Principal News

Families,

It was so exciting to welcome back all students, staff, and families. On Thursday and Friday, the school was filled such joy and excitment. We are looking forward to another great year. Below are some quick remindres/updates as we get the year rolling.

Dr. Patrick Schoenekase

Dr. Jennifer Albers

We appreciate everyone being patient as we work through the first week of our arrival and dismissal procedures. A few reminders as we look to get every child home safely:

• During arrival and dismissal, there are many students, staff, and parents moving around the campus. It is easy to be in a hurry, but please drive with caution.
• Please do not use the bus lane in front of the school during morning arrival, 8:00 am - 8:45, and dismissal, 2:45 - 3:45. This helps ensure safety for everyone
• Have your parent pick-up scan card out and ready to be scanned.
• If there are any changes to dismissal plans, please contact the teacher and front office.
• Expect buses to be running behind as they learn their routes.
• Lindbergh Schools now uses the FirstView app to communicate bus information with families in real time, including pickup and drop-off times, and any delays or notifications. Please download the FirstView app on the Google Play or Apple store, or if you do not have access to a smartphone, you can access the desktop portal here. If you have questions or need technical support regarding the FirstView app, please call 888-889-8920 or email support@firstviewapp.com
• When loading during parent pick-up, please stay in your car. This is for everyone's safety.
• Flyer's Club - please enter and exit through door #3. Please contact ECE for any questions.

The SIS Portal is now open for families to make updates to student information for 2019-20 forms. These documents are essential to ensure current and accurate information for your students. IMPORTANT: In order for your family information included in school buzz books, SIS Portal updates must be completed by Sept. 15

The district is using a universal incident reporting form for parents, students or staff to report any safety concerns at school. This form should be used to report bullying and other incidents that may need to be investigated by school officials. Parents, students, and staff can also access the reporting form by visiting go.lindberghschools.ws and clicking “Student Services” under the “Departments” tab.

Lindbergh Schools is conducting a districtwide Technology Impact Study this year to evaluate how providing individual students with iPads and Chromebooks can impact instruction. As part of the study, select teachers in each Lindbergh school are integrating Apple iPads and Google Chromebooks into their lessons. These teachers will provide feedback for future planning as we look ahead to a future with blended learning and technology integration districtwide. At Dressel, 2 4th grade teachers will be providing individual devices to their students within the classroom this year. With these devices, they will implement strong instructional practices that use technology to enhance student collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication.

The Dressel Spirit store is live! Go check out all the cool new styles this year. Dressel Dads Club t-shirts and grade level tees are are also available in the shop. Deadline for ordering is August 30th! https://stlouistees.com/dressel

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Mark your calendars for one of our most popular Close the Kitchen Nights of the year! Just Say No to cooking at home for an evening and join us at the McDonald's located at Tesson Ferry and Butler Hill on Tuesday, August 27 from 4 to 8 pm! There is a sure to be a whole lot of fun, food, and Dressel friends. And McDonald's will donate 20% of the evening's sales back to Dressel PTO!!!

Even if you can't stay to eat, ALL sales for the evening including drive-thru orders will be included for this event!!!

***Please note the location for this event. It is not the McDonald's on Lindbergh Blvd, it is at 13050 Tesson Ferry (at the intersection of Butler Hill)

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Mark your calendars for our first fun family event of the year. Outdoor Movie Night is Friday, September 6th, and we hope to see you there! This event is completely free and lots of fun. Concessions will be available for purchase, and you will also have a chance to buy one of our new Dressel car decals for $5 at the event. Stay tuned for further details on this event as we get closer. https://www.facebook.com/events/490156771752700/

Lindbergh teachers and instructional staff are dedicated to providing an individualized approach to reading that helps all students succeed and grow in their skills. Students in grades K-3 will complete reading screening tests provided by Fastbridge Learning, in addition to other district-selected assessments. These reading screeners help our educators identify areas of reading difficulty for individual students. All students in kindergarten through third grade will be screened during the 2019-20 school year by their classroom teacher and/or reading intervention teacher.

If your student is in fourth or fifth grade, and you would like to refer your student for a reading screening assessment, please contact the building to make a request. Click here to contact your student’s school building representative.

Lindbergh Schools is taking an important step toward keeping all students safe by implementing a new visitor identification system this fall. All family members, visitors, guests, contractors and volunteers will be required to show a state issued photo ID when they enter any Lindbergh school or building. Please remember to bring your photo ID anytime you visit our school.

This new system allows us to know who is in our building at all times. It also checks visitors against the national sex offender registry. We understand this may cause some brief inconvenience for guests when visiting our schools, but the time it takes to show ID and receive a visitor badge should be about the same as signing in on existing paper or computer logs. Working together, we can meet our goal to keep our schools safe, and protect students and staff.

More than 90,000 children in Missouri have lost their health insurance coverage through MO HealthNet, effective Aug. 1. Many families may not be aware that their coverage has been terminated. If your child is insured through MO HealthNet service providers, please read the information below:

• Once a child has been dropped, parents have 10 days to respond and 30 days to renew without a gap in coverage or they MUST reapply online. Families can check their status on the website https://mydss.mo.gov/.

• Families can contact the Department of Social Services (DSS) Family Support Division at 1-855-373-9994 for assistance.

• Families must complete the online MO HealthNet enrollment packet.

• Families need the following information to reapply: name of child, physical mailing address, child’s date of birth, telephone number, social security number, departmental client number (DCN), income information (paystub)

• MyDSS information packet

• August 27 - PTO McDonald's Night
• September 2 - NO SCHOOL
• September 6 - Bus Driver's Day
• September 6 - PTO Movie Night - 8 p.m start
• September 10 - Intake Conference 4 - 7 p.m
• September 10 - 12 - Eye See Me Book Fair
• September 12 - Intake Conference 4 - 7 p.m
• September 13 - NO SCHOOL
• September 19 - PTO General Meeting 7 p.m. - Dr. Lake will present
• September 25 - Picture Day

Excellence in Learning. Designing the Future.

Website: go.lindberghschools.ws/dressel
Location: 10911 Tesson Ferry Rd. St. Louis, MO 63123
Phone: 314-729-2485
Facebook: facebook.com/DresselFlyers
Twitter: @DresselFlyers