This week at a glance…3/19/18

Good morning families~                                                                                    3/19/18

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Here is this week at a glance:

ELA~ 
Spelling- New words, projects & activities. Test- Friday 2/23/18

Reading~ We began A Wrinkle in Time last week and will continue reading, answering questions, & learning new vocabulary.

Math~

4th- Continue with fractions.

5th- Continue with measurement.

Social Studies~

4th- Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens will be our new unit of study this week.

5th-Continue with the American Revolution

Science~ 

We have wrapped up with both grades, the units for this card marking. We will begin new units of study next week. The vocabulary quiz will be sent home today and will need to be signed and returned tomorrow.

Important Dates:

3/19/18- Guest Reader-Dearborn Fire Chief

3/22/18- Parent Teacher Conferences

3/23/18- Popcorn Friday

3/27/18- Spring Concert 7:15 p.m.

3/29/18- PJ & READ-IN day!!! We will watch Wonder as well!

3/29/18- March Reading Month calendar is due.

Below are the PTA updates !!

Have a great day!

Mrs. Currie

This week: –BWW Dine-Out Fundraiser, Monday, March 19th –Kindergarten Round-Up, Wednesday, March 21st, 6 PM –Popcorn Friday, March 23rd –Sock Hop, Friday, March 23rd, 6-8 PM A peek to next week: –NO SCHOOL, Friday, March 30th (Spring Break through April 8th)

**This Friday!** We need many volunteers and donations to make this event a fun night for our families! Sign up here:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-family We’re holding a dine-out fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings-Dearborn on Monday, March 19th, 11 AM-midnight. Our school receives 20% of your total bill! Flyers were sent home with students last week. We are proud to anounce the following District award-winners in the PTA Reflections program! Additionally, Sireen Bazzi’s piece, “Humans for Humanity,” won an Honorable Mention award at the State-level of judging.  All of our participants will be honored in May at a District ceremony. Photography: Primary Evan Garduno “When I grow up” 1st Intermediate Sireen Bazzi “The Reasons Why” 1st Dance: Katherine Garduno “One Day at A Time” 1st Music: Intermediate Sireen Bazzi “A Lending Hand” 1st Elena Bazzi ” Reaching For the Sky” 2nd Literature: Primary Shatha Beydoun “Putting a Smile on His Face” 1st Intermediate Sireen Bazzi “Humans For Humanity” 1st Elena Bazzi “Flying High” 2nd Visual Arts: Kaitlyn Ruselink “The Climber”  3rd From Mr. Murua: 2018 MARTIAN KIDS’ 1.2 mile Run/Walk Race When: Saturday, April 14 at 12 Noon Where: Ford Park in Dearborn, 500 Monroe Street, Dearborn Cost: $17.20 online registration ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1st (includes t-shirt, number, medal, snacks at race). $21.20 after March 1st . Online registration:  https://runningfitevents.redpodium.com/2018-martian-invasion-of-races Please remember to register as part of a group, Lindbergh School, password is  flyers2017. Fill out the online registration form and at the end, it should only cost $17.20 (no coupon code needed). This a 1.2 mile race or walk/jog for kids K-5th Grades (adults can run with them, no need to register), through the park. Hundreds of kids from the metro area participate. Dearborn Schools’ students will start at NOON, including Lindbergh. The plan will be that I will pick-up the packets a day or two before and hand them to registered students. We will meet at a designated spot for our school, given by the organizers, 1/2 hour before race start. Parents and Students that run the 5K and longer races will have to register as individuals (10% off 5K, 10K, 13.1 or 26.2) use coupon code:  SCHOOLGROUP18, but can also race at noon with the rest of Lindbergh students. PLEASE NOTE, all other schools run with their school shirts during the race. Even though we get an event t-shirt, we would also like to show our Team Spirit and run with our Lindbergh Flyers shirts, if possible. Have you signed up lately to be a Watch D.O.G.?  Dads, we’re talking to you!  You are welcome to come into school for the day to help out in classrooms and during lunch and recess.  Other male family members are also welcome (grandfathers, uncles, older brothers).  You just need to have a current background check on file and must sign up in the school office or by e-mailingwatchdogs@dearbornschools.org.  If you would like more information, visit www.dadsofgreatstudents.com. The PTA has some positions to fill! –Some Board positions are opening up for the 2018-19 school year!  The PTA will need a Secretary and a Father Vice-President!  Please consider taking on one of these positions.  Contact Erin McNally (erin.mcnally19@gmail.com) if you have questions or are interested. —We need a volunteer to coordinate our Scrip program!  Here is some general information on the program:  https://www.shopwithscrip.com/basics-of-a-scrip-program.  Contact Amy Fradkin (amy@fradkin.net) or Erin McNally (erin.mcnally19@gmail.com) if you are interested! We need many volunteers throughout the year to make this much-loved event successful for our students! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4CAAA72DA4FD0-20172018 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. 11:30 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.

