January 1st-2nd - Winter Recess - No School

January 7th-9th - Scholastic Book Fair

January 13th - Lindbergh Presents to the Board of Education at 6:00pm at Kenmore Junior Senior High School

January 15th - Early Release

January 16th - Purple Pinkie during lunches

January 19th - Martin Luther King Day - No School

January 22nd - PTA meeting in the library at 6:00 pm

January 23rd - Neon Dance at 6:30-8:00pm

Below are 3 ways that you can promote resilience with your kids as you are getting ready to head back to school after our long winter break:

1. Strengthen relationships with love and connection

• Feeling loved brings a stable sense of security that enables them to cope with adversity, whether at school or at home.

• This can be love expressed in words, notes in lunchboxes or extra hugs, joining in what they love to do, and scheduling in moments when you can be fully present with them.

2. Make space for emotions.

• Notice any big feelings they may be having. Observe and reflect to them emotions showing up in their facial expressions, tone of voice, posture and behavior.

• Ask open questions and keep an open mind. Open questions create space for them to reflect and speak thoughts aloud. This can help them with emotional processing, and help you with understanding their inner world.

3. Promote a sense of mastery

• Kids who are resilient believe in their ability to cope, even with situations that are new to them, or more challenging than any they have encountered before.

• Help them identify situations they are worried about, and walk through possible outcomes. Role playing and practicing situations in advance can help reduce worries.

Lindbergh Elementary will be presenting to the Board of Education on January 13th at 6:00 pm at Kenmore Junior Senior High School (formerly known as Kenmore Middle). Our focus is on incorporating Mind-Up, Community Circles, Engagement Strategies and Counseling Themes to help students to be able to center their focus while being able to learn calming techniques and coping skills. Our goal with this project is to:

• Establish a unified, consistent vocabulary and messaging for helping students with emotional regulation and social emotional awareness through the building
• Have students practice consistent mindful practices and techniques
• Increase positive interactions and relationships
• Increase in attendance due to better coping skills

If your child is absent from school, please make sure that you inform the school to let us know the reason for the absence. When your child is absent, we need a written excuse within three days of your child's return to school. You may handwrite a note, use this link or email Lindbergh_Attendance@ktufsd.org to report your child's absence.

In Wellness, the students have been practicing cooperation and team work at our holiday stations. Our students built a hula hoop snowman, walked on reindeer hooves, and delivered the Amazon packages.

If you will be volunteering at Lindbergh Elementary in the classroom, for a special event or as a chaperone on a field trip, you will need to complete this 2025 2026 Volunteer Application prior to the activity, event or trip. You will only need to fill out this form once each school year.

November 3rd - Fall Fun Day (during school)

November 4th - No school - Superintendent Conference Day

November 5th - PTA Meeting 6:00 library

November 6th - Picture retake day

November 10th - Veterans Day Assembly

November 10th-21st - Holiday Food Basket Collection

November 11th - No School - Veterans' Day

November 26th-28th - No School Thanksgiving Recess

This month our students are learning about conflict resolution and problem solving! You can go through the below scenarios with your child and have them sort them into:

Small problem-My reaction should be small and I can solve the problem by ignoring.

Medium problem-My reaction should be medium and I can solve this problem by talking it out or asking a friend to help.

Big problem- My reaction can be big and I need to ask an adult to help me solve the problem.

Huge problem-My reaction can be huge and I need to tell an adult right away.

1)Your friend has a new toy that you really like. You ask to see it and they say no.

2)The person next to you in class keeps trying to look at your paper during a test.

3)The person next to you keeps poking you with a pencil during silent reading time. It is annoying you.

4)You miss the bus to school.

5)You break your sister’s favorite toy on accident.

6)Your paper ripped while you were coloring.

7)Your friend falls off the playground and is bleeding.

All of our Lindbergh students, from Kindergarten through 4th grade, are learning about building a positive mindset through a classroom program called MindUP. The MindUP curriculum includes a series of lessons on topics like understanding the brain, mindfulness, and emotional regulation. MindUP helps students to prepare for school and life by learning to manage their emotions, find calm focus, and have an optimistic outlook.

We are working on increasing positive student behavior by encouraging students to be safe, kind and focused. Ask your child to explain what Lucky Lindy is doing in this graphic, and what it looks like when they are safe, kind and focused at school. You can extend the conversation by talking about what it looks like to be safe, kind and focused at home, and in the community.

Our PE classes have just finished a soccer unit. Students practiced dribbling, trapping, passing & shooting skills. Now we are enjoying some Spooky Stations which include Tarantula Tunnel, a Bat Cave, Ghost Catching, and our infamous Haunted House.

