Lincoln Elementary School
We are Responsible, We are On task, We Act safely, We are Respectful
Dear NUSD #1 School Community,
Santa Cruz County Emergency Management has launched Santa Cruz County Alerts, a free emergency notification system that helps keep families informed about emergencies and potential safety concerns in their communities.
Alerts may include severe weather, wildfires, flash floods, hazardous material incidents, air quality advisories, boil water advisories, and major road closures.
How to Sign Up:
Visit the Santa Cruz County website and navigate to Government → Office of Emergency Management → Popular Links → Santa Cruz County Alerts.
Scan the county-provided QR code for quick access.
Select the communities and types of alerts relevant to your family.
Mobile phone users must register to receive alerts. Existing, unblocked landlines are automatically included. Signing up is free, although standard text or voicemail charges may apply. The county also confirms that it will not share addresses and phone numbers.
We encourage all families to register for this important safety resource to stay informed and help protect their households during emergencies.
Thank you for helping us keep our school community safe and informed!
🦁 LINCOLN LIONS – A BUSY AND EXCITING WEEK AHEAD!
Dear Lincoln Families,
We have a fun-filled week planned! Please take a few minutes to read our latest Lincoln Family Newsletter for important information about:
❤️ Red Ribbon Week (October 26–30): Daily spirit days celebrating healthy choices!
🎃 Boo Bash & Costume Parade (Friday, October 30): Costume guidelines, games, STUCO purchases, and important behavior expectations.
💙 Respecting Family Beliefs: Alternative seasonal, non-Halloween activities will be available in the library for students who choose not to participate.
🦁 ROAR Expectations: Boo Bash participation is a privilege. Students with repeated behavioral infractions, excessive lunch detentions, or serious disciplinary consequences may be ineligible following administrative review.
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Celebration (November 6 at 9:00 a.m.): Help us honor our veterans by submitting a family veteran's photograph!
🌟 Leader in Me: Celebrate our student leaders and learn how to practice the 7 Habits at home.
⏰ Attendance Challenge: Our top two classrooms with attendance above 90% will earn Peter Piper Pizza coupons and No-Uniform Passes!
📖 READ OUR FULL FAMILY NEWSLETTER HERE:
https://app.smore.com/n/a3zx6
Thank you for supporting our Lincoln Lions as we continue to LEVEL UP! 🦁
Dear Lincoln Families,
We have a fun-filled week planned! Please take a few minutes to read our latest Lincoln Family Newsletter for important information about:
❤️ Red Ribbon Week (October 26–30): Daily spirit days celebrating healthy choices!
🎃 Boo Bash & Costume Parade (Friday, October 30): Costume guidelines, games, STUCO purchases, and important behavior expectations.
💙 Respecting Family Beliefs: Alternative seasonal, non-Halloween activities will be available in the library for students who choose not to participate.
🦁 ROAR Expectations: Boo Bash participation is a privilege. Students with repeated behavioral infractions, excessive lunch detentions, or serious disciplinary consequences may be ineligible following administrative review.
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Celebration (November 6 at 9:00 a.m.): Help us honor our veterans by submitting a family veteran's photograph!
🌟 Leader in Me: Celebrate our student leaders and learn how to practice the 7 Habits at home.
⏰ Attendance Challenge: Our top two classrooms with attendance above 90% will earn Peter Piper Pizza coupons and No-Uniform Passes!
📖 READ OUR FULL FAMILY NEWSLETTER HERE:
https://app.smore.com/n/a3zx6
Thank you for supporting our Lincoln Lions as we continue to LEVEL UP! 🦁
Red Ribbon Week & Spirit Week
October 26–30
- Monday, October 26: Pajama Day
- Tuesday, October 27: Western Day
- Wednesday, October 28: Wear Red Day
- Thursday, October 29: Tie-Dye Day
- Friday, October 30: Halloween Costume Day
Please make sure costumes are school-appropriate. No guns or blood, please.
Semana del Listón Rojo y del Espíritu Escolar
**Del 26 al 30 de octubre**
- Lunes 26 de octubre:** Día de pijamas
- Martes 27 de octubre:** Día del Viejo Oeste
- Miércoles 28 de octubre:** ¡Vístete de rojo!
