Cougar Chronicles

April 22, 2024

Message From the Principal

Families,

Believe it or not, we only have five weeks of school left. These five weeks will be very busy though. Our 3rd-6th graders have been working hard taking ILEARN and will continue testing through the coming weeks. Kindergarten Round Up will take place on 4/25 from 5-7pm here at Lynwood. The week of 4/29 will also be National PE and Sports Week spirit week. The themes for those days are displayed below.

May kicks off our can food drive for the Goodwin Center. Students can turn in those items to the boxes that will be in the front lobby. There will be a box for each class, the class that brings in the most items will earn a popsicle party. The drive ends on 5/21. On 5/1, our Spring Fever Dance will take place here at Lynwood. Ticket information has been sent home, please feel free to reach out to the front office with any questions. On 5/3, we have our 6th grade dance, information will be sent to 6th grade families from their teachers. Be sure to join us on 5/14 at 5pm for our final PTO meeting of the school year.

Indy Mini will be bringing their mobile run to Lynwood on 5/15. Be sure to send your student in athletic clothes and shoes for that day. 5/17 will be our field day, be sure to send students in athletic clothes and shoes that are fine to get dirty. Teachers will be in contact about volunteering for this event. Lastly, our final awards and ceremonies will take place on 5/22. More information on these events are below in the upcoming events section.

Have a great week!

Jay Lovell

Principal

Lynwood Information

Upcoming Events

4/25-Kindergarten Round Up 5-7pm

5/1-Spring Fever Dance 6-7:30pm

5/1-5/21- Lynwood Can Food Drive for Goodwin Center

5/3- 6th Grade Dance 4:30-6pm

5/14- PTO Meeting 5pm in Library

5/15- Indy Mini Mobile Run at Lynwood

5/17- Field Day

5/22- 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony 10am in Gym, Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony, 1st-5th LIFT Time at 3pm in Gym

Lynwood Highlights

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District 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

Additional 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.