Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our staff returns to Lincoln School tomorrow to prepare for the opening of school on Tuesday, September 8th. I am proud of all of our staff’s hard work and preparation for what I know will be an excellent school year. Thank you also to our custodial and maintenance staff for their tireless efforts over the course of the summer on not only cleaning the school but also a number of projects and updates. It takes a strong team to prepare for the school year, and we certainly have that in Wyckoff!
Tomorrow, September 1st, we look forward to meeting our incoming Kindergarten students and families at our Kindergarten Orientation. Students and families will meet on the Kindergarten blacktop at 2 pm, where their teachers will greet them and bring our students to their new classrooms. I ask students to refrain from using the playground equipment as they arrive for Orientation, although I know they will enjoy using it during the school year! I will then meet with Kindergarten parents and guardians during this time in the gymnasium. If there is rain tomorrow during Kindergarten Orientation, we will assemble in the Multipurpose Room before students head to their new classrooms.
On Wednesday, September 2nd, we will hold our “New Student Buddy Lunch,” for new students in grades 1-5. This event will be held in the Multipurpose Room at 12 pm. Families may enter through the main office door. I will meet with our new parents and guardians during this time.
Thank you to Mrs. Soriano and our Kindergarten teachers for coordinating these special events. I look forward to seeing our Kindergarten students on Tuesday and our incoming Grade 1-5 Lincoln Lions on Wednesday!
As you know, the first day for students is on Tuesday, September 8th. This is a minimum day, with a 1:05 pm dismissal. Please note some important information and reminders below:
School Hours
Regular Day: 8:50 am - 3:20 pm
Minimum Day: 8:50 am - 1:05 pm (No lunch for grades 1-5. Kindergarten students should bring lunch on minimum days. There is no Francesca Lunch Box or PTO lunch service on minimum days.)
Delayed Opening Day: 10:20 am - 3:20 pm (Lunch served for all students grades K-5.)
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Supervision for students begins at 8:35 am. Please do not drop your student off prior to 8:35 am. Students may enter through the door by the Kindergarten awning, adjacent to the sidewalk, or through the Gr. 3/4 or Primary Wing doors, beginning at 8:35. From 8:35 - 8:40, students will line up, supervised, outside their classroom doors, and at 8:40 may enter the classroom to begin preparing for the school day. On the first day of school only, September 8th, however, students will line up outside beginning at 8:35 and be greeted by their classroom teachers, who will bring them into the school building at 8:40 am. Signs will indicate each HR's lineup location for this first day. The school day begins at 8:50 am with Morning Meeting in each classroom. Please note that announcements and Morning Meeting will begin promptly, so make every effort to ensure your child is at school on time. It is critical that students are at school and ready to learn!
Students will be dismissed from school at 3:20 pm. Kindergarten students will be dismissed out the door by the Kindergarten awning. Gr. 1 and 2 will be dismissed out the primary wing door by Rodney Road. Grades 3 and 4 will be dismissed out the Gr. 3/4 door along the back driveway, and Gr. 5 will be dismissed out the door near the back of the media center.
Lunch/Recess
Gr. 1-5 students will eat lunch in the multipurpose room. Kindergarten students eat lunch in their classrooms. Francesca’s Lunch Box will continue this year as a lunch vendor, and our PTO will offer Wednesday Pizza Lunch from Natale’s as well as bagels from Goldberg’s Bagels on Mondays and Jersey Mike’s subs on Thursdays. Information will be sent from our PTO and in our e-blasts about these two programs, which will begin shortly after the start of the year.
This year, students in grades 1 & 2, and students in grades 3 & 4, will go to recess and eat lunch together. Grade 5 students will go to recess and eat lunch as a single grade level. Kindergarten students will eat lunch in their classrooms and go to recess at the Kindergarten recess area.
If you have not accessed your child’s homeroom teacher and important forms via Genesis, please access the Parent Portal by clicking here. Contact the Genesis Helpdesk at genesis@wyckoffps.org with any difficulties.
Finally, I am excited to begin another wonderful year at Lincoln School, and feel honored to serve as Principal. Lincoln is a special place to learn and work, and I am grateful to partner with all of you as we head into the school year. Have a wonderful final week of summer break, and I look forward to seeing our Lincoln Lions Tuesday, September 8th!
Sincerely,
Patrick Lee
Principal
IMPORTANT DATES (Please see the website for additional dates):
Tuesday, September 1 - Incoming Kindergarten Orientation 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, September 2 - New Student Buddy Lunch 12:00 pm
Tuesday, September 8 - First Day of School - 1:05 pm dismissal for students
Boohoo/Yahoo MPR - 9:15 am
Thursday, September 10 - PTO Meeting 9:15 am MPR
Friday, September 11 - Patriot Day - Wear Red, White and Blue
Monday, September 14 - BOE Meeting 6:30 pm
Tuesday, September 15 - Lincoln School “Back to School Night” - 6:30 pm
Monday, September 21 - Schools Closed in observance of Yom Kippur
Tuesday, September 22 - School Picture Day
Friday, September 25 - PTO Lunch Fundraiser
FRIDAY FOLDERS (Click here to view Friday Folder documents):
COMMUNICATION NOTES:
For information about all school, district and PTO events, please visit our calendar on the Lincoln home page.
Be on the lookout for weekly e-blast updates from school and from our PTO, usually sent out over the weekend.
Please note that we also have an official Lincoln School Facebook page. Please be sure to "like" us on Facebook!
You may also follow Lincoln School on X @LincolnWPS and Instagram @wpslincoln.