Frozen Kids is in full swing! Most of the music is learned, so we're beginning to learn the choreography this week. There's still time to volunteer to help with costumes, sets, and supervision. Check out Seesaw or email Mr. Holden (jholden@ktufsd.org) if you're willing to help. Thanks for all you do to support the Arts at Lindbergh!

If you will be volunteering at Lindbergh Elementary in the classroom, for a special event or as a chaperone on a field trip, you will need to complete this 2025 2026 Volunteer Application prior to the activity, event or trip. You will only need to fill out this form once each school year.

December 1st - Frozen tickets go on sale

December 2nd - Start of the 2nd term

December 4th-19th - 12 Days of Attendance

December 4th - Reports cards are posted in Infinite Campus

December 4th - Holiday Party at night

December 11th-12th Frozen the Musical Production at 7:00 pm

December 16th-19th - Gingerbread Shop

December 17th - Lions Club Vision Screening K-2

December 18th - KW Band Assembly

December 19th - Manner's Breakfast

December 19th - Holiday Sing Along

Teaching emotions through play is an important way to develop empathy in children. Games and activities can help children learn the language to express and understand complex feelings. According to our recent Panorama data, it would be helpful for students to practice expressing their challenging feelings at home as well as in school. Some examples of ways to incorporate discussion of emotions are:

• Emotions Charades: Act out an emotion for others to guess, using only facial expressions or body language.

• Feelings Jenga: Write different emotions on Jenga blocks. When a player pulls a block, they must talk about a time they felt that emotion.

• Pictionary: Draw an emotion for your family to guess.

• Emotions Tic-Tac-Toe: Draw a tic-tac-toe board and write an emotion in each square. When you place your marker, make a sentence about that feeling.

• Emotions Bingo: Create or download Bingo cards with different emotion faces. Call out the emotions for players to mark on their cards.

• Emotions Matching Cards: Use cards that show different emotion faces. Match the pairs or use them for a game of "Snap".

• Feelings Board Game: Use a board game that involves drawing cards with emotions, and on certain spots on the board, players have to share a memory related to that emotion.

If your child is absent from school, please make sure that you inform the school to let us know the reason for the absence. When your child is absent, we need a written excuse within three days of your child's return to school. You may handwrite a note, use this link or email Lindbergh_Attendance@ktufsd.org to report your child's absence.

We have been working on underhand and overhand throwing and catching in PE and had Mini Bootcamp in Wellness. We learned about muscular strength and endurance while participating in "Bootcamp" as a way to discuss and learn more about Veterans Day. Students completed battle ropes, tire flips, rope climb over a "wall", sprints, and other strength building exercies. They had a great workout!

Lindbergh 4th graders are proud to present Disney FROZEN KIDS on Thursday & Friday, December 11 & 12 at 7:00 pm in the Jordyn D'Alimonte Performing Arts Center. Every 4th grader is involved and selected the way they wanted to participate in our musical. The Storytellers, Stage Crew, Creative Team, and Research Teams have been working hard since October and can't wait to share their work with family and friends.

Frozen tells the story of a princess with ice powers, Elsa, who accidentally traps her kingdom in an eternal winter and runs away. Her optimistic sister, Anna, teams up with a rugged iceman, Kristoff, and his reindeer, Sven, to find her and save their home. Along the way, they encounter a hilarious snowman named Olaf and other characters in a heartwarming story about sisterhood, true love, and self-discovery.

We hope that you will join us on December 11th and 12th to enjoy the hard work of our 4th graders and to celebrate a story that will warm your heart! Tickets will go on sale for the cast on Saturday, November 22nd and for the rest of the school on Monday, December 1st.

Wishing all of our families a joyful and restful holiday season. We hope this time brings peace, togetherness, and wonderful memories.

If you will be volunteering at Lindbergh Elementary in the classroom, for a special event or as a chaperone on a field trip, you will need to complete this 2025 2026 Volunteer Application prior to the activity, event or trip. You will only need to fill out this form once each school year.

