Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:
- Tuesday: Optional Work in Classroom Day
- Wednesday: First day of school! Tuesday Specials Schedule; Half of our kindergarteners will be in attendance
- Thursday: Half of Kindergarteners attend
- Friday: All Kindergarteners attend
We are planning that students will eat lunch outside the first week of school.
We need you! Staff who are not teaching or supporting students @ 7:30 on Wednesday-Friday, September 4-6th are needed to help walk students to class on the first days of school.
We are planning for the regular library schedule to begin on Monday, September 9th
Each elementary school is adding two new ICCL Positions– Green Team Advisor & TAG Coordinator. These are internal postings, and the application can be accessed via UKG. Below is information about each of these jobs.
- The Green Team Advisor will serve at each school to educate and engage the school community with the knowledge and influence to be leaders in a sustainable society, use resources wisely and support the district’s efforts to make the school’s operations and activities more environmentally sustainable. Additionally, this position will support compost efforts at schools where programs are in place.
- The ICCL TAG Coordinator This position will have a targeted emphasis on TAG professional development and systems. Key responsibilities include:
- Attending monthly meetings with district TAG leadership to strengthen existing systems and stay informed on best practices.
- Gaining deeper insights into identifying and servicing TAG students.
- Developing strategies for differentiation in the classroom to better cater to the needs of gifted learners.
- Additionally, the person in this role will serve as a crucial conduit for TAG processes and services, ensuring that all staff within our building are well-informed and equipped to support TAG students effectively.
Each grade level this year has their own color of Lion Pride. The hope is that this will aid in the sorting of Lion Prides during drawings. Specialists and support staff can use brown, universal Lion Prides, to recognize students k-5.
- K-red (pink)
- 1st-orange
- 2nd-yellow
- 3rd-green
- 4th – blue
- 5th-purple
- Specialist/other staff/ EA -tan
Magic School AI – Exciting news! This fall, BLS is providing full featured MagicSchool AI accounts to all staff. MagicSchool is an AI platform designed for educators, with a large suite of tools that help with building lesson plans, writing IEPs, differentiation, ideating more engaging lessons, communicating with families, and more! BLS is currently piloting MagicSchool but funds have been earmarked to purchase for any staff who would like to continue with their full featured ‘Enterprise’ account after October, which offers much more than the free version. Getting setup is simple using MagicSchool login instructions. Please contact Robbie Faith and Tracy Howk for questions and support.
Below are links to some of the slides/documents from Tuesday:
-Here are the Lava Ridge Expectations (common areas, lunch, etc)
–Bend-La Pine Schools 2024-25 Calendar
-Link to share with families interested in volunteering: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district/organization/volunteer