January 2025 Newsletter

January Lunch Menu

January Activity Calendar

As a reminder school breakfast and lunch are free for all students!

On behalf of everyone at Lincoln School we wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year!

As we turn the calendar to 2025 we are committed to continuing to provide a quality education for all of our students!

Congratulations to our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month!

Kindergarten: Sienna Ward

First Grade: Kidagakash Aldama-Flores

Second Grade: Axl Miller and Maverick Leopold

Third Grade: Lacey Straughn

Fourth Grade: Parker Corcoran

Fifth Grade: Bryleigh Camenisch

• Students have recess out-doors twice a day when the temperature is above 20 degrees with wind chill. Please send your child dressed appropriately for outdoor recess.

• If you need any warm winter clothing including: coats, hats, gloves, snow pants, boots, or any other items of clothing. Please let Nurse Jordan know. She can assist you. Call her at 815-883-8932, ext. 118.

• Please make sure we have updated contact information. In the event of a school closure due to winter weather. Parents will be notified via phone, text, email, and WLPO.

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, any homeless child shall be immediately admitted, even if the child’s parent /guardian is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment. A homeless child may attend the District school that the child attended when permanently housed or in which the child was last enrolled. A homeless child living in any District school’s attendance area may attend that school. The child shall have access to the same free, appropriate public education as provide to other children, including a public preschool education.

Please contact Kelly Legrenzi, homeless liaison for the Oglesby Public School District for additional information about homeless issues.

All students should be dropped off and picked up at the middle doors of the school. Doors open each day at 8:15.

All traffic should flow south on Bennett Ave. Please remain in your car and do not park in the traffic flow. Do not drop off or pick up students in the center of the road. Students should never cross Bennett Ave. alone.

Please submit any transportation changes in writing to the teacher at the beginning of the day. In an emergency please call the school before 2:00 for changes in pick up.

Dismissal begins at 3:15 with walking students dismissed first from the south entrance of the school. Buses are loaded next and then the car line begins after all buses have been loaded.

January Events

• January 13th Sing and Dance Night 5:30

• January 24th Sensory Play Day Daytime event

The L.E.A.S.E. Preschool Team and the Oglesby Preschool will be hosting a Preschool Screenings for 3-5 year old and Birth -3 Screening for infants-2 years old on Wednesday, January 8th. 

These screenings are free!  Please call Ms. Kim at 815-883-9137 to schedule an appointment

We still have openings for our preschool program. Please contact the Preschool Office for more information. 815-883-8932.

AM Pre-K 8:45-11:30

PM Pre-K 12:15-3:00

Grades K and 2: “Child Protection Unit” is a 6 week program designed for students in Kindergarten-2rd grade. The weekly presentations are 20-30 minutes in length, and they include videos, learning cards, role plays and hands on activities. Topics include: seatbelt usage, fire safety, gun safety, distinguishing between safe/unsafe and unwanted touching, abuse, and how to respond.

 Grade 4: “Child Safety Unit” is designed for students in 4th-6th grade. The 5 weekly presentations are 30 minutes in length and include videos, and hands on activities. The program focuses on the topic of bullying and how to respond to bullying, whether as a firsthand experience or as a bystander. It also teaches about conflict resolution, bully prevention, and internet safety (including all forms of social media).  One lesson is focused on Erin’s Law which reviews prior safety information covered in early grades regarding safe/unsafe and unwanted touching, abuse, and how to respond.

 ***All students at these grade levels received more detailed information prior to winter break. You may opt your child out of the program at any time by informing your child's teacher***

A fever is a warning sign that all is not right with the body. The best way to check a fever is with a thermometer, which every home should have. No child with a fever of 100 degrees should ever be in school. Do not allow your child to return to school until he/she has been without a fever for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication).

The common cold presents the most frequent problem to parents. A child with a “heavy” cold and hacking cough belongs at home in bed, even if there is no fever. If your child complains of a sore throat but has no other symptoms, he/she may attend school. If he/she has a bright red throat with or without white spots or if a fever is present keep your child home and call your medical doctor.

A rash may be the first sign of illnesses like strep throat or chicken pox. Do not send your child to school with a rash until you have been seen by your doctor and are cleared to return to school. Secure a note from your doctor that states their rash is not communicable.

Consult your doctor if your child has a stomach ache which is persistent or severe enough to limit activity. If vomiting occurs, keep your child at home for at least 24 hours after the last episode.

A child with diarrhea should be kept at home for 24 hours after the last episode. Always call your medical doctor if improvement does not occur.

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Press 1 for Lincoln

• Press 1 to report an absence

• Press 4 for Preschool

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