Mid-Week Update..

Good evening families~

It’s been a very busy week and it’s only Wednesday!

We had two guest readers. On Monday, Officer Hanson read to my class and the other 5th grade classrooms. Two young ladies from DHS read to our class yesterday morning. They are part of the Anti Bullying Club at Dearborn High School. We look forward to having more guest readers through the rest of the month!

Today the principal from Bryant and two guidance counselors spoke to the 5th graders and my class about the upcoming transition to 6th grade!! Then after school, was the 5th grade camp meeting! Thank you to those whom attended. I will send home the informational packet tomorrow to those that could not attend the meeting.

Tomorrow 3/15/18- Science vocabulary quiz for both grades.

3/16/18-Bingo for Books

Congratulations to our Reflection Winners~

Katherine Garduno & Kaitlyn Ruselink!!

I still have openings for Parent Teacher conferences. I have to solidify all time slots by Friday, March 16th. Thank you in advance. Use the link below to sign-up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a49a8a723a5fc1-spring

Have a great rest of the evening!!

Mrs. Currie

Late Start Tomorrow-3/14/18

This is a friendly reminder there is a late start tomorrow 3/14/18.

Also, please note per Mrs. Tibah if your child has a cell phone at school or any type of device with the capabilities of communicating.  They must place it in the office first thing in the morning and then pick it up after the dismissal bell! NO DEVICE IS ALLOWED IN THE STUDENTS BACKPACK! Mrs. Tibah came to each classroom today and had to take any device of those students who had them in their backpack! We thank everyone for your help with this.

5th grade families~
Bryant will be visiting tomorrow during the school day. Also, tomorrow after school from 4:30-5:30 is our 5th grade camp meeting.

Have a great rest of the day.

Mrs. Currie

This week at a glance…..3/12-3/16

Good morning families~

Congratulations to all the students who presented their Travel Brochures!! Way to go!!!

Also congratulations to our Chess Team last week!!!

This week at a glance…

Math~

4th~New unit fractions.

5th~ New unit geometry.

Social Studies~ 

4th~ New unit~ Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.

5th~ New unit~ American Revolution

Science~ 
Both grades we will be wrapping up the science units this week.

Both grades vocabulary quiz Thursday 3/15/18.

ELA~ 

Students are working on a text dependent analysis in I-learn/Moodle.

Wrinkle in Time- We will officially begin the unit study this week!

Spelling~ New words, activities and projects.

March is Reading Month~ Continue filling out the calendar & the reading logs.

Leader in Me- Seven Habits

Habit 5~ Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood. 
We spent a lot of time on this last week. It is a very important habit, that needs to be practiced daily.

Ask your child , “What does it mean to listen attentively?”

Important Dates:

3/14/18~ Late Start

3/14/18~ 5th grade~ Bryant visits Lindbergh

3/14/18~  5th grade ~ Camp Meeting~ 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Week of 3/19/18 ~ Report cards go home.

3/22/18~ Parent teacher conferences. If you would like to meet, please click here to sign up for an appointment!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a49a8a723a5fc1-spring

3/27/18~ Spring concert 7:15 p.m.

3/29/18~ Battle of the Books competition 2:00 p.m.!!

3/29/18~ READ IN-PJ DAY!!!

PTA Dates~

As always, I am here to answer any questions! Have a great week!

Mrs. Currie

Travel Brochure Presentations

Thank you everyone who came today for the travel brochure presentations! All the students did an excellent job!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Currie

SPRING PICTURES TOMORROW!!

SPRING CONFERENCES 3/22/18

Dear Families~

Below is the sign-up genius for Spring Conferences. This is the only way, I will set up appointments unless you would like a phone conference, you can email me at curried@dearbornschools.org.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Mrs. Currie

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a49a8a723a5fc1-spring

PTA WEEKLY UPDATE!

This week:

–PTA Meeting, Tuesday, March 6th, 7 PM

–Spring Picture-Day, Friday, March 9th

A peek to next week:

–Late Start, Wednesday, March 14th, 9:35 AM

–Bingo for Books, Friday, March 16th, 6:30-8 PM

Join us for our monthly PTA meeting tomorrow,
Tuesday, March 6th, at 7 PM, in the Cafeteria.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Time To Nominate Your Favorite Teacher!
It’s time for students to nominate their favorite Dearborn Public Schools teacher for the 2018 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Award, sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce, and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group.

**The deadline for submitting applications is
Friday, March 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm.**

An on-line nomination form can be found directly at: https://goo.gl/nuCtnN

Printed nomination forms are also available and may be picked up at any Dearborn public school and the District’s Administration Office, as well!

