Cougar Chronicles

September 5, 2023

Cougar ChroniclesSeptember 5, 2023

Message From the Principal

Families,


We hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! It is hard to believe we are now at midterms for the first quarter and also past Labor Day. Midterms will be sent home on Wednesday. The school year is already moving quickly and it shows. Students are in full learning mode and have been showing tremendous growth.


We are excited to announce that we will be having SLAM Night again this year. SLAM Night is an evening of supports in literacy, other areas of assistance, and math. Flyers with more information and areas will be out shortly. It will take place on September 28th from 5-6:30pm at Lynwood.


Our next PTO meeting will take place tonight at 5pm in our library. We also have our picture day and immunization clinic upcoming. Have a great week!


With Lynwood Pride,


Jay Lovell

Principal

Lynwood Information

Upcoming Events

9/5- PTO Meeting at 5pm in the Library


9/6- Q1 Midterms are sent home


9/14- Picture Day, Immunization Clinic


9/28- SLAM Night, 5-6:30PM


10/4- Parent Teacher Conferences, No School


10/9-10/21- Fall Break, No School

Lynwood Highlights

District and Community Information

Community Resources

DCHS/Gleaner's Food Pantry

Dry and fresh food items will be available for drive thru pick up for any families with children enrolled in MSD of Decatur Township Schools!
When: Select Thursdays 11:30AM – 12:50PM (dates listed below)
Where: Decatur Central High School, Door 10
How to apply: Complete the intake form below and submit! (required for each distribution date). The form must be completed by the Tuesday before the pick up date.

Food Pantry Intake Form

Pantry Pick-Up Dates:
August 17th
August 31st
September 7th
September 21st
October 6th (Note: this is a Friday)
November 2nd
November 9th
November 30th
December 14th

Lynwood Information

NWEA Testing

Decatur Township will be using NWEA as our benchmark assessment this school year. The data from the assessment is used to guide instruction for each individual child. I am including links to informational videos that you may review.


K-2 Video

2-6 Video


Communities in Schools

Communities In Schools Site Coordinators are in all Decatur Township schools. At Lynwood, Ms. Bickel and Mrs. DeMyers have the pleasure of serving you, our families, and community. Some of the wraparound services she can assist with include:


Basic Needs

Behavioral Interventions

Family Engagement

Parenting Resources

Life Skills/Social Emotional Learning

Mental Health Referral

Physical Health


Feel free to contact directly at: 317-243-7559 x1130

Volunteers

If you would like to volunteer or come into school PLEASE fill out volunteer form to be APPROVED https://www.decaturproud.org/families/volunteer

Culture Guide

The district has created a culture guide that highlights the key characteristics of an elite system. At our school, we have been teaching children the concept of E+R=O.


E= Events: We cannot control things that happen

R= Response: We can control our response to the event

O=Outcome: Having a proper response will get the desired outcome.


This concept is powerful for all of us. Daily, many things happen that are out of our control. We can lash out or we can pause, think, and then respond. Pausing for reflection allows us to get the outcome that we need and want.



Culture Guide

From the Board of Education:

It is the Board’s commitment to provide a safe, positive, productive and nurturing educational environment for all of its students. Any individual who believes a student has been or is the victim of discrimination, bullying, or harassment should report the situation to the building principal or designee or complete the School District’s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying report form, which is available online at www.decaturproud.org.