PTA Weekly Update~

The PTA Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 7th, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 14th at 7pm in the cafeteria! Hope to see you there! Thank you!

This week: —Teacher Appreciation Week! Next week: –PTA Meeting, Tuesday, May 14th, time TBA (note date change from previous calendars!) –Late start, Wednesday, May 15th, 9:35 AM

Our monthly PTA meeting has been moved toTuesday, May 14th!  The time will be announced as soon as it’s available.  We look forward to seeing you there! Teacher and Staff  Appreciation Week! May 6th-10th Schedule of daily events: Monday:  Snack cart Tuesday:  Wear your teacher’s favorite color (list below) Wednesday:  Wear your teacher’s favorite team (list below) Thursday:  Catered luncheon Friday:  Grab-and-go breakfast We have many exciting things planned for our wonderful Lindbergh Staff.  We are changing things up this year and doing our snack cart on Monday and the grab-and-go breakfast on Friday.  This last minute change will allow our teachers to enjoy their snacks all week long, instead of just Friday afternoon.  We need many donations to make these days special for our staff (if there is something you want to bring and it is not listed please feel free to message Danielle Lewis at 313-580-8020). Sign up here to donate items: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-2019 Teachers’ favorite colors and teams: Young Fives Miss Schropp—Light Green, University of Notre Dame Kindergarten Miss Miles—Gray, MSU Mrs. Ruselink–Purple, Western Michigan University Mrs. Stetz—Dark Blue/Navy, University of Michigan 1st Grade Mrs. Miller–Orange, Western Michigan University Mrs. Noe—Light Blue, MSU 2nd Grade Mrs. Lorber–Lindbergh Red, MSU Mrs. Robins—Dark green, Eastern Michigan University 3rd Grade Miss Polidori–Blue, U of M Ms. Robey–Yellow, Red Wings 4th Grade Miss Knaus–Purple, Central Michigan University, Lions Mrs. Wilkie–Turquoise, MSU 4th/5th Split Mrs. Currie– Black, MSU 5th Grade Mrs. Bush—Purple,Tigers Mrs. Hickson—Dark Pink, Tigers For our Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, we need parent volunteers to cover for our teachers so they can enjoy their luncheon.  We need 3 volunteers for each class, 2 at a minimum.  I have set the arrival time as 15 minutes prior to the students lunch, 1 hour for coverage, and 15 minutes for any additional needs.  This time schedule will allow our staff to relax and fully enjoy their luncheon.  It will also allow you some time with your children at school.  All volunteers must have a current back ground check and it will be verified prior Sign up here:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-teacher3 *These duties will include arrival to the office to sign in and get a visitor sticker. *Go to the teachers classroom for instructions. *Either take the students to lunch or out for recess and remain with the students making sure they are safe and accounted for. *Allow our teachers a full hour to enjoy their luncheon. *Return the students to their classroom and wait for the teacher to return. Any questions, please contact Danielle Lewis 313-580-8020 Please sign up to help out during this much loved event for our students! Dates are available throughout the year. Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-20182019 Amazon Smile is a simple way to  earn money for our school while shopping through Amazon.com. Sign up using the link below, and choose Charles A. Lindbergh PTA as your charity.  We earn 0.5% of the amount you spend each time you go to amazonsmile.com to make your regular Amazon purchases. Sign up here and encourage your friends and family to do the same: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-2231538 Make sure your Kroger Rewards information is up to date! Go to Krogercommunityrewards.com and follow the directions using our organization name and/or NPO number: Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary PTA #84204. A percentage of your Kroger purchases comes back to the school.

Cafeteria volunteers are always needed during the lunch periods! Please consider helping out when you can. 11:06 AM –1 PM daily The kids would love to have you there! Stay in touch with the PTA through text messages. Don’t miss out! Text “@flyers500” to 81010.

This week at a glance 5/6-5/10

Good afternoon families~

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day! The weather is picture perfect!

Happy Ramadan to all who observe this month! There will be a fasting table during lunch for those who observe. I will explain all of this to the students tomorrow

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! It is an honor to be with your children every day & I truly appreciate the parents support!

Please read below the letter from the PTA in regards to Teacher Appreciation week!

