Week at a Glance

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Tuesday:  Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday:  Character Trait Awards @ Lunches; EA Meeting @ 12:10; SIW-Teacher Prep
• Thursday:  State Advisory Council Visit @ 12:00; Lion Dash @ 1:25; K MTSS, 1^st -5^th PLC Meetings (content focus Wayfinder/RGR)

The State Advisory Council for Special Education (SACSE) will be visiting Lava Ridge and other Central Oregon schools on on May 16^th. They are planning to be on site for about 30 minutes.

Here are some details for the Lion Dash:

• Students will be receiving a Lion Dash t-shirt from the PTO that can be worn on the day of the event.
• Students will want to bring a full water bottle to the event.
• We will begin calling classes at 1:00 to the Lion Dash;  5^th grade first, followed by 4^th, 3^rd, …Kindergarten will be called around 1:15.
• At the conclusion of the Lion Dash, students will return to class, have a snack and pack up.
• Families that attend and wish to take their child home afterwards, can meet their child at the Main Entrance after the bell rings at 2:15. Thank you for your help and communication with this. Last year this really helped with making sure all students were accounted for at the end of the day.

Congratulations to Madeline Fulkerson! Madeline will be the full-time counselor at Juniper Elementary next year. We are so happy for you, Madeline! As you read several weeks ago, we will continue to have a .5 FTE counselor next year and have learned that Sally Brown, will be joining our staff in this role. Sally is currently a part-time counselor at Juniper and Silver Rail. Next year, Sally will continue to counsel part-time at Silver Rail in addition to serving at Lava Ridge.

Staff Room Tidy Team: 4th grade

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Happy Staff Appreciation Week!

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: Welcome back, Joelle! Yogurt and Fruit Bar from PTO (AM); ICCL Meeting @ 2:30
• Wednesday: Walk and Roll to School Day; Character Trait Awards @ Lunches;  SIW:Small Group Instruction Reflection Activity;  5^th Outdoor School Meeting @ 5:00 in the Media Center
• Thursday:  Hydration Station in the Staff Room from PTO;  American Fidelity Appointments with Todd Wells; Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; 1^st MTSS @ 2:30 in A1; K & 2-5^th PLC Meetings (Math focus)

If you haven’t always followed the email notification links from UKG after activities like goal setting, or mini-observations, please double check your in-box in UKG for items that may need your approval. The in-box is in the upper right hand corner in the system. Thank you!

Life and Career Readiness with Jenny White: Help students navigate the complexities of friendships with this collection of lessons and activities. It offers guidance on resolving conflicts and cultivating healthy and supportive friendships. How to find the Navigating Friendships Collections in Wayfinder. Direct Links. Kindergarten. 1 – 2. 3 – 5

2024-25 Calendars are posted: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/district/news-events/calendar .

The Fall Elementary School Conference Schedule set by the Bend-La Pine Calendar Team:

• October 29:  Regular school day + Conferences 3:15-7:15
• October 30:  Work Day 7:15-3:15 + Conferences 3:15-7:15
• October 31: Conferences 7:15-3:15
• November 1: Enjoy!

Staff Room Tidy Team: 3rd grade

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Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: Lisa Birk/Tammy Doty Visit @9:30;  ICCL Meeting @ 2:30
• Tuesday:  Transfer Interviews @ High Lakes @ 3:00
• Wednesday:  Spring Pictures + 5th Promotion Photos in A1; SIW-YouthTruth and Family Survey Debrief @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday:  2^nd MTSS @ 2:30;  K, 1^st, 3^rd -5^th PLC Focus:  Writing or Wayfinder

We are planning to send the next newsletter to families on Tuesday.

