Week at a Glance

From Julie Walker: On May 24th the Foundational Skills Curriculum Review team will be recommending the adoption of The Really Great Reading Program (Countdown, BLAST, HD Word and HD Word Plus) to the School Board. You can sign up to view materials in-person here. You can also view materials digitally and provide feedback here.  Please be sure to sign up for professional learning opportunities here (these meet day 189 requirement, too). 

If you are aware (or become aware) of a student not planning to return to Lava next year, please let Amber know. We are not planning to send home an “Are you returning to Lava Ridge next year?” letter this spring, as we typically hear of students moving over the summer from staff or families in advance.

Happenings at Lava Ridge next week:

• Monday & Tuesday:  No Lava Read Groups
• Wednesday:  SIW-Teacher Prep
• Thursday:  New Lava Read Groups Begin

Summer Tech PD:  Interested in bringing computer science to your classroom? Check out this CS Fundamentals workshop offered by code.org and the Central Oregon STEM Hub. Tuesday, August 16th. Workshop fee is waived. Lunch and $250 project pay is available to elementary teachers attending in-person. Space is limited to 30 participants. 

Next week is an A week

IT and Instructional Technology are evaluating a new product for student iPad web filtering in Bend-La Pine Schools.  This new app will appear on students ipads next week. The app will automatically be installed and no action should be needed on anyone’s part.

Students in grades K-4th will be turning in their iPads/bricks/cords for the summer the week of June 13th. 5th graders will keep their iPads over the summer. Here is a one-pager with all the details. We will be sending info to families about this next week.

We’ve received a couple of phone calls from families asking when their child will learn the Barbara Sinatra’s Fight Child Abuse sexual abuse prevention program. To assist with these questions, will you please complete this form with the dates and times you will be teaching this curriculum.

Happenings next week at Lava:

• Monday: Dental Screening K-5^th, room A1
• Tuesday: Dental Screening K-5th, room A1           
• Wednesday:  SIW:  Youth Truth Survey Debrief @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: No Lava Read
• Friday:  DIBELS Day;  No Lava Read

On Monday, Marcia Eldredge will begin substituting in PE. We are planning that Marcia will be substituting in this position for at least the next two weeks.

The school district is working on the Calendar & Handbook that is sent to all families in September. The 2022-23 calendar will include professional portraits of students taken this spring as well as a short bio/quote. The goal is to represent a wide range of students by highlighting a variety of backgrounds, ages, abilities and interests. If you have a students you would like to have considered please email Lybe or I.

Here are the notes from the April Climate Team meeting.

Next week is a B week

Happy Staff Appreciation Week!

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Tuesday: Staff Meeting at 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday: SIW-Teacher Prep; Art Night from 4:00-6:00

Here is another copy of the SIW schedule.

Next week is an A week

Here comes the Lion Dash! The Lion Dash is a huge fundraiser for the PTO and a super-fun event for Lava Ridge…and we haven’t been able to do it for a couple of years! With Jake on leave, it will take all of us working together to make this a great event. Our greatest need right now is communication to students and families about the Lion Dash and reminders to families about how they can donate. Here is a donation flyer that can be shared with families (families received a postcard at Conferences with the QR code)

Happenings next week:

• April fire drill
• Spring Pictures in A1 on Wednesday; Spring pictures are optional except for 5^th graders who we need photographed for a year end project
• PBIS Meeting @ 12:45 on Wednesday in the Media Center
• School Improvement Wednesday:  Erin’s Law Curriculum Overview + SLGG Check-in
• Lion’s Club Vision Screening @ Thursday in A1 for k-3^rd grade
• Lion Dash on Friday!

The ICCL Team is working on more details about the Lava Ridge Art Walk. Watch for these next week.

Next week is a B week

Happenings next week:

• Tuesday-Kindergarten EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-SIW:  Teacher Prep and optional Educator Network Sessions (The K-1 Foundational Skills has been canceled)

A note from From Julie Walker– One day of training will be required for all K-5 teachers this summer.  This will count as Day 189 (district directed professional learning)  Sign up on Performance Matters.  

• June 22 K-2:  Reimagining Foundational Skills
• June 23 3-5:  Reimagining Foundational Skills
• August 9-10 (K-2 and 3-5) Camp Foundations
• August 15-16  (K-2 and 3-5) Camp Foundations
• September 2:  (K-2 and 3-5) Reimagining Foundational Skills
• September 6:  (K-2 and 3-5) Reimagining Foundational Skills

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The Lion Dash is back! Friday, April 29th is the big day. Here is the flyer we will distribute to families at Conferences.

Happenings next week:

• Tuesday-1^st grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-Work in Classrooms AM; Conferences 11:15-7:15 (last conference at 6:45)
• Thursday-Work in Classrooms AM; Conferences 11:15-7:15 (last conference at 6:45)
• Friday-Enjoy! 

Foundational Skills Adoption Update – The Teaching and Learning Department has scheduled several opportunities for staff and the community to view and give feedback on the curricular materials the committee is considering. All of the details can be located here.

Got giveaway items? Please take a picture of the goodies and send it out via email with an invitation for people to come to your classroom if they are interested. Thank you.

