Mid-week update 4/17/19

Good afternoon families~

Congrats to all the fifth graders as they survived week 2 of M-Step!!! So proud of all their hard work!! One more week to go!

5th grade parents, please check your email in regards to 5th grade camp.

Tomorrow is Leadership Review day- Please have your child wear their Lindbergh

T-shirt.

Friday 4/19- There is no school!! Have a great long weekend.

Best,

Mrs. Currie

Lindbergh Blood Drive- April 24th from 2:30-8:30 p.m.

PTA Update…4/15/19

This week: –No school, Friday, April 19th Next week: –Late Start, Wednesday, April 24th, 9:35 AM –Blood Drive, Wednesday, April 24th, 2:30-8:30 PM –Popcorn Friday, April 26th (last one for the year!)

Nominations due April 18 for Impact Award to recognize Dearborn Schools non-teaching staff! Students and parents are invited to make nominations for the District’s Impact Award, which will recognize non-teaching staff and non-classroom educators for their outstanding contributions to helping students, enhancing the school environment or providing excellent customer service in other roles. The deadline for submitting Impact Award nominations is noon on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce honors outstanding classroom teachers every year with the Students’ Choice Alberta Muirhead Award.  The Impact Award was created to recognize the many other outstanding staff members who serve in a variety of roles and help create a better Dearborn Public Schools.  Nominees should be consistently professional, personable and polite as they work with students, contribute to the school environment, and provide outstanding overall customer service. District employees eligible for the Impact Award include full- or part-time staff members employed with the Dearborn Public Schools for more than three years. Eligible staff members include principals, parapros, custodians, social workers, bus drivers, secretaries, media specialists, food service staff, social workers, skilled trades, computer technicians or anyone who is not a classroom teacher but works for Dearborn Public Schools. Previous nominees may be nominated again; however previous Impact Award winners may not win again. Nomination forms with a complete list of qualifications can be found and completed online at https://dearbornschools.org. A print version of the form is also available online, at school offices or at the Administrative Service Center (ASC).  Printed forms need to be returned to Dearborn Public Schools, 18700 Audette St., Room 6, Dearborn, MI 48124 by noon April 18. Four winners will be announced on May 21 at the annual Green Tie Dinner, sponsored by the Dearborn Education Foundation.  Winners will receive $500 and an engraved award. For more information about nominating a staff member, or any aspect of the Impact Awards, contact the Communications Office at 313-827-3006 or email communications@dearbornschools.org.

Lindbergh is hosting our annual American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, April 24th, from 2:30-8:30 PM  in the Cafeteria! Visit the Facebook event page for more information on how to sign up to donate, https://www.facebook.com/events/567096107119092/?ti=icl, or visit www.redcross.org and enter “48128,” then scroll to find “Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School” under the date. Thank you for your support! 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 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.

Next Week at a glance…4/15-4/19

Good afternoon families~

I hope everyone had a great week back, after Spring Break!

Good luck to Brendan, Zach and Asher tomorrow! They are participating in the Martian Marathon.

Here is next week at a glance.

ELA~
Ungifted-We will finish the book and complete reflections about the novel.

Spelling~ NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!!

Writing~ We will choose our biography person and begin taking notes.

Math~

4th~ Mid-Module Assessment- Module 5 on Monday, April 15th

5th~ Lessons 4-9, Module 5- Volume. M-Step 4/16 & 4/17

Science~
Academic vocab for both grades.

Social Studies~

4th~ Unit 6~ Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

5th~ Continue the American Revolution

Leader in Me-

Submissions for morning announcements are due next week!

LIM Lighthouse Review, Thursday, April 18th

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Important Dates~

4/13- Martian Marathon! Good luck to all the runners!

4/16 & 4/17- 5th Math M-Step. Make sure to get a good night’s sleep and to eat a hearty breakfast!

4/19- NO SCHOOL!

4/21- Happy Easter everyone!

This week 4/8-4/12

Good evening families,

I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break and was able to recharge their batteries.

This week-5th will begin M-Step Tuesday-Thursday.

Please make sure your child arrives to school on time, has a good night’s sleep, and eats a hearty breakfast.

4th graders will be split up between Ms. Knaus & Mrs. Wilkie for direct teaching instruction,(morning only)  for math and other subjects. This will take place during all three weeks of the

M-Step.

I apologize, I will be absent tomorrow morning, due to a funeral. The students will be in good hands with Mrs.Miller.

Have a great rest of the evening.

Mrs. Currie

Update 3/29/19

Good afternoon families~
I cannot believe it’s already Spring Break!   I hope you all have time off during this next week and can relax! If you are traveling, I wish you safe travels and hope this time allows everyone to recharge their batteries!

 

Thank you all for your continued support!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Currie

3/28/19

Good morning families~

Tonight is the concert at 7:15 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early, the students are to come to my classroom. Thank you.

Tomorrow will be our beach read-in day. Students may bring in beach towels/blankets to sit on. We will also watch a movie. They can bring a junkie snack.  I will be providing a treat as well!

Have a great day!

Mrs. Currie

PTA WEEKLY UPDATE 3/26-3/29

This week: –Buffalo Wild Wings Dine-Out fundraiser, Wednesday, March 27th, 11 AM-11:30 PM –4th grade concert, 6:30 PM, Thursday, March 28th –5th grade concert, 7:15 PM, Thursday, March 28th Next week: Spring Break!  No school, April 1st-7th

Eat Wings, Raise Funds! It’s time for our Buffalo Wild Wings dine-out fundraiser! The Lindbergh PTA earns 20% of your total bill (not including tax, gratuity, or promotional discounts) on Wednesday, March 27th from 11 AM-11:30 PM Dearborn location only 22216 Michigan Ave. **Flyers were sent home last week and are available in the office** Our 4th and 5th grade concerts are this week!  Join us to see what the students have been learning this year. Thursday, March 28th 4th Grade, 6:30 PM (students report to classroom at 6:20 PM) 5th Grade, 7:15 PM (students report to classroom at 7:05 PM) 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-3/25-3/29

Good afternoon~

Here is what’s in store for the week.

ELA~

Spelling~ New words, all activities and projects this week are in I-Learn. The activities, projects and test will be this Friday.

M-Step prep. Students have a link in their Google Classroom, that directs them to the MDE website with sample items.

Continue with Ungifted reading and comprehension questions.

Math~

4th- Lessons 16-19

5th- Finish the Lessons in Module 4- Assessment, Friday 3/29.

Social Studies~

5th- Road to Revolution assessment tomorrow, 3/26.

Leader in Me~

Continue with Habit 5- Seek First to Understand then to be Understood. Students will be attentive listeners while being accountability partners during their WIG sessions. They will listen attentively, which will improve their communication.
At home, ask your child how they can improve their attentive listening with their parents and siblings?

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M-Step letter will be sent home tonight. Please read!

3/28-Concert 7:15 p.m.

3/29- Battle of the Books 2:00 p.m.

3/29- Special treat from Mrs. Currie

4/1-4/7- SPRING BREAK!!!

4/9- 5th M-Sep-Science

4/10-5th M-Step- ELA Part 1

4/11-5th M-Step- ELA Part 2

4/16-5th M-Step- Math Part 1

4/17- 5th M-Step- Math Part 2

4/22- 5th M-Step- Social Studies Part 1

4/23- 5th M-Step- Social Studies Part 2

Have a great week!

Mrs. Currie

Leadership Day!!

A successful Leadership Day had by all! I am very blessed to spend every day with your children.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Currie