Here are the go-to-Apps for the Lava Ridge Staff:

• Podcasts
• Audible
• Pinterest or Pulse Point
• Find my phone to track my teenage driver
• Instagram
• GoodBudget
• Weather
• YouTube
• Libby – Public Library App (Listed by 4 staff members)
• Calm & Marco Polo Messages
• Guitar Pro
• Facebook
• Camera
• Apple Music

Staff Room Tidy Team: 2nd grade

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Happenings this week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: Earth Day!
• Wednesday:  Character Trait Award @ Lunches; SIW-Educator Network: The focus is launching Expeditionary Learning (EL Education) @ Juniper Elementary Gym 2:00-3:15
• Thursday:  Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; Lava Teams @ 2:30
• Friday:  Dress Up Day-Fancy

Educator Network Day locations for all certified staff

Here again is the  Earth Day Teacher Guide, designed in collaboration with Earthday.org from Jen Hamilton.

Wednesday, will be Haley’s final day prior to beginning leave (Congratulations in advance, Haley!). Kina has started the process of onboarding into the role of Office Manager and Tabatha and Virginia have extended their hours to begin leading new reading groups. Thank you Team!

Bend-La Pine employees with an interest in having their child attend KIDS Inc next year are invited to fill 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.

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 TLC: With conferences in the rearview mirror, some families may ask 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

Staff Room Tidy Team: 1st grade

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Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge

• Monday:  Task Force on School Climate/Systems visit @ 10:00-11:30
• Tuesday: Need something ordered for early May? Final day to place orders prior to Haley’s leave
• Wednesday:  EA Meeting @ 12:15 in A3; SIW: Math Curriculum Review Team Update + Wayfinder Planning Time @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday:  Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; 3^rd MTSS @ 2:30 in A1; K-3rd, 4-5th PLC @ 2:30 (Math Focus)

In February, Bend-La Pine elementary staff completed a mid-year survey that included questions on curriculum, instruction and Tier I systems. Here are the Lava Ridge Survey Results.

The ICCL Team has recently been discussing the survey and using it for future SIW planning. The decision to allocate time this week for grade-level Wayfinder planning was a result of this feedback with the goal that we can have students learning at least one lesson each week for the remainder of the year.

On Monday, we will host a visit from members of the Task Force on School Climate and Culture. One of the priorities of this team has been Tier 1 PBIS systems to support student behaviors. This team will be on site Monday, asking staff and students, 4-5 questions about our Tier I systems, similar to the way Tracy Reynolds and the PBIS Team did in the past. Questions will focus on school rules/expectations (safe, responsible, kind, belonging), reinforcements (Lion Prides) and the ways we support a positive learning culture at Lava Ridge.

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Staff Room Tidy-Team: Kindergarten

Happenings next week at Lava:

• Monday: Book Fair begins! ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Tuesday: Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday: Work in Classrooms 7:15-3:15; Conferences 3:15-7:15 (Dinner: Baked Potatoes from PTO @ 2:30)
• Thursday: Conferences 7:15-7:15 (Pizza for Dinner @ 2:30)
• Friday: Enjoy!

At the Staff Meeting on Tuesday we will have a presentation from Tammy Doty about the May 21st, Bend-La Pine Schools Levy. The presentation, including time for questions should last about 30 minutes.

During the eclipse on Monday, the Bend-La Pine Schools are not planning to make any changes to the student day or limit access to outside areas. This would be a great opportunity to remind students that it is never safe to look directly at the sun.

Next week, Laci will be attending a Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Trainer’s training. Last year, the state legislature passed SB 283, which updated the state restraint and seclusion law and provided grant funding to expand the numbers of trainers for nonviolent crisis intervention in schools.  The Bend-La Pine Schools are using the grant to increase the number of CPI trainers at the building level, with a focus on elementary schools. 

We’ve received our initial staffing allocation for next year. Here is information about this.

Thank you for your continued reminders to students leaving school during the day to go to the office and see Kim and Haley before exiting Lava.

We are being asked to refrain from scheduling end of the school year celebrations and activities until Monday or Tuesday, June 17th and 18th. Thank you for planning to maintain regular instructional schedules through Friday, June 14th.

