November 26-December 9
11/26 Healthy Kids Club 3:40
11/29 3:40 Healthy Kids Club
11/30 PBIS Monthly Rewards, End of 1st Trimester
12/3 3:40 Healthy Kids Club
12/6 3:40 Healthy Kids Club, 6:00 PTA Meeting
12/7 6:00 North Pole Family Event,
12/10 3:30 5th Grade Fundraiser Pickup
Tis the Season for Healthy Eating!
We’re entering the holiday season and your child’s class might be having a holiday party. Are you looking for a healthy food to send to school for a classroom celebration? Ideas: red and green grapes, red and green apples, or other fruits you can find at a good price. Fruit cups are fancy and delicious, just put together any fruits which are cut in to bite-size pieces. Bagels and light cream cheese are filling, and string cheese adds a protein dense dairy food to the party. Adding a sliced up lemon or lime gives water a nice flavor and is an inexpensive way to provide a beverage.
Holiday Helpings
The holiday season is a time filled with gatherings. Sometimes they include holiday dishes and treats. When deciding what and how much to eat, think “healthy” and be mindful of the portions (amounts of food) you enjoy. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you make your way around to the many holiday festivities:
- Keep it colorful – Try to fill your plate with fruits and vegetables instead of foods
higher in fat such as fried food, creamy or cheesy casseroles and cookies.
- Eat slowly and enjoy – By eating slower, you tend to eat less.
- Think about beverages– Sugary drinks can add lots of calories to your day. Some people get more than half their calories from drinks. Add a lemon slice to ice water for a nice drink with no calories!
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
We had so many donations! The winners are Burgess (Latchkey) at Arno, Robertson at Lindemann, and Bianchi at Bennie. The winning classes had over 100 donations each. Here’s a visual, 9 boxes full of donations, and 10 bags. If you can please give me the winning teachers contact information I would appreciate it so I can contact them to set up their pizza party.
Cheerleading Clinic on Wednesday, November 28 – 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the APMS Gym for kids 4 years thru 5th grade…Come and work with the APMS Competitive Cheer Team & Coaches! See attached for details/registration.
Once again Lindemann PTA will be hosting a school wide CHANGE WAR!! Each Lindemann classroom is being challenged to collect coin donations to help local residents in need of assistance for the holidays. Last year we collected over $4,500.00!! Let’s beat that total this year!!A container to collect the change will be placed in each classroom. Donations will be tallied weekly and the class that collects the most money overall will win a pizza party! There will be rewards given to the second & third place classrooms, too! A chart will be in the main hallway to track how much each classroom has raised.
All donations will be given to the Toy Box Campaign sponsored by Allen Park High School.
The last collection day will be Wednesday, December 5th!!
Let’s Hear The Lindemann Lions ROAR!!!! It’s time to have some fun and open up our piggy banks. Let’s help raise as much money as we can to help our community during this holiday season. (Please keep foreign change, tokens, buttons, etc. at home.) Checks made payable to Lindemann PTA are welcomed, too. Let’s help our local Allen Park families in need this holiday season!
The Toy Box Campaign is sponsored by Allen Park High School students, school organizations, and other district schools. They are working together to help Allen Park families in need during the upcoming holiday season by building wooden toy boxes and filling them with toys, books, and clothing. If you know of a local family in need who would appreciate help this holiday or are asking for some extra help for your own family, please contact Mrs. Karen Malett- Grozenski at Allen Park High School: malett@appublicschools.com or at 313-827-1200.
November 12-24
Monday, 11/12 Help for the Holidays Begins, Healthy Kids Club 3:40, Board Meeting 7:00
Tuesday, 11/13 5th Grade Fundraiser Begins,
Thursday, 11/15 Healthy Kids Club 3:40, Fall Family Event 6:30
Friday, 11/16 Picture Retakes
Tuesday 11/20 Half Day 11:30 Dismissal
Wednesday, 11/21-11/24 Thanksgiving Break
Jennifer Swain- for keeping our Book Room in Tip Top Shape!
Chasity Sainato-Fisher- for the donation of Earbuds!
Halloween Pictures
Have a Healthy Thanksgiving!
Some families celebrate Thanksgiving and reflect on what they are thankful for. Often times this celebration takes place over a shared feast with family and friends.
