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Principal’s Message
Welcome to The Pride~
Lynch has started Lunch Time Clubs as a way to support enrichment during the school day and reduce the number of behavior incidents during lunch. As the Lynch team has worked on Lunch Time Clubs it has taken each adult and student to work together on solutions. We are working on continuing to make this an engaging experience for students where the Lynch team is able to share their passion and expertise outside of the classroom. Some examples of lunch time clubs available to students are 3D printing, rock climbing, coding, soccer, cheerleading, kickball, and Project Success. Clubs change every 4-6 weeks as a way to continue to engage students in different types of learning and experiences. Students are still receiving a recess in the morning and afternoon, which is supervised by their classroom teacher. Lunch Time Clubs have also had an impact on the number of behavior referrals in the cafeteria and on the playground. From the start of the year until the end of January, the students at Lynch had a 48% reduction in referrals during the same time period and activity from last school year. We are encouraged by this data, and look forward to building from this positive trend.
We are excited to start a new artist in residence experience at Lynch in February. Kat Raines and Jaima Zollinger will be working with all grade levels on different school displays of art. There will be three different projects that will be happening at the same time around campus. We look forward to your students getting to share their art work with you at the Spring Family Engagement events on March 4th.
The gates open each day by 8:45. The North gate and South gate are available for drop off and students who walk to school. Please know that supervision starts at 8:45 as gates open. The south gate is available for access through the Obsidian Middle School parking lot. The West gate is for cars only and available for drop off and pick up. The West gate is not available for any walk up, only drive through. We request your support with gates to help keep students safe and help everyone with drop off and pick up. The systems for gates work great, but as a Lynch community we have to make sure that we are embracing the specifics for each gate. If you have any questions about the details for each gate, please contact the main office.
This year report cards will be loaded onto ParentVue. They will be available by February 4th @ 4PM. Direction links for logging on and viewing the report cards will go out again on Parent Square next week. Please connect with the front office if you would like your child’s report card printed and we will send it home in their backpack. Thank you for your feedback about digital report cards, and please let us know if you have any questions.
With gratitude and pride,
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Chris Wyland
M.A. Lynch Principal
2/2- Dist Curriculum Day-No School
2/3- Nat’l School Counselor’s Day
2/5,6,9,10-Purchase Candy Grams2/9- PTO Meeting 4:30 pm
2/13-Candy Grams passed out
2/13-School Resource Ofcr Appreciation
2/16- President’s Day-NO SCHOOL
2/19-PTO Bunco Night 5-8:30pm (Wild Ride Brewing)2/24-Fire Drill (11:00)
2/25-Immunization Excluson Day2/26-Student Store
ACCESS OUR BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUS HERE
Mrs. Secor will be returning in March. We have been so fortunate to have Suzanne Moore with us. She has done an amazing job filling in and we were so blessed to have her with us. We wish her well and hope she will come back to visit from time to time.
Immunization NoteOur 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.
Thank you,
Debbie Willitts BSN, RN
School Nurse
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| Meet our new Nutrition Educator |
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My name is Paige, I’m the Nutrition Educator for M.A. Lynch Elementary and Tumalo Community School. I come from a Montessori background, am a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and have worked in nonprofit and health clinic settings across Central Oregon.
If you would like more information about the school garden, the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program, or ways to support nutrition and garden education at our school, please feel free to reach out.Thank you for your continued interest in and support of student wellness and happy new year!
Paige WelshNutrition Educator
Tumalo/Lynch
Redmond School District
651-252-8939 | paige.welsh@redmondschools.org
| News from the Lynch Library |
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 Additionally, the library has a fundraising campaign that will last the entire year. 100% of funds raised go to putting new books on our shelves.
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| Meet our FAN Advocate |
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Welcome Families:
I often get asked “What can FAN help with?” and the answer is, whatever a family may be in need of! If I don’t have resources I can provide directly, I will do my best to connect a family with a resource within our community that can help them with the issue at hand. Some of the things we assist with most often are housing, utilities, clothing, school supplies, food, and health/insurance needs. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if your family could use some extra assistance!
If you are seeking energy/power assistance, Neighbor Impact will be opening their energy assistance program for one day on Monday, Dec. 15th. Applications will be available on their website on that day and will shut down once the allocated slots have been used. It is first come, first serve. Processing may take awhile and assistance is not guaranteed. This is a great opportunity for those who may be currently behind on their electric or gas bills. Please let me know if you have any further questions!
I have included some food resources that families can access to supplement:
Potential food resources via FAN - I may have additional resources that I can offer. Please reach out to me if you are in need of additional resources.
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NeighborImpact Lynch Head Start (ages 3-5) are always very busy bees learning and playing; we love hearing the sounds of those little voices in the classroom. Currently, we are learning all about pets. If you know anyone looking for preschool, encourage them to check out Neighborimpact.org and fill out an application for Head Start.
