Please check your email for more detailed information regarding Grandparents Day at Lincoln School which will take place Monday, September 8th. The flier attached to the email is included with this post.

Lincoln Families - Please avoid 7th and 8th streets at drop off this morning. Repaving work has begun. Students will be inside this morning due to the dust.
September Breakfast and Lunch Menus!






Our Pastry Puffin Fundraiser kicks off today. Order forms will come home today with students. Order forms and money are due by September 12th. Pick up will be September 25th at Lincoln School.
Funds raised will go towards our Paw Pride and Spartan Smart initiatives to promote positive student behaviors in all of our district buildings. Thank you for your continued support of our Mendota 289 students.
Funds raised will go towards our Paw Pride and Spartan Smart initiatives to promote positive student behaviors in all of our district buildings. Thank you for your continued support of our Mendota 289 students.

Thank you, First State Bank and Windy City Amusements for donating school supplies to our M289 students! Your generosity is appreciated!

If you are looking for something fun to do September 19, check out the Family Safe Night Out at the Mendota Civic Center!


Lincoln Families: Due to a Frontier outage, our phones are currently down. Please email ealbers@m289.org or hmathieu@m289.org if you need anything prior to dismissal today. Thank you for your patience!
Lincoln Families: Please only drop off students in our designated drop off areas on 3rd Ave. or 4th Ave directly along the school side of the street. Students should not be crossing traffic. Please check your email for more detailed pick up and drop off instructions. Thank you so much for helping keep our students safe.

August Breakfast and Lunch Menus






M289 Supply Drop-Off is August 13th!


M289 is looking to add to our cafeteria team!

Breakfast and lunch information for the 2025-2026 school year!

Class lists are now available on our Mendota 289 Website for the 2025-26 School Year.
Blackstone (kindergarten): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VV6yX-plDawhBeoOlA-03hAzzXcbRwVS/view
Blackstone (1st grade): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UqHvOuFUjBHfB6EQC8yUP3JXXofELHy8/view
Lincoln (all lists): https://www.m289.org/o/lincoln/page/classroom-assignments

Mendota District 289 will be hosting our final registration night tomorrow at Lincoln School from 4 PM to 7 PM. If you have already registered your student online or in person you do not need to plan to attend. This is for any new or returning families who still need to complete registration. Please enter in Door 4 located in back of the building (Northeast Corner).
Class lists will be posted July 25th. Any student not registered will not be placed in a class until registration is completed. Thank you.
Class lists will be posted July 25th. Any student not registered will not be placed in a class until registration is completed. Thank you.

Blackstone and Lincoln Elementary 2025-2026 School Year Supply Lists are now available!






The Summer Breakfast Program is available at Northbrook!

We are looking forward to a great day today for our Lincoln School Picnic!
Please make sure any balls, baseball gloves, or water bottles that students are bringing have their names on them. Students will be responsible for bringing their items to and from the school.

Due to incoming poor weather conditions, the second grade Lincoln relays have been rescheduled to this Friday, May 23rd. Thank you for your understanding.
Our Mendota CCSD 289 app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have created an account can access app features like Messages and Class Streams via web and in the app. Make sure you are up to date for the rest of the year, and ready to go for 25-26!
Download for Android https://aptg.co/B4YJ2R
Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/z4zKY0

Lincoln 2nd graders had a fun day of hands on learning at the Rockford Discovery Center on Friday. They ended their day playing at Cooper Park in Rochelle. 💙💛🐾









