Lincoln Elementary School

Our Lincoln K-4 students were lucky to hear the SMS band today. What a great demonstration of all of the instruments and the beautiful music they can make!

Mrs. Fuchs's class participating in Illinois Valley Allstars Games. Great job all!

Great job tonight Ms. Kirsten. Lincoln preschool parent coordinator presented and shared a wonderful presentation on safety for children with autism.

COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, THIS TUESDAY EVENING! NEW, YOU CAN ROUND YOUR CHANGE UP TO SUPPORT THE

Alfano’s Frozen Pizza Fundraiser orders are due this Friday, 4/11. Lincoln’s PTO uses these funds for teacher appreciation and to support students with field trips, playground equipment, classroom supplies, fun events, and more.

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Today, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of our paraprofessionals! Your dedication, support, and passion for helping students succeed are truly inspiring. We couldn't do it without you! Happy Paraprofessionals Day! #ParaprofessionalAppreciation #StudentSuccess #Teamwork

Thank you to all of our amazing Lincoln parents that completed the 5Essentials survey and submitted their names for our Lotto basket raffle. The information that you have provided will help us to make improvements here at Lincoln. Our raffle winner is Aaron Harvey!

Dear Parents: Lincoln Elementary would love to hear from YOU! This is the last week to give your important input. Please help us to grow and improve to build better learners. You have been invited to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey. The information you provide will help guide improvement as we strive to inspire each student to realize their potential through the education and opportunities we provide at Lincoln Elementary School. Your participation in this survey is voluntary but crucial. We can’t receive results from the survey unless at least 20 percent of parents respond. The more responses parents provide, the more we will know how to focus our efforts toward the improvements you want. Therefore, we have set a goal to reach an 80 percent response rate. Please help us reach our goal by completing the survey. • Go to: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ to take the survey. • You may enter your email address if you would like to receive confirmation of your submission, but it is not required. • Then enter “LaSalle” into the county field and “Lincoln Elem School-Ottawa” to find our school. You will then be asked a series of questions to provide input regarding your family’s experience here at Lincoln Elementary School. Please remember to click “submit” once you are done so your responses can be counted. Please know that your identity and responses will be kept confidential and will not be connected with your child. If you have multiple children who attend Lincoln, you may complete one survey for each child. However, only one parent per household may submit a survey for a given child. The survey is open now and closes on March 28, 2025, so please submit your responses soon! When a parent completes the 5Essentials Survey, please let your child's teacher know via School Status that you have completed it and your child will recieve $10 in Lincoln Loot! In addition, When you have completed the 5Essentials survey, please notify your classroom teacher or the Lincoln office and your name will be placed in a raffle for a Lotto scratch off basket in addition to your child receiving $10 in Lincoln Loot. We are looking forward to hearing from you! We will draw a name for the raffle when the 5Essentials survey window closes on March 28. Thank you in advance for your time and input. We appreciate you!

Mrs Vandervort and her students created posters to help remind all of us what it means to have good sportsmanship. We are proud that these Lincoln Lions took the initiative to create these posters based on our social emotional lessons. Great job!

Lots of things on our lost and found table. Please encourage your kids take the things that belong to them.

April Lunch Menu

Lincoln 4th grade has got the beat! They ROCKED the spring concert!

Not only did we find the perfect hat, but we also had the perfect spring concert! Great job LES 3rd grade! We are so proud!

Today is School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day! Today, we extend out heartfelt thanks to our dedicated school crossing guards, Mickey Marshall and Melvin Sorenson, who ensure the safety of our Lincoln students on their way to and from school. Your commitment to our Lincoln community is truly appreciated! #CrossingGuardAppreciation #SafetyFirst #CommunityHeroes

Hello Parents! We are hosting a Parent Ed Night, at Central School on April 10th from 5:30-7:30. The topic is Navigating Safety - First Responders and Autism Awareness/Children with Disabilities. We have a lot of good information to cover, as well as some take home materials! Officer Landeros from the Ottawa Police Department will also be here to discuss the new program in our area called LINKED. LINKED materials will be available to sign up with the department. Please bring a recent photo of your child if interested in signing up! This session is available to all parents in the Ottawa area who have children with special needs. Please share! Please call the preschool office to RSVP at 815-313-3299 - Hope to see you there!!!

Join us in honoring our friends with Down Syndrome. We will be wearing our mismatched socks on Friday, March 21 to raise awareness and support for people with Down Syndrome.

Kindergarten Registration is now open! Here is more information about registering your incoming kindergarten student.

Dear Parents, This is a reminder to participate in the parent survey supplement, part of the 5Essentials Suvery administration. We guarantee that survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child. School reports will only present aggregated information of how parents and students responded as a whole. A parent survey report will be generated if at least 20% of parents/guardians respond to the survey. While the parent data will not be made public, the parent report will be made available to Lincoln Elementary Administration, as well as the Ottawa Elementary Distict office and will enable us to make future decisions based on the responses given be Lincoln families. Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at your child's school and guide future improvements. Again, you identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. Teachers and 4th - 12th grade students throughout Illinois are taking the 5Essentials Survey. School-level 5Essential Reports will be generated if teachers and/or students meets the 50% response-rate thresholds. These research-based reports will be sent to schools and districts in May and will also be included in ther State School Reports Card, released statewide in the fall. Please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ to take the parent survey. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact UChicago Impact Survey Support at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu When a parent completes the 5Essentials Survey, please let your child's teacher know via School Status that you have completed it and your child will recieve $10 in Lincoln Loot! In addition, When you have completed the 5Essentials survey, please notify your classroom teacher or the Lincoln office and your name will be placed in a raffle for a Lotto scratch off basket in addition to your child receiving $10 in Lincoln Loot. We are looking forward to hearing from you! We will draw a name for the raffle when the 5Essentials survey window closes on March 28. Thank you for your time to help us grow and improve your child's educational opportunities!

Dear Parent or Guardian, We are writing to inform you about a survey in which school faculty, parents, and students in grades 4 – 8 will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness regarding your child’s school. On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. Survey reports will be generated and sent to schools. Survey results will also be included in the State School Report Card. 5Essentials Reports will display summary information. All identities will be kept completely confidential and responses will not be linked to any individual. Neither teachers nor administrators will see individual responses to survey questions. Parents are to access the survey through the 5Essentials Survey website using this link: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ When a parent completes the 5Essentials Survey, please let your child's teacher know via School Status that you have completed it and your child will receive $10 in Lincoln Loot! In addition, When you have completed the 5Essentials survey, please notify your classroom teacher or the Lincoln office and your name will be placed in a raffle for a Lotto scratch off basket in addition to your child receiving $10 in Lincoln Loot. We are looking forward to hearing from you! We will draw a name for the raffle when the 5Essentials survey window closes on March 28. Thank you so much for your input as we work to improve and grow.

Here is another fun and free event available to our students! IVCC is hosting a fun evening full of hands-on scientific experiments and demonstrations. The FREE event will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025 from 7-9pm in the gymnasium at IVCC’s Oglesby campus.