Lincoln Options Elementary

📯SAVE THE DATE! The 12th Annual Lincoln Winter Market will be held on Saturday, November 30th.

Vendor applications open on August 25th. Slots are limited this year so be sure to sign up ASAP!

Please visit the link in bio for more info on how to apply to be a vendor or to sign up to volunteer. We can’t wait to see you for this beloved community event!

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Lincoln Winter Market is a vibrant fair for local artists and makers, showcasing handmade goods created by Lincoln students, their families, and community members. This popular Olympia event is a seasonal highlight. You can shop for local artisanal goods, listen to live music, sip a warm beverage, or snack on a tasty treat and participate in family activities, all while supporting the incredible programs at Lincoln Options Elementary.

Join the Lincoln Options Directory to stay updated on class events, never miss a birthday party, and help build a strong community. Click below to sign up and stay connected!

http://lincolnoptions.org/directory/form

Lincoln Families, remember to check your email and ParentSquare ap for important back to school information and classroom assignments.

Mark your calendars with these important events,
we look forward to seeing you soon!

POTLUCKS are on Monday Aug 26, Tuesday Aug 27, Thursday Aug 29, and Tuesday Sept 3 in the evening. Check the Opus to find out when your class is gathering.

(FREE) ICE CREAM SOCIAL Saturday Sept 7 at 2pm. Come eat ice cream and socialize with other families!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Tuesday Sept 17 at 6pm - this is an outdoor assembly to orient and create community for the Lincoln Options adults. Childcare is provided, specialist teachers talk about the work they do, the community band plays, fundraising and volunteer opportunities are shared.

CLASS MEETINGS are on Sept 9, 11, 12, 18, 19 in the evening. Check the Opus to find out when you are scheduled. These meetings are led by your student's teacher and are an important opportunity to get to know your student's classroom.

Post your camp Elderberry photos here in the comments!

YMCA YCARE

REGISTRATION FOR 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR OPENS JUNE 10, 2024!

"Go into the summer worry-free about childcare for the upcoming school year! Y Care before-and after-school programs serve children from ages 5-12 in an enriching child-focused, child-directed environment that promotes the exploration of their interests and talents.

With limited spots at each school's location, we encourage you to secure your childcare spot before the summer.

Mark your calendars TODAY and REGISTER MONDAY, JUNE 10 for Y Care!"

Check out the South South YMCA website for more information.

The snow make-up day listed on the district calendar for May 24, 2024, will be a regular school day for students.

This date was earmarked as a school day should there be a weather-related school cancellation prior to that date. Schools were closed on Friday, January 12, 2024, due to icy roads and inclement weather. We look forward to seeing all our students on Friday, May 24! 🚌 📚 📝

https://osd.wednet.edu/news/announcements/snow_make-up_day__may_24__2024

Can't wait to see you there!

Saturday May 11, 10am-2pm

Join us for the annual Lincoln Options Elementary Plant Sale to support our beautiful garden.

We’ll have veggie starts, house plants, perennials, kid activities, music and Sweetlee’s Ice Cream Truck!

Proceeds from the plant sale fund the garden program at Lincoln.

Lincoln Options hits the Ballfield:
Mariners vs Texas Rangers – June 16

Only one more week to spend the day at the ballpark and raise money for a good cause! Lincoln Options has several more tickets to sell on the 100 level at TMobile park for the bargain price of $40 each. Ticket sale ends May 15 so don’t delay! Invite your friends, family, and neighbors! Anyone can join us for a great day at the ballpark. Build community with us!

Purchase your tickets here: lincolnoptions.org/mariners

Details:
Sunday June 16, 2024, 1:10pm, Section 110

Ballpark Promotions

Father’s Day – Big Dumper Stadium Seat Cushion First 10,000 Dads (21+)

Youth Softball & Fastpitch Day – Mariners Poster (Postgame) All Kids 14 & Under

Sounder Schedule

Save the environment AND your sanity and take the sounder train! Let’s pack the train and have more opportunity for community as we travel together to the ballfield!

10:11am Lakewood Departure, 11:27am Seattle Arrival (Sound Transit)

Return departure is 45min after game ends

Need help with ticket costs? Reach out to: [email protected] for equitable ticket pricing.