October 1st - Early Release Day

October 2nd - PBIS prize of a fire truck ride home from school

October 3rd - Early Dismissal Drill 15 minutes Early

October 6th-10th - Safety Week

October 7th - Family Fitness Night - Grade 2 - 6:00-7:00pm

October 8th - Family Fitness Night - Grade 3 - 6:00-7:00 pm

October 9th - Evacuation Drill 9:30 am

October 9th - Family Fitness Night - Grade 4 - 6:00-7:00 pm

October 13th - No School

October 15th - Unity Day - Wear Orange for Bullying Awareness

October 15th - Family Fitness Night - Grade K - 6:00-7:00 pm

October 16th - Family Fitness Night - Grade 1 - 6:00-7:00 pm

October 16th - 24th - Boosterthon - PTA Fundraiser

October 18th - Fall Fest - PTA Sponsored Event

October 22nd - Early Release - Parent Teaher Conference

October 24th - Boosterthon - Fun Run

October 29th - Big Apple Crunch 2:00 pm

October 30th - Evening Parent Teacher Conferences

October 31st - Early Release Day

October 31st - Halloween Parade 9:30 outside (weather permitting)

Welcome back to school families! We hope your child is excited to start a new school year. The beginning of the year is all about community building and learning about each other. Attached is a fun activity you can do with your family. If you do not have dice at home you can ask your child/family member to pick a number 1-6 and then answer the question. I hope you enjoy getting to know what they are learning and are excited to learn this year!

1. = Share what you are excited to learn or do this school year.

2. = Tell about a new friend you made in your classroom.

3. = Share what has been your favorite part of the school year so far.

4. = Share what you are excited to tell your new teacher and classmates about.

5. = What is an upstander?

6. = How can you be an upstander in your classroom or out on the playground?

Erie County officials participated in a press conference for National Preparedness Month. Read the release: https://www3.erie.gov/health/press/what-if-were-ready-erie-county-launches-national-preparedness-month-campaign-ideas-how

Throughout the month and beyond, our county social media platforms will share messages centered on the kids-and-teens theme: “Plan, Pack, Practice.”

Please review this Health Newsletter. Elementary Health Newsletter

Kindergarten and first grade are learning about the elements of art. Second grade is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Talavera Sun drawings. Third grade is learning about portrait artists and creating self-portraits. Fourth grade is making Tim Burton inspired self-portraits.

Third and fourth grade classes are working on teamwork & cooperation. We have played Skyscraper Relay & Mission Impossible. We love seeing our students demonstrate problem solving skills, positive communication & honesty.

We are looking forward to seeing our Lindbergh families at Family Fitness Night from 6pm-7pm in the gym.

Kindergarten- October 15th

1st Grade- October 16th

2nd Grade- October 7th

3rd Grade- October 8th

4th Grade- October 9th

More info is coming home soon!

If you will be volunteering at Lindbergh Elementary in the classroom, for a special event or as a chaperone on a field trip, you will need to complete this 2025 2026 Volunteer Application prior to the activity, event or trip. You will only need to fill out this form once each school year.

Thursday, August 28th - Supply Drop Off 2:00-3:00 pm

Tuesday, September 2nd - First Day of School

Thursday, September 4th - Rules Assembly

Friday, September 5th - Welcome Back Assembly

Wednesday, September 10th -PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in the library

Thursday, September 25th - Open House

September 30th - School Pictures

To ensure a safe arrival and dismissal of our students, please make sure that you adhere to these guidelines.

Arrival Procedures

Dimissal Procedures

The Lindbergh PTA will be sponsoring a Welcome Back Coffee for parents/guardians on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Coffee and treats will be provided as the students begin a new school year.

Where: Outside of Door #11 on the Lindbergh Lawn

Time: 9:00 am

As we prepare to welcome our students back to school, we understand that the first day—especially for our kindergarten families—can be both exciting and emotional. It’s common for young children to feel anxious about separating from their parents, and we want to support you and your child in making this transition as smooth as possible.

Here are a few evidence-based tips to help with drop-off:

Keep Goodbyes Positive and Brief

A warm, confident, and quick goodbye helps reassure your child that school is a safe and happy place. Lingering can unintentionally increase anxiety, while your calm and positive tone sends the message that they’ll be just fine. A consistent and simple routine like a hug, a high-five, or a special phrase can help provide comfort and predictability.

Avoid Sneaking Away

Though it might seem easier to slip out unnoticed, it can lead to confusion or increased worry. Saying goodbye clearly, even if it’s hard, builds trust and helps your child learn that separations are okay—and that you’ll always return

Our staff will be ready to greet your child with warmth and help them settle in. Thank you for your support as we work together to ensure a positive start to their school journey!

If you will be volunteering at Lindbergh Elementary in the classroom, for a special event or as a chaperone on a field trip, you will need to complete this 2025 2026 Volunteer Application prior to the activity, event or trip. You will only need to fill out this form once each school year.

Each student will be able to get a free breakfast and lunch this school year. Even though meals are free, we need all families to complete food service paperwork that will be sent home in the parent packet on the first day. Completing the form ensures individual eligibility for certain state and federal programs as well as additional school funding.