Our EME Focus
- Tier 1 Instruction
- Belonging
- Define what it means to be an Art Focused School
Thoughts of the Week
We Help Create Great Human Beings, and They Get to Learn Math and Reading as Well!
I had a parent once tell me that my job was to teach academics…only, and when I went to college, I went to. learn how to teach math, reading, science, music, PE, history, etc. But… this is what I ended up teaching the most and I know you can all relate. The list below from Robert Fulghum‘s best-selling book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
1. Share everything.
From Robert Fulghum‘s best-selling book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
2. Play fair.
3. Don’t hit people.
4. Put things back where you found them.
5. Clean up your own mess.
6. Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
7. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
8. Wash your hands before you eat.
9. Flush.
10. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
11. Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
12. Take a nap every afternoon.
13. When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
14. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
15. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup — they all die. So do we.
16. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned — the biggest word of all — LOOK.
Does this sound familiar to you? The book was written over 38 years ago, and here we are still teaching these on a daily basis. Its core message is as relevant today as it ever was. We have added so many more things in the last 38 years to this list, such as, how to cope with loss, how to cope with neglet, how to protect yourself from those that want to do you harm. The list goes on and on. I am so proud of what we do! Math, Reading, Science, History, etc… what we truly do is help to create great human beings!
The Coming Week
- Monday
- Miss Nelson (Presentation) Mountain View High School 12:15-12:45
- OSAS Test Training in the Library for any Certified Staff who may be helping with testing – 2:30-3:15
- EA Test Training will be on Wednesday at 1:00
- Tuesday
- Fire Drill 8:00
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
- Care Teams Meeting 2:20-3:15
- Elementary Admin Meeting 3:00-5:00
- Wednesday
- Spring Picture Day
- Office Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
- EA Meeting OSAS Training in the Media Center 1:00-1:30
- SIW ED Network 1:00-2:30
- Thursday
- MTSS Rotations 2:30-3:15
- April 25 Beginning Admin Meeting 5:00-7:00
- Friday
- SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
UPCOMING DATES:
- April 29-May 3 MCT Jack in the Beanstalk
- April 29 Committee Meetings 2:30-3:15
- April 30 Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
- May 1 Office Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
- May 1 SIW Jump Start New EL Program 1:00-2:30
- May 2 MTSS Rotations 2:30-3:15
- May 3 SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
Updates from Downtown
A big thank you to 17 staff members from many of your schools, who have signed up to meet with incoming kindergarten students and their families this coming Saturday. We are excited to welcome the class of 2037 to the 24-25 school year! Out and about on Saturday? Swing by one of the parks at the time above to check it out!
Do Now:
- Change!!! From Julie. April 24 locations for all staff for Ed Network Day—share with staff Now! Lava Ridge and Highland, please note your location changes, so if you have already shared the location, please share this version and location change instead. This link also has locations for Co-Curricular teachers, Specialists, and more. Thank you!!
- Please let your staff members know that they can indicate their interest in having their child attend KIDS Inc by filling out the KIDS Inc Interest Form specific to BLP employees for the 2024-2025 school year. As a reminder, they also MUST submit an application to the program that can be found on the KIDS Inc website in order to be considered. Indicating interest does not guarantee a spot in the program but BLP employees will be prioritized. The application period is May 6- May 17.
Reminders:
- Roger White support: Want to help? Click this link.
- Performance Evaluation Reminders: All goals, formal observations and most mini’s should be finalized in UKG by the end of April.
- Staff are instructed to complete their SRs by May 1.
- Here is an instruction video to share with your staff on how to complete self-reflections
- Transfer Interviews: Update, they have now been moved to April 30
- TLC Update: April 18, Elementary TLC Update
New Notes:
From Robbie Faith: Instructional Technology:
With conferences in the rearview mirror, many families may be asking about Lexia, Dreambox, or Sora access at home for additional learning. Here are a few frequently asked questions to help with this and to prepare for the upcoming summer as well.
Are students allowed to bring iPads home during the school year? Yes, students can bring the iPad home if the family and school agree, a specific learning goal is provided, and the family knows in advance that the iPad is coming home.
How do students access Clever programs such as Lexia and Dreambox from a personal device? The directions for accessing Clever from home on a personal device can be found here. Please note that this requires students to set-up multi-factor authentication. Your media manager or tier 1 support should have the Student MFA set-up directions.
Can students bring the iPad home for the summer? In most cases, we would recommend that the iPad remains at school for the summer. If a student does not have access to a personal device and the family is requesting access to our district learning programs, then they can check out the iPad for the summer. The student and guardian will need to complete the Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement Student/Parent Summer Form. You can get this form from your site tech or instructional technology.
How long will students be able to access Clever programs (Lexia, Dreambox, Sora, etc.) this summer? Student access to Clever will end in early August in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year.
From Jenny White: Life and Career Readiness
Flexible Thinking and Growth Mindset Collections
Develop students’ ability to think flexibly and adapt to new situations with this collection of activities and lessons. Through problem-solving activities, perspective-taking exercises, and cognitive flexibility tasks, students will learn to approach challenges with an open mind and consider multiple viewpoints. These resources foster resilience, creativity, and the ability to navigate change.
Directions on how to find the collection on Wayfinder
Direct Links. Kindergarten. 1st – 2nd. 3rd – 5th
From Jennifer Hauth: Social, Emotional, and Mental Well Being
BRYT Focus Groups on May 1st for SIW: We wanted to share an exciting opportunity for our Student Success staff coming up on Wednesday, May 1st. Our BRYT partners from Boston are coming out to visit Bend-La Pine that week, and we have a chance to meet with them Wednesday afternoon in elementary and secondary focus groups. We understand this is a building-discretion SIW. If you are able to release your SSC/SSI and SSEA to join us, we’d be so appreciative. The coaches sent a separate to communication directly to your student success staff as well. Thank you!
From Jessica Scott: TAG flyer with corrections
Important Dates
- April 23: Horizontal 3:00-5:00–mandatory EL training– at Highland. We need the full 2 hours, so please be on time. No school share outs this time–we’ll catch you up later!
- April 30: All goals, formal observations, and most mini observations finalized in UKG
- April 30: Transfer interviews: High Lakes Elementary, 3:15-5:15
- May 30: School Counselor Celebration in board room 8-9:30
- June 6: TAG Night at Juniper 5-6 pm