Lincoln Options hits the Ballfield: Mariners vs Texas Rangers by Lincoln Options Program Ticket Sales end May 15th!Mariners vs Texas Rangers, Sunday June 16, 2024, 1:10pm, Section 110 Come spend a day at the ballpark and raise money for a good cause! Linco...

MOVIE NIGHT AT LINCOLN OPTIONS this Friday!
SweetLees’s Ice Cream Truck will be available by 5:45 for ice cream purchases. Gym doors open at 6pm.

Popcorn & a Drink will be FREE in the gym.
Movie starts @ 6:30.

Movie: Original Mary Poppins Sing-Along! 🎶

Hope to see you there!

Lincoln students had a great time as a school of bees for the Olympia Procession of the Species parade today! Post your pictures here and share all the fun you had! Thank you Lincoln Community for participating in this wonderful event and thank you to the families and staff who helped organize.

Lincoln Options Caregiver Education Night
Family and Childhood Nutrition Education

Struggling to balance including foods your child will eat, with healthy choices & variety?
Worried about your child having a healthy relationship with food and their body?
Wanting fewer mealtime battles and more enjoyment at the dinner table?
Struggling with establishing and/or maintaining boundaries around health and food?

When? Thursday, April 18th @6-8pm
Where? Lincoln Cafeteria
(childcare provided)

Presenter: Nila Williamson MPH, RD, IBCLC
Registered Dietitian and Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant

“I have almost 20 years of public health and clinical nutrition work experience as a dietitian and IBCLC with WIC, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and WA Department of Health. Since 2021 I have been providing nutrition and lactation counseling at Olympia Pediatrics, and helped create its feeding team, which provides interdisciplinary care to address feeding and nutrition concerns of children with special health care needs. I am also the owner of Babies Suck Lactation - a local in-home lactation consulting business. “

Topics include:
Nutritional needs of the school-age child
Parent/caregiver vs child responsibility at meals and snacks and maintaining boundaries.
Common “parent traps” we fall into because of worry about growth, the amount of food our child is eating, their health, etc. and how these can backfire
Strategies parents can use to help their child eat a wider variety of food, self-regulate their intake, and avoid conflict with their child at meals
Research backed habits that support everyone having a healthy body
Simple meal and snack ideas that won’t break the bank
Local resources for food and individualized nutrition education
30+ minutes for questions and discussion

See you there !

Hope to see you there!

Happy Spring! Reminder to our elementary families that Monday, March 25 through Friday, March 29 are half days for all elementary students for conference week.
Please check with your resident school for specific half-day release times and conference information.

Middle and high schools are on normal schedule including the usual 50-minute early-release Wednesday, March 27, 2024. ⏰ 🌼 🚌

https://osd.wednet.edu/students/school_hours

*RESCHEDULED* one week from today, all Olympia School District families are invited to attend for free Emily McMason / evolving parents presentation at l.p. brown (you do not need to have a student enrolled at l.p. brown to attend). content is geared toward those who have K-5 students. and free on site child care is available.

It's Observation Week!
March 11th-14th between 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Guardians/Parents are also invited to observe classrooms. We ask that only adults attend to observe classrooms to minimize disruption to the learning environment.

For questions, please email [email protected]

No rest for the weary! This survey aims to bring more voices to the table and inform our ongoing communications with the Olympia School District School Board and community. The survey should only take 5-10 minutes and your responses will be kept anonymous. We would love to hear from students, staff, parents and caretakers, as just a few examples. We ask that you complete this survey by Sunday, March 17th.

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbpkpq76_6fmAcL_xpAtzmMtEiJ03wQFz05HWcAJD1eCEvAg/viewform

Together, we've got this!

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Don't forget, daylight savings begins this weekend! Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. Enjoy the longer days ahead! ⏱ 💐 🌷 🌹 🪷 🪻 🌼 ⏰

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The Olympia School District middle school options program deadlines are right around the corner. We hope you are able to check out a few of our wonderful programs! Dates and additional information linked below. 🎒 🎉 ✏️

https://osd.wednet.edu/news/district_news/middle_school_options_program_deadlines