Welcome to Link's Parent Center
Link believes that a student's success is enhanced by a strong partnership between school and home. This section is designed to provide parents and guardians with tools to monitor their child's academic progress and to help their child succeed in school.
School Hours
Grades 5 through 8
230 Halsey Street
School day - 7:45 am to 3 pm
Doors open at 7:15 am
Early Dismissal - 12:30 pm
Kindergarten
23 Pennsylvania Ave.
School day - 8 am to 3 pm
Doors open at 7:30 am
Early Dismissal - 12:45 pm
Grades 1-3
23 Pennsylvania Ave.
School day - 8 am to 3:15 pm
Doors open at 7:30 am
Early Dismissal - 12:45 pm
Announcements
CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINKÂ THE ONLINE MEALS PROGRAM APPLICATION
CLICK HERE TO RE-ENROLL YOUR CHILD FOR 2024-25
To be fully enrolled, please complete the re-enrollment forms in PowerSchool. Information on how to do this was emailed to you over the summer. Questions? Contact Ms. Clarke at 973.642.0529.
Important links
Here are links to the portals for PowerSchool, Eureka Math, and DeansList. Log-in information was supplied to all parents at the start of the school year, but if you lost it, contact the school's Main Office.
PowerSchool contains your child's records, including grades, absences, and other pertinent information.
 Parents can use this link to complete the online food program application, manage and pay their child's breakfast and lunch program fees.
DeansList is utilized to track student behavior and to communicate with individual parents about their students' personal development.
building parent capacity to support their children
Click here for resources for parents.
school calendar
Click here fir the 24-25 School Year Calendar.
Please note that these are the LCCS Board Approved Calendars. If the board changes the calendar, parents will be informed by email and through the parent newsletter, and a new calendar will be posted here.
Link to Home, parent newsletter
Click here for recent issues of our parent newsletter.
Important Forms
| Title | File Size | File Type | Date | Link | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement | August 13, 2024 | 4 | |||
| Technology Fees and Repair Costs, 2024 25 min | 65 KB | August 13, 2024 | 7 | ||
| Transportation Reimbursement Form, NJ Department of Education | 155 KB | January 12, 2024 | 35 |
Aftercare program
Link has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to provide a quality after school care program for the upcoming year. Click here for information about the program.
Parent - Student handbook/ Discipline rubrics
| Title | File Size | File Type | Date | Link | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Discipline Rubric | 59 KB | January 12, 2024 | 5 | ||
| LCCS Merit/Demerit System, Gr 5-8 – Reasons for Receiving Points | 19 KB | February 23, 2024 | 7 | ||
| LCCS Parent-Student Handbook | 1 MB | January 12, 2024 | 18 | ||
| Middle School Discipline Rubric | 62 KB | January 12, 2024 | 7 |
School Uniforms
| Title | File Size | File Type | Date | Link | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information for Purchasing Uniforms Through Flynn O’Hara | 32 KB | January 12, 2024 | 31 | ||
| Uniform Dress Code for Students | 158 KB | January 12, 2024 | 35 |
Student Health and Wellness
Click here for acess to student health forms and information about health conditions that could affect your children.
School Meals Program
Click here for information about Link's meal program.
school nutrition policies
Click here to read our nutrition policies.
Information on Lead and Link's Lead Report
Click here for articles and information for parents about lead, particularly as it relates to the high levels of lead in the Newark water system, how to deal with high concentrations, and the effects of too much lead in the water. Also see Link's lead report.