Trivia: Can you think of a vegetable that people often have as their holiday dessert? Answer: Pumpkin! Your meal can feature other great-tasting fall veggies like sweet potatoes and orange or yellow squashes. Another big component of the meal is often turkey, which is a lean meat if you don’t eat the skin! If your family/guests are hungry and the meal isn’t quite ready, cut up some fruits and veggies for them to munch on. Offering these foods when children are hungry is a great way to increase their acceptance of them.
Classroom Physical Activity Breaks
Our classroom teachers are using physical activity breaks this year to give students time Ito energize and re-focus. Physical activity breaks are quick activities to get students up ! and moving for a few minutes before or after sitting for long periods of time. This lets them get the wiggles out and helps with “time on task.” Research tells us that this type of ! break helps kids learn, pay attention and focus. Energizers are educational, too –they ! They have simple but important nutrition messages or can be used to practice math and spelling skills. You can insert quick physical breaks in your day too! Dance to the radio, walk the dog or climb the stairs when you need a boost of energy! ——–
Building Healthy Communities Student Leadership Team:
William (Will) Franz
Reeves Smith
Hanna Haws
Lily Marshall
Zachary (Zach) Helvey
Joseph (Joey) Ramey
Friday 11/16: If you are having pictures retaken, please be sure to bring the original pictures with you. If you missed picture day, you can get an envelope in the school office.
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECKS
In order to protect the safety of all of our students, any family member who plans to regularly volunteer in the classroom, or chaperone a field trip must complete the background check information below. This paperwork is also available in our Lindemann office. Unless you are planning to begin as a regular volunteer, or chaperone a field trip within the next month, please refrain from completing this paperwork in advance. It is most effective if the requests are processed within a few weeks of the intended volunteer experience. Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Volunteer-Background-Check-Authorization-Form-2-2f9d6ta-1unseow-27li2bf ICHAT-Volunteer-Letter-2-1wr1z3p-zjrwpf-1esyvyz
FREE & REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS
There is still time to complete an application for Free & Reduced Lunch. While the opportunity for reduced costs for meals is one benefit to families, our entire school benefits from at-risk state funding which is based partly on this information. If you feel as though your family may qualify, or if you would at least like to explore the possibility, follow the links below. If your student qualifies for free or reduced lunch, this benefit extends to breakfast, as well. This is a great opportunity for many of our Bennie families!
Online application for Free and Reduced Lunch is available!
http://food.appublicschools.com/
Visit the Food Services page on the district’s website – allenparkschools.com to learn more about Free and Reduced Lunch benefits. The page includes frequently asked questions about the program’s benefits and how to qualify. Applications for the program are now available online, in PDF (attached) and available in all school offices.
A form is also available to allow sharing of information with other district programs (athletics) for reduced fees – see attached.
Application for Free and Reduced Lunch.pdf
Thanksgiving Break November 21-23
Dear APPS Staff and School Community,
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is around the corner and that we will once again be hosting a district-wide Holiday Toy Box Drive for local families in need. Last year due, to your generosity we were able to sponsor 16 families! Let’s work together to make this happen again this year.
As in the past we are looking for donations of new or gently used clothing and toys. As you know, from my last email, due to a pipe breaking in our storage area we lost a lot of new items. If you are out shopping and can pick up a donation, keep in mind, that we can use a variety of arts and crafts, board games for 8 year olds and up, and books.
Boxes will be placed in your school buildings at the beginning of November, for your convenience or you can drop items off in the main office at the high school.
If you know of any families in need of help this holiday season, please let me know. I will contact them, and as in the past, I will get information out to everyone.
Thank you for supporting the Holiday Toy Box Drive,
November 20
11:30 Dismissal
Please support this Lindemann Family
After 3 year long years, on Thursday October 18th, Scott lost his battle with cancer. Scott leaves behind his loving wife and 4 beautiful children (Madisyn (10), Twins- Connor & Logan(8) and Jaxson(4).
Scott was the sole provider for the family so we are setting up this go fund me to help his family through this difficult time.
Direct donations are preferred to Yolanda McNeice.
I will be the person collecting the donations on behalf of the family, Sharon King-
Email- Shaking410@gmail.com
https://www.gofundme.com/mcneice-family