September 25- October 6
WE NEED YOU!!!!
Lindemann is currently creating a leveled reading book room that will greatly benefit your children and the teaching staff. This is a BIG undertaking! I am looking for volunteers to come in and assist us leveling books and organizing the library. Please call the school office if you would like to help!
Lunch Room Aides Needed
Lindemann Elementary
11:15AM- 1:15PM (10 hours/week)
$10.17/hour
Please contact Mike Dawson 827-2105
You could also register as a substitute in the lunchroom.
Community INFO:
The Allen Park Police Department has provided notice to the Superintendent’s Office that due to concerns for student safety as well as citizen complaints, they will be patrolling areas surrounding the schools for traffic violations during peak arrival and dismissal times.
Please use areas identified as “Student Drop-Off” zones for the sole purpose of dropping off a student – not parking. Police will focus on no parking zones, drop-off zones, crosswalks and residential driveways. Handicapped parking spots should not be used as a drop-off zone. Be sure to use designated parking areas if you need to leave your car and come into the building. Also, be sure that when parking, you are not in an area marked no parking, student drop-off or blocking a crosswalk or driveway of a residence.
We have been informed that the Allen Park Police Department will issue tickets for violations via U.S. Mail by using the license plate as the driver identification. Cost of parking violation ticket is up to $150.
PTA MEETING 10/5 @ 6:00 LINDEMANN ART ROOM
Thank You Families!
I would like to thank all of our families for taking the safety of all of our children into consideration while refraining from entering the school through any of the side doors. All parents and guests will continue to enter the building through the front doors only and always report to the office. Students have also been told that they are not to open doors in any case to allow someone else access to the building.
Medical Information
Please keep in mind, all students who use inhalers, must have the appropriate paperwork on file in the office.
Thank you families for an amazing first week!
Just a few pieces of information to keep in mind!
Ice Cream Social- Wednesday 9/13, School Cafeteria, 6:00pm
Meet the Teacher Night- Thursday 9/14, 7:00pm
UPDATE MiSTAR PARENT CONNECTION – CONTACT INFORMATION
As our district continues to build towards more and more digital communications in the future, it is important that you take a moment to update your contact information in MiStar. Under the “My Information” tab at the top right, you will now be able to update:
- Email address for parents/guardians
- Phone contacts for parents/guardians
- Primary phone number – “Under Student Demographics”
o This is the phone number used for automated phone notifications.
o If you wish to receive text messages from the district, please select “SMS Cellular” as the “Telephone Type” for your primary phone number or other parent/guardian phone contacts.
- Emergency Contact Updates (Authorizing release of your student)
Info on Parent Connect from the district website:
You must have a PIN and Password to log into ParentConnection. ParentConnection is a web program that allows parents to view information about their child.
To receive a PIN and passwords for ParentConnection contact your child’s school.
If you have more than one account to view your children, please contact the school office.
Make sure to insert your email after logging into ParentConnection. Inserting your email will allow you to access the automated password reminder system.
M-STEP Parent Guide
M-STEP Results: What Families Can Expect
This past spring, Lindemann Elementary students in grades 3-5 took the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress). Final results from the M-STEP is now available and Thanks to technology improvements and online testing, our district has much earlier access to data that is also a more precise measure of learning.
The purpose of these state summative assessments is to see how close our students are to reaching Michigan’s new higher standards in English language arts and mathematics.
This year’s test scores will build on the new baseline set in 2015 when the M-STEP was brand new. This year’s results show an improvement in most areas, we expect that as students gain more and more experiences with online assessment and as our instruction adapts to Michigan’s higher standards, our scores will rise over time. We encourage families to remember that state standardized test scores are just one measure of student progress and to keep them in perspective.
What happens next?
Our staff will spend time reviewing the 2017 M-STEP results to find where we are having success, and where we see areas in which to improve. The test results also will reveal which groups of students are doing well, and which will need more or different kinds of support.
Families are encouraged to review the M-STEP Parent Report and learn where your child might need additional support. Be sure to discuss your concerns with your child’s teacher and learn how together you can target academic support where it’s needed most.
The Michigan Department of Education has developed a useful document called Student Testing: What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare that is now available for download on the M-STEP web page (www.michigan.gov/mstep).
Please look for your child’s Parent report coming soon…
Breakfast and Lunch Program
Parents can setup a free account online at https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/ . You will need their child’s student id number to setup the account and can get the id number from parent connection, the school office or the FS office. To view your child’s meal account information and/or make payments online at https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/ (link is on our website). There is a small transaction fee charged to make online payments. The lunch program will continue to accept cash or check as we always have.