Book Fair Kickoff

Welcome to Lincoln at a Glance! Let’s start on a cheerful note with a message from the fundraising committee, celebrating the fantastic turnout at last Friday’s Fun Fall Festival:

THANK YOU to all the Lincoln families who attended our 4th Annual Fall Festival Fundraiser! It was a huge success, and we’re thrilled with the money raised for new reading books! Thanks to the Lincoln parents who volunteered, the event ran smoothly. We appreciate you so much! A special thanks to Walmart, Harmons, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Caramel Apple Company, and all our silent auction donors for their generous contributions!

And speaking of books… The Lincoln Book Fair started today! It’s a great time for book lovers, so if you’re interested in attending, see more details below.

Lincoln at a Glance

Events

• Start of the Book Fair! (Sep. 23rd – 27th)
• Parent Teacher Conferences (Sep. 25th – 26th)
  • Schedule Appointments HERE!
• PC Meeting (Sep. 26th, 8:15 – 9:15am)
• Board Meeting (Sep 26th, 6:30 – 9:20)
• Parent Education Night (Oct. 8th, 6pm)

Fieldtrips and Class Events

• JH Anatomy Lab Field Trip (Sep. 23rd, 8:30-11am)
• 4th Grade Field Trip Natural History Museum (Sep 27th, 9:00 – 2:00pm)

Announcements

• After School Art Classes, Sign up HERE
• Volunteers needed for JH Lunch time service activities, sign up HERE!
  • More information below
• JH Yearbook Available HERE
• Change In Finance Office Hours
• New Grading Procedure for Secondary
• Become a Class Sponsor
• Potential New Books for the Curriculum (See below)
• Our Awesome Sponsors
• JH Events

Monthly Calendar

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Bookfair, Sep. 23rd – 27th, Volunteers Needed!

For more information, please visit or school’s bookfair homepage HERE

After School Art Classes

Does your student like art? Every Tuesday there will be art classes offered here at Lincoln Academy for all students who would like to join. Just fill out the form and come ready to have some fun! 

Sign up HERE!

Parent Night – October 8th, 6pm

On Tuesday evening, October 8th, we are holding our first parent night of the year.  We are excited to have many breakout sessions for you to attend.  We will start right at 6:00 pm with an update for all parents, and breakout sessions will be a half hour in length from there.

Online Safety and the Law:  Officer Chris Ruiz

How to understand my child’s math (Grades K – 3)  Kristine Kirk, Instructional Coach

How to understand my child’s math (Grades 4 – 6)  Stacey Shaw, 6th Math Teacher

How to help my Junior High Math Student (Grades 7 – 9) Deborah Ferla, Jr. High Math

Supporting Autism in the School Setting (for parents!)  Kristi Ungerman, Secondary Principal

How do I understand my student’s report card and test data? (Grades K-6) Jake Hunt, Director and Jodi Blackhurst, Elementary Principal

All about the ACT and what’s new this year! – Kristi Ungerman, Secondary Principal and Nicole Petersen, Secondary Instructional Coach

Choose Kindness Montly Theme

This months Choose Kindness theme is “Building a Community of Kindness.”

We are starting up Service Activities.  Last year we held this activity every Tuesday during JH Lunch.  THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE THIS ACTIVITY EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY during WIN time (10:58-11:23).  We are looking for parents to come and help from 10:45a-11:30a.  We need parents to help do some quality control, so that we are donating the best products.  These activities include coloring, tying blankets, and a craft to make simple toys for children living in third world countries. 

Please volunteer HERE!

Fall Festival Fundraiser

THANK YOU so much to all of the Lincoln families who attended our 4th Annual Fall Festival Fundraiser! It was a HUGE success and we are beyond thrilled with the money we earned for our new reading books! Thanks to YOU Lincoln parents who volunteered, the event was able to run smoothly! We appreciate you SO much! Thank you as well to Walmart, Harmons, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Caramel Apple Company for their generous donations, as well all of the silent auction donors!

Change in Finance Office Hours

A couple of years ago the state passed legislation requiring public schools to use a finance system that communicates with the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) finance system. The finance system we have used for many years (Quickbooks Online) is not on the list of systems that will communicate with the USBE system.

