School News

Please see the message below from our PTA President Mary Bormann. 

Hello Lynhaven Families! 

Our most important fundraising campaign of the year starts today and your help is essential! The funds raised the year will help our school pay for the following items based on needs: 

1. Helping teachers purchase online apps and online susbcriptions such as to RAZKIDS or Freckle. Most teachers are purchasing lights and microphones to help improve their Zoom meetings. Headphones are also needed for students. 

2. When we move into Phase 2 and beyond for distance learning, we will need colored wristbands and matching colored recess equipment for students to play with to keep the cohorts of students separate. 

3. A way to distribute teacher materials to their students is through clear bins that we would purchase for every student. That would be about 500 bins. 

We are asking you to reach out to your friends and family to encourage them to shop for products in our fundraising catalog online. The proceeds of every purchase will make a BIG difference for us! There are over 1500 items available in the catalog! 

How to get started??? 

--Register your participant online by going to charlestonwrapstore.com and enter the organization ID---11178

--Invite friends and family to shop and support through social media and texting the link to them. 

--If you choose to, you can donate funds directly online. Just go to www.lynhavenelempta.membershiptoolkit.com

--Please see the link below for more information. 

Thank you for supporting our school! 

fundraiser2020.pdf

Hello Lynhaven Families,

I hope you all stayed healthy and safe during your summer break.  All of us are busily preparing for your virtual arrival on the first day of school, Monday, August 24th.  Whether you are participating in the Four-Phased or Year-long Distance Learning option, we will all begin this year in virtual classrooms.  Our teaching staff officially started their year this week and have been diligently preparing for virtual teaching with our Lynx again! Our campus is buzzing with excitement as we begin this new journey together!

As we return to school with distance learning, you will notice that your child will be involved in more synchronous (live) lessons.  There will be asynchronous (recorded) lessons that your child will also be responsible for watching. Please know the teachers are planning engaging activites and your child will not be in front of a screen all day. They will have PE activites along with some mindfullness activites too to get them up and moving! You can expect to hear more about your daily schedule from your teacher on the first day of school. 

The school day will start at 8:30 and end at 2:15, and 1:15 on Wednesdays for all students in TK-5th grade. Our Kindergarten students will be on a modified schedule for the first 3 days of school due to 1:1 assessments and your teachers will explain this more at Curriculum pick up tomorrow.  Attendance will be taken daily and participation in the distance learning classroom is an expectation.  Students will be receiving report cards at the end of the trimester as with regular school. 

Technology will be handed out tomorrow, 8/21, to our Phase-In students. Please see previous article CURRICULUM PICK UP to see your grade level times and locations on campus.  All incoming kindergarteners, new students, and those with more than one CUSD student in their household will receive a chromebook. It will be helpful to bring a backpack to pick up your technology and your curriculum. This will help to get students into a back to school mindset and also to keep your technology safe. Here is a quick guide regarding technology in our district: 

Tech Tools 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YfffhDaaf...

Below is a guide to Distance Learning in CUSD in English and in Spanish which will be very helpful! Please take the time to read through it. 

English 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QFG9H...

Spanish

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10GxQM...

Ms. Ajlouni and I, along with the staff at Lynhaven, are excited to see our Lynx families virtually as we've missed you all. Please remember that when coming to campus for your learning materials, masks are required and social distancing expectations should be followed. See you at curriculum pick-up tomorrow! 

Thank you for your patience as we finalize schedules with our teaching staff. The Curriculum and Chromebook pick up date for our students in the PHASE-IN program is FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st. Please see below the times of your child's  pick-up. :

TK-done already on 8/13-8/14 by appointment only 

Kindergarten-8:00-9:30 in the FRONT of the school

1st Grade-9:30-11:00 in the BACK parking lot

2nd Grade - 10:00-11:00 in the FRONT BUS LOOP 

3rd Grade - 11:00-12:30 in the BACK parking lot

4th Grade - 9:30-11:00 in the FRONT parking lot 

5th Grade - 11:00-12:30 in the FRONT parking lot

Special Education Classes: 

Mrs. Gonzales-Gaffney - 9:30-11:00 in the FRONT BUS LOOP 

Mrs. Dutta - 12:30-1:30 in the FRONT parking lot 

Mrs. Towne - 8:00-9:30 in the FRONT parking lot 

Ms. Wong - Will be contacting students on 8/17

Ms. Le - 9:30-11:00 in the FRONT parking lot 

**Students in the YEAR LONG DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM will be contacted by your administrator with details on your curriculum and chromebook pick-up day and time. 

We highly encourage students to pick up a chromebook even if they have a device such as an iPad, tablet, or laptop, at home. This allows for easier troubleshooting for the teachers in the event that a student has trouble signing in to their classroom or logging onto a certain program. Please see below for FAQ's about Chromebooks: 

• Do I need to pick up a new chromebook if I previously obtained a CUSD chromebook for my student(s):  No, your student may utilize the same chromebook they have been using previously, no need to switch/trade out.
• I already have a chromebook but don't have a QR code, can I find it online?  Not at this time. CUSD is currently working on parent access to QR codes so that lost/misplaced codes can be downloaded/re-printed at home. However at this time, the QR code hard-copy provided by the school is your best access or students may type in their passwords.
• My child uses their password, will this still work?  Yes, your student(s) may still type in their password for the same access. 
• What if my student(s) can't remember their password? Teachers will have password access, password information will also be available to parents under the powerschool parent portal (not yet open to parents).
• My student(s) have been sharing a Chromebook, may each student get their own? Yes, please plan to pick up (1) chromebook for each Lynhaven student as times may overlap for class meetings, synchronous instruction,etc. 
• We already have a chromebook from CUSD that is not working properly, can we exchange it? Yes, if your CUSD issued chromebook is having technical malfunctions, please tape a note with student name and grade along with what problems you are experiencing (battery, camera, etc.) and return the chromebook and charging cord, we will exchange it for you. 
• Does the chromebook have the applications and programs loaded on it that my child will be using? Yes, all the chromebooks are pre-loaded with the necessary applications and programs. 
• Will my student(s) need the chromebook on the first day of school, August 24th? Yes, students will need to be able to meet with their teacher and classmates on August 24th via zoom which is available on every chromebook.
• My child does not have any passwords, how will they log in?  Your child may use the QR code provided to sign in to all applications and programs. 
• My child is participating in Year Long distance learning, should they still obtain a chromebook from Lynhaven?  Yes, your student will need a chromebook and may pick it up from Lynhaven on the date designated by the Distance Learning administrators. 
• What do I do if my child is experiencing technical issues with their chromebook? Contact the teacher, if they are not able to resolve the problem, the CUSD tech support will be notified.