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10/31/16. Happy Halloween. 10:15 AM Parade. 1/2 DAY for Students. Professional Development for teachers.
11/3/16. PTA Mtg. 6:00 PM Art Room. 5th Grade Parent Mtg. 7:00 PM Media Center
11/8/16. 1/2 Day of School. Professional Development for Teachers
11/11/16. End of 1st Quarter – PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY
11/12/16. 9 AM – 3 PM PTA/PTSA HOLIDAY FEVER CRAFT SHOW – Allen Park High School
11/15/16. PTA SKATE NIGHT 6:00-9:00 PM
11/17/16. 4 PM – 10PM TEXAS ROADHOUSE PTA FUNDRAISER
11/18/16. 7:00 PM. HS Fall Play. Center for the Arts.
11/23/16. NO SCHOOL
11/24/16. HAPPY THANKSGIVING
11/28/16. 6:30 PM. Lindemann PTA Reflections. Cafeteria
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:
11/30/16. 5:00-7:30 PM. Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences
12/1/16. 1/2 Day for Students. PTC: 12:45 – 3:15 PM & 5:00 – 7:30 PM.
LINDEMANN COLOR RUN FUN!
Greetings Lindemann Parents!
I wanted to send out a couple quick updates regarding Halloween at Lindemann Elementary.
Costumes:
Parade Path:
The staff and students are excited and hope you will be able to join us during our parade.
Thank you
Mike Darga, Principal
Our top character education show for over 7 school years! Energizes students and encourages a safe and positive school environment.
The Super U! Challenge (super YOU!) is an action-packed school assembly that promotes a bully-free school environment by encouraging students to build positive character traits. It’s all about challenging students to become their own “personal super heroes” and let their best traits shine – at school and at home.
The Super U! Challenge is designed after classic Kid’s TV game shows such as “Double Dare” and the current Nickelodeon smash-hit “Brain Surge”. During the 45-minute show, contestants from the audience are invited to take part in imaginative, funny, and wackyinteractive challenges that involve oversize props, creative costumes, and yes…even some slime!
Each exciting challenge is based around a specific message about bullying and positive character traits that reinforces what students hear in school. In fact, this program goes hand-in-hand with PBIS and other character and behavior programs.
Unlike a traditional “quiz show” assembly that requires students to answer questions about curriculum, The Super U! Challenge does not put students “on-the-spot” or require that they have memorized any facts. The only requirement of the hand-on challenges is that the volunteers (and the audience!) are ready to have fun. This means students from all grade levels can participate in the show – and as soon as they see the wild challenges, there is never any shortage of eager volunteers.
In addition to encouraging positive character traits, and positive school behavior, The Super U! Challengealso promotes teamwork and cooperation among students.
Topics highlighted in this program:
| Lindemann PBIS “Tip of the Week” 2016-2017 |
| Be responsible, remember to give your best effort all of the time. |
| Be responsible, remember to always tell the truth. |
| Be responsible, remember to clean up after yourself. |
| Be responsible, arrive on time to school every day! |
| Be responsible, put your materials away after you use them. |
| Be safe, keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself at all times. |
| Be safe, always wash your hands with soap to prevent the spread of germs. |
| Be safe, always wait patiently by sitting or standing in one place without moving. |
| Be safe, always use walking feet in the hallways and in the classroom. |
| Be safe, during recess use games, equipment, and materials properly. |
| Be respectful, remember to follow all adult directions the first time that they are given. |
| Be respectful, remember to always use appropriate language. |
| Be respectful, remember to listen when others are speaking to you. |
| Be respectful, always use your manners by saying, please, thank you, and excuse me. |
| Be respectful, remember to use your indoor voice. |
| Be respectful, remember to remove your hat, hood, and coat when you get to your classroom. |
| Be respectful, in the hallways, yield to adults if they are waiting to pass by. |
| Be respectful, remember to use your indoor voice during indoor recess. |
| Be respectful, remember to sit flat and still while sitting on the carpet or floor. |
| Be responsible, remember to have the courage to do what is right. |
| Be responsible, remember to be reliable and do what you say you will do. |
| Be respectful, remember to be a good citizen by sharing with others. |
| Be respectful, remember to cooperate with others by working as a team. |
| Be respectful by caring for others and helping friends who may need help. |
| Be respectful by forgiving others when they apologize to you. |
| Be respectful, remember to always be open minded and listen to others’ ideas. |
| Be respectful, remember to be fair and let others take turns. |
| Be respectful, remember to treat others how you would want to be treated! |
| Be safe, remember to use kind words when trying to solve conflicts. |
| Be respectful to your friends and teachers by returning what you borrow. |
| Be responsible, help to make your community better by cleaning up garbage around your neighborhood. |
| Be responsible by being a good citizen and volunteering to help others. |
Parents & Guardians,
Please be sure to call the main office if you need to send a message to your child. Many of our parents are opting to send an email directly to the teacher asking them to relay a message to their child.