A reminder, that we will have a brief period in which ordering will be put on hold when Haley begins her leave. This should only last a couple of days. Haley is planning to place final orders on April 16 prior to closing out her accounts. Thank you for keeping this in mind for those items you will need before May 5. Also, we are planning for our annual discretionary spending cut-off being May 3rd. This is only for discretionary dollars (the money we receive from the school district)

Families received this information today about the Book Fair and Lava Ridge Clothing Swap

The latest on Wonders materials from Julie Walker (Curriculum, Instruction and Systems)

• More information will be shared in the coming weeks on the plan for disposing of Wonders and Units of Study materials
• The Wonders and Wonderworks decodables are great resources.  I recommend teachers keep these as resources for the coming years. 
• The Leveled Readers are also a great resource.  Teachers are welcome to keep these in their classroom libraries.
• During April conferences teachers can give away shared read and anthology books (lock and key)

Life and Career Readiness news from Jenny White: Digital Citizenship for 3^rd  – 5^th graders in Wayfinder’s Collections- Equip students with essential digital literacy skills and promote responsible online behavior, empowering them to navigate the digital world safely, critically evaluate information, and become responsible digital citizens. Direct Link. Directions on how to find this collection in Wayfinder

Engage students in fun and interactive games that promote engagement. This collection includes games that encourage cooperation, adaptability, and connection. Directions on how to get to the collections in Wayfinder. Here are the direct links: Kindergarten, 1st – 2nd  3rd – 5th

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Tuesday: Elementary Administrator Meeting in the Media Center @ 3:00-4:30
• Wednesday:  Kindness Assembly @ 8:30; SIW: Conference Prep
• Friday:  Fun Friend Friday Grade Level Lunch

The week after a break period is always a prime time to re-teach expectations. We are planning for a re-teach of lunch expectations on Monday.

Thank you for all of your work with Art Night.  What an amazing event!  You really set our students up to shine.  With some families unable to attend and Conferences right around the corner, I hope you will consider leaving the art up until after Conferences.

Welcome back Matthew! It’s great to have you back.

Over Spring Break we are hosting Operation Recreation in the gym (daily from 7:30-5:30) and will also have people from the Maintenance Department here working on projects. In the event you come to Lava during break, please enter through the front doors, be ready to disarm the alarm (shouldn’t be necessary during the times Operation Recreation is here), and write your name on the white board upon entry. As you leave, please erase your name, set the alarm (if you are the last person on site) and exit through the front doors. In the event you set off the alarm, be ready to call the alarm company (the number is by the alarm panel) and let the dispatcher know our password: Kennedy (Kennedy is now strategically on the white board in a not-to-obvious place as a reminder)

This is the time of year, when questions can arise about the dress code policy. Here are the latest regulations that were updated last school year. Please let me know if you have any questions.

From Jenny White: Life and Career Readiness: Support students to develop healthy personal boundaries through activities and discussions that promote self-confidence, character, and the ability to set and maintain boundaries in various contexts. Directions on how to find the collections on Wayfinder. Direct Links: Kindergarten. 1st – 2nd. 3rd – 5th

We are excited to kick-off the character trait of Kindness! Here again are the slides from Robin. Kindness slides

We will have a brief period in which ordering will be put on hold when Haley begins her leave. This should only last a couple of days. Haley is planning to place final orders on April 16 prior to closing out her accounts. Thank you for keeping this in mind for those items you will need before May 5.

On the money front, we are planning for our annual discretionary spending cut-off being May 3rd. This is only for discretionary dollars (the money we receive from the school district)

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Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Tuesday: Cameron Fischer (School Board) Visiting @ 9:00; Sibling Conference Scheduling @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday:  EA Monthly Meeting @ 12:10; SIW-Teacher Prep; Art Night @ 5:30-6:30;  MOD Pizza Fundraiser*
• Thursday: Lava Teams @ 2:30
• Friday:  Mismatch and Mustache Dress-Up Day

*The Mod Pizza Yumm Raiser is at 20516 Robal Rd, Suite 190.  The code for the event  is MODGIVES25.  MOD Pizza will donate 25% of proceeds to the Lava Ridge PTO. Feel free to message a reminder about this event to families next week. Thank you

Each year a Classified and Certified Employee is selected for the Excellence in Education Award. We need your help in selecting our recipients for this year and invite you to nominate a colleague using the doc below. Here is a list of past recipients of this award at Lava Ridge.

