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LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER:
LINCOLN LION TALES LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSHKOSH, WI NOVEMBER, 2002
Reminder: There is NO school on the following days: The Afternoon of November 8 - (Dismissal at 11:10am) - Teacher Inservice November 22nd all day - Parent/Teacher Conferences November 28 & 29 - Happy Thanksgiving
Please watch for information from your childís teacher regarding upcoming conferences. They will be held on the evenings of Thur., Nov 14h, Thur., Nov 21st, and all day Friday, November 22nd. Please be sure your child leaves home dressed for the cold weather. Warm jackets, hats and mittens are a must to help children stay warm and healthy. We go outside for recess when the temperature is 10 degrees or warmer and the wind chill is 0 degrees or higher. In the event of school closings, please check the following local radio and TV stations for information. WOSH 1490AM - WVBO 103.9FM - WPKR 99.5FM TELEVISION WBAY Channel 2 - WFRV Channel 5 - WLUK Channel 11 - WGBA Channel 26
LITTLE FARMER Several classes from Lincoln School have taken trips to the Little Farmer near Fond du Lac on the east side of Lake Winnebago. Students enjoyed great outdoor activities including learning the proper way to pick apples, a hay ride, and picking their own pumpkins. The smells of carmel apples and fresh baked apple pies were enjoyed on the bus ride home. This annual trip is always a favorite for staff and students. The playground committee has been working very hard on several fundraising projects to earn money to purchase additional equipment for the Algoma playground. Our recent raffle netted the fund $1713.00. The drawing for prizes was held on October 15th - winner of the football autographed by Brett Favre was: Paul Lor; the Green Bay Packers team-autographed football was: Jan Rottier from Green Bay; $100 cash went to: Freda Richter (Grandomther of Taran Smith); the "Taste of Oshkosh" basket which included hotel and restaurant vouchers went to: Irene Mand of Fond du Lac. Other winners were Ken Root, Kathy Becker, Paula Coates, Cassy Jean and Sue Sonkarley. Thanks to everyone for supporting this fun event. Our fall Brat sale at Festival Foods netted $600 and the Fall Fundraiser netted $708.00. We are working hard to reach our goal to be able to purchase the final phase of our playground update. Thanks for all your support.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH - 10:30 to 12:30 p.m.
SULLIVAN'S WOODS The fifth grade students and several students from Mrs. Kleinschmidt's class spent the day recently at Sullivan's Woods. What a wonderful opportunity for learning about the outdoors for our students. Ann Lor, John Wright, Tswvyin Thao, Choua Vang and Michael McNamara explored the huge "Split Tree" at the woods. October, 2002 Rec dept. offers open swim - The Oshkosh Recreation Department offers Open/Adult Swim at three OASD schools now through Dec. 14. North High School: Open Swim - Mondays 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Saturdays 1 to 3 p.m. Adult Lap - Mondays 8:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturdays 3 to 4 p.m. West High School: Open Swim - Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Sundays 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Adult Lap - Wednesdays 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Sundays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. South Park M.S.: Open Swim - Fridays 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open Swim Fees: 3 & under - FREE; ages 4-17, $1.00; ages 18-49, $2.00; ages 50+ $1.00 Adult Lap Fees: Ages 18 & over, $1.25 The cost to participate in Open Swim is $1 for children age 4 to 17, and people 50 and older; and $2 for people age 18 to 49. Children age 3 or younger swim free. The fee for adult laps (anyone over age 18), is $1.25. You may pay on site or purchase a punch card in advance at the ORD Office, 425 Division St. Call 424-0150 for more information. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is sponsoring Take a Kid to the Game on Saturday, Nov. 2. Children age 12 and younger can attend the UW-Oshkosh vs. UW Platteville football game free. The game begins at 1 p.m. at Titan Stadium. In addition to free admission, children will receive autographs, a free bag of popcorn, and be able to participate in the Festival Foods giant shopping cart contest. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Athletic Department presents Parent's Night Out, an opportunity for children to join members of the UW-Oshkosh Athletic teams at Albee Gym and Pool for swimming, basketball, volleyball, movies and other activities. The event is held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, March 7 and April 25. Drop-off registration for children age 7 to 14 begins at 6 p.m. Children should be picked up between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Adult supervision is provided. The cost is $10 for the first child and $5 for siblings. Concession stands will be open. Call 424-0294 with questions. The Oshkosh Youth Wrestling Club will hold an Open House and registration for the 2002-03 season from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 in the Oshkosh North High School cafeteria. The