Week at a Glance

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

Thank you for being so welcoming and friendly to the substitutes we have had at Lava Ridge this week. We regularly hear from these guests (ESD subs + District Office staff who have been substituting during the sub shortage) what a great vibe there is at Lava and how positive and helpful everyone is. This goes a long way. Thank you!

For Next Week:

-Wednesday, January 12th is an Educator Network SIW. K-1 will be meeting in the Media Center from 1:45-3:15 and all other grade levels will be meeting via Webex (watch for an email from your instructor)

-The January Staff Meeting is Tuesday from 2:30-3:15 in the Media Center

-Lions Vision Screening is on Thursday

If you have not looked at the Targeted Remote Learning Checklist recently you may want to review the list. Lots of additional resources for remote learning can be located on the TLC webpage by visiting the Ready, Set, Go page.

Has your grade level discussed helping each other with sub plans in the event a team member needs to quarantine? We can time-sheet team members for their time helping each other out with sub plans. Just let Miriam and I know and we will get you compensated.

Our Winter DIBELS date will has been adjusted and will now be Friday, January 21st.

Stay tuned for details on the next PBIS Assembly. We will have one in the next couple of weeks.

Test to Stay is a new Oregon Department of Education program that allows unvaccinated, asymptomatic students and staff the opportunity for a modified quarantine that allows them to remain in school/work rather than being forced to quarantine at home. Students and staff exposed to a person with COVID-19 in the classroom and/or on buses while universal masking was consistently implemented, may qualify for this modified quarantine option. Those who choose Test to Stay will be required to mask for recess and extra-curricular activities. Here are more details about Test to Stay: Oregon Health Authority Test to Stay FAQs

Next week is a B Week.

The Menstrual Dignity Act (HB 3294, 2021) created the requirement for school districts to provide free menstrual products for all menstruating students in public schools in Oregon. The program was designed to help students participate actively in classes and school activities by alleviating some of the economic strain and experiences of shame that are often barriers for menstruating students accessing their education. Menstrual products are now available for Lava Ridge students in the girls bathroom in Friendship Mountain.

From Sara Swedlund-Thank you everyone for your active participation at last Wednesday’s SIW.  Here is the slideshow for reference going forward. I am available for any follow up coaching to help you meet your goals around using Dreambox (examples: problem solve around one kid, go through reports together to find what best supports your class, team in the moment during your Dreambox time).

A reminder that on January 5th, we will be continuing to work on math intervention in grade level teams. Thank you for giving a screener and entering the results into Forefront before the 1:45-3:15 training.

4th grade EBISS is on Tuesday, January 4th @ 2:30

Here is another cool tech tip from Brad.

When it snows we like to….

• Ski
• Downhill ski !
• Cross Country Ski or take my dogs for a walk in the snow.
• Sit inside with a warm drink and watch it.
• Sit inside near the fire and look at the falling snow.
• Open all my blinds, sip on something hot, watch Hallmark movies and watch the snow fall!
• Cross country ski
• Watch a Hallmark movie
• Snowboard
• Play in it!
• Have hot cocoa by the fireplace and stay in jammies
• Watch my dog play!
• Go snow shoeing
• Sit by the fire and play guitar 🙂
• Put on PJs and watch cheesy holiday movies
• Sledding
• Stay cozy in my sewing room!
• Mt. Bachelor! 🏂

The week of January 3rsd is an A week

Yesterday the ICCL Team met and discussed the two math SIWs we have had this month and what the content area focus should be for the next time we meet together on January 5th. The consensus of the team was to continue with the math standards/intervention work into January to provide more time for teams to work together and practice using the screeners and the intervention resources. The ICCL Team is working to build the agenda for this meeting and ask that by 1/5 everyone has given a screener and entered the results into Forefront. At this meeting we will work together with the information in Forefront.

Below is the 5th grade caroling schedule: 

• Wednesday, December 15^th: 8:05-8:20@Discovery Falls (outside if not cold)  
• Thursday, December 16^th: 8:05-8:25 @Rainbow Valley (inside) 
• Friday, December 3^rd: 8:05-8:25 @Friendship Mountain (inside) 
• Friday, December 17^th: 8:40-8:55 @Eagles Nest (outside if not cold)  

Here are the links to Student Learning Growth Goal forms : Lava Ridge SLGG Form (copies by staff mailboxes too) Bend-La Pine Schools SLGG Form Thank you for signing and returning to my mailbox by December 17.

Here are the notes from the Climate Team Meeting on Monday

A couple of date reminders for next week:

• Tuesday:  5^th grade EBISS
• Wednesday: SIW-Teacher Prep
• Thursday: Cookies, Cocoa, and Coffee @ 2:30 in the Media Center

Interested in setting up an alternate authentication method? Here is a tech tip from Brad to help: Tech Tip

Collecting is a hobby for many at Lava Ridge. Here are some of the things we collect:

• Basketball Cards
• My husband and I collect ornaments/magnets and sometimes sand from the countries/cities we visit!
• When I go to the beach: rocks
• Silipints
• Rocks
• Cameras
• Mason jars for drinking glasses
• Mugs
• Memories
• Nothing right now, but I had an amazing sticker collection when I was little.
• Rocks, concert tickets
• Foreign currency
• Liquor from different countries
• Books
• Used to collect baseball caps
• Antique flywheel engines
• Wood for woodworking
• Rocks and glass blown art

Next week is a B week