Welcome (Almost) Back! Lynch Elementary Information for 2017-18

Greetings!

I wanted to include my welcome back email to Lynch families in my blog. This way, you may translate if needed (see the tab on the home page).

Thank you!

August 23, 2017
Dear Lynch Families,
Welcome!   I hope that you have had time to enjoy your summer.  I for one am ready to have our Lynchies back in the building!  This summer, Lynch was lucky enough once again to host several summer programs.  With that, our building is looking great. We have added a kindergarten and grade four classroom (while going down one section in grade 3). Along with adding and subtracting classrooms, two preschool classrooms previously housed on our lower level have moved to classrooms at Vinson-Owen school.  


We currently have 25 Kindergarten through fifth grade homerooms, 3 preschool classrooms and many other classrooms and work space for our Special Education, English Language Learners, Specialists and Interventionist programs.


A huge thank you to our outstanding custodial team of Mike Dinando, John Lannon and Danny Medwar. They have been working tirelessly to ensure all the above is happening with care and dedication. I know that they will also be happy to see the students again as well.

Below are updates and information as we prepare for opening day on Wednesday, September, 6th


School Hours/Grades K-5:  


Regular hours- First bell 8:42
                        Classes Begin 8:45
                        Dismissal 2:50


Early Release Days-8:45-11:45

Please find the district calendar here:


http://www.winchesterps.org/Calendar%2017-18%20Voted%20and%20Revised%20%205_9_17.pdf


                
Staffing Updates:  


Lynch Teachers Moving Grade Levels:
Mrs. Emily (formerly Moresco) Parsons is moving from grade three to grade five this school year. Mrs. Parsons is a veteran Lynch teacher and  very excited to begin a new chapter in her career with the fifth grade students and team.


New Lynch Teachers!:
   
Fourth Grade: We are very happy to announce that Ms. Jane Scheinman has join Lynch to teach fourth grade this upcoming year. Ms. Scheinman has recently taught at upper elementary level at the International School of Boston.


Kindergarten: Ms. Marisa Perry is our newest kindergarten teacher. She will be our fifth kindergarten classroom for the 2017-18 school year. Ms. Perry recently completed two long-term kindergarten assignments in Milford and Sudbury, Ma during the 2016-17 school year.  


Speech and Language: We are pleased to announce that Ms. Jenna Robbins will be joining the Lynch staff with the K-2 SLP role. Ms. Robbins recently filled in during the spring months with our pre-school SLP position.


Teaching Assistants: We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Becky Miranda and Ms. Stacie Pacini will be moving into full-time teaching assistant roles for the 2017-18 school year. Both Ms. Miranda and Ms. Pacini have taught in part-time supporting roles at Lynch the previous two year.


Also, we would like to welcome on board Ms. Bianca Muscato who will be working as a part-time teaching assistant. Ms. Muscato recently graduated from Connecticut College with a focus on early education.


Kindergarten Teaching Assistants: Please welcome the following to our kindergarten team as teaching assistants:


Abigail Wells
Melanie Ziozie
Meghan McGarry
Serena Arieto
Briana Conserva


English Language Learners: Please welcome Kathleen McGourthy as aEnglish Language Learner (ELL) teacher. Ms. McGourthy has her degree from Merrimack College and has taught ELL in the Haverhill and Malden public schools. Ms. McGourty taught the 2016-17 school year at Ambrose Elementary in Winchester.
Thank you to all of our staff that have moved into new roles, moved classrooms, served on search committees and  have been flexible in so many ways in order to best serve Lynch..


The following is a list of our homeroom teachers this year:


Kindergarten - Ms. Perry, Ms. Bergeron, Mrs. Bianchini, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Mafera
Grade 1 - Ms. Kearney, Ms. Solomon, Mrs. Greco, Ms. Maguire
Grade 2 - Mrs. Aharonian, Ms. Bandi, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Corely
Grade 3 - Mrs. DesJardins, Mrs. Christo, Mr. McMahan
Grade 4- Ms. Rogers,  Ms. Keaveney, Mrs. Nolty, Ms. Pine, Ms. Schienman
Grade 5 - Mrs. Barber, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Duffy


                                    
                                               
Before School Procedures:  Students can arrive to school between 8:20 and 8:45 a.m.   This year, we will once again offer free supervision starting at 8:20.  Children arriving between 8:20-8:30 should go to the cafeteria.