- Jueves 29 de octubre:** Día de ropa teñida con nudos (tie-dye)
- Viernes 30 de octubre:** Día de disfraces de Halloween
Por favor, asegúrense de que los disfraces sean apropiados para la escuela. **No se permiten pistolas ni sangre.**
October 26–30
- Monday, October 26: Pajama Day
- Tuesday, October 27: Western Day
- Wednesday, October 28: Wear Red Day
- Thursday, October 29: Tie-Dye Day
- Friday, October 30: Halloween Costume Day
Please make sure costumes are school-appropriate. No guns or blood, please.
Semana del Listón Rojo y del Espíritu Escolar
**Del 26 al 30 de octubre**
- Lunes 26 de octubre:** Día de pijamas
- Martes 27 de octubre:** Día del Viejo Oeste
- Miércoles 28 de octubre:** ¡Vístete de rojo!
- Jueves 29 de octubre:** Día de ropa teñida con nudos (tie-dye)
- Viernes 30 de octubre:** Día de disfraces de Halloween
Por favor, asegúrense de que los disfraces sean apropiados para la escuela. **No se permiten pistolas ni sangre.**
Red Ribbon Week & Spirit Week
October 26–30
Join us for a fun week of themed dress-up days!
Monday, October 26: Pajama Day
Tuesday, October 27: Western Day
Wednesday, October 28: Wear Red Day
Thursday, October 29: Tie-Dye Day
Friday, October 30: Halloween Costume Day
Please make sure costumes are school-appropriate. No guns or blood, please.
Semana del Listón Rojo y del Espíritu Escolar
Del 26 al 30 de octubre
¡Acompáñanos durante una semana divertida con días temáticos!
Lunes 26 de octubre: Día de pijamas
Martes 27 de octubre: Día del Viejo Oeste
Miércoles 28 de octubre: ¡Vístete de rojo!
Jueves 29 de octubre: Día de ropa teñida con nudos (tie-dye)
Viernes 30 de octubre: Día de disfraces de Halloween
Por favor, asegúrense de que los disfraces sean apropiados para la escuela. No se permiten pistolas ni sangre.
Quarterly awards assembly in the cafeteria tomorrow. looking forward to celebrating student achievement with you !
Book donation
Fire Heroes
Heroes de Fuego
Written by: Martiza Higuera
Illustrated by: Migeul Grijalva
If anyone is interested in reviewing the book, it is located at the Superintendent's office.
Fire Heroes
Heroes de Fuego
Written by: Martiza Higuera
Illustrated by: Migeul Grijalva
If anyone is interested in reviewing the book, it is located at the Superintendent's office.
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County will be closed on Friday, October 23rd,.Please make arrangements for your students to be picked up at 2:45 for dismissal.
🦁💙 LINCOLN LION FAMILIES: LET'S LEVEL UP OUR EXPECTATIONS! 🎮
Dear Lincoln Lion Families,
As we begin our second quarter, we are taking time to review and reinforce the schoolwide rules, routines, and behavioral expectations that help keep Lincoln Elementary a safe, respectful, and positive place to learn.
At Lincoln, our PBIS program focuses on four important ROAR expectations:
🦁 R – Respectful: Use kind words, respect others, and show kindness.
🎯 O – On Task: Follow directions, stay focused, and do your best.
🛡️ A – Act Safely: Keep hands and feet to yourself and make safe choices.
⭐ R – Responsible: Take ownership of your actions, care for school property, and make positive choices.
These expectations apply throughout our campus, including classrooms, hallways, restrooms, playgrounds, cafeteria, library, school buses, dismissal areas, and the Boys & Girls Club.
📋 IMPORTANT: PLEASE REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR CHILD
📘 NUSD #1 Discipline Matrix and Behavior Management Handbook
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTajVKg7Zmu3EE5-IGfeJ78MnKVhGMrA/view
🦁 Lincoln Elementary PBIS ROAR Matrix
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KHVRXknM4VPz3uAjxGmFdCPQupmLoxjCj8KFN74pvuY/edit
These documents outline school and district expectations, appropriate student behavior, and possible consequences when rules are not followed.
🏡 HOW CAN FAMILIES HELP AT HOME?