Spring picture-day is Friday, March 9th!

Look for order-forms
coming home with your student(s) this week!

Who’s joining us for an exciting sporty night of Bingo for Books? YOU ARE!
Are you a football player? Soccer player? Cheerleader or baseball player? Come dressed in your one of your sports uniforms, and you’ll get a raffle ticket for the door prize giveaway!

Get some good reads for March!
Everyone walks away a winner.

Bingo cards are $3 per player, $2 for PTA members, which includes 5 rounds of bingo with snacks.

Friday, March 16

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Don’t miss this fun opportunity to make some great memories with your family! Please take time to volunteer or donate to this popular event on Sign-up Genius.
For more info, contact Gina Mroczka, iginaberry@gmail.com.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054ca4af28a2f58-bingo

We need many volunteers and donations to make this event a fun night for our families!

Sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090e4caaa72da4fd0-family

Save the date!

We’re holding a dine-out fundraiser at
Buffalo Wild Wings-Dearborn
on Monday, March 19th.
Look for flyers coming home with your student(s)!

From Mr. Murua:

2018 MARTIAN KIDS’ 1.2 mile Run/Walk Race

When: Saturday, April 14 at 12 Noon
Where: Ford Park in Dearborn, 500 Monroe Street, Dearborn
Cost: $17.20 online registration ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1st (includes t-shirt, number, medal, snacks at race). $21.20 after March 1st .

Online registration:
https://runningfitevents.redpodium.com/2018-martian-invasion-of-races

Please remember to register as part of a group, Lindbergh School, password is flyers2017. Fill out the online registration form and at the end, it should only cost $17.20 (no coupon code needed).
This a 1.2 mile race or walk/jog for kids K-5th Grades (adults can run with them, no need to register), through the park. Hundreds of kids from the metro area participate. Dearborn Schools’ students will start at NOON, including Lindbergh. The plan will be that I will pick-up the packets a day or two before and hand them to registered students. We will meet at a designated spot for our school, given by the organizers, 1/2 hour before race start. Parents and Students that run the 5K and longer races will have to register as individuals (10% off 5K, 10K, 13.1 or 26.2) use coupon code: SCHOOLGROUP18, but can also race at noon with the rest of Lindbergh students. PLEASE NOTE, all other schools run with their school shirts during the race. Even though we get an event t-shirt, we would also like to show our Team Spirit and run with our Lindbergh Flyers shirts, if possible.

Have you signed up lately to be a Watch D.O.G.?

Dads, we’re talking to you! You are welcome to come into school for the day to help out in classrooms and during lunch and recess. Other male family members are also welcome (grandfathers, uncles, older brothers). You just need to have a current background check on file and must sign up in the school office or by e-mailing watchdogs@dearbornschools.org. If you would like more information, visit www.dadsofgreatstudents.com.

The PTA has some positions to fill!

–Some Board positions are opening up for the 2018-19 school year! The PTA will need a Secretary and a Father Vice-President! Please consider taking on one of these positions. Contact Erin McNally (erin.mcnally19@gmail.com) if you have questions or are interested.

–We need a volunteer to coordinate our Scrip program! Here is some general information on the program: https://www.shopwithscrip.com/basics-of-a-scrip-program. Contact Amy Fradkin (amy@fradkin.net) or Erin McNally (erin.mcnally19@gmail.com) if you are interested!

We need many volunteers throughout the year to make this much-loved event successful for our students!

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4CAAA72DA4FD0-20172018

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.
11:30 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.

Tomorrow

Correction- Please have your child wear their favorite Sports team shirts tomorrow!

This week at a glance…

Good evening families~

I hope everyone enjoyed the bonus day off!

Tomorrow afternoon will be our kick-off March is Reading Month assembly. Make sure your child wears a shirt with words on it.

Math~ Both grades will have their math assessments tomorrow. We will review first.

ELA~ New Literature unit- Wrinkle in Time. I would like to begin this on Wednesday. Thanks in advance to those that brought in the book.

Writing~ We will finish up our text dependent analysis this week. The students will start revising and editing their publishing center stories this week too.

Spelling~ Test tomorrow. New words will be given tomorrow as well.

Science~  Both grades will continue with their units.

Social Studies~ Both grades will have an assessment Thursday.

Important Dates:

3/6/18- Group activity photos.

THIS FRIDAY 3/9/18 Travel brochure presentations at 1:30 p.m.

Please fill out the google form that is on my blog-scroll down. This will help with planning purposes.  I updated the date too.

3/14/18- 5th grade camp meeting from 4:30-5:30.

Have a great rest of the evening.

Regards,

Mrs. Currie