Lindeneau Thanksgiving Pow Wow

Edison School Network put together a video of this years 1st grade "Thanksgiving Pow Wow" at Lindeneau. Watch the video below.
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Food Court Dessert Fundraiser

Don't forget, our Food Court Dessert fundraiser is going on now.  Over 33 delicious desserts and cookie dough varieties choose from, pretzels and pizza too!  Order some desserts and have them in time for the holidays.  All orders are due November 29th.

View the brochure here.

Breakfast with Santa

Join us for our "Annual Breakfast with Santa" on Saturday, December 10, 2011 10AM-12PM.  We will have a yummy breakfast with pancakes (made by Mrs. Schutz herself ) and many more goodies. DJ Sue will play holiday music to put us in the holiday spirit, and will play games for all ages. Bring your wish list for when Santa arrives, and get ready for your photo's! 

There will be a Holiday Craft Fair (free of charge) open to the public, 9AM-3PM for all of our shopping needs.

Tickets are $5.00 per person if you order in advance, prior to 12-2-11.  Tickets will be $7.00 per person at the door.

Please make checks payable to Lindeneau PTO. Print and return this form to your child's teacher.

Donations Needed!

We are actively seeking food donations for this event. Please consider asking for a donation from your favorite local restaurant. A donation request letter is available here.

Chater School Town Hall

You're invited to attend a town hall for Highland Park, Edison and New Brunswick on the current charter application, Tikun Olam Hebrew Language Charter High School, affecting our districts.

Date: Tuesday November 29 2011
Time: 7pm
Location: Bartle School Auditorium (435 Mansfield Street, Highland Park, NJ)

Edison has already been forced to allocate nearly $1mm and New Brunswick has been forced to allocated nearly half-million dollars to Tikun Olam. Come and hear about the facts behind this school and ways we can work together to help oppose their current application!

Visit www.speakuphp.org for more details and sample letters and contact information to voice your concern (sample Edison and New Brunswick letters are available)! You also can email info@speakuphp.org with any specific questions.



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November Newsletter

Dear Lindeneau School Families,

I hope you all had a nice break. We ended October with our annual Boogie Bash. A very special thank you; to Marla Kentos and Joann Pena for making the boogie bash a huge success. Thank you to everyone who volunteered your time or volunteered snacks or supplies. Please check out the website for a video of the Boogie Bash, Halloween at the High and the Halloween parade.

Thank you to all who have volunteered to help out at our PTO events, without you these events would not be a success. The entertainment book fund raiser has ended. If you have not already done so please either send in $30 for the book or please return the book as it is not free.

In November during the Parent-Teacher conferences on 11/15, 11/7 and 11/29 we will be selling Smencil Grams for a dollar for you to send a short message to your child.

Also, Wednesday November 16th is Chuck E Cheese night. It starts at school with a visit from Chucky at dismissal time, followed by a fundraiser at Chuck E. Cheese on Rt. 1 North from 3:30 -9:00 pm. The kids will get a sticker to receive an extra 10 free tokens. The PTO receives 15% of all food, merchandise and token deals purchased at the register. Please mention to the cashier that you’re participating in your school’s fundraiser.

Thank you again for your support. Remember, the PTO is a group of parents that care about our school. We know you do too, so please join us on November 17 @7pm for the general PTO meeting. Kids are welcome and there is supervision provided during the meeting.

If you can’t attend the meeting and would like to contact the PTO please call 732-395-7501 or email  lindeneaupto@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Rich Jeffreys
President

vol·un·teer  [vol-un-teer] noun 

is defined as a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. 

The PTO is looking for volunteers to help out with school or family events. We are currently looking for a committee chair for the Courtyard. We are also looking for volunteers to help us with the Holiday Boutique, Breakfast with Santa, and our biggest event, the Tricky Tray. For more information, please contact us. 

Tricky Tray Committee Members Needed!

The PTO needs a lot of volunteer assistance! Right now, we are trying to solicit prizes from local businesses to big corporations. We have a donation letter available that you can provide to your company to hopefully convince them to donate to this huge event that raises a lot of funds for our school. Do you have a favorite place for lunch or dinner? Or a favorite store that you shop in often? Why not bring them a letter and ask them to donate as well? This is our biggest fundraiser of the year! If you are interested in helping out with the Tricky Tray or want a donation letter, please email lindeneaupto@gmail.com Thank you for helping to make this event a success!!

Here’s a chance to help

Someone needs a ride to and from New Brunswick 3 times a week, if you can help please call the school.  732-650-5320 

Coming in December

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!  Volunteers and Vendors needed!  Interested? Contact us.

PTO Pretzel Sale

Would you like to send a little something to your special student? Why not send a fresh Philly Pretzel home with them after school. This sale is by pre-order only.  Your child’s pretzel will be delivered to their classroom prior to dismissal on Wednesday 11/23.  Please submit $1 per pretzel and include your child's name, grade and teacher.  Payment must be received no later than Monday November 21.

Fall Fundraiser Order Pickup

Fall fundraiser orders will be available for pickup at the following times:
November 15th 6:30PM - 9PM
November 17th 6PM - 7PM
Please stop by the school to pickup your orders.  Thanks for supporting Lindeneau PTO.

Chuck E. Cheese Night

On Wednesday, November 16, the PTO will be hosting a fundraiser night at Chuck E. Cheese. Lindeneau School PTO will receive 15% of all register sales (so don’t buy your tokens from the automatic machines!) that night. On Wednesday, children will come home with a sticker worth 10 free tokens.  The fundraiser begins at 3:30 PM and ends at 9: 00PM. So plan a visit to Chuck E. Cheese on Wednesday, November 16 and support the PTO!

