student-parent handbook 2014 revised

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tudent/Parent Handbook 2014-2015

Lincoln chool

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PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

Lincoln School is an exciting place to learn and grow!

At Lincoln School, we provide a safe and productive learning environment that assures the

academic and social development of each child. We are committed to inspiring students toachieve the highest standards through our engaging and comprehensive academic programs.Learning at Lincoln School is student-centered, therefore, students often participate in work

stations, conduct experiments, or cooperatively work with others on inquiry-ased pro!ects.

"echnology empowers students to take responsiility for their own learning. At Lincoln School,

we take pride in utili#ing many technological resources to enrich our teaching and learning. We

use interactivePromethean Boardsin all of our classrooms, which integrates technology into allsu!ect areas. "he students use chromeooks, $%A&S, netooks whichenhances their reasoning

and prolem-solving ailities. 'ur twenty-first century lirary will offer many opportunities for

the students to demonstrate their learning on computers and ipads.

We provide an environment in which every child is respected and is given the opportunity to

develop character, attitudes, and values. 'ur character education program continues to educateour students on the six pillars of character. We encourage them to ecome productive citi#ens in

our growing community y making thoughtful decisions and solving prolems collaoratively.

"he students are recogni#ed for demonstrating positive ehaviors. &uring the year, the students

at Lincoln School display leadership y participating as school patrols, providing suggestionsthrough student council, and performing character education skits.

"ogether with the help of the entire learning community, Lincoln (lementary School continues to

provide a nurturing learning environment where academic and personal excellence can e

achieved. 'ur goal is for our students to e lifelong learners who will make valualecontriutions to our society.


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PARENT NOTIFICATION

"he "ownship of (dison %ulic Schools will post the school year calendar on the district)sWesite* www.edison.k+.n!.us. $n addition, each residential household receives a

districttownship calendar of events in late August. "hese calendars clearly state scheduled

school closings and early dismissals. School news is highlighted on our school wesite.

$n addition to the monthly calendar, schools will utili#e School essenger to send notices for

scheduled half days and school closings, including emergency early closings and emergencyschool closings. $n the event of an emergency early closing there will e no after schoolactivities, including (dison /ecreation After 0are 1A203.

"he principal sends home monthly newsletters to keep parents updated on the school)s events.(very month parents can read aout what each grade level is learning y visiting our wesite

under the heading* 4rade Level 5ews. %arents are encouraged to attend %"' meetings and get

involved in the school.

2irthdays at Lincoln School

We think celerating your child)s special day is important6According to 57 School 5utrition

%olicy, students may ring healthy snacks to share with others 1sugar can)t e the first ingredient3

Some suggested healthy snacks are*%ret#els, 4oldfish 0rackers, 8ruit, or %opcorn.

0upcakes, &onuts, and 0andy are not permitted. No gifts or goody bags of any kind can edistriuted.

9ou can view the 57 State Law at*http*www.n!.govagriculturedivisionsfnchildadultschool:model.html
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LUNCH/RECESS SUPERVISION

&uring lunchrecess students are supervised y a lunch aide. (ach classroom is assigned one

lunch aide that meets the students in their respective classroom and escorts them to either the

multipurpose room to eat or the playground for recess.

&uring inclement weather days all students in grades +-; remain in their classrooms for recess

and are directly supervised y their lunch aide.

Students can uy their lunch from 0hartwells, the food company or ring their lunch to school.

enus are sent home and posted on the wesite.

LUNCH

All lunches 1hot and cold3 cost $2.!. $ndividual snacks and drinks can e purchased. School

lunch is ordered a day in advance during the morning exercises in the student)s respectivehomeroom. $t)s important for students to rememer what they ordered for lunch. Students

will e given a card indicating the numer of lunches purchased. "he lunch aides and

teachers will serve as the custodians of the cards 1so that the students will not lose them3 andwill give them to the students when they are purchasing their lunches. "he lunch servers will

utili#e an electronic computer program which will indicate the numer of lunches used and

any remaining alance.

PLAYGROUND RULES-The playground is open at the end of the day for walkers/car riders to enjoy. Direct

parent supervision is required in order for children to play on the equipment.

-Parents should hold their childrens ackpacks while they are on the equipment to help

children maintain their alance while playing.

!hildren must follow all safety rules on the playground and wait their turn.


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The playground is reserved for gym/lunch/recess during the day. "indergarten

students may not use the playground equipment when children from recess are using

the equipment.

