January Family Email

Lincoln Park Elementary

January 5, 2024

Happy New Year Lincoln Park Families,

The LP CREW hope all of our CREW families had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  We are excited to be back and begin 2024 together as a school family.  As January approaches, please find the following information helpful.

Good News:

  • It was great to see so many families in the building to celebrate the holiday season with us through our evening concerts and class parties. As always, we thank you for your support and partnership.

  • Thank you to all of our generous families who donated Toys for Tots this year.  Because of your generosity, we were able to make a significant contribution to this worthy cause.

Information:

  • Our growth mindset for the month of January is “I get SMARTER when I PRACTICE”.  Teachers will remind students that practice results in growth.

  • Lincoln Park has 1 day each month when classroom teachers devote some time to intentional teaching of Be Nice lessons. Students learn to Notice, Invite, Empower, and Challenge to promote awareness around and prevent bullying. This month, we are devoting a whole week to this important endeavor and drawing attention to it with a Spirit Week beginning on January 22.  Be on the lookout for more details as the date approaches.

  • Please join our PTO for the next meeting on Tuesday, January 9  at 6:30PM in the library. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but are interested in giving input or helping out, please contact our PTO: lincolnparkptocrew@gmail.com

Important Recess Reminders:

  • As winter weather is bound to arrive any day, be sure to send in a pair of shoes for students to wear in the classroom.  Snow boots cause unnecessary messes in the classroom and are not comfortable for students to wear the whole day.  

  • Please send students to school prepared for our outdoor recesses each day with appropriate outdoor clothing:  hats, mittens, boots, and snow pants.  Lunch recess is 20 minutes M-F and students have an additional 30 minutes of outside play T-F. This time is much more enjoyable when students are dressed appropriately for the winter weather.  Students will have outdoor recess unless the air temperature or wind chill is 5 degrees or below.

Substitute Noon Monitors needed:

  • If you love spending time with students and want to fill in when one of our cafeteria staff needs to be away for the day, please call the front office and let us know.  We’d love to have a list of parents who are available to help out in the lunchroom and at recess as needed between 11:00 - 1:20.

Girls On the Run:

PTO Daughter Dance - Saturday, January 20:

  • It still ISN'T too late to turn in your RSVP. Please send them in as soon as possible with payment, so we can plan appropriately. 

  • We have changed the "Daddy Daughter Dance" name to the "Daughter Dance" to be more inclusive.  Any princess attending must be a student at Lincoln Park, accompanied by ONE adult guest per family which is included in the $10 donation. We sincerely apologize for any confusion this may have caused. 

  • If you would like to volunteer these are a few ways we could use your help: 

Upcoming Events:

  • Every Monday of the school year - 2:00 Dismissal

  • Every Tuesday of the school year - Positive T-Shirt Tuesday

  • Tuesday, January 9:  PTO meeting at 6:30 PM

  • Tuesday, January 9:  Choir Concert at 6:30 PM

  • Monday, January 15:  No School - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Saturday, January 20:  Daughter Dance 6-8

  • Monday, January 22 - Friday, January 26: Be Nice Spirit Week 

  • Friday, January 26:  CREW assemblies - wear CREW blue

Have a great weekend! 

Shari Ralston and the Lincoln Park CREW