October 1-October 14
October 1 – October 14
Thursday, Oct 4-
PTA Meeting 6:00
Friday, Oct 5-
1/2 Day PD
Monday, Oct. 8-
Healthy Kids Club 3:40 (4th Grade- Registered Students)
Thursday, Oct. 11-
Healthy Kids Club 3:40 (4th Grade- Registered Students)
Friday, Oct. 12-
Picture Day
PBIS Smencil Sale
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Welcome to the Building Healthy Communities Program
This year our school is involved in a program called Building Healthy Communities
(BHC). It is a school-wide health initiative which provides students opportunities to
make healthy choices. This
program uses a school-wide approach which engages principals, classroom and P.E.
teachers, after-school club advisors, other staff members, and parents to encourage
our students to choose healthy foods and be physically active every day! BHC
combines healthy eating education with physical activity to make our school a healthier
place to learn. Our school will receive:
Healthy eating education lessons co-taught by a Healthy School Coordinator and
our teachers in all K-5 classrooms. Each lesson includes a healthy eating activity
and a physical activity break. Some lessons will include a healthy food tasting to
expose children to possibly new, nutritious foods.
Training and resources for P.E. teachers and new equipment for the gym and
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Building Healthy Communities Update: Physical Activity
Perhaps by now you have seen the Building Healthy Communities signs proudly
displayed in our school to let everyone know we care about the health of our students.
Healthy students are better learners and our school is a great place to learn! We will
have an after-school Healthy Kids Club to provide non-competitive physical activity and
healthy snacks to students in a safe and supervised setting. The recommendation for
physical activity is 60 minutes per day and this club is just one more way to help
students work toward that goal. Our PE teacher will soon be receiving high-quality
equipment to teach students skills they can use throughout their lives to be physically
active. That’s not all—we will be receiving equipment for use at recess to help students
Once again Allen Park High School will be hosting a district-wide Holiday Toy Box Drive for local families in need. This program has been a great success over the years due to the generosity of the entire school community.
In the past we have stored all new unopened items in the auditorium without issue. Unfortunately, this past summer a pipe broke in the auditorium and we lost nearly all of the unopened toys. We have sorted through our stock and saved what we felt could be given safely as a gift.
Please keep our families in mind while you are shopping – consider taking advantage of some of the great early toy sales and pick up an extra toy for a good cause!
If you would like to donate new items prior to the start of the actual Holiday Toy Box Drive, you may drop them off at the main office at Allen Park High School.
Thank you for your help and support in making it a brighter holiday for some of our AP families.
Karen Malett-Grozenski & Kathi Schwartz
(APHS Educators)
October 12, 2018
Both Oct 5 & 31 are 11:30 dismissals
Traffic Pattern
Please note – for our children’s safety, when driving to and from school, please follow the diagram (clockwise traffic flow). This will help to prevent congestion and possible injury to those students who must cross nearby streets. Please do not double park or ask your child to cross the street in the middle of the block to get to your car. All children should cross at the street corners. Also, please observe the “No Parking” signs in the area on Carter, which is used for the busses. Remember that pedestrian have the right of way when crossing the street. Parents, please model respect for the safeties by responding to their directions when crossing the streets. Please do not park or wait in drop-off zones.
Parking/Drop-off
As we all need to get our children to school, safety is always the primary concern. We will do our best to help ensure an orderly drop-off/pick-up daily, but we need your help in making that happen.
** No child should run across the street to get into a car.
**Help our traffic issues around school by parking a block or so away and WALKING your child before and after school.
**** PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVEWAYS ****
MORNING VOLUNTEERS WELCOME
Your child’s safety is our greatest concern. In an effort to ensure you and your chlid(ren) start your day off safely, we are asking for your help. We need 4 parent volunteers to assist us each morning. Volunteers will welcome our families each morning, assist children out of cars, and monitor students walking into the building. We are asking for 20 minutes of your time. You can volunteer for a day, a week, or a month at a time.
We appreciate any help you can provide. Please click on the link below:
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/60B0545ADAE2CA5FE3-lindemann
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PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
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Lindemann is continually blessed and I am asked frequently how families can support their childs teacher.
To help empower teachers and ensure a successful school year, it is vital to be a partner in children’s learning and give back whenever possible. Here are 10 ways families can partner with and support teachers:
1. Get to know one another
Develop a relationship with your child’s teacher and keep in touch with him or her often.
2. Make a connection
Find out the best way and time to contact teachers and provide teachers with the best way to contact you.
3. Keep everyone in the loop
Supply information that will help your child’s teachers get to know him or her as an individual, such as allergies, behavior or learning issues, or changes in family life.
4. Work as a team
Set learning goals with your child and his or her teacher, and foster the achievement of those goals.
5. Monitor progress
Review your child’s notes to ensure he or she is on track.
6. Stay involved and ask questions
Look in your child’s backpack every day and frequently view the parent portal for assignments, grades and important information from teachers and the school.
7. Be available at home
Assist your children with his or her homework and talk about school matters at home.
8. Donate time
Actively participate at school when possible and volunteer in the classroom or at school events.
9. Do some legwork
Contribute your talents and skills, and aid teachers with tasks that will assist them in the classroom, like cutting out materials for class projects or helping create pieces for bulletin boards.
10. Provide for the classroom
Donate school supplies — pencils, markers, paper, scissors, crayons, tissues, disinfecting wipes — to help make sure teachers and students have the resources they need for teaching and learning, and to keep classrooms healthy.
