Author Archives: Gary Defrang

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: For our second of four Educator Network days, the ICCL Team will be leading classroom teachers through a session on the revised state of Oregon math standards. These standards were adopted in 2021 and … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: A couple of staffing notes: If you plan to be on site over Winter Break, plan that the building alarm will be set. Be sure to enter through the front doors, disarm the alarm, … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: *During lunch recess, students will be able to complete a fun art project in their Neighborhood and enjoy a treat from the PTO. The Task Force on School Climate and Culture has asked that … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: From Jennifer Hauth: Wayfinder has some great resources for Community Connection. Click on this link to get the directions on how to access the resources in Wayfinder’s Collections and the direct links.  We are … Continue reading →

Happenings next week at Lava Ridge: SIW Agenda: From the Safety Team: A reminder that the parking lot can be super-slick! While we haven’t had any snow yet, it’s time to consider doing the ol’ penguin-shuffle in the morning as … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: Certified Staff: This week you likely received an email from UKG about goal setting. At this point no action is needed for this, we will upload goals together during SIW on November 29. Next … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: We are planning to send the next newsletter home by Wednesday. Here it is. Congratulations to Avery Burger who interviewed and was selected to join the Special Programs team. Avery’s 3 hour EA position … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: This year, the PTO is planning to have meetings in the Media Center from 2:30-3:15 on November 1 and March 7. The team is not planning for grade level reports and are hopeful that … Continue reading →

Happenings next week at Lava Ridge: At Conferences, families will have the opportunity to preview the Language Arts curriculum at the Main Entrance of Lava. On Wednesday and Thursday, Laci or I will be stopping by classrooms after 7:15 pm … Continue reading →

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: Next week, families will receive the latest edition of the newsletter. Congratulations to Jessica Baker! Jessica has been hired as a Special Programs educational assistant at Pine Ridge Elementary School. Jessica’s children attend Pine … Continue reading →