Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Staff Rockin' 80's and 90's Fashion during Spirit Week!

Dear Lincoln Elementary Families, We are excited to announce our upcoming Spirit Week starting on Monday and Fall Festival on October 31st! This week will include a variety of school spirit themed days to show our Lion Pride and include fall themed activities on Oct. 31st for our students to enjoy. Additionally, we are allowing students to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31st with some guidelines, should they choose to do so. Spirit Week Theme - Students/staff can choose to dress for the day to match the theme Monday - PJ Day Tuesday - 80’s and 90’s Day Wednesday - Grade Level Color War - Which grade level will represent their color the most? 2nd - Yellow 3rd - Red 4th - Blue 5th - Purple Staff - Tie Dye Thursday - Halloween Costume Friday - Sport Day (dress as your favorite sport or team) Halloween Costume Guidelines Wearing a costume is completely optional. Costumes must be elementary school-appropriate (Lincoln has a clothing Bank to support students not wearing an elementary school appropriate costume.) Students are not permitted to wear BLOW UP/inflatable costumes at school. Students must wear shoes. Students must arrive at school already wearing their costumes. Face paint/makeup is allowed but must be applied before arriving at school. Masks are not permitted. Additional items such as shields, wands, toys etc. are not allowed. Absolutely no weapons (real or toy) are permitted. Fall Festival Activities Students will participate in various fall-themed activities throughout the day. For students who choose not to participate in Halloween-related activities, alternative options will be available. If your child requires an alternative activity, please contact their teacher directly. We look forward to a fun school spirit filled week at Lincoln Elementary! Sincerely, Jason Ihde Principal, Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln will participate in the County/City Wide Shake out Drill on October 17th at 10:17am. This drill will include earthquake preparedness and we will also include our evacuation to high ground. Students should be prepared with warm clothing and proper tennis shoes or boots in the case of rain. More information will be shared on Friday.

This week at Lincoln Elementary: School Picture Day all day Thursday Sept. 26th Lincoln Family Reading Night Thursday Sept. 26th 5:30pm-7:00pm Come and learn about our Hoquiam Reads District Reading Initiative and learn how you can partner with the school to support reading at home.

Dear Future & Returning Lions, The staff at Lincoln would like to welcome our new 2nd grade students and welcome back our incoming 3rd-5th grade students. We hope your summer is going well. Remember to keep reading each day and practice math and writing skills. In the mail this weekend or early next week you will see this letter again with your child's assigned classroom teacher. Needed School Supplies: A backpack, headphones or earbuds. and donation of a box of tissues if possible is all that students will need. If you need support with any of this please reach out to the office and we can assist with getting a back pack and headphones. All other school supplies are provided to all students. Back to School Night: We will be having a Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 28th, at 5:30 PM at Lincoln. Mr. Ihde would like to welcome the families in the gym for a brief moment. Students and their parents will be able to meet your teacher in your classroom afterwards. Important Forms: In the mail with this letter will be some important forms we need filled out and returned to school. The violet information sheet lets the school know how your child will be coming home everyday. The green emergency sheet has out of state information just in case we can’t get a hold of you. It also states who we can release your child to in an emergency situation. Please turn these documents into your teacher at the Meet and Greet, or drop it by the Lincoln office Monday-Friday between 8:00 AM-3:30 PM. New Lincoln Staff Please help us welcome our new teaching staff to Hoquiam School District and Lincoln, Special Education teacher - Carolyn Johnsen, Music Teacher - Grace Littke, Life Skills Teacher - Tasha Uber and our counselor - Kristi Kellogg. We are also excited to add Jeanne Marll teaching 2nd grade this year coming to us from Emerson Elementary. Melissa Sund and Melissa Graham are Paraeducators coming to us from Emerson Elementary as well. Lincoln also welcomes back Paraeducator Joann Freeman-McMinn, She is returning to Lincoln after a couple of years at Emerson Elementary. And Finally, the late addition to our team of Para educators DeAnna Harder Sisco. First Week of School: Wednesday, September 4, 2024, is our first day of the new school year. School starts at 8:25 AM and is dismissed at 11:30 AM. The first week of school we are on our half day schedule so teachers can schedule Family Connection meetings. Students are dismissed at 11:30 Wednesday - Friday. Our regular schedule, 8:25 AM - 3:00 PM, will resume on Monday, September 9th. Early Release Fridays begin on September 20th. On Early Release Fridays, students will be dismissed at 1:25 PM. Thank you, Jason Ihde, Principal

We have an exciting opportunity for you to make a lasting impact on our local schools! The Hoquiam School District is forming a diverse and inclusive School District Bond Committee, and we want YOU to be a part of it! Together, we'll be discussing and providing input on facility upgrades, modernization plans, budget allocations, and community outreach. This is your chance to contribute to the decision-making process and make a difference that will benefit generations to come! Meeting Location & Times: July 5, 12, 19, 26 Aug 2 & 9 5:30-7:30 PM Hoquiam High School Library 501 W Emerson Ave Hoquiam WA , 98550

The Hoquiam School District in partnership with Grays Harbor County Public Health, Health Commons Project, and the ESD 113 will host a No COST childhood immunization Event at Central Elementary Gym from 2pm-7pm Friday December 16th. No Appointments are needed, no insurance is required and there is no cost to families.