✅ Talk about ROAR: Ask your child what being respectful and responsible looks like at school.
✅ Practice situations: What should you do if someone is unkind, you disagree with a friend, or you notice something unsafe?
✅ Discuss choices and consequences: Remind your child that their actions affect others and that making mistakes is an opportunity to learn and grow.
✅ Practice problem-solving: Encourage your child to use kind words, walk away from conflict, and ask a trusted adult for help.
✅ Celebrate positive choices: Recognize when your child demonstrates kindness, responsibility, honesty, and self-control.
Our goal is to help every Lincoln Lion develop the leadership, character, and positive habits needed to succeed!
Thank you for partnering with us by reviewing these important expectations with your child. When families and schools work together, our students thrive!
Together, we ROAR! Let's Level Up! 🦁💙🎮
Ms. Burkett
Principal, Lincoln Elementary
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KHVRXknM4VPz3uAjxGmFdCPQupmLoxjCj8KFN74pvuY/edit
Oh no lions! We need everyone to come to school tomorrow. dismissal is at 12:15, but classrooms with perfect attendance for the day will be celebrating!
Early Release @ 11:15 a.m.
ELC K-1 Ms. Mungarro, Ms. Kantor @ 11:00 a.m.
Preschool
1st Session @ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
3rd Session @ 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Salen temprano a las 11:15 a. m.
ELC (K-1) Sra. Mungarro, Sra. Kantor a las 11:00 a. m.
Preescolar
1.ª sesión: 8:30 a. m. – 10:30 a. m.
3.ª sesión: 10:30 a. m. – 12:30 p. m.
Come on Lion 👪 families! It's conference week. We need all of our lions at school and on time!
🍂 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES WEEK🍂
Thursday, October 8th, Early Release @ 11:15 a.m.
ELC K-1 Ms. Mungarro, Ms. Kantor @ 11:00 a.m.
Preschool
1st Session @ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
3rd Session @ 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Friday, October 9, Early Release @ 12:15 p.m.
ELC K-1 Ms. Mungarro, Ms. Kantor @ 12:00 p.m.
Preschool
2nd Session @ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
3rd Session @ 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
🍂Fall Break: October, 12th through the 16th: NO School 🍂
🎮🦁 LEVEL UP OCTOBER, LIONS! 🦁🎮
🚨 NEW MONTH. NEW CHALLENGE. NEW LEVEL!
Every morning our Lions have a choice:
🎮 SHOW UP → LEVEL UP! ⭐
📚 Every day at school is an opportunity to:
💥 Learn something new
💥 Grow stronger
💥 Make progress
💥 Build your future
💥 Get one step closer to your goals!
🏆 Lincoln Families, we need YOU!
Help your Lion make school attendance a priority this October. Together, we can make this our BEST ATTENDANCE MONTH YET! 💙
🦁SHOW UP. POWER UP. LEVEL UP!🦁
🎮 OCTOBER ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE: LET’S GO, LIONS! 🎮
"The influence of a great teacher can never be erased." — Anonymous
🦁🎮 Lincoln Lions Are Leveling Up! 🎮🦁
What a fun week of celebrating our Lions! Last week, students who earned 10 or more Positive Paws during September got to visit our XP Shop and cash in their positive choices for prizes! ⭐ We are proud of our students for showing what it means to ROAR through responsibility, respect, and positive choices.
We also surprised our Lions with a Surprise Level Up Attendance Day! 🎉 Every student who showed up to school that day received a special prize—just for being HERE! Our schoolwide WIG #2 is to reduce chronic absenteeism by 15%, and we want our students to know that showing up every day matters. Be here. Be ready. Level up! ⬆️💙
📸 Check out some of our Lions celebrating last week!
This week is another important one as we head into Student-Led Conferences and the final week before Fall Break. Please bring your student to their conference so they can proudly share their academic growth, report card, WIG, progress, and next steps with you.
Thank you, Lion families, for continuing to partner with us. Strong families + strong schools = brighter futures! 💙🩶
🎮 LEVEL UP TOGETHER!
🦁 Lions ROAR!
FINISH STRONG, LIONS!
This is our final week before Fall Break. Be on time. Be
present. Be your best. Every day counts!