However, our teachers are teaching! Our teachers are encouraged to have direct instruction with their classes throughout the entire day. Rarely, do our teachers find time to check their email or even voice mail during the school day. Many of our teachers do this task after school hours.
Parents have expressed concern that their child never received their note. By the time the classroom teacher found time to sit down and scroll their email messages the students have already been released. This is not a safe or effective way to properly communicate with your child during the school day.
Please, contact the main office (just like our parents did for us). Mrs. Crete and Mrs. Bergiel are more than happy to take the message over the phone , write a note and send it down to the classroom to your child’s attention. This is safe and reliable way to communicate with your child during the school day. ~ Thank you!
In the Art Room We Need:
CEREAL BOXES! Each 4th grade student is going to start building a sarcophagus for their mummy, and we will use this thin cardboard to build the structure. Large cracker or cookie boxes may work too since they are usually made out of the similar cardboard. Students from any grade level can donate!
EGG CARTONS! We are very low here in the art room and can always use more to pour paint.
Paint shirts. We no longer share paint shirts in the art room due to health reasons, so please send your child to school with a paint shirt that they can wear to art or dress him or her in clothing that can get dirty on their art day.
What We’re up to:
COLOR RUN UPDATE
Due to a scheduling conflict, the color run will still be at Champaign Park on Sunday, October 23, however we will be at shelter #2 by the APAC baseball diamond. There is a parking lot off of Pelham but you may still park on the surrounding side streets and walk to the back of the park. We hope everyone is excited and ready for some fun!
Thanks! -PTA
LINDEMANN IN THE NEWS!!
Gotta love being a Lindemann Lion!
A special THANK YOU goes out to our 4th grade teaching staff (Mrs. Migliore, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Bergman) for exposing our 4th grade students to such a powerful message and fun presentation: THINK! ENERGY sponsored by DTE.
Education beyond the classroom ~ Lindemann Elementary School
Mike Darga, Principal
Please click the link to read the whole story….
Mr. McDermott leading a hands-on experiment with linking energy.
Principal Darga joins in on the fun with his 4th grade students to learn
more about saving energy!
Please click the link below to see the story online….
10/17 – 10/21. Lindemann BOOK FAIR (Gym). 3:00 – 5:00 PIZZA ORDER PICK in Cafeteria.
10/19. 6:00-8:30 PM BOOK FAIR PARENT NIGHT
10/23. 2:00 – 4:00 PM. LINDEMANN COLOR RUN! Champaign Park
10/26. APHS Halloween Music Show
10/31. 1/2 Day Students. 10:15 AM HALLOWEEN PARADE / Afternoon Professional Development for teaching staff.
As the principal of Lindemann Elementary School, I am honored to be able to work side by side with a staff that is dedicated and committed to educational excellence! The staff at Lindemann Elementary Schoool is passionate about education and our students. It is a privilege to work with parents who are supportive of the educational process and are united as a school community. Lindemann truly is a very special place and I am proud to be the principal!