E"ER#ENC PLAN

LOC%&O'NS(

8or various reasons the administration place the school in one of three lockdown operationmodes. A lockdown is when all teachers and staff in the school lock themselves and their

students into their classrooms. 9et, the circumstances responsile for such a decision will dictate

the following types of lockdown procedures that will need to e employed*

4eneral Lockdown* $n a situation where there is no direct threat to the safety of the

students and staff either in the uilding or outside of the uilding, ut there is thelikelihood of danger, this type of lockdown will e performed.

Lockdown $nside* $n a situation where there is a threat to the safety of students and staff

inside the uilding.

Lock down 'utside* $n a situation where there is a threat to the safety of students and

staff from the outside of the uilding.

FIRE &RILL

$n the event of a fire or fire drill students and staff calmly evacuate according to the fire drill

evacuation procedures and maps posted in each classroom next to the door 15o student or staff

memers are permitted to stop or return to the classroom to get any personal items, including

coats and !ackets3.

EVACUATION

$n the event of a)y *risisot+,r t+a) a fir,, where it is determined that the uilding is no longer

the safest environment for the students, we will employ the following procedures to evacuate the

school* Students and staff will e evacuated according to school procedures. 5otification as towhen to evacuate will e communicated via intercom, (mail, or messenger.

TE"PORAR HEALTH ISSUES/CONCERNS

%arents of students with short term medical or health issues must directly notify the school

verally or in writing of such, particularly if the concern will exclude the student from anyactivity in school. 8urthermore, if the parent wishes to exclude their child from school related

activities due to a short term or pervasive medical concern, it must also e supported with recent

and credile documentation y a physician.


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PARENT CUSTO& ISSUES

$n the case of students with divorced or separated parents, the primary custodian of the childmust e documented and presented to the school as soon as such a determination has een made

y the court. As such, no student will e dismissed to a non custodial parent without written or

veral permission y the parent custodian indicated in the aforementioned documentation. $n the

case of equal or split custody, either custodial parent will e permitted to dismiss the student.5evertheless, the school will notify the other custodial parent as a courtesy in no advance notice

was presented prior to dismissal. 8inally, upon request, and unless there exists legal restraints

against such, the non-custodial parent will e provided access to all student records and schoolrelated activities.

CO-CURRICULAR &IS"ISSAL SPORTS/CLUS0

Students participating in co-curricular activities after school are dismissed directly from the

teacher coordinator to the parents. Asolutely no children are permitted to leave school after such

functions y themselves without eing accompanied y an adult, unless they are a walker and thecoordinator and or school received permission from the parent or guardian. "eacher coordinators

are not permitted to leave the school until the last student is picked up y the parentguardian oran adult designated and confirmed y the parent guardian.

PIC%IN# UP STU&ENTS

5o person will e permitted to pick up or dismiss a child that they are legally not responsile for

unless the school is given direct veral or written permission or notification y the student)s legal

custodial guardian or parent. 5otes should e written to the teacher if there is a change in thepick-up routine for the day.


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BS BEA"I#R%lease talk to your child aout appropriate and safe us ehavior. All students are required to

wear their seatelt and remained seated at all times. 2ehavior notices will e sent home if

students do not aide y the us rules.

A$$EN%ANCE"he 2oard of (ducation attendance policy requires*

1. A phone call must e made y parentguardian to the school on the each day of asence 5'

LA"(/ "*?@A. 9ou must still send a note with the reason for asence upon return to

school as veral excuses are not accepted.

. A written note muste sent in with your child upon return to school after an asence statingthe reasons for asence. "he note should state the dates and reason of the asence. %lease do not

take lengthy vacations while school is in session. %lease e mindful of this if considering a tripduring the school year as these asences are unexcused.

%lease review the attendance policy at*

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[email protected]

SC##L SCE%LES

2us pick-up is approximately ?@ minutes efore school egins. Specific time varies with the

particular stop on each route.

School Starts at 8:55 AM

Dismissal will begin promptly at 3:30PM
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Research shows that attendance is an i&portant 'actor in st(dentachie)e&ent* Please ens(re that +o(r child is on ti&e each and

e)er+ da+*Learning cant ta,e place (nless +o(r child is at school* Please

ta,e )acations d(ring o(r school -rea,s*

Arrival C &ismissal %rocedures

ARRIVAL ALL STU&ENTS

Arrival time for a students is from 3(4! 5 3(!6 A". School starts promptly at =*;; A. %arentsare not permitted to drop off their children at school until =*D; A. 'n fair weather days,

students line up in their designated playground area according to their grade level. Several

teachers, as well as safety patrols, are stationed out on the playground to supervise the childrenfor the duration of the aforementioned arrival time. 'n days when the weather is inclement or

when the temperature is elow ?; degrees, all students will enter through the main entrance and

line up in the hallway outside their classroom doors. &uring the months of 7anuary and

8eruary, the students will come inside each day at =*D; A. "hey are expected to have a ookin their ook ag and read silently outside their classroom.