More about Teacher Appreciation Week

Teachers’ favorite colors and teams:

Young Fives
Miss Schropp—Light Green, University of Notre Dame

Kindergarten
Miss Miles—Gray, MSU
Mrs. Ruselink–Purple, Western Michigan University
Mrs. Stetz—Dark Blue/Navy, University of Michigan

1st Grade
Mrs. Miller–Orange, Western Michigan University
Mrs. Noe—Light Blue, MSU

2nd Grade
Mrs. Lorber–Lindbergh Red, MSU
Mrs. Robins—Dark green, Eastern Michigan University

3rd Grade
Miss Polidori–Blue, U of M
Ms. Robey–Yellow, Red Wings

4th Grade
Miss Knaus–Purple, Central Michigan University, Lions
Mrs. Wilkie–Turquoise, MSU

4th/5th Split
Mrs. Currie– Black, MSU

5th Grade
Mrs. Bush—Purple,Tigers
Mrs. Hickson—Dark Pink, Tigers

Teacher Appreciation Week 6/6-6/10~ Thank you!

Mid-Week Update 5/1/19

Good afternoon families~
Here is your mid-week update.

Tonight:

Students will be giving you a “Save the Date” card.  Our Biography presentations will be Thursday, May 30th in the Cafeteria at 2:00 p.m. So please mark your calendars.

5th ONLY!!

5th-Social Studies assessment tomorrow 5/2/19. I encourage students to create a Kahoot for this.

5th-Monday, May 6th- Please have your child wear their 5th grade t-shirts for pictures.

5th-Human Growth & Development note- Please return this ASAP! Thanks to those that already did. We need these returned so we can determine the dates in which this unit will be taught.

Instrumental Music concert- Monday, June 10th @ 6:30 p.m.

4th ONLY!!

We are on day 3 of M-Step ELA tomorrow. Hopefully we will be wrapping this up soon. They have been working so hard these last two days!!

Have a great rest of the day!! I can not believe it is already the month of May!!

Best,

Mrs. Currie

Today 5/1/19

Happy First Day of May!!!

Reminders:

4th grade day 2-of ELA M-Step!

Make sure to bring a snack and eat a hearty breakfast.

5th grade camp paperwork & money due.

Scholastic Book Fair 12-4!

Thank you.

Mrs. Currie

PTA WEEKLY UPDATE 4/29-5/3

This week: –Chatting with the Superintendent, Monday, April 29th, 6-7 PM (Cafeteria) –Scholastic “BOGO” Book Fair, Monday, April 29th-Thursday, May 2nd –Literacy Parent-Meeting, Tuesday, April 30th, 5:30-6:30 PM (Cafeteria) Next week: —Teacher Appreciation Week! –PTA Meeting, Tuesday, May 7th, 7 PM (note time change from previous calendars!) **TONIGHT!** Dr. Glenn Maleyko, Superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools, will host his “Chatting with the Superintendent” session at Lindbergh on Monday, April 29th, from 6-7 PM in the Cafeteria Please plan to join us for good conversation and information. Everyone is welcome! **We still need lots of volunteers this week to help with the sale!** Monday, April 29th-Thursday, May 2nd (Set-up:  Friday, 4/26, Preview Day: 4/29, Purchase Days: 4/30-5/2, Clean-up: 5/3) Welcome to our last book sale of the year; the buy one get one free (BOGO) sale! This sale is intended to get books in the hands of our kids for the summer.  Because this is our goal, we have made one change to this year’s BOGO sale.  This sale will be a books and posters ONLY sale.  We will not be selling any pencils, pointers, erasers, or other little things your children love to bring home (parents rejoice!).  Those items will return for our fall and winter sale. We are looking for some parent volunteers for this sale.  This is the one sale we are unable to offer Scholastic dollar incentives for volunteers (all of our incentives go toward the children as the BOGO sale).  Please consider signing up for this fun event!  If you have any questions, please email Nicole Bazzi at queennix29@gmail.com. Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-scholastic1 From the Lindbergh Support Team: Dear Lindbergh Families, We will be having a literacy parent meeting Tuesday, April 30th from 5:30-6:30 in the cafeteria.  This meeting open to all Lindbergh families but in highly encouraged for all families with DIRIPS or who attend the extended day program for reading (first, second, and third grade).  At this meeting the support staff will be presenting and discussing reading strategies and resources as well as reviewing the third grade reading law.  We hope to see you there! Thank you for being a partner in your child’s education! Sincerely, The Lindbergh Support Team Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th-10th! We will be looking for donations of some items to help make this week special for your teachers and staff–stay tuned for the Sign-Up Genius! In the meantime, room-parent(s) may communicate with you about any things they have planned specifically for your child’s classroom.  Here is the schedule for events we have planned for the week: Monday–Grab and Go breakfast in the teachers’ lounge Tuesday–Wear your teacher’s favorite color (info will be distributed) Wednesday–Wear your teacher’s favorite sports team (info will be distributed) Thursday–Catered luncheon Friday–Snack Cart Please sign up to help out during this much loved event for our students! Dates are available throughout the year. Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-20182019 Amazon Smile is a simple way to  earn money for our school while shopping through Amazon.com. Sign up using the link below, and choose Charles A. Lindbergh PTA as your charity.  We earn 0.5% of the amount you spend each time you go to amazonsmile.com to make your regular Amazon purchases. Sign up here and encourage your friends and family to do the same: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-2231538 Make sure your Kroger Rewards information is up to date! Go to Krogercommunityrewards.com and follow the directions using our organization name and/or NPO number: Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary PTA #84204. A percentage of your Kroger purchases comes back to the school. Cafeteria volunteers are always needed during the lunch periods! Please consider helping out when you can. 11:06 AM –1 PM daily The kids would love to have you there! Stay in touch with the PTA through text messages. Don’t miss out! Text “@flyers500” to 81010. Copyright © 2019 Charles A. Lindbergh PTA, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you asked to be put on the PTA email list. Our mailing address is: Charles A. Lindbergh PTA 500 N. Waverly Dearborn, MI 48128 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

