Principal e-Note
Crestwood Elementary School
March 12th, 2023

Upcoming Dates
March 13th: Lindbergh Schools Board of Ed Candidate forum, 6:30 pm
March 14th: Lindbergh Schools Board of Ed meeting, 7 pm
March 14th: Crestwood Dine to Donate: Chick-Fil-A!
March 16th: Spring Party Day, 2 - 3 pm. Parent volunteers arrive at 1:45 pm
March 17th: NO School, conference compensation day
March 20-24th: No School, Spring Break!
From Dr. Bright & Mr. Norton
A full and fun week of learning! Thank you families for your partnership and support with our Parent Teacher Conferences! Huge thanks to our Crestwood PTO for providing tasty food to our staff on both Conference nights.
Next week is a short week leading up to Spring Break!
This week's e-Note includes information about:
- March 16th, Spring parties 2-3 pm, Parent Volunteers 1:45 pm
- March 16th Lucky Day, Wear GREEN!
- Lost & Found LAST CALL!
- New Student Registration
- Lindbergh Leaders Banquet
- Hiring! Bus Drivers & Custodians
Thank you, Crestwood for your amazing support of our staff, students, and community!
Kit and Suzanne
Birthday box project in Mrs. Vescovo's kindergarten class

Principal For The Day Mr. Jaime was our Principal for the day this Tuesday. Mr. Jaime visited every classroom in our school, led announcements, checked on lunch and recess operations, and led an office meeting! Thank you Crestwood PTO for providing this fun opportunity from Trivia Night! | Strings Assembly Thursday, the district string teachers and the Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings performed and invited our 3rd-grade students to consider participating in the Strings program. Students received a "Join Strings" packet to take home to their families |
Principal For The Day
Crestwood Spring Party information (March 16th, 2-3pm)
We are asking our parents/family members attending the parties to help us make the check-in process go faster in the office, by using this form or to bring in their IDs in advance of the party day by March 13th.
March 16th 'Lucky Day!' Let's Wear the color Green!

LAST CALL for Lost & Found!

District Updates
2023-24 New Student Registration - Now Open!
Do you have an incoming kindergarten student in your family?
Do you know someone who will be NEW to the District NEXT YEAR?
Lindbergh Schools is now registering new students in grades K-12 for the 2023-24 school year!
Additional information can be found at https://go.lindberghschools.ws/register.
Congratulations, 2023 Lindbergh Leaders
Congratulations to this year’s class of Lindbergh Leaders! These deserving individuals will be honored during a banquet on April 14, at Royale Orleans, and all members of the Lindbergh community are invited to attend. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased by clicking the link below.
The Lindbergh Leader Award is the district's highest honor in recognition of leadership and service, and we are proud to celebrate these outstanding individuals.
Now Hiring! Custodians
Lindbergh Schools Maintenance and Facilities Department is seeking to fill Custodial positions to help clean and maintain our schools. We offer competitive pay rates and benefits. Apply today to become a part of our Lindbergh community!
Now Hiring! First Student Bus Drivers
Lindbergh’s transportation provider, First Student, is looking for qualified applicants to serve our community as bus drivers. At First Student, our Bus Drivers are an integral part of the communities they serve. They are committed to safety and customer service, and have genuine, caring attitudes for children. We are your friends, family and neighbors!
We are proud to offer:
Starting Wage: $19 /HR; or more, depending on experience
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training
No nights or weekends
Board of Education Candidate Forum is March 13
The League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis will host a candidate forum for Lindbergh Schools Board of Education candidates on Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom at Central Office.
This event is open to the public, and will also be streamed live and uploaded to the district's YouTube channel. The forum can be viewed by visiting go.lindberghschools.ws/forum
Five candidates have filed for three 3-year terms on the Lindbergh Schools Board of Education. Their names will appear on the April 4 ballot as follows:
Matt Alonzo
Christy Watz
Andrew Lawson
Paul Leinweber
David Randelman
Residents are invited to submit questions electronically or in person at the forum.
In addition, all five candidates completed a Q&A for district residents that is available on the district website.
Mr. Kit Norton Principal | Mrs. Laura Rossi Administrative Assistant | Dr. Suzanne Bright Interim Assistant Principal |
Mrs. Joy Long Counselor for grades K, 1, 4 | Mrs. Karen Daubendiek Office Assistant | Mrs. Ann Kleitsch Counselor for grades 2, 3, 5 |
Mrs. Amy Wassman Special Education Coordinator |