What a fun week of celebrating our Lions! Last week, students who earned 10 or more Positive Paws during September got to visit our XP Shop and cash in their positive choices for prizes! ⭐ We are proud of our students for showing what it means to ROAR through responsibility, respect, and positive choices.
We also surprised our Lions with a Surprise Level Up Attendance Day! 🎉 Every student who showed up to school that day received a special prize—just for being HERE! Our schoolwide WIG #2 is to reduce chronic absenteeism by 15%, and we want our students to know that showing up every day matters. Be here. Be ready. Level up! ⬆️💙
📸 Check out some of our Lions celebrating last week!
This week is another important one as we head into Student-Led Conferences and the final week before Fall Break. Please bring your student to their conference so they can proudly share their academic growth, report card, WIG, progress, and next steps with you.
Thank you, Lion families, for continuing to partner with us. Strong families + strong schools = brighter futures! 💙🩶
🎮 LEVEL UP TOGETHER!
🦁 Lions ROAR!
FINISH STRONG, LIONS!
This is our final week before Fall Break. Be on time. Be
present. Be your best. Every day counts!
📣 Reminder, Lion Families!
There will be NO after-school tutoring this week due to Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Please make sure your child knows how they will be going home each day and is aware of any changes to their normal dismissal routine. If transportation plans change, please communicate those changes with the school as early as possible.
Thank you for helping us keep dismissal safe and organized during conference week! 💙🩶🦁
Level Up Together — Lions ROAR!
There will be NO after-school tutoring this week due to Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Please make sure your child knows how they will be going home each day and is aware of any changes to their normal dismissal routine. If transportation plans change, please communicate those changes with the school as early as possible.
Thank you for helping us keep dismissal safe and organized during conference week! 💙🩶🦁
Level Up Together — Lions ROAR!
Lincoln September Newsletter
To view our Lincoln September Newsletter, please scan the QR Code or visit the link below.
September Newsletter
Thank you for staying informed!
October Calendar and Lunch Menu
❤️🧹 Today, we celebrate YOU! 🧹❤️
To our NUSD custodians: thank you for the care, pride, and heart you bring to our schools every single day.
You are often the first to arrive and the last to leave. You notice the little things, solve the unexpected problems, lend a helping hand, and make our schools feel like welcoming places for everyone.
Your work goes far beyond keeping our buildings clean. You help create spaces where our students can learn, our staff can thrive, and our school community can feel at home.
We are grateful for each of you and everything you do for NUSD. Thank you for being an essential part of our school family! 💛
Happy National Custodian Day! 🎉
#NationalCustodianDay #NUSD1 #ThankYouCustodians #ExcellenceKnowsNoBorders
To our NUSD custodians: thank you for the care, pride, and heart you bring to our schools every single day.
You are often the first to arrive and the last to leave. You notice the little things, solve the unexpected problems, lend a helping hand, and make our schools feel like welcoming places for everyone.
Your work goes far beyond keeping our buildings clean. You help create spaces where our students can learn, our staff can thrive, and our school community can feel at home.
We are grateful for each of you and everything you do for NUSD. Thank you for being an essential part of our school family! 💛
Happy National Custodian Day! 🎉
#NationalCustodianDay #NUSD1 #ThankYouCustodians #ExcellenceKnowsNoBorders
🦁💙 THIS WEEK AT LINCOLN
Level Up • Learn • Lead • ROAR!
💙 THANK YOU, LION FAMILIES!
Thank you to all of our families who joined us for Family Fun Night last Wednesday!
It was wonderful to see so many families on campus and to give you an opportunity to see what our students are learning and reading in their classrooms. Every time you attend an event, communicate with your child's teacher, participate in a conference, volunteer, or support learning at home, you are strengthening our school-family partnership.
We loved having you here! 🦁💙
Level Up • Learn • Lead • ROAR!
💙 THANK YOU, LION FAMILIES!
Thank you to all of our families who joined us for Family Fun Night last Wednesday!
It was wonderful to see so many families on campus and to give you an opportunity to see what our students are learning and reading in their classrooms. Every time you attend an event, communicate with your child's teacher, participate in a conference, volunteer, or support learning at home, you are strengthening our school-family partnership.
We loved having you here! 🦁💙