This week at a glance 4/29-5/3

Good morning~

Parents you are welcome to join the Superintendent tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Lindbergh Cafeteria!

Here is this week at a glance.

ELA~ Continue to read biographies & research.

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!!!

4th M-STEP 4/30-5/1.

Math~

4th continue lessons 28-31.

5th- Test corrections, continue lessons 10-14.

Social Studies~

4th- Rights & Responsibilities

5th-Revolutionary War Assessment 5/2.

Science~
Both grades continue mysteries.

Leader in Me~

Focusing on Synergizing! Ask your child what are some challenges with synergizing?

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4/29- Chatting with the Superintendent 6 p.m.

4/30- Parent Literacy Workshop 5:30-6:30 in the Lindbergh Cafeteria

4/30-5/2 Scholastic Book Fair 12-4

4/30-5/1- 4th M-STEP ELA

5/1- 5th grade camp money due.

5/6-5/10- Teacher Appreciation Week

5/7-5/8- 4th Math M-Step

Have a great week everyone!!

Mrs. Currie

Mid- week update 4/24/19

Good afternoon~

I hope everyone is having a great week thus far.

PTA Blood Drive- Today 4/24/19- 2:30-8:00 p.m.

5th Grade Camp Note- Please read and start sending in your payments. Money & paperwork are due 5/1/19. If you have decided, to not send your child to camp, please let me know. As always, if any questions arise, just email me.

5th- Mid Module Assessment, Friday, April 26th.

Spelling Google Slide Shows & test will be Friday, April 26th.

Popcorn Friday- April 26th.

Care to the Core- Friday, April 26th.

Math Homework tonight:

4th – Lesson 25: # 1b, d,  2 b, d, # a, c, e, f, h, k , & i

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5th- Lesson 9- ALL!

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Thank you to those who donated Kleenex. I am still in need of some, & the donations are greatly appreciated.

Have a great rest of the afternoon.

Mrs. Currie

This week at a glance…4/22-4/26

Good morning families~

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend.

Here is this week’s update.

ELA~
Students are to have their biography person chosen by tomorrow 4/23 and their book by 4/26.

Contracts should be returned by today 4/22/19.

Bio-contract

Spelling~ New words & activities test Friday 4/26/19.

Math~

Both grades- continue lessons and completing 4 zearn lessons a week.

Science~

Both grades- Academic vocabulary, and mysteries,

Social Studies~

4th- Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens.

5th-Social Studies M-Step 4/23-4/24. Continue American Revolution.

Leader in Me-7 Habits~

Habit 6- Synergize. Ask your child how they synergized during partner math this week?

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4/22- Mobile Dentist

4/23-5th Social Studies M-Step Part 1

4/23- Biography person chosen

4/24- Late Start

4/24- 5th Social Studies M-Step Part 2

4/24- PTA Blood Drive 2:30-8:30 p.m.

4/26- Biography book in class

4/26- Popcorn Friday

4/26- Care to the Core 2-3 p.m.

Upcoming Dates to remember:

4th Grade M-Step- Week of the 29th/ELA

4/29- Chatting with the Superintendent

Book Fair next week

Teacher Appreciation Week- May 6th-9th