Cougar Chronicles

September 29, 2023

Cougar ChroniclesSeptember 29, 2023

Message From the Principal

Families,


Wow! We had such an amazing turnout at SLAM Night! We had over 70 families attend and roughly 250 plus guests. Our community partners loved being able to provide supports. Our staff loved being able to help with reading, math, translation, and tech as well! We want to thank everyone for all of their help!


Today ends the first quarter of our school year. These nine weeks have flown by! Report cards will go home at parent teacher conferences. Parent teacher conferences take place on Wednesday (or another time if scheduled that way with your child's teacher). There will be no school on Wednesday because of this.


On Tuesday we will have our October PTO meeting in the library at 5pm. We have been working on having a fundraiser to support field trip costs. We would love for you to join us.


10/6 is our final day of school for two weeks. We will have fall break until 10/21. Students will return on 10/23. We wish everyone a great weekend and a safe break!


With Lynwood Pride,


Jay Lovell

Principal

Lynwood Information

Upcoming Events


10/3- October PTO at 5pm in Library


10/4- Parent Teacher Conferences, No School


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


10/23-10/31- Red Ribbon Week


10/27- Fall Parties


11/15- Picture Retake Day

Lynwood Highlights

District and Community Information

Girls 3-6 League

One night of practice and one night of games per week. Schedule TBD

5 v 5 games

Registration closes - Sep. 15th
Practice starts - Week of Sep. 18th
Games begin - Week of Oct. 23rd
Games end - Week of Jan 15th

https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?id=8a74b6b7-616c-4fb3-a5a6-08dba24a8d98

Boys 3-6 League

One night of practice and one night of games per week. Schedule TBD

5 v 5 games

Registration closes - Oct. 27th
Practice starts - Week of Oct. 30th
Games begin - Week of Dec. 4th
Games end - Week of Feb. 12th

https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?id=0ef35e51-e329-4535-eff9-08dbae13c34a

K-2 Boys League

Monday nights at the Armstrong Pavilion 6-8pm

45 minutes of skill development and instruction, followed by 45 minutes of 3 v 3 gameplay.

Registration closes - Oct. 27th
Practice starts - Week of Oct. 30th

Games begin - Week of Dec. 4th
Games end - Week of Feb. 12th

https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?id=0efab9a8-4ddd-48a2-effa-08dbae13c34a

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.