Thank you for returning your completed salmon-colored reflection sheet from the Collective Genius SIW activity to my mailbox. We will put extras by the mailboxes for those who may not have received one on Wednesday.
After talking with several of you and hearing your feelings and frustrations with “reply to all” and packed email mailboxes, I felt I should share a couple of “reply to all” ideas. We are all inundated with lots of emails. Please be very thoughtful if you reply to all because your question, comment, or idea goes to everyone on the list. If this is on the Lava Ridge Staff thread this is 59 people. If you have a question or wish to offer feedback, best to respond to the sender. Thank you for keeping all of your colleagues time and feelings in mind with your communication. 🙂
You may have noticed on the master calendar that the November Staff Meeting will be on November 12th and not on November 5th. Why? A number of us will be attending the first session of SIOP on Steroids on Tuesday.
Oh the weather! So how do we decide whether to have recess inside or outside when NOAA says the temperature in Bend is 17, weather.com states 21, and KTVZ says 19? A team of us check the temperature close to Lava Ridge, follow the Bend La Pine Schools guidelines and most importantly, factor what is in the best interest of our students. The cold weather guidelines for Bend La Pine Schools state, ” When the outside temperature falls to 20 degrees or below (not including wind chill), the administration will use caution when allowing outdoor school activities” These provide schools some flexibility in weather related decisions so we might still be able to go outside when the situation above arises or have students stay inside when it is 29 degrees and snowing. Honestly these are often tough decisions, rarely make everyone happy, and are debated by many an arm-chair meteorologist. 🙂 Thank you for your grace and may it be a warm winter!
We need your help and input! Rachel and I met recently and discussed the Holiday Sing-A-Long and the dress rehearsal for the 5th grade music program. While both have been stellar events we discussed that they have felt similar and a bit repetitive the last two years. Similar songs, one week apart, etc. As a solution we are going to try mixing it up this year. The 5th graders will lead the Holiday Sing-A-long! So, when should we do this? While having it on the day of the actual 5th grade Family evening concert (12/11) would provide an opportunity for 5th graders to practice in front of a large group we know some would prefer this event be the day before the start of Winter Break. Thank you for your time taking one of the shortest surveys ever.
Week at a Glance for November 4th-8th
Monday:
- 2:00 October PAW Celebration
Tuesday:
- 2:45 Writing PLC
- SIOP Training at District Office
Wednesday:
- PBIS Kick-off Assembly for Respect @ 9:30 (We will have recess at the end of the assembly)
- School Improvement Wednesday: District SIW: Grades 3-5 DreamBox Training in the Media Center; K-2 Choice Sessions (Thank you for signing up on Performance Matters)
- 3rd grade Family Dance Night @ 6:00 in the gym
Thursday:
- Fall MAC Survey Day
- Site Council @ 2:45 in Eagle’s Nest Commons
Friday:
- Book Fair Begins!
Duty Schedule for November 4th-15th
