Lyon Elementary
Family Newsletter
Lead-Love-Learn
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Lyon Families,
We are off to a great start for the 2019-2020 school year. With many new faces around Lyon, teachers and staff have been working to build a culture and community through 7 Habits lessons, games, and cooperative learning activities.
We kicked off our first whole building activity with our monthly assembly on Wednesday. Students reviewed expectations, practiced celebrations, and built excitement around Lyon's 1st ever PTO Fun Run!
To stay in the loop of exciting activities happening each month at Lyon please read classroom newsletters, visit Lyon's Facebook page, attend monthly assemblies, and monitor the website.
Thank you for helping us have a positive start to this school year. Please let us know if we can assist your child in any way.
Sincerely,
Casey Mitchell, principal
Leanne Gove, assistant principal
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Enrollment
Kindergarten: 82
1st Grade: 58
2nd Grade: 78
3rd Grade: 85
4th Grade: 88
5th Grade: 75
Total: 466
Attendance
Kindergarten: 96.88%
1st Grade: 97.52%
2nd Grade: 96.4%
3rd Grade: 98.59%
4th Grade: 96.69%
5th Grade: 97.94%
Total: 97.33%
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Republic School District is implementing a new visitor management system that will help us electronically record and check the sex offender registry for anyone who visits and accesses our school buildings. If you plan to visit our schools for class parties, as a guest speaker, volunteer, to have lunch with a student, contractor, etc.
you'll need to bring with you a state issued picture ID as a way to check in with our front offices.
We are excited about implementing this system as it helps us continue our focus of creating a safe and secure learning environment for our students and employees.
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Easy Way to Support Lyon
Get Fed, a new local business, will be donating 10% of their profits to Lyon Elementary for the month of September and providing free delivery to the Lyon staff to thank them for all of the amazing things they do for our children!
If you are interested in supporting your school this month and want dinner or lunch delivered from one of our local restaurants, just visit us at
GetFedRepublic.com
and click on your menu of choice to place your order. At checkout simply use
promo code "lyonfamily"
to receive $2.00 off of your order for the month of September!
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Hey Friends and Family! The Lyon Fun Run is a new event to raise money for the Lyon PTO, which helps our school, students, and teachers. This is a healthy, educational fundraiser which will be hosted during the school day! The kids will be jogging/walking for around 20 minutes. Students will ask family and friends to sponsor them by making a donation to Lyon PTO while encouraging them to get up and move.
Just for registering your child, he/she will receive a FREE silicone wristband!
To register:
If prompted to enter code, use: 5d2cac4a4486e
Be sure to follow us on
Facebook
to watch us reach our fundraising goal.
Thank you for your support!
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What I Need Time (WIN Time)
Each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:35-9:05am Lyon students will participate in What I Need Time (WIN time). During this time students will be placed in grade level groups to focus on skills they need in order to master grade level standards. Students who have mastered these skills will be challenged with standards from the next grade level.
These groups are fluid and data from pre and post tests will be utilized to identify misconceptions your child may have. The intention is to meet each learner where he/she is, fill in any gaps within the learning, and build on this knowledge to solidify the learning.
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Important Notice about Medicaid
Over 9,000 children in Missouri have lost Medicaid (also called MO HealthNet) since January 2018. To check to see if your family has been impacted by this
CLICK HERE
for details that might be helpful. In addition, families can contact DSS Family Support Division at 1-855-373-9994 or visit
https://mydss.mo.gov
for assistance.
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Update: Birthday Snack Information
At the August 15 Board of Education meeting board policy ADF (district wellness policy) was discussed. The conversation mainly centered around one component of the policy which states that the district will follow USDA Smart Snacks for celebrations and birthdays for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. After much discussion, the Board has asked the district to "pause" on the implementation of requiring that birthday and celebration treats meet USDA Smart Snack requirements. During this time the Board has requested that district administration and health services department investigate what is mandated by the state and federal government regarding this component of policy ADF. Administration will provide the Board of Education with this information and possible alternatives for review. During this review period the district will implement policy ADF as it did during the 2018-19 school year. Therefore, it will not be necessary to consult the USDA Smart Snack requirements until further notice.
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If you have signed up for the PALs volunteer program (including background check) please watch for an email on September 3 with more information and opportunities to sign up. PALs (Parents As Leaders) offers a variety of volunteer opportunities to support Lyon students and staff. For more information or to sign up for PALs, please contact the Lyon office.
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Lyon and Lyon PTO are partnering to provide each child a Leadership T-shirt for this school year. Every student will receive a FREE shirt to wear during assemblies, Buddy Days, field trips, and Leadership Day. Shirts will remain at school and come home at the end of this school year. Thank you to all the PTO members who helped support these shirts!
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Upcoming Events
September
2: No School
9: School Pictures
13: Mid-Quarter
16: Goodies with Grandparents (5-6:30)
20: PTO Fun Run
24: PTO meeting, 6:15pm
27: No School, SI day
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