Principal’s Message

Welcome to The Pride~

I would like to start by saying Thank You to everyone that attended conferences before Thanksgiving Break.  This is a great time to check in with the teacher and find out how your child is doing here at Lynch.  We hope you were able to have a meaningful conversation with your teacher and get any questions answered during that time.  We appreciate your continued partnership in your child’s education.  The Holiday Sing Along will be Friday, December 19th. It was amazing to see the entire gym filled last year for both performances. Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade will be performing from 1:30-2:00. The doors will open to families at 1:15. 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade will be performing from 2:30-3:00. The doors will open for families at 2:15. Students will be performing on the south side of the gym (next to the rock wall). After each performance is done, we will have students ready to be checked out with all of their things in their classroom. Your child’s teacher will be helping with the checkout.

 December will be a critical time for school events and learning at Lynch. We are lucky to have three full weeks of school days without interruption. Please make sure that you get your child to school each day. Missing even one school day in December would be 93% attendance, which barely falls out of the range we are aspiring to as a school community. This will be a key time for completing learning prior to Christmas Break, and this time of year is filled with such joy in schools. Your child will benefit greatly from having 15 straight days of attendance as we wrap up 2025 strongly. We are very grateful for your partnership and the chance to work with your child at M.A. Lynch Elementary.

 We look forward to starting school on January 5th after break. The first two weeks of January is a critical time where students are able to demonstrate their progress and learning halfway through the year. This allows the whole Lynch team to reflect on strengths and challenges from this learning information, and then make adjustments in response to this information. Our staff is constantly monitoring and gathering information about your students learning and social emotional learning. It is also a great chance to collect information about Math and Reading progress, and then make larger shifts in support as needed. We look forward to celebrating your child and ensuring that students are learning ELA, Math, and SEL standards to prepare them for their future. 

 Thank you for your generous support of the 2025 Monster Dash! Our school was able to raise over $24,000, which will be instrumental to enhancing student experiences.  Please know this is a fundraiser that benefits students directly. This money allows for new PE and playground equipment to be purchased, enjoy field trips, artist in residence, after school clubs, and other supports coming to Lynch. 

With gratitude and pride,

M.A. Lynch Principal 

12/9- PTO Meeting 4:30 pm

12/12-Character Trait/Spirit Day (Disney Character)

12/19- Holiday Sing-a-long 1:30 (k-2)/2:30 (3-5)

12/22 -1/2/26- Winter Break-NO SCHOOL

Mrs. Secor is currently out on maternity leave and will return later in the year.  We wish her all the best and are so glad she has this time to spend with her family.  In the meantime, we are fortunate to have Suzanne Moore with us. Here is a little bit about her.  Please feel free to reach out to her with any questions or concerns.

Lynch Annual Dental Screening Day                       

January 12,2026, Lynch students will only be screened and services provided by Advantage Dental if their parent/guardian checked the yes box on their registration form for dental screening. Please contact the school office with any questions, concerns, or if you would like to fill out paperwork to opt your child in for screening and/or other services.

The following link includes Advantage Dental’s fact sheet and privacy disclosure:

https://dentrixintegration.advantagedental.com/files/FactSheet_Privacy_Disclosure_ENG-SPA_07122023.pdf

Our school district requires complete or up-to-date immunization records. Please take your child to a pharmacy, clinic or to your family doctor to get updated on the immunizations if needed or complete the non-medical immunization exemption online. Oregon Health Authority : Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions  

Bring your completed non-medical exemption form or your child’s updated immunization record to school after they have received the required immunizations to prevent your child from being excluded from school and all school related activities/programs on Exclusion Day 2/25/2026.

Feel free to call me if you have any questions or concerns.

Debbie Willitts BSN, RN

School Nurse