April 21

Happenings next week at Lava Ridge:

  • Monday: ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
  • Tuesday: Commute Options Pedestrian Safety Lessons (K-2nd)
  • Wednesday: SIW-Trauma Informed Practices @ 1:45; Camp Tamarack Family Meeting in the Media Center @ 5:00;  2nd Grade Music Program @ 6:00
  • Thursday: Commute Options Pedestrian Safety Lessons (K-2nd); Lion Pride Lunch Drawing; Lava Teams Meetings @ 2:30
  • Friday:  Lion Dash @ 1:25 (Loading of classes at approx. 1:00)

Lion Dash notes and reminders: (*communicated this week to families via the newsletter)

  • Please encourage your students to wear their Color of the Rainbow color*
  • Please encourage students to bring a water bottle to the event. * PTO is not planning to distribute water at the event.
  • We are planning to do an advanced print of Raptor, Visitor Badges, for those families we know are coming to the Dash and have pre-registered in Raptor.   Teachers: If you know of families that are attending the event, please record their names here. Kim and Amber will be pre-printing passes from this list for families we know are attending and have pre-registered in Raptor (Please do not send the Google Doc to families, this is for internal tracking)

We are planning to have a fire drill next week.

Rachel Hammond will be teaching kindergarten for the remainder of the school year while Kenya is on leave. We will miss you Kenya and are excited for Juneau’s arrival in May! 🙂

Congratulations to Lydia Youkey who has been promoted within the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation and will be assuming new duties soon. Lydia’s last day at Lava will be April 28th.

Ipad ready to go for the Lion Dash? Here again are the steps to follow:

  • Search for “EZ Scan” in Self Service (it may come up as version 2)
  • Download app and open
  • Enter email:  [email protected]  and password: 20805Cooley
  • Log in
  • Close app, you should be set.

From Julie Walker: digital tool survey-We are reviewing digital tools like:  Lexia, Dreambox, Discovery Learning and Seesaw and their use. We need your feedback and hope you will take this survey:

Important Digital Tool Survey

From Jennifer Hauth:  Master of School Counseling tuition-free and with a monthly stipend from OSU Cascades ( link to a one-pager of information about the program)

  • Informational Open House May 8th from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Registration Link
  • Candidates must apply for admission to the School Counseling program by May 25, 2023
  • If accepted into the program, then candidates may apply (very short process) for entry into the PATH-SC cohort (grant funded tuition-free and monthly stipend)
  • Classes for this new cohort (both those in the PATH-SC cohort and those who are not) will begin in late June 2023.
  • Anyone with a Bachelor’s Degree can apply for the PATH-SC cohort, regardless if they are currently working in the district or not.
  • The focus of this grant (PATH-SC cohort) is to engage individuals who represent your community, represent an underserved and diverse population, and must be placed and willing to work in a high-needs school.

If our staff could teleport to anywhere in the world, we would go to:

  • New Zealand
  • Patagonia
  • An over the ocean hut in Bora Bora
  • Somewhere warm and tropical
  • Somewhere tropical with beautiful water and a sandy beach
  • Fiji with crystal blue water
  • Italy
  • Hawaii
  • Italy      
  • New Zealand
  • Greek Islands with my family
  • The Blue Lagoon
  • On ANY slow boat on beautiful water!
  • Chowchilla, California to see my grandma
  • A hammock on a beach in Tahiti
  • Bali
  • Cheers, where everybody knows my name and they’re always glad I came!

Next week is an A week

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