As a staff, we are always looking for ways to give back to our students. For a gift, the staff purchased three different books that will be donated to the media center for our students use in my honor as the building principal. What a perfect gift!
On behalf of our Lindemann Elementary Staff,
I would like to say THANK YOU to
Ms. Asteriou and Mrs.Chimienti
for your years of dedication and service to our students as our
School Improvement Leaders.
The Starfish Story…
A young man is walking along the ocean and sees a beach on which thousands and thousands of starfish have washed ashore. Further along he sees an old man, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean. “Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?,” he asks. “Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don’t throw them further in they will die.” “But, old man, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it! You can’t possibly save them all, you can’t even save one-tenth of them. In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won’t make any difference at all.” The old man listened calmly and then bent down to pick up another starfish and threw it into the sea. “It made a difference to that one.”
THANK YOU DTE Energy!
Our 4th grade students loved the presentation on ENERGY and greatly appreciated the TAKE ACTION KIT that was passed out to each student to bring home and share with their parents.
PIZZA KIT FUNDRAISER PICK UP
MONDAY, October 17 – Cafeteria
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Greetings Lindemann Parents!
I wanted to send out a couple quick updates regarding Halloween at Lindemann Elementary.
Costumes:
Parade Path:
The staff and students are excited and hope you will be able to join us during our parade.
Thank you
Mike Darga, Principal
Upcoming Events ~ PTA Sponsored
10/5- Student Count Day
10/7- Student picture day and Fall fundraiser money and orders due
10/12- Students ½ day
10-17-10/21- Fall Book fair
10/23- Color Run; Champagne Park 2PM-4PM
10/28- Anti-bully assembly PM
10/31- Students ½ day
11/3- November PTA meeting 6:00 PM
11/8- Students ½ day
11/12- Holiday Fever; High School 9AM-3PM
11/15- Skate Night 6-8 PM
11/23-11/25- No school; Thanksgiving Break
11/28- reflections Tea 6:30 PM
11/30- Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 5-7:30 PM
COLOR RUN DONATIONS – PLEASE DROP OFF IN MAIN OFFICE
144 Participants Registered So Far!
We are very excited about this years event. If you have not registered, please do. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend our event this year due to a calendar conflict. Parents, please be sure to take a lot of fun photos that we can add into our parent blog. Thank you!
Lindemann elementary PTA is hosting our 2nd Annual 5K Color Run/Walk event and we are excited to share thsi event with our students and their families. This event is a great way to promote healthy living and to have fun with our Lindemann Lions. We hope you can come and support our PTA at this family fun event on Sunday, October 23rd from 2-4 p.m. at Champaign Park. Check-in will begin at 1:15 p.m.
WOW – Only $5.00 per particpant! If you would like to particpate in the event, please send in the attached form with cash or a check (made out to Lindemann PTA) no later than Friday, October 7th. Please be sure to mark the envelope for “Color Run”.
Each participant is encouraged to wear a white t-shirt so our volunteers can blast you with color! There is no time limit on our event, however if you would like your time please wear a watch. Bottled water will be provided along with a DJ and face painting.
We are also looking for volunteers to spray color, direct the flow of the runners and pass out water. If you have nto already filled out a membership form and are interested in helping please contact
Renee Pledge
Raynay43@gmail.com
PTA Color Run Chairperson.
Allen Park Public Schools Statement Regarding Alleged Clown Sightings
There has been a wave of creepy clown sightings and incidents around the U.S. and recently in the metro Detroit area causing panic and a social media frenzy. Because our students are familiar with social media and are watching the news, it is natural for them to become concerned with the issues they are seeing around us. We have had students express their apprehension and fear and want to make sure everyone knows we are sensitive to this issue. We will continue to be vigilant and ask parents to remind their children not to spread rumors in school or on social media.