Principal's November Newsletter

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The month of October ended with quite a few “tricks”! Snow, no phone and internet service were not the treats that we were expecting. Halloween did go off without a hitch, but I would have preferred that it came and went with a lot less intensity.

October is Fire Prevention month and the children were treated to the Firefighter Phil show which is always a fun, yet educational experience. They learned many safety tips and had fun doing so. The first week of October was designated by Governor Christie as the “Week of Respect” for all schools. Our guidance counselor, Ms. Bobko, Mr. Kitchell and the Leadership Club presented a cyber awareness presentation which taught the students internet safety both for themselves and for others.

We also had the first of six Character Counts Assemblies which rewarded the students who are the most respectful in their classes. They were treated to a pizza lunch with me and together we celebrated their accomplishment. The winners were:

Boland & DeSantis AM:  Madi Siminoff and Amy Yuan
Boland & DeSantis PM:  Cameron Bertelin and Alison Sia
Tufte AM:  Silvi Shah and Ghelsey Go
Tufte PM:  Aminah Armstead and Hailey Amann
Dunham:  Hena Patel and Armando Camacho
Happel:  Angel Purcell and Kyle Valor
Gillis:  Makayla Valor and David Lowe
Pecce & Ash:  Lucas Tindall and Ingrit Martinez Perez
Sanchez:  Anna Yuan and Akshat Kamath
Latham & MacIntyre:  Cindy Saavedra and Neha Patel
Ohlson:  Miles Banks and Esmeralda Erazo
Concodora:  Brittney Hernandez and Lyle Go
Brotspies & Zalinsky:  McKayla Grogan and Dylan Maida
Costello & Stern:  Emon Nazari and Alyssa Stoddard
Drude:  Andrew Lowe and Angelina O’Connor
Mitchell & Moran:  Beena Prajapati and Madeline Joyce
Collins:  Diana Koszelnik and Jeanine Vidola
Galligan & Kitchell:  Francesca Salzone and Maya Komatsuzaki
Konar & Tsirikos:  Yohelys Caridad and Jack Calabrese
Rivenburg:  Avni Patel and Lamar Fitz
Mullan & Sorkin:  Sierra Dyke and Samantha Ciabatoni
Bonner:  Justin Disney and Jamie Brennan
Perillo:  Kacper Koszelnik and Sarah Hardy
Hart & Tanzi:  Gabriela Hernandez and Gnaneswar Chundi

Also during the assembly we rolled out the Math-a-thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital and the new school-wide initiative, “Tiger Stripes”. I “prowl” the building catching classes lined up quietly, working diligently and just doing the right thing. They are rewarded with a “tiger stripe”. After earning 7 stripes, they get to pick a reward that only their class gets to enjoy. This reward can be extra recess time, sitting in the lunchroom with their friends, a homework pass, etc. The children are very excited and I love rewarding great behavior.

Our annual Student Council elections were held and we have new officers for the 2011-12 school year. Samantha Belle was elected President, Fumika Hasegawa will be our Vice President, Gracie D’Amato is Treasurer and Hafsah Shaik is our Secretary. All of the candidates did an amazing job with their speeches. The speeches will be streamed on the internet. Please check the website periodically for the date and times.

Three fantastic functions occurred in October, thanks to the PTO. The “Book Fair” under the direction of Mrs. Karvaski, earned us over $1600 in credits towards books for our school. The “Book Fair” also donated books for prizes for our Bingo night. We also had another great “Boogie Bash”. Mrs. Kentos and Mrs. Pena organized this fun family event. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and efforts for these great bonding times. Please try to volunteer some time or energy and assist with the PTO events. The profits benefit all our children by providing them with buses for trips, assemblies and many other opportunities and materials that the annual school budget does not provide. Many hands make the workload light.  Please help.

November begins with our first of four Tiger Ticket Shops which has a new feature. The students can not only purchase lunches, prizes and extra recess time, they can now use their tiger tickets to enter a raffle for a major prize. The prize this time is a “Razor Scooter”. Good luck to all the students. The winner will be announced on Friday, November 4th.

You should have received the forms to request conferences with your children’s teachers. Conferences are November 15th, 17th and 29th. Please call the office if you have not received a form. Remember that all three of those days are early dismissal days. Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 1:30 along with the PM kindergarten students. The PM students will arrive at 11:30 and the AM kindergarten will be dismissed at 11:00.

The First Grade “Pow-Wow” will be on November 21st and Thanksgiving break will begin with a 1:30 dismissal on Wednesday, November 23rd.

I want to remind everyone to please label your child/ren’s belongings. We already have quite a collection in our lost and found box. The articles of clothing and other belongings will be displayed in the hallway opposite the multi-purpose room during conferences for you to peruse and claim lost items of your child/ren.

On behalf of the faculty, staff and myself, I want to wish all of our Lindeneau families a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I know that I am truly thankful for working with such a talented staff of educators and support staff who make everyday an amazing experience for your child/ren. I am also so very blessed to be a part of
your children’s lives.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Rosemary Schutz

Boogie Bash Video

Edison School Network put together a video of this years "Halloween Happenings" at Edison Public Schools. The Boogie Bash at Lindeneau School is featured as well as the Halloween at the High event (EHS). Have a look.