At 8:30 all children will wait in the following areas (until the 8:45 bell):
  • All kindergarten and  1stgrade students will report to the cafeteria for before the 8:45 bell.  


  • All 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th  grade students will report to the gymnasium before the 8:45 bell.


We respectfully ask you do not drop students off BEFORE 8:20am as there is no supervision.
The Recreation Department offers a before school program at Lynch that is fee based.  The sessions will run from 7:15-8:20 Monday-Friday although parents can opt to use one or more days of the week for early morning care.  Please call them at 781-721-7125 for more information or to register.


Drop-Off & Parking Lot Updates:  We will be continuing with our parking lot and traffic plans that were generated several years ago.  If you are not familiar with them, please refer to:  http://lynchschool.com/parking-safety/  to familiarize yourself with our traffic/parking regulations.  We are always looking for help with our “Orange Hat Team” that helps with traffic flow and parking.  We could use volunteers to help especially in the morning.   Please contact me to find out how you can help.  
Also, thanks to our great senior volunteers and orange hat volunteers, we offer drop-off service in both traffic circles.  Don’t park…. just drop off your child between 8:20-8:45 and we will make sure they get to the cafeteria or gymnasium safely.


After School Programming AT Lynch:  Lynch Parent Association (LPA) runs seasonal afterschool quality courses through our Extended Learning Program (ELP).  The classes run generally three times per year (6 weeks per session) from 2:50-3:50 and are taught by on a variety of subjects by our talented Lynch staff. We are proud to offer such fantastic programming at a very affordable cost.  Once we have course listings ready and a starting date, all information will be found at http://lynchschool.com/ .   
If you need financial or other considerations for your child to register, please contact me at:  jdupuis@winchesterps.org


(Please note: Some programs below are already full however, I want to pass along as a resource in case needed for the future)


After a successful first year, the Winchester Recreation will be holding an after-school program in the Lynch building. Lynch Extended Day will be a program only for Lynch students. The program will run each day 3-6pm with parent pick-up in the cafeteria. Students will have snack, arts and crafts, sports activity options, outdoor play and board games. Please contact Chris Nelson at (781)-721-7125 or visit www.winrec.com for more information.


After-School Programs OUTSIDE of Lynch: The school district does offer a tuition based bus that can pick-up or drop off your child in your neighborhood.  If you would like information or wish to register for the bus, please contact Nancy Clark at 781-721-7001.
There are several after school programs that bus from our school to their sites.  Currently they are:
·         WRAP-Winchester Recreation Afterschool Program 781-721-7125 (Lynch Students can still use this as an after-school option)
·         Kids’ Corner-781-721-1514
·         YMCA-617-571-1496 (Contact Person is Jillian Martin)
·         Ku’s Olympic Tae Kwon Do-781-935-3773
·         Chinese School-617-909-2497
                               

Lynch Lunchroom Information:  Your student will have their own account number (they will be given a four-digit number if they are new to Winchester). Money can be given to Mrs. Corsetti on Tuesday mornings from 8:30-9:00am or dropped off in the main office. Student’s accounts will only charged when a child orders lunch or purchases milk, juice, water bottle or fruit.


I will send out a separate email from Mrs. Corsetti in regards to more specific information. (Side note: as a parent myself, I used the MySchoolBuck app last year and it was VERY easy to re-charge our daughter's lunch account and to keep track of her balance).


LPA (Lynch Parent Association) info: Please visit lynchschool.com. Monthly meetings are open to all and held in our school cafeteria (for morning meetings) and library (evening meetings).  We love working with the parents at Lynch and our LPA’s commitment to our school and to all of you who have generously contributed to the school through “Go-Direct” funds in the past.   These funds directly support enrichment programs, technology and other school related supplies that are generally funded through our operating budget.  We appreciate your support!

