Hello Kennerly Families!

It has been a busy week! Thank you for your partnership and support as we approach our winter break.

Kennerly's Walking Field Trip

On Wednesday December 14th, all Kennerly students and staff will be a part of a walking field trip to Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights. This walking field trip has been a tradition for all of our Kennerly students and staff. However, with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we have not been able to take part in this field trip the last few years. We are excited that we can now resume this practice.

While we are still unable to enter the facility, we will walk around the outside and wave and say hello to any residents who are indoors near the windows or doors.

Parents/guardians, please reach out to your classroom teacher if you would prefer your child to not participate in our walking field trip. Thanks again and let us know if you have any questions.

As always, thank you for your support! See everyone soon!

As colder weather approaches, now is a good time to remind families and staff how we prepare for potential school closures that can result from snow, ice, or other severe weather events.

In the event of inclement weather, we will decide to close school based on a number of factors, including student safety, bus transportation, road conditions and wind chill temperature. When possible, the decision to close school is made by 10 p.m. the night before. However, if the decision cannot be made by 10 p.m., then a decision will be made between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. the next morning.

If the decision is made to cancel school, all families and staff will receive a phone call, text message and email notification.

• Learn more about weather-related closures

While supplies last, you can make a donation to the Lindbergh Schools Foundation, and the Foundation will deliver a poinsettia, personalized card, and/or gift cards to the Lindbergh staff member of your choice!

You can choose from several options (or mix and match as you choose). All gifts will be delivered with a personalized card to the Lindbergh staff recipient of your choice.

• Poinsettia - $15

• $25 gift card to Pasta House, Liliana's, or Bar Louie

• $50 gift card to The Face and Body Spa

Place your order by Dec. 11 through this link.

This fall, students in grades 3-5 began participating in screening using the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (mySAEBRS). The purpose of this SEL screener is to measure the big picture of the student experience at Lindbergh Schools and identify individual students who may need additional support in the areas of academic, emotional, and social skills.

It is important to note that these surveys provide only a glimpse or snapshot of a student's response on the day when the survey was administered. No data point should ever be used as a sole indicator when determining the needs of students.

To access your student’s SAEBRS results on the SIS Portal:

1. Log on to the SIS Portal with your username and password.

1. Note: Your username is your email address on file. If you have forgotten your password, please select “Forgot your parent password?” on the Parent tab.

2. Under Current Academics (left side menu) - select Assessments. Assessments can only be viewed in a web browser (mobile or desktop) and not the SIS app.

3. Select the title of the Assessment you want to view.

Attached, please find the Guide to Interpreting SAEBRS Results.

The holiday season means an increased risk for respiratory illness, but there are steps we can take to stay healthy.

• Stay home when you are sick. This is the most important way to keep our friends and coworkers safe and protected.
  
  

• Testing is one of our best tools to prevent the spread of COVID-19, along with getting vaccinated and boosted.

• Learn when and how to take an at-home COVID-19 test here.
  
  

• The CDC recommends that children age 6 months and older should get a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC also recommends boosters for children age 5 and up, at least 5 months after their second shot.

• COVID-19 vaccine recommendation chart for children (.pdf)
  
  

• The CDC estimates that between 6,000 and 26,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized each year in the United States due to influenza. The flu vaccine is safe and helps protect children from flu.

• The Flu: A Guide for Parents
  
  

• Did you know? Improving ventilation in your home can help you reduce virus particles and prevent respiratory viruses from spreading.

• CDC: Improving Ventilation in Your Home

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 will host a holiday Senior Associates event at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Lindbergh High School Auditorium (5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63126). Enjoy entertainment from featured performers, The Mads show choir. Senior Associates is a free community program open to all senior citizens in the Lindbergh School District. RSVP to Spencer Michelson spencermichelson@lindberghschools.ws or ‭(314) 729-2400 ext. 4607‬.

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.

There are many ways to help the families in our Lindbergh community this holiday season:

1. Sponsor a family through the Giving Tree Program

2. Make a monetary donation to the Giving Tree Program

3. Make a monetary donation to the Utility Program

4. Visit Liliana's Italian Kitchen at 11836 Tesson Ferry Rd. on Dec. 19. All proceeds will go to Lindbergh Lights up the Holidays.

5. Visit the Dougherty family holiday lights display at 788 Spring Crest Court, Fenton, Mo. Use the drop box in the front yard -- all donations will be matched!

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.