Lynn Crest School #22
Home of the Tigers

98 Ira Avenue
Colonia, New Jersey 07067
732-499-6558
Principal: Scott Osborne
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Lynn Crest School, Where the Sun Always Shines is the inspiring theme of our learning community. Upon walking through these doors, you are greeted by staff members who believe it is our responsibility to ensure that all students receive a quality education, committed to a learning environment where all are welcome and every student develops a winning attitude. To strive for perfection and accept nothing less is how we collectively view our roles as educators. Our goal is to help our students achieve academic excellence, support their emotional well-being, and realize where and how far they can go. This philosophy was pivotal to the Lynn Crest School being named a 2010 United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School.

At Lynn Crest, you will notice the markers of a 21st Century School. Lynn Crest promotes a fully interactive learning environment where teachers use interactive lessons to enhance delivery of materials. Students become more engaged in the learning process content, achieving greater depth of understanding through technology applications. Each classroom is equipped with interactive media software, digital light projection systems, wireless computer centers, and interactive polyboards and tables to address the individual and special needs of all students.

Lynn Crest School, nestled in a suburban community, is comprised of a dynamic blend of students who represent ethnic, economic, racial and linguistic diversity. One of sixteen Woodbridge Township School District elementary schools, we are a magnet school for kindergarten and first grade (Spanish) English Language Learners. In addition, our special needs students, many thriving in an inclusive setting taught by teams of teachers specially trained in the implementation of co-teaching strategies, represent one third of the overall student population. Located in the Colonia section of Woodbridge, Lynn Crest has a student population of more than 340 students. The 37,764 square foot campus style school consists of four one-story buildings on 22 acres of land.

At Lynn Crest we encourage and develop instructional activities such as questioning, creating, writing, researching, and experimenting through carefully chosen interactive software. All third-grade, fourth-grade, and fifth-grade students use the research based internet program, Study Island. This program is directly aligned with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and helps students improve their academic skills. We further utilize Learnia to assess where we as a staff can improve our teaching delivery

In seeking to meet the needs of all students, Lynn Crest School offers academic support instruction, speech, child study team services, special education services, occupational and physical therapy, and an off-site gifted and talented program. In addition, to the District’s Gifted and Talented program we offer own gifted program, STRIVE (Students Turning Responsibility Into Valuable Experience), to foster a school culture that provides appropriate challenge and rewards academic success. Read With Me, part of our Woodbridge Reads initiative, offers our Lynn Crest families the opportunity to read books at home together. Lynn Crest also boasts the districts only interactive library accessible off of our school website. Moreover, as part of a comprehensive educational program, Lynn Crest School offers the opportunity for participation in honor roll and safety patrol programs, and student council.

We are proud to report that with Everyday Mathematics, our students are mastering mathematics concepts that previously seemed unattainable. Everyday Mathematics is designed to actively involve children in learning mathematics, in developing skills for life-long critical thinking and problem solving, and in integrating technology into the mathematics discovery process. This program meets and in most cases exceeds the requirements of the adopted New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.

Literacy, being essential to the success of every student, is a key component of life at Lynn Crest School. In focusing on the reading/writing process, our students are not only prepared for the NJ ASK, but are also prepared for their future academic endeavors. Our grade-three, grade-four and, grade-five classes utilize a research based language arts curriculum that addresses the needs of learners at all levels. We are confident that our students will enjoy significant success with this approach to reading and writing.

Charity begins at Lynn Crest with the Empty Bowl Project and Student Council Food Drives, which help fill the shelves at the local food pantry and supply monetary donations to purchase everyday essentials for those in need. The Math-A-Thon/ Bike-a Thon (students in the pre-school handicapped program), and Pennies for Patients are activities that raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Students have raised thousands of dollars for sick children who need their help which fosters generosity and responsibility in our students.

Lynn Crest School is one small part of a greater community which includes the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, senior citizens, and soldiers overseas. Troop #1314, housed at Lynn Crest, planted a “Serenity Garden” and constructed a “Peace Pole.” Both adorn the grounds of Lynn Crest School and remind students to seek peaceful solutions. Senior citizens and soldiers overseas are recognized annually, as students create cards voicing appreciation and concern. Our larger community includes students, staff, parents, local businesses, and community leaders. A vital part of this community is the Lynn Crest Parent Teacher Organization. The Lynn Crest PTO has long been an active partner in the educational process and will remain so for years to come.

The results of the 2009-2010 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge speak to the success of our efforts at Lynn Crest School. The large majority of our students continue to perform at proficient or advanced proficient levels. It is now our goal to continue at this level and improve on our considerable achievements.

Visitors who depart Lynn Crest School are acutely aware that they are leaving a unique and successful learning environment where children are thriving and finding success every day both in the classroom and in extracurricular programs. On the next rainy day, join us here at Lynn Crest School and discover for yourself why the sun is always shining within our doors.