Cougar Chronicles
February 23, 2024
Message From the Principal
It is hard to believe we only have four weeks of school left before spring break. In these coming four weeks we will have IREAD and NWEA testing, 6th grade preparing for middle school, and a spirit week. Important date information is below. We also are excited as Art to Remember order forms are being sent home today and tomorrow. Students did a great job creating a self portrait. Orders are due March 15th. Please be sure to check out MSD Decatur social media this week to see Lynwood highlighted as the school of the week.
Have a great week!
Jay Lovell
Principal
Lynwood Information
Upcoming Events
2/26-3/1- Book Fair and Lynwood School of the Week
2/29- Leap of Kindness Day
3/1- Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
3/4-3/8- Read Across America Spirit Week
3/4-3/15- IREAD Testing for 2nd and 3rd Grade
3/12- PTO Meeting at 5 in Library
3/15- Art to Remember Order Forms Due
3/22-3/31- Spring Break
Lynwood Highlights
District Information
MSD Decatur Township 2023-2024 eLearning Guardian Guide
The Indiana Department of Education made a decision that a school corporation can only have a maximum of 3
asynchronous eLearning days for the 2023-2024 school year. Below is a summary of instructional types:
1. In-Person Instruction: instruction that is provided in real-time where the teacher and students are in the same
physical space.
2. Virtual Synchronous Instruction: instruction that is provided in real-time, but the teacher and students are in
different physical spaces. For example, the students may be at their home and the teacher could be at school or
their home and they are meeting over Webex.
3. Virtual Asynchronous Instruction: instruction that is provided at different times and the teacher and students
are in different physical spaces.
Asynchronous Overview: Nov 7th is our first eLearning day and it will be Asynchronous
Indiana Code: No more than three (3) days consisting of more than 50% virtual asynchronous instruction may be
considered instructional days that contribute to the 180 day school year.
*K-12 students will use Canvas to complete their eLearning work.
*Students work at their own pace on assignments.
*Teachers will have all learning activities posted to Canvas no later than 1 hour after typical school start time.
*Length of assignments posted will be roughly equivalent to 30 minutes per subject area.
*During the day, teachers will be available to respond to student questions submitted through email or Canvas
*Attendance is dependent on the completion of assigned work.
Synchronous Overview:
Indiana Code: Virtual Student Instructional Days must include at least 50% teacher-directed synchronous
instruction. If the school district has used its 3 Asynchronous days, all other days that students are not in the
building (inclement weather) are synchronous virtual days. This is when the teachers deliver content via Webex
to students in real-time.
*Each school will share their synchronous schedule.
*K-12 students will use Webex to meet with their teacher through a link provided by the teacher.
*Teachers will provide direct instruction.
*Lesson information like Webex meeting link and assignments will be available in Canvas.
*Students are to attend the Webex meeting, be on time and ready to interact and participate.
*Students are accountable for their work. Attendance is based on work completion/submission/meeting
attendance.
*Homework could still be assigned and the due date is at the discretion of the teacher.
Community Resources
DCHS/Gleaner's Food Pantry
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
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
Culture Guide
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.