Zoe Tschanz
Lynch Site Coordinator
541-410-6908
The Lynch School Based Health Center is an independent pediatric health center located on the grounds of M.A. Lynch Elementary. The Lynch School Based Health Center will see any patients between the ages of 0 – 18 years regardless of their enrollment status in school or ability to pay. The Lynch School Based Health Center provides services such as Annual Well Visits, Immunizations, Illness and injury diagnosis and treatment, ADHD evaluations and follow-ups, and Specialty referrals. The Lynch School Based Health Center does NOT provide crisis services and suicide intervention or contraceptives/ birth control.
The School-Based Health Center (SBHC) is open and here to support your child’s health needs during the following hours:
Mosaic’s hours:
Monday 8am-5pm
Tuesday 8am-5pm
Wednesday closed
Thursday 9am-6pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Immunization Exclusion Dayi s Feb 25th. Call to schedule your appointment for vaccines at the school-based heath center at 541-383-3005.
Thank you. Ali Trueblood Barrett
Outreach Coordinator - School Based Health Centers
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Phone: 541-383-3005
Fax: 541-383-1883
Website - www.MosaicCH.org
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Hello Lynch Family! There are many fun things we are planning this time of year. Thank you for your support and volunteering to help out. We’d love to meet more of you at our future events:
February 3-5: Papa Murphy Coupon Card Fundraiser orders delivered
February 5-10: Selling Candy-grams during lunch for Valentine’s Day (see flier)
February 19: Ladies bunco night and pint night @ Wild Ride (see flier)
March 18- Kona Ice Kick off to Spring Break
April 17: School-wide Family Dance
We continue to welcome volunteers for a variety of school events to help out and stay involved. Notify us through our email lynchlionpride@gmail.com.
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We still have Papa Murphy cards available. If you would like to purchase, plea se email us at lynchlionpride@gmail.com
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Hello from your local Champions!
Before and After School is here for your family! We would like to welcome you to our curriculum-based program that pairs up with your child's school to ensure improvements in their learning and emotional growth. We provide care for students (k-5th) throughout the year and even during the holiday breaks. Students will gain skills in Problem Solving, Creativity, Construction, Science and Conflict Resolution themed activities. We also love to host parties to celebrate their improvements and community culture. Come do a walk through and meet our Champions!
Cody Dale
Lynch Site LeadPhone: 541.527.9710.
Spanish Family Hotline: 800.246.2154
Thank you to everyone that participated and donated to our Book Blast Event. We will be distributing books and (for those students that earned it) prizes the first week of March during Read Across America Week as well as reveal our Epic Treasure Chest Winner. Just some fun facts to share:
46.7% participation
$15,629 donated
40 students will earn all the books in their grade level map, but ALL students will receive at least one book
4 teachers earned a $100 shopping spree (for % of class participation)
Our library will receive almost $1,600 in new books.
We have been told this in an amazing first time doing this event. We enjoyed it so much, we have already committed to this again. Our goal was simple: Putting books in the hands of our students.
Thank you again for your partnership with us. It is greatly appreciated!!
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ParentVue: Accessing Your Child’s Grades
The Redmond School District is committed to keeping families informed about student learning. One of the best ways to stay up-to-date is by using ParentVue, our secure online portal.
Through ParentVue, you can:
View your child’s grades and assignments Access important school documents See report cards and progress updates
Elementary Grading Scale (1–4)
At the elementary level, grades are reported using a 1–4 proficiency scale. This scale helps show how your child is progressing toward grade-level expectations:
4 – Exceeds: Consistently demonstrates deep understanding and applies skills independently.
3 – Meets: Consistently demonstrates grade-level expectations.
2 – Developing: Making progress but not yet meeting grade-level expectations.
1 – Beginning: Needs significant support and is just beginning to develop skills.
For more details about the grading scale, please see this resource.
Getting Started with ParentVue
Visit https://redmondschools.org/ Click ParentVue at the top right menu. Log in with your username and password. (If you need help setting up or resetting your account, please contact your school office.) Select your child’s name to view current grades.
Staying connected through ParentVue helps you partner with your child’s teacher and support learning at home.
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Check out the next date for the Lynch Student Store February 26th
Thursday, March 17th is our next Spirit Day. It is Pajama Day!!
There are always opportunities to be able to volunteer at Lynch. Throughout the year we hold family events, field trips, laminating and class project prep, just to name a few. If you would like to volunteer, please follow these simple steps.
1. Fill out the Volunteer Application through Redmond School District. If applicants need additional information or assistance, please call Bchex a BIB Company at 704-439-3900 or contact Mel.McCabe@redmondschools.org
2. Let your child's teacher know you have been cleared (you will receive an email) and would like to help
3. Contact our Lynch Lion Pride to help with PTO sponsored events.
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