Welcome Back and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL winter break! The Thomas Family enjoyed a lot of relaxation and family fun. Our son Devon travelled in from LA, and our daughter Chloe made the short comminute from St. Louis University! Definitely Awesome to have the gang back together again for a short while!

Reminders:

• School Resumes on Thursday, January 5th

• Have your children cleaned out backpacks, lunch boxes, and water bottles please.

• Remember that school officially begins at 8:55 AM. This means your child must be in their classroom at 8:55 AM to be considered as arriving on time.

We are excited and looking forward to seeing our Kennerly Flyers

Our unexpected snow day canceled out Winter Parties. As a district the decision has been made that we are not rescheduling these parties. We are SO THANKFUL for all the amazing parents and guardians that planned activities and crafts. Please feel free send in any thing that you would like the students to have. Teachers will either do them in class or send them home with students. Again, thank you for understanding.

The Lindbergh Parent Advisory Council (LPAC) is presenting a series of informational nights to support families of students with an Individual Education Plan. You are invited to attend the second meeting in this series, from 6-7 p.m., Jan. 31, at Lindbergh Central Office, to learn about the Assistive Technology consultation process and to participate in demonstrations of universal tools available to all students who have an IEP. Examples will be provided for low- and high-tech Assistive Technology options that can be used in both the home and school environments.

Testing is one of our most important tools during the fall and winter months. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offers free drive-through testing for COVID-19, RSV and the flu at South County Health Center on Thursdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.. This testing will continue through March 2023.

Patients of all ages are able to get tested, no appointment required. To receive a test, simply enter the drive-through line at the clinic. Patients can pre-register through the NextGen patient portal, and they will receive results by email. If a patient does not have an email account, NextGen staffers will register them at the site and call them with results. The Get Tested patient portal can be found at dynd.gettested.me.

COVID test kits continue to be available for pickup at South County Health Center Mondays and Fridays, from 8 a.m. until noon. For more information please visit the DPH Testing page.

Yearbook Flyers will be sent home this week. A yearbook is the best way to remember this big year!! Please check your kiddos backpack for the forms. They are also available to purchase online visit https://inter-state.com/flyerentry/73082Y

Lindbergh Schools Board of Education members invite the community to join them in reading “What School Could Be,” by Ted Dintersmith. The board will read this book during the 2022-23 school year and discuss it during quarterly Board Workshops.

“What School Could Be” is an inspiring account of teachers in ordinary circumstances doing extraordinary things, engaging and inspiring students, and helping them develop purpose, agency, essential skill sets and mindsets, and deep knowledge. The insights of these teachers offer a vision of what school could be, and a model for how to help schools achieve it.

Please fill out the form below to request a copy of the book, or click here to learn more about it.

• “What School Could Be” book request form

The Lindbergh Schools Foundation is having their Florida Vacation Fundraiser once again this year. To learn more about this fun opportunity, please visit the Foundation website.

If you are driving your child(ren) to school, please follow our parent drop off and pick up route. Please DO NOT park on Sunset Drive to pick up or drop off students. Thanks for help!

• Students should not arrive at school before 8:40
• Please practice caution and put cell phones away during student drop off and pick up
• Please put your car in park when students are loading and unloading into cars
• Please have students enter on the passenger side
• Parents/guardians please remain in your car
• When on Kennerly Road and waiting to enter the school's parking lot, please put on your hazard/flasher light to alert on coming drivers. Thanks.

Please be sure your child knows how they are getting home from school. I know teachers have reached out to confirm. Safety is our top priority and we want to make sure dismissal goes smoothly.