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ARRIVAL

• Students should arrive no earlier than 7:20 am

• Breakfast is served from 7:20 am  -  7:50 am 

• Students who do not eat breakfast will meet in designated areas by grade level until 7:50 am

• First bell at 7:50 am

• Tardy Bell at 8:00 am

• Students arriving after the tardy bell will be counted tardy and need to sign in at the office.

ABSENCES

Report Absences in advance using the SMHome App (SchoolMessenger Safe Arrival). Click Here to learn more.

Parents/Guardians must notify the school office before 8:30 am if their child is ill.

LUNCH SCHEDULES

Kindergarten- Recess 11:00am - 11:20am / Lunch 11:20am - 11:40am 

1st Grade- Lunch 11:35am - 11:55am / Recess 11:55am - 12:15pm

2nd Grade- Lunch 11:50am - 12:10pm / Recess 12:10pm - 12:30pm 

3rd Grade- Recess 11:10am - 11:30am / Lunch 11:30am - 11:50am

4th Grade-  Lunch 11:45am - 12:05pm / Recess 12:05pm - 12:25pm

5th Grade- Lunch 11:25am - 11:45am / Recess 11:45am - 12:05pm

6th Grade- Recess 11:20am - 11:40am / Lunch 11:40am - 12:00pm

DISMISSAL

• All students are dismissed at 3:25 pm

• Kindergarten, 4th, 5th, & 6th grades are dismissed on the West side doors by the main office.

• 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades are dismissed on the East side doors 

• ALL students crossing the street must use the crosswalk. 

TRAFFIC PROCEDURES

USD 428 and the Great Bend Police Department would like to inform you of safety procedures to be used when dropping off or picking up students from Lincoln Elementary.  

• • Drivers may want to use the parking stalls south of Lincoln.

  • In accordance with Kansas Standard Traffic Ordinances, students need to be using crosswalks to get across the street.

  • Drivers are not permitted to stop in the middle of Broadway for pick up/drop off.

  • Drivers that choose to park on the north or south side of Broadway street may do so only in legal areas. 

  • Drivers picking up on Broadway will need to stay in an orderly line and wait for their student within the designated orange coned area. Students will not be sent not be allowed to enter the roadway to get into a car.  

  • Drivers are not permitted to stop, stand, or park on street where the curb is yellow or blocking any private driveway.

All other traffic ordinances will be enforced by law enforcement including: speeding (the speed limit is 20 miles per hour from 7:30 am to 8:00 am and 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm), U-turns, failure to use signals, illegal stopping, illegal parking, impeding traffic, jaywalking, etc.  

Traffic tends to be congested during arrival and dismissal times.  In order to ensure the safety of our students, please be aware of your surroundings! 

If you have questions regarding this message, please feel free to contact:

Mrs. Misty Straub - Principal, Lincoln Elementary