cost to participate in the club is $40, which includes practices, uniform rental and a T-shirt. The club is open to children in Kindergarten to eighth grade. If you are unable to make one of the registration dates but you are still interested, contact Sue Scheel at 303-9229. WOW do we have a great group of fourth and fifth graders that joined Make A Difference. This is our largest group yet, and they are already working very hard. On October 23rd we had about 23 Make A Diference students help UW-O students clean up the campus. We are collecting pop-top-tabs throughout the school year, so all Lincoln families should keep on collecting them at home and work. Mark December 5th on your calendar for the Make A Difference Kick-Off Banquet. All Make A Difference students and their families will be invited to have a meal and hear about this yearís projects. The Make A Difference students are: Chelsea Goble, Katlyn Gruel, Ashley Lor, Cindy Lor, Shane OíBrien, Brady Olds, Caitlin Reid, Carrie Schroeder, Kue Thao, Michael Wills, Davon Waters, Katie Christensen, Precious Crawley, Cassie Jean, Hannah Jean, Tom Lor, Alex Newell, Taylor Pitzrick, Katie Trier, Stephanie Tschech, Charlie Vang, Michael Veu, Rachel Ziegler, Shannon Kennedy, Justin Van Hurst, Jayla Jackson, Miranda Becker, Amber Kierszh, Veijzahn Knight, Ann Lor, Jim Lor, John Lor, Thao Lor, Michael McNamara, Deven Pavlak, Justin Pitzrick, Philip Radke, Bruce Root, Wibur Schroeder,Bee Vang, Choua Vang, Kathlees Veu, Mellissa Wills, John Wright and Billy Wright. (Student Achievement Guarantee in Education) Many parents and students attended our SAGE Family Fun Night on October 17th. Students from Mrs. Schulze, Mrs. Philbin, and Mrs. Schumacher's classes did a presentation about pumpkins and witches. A community service police officer came with his well equipped bicycle and did a wonderful presentation on bike safety. He stressed the importance of always wearing a helmet when biking. The children asked many good questions about bike safety. Mark Tuesday, November 26th on your calendar for the next SAGE Family Night. See you there! Reminder: The Avon Fundraiser to help raise money for our playground equipment additions ends on Monday, November 4th. Your support of our fundraiser activities is always appreciated. We greatly value your children and the time spent with them. In order for our students to receive the full benefit of their learning experience, please make sure that your children arrive at school in time to be seated in their classrooms by 8:05am. Let's make this a team effort in the best interest of all our students. Thank you! This program is for families who have no health insurance or who have very high deductibles with their insurance. Services available are: * Treatment of illnesses and infections * If needed, prescription medications are provided at no cost * Referral to other programs for problems Kids-KARE can't help with Kids-KARE Clinic can not provide: X-rays, Emergency services, Hospital tests or care, dental services. REMEMBER, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE, call Linda at 424-0018 or Cheryl at 424-4939 to schedule an after-school appointment. Lincoln School is now a site for this clinic. Please keep this information available for future reference. The Lincoln staff is dedicated to providing the best educational program possible for your child. If you have a question or concern, please always feel welcome to call your child's teacher, therapist, or principal at Lincoln School 424-0167. If you have not been able to resolve a concern, you may call Steve Wuerger, OASD Public Relations Coordinator and he will help you address your concern and/or connect you with others who may also help resolve it. Remember to mark your calendar for Lincoln Schoolís Annual Holiday Program. The date is Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m. in the Lincoln School gym Teresa Rosenbaum-Counselor I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Teresa Rosenbaum. I am a guidance counselor and I will be substituting for Lisa Duff while she is out on maternity leave. I live in Oshkosh with my husband and my two children, a 1st grader and a 4th grader. I will be here at Lincoln School Monday and Friday mornings and all day on Wednesdays. Stop in and see me anytime! Lincoln PALs (Partners at Learning) from the Downtown Rotary, UW-Oshkosh Reeve Union and UW-Oshkosh Residence Life continue to provide benefits to our students. Our PALs will be reading to students during Children's Book Week November 18-21. We look forward to these visits by our PALs. Other activities currently being planned in partnership with our PALs include field trips to "Latino Wisconsin" at the Appleton Art Center, a grant application (Rotary and Lincoln School) for funding of the playground equipment and holiday giving trees. Watch for details as these plans and activities evolve. Lincoln School is again collecting General Mills Box Tops. We earn cash from General Mills for each box top we mail to them. Please keep saving and send to Lincoln School. Thank you. SAVE - SAVE - SAVE Make A Difference students are collecting tabs throughout the year for the Ronald McDonald House. Please send tabs to school with your child. Thank You.
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