Students arriving from a us are dropped off on the sidewalk in the driveway in front of theschool. All students are escorted to the playground to line up y the us safety patrol. Students

that are driven to school y their parents are let out in the designated drop off #one on the same

side as the school on 2rookville /d 1yellow cur3. Students should exit the passenger side onlyat the end of the pick-up #one. $n order to keep the flow of traffic, parents should )otexit the

car. %lease do not park on the other side of 2rookville /oad.


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"o protect the students who are walking to and from school, the main and overflow parking lots

are closed during arrival 1=*?@->*@@ A3 and dismissal 1?*?@-D*@@ %3 time. Since oth lots are

coned off, if parents are parked in either lot during the aforementioned times, they must waituntil the lots reopen.It is suggested that you park your car on either Idlewild Road or Ashley

Road and walk your child to and from school.

At =*D; A all (dison /ecreation 2efore 0are students, who are in the multipurpose room, are

dismissed to line up either on the playground on fair weather days or ad!acent to their classrooms

on inclement weather days.

%IN&ER#ARTEN ARRIVAL

A.". SESSION(

Arrival time for students is from 3(4! 5 3(!6 A". School starts promptly at =*;; A. %arents

are not permitted to drop off their children at school until =*D; A. 'n fair weather days,students line up in their designated playground area according to their grade level. Several

teachers, as well as safety patrols, are stationed out on the playground to supervise the childrenfor the duration of the aforementioned arrival time. 'n days when the weather is inclement or

when the temperature is elow ?; degrees, all students will enter through the main entrance andline up in the hallway outside their classroom doors.

Students arriving from a us are dropped off on the sidewalk in the driveway in front of theschool. All students are escorted to the playground to line up y the us safety patrol. Students

that are driven to school y their parents are let out in the designated drop off #one on the same

side as the school on 2rookville /d 1yellow cur3.

P.". SESSION(

Arrival time for students for the % session is from 12(4! 5 12(!! 7.8. %arents are notpermitted to drop off their children at school until +*D; p.m. All students will enter through the

main entrance and line up in the hallway near the multi-purpose room where they will e picked

up y their teachers.

%IN&ER#ARTEN &IS"ISSAL

A.". SESSION(

&ismissal time for students is 11(96 a.8. A students will e dismissed through the

main entrance. Students taking us transportation will e escorted to their us through the mainentrance in front of the school.

P.". SESSION(

&ismissal time for students is 9(96 7.8. A st:d,)ts t+at do )ot ta;, b:s tra)s7ortatio)will

e dismissed from their kindergarten classrooms in the ack of the school. Students taking us

transportation will e escorted to their us through the main entrance in the front of the school.


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FIRST #RA&E - SECON& #RA&E &IS"ISSAL

&ismissal time for students is 9(96 7.8. A st:d,)ts t+at do )ot ta;, b:s tra)s7ortatio)wille dismissed through the ack entrance 30ehind the school 1same area as arrival3. 0lasses -

and -D will e dismissed through the ack entrance 0.

THIR& #RA&E &IS"ISSAL


e dismissed through the ack entrance 0ehind the school 1same area as arrival3.

FOURTH - FIFTH #RA&E &IS"ISSAL


e dismissed through the ack entrance 10ehind the school 1same area as arrival3. 0lass D-;

will e dismissed through the ack entrance 0.

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$f you need to take your child out of school due to illness or for personal reasons, your signature

is required in the Sign 'ut ook, which is located in the ain 'ffice.

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NURSE?S OFFICE

"he school nurse operates the health clinic. As well as handling all school medical emergenciesand health concerns, she administers medications, manages all required medical paperwork, and

disseminates health information to students, staff and parents. She also teaches the H4rowing

IpJ program to Dthgrade students and presents mini lessons to students in other grade levels.

edication shall e administered only upon the written order of a licensed physician, and a

written request from the parent. "he order from the physician must include the diagnosis, dosage

of medication, and time it is to e given. All medications must e sent to the nurse in a laeledprescription ottle y the parent.

"he parent request shall give permission to administer the medication and shall release theschool of all liaility.

$n the interest of your child)s health, as well as the health of other students, it is suggested that

you keep your child home if heshe has the following symptoms*

a. 8ever

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