Tomorrow is popcorn Friday.  25 cents a bag!  Stick a quarter in their red folder or your student’s pocket!

News and Information

Picture Day

Picture Day is Thursday, Sptember 28th.  Please be sure to return the picture order to class or complete online ordering.

Popcorn Friday

This Friday (September 29th) is our first “Popcorn Friday” – students may purchase a bag for 25 cents and we will eat it during quiet time.

Library Books

Students checked out their first library book today.  Keep the book at home to enjoy and return is next Monday.

Daily Behavior Chart

There is a behavior chart on the back of your student’s red folder.  We introduced our “clip system” – ask them to tell you about it.

Green:  “Great Job!”

Yellow:  warning

Orange:  time out

Red:  phone call home

Lunch Money

If you would like to put some money on your child’s lunch account and not have them handle the money themselves you can send in cash or check (made out to Dearborn Public Schools)  and we will get the credit applied to their lunch card.

What We Did This (Last) Week

I apologize for not posting Friday – I was away from the classroom for our professional development.

We introduced our Alpha Friend, Mimi Mouse, letter M

We are learning many new finger poems and songs

We are reading books about Fall

We are counting to 100 using songs and our math grid

We visted our special classes, Gym, Art, Music and Media

We enjoyed playing on the playground

We enjoyed Free Choice Time

We worked in our poem books

We continue to review rules, routines, and procedures

We survived the heat!

If you have any questions or concerns please let me know!

Please find a schedule of our special classes below:

Monday:  Music and Gym and Library Book Checkout

Tuesday:  Art and Gym

Wednesday:  Music

Thursday:

Friday:  Media

• No school for Kindergarten and Young 5 students on Friday.
• Picture Day is September 28th (please let me know if you need another picture form).
• Popcorn Friday, September 29th.  Students may bring in a quarter for a bag of popcorn after lunch.

SAVE THE DATE
We will have a field trip to the Plymouth Apple Orchard on October 18th.  Permission slips will come home in October.  Please make sure you complete a background check with the school office if you plan to chaperone.

News and Information

We made it through our first full week!!!

Daily Behavior Chart

There is a behavior chart on the back of your student’s red folder.  We introduced our “clip system” – ask them to tell you about it.

Green:  “Great Job!”

Yellow:  warning

Orange:  time out

Red:  phone call home

Lunch Money

If you would like to put some money on your child’s lunch account and not have them handle the money themselves you can send in cash or check (made out to Dearborn Public Schools)  and we will get the credit applied to their lunch card.

Picture Day

Picture Day is September 28th.  Order forms came home this week.  Let me know if you did not get one.

No School for Kindergarten and Y5

Friday, Spetember 22nd

What We Did This Week

We introduced our first Alpha Friend, Sammy Seal, letter S

We learned many new finger poems and songs

We are reading books about going to school

We are counting to 100 using songs and our math grid

We visted our special classes, Gym, Art, Music and Media

We enjoyed playing on the playground

We enjoyed Free Choice Time

We visited the book fair

We worked in our poem books

We are learning how to be good friends

We are buliding our stamina!

It was nice meeting the families who made it to Open House.  Also I appreciate all of the school supply donations.  If you have any questions please contact me.

ruselij@dearbornschools.org

Have a great week!

Mrs. Ruselink

Please try to pack student snacks separate from lunch boxes – that would be a great help.

See you tomorrow!

We had a great first week of “soft start.”  The students continue to work on rules and routines that will help our days go smoothly.  Below are some things to keep in mind this week:

• Please pack one healthy snack for morning snack (discuss the difference between snack and lunch with your student, maybe pack the snack in a different part of the backpack so food isn’t confused with their lunch box).
• Our lunch schedule will shift to 12:00 noon
• We will go to gym class on Monday and Tuesday so please wear tennis shoes on these days ( I will send home a special classes schedule soon)
• Open House is Thursday evening.  You can come tour the school.  The Scholastic Book Fair will also be in the Library.
• Please make sure everything is labeled with your student’s name (coats, lunchbox, backpack)
• There is a PTA meeting Tuesday night in the cafeteria at 7:00 p.m.  PTA membership forms will be coming home this week
• If you are interested in being our room parent please see me.  Together you and I will plan our classroom parties for Halloween, Christmas, Valentines and End of the Year.  Your biggest job would be to work with the PTA in arranging our raffle basket for the Holiday Boutique.  The PTA will hold a couple room parent meetings usually before or during school.
• Please make sure you have completed, signed and turned in your emergency card (the beige piece of paper that came home the first day).
• If you did not complete a background check at registration and would be interested in helping in the classroom or going on field trips please stop by the office and ask Ms. Pina about doing that paper work.  It does take a while to process and we will most likely be going to the Apple Orchard for a field trip soon.
• Remember the first day that Kindergarten and Young Fives have no school is Friday, September 22 (the teachers have Early Childhood professional development this day)
• It will be a long week getting everybody through full days (even me!).  Please remember early bedtimes.  Looking forward to week #2!
• Please email me with any concerns, ruselij@dearbornschools.org

Mrs. Ruselink

The First Day of School

*Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 5th at 8:35 a.m.

*Dismissal for the first day of school is 11:45 a.m.

*Our class lines up on the 5 on the blacktop.

*Parents will be invited in the first day of school to the classroom and to the auditorium for a short welcome program.

The First Week of School

*There will be a “soft-start” September 6th-8th, dismissal will be at 11:45 a.m.

*We will practice lunch before going home on these days so plan on packing a lunch from home or purchasing a school lunch.

*You are welcome to sign up for an afternoon time slot to bring your student for a short assessment.  There will be a sign up passed around the first day of school.

Welcome to Lindbergh Elementary!  An exciting year is ahead for your entire family.

Your child’s experience in  kindergarten establishes a great start for an exciting time of learning.

Our shared goal is to ensure that this year begins as a productive and happy time.

17-18 School year Calendar

https://dearbornschools.org/images/calendars/2017-18_Calendar_3_27_17.pdf  

Soft Start Schedule

Kindergarteners attend half day sessions from 8:35-11:45 AM for the first week of school-September 5th-8th.  All students have a half day on September 5th.  This half day schedule will allow for a gradual transition to school and will include lunch on the 6th-8th.

Professional Learning Time

All teachers of Young Fives and kindergarten students will participate in professional learning

during the 17-18 school year.  Content is based on the state curriculum and includes language arts, math, science and social studies.  Additional areas of focus will be on social-emotional development, assessment and small group/1:1 instruction.

2017-2018 kindergarten calendar:  The district calendar is available on the district website.  Additionally, there are four days of “no school” for kindergarten and Young Five students.  These days are workdays for our Kindergarten teachers.   These days are:

No School Days for Kindergarten for 17-18

September 22, 2017

October 6, 2017

November 17th, 2017

February 2, 2018.

We understand that your family will need advance notice to ensure activities for your child on

these four days.

Have a great summer and continue reading, writing name and address and phone and practicing numbers!

Ms. Zainah Tiba, Principal

Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School

313-827-6300