Wishing all of our Lynhaven Families a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! As a reminder we have no school from 11/20-11/24 to celebrate the Thanksiving holiday!
School News
Updated Thu, Feb 22nd
Being on time for school not only prepares your child for success in school, but also sets the tone for good lifelong strategies. Please read the attached flier for more information!
Updated Wed, Jan 10th
It's hard to believe that our Thanksgiving break is just one week away and our Holiday break is not far after that! With fun travel plans being made, we want to remind you that if you will be missing more than 2 days of school for travel, you will need to apply for an Independent Study contract. This must be done at least 5 school days before you plan to leave. Your child must be in good academic standing with good attendance for it to be approved and you will have excused absences upon your return. Unexcused absences will result if the work sent with your is returned unfinished or you do not return on your stated date and you will be put in the Truant system. We value family time and recognize that it is important to have this, but also must remind you that we are in school for 180 days and that leaves at least 176 non-school days for family vacations and travel. We ask that you are very considerate of your holiday planning.
Updated Thu, Feb 22nd
Recently, we have had neighbors around our school and fellow parents complaining about the parking and driving of our Lynhaven families. Disrespectful notes have been left on cars about parking and neighbors have had their garbage cans and gardening debris moved causing it to be unable to be picked up. This is unacceptable. We are modeling appropriate behavior for our students. As a reminder:
*U-turns in the middle of the street in front of the school is illegal and dangerous
*the WHITE ZONE is for loading and unloading of students, not for unattended parked cars.
*the RED ZONE in the front of the school is NOT a drop off or pick up area. This causes the flow of traffic out of our parking lot, down Cypress, and the cross streets.
*Please do NOT run across the street especially with your children, use the cross walk and our crossing guard for safe crossing.
These expectations are for the safety of our students and parking enforcement will ticket drivers who are not following the driving rules. Thank you for your support of our school.
Updated Wed, Nov 1st
Just a reminder that there is no school this Friday, 10/27 for a staff development day for the teachers.
Updated Wed, Nov 29th
Don't forget next week, 10/30-11/3 is our conference week and early dismissal everyday. Dismissal times are:
12:10 for grades TK-3 and 12:15 for 4th and 5th grade students. Thank you in advance for picking your student (s) up promptly at dismissal times.
Updated Thu, Dec 14th
Thank you to our wonderful PTA and all of the volunteers who made our Pumpkin Walk so fantastic! It was our best one yet and it's all thanks to their hard work!
Please join us for our next family event, Movie Night on11/3 at 6:00! The movie choice will be announced soon.
Updated Wed, Nov 29th
During the week of October 23rd, our students and staff will celebrate Red Ribbon Week. This is a week where we all pledge to live a healthy lifestyle and be drug free! To show our support, we have planned some fun ways to show that we are pledging to be drug free! Please feel free to dress for everyday or one or two!
Monday, 10/23- wear Red Clothes to show “kick-off” to RED RIBBON WEEK
Tuesday, 10/24- wear silly socks “BECAUSE USING DRUGS IS SILLY”
Wednesday, 10/25- wear a hat to school to ”PUT A CAP ON DRUGS”
Thursday, 10/26- wear pajamas “ TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, DON'T DO DRUGS”.
Friday, 10/27- NO SCHOOL - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
Updated Thu, Dec 14th
Parent Conferences are an important time to discuss your child's strengths and areas of challenge and also make a plan to best support them. Here are some suggestions on how to make the most of your time:
1. Write down quesitons beforehand.
2. Take a notepad and something to write with so you leave with correct information.
3. Use this time to discuss your child and share any important information with your teacher about previous years experiences.
4. Share this information with your child when you get home. Celebrate milestones and discuss challenges.
5. Stay in touch with your teacher through email, phone calls, or schedule a follow-up meeting.
Here are some sample questions to ask in your conference:
*Is my child working up to his/her ability? How are they performing socially with peers?
*Is there anything we can do at home to further support our child?
*What skills will my child be expected to master by the end of the year in Reading, Math, or Writing?
*What can I do to make sure they are ready for the state testing in May?
Don't forget we are a team and want the best for your child! Looking forward to seeing you all for conference week.
Updated Wed, Nov 1st
The 7th annual College Day will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017. It will be an amazing day of college-focused activities for elementary, middle, and high school students in Santa Clara County.
Our goal is to create a college-going culture among the students, and to inspire and support students in their pursuit of a college education. Check out the College Day Facebook page to see photos and videos of some of the fun activities at local schools during College Day 2016!
At Lynhaven, we will be having discussions about college throughtout the day and a possible assembly with our very own Del Mar High School marching band! We are encouraging staff to wear their college memorabilia and if you have items your children can wear to school to support yours or a family members college choice, please do! We have a few items from San Jose State University and San Jose City College to raffle off to students as well! We would love to see you showing your college spirit as well!