Through a collaboration with the Grays Harbor Public Health, ESD 113, DoH, and Health Commons the Hoquiam School District is excited to announce our upcoming Childhood Immunization Clinic. The clinic will be held at Central Elementary in the Gym on Saturday Nov. 5 from 9am-5pm. Vaccines offered: DTaP/Tdap, Hepatitis B, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B), MMR (Measles, mumps rubella), PCV (Pneumococcal Conjugate), Polio, Pediatric flu, HPV, and COVID (including adult bivalent) To learn more about what vaccines are required for students, click https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2022-2023%20Parent%20School%20Chart.pdf?uid=634986d62fcf2 This clinic is open to any students in the area, not only Hoquiam Students. Any children 6 months old and up are welcome to participate. All students under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. There is no cost to the families and no insurance or proof of residence required. Bring your insurance card and/or vaccination record only if you have them. There is no appointment needed, this is drop in clinic. Food and refreshments will be provided as well as a limited number of $20 gift cards while they last. The Hoquiam School District is proud partner with these organizations to support a Healthier Grays Harbor. If you have questions feel free to contact our district nurse, Rhianna Culican @ rculican@hoquiam.net

Welcome back from Spring Break!!! We are excited to be heading down the home stretch for this school year. In the coming weeks students will begin state testing and finishing assignments and projects for the end of the school year. As a reminder if you or child experiences symptoms of COVID-19 please stay home. COVID-19 testing in school helps keep students in class and doing the things they enjoy. After being out for the last week HSD wants to remind you we offer regular COVID-19 testing at the middle school each morning starting at 7:30am. Testing is available for students, staff and families that need it. Our goal is to keep our schools healthy and safe and finish the year strong. If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 please contact Nurse Rhianna or Jason Ihde.

Reminder that Monday February 28th is a half day early release for all Hoquiam School District students for district staff professional development.

Alert: Premier Medical Group Covid Testing. Parents/Staff may have received a text message of covid test results claiming the test is for today. This data was being updated from previous testing and was communicated again by mistake. PMG apologizes for the confusing message and is working to correct this. If you or child did not test with PMG today then disregard the message from today. If you have any questions please contact Jason Ihde or Rhianna Culican, RN for more information.

This week celebrate National School Counseling Week by highlighting and saying thanks to some of the best. Our school counselors do an amazing job supporting our students and the social and emotional needs and they a big part of the team supporting students academic needs as well. The last two years have been a challenge for all of our students, but it has been particularly challenging for some of our younger students. Now more than ever we are seeing a lot of social and emotional needs in our elementary students. This year the district created a couple new opportunities for elementary counselors and we are happy to have Ms. Bloomdahl join our team at Lincoln Elementary. We appreciate the work she is doing there to make ALL the Lincoln Lions feel like they belong. Thank you Ms. Bloomdahl!!

Community Based testing at Hoquiam High School has been cancelled for tonight due to staffing shortages with our community testing partner PMG. We will update Friday if there are any changes.

Hoquiam School District has partnered with Premier Medical Group and is offering Covid testing at HHS Gym TODAY from 10:30am-12:00pm. Testing is free and requires a registered account with PMG. This site is open to any one needing to be tested and not just students. Children under 18 will need to have a parent/guardian present to complete registration. If you are already registered with PMG there is no need to register again. For the latest information on the newest variant of Covid check out the Grays Harbor Public Health website www.healthygh.org

EXCITING NEWS!!!!! SPIRIT GEAR & ACCESSORIES for all HSD schools can be found at: https://hoquiamgrizzlies.com/ Online purchases have been extended until November 8th. Each school receives a small profit from each purchase that goes directly to a school account to help offset future expenses for school needed supplies. Please email aduvall@hoquiam.net if you have purchase questions or need help. Happy Shopping!

Don't forget to join us for our Halloween Parade tomorrow, 10/29 at 2:10-2:40pm. Please park in the HHS Lower parking lot before 2:10pm. Be ready to take pictures and enjoy seeing our amazing students and their fun costumes! An alternative activity is available to students who do not wish to participate in this event.

We are looking for qualified adults who want to work with students to uplift and enrich their school experience. If you are interested, our district will be having a job fair at the HMS gym on Oct. 20th.

Plan: Extend Hoquiam School District Hybrid Schedule to include Fridays with the exception of April 16 & April 30th. Preschool will continue with their current A/B schedule for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.