Here is a preview of the Student Survey Questions we will ask our Lions next week. K-2nd will be via paper/pencil and 3rd-5th digitally (watch for a link from Robin). Thank you for returning paper surveys to Amber by Wednesday. Here is the Family Survey attendees will complete at Conferences.

Dinners during Conferences will be provided by PTO (potluck) on Wednesday and office staff (pizza and salad) on Thursday.

Teachers: If you are interested in making a few extra dollars this spring, or over the long term, Bend-La Pine Schools are in desperate need for Home Instructor/Tutors. If you have any interest or questions, please reach out to Josh Marks via email or phone for specific details. [email protected] or 541-355-1060.

When we open our doors for the 2022-23 school year on Wednesday, September 7th, we are projected to have 393 students and 17 classrooms. Below is a chart of how many classrooms we are planning to have at each grade level. If you have not let me know yet if you are interested in teaching a different grade level next year, please do by Monday.

Next week is a B week

Thank you for not scheduling any conferences until all sibling conferences have been coordinated Monday after school. Sibling lists and conference scheduling forms will be in mailboxes Monday.

A quick reminder that in the event a child ever needs to go home during the school day (illness, injury, etc) Amber or Miriam will make this phone call. With potential accident reports, health logs, and Oregon student attendance laws to follow, this streamlined communication through the Main Office is imperative.

In the next couple of weeks we will receive information about our staffing allocation for next year. Once we have these details, we will start working on our staffing plan. If you are interested in teaching a different grade level next school year please let me know.

Happenings next week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: Sibling conference scheduling at 2:30 in the Media Center
• Tuesday: Staff Meeting at 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday:  SIW-Teacher Prep
• Thursday:  PTO Meeting at 2:30 in the Media Center

For the remainder of the school year, Karen George will be the lead teacher in Bridges while Trede continues leave. Welcome Karen!

Next week is an A week

On Monday, March 28th we are planning to send home information with students about conferences. This will include dates, times, and a way for families to let you know their preferred date/times to meet. While we are planning to conference in-person, you may have families express an interest or need to connect by phone or Webex. Feel free to schedule these conferences as you would others within the schedule.

Heads-up on happenings the week of March 28^th:

• Monday-Conference information home with students
• Tuesday-EBISS 2^nd @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-School Improvement Wednesday:  K-2^nd Foundational Literacy Skills; 3^rd -5^th State Testing Training; We will begin as a full certified staff at 1:45 in the Media Center

Save the date!  Sibling conference scheduling, April 4^th @ 2:30 in the Media Center

From Amanda Schook: Here is a set of Additional Resources from the Ready to Learn kit training. The QR codes that are in the Brain Break deck have also been added and soon you will be receiving the missing card in everyone’s Brain Break deck (the Problem-Solving sheets to use when students are in their Cortex).

The week of March 28th is a B week

Here is an additional link to the Safe, Respectful, Responsible and Kind Masking Change doc for classroom meetings.

On Monday, Heather Rogers, our new 3.5 hour EA will be starting.

Heads-up on happenings next week:

• Tuesday-3^rd grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-SIW:  Teacher Prep

The next PTO Meeting is on April 7th and will be in-person in the Media Center at 2:30. The plan is to have grade level reports at this meeting.

We are continuing to plan that Conferences in April will be in-person. Next week we will have more details for you, including a timeline for sending invitations, sibling conference scheduling, etc.

Here are the Climate Team meeting notes from this week

Here is another link to the SIW Schedule

Yum, breakfast cereal! Below are the Lava Ridge favorites from when we were kids:

• Golden Grahams
• Captain Crunch
• Captain Crunch Berries
• Cookie Crisp
• Eggo Waffle Cereal
• Lucky Charms – got it once a year when we camped at Cultus!
• Cream of Wheat
• Lucky Charms
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• Lucky Charms
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• Grapenuts
• Fruit Loops
• Frosted Flakes (we almost always only got reg. corn flakes)
• Peanut Butter Captain Crunch
• Life
• Frosted Flakes
• Cap’n Crunch
• Rice Crispies
• Fruit Loops

Next week is an A week

In anticipation of the March 12^th masking guideline changes, the ICCL Team is working on resources for you to share with students to help them build empathy and understanding of the different choices/situations they will likely observe at Lava Ridge. These can be shared with students on Friday, March 11^th or Monday, March 14^th (or both!)  We will have these to you mid-week.

Next week, the family communication, we send to our community will include information about our goal to build empathy and understanding at Lava with the changing mask guidelines.

Here are the new Ready Schools, Safe Learners Resiliency Framework (RSSL) guidelines. The changes are in green.

Elementary Schools are planning to offer in-person conferences this spring. Details on this are still developing and I will share more information as it is received.

Happening next week at Lava:

• Tuesday-  4^th Grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday- Lion Pride Drawing; School Improvement Wednesday: K-1 Foundational Skills Collaborative Time; 2^nd-5^th Foundational Skills with Sara Swedlund in the Media Center @ 1:45

Thank you for your continued regular communication home to families about what their child is learning in class! This regular, warm communication, is so appreciated by families.

Next week is a B week