Hello Kennerly Families!

Welcome back to a new school year at Kennerly Elementary! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable summer break. As we gear up for an exciting and productive year ahead, I want to extend a warm welcome to both our returning families and those new to our community.

This year promises to be full of learning, growth, and memorable experiences. Our dedicated team of teachers and staff has been working hard to prepare for the arrival of your children, ensuring that we provide a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment for all students. Looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces! Happy rest of your summer!

• Aug. 14th - Kindergarten Orientation (5:30-6:45pm) More info will be shared.

• Aug 15th - Meet the Teacher Night (5-8pm) More info will be shared.

• Aug 19th - Chalk the Walk

• Aug. 20th - First Day of School

School supply lists are available on the Lindbergh Schools website. Please click here to find your school’s list.

• 2024-25 School Supply Lists

For a full list of dates, please click on the 2024-25 District Calendar, which is linked below.

• 2024-25 District Calendar

Our Kennerly PTP has put together a super easy way to order your child's school supplies. Please click on the PDF below for more details!

Meal menus are available on the district website, under the “Families” tab. Click “Browse Menus” on your student’s school to see meal options for each school day.

• Lindbergh Schools Menus on Nutrislice

Meal prices for the 2024-25 school year are as follows:

• Elementary, middle and high school student breakfast is $1.95

• Elementary student lunch is $3.65

• Middle and high school student lunch is $3.85

• Milk is $0.70
  

• Reduced-cost lunch is $0.40, and breakfast is $0.30

Check Your Student’s Meal Account Balance

Student meal balances are now available on the Infinite Campus Portal.

Please check your student’s balance and add funds to your account before the first day of school.

Negative meal balance reminders will resume on July 30, 2024. These reminders are designed to proactively help our families avoid zero and negative meal balances. To learn more about Lindbergh’s meal charge procedures, please visit our website.

• Food Service Charge Procedures

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Before school begins, it is important to check your student’s meal account balance in the Infinite Campus Portal, and also fill out an application for free or reduced-price meals if you think your family may qualify.

Filling out a form could also result in additional financial assistance for your family. In Lindbergh, those benefits include:

• 50% reduction in student technology fees

• 50% reduction in middle school and high school annual activity fee

• Financial assistance for eligible Lindbergh Community Ed and Rec programs. This includes up to 50% registration reduction for many sports and activities.

Free and Reduced Meal Application Instructions

• Log in to Infinite Campus

• Your username is your email address. Please use the “Forgot your parent password?” link if you are unable to access the system. (If you are having difficulty accessing your account, please email icsupport@lindberghschools.ws.)

• Once you are logged in, click “More” on the left-hand menu. Then, click “Meal Benefits”.

• Click “Meal Benefits Application” and follow the instructions to complete the application.
  
  

Am I Eligible?

Not sure if your family qualifies for free and reduced-price meals? This document from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education includes additional information about eligibility criteria.

Questions and Support

If you have questions or need support, please contact Kim Bauer at foodservice@lindberghschools.ws or 314-729-2480 Ext: 8814

If you are driving your child(ren) to school, please follow our parent drop off and pick up route. Please DO NOT park on Sunset Drive to pick up or drop off students. Thanks for help!

• Students should not arrive at school before 8:25am
• Please practice caution and put cell phones away during student drop off and pick up
• Please put your car in park when students are loading and unloading
• Please have students enter and exit on the passenger side
• Parents/guardians please remain in your car
• When on Kennerly Road and waiting to enter the school's parking lot, please put on your hazard/flasher light to alert on coming drivers. Thanks.

Please be sure your child knows how they are getting home from school. Safety is our top priority and we want to make sure morning arrival/dismissal goes smoothly.

In order to supervise/work with a group of students with limit teacher supervision a background check is needed. Please see the below attachment of the step by step process. Thanks for your help.

Email: kennerly@lindberghschools.ws
Website: go.lindberghschools.ws/kennerly
Location: 10025 Kennerly Rd. St. Louis, MO 63128
Phone: 314-729-2440
Facebook: facebook.com/KennerlySchool
Twitter: @KennerlyFlyers