Welcome Lincoln to the 2020-2021 school year. Our theme this year is “BE!”

We are super excited to meet all of our third- and fourth-grade students and just BE … together for the first time in a long time.

This year at Lincoln we plan to BE … happy, healthy, ready, responsible, friendly, helpful, adventurous, kind and thankful, all while keeping a social distance. This year may look a little different but we are planning to just “BE” present and learn!

So, get ready, Lincoln, we are planning to BE a lot this year.

I would like to introduce a few new members to our fabulous staff who are going to BE amazing this year! Kylie Howard will BE enlightening in our fourth-grade pod. Penny Beals will BE intriguing as our new librarian.

Making the move from Rose Witcher to BE captivating will be Krista Lewis teaching special education.

Last but not least we have Kara Watts joining us as counselor who will BE understanding and kind.

Just a reminder - Back to School Night will BE virtually this year. We will be sending out our handbook, procedures and teacher messages Aug. 17 from 4-7 p.m.

All students will have school supplies provided for them by our wonderful, very generous donors.

We are thankful to our donors who helped make this possible for all students in El Reno.

If you have chosen to BE a virtual learner this year, BE expecting a call from your teacher soon.

There will BE a scheduled time for you to have a small orientation and collect your supplies.

If you will BE a car rider this year, you will need to stop by the Lincoln office and pick up a car rider tag. You may do this anytime through Aug. 19 from 8 to 4.

If you will BE a bus rider this year, you may contact the bus barn at 405-262-3027 or Lincoln at 405-262-1941 for information.

If you would like to BE in the after-school program, here is the link to fill out - https://www.elrenops.org/after-school-program-keeping-it-real.

If you need information about lunches and how to pay, check out this link, https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain.action?clientKey=&requestAction=home.

COVID-19 Safety Measures for Lincoln Learning Center
Grades 3-4

STUDENT ARRIVAL
▶Car riders will arrive through the south entrance, bus riders through the east entrance and walkers through the north entrance. Students not eating breakfast will report to their classrooms.
▶ Morning assembly will be conducted virtually through Google Slides and multimedia methods in the classroom.

BREAKFAST
▶Two stations will be set up for breakfast pickup in a grab-and-go style. One will be set up for bus riders at the east entrance and at the south entrance for car riders and walkers.
▶ Breakfast will be grab-and-go to students’ classrooms.
▶ Classroom teachers will monitor students having breakfast in their rooms.

CLASSROOMS
▶ Students will be socially distanced in class facing the same direction as much as allowed by the size of the classroom and activities being conducted.
▶ Seating charts will be created for each class.
▶ Hand sanitizer will be available in each classroom for students to sanitize their hands before, during and after class.
▶ Sanitizing wipes will be available to sanitize Chromebooks and desks as allowable.
▶ Continued emphasis on hygiene, hand-washing and keeping hands out of the facial area will be in place throughout all rooms.
▶ Temperature checks will be conducted mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

CLASS TRANSITIONS
▶ Transitions will be conducted as little as possible.
▶ Restroom breaks will be done through individual classes.
▶ Individual teachers may transition when necessary in place of moving groups of students.

LUNCH
▶ Students will eat in the cafeteria with social distancing. Tables and seats will be identified where students may sit.
▶ Tables will not face each other and students will sit on only one side.
▶ Students will eat lunch in rotating groups.
▶ Some classes may eat in their classrooms to maintain low numbers of students in one area.

RECESS
▶ Students will rotate in groups between lunch and recess, reducing the number of students in one place.

SPECIALS
▶ Teachers in Specials could rotate into the classroom where necessary.
▶ Computers and PE would need to be conducted as normal with necessary health and safety awareness.

SCHOOL DISMISSAL
▶ District radios would be used to notify when buses arrive. Upon a bus arrival, teachers would dismiss students for that bus only.
▶ Student dismissal will be staggered to allow for easier student flow.