Week at a Glance

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

It’s Spirit Week! Here again is the flyer (families received this via email on Thursday)

Got a writing celebration coming up? Please let Miriam know so we can put it on the master calendar. Thank you!

Here is a link to a poetry contest, sponsored by the State of Oregon’s Poetry Association. 

Happenings next week:

• Tuesday:  Staff Meeting at 2:30
• Wednesday:  SIW-Teacher Prep

A note from Human Resources: Please don’t forget that our School District offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help staff navigate life stressors and/or manage life changing events.  The EAP program is administered by UpriseHealth.  The services they offer at no cost to Bend La-Pine School district staff members (minus substitute teachers) are outlined below.  For the 21/22 school year, each covered member can receive up to six EAP visits per year which is an increase from the three allowed in the 20/21 school year. 

To find out more about your EAP, schedule a counseling appointment, or access services call UpriseHealth at 866-750-1327 or visit uprisehealth.com/members to find out more. Access Code is OEBB.

Next week is an A week

Congratulations to Brandon Powers who was selected as Swimming Coach of the Year for the Mountain Valley League. Brandon and his Bend High School team will be competing this weekend at the state swim Meet in Beaverton.

Spirit Week will kick-off on Tuesday, March 1st and run through Friday, March 4th. The final revisions to the flyer are being made today and will be available early next week.

Some reminders and notes for next week:

• Tuesday: 5^th grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday: Trauma Informed Practices Took Kit Training @ 1:45 in the Media Center

A note from Kinsey Martin: Want to obtain your ESOL endorsement for free?!  Bend-La Pine Schools has partnered with OSU to provide a full scholarship to five certified teachers, to participate in the endorsement program.  To learn more about this opportunity; understand the timeline, application, and selection process; and ask questions, please join BLS and OSU:

• Informational session and Q-and-A
• Tues, March 8^th 4:30-5:15pm 
• WebEx meeting: join here 
• Here are additional details about this opportunity, and here is the application (due April 1, 2022).   

In the coming weeks, drinking fountains in elementary schools will be turned back on. We don’t have a timeline yet for when this will happen at Lava.

Next week is a B week

Thank you for waiting to share Spirit Week details (first week of March) with families. A revised/updated flyer should be ready next Friday.

Some notes/reminders for happenings next week:

• Monday-Happy Valentine’s Day!
• Tuesday-Kindergarten EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-PBIS Safety Assembly via Webex @ 8:05 and SIW: Teacher Prep

Sarah Huddart, who teaches at Sky View and is completing an administrative pracitcum, will be on site Monday assisting with assistant principal duties while Lybe is out of the building.

Next week is an A week

Thank you for doing your best to join the PTO Meeting yesterday. We all encountered some technical challenges connecting (or staying connected) and hopefully can meet in person in the coming months.

Some notes/reminders for next week:

• Tuesday-1st grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday- 4th Grade NAEP Test and optional Educator Network Day/Teacher Prep @ SIW

Here again are the options for the Educator Network School Improvement Wednesday.

A note from Tami Pike: If you are submitting retroactive COVID-19 credit, please send directly to Tami Pike via district mail (not via email) and not to school nurses. Please include a copy of your submitted leave sheet.

Next week is a B week

The next Educator Network Day is on February 9th. All sessions are optional and educators will be paid to attend. Here are the options

Some notes/reminders for next week:

• Tuesday-February Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center (The PBIS Team invites you to wear Safety Gear! 🙂 )
• Wednesday-School Improvement Wednesday: Lexia Training with Sara at 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday-PTO Meeting via Zoom @ 3:00
• Friday-Work Day (remote work option available)
• Monday (2/7) Report cards due to Amber by 3:00

The February PTO Meeting will be held via Zoom. There will not be grade level reports and the PTO is hopeful a member of each grade level will attend. Here are the links/pass codes to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6732327549?pwd=WlFNMmp0WFFibHlLY2FqRWdkeEVwQT09
Meeting ID: 673 232 7549 Passcode: gmr25H

February is Black History month-Resources from TLC can be found here.

Debbie Gaynor will be substituting for Trede during the first part of her Family/Medical leave

Here are the notes from the Climate Team meeting

The Bend-La Pine Schools have been moving through a process, in collaboration with BEA, to examine best practices in grading at the secondary level. OEA has also been exploring this topic of discussion. Below are are some resources connected with this work-

Grading for Equity Book Study Flier: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J7d4MjAPOPuPsrQJRAvVc8ZfuIPzHMnj/view?usp=sharing (This is the same book the BLS Equitable Grading Think Tank has been using to guide their work)

Rethinking Grading Webinar Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl3_0SNHqpE

Next week is an A Week

A reminder that we have 3-ply medical grade masks and two different, KN95 mask styles available for you in the office. These are right under the security camera monitor by the sliding glass window.

Here are some Synergy Report Card Resources:

• 21-22 Report Card Information 
• 21-22 Paper Copy Report Cards
• Elementary Quick Guide
• Reminders & Tips
• Individual Comments
• Mass Comments

Here is the updated School Improvement Wednesday schedule. The Lexia training with Sara Swedlund has been rescheduled for February 2nd. The ICCL Team will be leading either standards or intervention focused activities for the March (and later) “Teacher Learning Teams (TLT)” dates.

Some notes/reminders for next week:

• January Fire Drill (really this time! 🙂 )
• Monday-MAC Survey Day
• Tuesday-2^nd Grade EBISS @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday-School Improvement Wednesday: Teacher Prep

Next week is a B week

A shout-out to Miriam for her time communicating with community partners to secure assistance for the families in the Juniper Hilltop Mobile Estates. Several groups including FAN are now involved and there was even a story last night on KTVZ detailing the water issues and how it is impacting the people who live there. Here is a link to the KTVZ story.

Nice job with your work on our family communication goal. We are off to a great start making sure every family receives at least, twice-monthly communication, about what their child is learning in math, reading, and writing and details about other happenings in class.

A reminder that we will not have Lava Read next week and on January 24, 25. DIBELS (1/21) will again be in Discovery Falls.

On Wednesday from 1:45-3:15, Sara Swedlund will be leading a training on Lexia. With all of us working with students to meet their units gained weekly goal, the ICCL Team felt a support session on Lexia, including how to use the new lesson slide decks would be helpful.

We are planning to have a fire drill next week.

Student Attendance Code Change: The Bend La Pine Schools will now be using the code PVQ instead of C19. This is to prevent student drops especially around the end of the semester (February 3rd)

Looking for a new TV show to watch? Here are some recommendations from your colleagues:

• Judge Judy
• Ted Lasso
• The Haunting of Hill House
• A Million Little Things
• And Just like That
• 1883
• This Is Us
• Yellowjackets
• Dexter
• Yellowstone
• The Queen’s Gambit
• Bull
• Call the Midwife
• Chuck
• Heartland
• Theranos
• The Blacklist
• You
• Cobra Kai

Next week is an A week