Hello Kennerly Families!

The holidays are fast approaching! Thank you for a fun filled week! Please mark your calendars that December 22nd is half day of school, lunch will not be served. Please make sure your child knows how they are going home that day.

December 22nd, 2022

• Winter Parties 10:30-11:30
• Dismissal at 12:00

School Resumes January 5

Kennerly will recognize our 21-22 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Zimpfer & our Support Staff Person of the Year, Mrs. Dooling at our Dec. 20th Board Meeting. We will also recognize 2 amazing students that evening as well.

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

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

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.

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

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.