Hopefully Everyone Had a SMOOTH Start to the School Year This Week
PTO UPDATES SEPTEMBER 13TH 2015
Greetings Lynnewood Families:
Hopefully everyone had a SMOOTH start to the school year this week.
A great night was had by all at the Annual Back-To-School Picnic on Friday night! We had great weather and a great turnout! There was a visit from the Lynnewood Lion, Dancing, face painting, water ice, and tons of fun. Be sure to check out our new BUDDY BENCH that we placed on the playground in honor of Mrs. Mingey, for her years of dedication to the Lynnewood Community!
Once AGAIN, we have a lot of info in this newsletter, so please take a few minutes to read the entire thing.
Back to School Nights---IMPORTANT!(Grade 3-5 night got switched AGAIN!-- see below)
THURSDAY, Sept 17 @ 6:00 for grades k-2
THURSDAY, Sept 24 @ 6:00 for grades 3-5
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We need VOLUNTEERS! Please go to the "volunteer" tab above to help out in any way you can. There will be many opportunities to volunteer throughout the school year, but right now we are in need of HR parents (3 per classroom), art in the classroom volunteers, art room helpers, and fifth grade parent volunteers.
If you are planning on volunteering, you will need to get your clearances in ASAP. This is a new STATE mandated requirement for all school volunteers. Please see the "Volunteer" tab above for more info on how to get these clearances.
Looking for some parent volunteers to help with the table on back to school night please call or text Karen Crossan at 610-256-2868
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HOMEROOM PARENTS NEEDED:Becoming a Homeroom Parent allows you to experience first-hand your child’s interactions with their teacher. Homeroom parents need to be available to help plan and host classroom parties, create Staff Appreciation Day posters/gifts and assist PTO with email communications. Your child will light up with pride because you are sharing these special times with him/her! To volunteer, please go to the following signup genius:
The following teachers are still in need of Homeroom Parents: Wilson AM, Wilson PM, Kelly, Duffy, Doyle, Goldblatt, Oxman, Wolfe, Gagat, Krouse, Farr, and Garagozzo.
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PTO DUES-- $10: Please pay your PTO dues ASAP. Please send in your check for $10, written out to "Lynnewood PTO", and send in with your child. The form can be found above in the "forms" tab. This will ensure that you receive a Lynnewood Directory at Back to School Night
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for Lynnewood Elementary 2015 - 2016 Science Explorers After-School Clubs.
Please visit the Science Explorer website at: the specific topics, dates and details for Lynnewood Elementary.
The Tuesday club sessions will be for grades 3-5, and the Thursday club sessions will be for grades 1-3. Please note that this year we are allowing exceptions to the grade level designations in order to accommodate siblings in different grades who want to attend the club together (i.e., 2nd and 4th graders). Please also note that Science Explorers gives a 5% discount when 3 or more clubs are registered for at once. Contact Danielle Vitale at with any questions
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HARVEST HUSTLE MARK YOUR CALENDARS OCTOBER 24TH
Our first Annual 5K run and 1K walk will take place Sat Oct 24th
This is our biggest/main FUNdraiser of the year, and is taking the place of our Walkathon.
To register to run, please go to the following website:
**Become aFAMILY SPONSOR!In addition to running the race, or if you cannot run, we would love for you to be a family sponsor. $25 sponsor will get you a Lynnewood Lion magnet. $50 family sponsor will get you a Lynnewood T-shirt, and also a chance for the GRAND PRIZE drawing! Remember, this is our biggest FUNdraiser of the year! The PTO sponsors so many awesome programs throughout the year, and we cannot do it without your help. Please print out the form above, under the "forms" tab, and send in your family sponsorship contribution before Friday, Oct. 16th.
**Please disregard the Harvest Hustle flyer that came home in the summer mailer. The NEW flyer and family sponsorship form can be found in the "forms" tab above!
We are also looking for BUSINESS sponsors. If you, or someone you know would like to become a sponsor of the race, please fill out the form above in the "forms tab" and return it to Lynnewood by Oct 11
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We will be collecting SCHOOL SUPPLIES for Bywood Elementary school in Upper Darby School District until Friday, September 18th. Please consider helping out this underfunded neighboring elementary school! Every little bit helps!
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FACEBOOK PAGE Don't forget to "JOIN" our NEW facebook page:
LynnewoodLionsPTO,Haverford,PA
GIANT AND TARGET GIVE BACK TO LYNNEWOOD:Please register your GIANT Food Store Card AND your TARGET Red card online. A percentage of your purchases go directly to our school! It's so easy! Don't worry, you will still receive all your discounts!
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BOX TOPS : Did you save your box tops this summer ? Box Tops are an easy fundraiser for our school. Please send them in to school so that we can redeem them for cash. There is a box in the lobby. Thanks.
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Calendar September
14th – No School; Religious Holiday
17th – Back to School Night, K – 2 – Doors open at 6:00 PM
18th – Eagles Day – Wear your Eagles shirt or colors to school!
23rd – No School; Religious Holiday
24th – Back to school night 3RD-5TH – Doors open at 6pm
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
CREATIVE CLUBHOUSE: Looking for something to enrich your Kindergartener’s school day?Creative Clubhouse offers a dynamic and engaging program two-three days a week.
Transportation can be provided from Lynnewood by HAVSD for the PM Enrichment Program.
For more information visit our website at .
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Kindergarten Enrichment
Trinity Lutheran Nursery School now offers BUS service from Lynnewood to Trinity for their afternoon K Enrichment program! Classes offered Mon-Fri. Curriculum and activities include: music, physed, language arts, math, science, yoga, arts and crafts, story time, games, and so much more! For more info, email Marian Galante at