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Principal’s
Place June 2008 Dear Parents, It has been a wonderful school year. It feels like September was just a few weeks ago. Time goes by quickly when you are learning and having fun! Commitment to Community Service : June is Community Service month at Lynnwood Elementary School. During the last few weeks of the school year, our teachers will be working with all of our students to identify positive actions we can do during the summer to improve our community. On Tuesday, June 17 th we will gather as a school to celebrate the end of the school year and to make the commitment to follow through with the task. FAME on Friday : This Friday marks the third annual FAME celebration. This is a wonderful event that celebrates the incredible wealth of diversity we have here at Lynnwood Elementary. As in past years, please bring a sample of a favorite family dish to be shared. When everyone’s dishes are gathered together, it makes for an amazing dinner! There will also be performances by our students, parents, and teachers to watch. It is a wonderful family event. New Start and Stop Times for Next School Year : One of the many changes that will take place next school year will be made to our start and stop times for the school day. Please note that the start of our school day will be 9:20. The end to our school day will be 3:50. These changes are being made by school throughout the entire Edmonds School District as a way to streamline the number of runs made by our busses. The changes to the times save the district $200,000. New Parking Lot and Bus Circle : As noted in past newsletter articles, Lynnwood Elementary School’s parking lot will be a mess this summer. We will be under construction for much of the summer months so that a new bus circle is created, or parent pick up and drop off are reconfigured, our upper play field is resurfaced, and a new play structure is installed in the upper play area. A diagram of the new parking/traffic layout is in this newsletter. New Math Materials for Next School Year : On Tuesday of this month, after a year long review process, the Edmonds School Board formally adopted Mathematical Expressions as our new K-5 grade math program. Our teachers will be receiving materials during the summer and will spend four days in August being introduced to the program. We are all very excited about the potential that this new set of material will have on our students’ success in math! Peace Days : We have achieved our goal of reaching 90 Peace Days before the end of the school year. Reaching this goal is a testament of the great work our students and teachers have done to resolve conflict in ways that are fair to those involved. Have a fantastic summer! Chris Lindblom |
