Lyncrest Elementary

4th grader, Filip, was recently recognized by NJ Transit for writing a persuasive letter in third grade arguing that trains are the best form of transportation. Impressed by Filip's thoughtful points, NJ Transit sent special gift bags to both the young author and his classmates as a token of appreciation. Filip's achievement highlights the power of writing and creativity in sparking real-world connections. Way to go, Filip!

The Tanglewood Marionettes presented The Dragon King, an award-winning production, to help Lyncrest kick off our Year of the Dragon celebration. An underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, The Dragon King told the tale of an intrepid Grandmother who journeyed to the bottom of the sea in search of the elusive Dragon King, and the answers to why he had forsaken the land above. The colorful sea creatures, exciting adventure, and Dragon King knocked the students' socks off! Thank you to the Lyncrest PTO for sponsoring this engaging assembly.

We kicked off the month of kindness with our Bright Star Behavior Assembly. Students participated in a Kindness Balloon Activity to demonstrate how working together can help them accomplish a common goal.

On Friday, February 2nd, Lyncrest School launched an all school book club called One School, One Book. Every family received a copy of the same book –The Water Horse, written by Dick King-Smith, and was asked to read it at home during the month of February. The books were courtesy of the Lyncrest PTO. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIb0_Oa041dHDcJL2Rk_ZEg6IJmREmbxJ

'Tis the season for helping others and having fun! Lyncrest School sponsored our annual Make the World Better with a Holiday Sweater campaign, benefitting the Arthritis Foundation. It's wonderful to see our Lyncrest community "sweater up" and raise money for a great cause. Students and staff sent in donations ($761.70!!!) and decorated a sweater which was proudly displayed in school. As promised, Mrs. Diee wore a holiday themed sweatshirt chosen by Mrs. Chahine and Mr. Draney! Thank you all for your kindness and generosity. Special thanks to Mr. Draney and Mrs. Chahine for organizing the event!

Congratulations to Lyncrest School's Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Tenney, and Educational Specialist of the Year, Mrs. Montalto! Mrs. Tenney is in her 16th year as a Resource Room Special Education Teacher at Lyncrest. She has the ability to engage all learners and is a guru in the area of multi-sensory instruction. Mrs. Montalto has been a paraprofessional in Fair Lawn since 2007. Mrs. Montalto is a kind, caring professional who is willing to do whatever it takes to help her students learn. Mrs. Montalto brightens our halls with her smile each and every day!

Lyncrest kicked off the week of respect with Brian Chevalier and The Respect Tour, sponsored by the Lyncrest PTO. The students wore blue to stomp out bullying on World Day of Bullying Prevention. The students and staff learned more about respect today in a fun, musical way!

Our fourth graders have been busy this month! An award ceremony, moving up ceremony, yearbook breakfast, and immigration fair were just some of the fun activities they have participated in before starting their journey at Memorial next year!

Good Evening Fair Lawn Parents/Guardians, The Fair Lawn Board of Education is working with Strategic Educational Advantage (“SEA”) Search firm to assist it in identifying a Superintendent of Schools to lead the Fair Lawn Public Schools. As part of this process, SEA is seeking input from our families. Your input will help build the profile, characteristics, and experience the new superintendent will possess. We thank you for assisting and your participation in this process. You are invited to participate on Tuesday, June 13th at 7:30pm in the FLHS Auditorium so that you can provide feedback and hear about the timeline and process. Thank you for participating if you are able to make it. Sincerely, Ron Barbarulo, FL BOE President

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our amazing educators! Lyncrest School PTO celebrated our teachers all week last week with surprises each and every day! From door decorating to donuts to Jersey Mikes to the Waffles & Dreams Bar, it was incredible! Our FLOCK Rocks!!!

Alan Bolatov, Lyncrest 4th grader, was selected as an Honorable Mention in the annual Our County Poster Contest and will be featured in the 2023 County Clerk’s Election Calendar, which is sponsored by the Bergen County Clerk’s office. Coincidentally, Alan's sister Eva won the contest last year! Congratulations Alan!

Lyncrest School celebrated National Read Across America Day with a PTO sponsored green eggs and ham breakfast! We even had a visit from the Cat in the Hat, who impressed us all with his fabulous dance moves! Thank you to the Empress Diner for donating the green eggs!

Lyncrest Student Council collected over 100 soup cans to celebrate the SOUPer Bowl! The donation will be made to the Fair Lawn Food Pantry! Way to go, Lyncrest!

Our One School One Book reveal was a sweet success. The lucky golden ticket winners from each grade participated in candy themed games with their classmates gleefully cheering them on! Our students are very excited to read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" this month!

Happy Chinese New Year (Xīnnián kuàilè)! On Friday, we held our Lyncrest Chinese New Year Celebration! Our students traveled through six stations: Lantern Making/Paper Cutting, Tangrams and additional technology activities, Cherry Blossom Ink Blowing, Ribbon Dance/Tai Chi, Chinese Jump Rope, Character Writing (spring fortune). We ended the day with a school-wide assembly with special guests from the high school who led the lion dance! Each grade level prepared something to share with the school.

This morning it was Lyncrest’s turn to have Thermo Fisher Scientific work with our 4th graders! We became scientists and extracted DNA from strawberries! Did you know strawberries yield more DNA than any other fruit???

Lyncrest School sponsored our annual "Make the World Better with a Holiday Sweater" campaign, this year benefitting the International Dyslexia Association. Students and staff sent in donations totaling over $700 and decorated a sweater which was proudly displayed in school.