In September 2023 we started the process of reviewing financial systems that meet the criteria set out in state code. In Spring 2024 we obtained board approval to sign an agreement with Tyler Technologies to implement School ERP Pro as our new finance system. We started implementation on July 1 with a planned go-live date of October 1.

As we prepare for the Oct 1 go-live date the Finance Office will be closed most mornings between 9am – 12:30pm for implementation meetings. After go-live we expect the number of implementation meetings to decrease, however, we will continue to hold meetings many days from 9am – 12:30pm until about Thanksgiving, as we work on getting financial data from the first quarter into School ERP Pro.

If you have questions for the Finance Office please plan on calling or stopping by before 9am or after 12:30pm.

Thanks!
Lincoln Academy Finance Office

New Grading Procedure for Secondary

Dear Parents,

This year, the junior high (grades 7-9)  is going uniformly to a 4 point grading system that will better align with concept mastery.  We all know that grades can be subjective, but knowing that a student has mastered the required concepts and is at grade level is the most important focus we can have.  To support knowledge acquisition, we are using the following grading scales:

3+ – Proficient

2 – Approaching Proficiency

1 – No Grade (Needs to continue to work with teacher)

0 – Assignment is missing

These grades will look as follows by percentage:

Please help your student to understand that if they haven’t started to approach the standard, they need to get with their teacher to improve their grade.  

Athletes and students participating in the play may not be carrying any F’s in order to participate in games or the play.  We really want to help our students start to take ownership of their own academic progress.  If you do not have a CANVAS mirror account, please check the website for those instructions. We really appreciate your interest in helping your student stay academically eligible to participate in activities.

Reminder

Just a reminder to please be courteous to the neighborhoods surrounding the school. Please do not block driveways and or mailboxes. Please be kind and respectful. Watch out for students walking to and from school each day. If you haven’t tried the carpool line yet, give it a try. Everyday it has moved faster and will continue to do so.

Potential New Books for the Curriculum

Lincoln Academy has received a request from teachers and our librarian to add books to our approved curriculum list. These books will be either used as classroom curriculum or part of our Battle of the Books program.

We value the input of our parents and have an established process that allows for parental input before curriculum is adopted. The book list attached to this email will be considered for approval at the Lincoln Academy October 24th Board meeting.

If you would like to review a copy you can do so in person at the Lincoln Academy Library.

Any concerns about books can be shared with Mrs. Ungerman- [email protected] and the board [email protected]

Become a Classroom Sponsor

The classroom sponsor program at Lincoln is an amazing way to get involved with activities that your students can do throughout the year. Email [email protected] for more information on how to be Class Sponsor. You can make your sponsor donations HERE!

Our Awesome Lincoln Academy Sponsors

We are so thankful to those who donate to our school. Because of your donations, our students are able to learn and experience freely in ways they couldn’t without your help! We want to take a moment to appreciate the individuals below for their generous gifts to our school and our students:

• Reid Family
• Sleepy Gap Anesthesia
• The Newman Family
• The Hermanns
• Earle Family
• Sears Family
• Mr. Darcy
• Anne Proctor
• 2nd Chance Auto Glass
• Amber Pena
• Jordan and Sophie Davidson
• Julie Bylund
• Badger Family
• Anonymous
• Evans Family
• Willardson Family
• Papworth Family

And a big thanks to all those who donated anonymosly!

Junior High Events

• Stuco Spirit Week
• Girls Volleyball Game – Sep. 23rd, 4-6pm at North Star Academy
• Boys Soccer Game – Sep. 23rd, 4-5pm as Osier Park
• XC Regional Race – Sep. 25th
• Girls Volleyball Game – Sep. 25th, 4-6pm at Lakeview Academy
• Boys Soccer Game – Sep. 18th, 4-5pm at Oiser Park

Next Monday

• Girls Volleyball Game – Sep. 23th, 4-6pm at Lincoln Academy
• Boys Soccer Game – Sep 23th,  4-5pm at Oquirrh Shadows Park