School Council:  Every school in Massachusetts is required to have a school council that consults with the building principal in order to look at making school improvements as necessary. This year, as with others, we will have open parent spots for our council which is made up of principal, assistant principal, staff and parents.  If you wish to be a part of our committee, please contact Stacy Princi or Nora Walker at co-presidents@lynchparents.org .  The LPA will coordinate an election process in order to fill the position(s).


Safety:  At Lynch, we ask that all parents or guests come directly to the main office (Pre-School families will need to use the door at the far end of the school and be buzzed in after regular arrival times).  After arrival, all doors will be locked and you must be buzzed into school.  All visitors must wear visitors’ badges while at Lynch.  We do have a number of senior helpers and parents who work at our lobby desk and welcome visitors into our office.  However, we have shifts that we could use more help.  If you are a parent that has a three hour shift to volunteer, please contact Stacy Princi or Nora Walker at co-presidents@lynchparents.org .  You can do a shift a week or a shift a month (and bring your laptop, you can access our wireless system and get some work done in between visitors).  Thank you to all of our senior helpers and parents who work hard to keep all of the children and staff safe.


Communication:    Our main line of communication is done through teacher led, school led emails/phone messages and/or LPA messages.   Please make it a habit to read our messages and weekly LPA newsletters (sent out on Mondays) as they contain important information and dates.  Our school and district websites can be found at: http://www.winchesterps.org/


I run our school Twitter account and enjoy sharing information about upcoming events and day-in-the-life pictures.


Please follow at:
@TheLynch_School


During the school year I also like to send out a weekly blog post (mainly on Sunday nights). This will also include updates about Lynch, any school-wide events, my views on life as a student, teacher and parent of young children and  updates within the education profession. All blog posts can be translated.


Please follow at:
http://lynchprincipal.blogspot.com/


More Communication info: If you do not have access to email or need translation, please let your child’s teacher know so that we may send hard copies or links of correspondences home.  In addition, if ANY of your contact information changes throughout the year, please let the office know.  Please note, that our office phone lines are very busy, so we appreciate any effort you can make to take care of phone calls to arrange after school plans at night or in the morning before school time.  However, if something does come up that requires immediate attention; you may reach us at 781-721-7013 ext 100.
The first day of school, we will plan to send a “Welcome Back” packet that includes lots of forms and information that will give further details to us or will need to be returned back that week.  Of most importance are student data sheets that should be reviewed (corrected if necessary) and returned.

Dates to Note:


TBA Lynch Curriculum Night (Date and times to be released soon)


Wednesday, August 30th (4pm) - Welcome to Lynch Popsicle party for NEW Lynch families. All new families are welcome to come, play on the playground, meet me and Assistant Principal Andrea Phelan and Lynch Parent Association representatives.


Wednesday, September 6th - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! This is also an early dismissal - 11:45am. Only half of Kindergarten students will be attending (we have sent information out separately to parents as to which day their child will attend).


Wednesday, September 6th - LPA Welcome Back Coffee 8:30-9:00 in the library.


Thursday, September 7th - Early Dismissal - 11:45am. (Other half of Kindergarten students will be attending)


Thursday, September 7th - LPA Welcome Back Coffee 8:30-9:00 in the library.


Friday, September 8th - Full day of school for all (including all kindergarten students) - 2:50pm dismissal.


Friday, September 22nd (9:15am) - First LPA meeting (Note: we alternate between morning and Wednesday evening - 7pm - LPA meetings each month)


Sunday, September 24th- Fall LPA BBQ 4:00 pm (On the Lynch Campus)


Monday, September 25th - Tuesday September 26th- K-5 School Photos


Thursday, September 28th - 11:45am dismissal for all students (Teacher Professional Development)


Friday September 29th - Pre-School Photos


If you have any comments, concerns or questions throughout the year, please call us at or email us.  Again, we are VERY  happy to begin a new year with our wonderful Lynch students and community!  
On behalf of the entire staff and faculty, we would like to wish all of you a positive and healthy remainder of summer!
Sincerely,
John Dupuis, Principal


Andrea Phelan, Assistant Principal


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