkle some interesting words into the for kids to purchase gifts for family conversation, and build on words you've talked about in the past. members. Children need to be familiar how words are put together in sentences. This too helps them when they are reading using those sentence clues. 5. Kids are busy these days often having evening events. However, bring along a book or magazine any time your child has to wait, such as at a doctor's office. Always try to fit in reading! 6. Ask your child questions about the story you've just read. Ask the 5 W questions? Who? What? Where? When? Why? And How? Have them retell the story they just read including the characters, setting (where/when the story took place), and then tell something that happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
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In this section, we showcase pictures of our students both hard at work in the classroom and at play with their classmates and teachers.
This month went by way too fast as we had multiple awesome events including Buddy Classrooms, parties, and the everyday ordinary amazingness of our staff and students!
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