Excellence in Education Nomination Form

The week of April 8th, PTO is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center. Students will be able to visit during school on Monday and Tuesday and also during Conferences. There will not be BOGO offers at this fair. More details to come soon.

Kina Powell will be serving as our Office Manager after Haley begins a leave in early May. We have posted a temporary EA position that coincides with this change and plan to interview candidates after Spring Break.

Commute Options will be here next week teaching bike safety to 5th graders and pedestrian safety to 1st. The team returns the week of May 6-10, for 4th grade bike safety and additional pedestrian safety lessons.

From Jenny White:

• The Wayfinder highlight this week is Restorative Circles.  In the TLC update there was a highlight on Restorative Practices so below are additional collections that will give you resources for your community connection time.
• Facilitate restorative circles that encourage dialogue, empathy, and understanding. This collection of lessons and activities can be used to provide a platform for conflict resolution, healing, and strengthening relationships within the classroom community.
• Directions on how to find the Restorative Circles in Wayfinder.
• Direct Links to Wayfinder’s Collection
• Kindergarten
• 1st – 2nd
• 3rd – 5th

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Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Tuesday:  Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday:  SIW: Naglieri Test Training (2^nd) @ 1:45; State Testing Training (3^rd – 5^th) @ 2:00 in the Media Center; K, 1^st : Wayfinder or RGR Focus
• Thursday:  Cooley Closure Begins; 4^th MTSS @ 2:30;  PLC Meetings* K-3^rd, 5^th @ 2:30
• Friday:  Wear Green Day!  Bubble Party at PM Recess (more details to come)

*The ICCL Team discussed the dashboard in Dreambox and planning for Wayfinder as potential items for teams to discuss this week during PLC Meetings.

In the next couple of weeks we should receive detailed feedback from the safety representatives that visited on Tuesday. During this meeting one of the things we discussed was whether classroom doors should be locked during the day. We learned that doors should be locked at al times, and can be either closed and locked or open to the neighborhood commons and locked. Office doors do not need to be locked.

The Art Night invitation is being sent to families later today.

The Erin’s Law letter will be sent to Lava families on Monday. Here is a copy.

From Jenny White: Wayfinder Activities of the week are focused this week on commitment and growth mindset. Kindergarten: Intro to Growth Mindset. 1^st – 2^nd: Drawing, Dancing, Dialogue. 3^rd – 5^th: Intro to Goal Setting

Finally, if you are having a bad day, try calling: 707-8-PEPTOC. You won’t regret it! Really—do it!

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Thank you Classified Staff for all of your hard work! You are the best!

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge

• Monday:  ICCL Meeting at 2:30
• Tuesday: District Safety Team Visit
• Wednesday:  SIW: Erin’s Law preparation time @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday:  Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; 5^th MTSS @ 2:30;  PTO Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center (No PLC Meetings)
• Friday:  Lunches-Fun Friend Friday grade level lunch

On Tuesday, members of the district safety team will be on site providing feedback on safety preparedness at Lava Ridge.  You will likely see people in your classroom or area as they gather information. In classrooms and office areas, they will be looking for:

• Evacuation maps near the main door of classrooms and office spaces.
• Interior windows free of obstruction.  Line of site is clear from the neighborhood commons into classrooms. 
• Standard Response Protocol (SRP) posters located in classrooms and office spaces.
• No ropes, magnets, or other mechanical devices in the way of securing classroom or office doors.

In the event you do not have a SRP poster or evacuation map for your classroom or office, please let Haley know.

On Monday, the ICCL Team discussed Art Night. Here are all of the details.

On Monday, Stephanie Wrather will be begin substituting for Kassi during her leave.

Forefront Dashboards! You will notice you now have a Dashboard in the sidebar of Forefront. This was created to help facilitate Mid-Year Core Instruction Check-ins. Reach out to Kerry Morton or Sara if you have any questions.

We have canceled PLC Meetings on Thursday, so a member of each grade level can attend the PTO Meeting. Thank you for supporting our PTO!

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