APPS has not received any threats to date, nor any reported clown sightings on school property. Per policy, all visitors must check in at school offices and outdoor recess is closely monitored. Should you or your child feel threatened or observe suspicious behavior, we ask that you contact the Allen Park Police Department. In the event of an incident on school property, please contact your building principal immediately.
With the Halloween season quickly approaching, we ask that students do not wear masks covering their face while on school property. We recognize that Halloween is an exciting time for students, but ask that students behave responsibly at school. Dressing as a clown may be intended as a joke; however, intentions could be easily misconstrued in light of the national attention this issue is receiving.
As always, the safety of our students and staff is our top priority. We thank you for your cooperation in not feeding this social media frenzy.
Barbara Zdrodowski
Administrative Assistant to
Dr. John J. Sturock, Superintendent
Allen Park Public Schools
9601 Vine Street
Allen Park, MI 48101
(313) 827-2150
(313) 827-2151 FAX
CHECK OUT THESE STAFF BLOG PAGES!
Miss Partin. Kindergarten Blog
4th Grade – MATH Live Binder – Website
Mrs. Waldus. Speech & Language Pathology
Allen Park Social Workers Blog
Allen Park ECP Blog. Mrs. White
Lindemann Technology Blog. Mrs. Bartnick
10/12. 1/2 Day Students. Afternoon Professional Development for staff.
10/14. Book Fair Set-up in gym.
10/17 – 10/21. Lindemann BOOK FAIR (Gym). Sign up in the teachers lounge.
10/26. APHS Halloween Music Show
10/31. 1/2 Day Students. Afternoon Professional Development for staff.
This year, the district calendar reflects 8 half-days of teacher PD that is required by the state. Those PD dates feature no school in the afternoon, 11:40 dismissal. The dates for October are as follows:
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Mr. Darga is now on TWITTER!
Let’s Celebrate Life at Lindemann.
As the building principal, I will be sharing all things Lindemann. As I walk the building and see great things happening in and out of our class rooms, I may snap a quick photo and give an update. Let’s celebrate learning!
Twitter Name: @MikeD_Lindemann
CONGRATULATIONS LINDEMANN PRIDE LEADERS
We are proud of you!
September 2016
Congratulations! Your child has been selected as their class Pride Leader for the month! This is a great honor because your child has gone above and beyond to show respect, responsibility, and safety at Lindemann Elementary. Please take the time to acknowledge this great accomplishment and award! We are very proud of your Pride Leader!
The Pride Leader is selected by classroom teachers and they can use the qualities/characteristics of exceptional academics, behavior, and being an all-around positive role model.
Lindemann elementary PTA is hosting our 2nd Annual 5K Color Run/Walk event and we are excited to share thsi event with our students and their families. This event is a great way to promote healthy living and to have fun with our Lindemann Lions. We hope you can come and support our PTA at this family fun event on Sunday, October 23rd from 2-4 p.m. at Champaign Park. Check-in will begin at 1:15 p.m.
WOW – Only $5.00 per particpant! If you would like to particpate in the event, please send in the attached form with cash or a check (made out to Lindemann PTA) no later than Friday, October 7th. Please be sure to mark the envelope for “Color Run”.
Each participant is encouraged to wear a white t-shirt so our volunteers can blast you with color! There is no time limit on our event, however if you would like your time please wear a watch. Bottled water will be provided along with a DJ and face painting.
We are also looking for volunteers to spray color, direct the flow of the runners and pass out water. If you have nto already filled out a membership form and are interested in helping please contact
Renee Pledge
Raynay43@gmail.com
PTA Color Run Chairperson.
Greetings Lindemann Parents!
I wanted to send out a couple quick updates regarding Halloween at Lindemann Elementary.
Costumes:
Parade Path:
The staff and students are excited and hope you will be able to join us during our parade.
Thank you
Mike Darga, Principal
CLICK THE LINK TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER!
