Week at a Glance

It’s Spirit Week! Here’s a link to the flyer.

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge

• Monday:  2^nd grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room)
• Tuesday:  4^th grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room)
• Wednesday:  5^th Grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room); Kindness Kick-off Assembly @ 9:00; SIW: Experience Math preview with Sara S followed by Erin’s Law Training or EL/Wayfinder/LRE Showcase planning time @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; Lava Teams @ 2:30; Bingo Night @ 5:30 (doors @ 5:30)

Sally Brown supports Lava Ridge and our students in so many ways! Thank you for everything you do, Sally. Happy National Counseling Week!

The ICCL Team recently discussed the Barbara Sinatra Fight Child Abuse sexual abuse prevention program and having students learn the content prior to Spring Break. To support teams with this, you can either attend a brief meeting (followed by planning time) on February 5th* or February 12th during SIW. The other date (either 2/5 or 2/12) your team can use for EL or Wayfinder planning or preparing for the Lava Ridge Showcase. Here’s a link to the Barbara Sinatra curriculum.

*The Barbara Sinatra training and planning time for EL/Wayfinder, etc. will take place after Sara Swedlund previews the Experience Math curriculum for us on Wednesday @ 1:45 in the Media Center.

As your team thinks through the Lava Ridge Showcase, here is a Canva scavenger hunt idea from Laci to consider. Lava Ridge Showcase Canva Please make a copy if you would like and see Laci if you have any questions.

Earlier this week, Jeff and Carrie Larmel resigned their educational assistant positions. These positions are posted on the district web site and if you know of a great candidate, please encourage them to apply. Thank you!

Staff Room Tidy Team:  Office Staff 

Next Week is an B week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  Walk to Skill groups resume; ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in C5
• Tuesday: Dorian Photographer on Campus Taking Candid Pictures (Really!)
• Wednesday: SIW: Work in Classrooms
• Thursday: 3^rd MTSS @ 2:30 in C5; K-2, 4-5^th PLC Meetings* @ 2:30
• Friday:  Progress Report Preparation Day

*The YouthTruth Staff Survey closes Friday and we hope that you will use PLC meeting time to complete the survey if you haven’t yet. Thank you!   ytsurvey.org/lrestaff25

We will be announcing Belonging trait awards during the announcements Tuesday-Friday

We are planning to have an earthquake drill next week.

Here is the flyer for Spirit Week, Feb 3-7th

Heads Up…SRO Appreciation Week is February 10-14. Keeley Cashman can be reached via inter-school mail at Mt. View HS. if your class would like to recognize her.

The Giving Plate has paused the Backpacks for Bend program for the remainder of the school year. This program provided weekly food packs for some of our students and can still be accessed by families by visiting the Kid’s Korner Market @ the Giving Plate.

If our staff received 3 wishes, these are things we would wish for:

• My own fully paid off house, never to have a headache again, and an unlimited supply of garlic parmesan pretzel twists
• Free vacation, new car, perfect sleep!
• Taco Bell in my house, a room with fluffy blankets, and endless time with my family
• Free caffeine every day for life, universal healthcare, and free gas for life.
• A clean house every day, a spot on a college soccer team for my son and no more health issues for my daughter
• Free concert tickets for life, a chef, and beer to become the equivalent of a health food with no ill health effects
• Plane tickets to a destination of my choice, a healthy body for as long as possible, and free time.
• Health, happiness and stability for my friends and family, and to do and learn fun craft and Household projects, and finally, to be by the beach.
• Health, happiness, and wealth for all
• Family and friends to forever be happy and healthy, dogs to live as long as humans and to teleport anywhere in the world.
• A plane ticket around the world for a yearlong vacation

Staff Room Tidy Team:  EA Team  

Next Week is an A week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  Enjoy!
• Tuesday: Dorian Photographer on Campus for Candid Pictures; Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday: SIW: Educator Network Day Part II @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: DIBELS Day; 4^th MTSS @ 2:30 in C5; K-3, 5^th PLC Meetings* @ 2:30
• Friday:  Karen Rush & Tammy Doty Site Visit @ 9:30

On Tuesday after the Presidential Inauguration there’s the potential that some of our students may experience some big emotions. Please reach out to Laci or I if we can support in any way.

*Please use a PLC Meeting in the next two weeks to complete the YouthTruth Staff Survey.  Thank you!  ytsurvey.org/lrestaff25

We will not have Walk to Skill groups this week as we familiar test students and those who are absent on DIBELS Day.

A reminder that January 31st is progress report preparation day and certified staff can work remotely. An early heads-up that progress reports need to be submitted in Synergy by 5:00 on February 2nd as Tech Services will initiate the Synergy roll-over to Second Semester late that day.

Bingo Night is scheduled to begin on Feb 6 @ 5:30 (updated time!) and will be in the gym.

Staff Room Tidy Team:  Specials Team  

Next Week is a B week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday: Winter Clothing Drive begins and continues through Friday
• Wednesday:  SIW-Educator Network Day @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; 5^th MTSS in C5; K-4^th PLC Meetings @ 2:30

I’ll be at the District Safety Cadre meeting on Wednesday @1:00

We will not have Walk to Skill groups the week of January 21-24 as we familiar test students and those who are absent on DIBELS Day (1/23)

Here are the notes from the December Climate Meeting.

At this point, next week’s weather is looking favorable for a January Fire Drill.

Hi Lava Ridge – It was nice to be with you for our speedy overview of MagicSchool! Here is a MagicSchool Resource Guide with access instructions and the MagicSchool AI Slides from the SIW. Please be in touch if you’d like support with MagicSchool, or anything else related to instructional technology, as always.  [email protected] & [email protected]

From Kinsey Martin, Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy, & Equity: There are a number of upcoming cultural events taking place in the Bend-La Pine Schools. Here is the full list

As we discussed on Wednesday, January 31st is progress report preparation day and certified staff may work remotely. An early heads-up that progress reports need to be submitted in Synergy by 5:00 on February 2nd as Tech Services will initiate the Synergy roll-over to Second Semester late that day.

Staff Room Tidy Team:  5^th grade

Next Week is a A week

Happenings Next Week (Year?) at Lava Ridge:

• Wednesday:  SST Meeting@ 8:00 in C5; EA Meeting @ 10:30 in A6; SIW: Report Card Training & Magic School A1 Training @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; PTO Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center; Lava Teams Meeting (as needed by your team) @ 2:30
• Friday:  Fun Friend Friday @ Lunches

At the PTO Meeting on Thursday we are planning again to have grade level reports shared by a teacher from each team. If the members of your grade level need to meet with Lava Teams during this time, just let me know and I can share an update.

Welcome to Cassidy Schutz who will be joining our staff to provide educational assistant support in the Den! Cassidy has substituted in the Den in the past and was selected as the finalist this week by our interview team.

This year we have had a significant increase in the number of ELL students we serve and the number of these students who are newcomers (students with little or no knowledge yet of English) Jessica and all of you have done a fantastic job welcoming these Lions to Lava Ridge and helping them to grow as learners! To assist us in meeting the needs of these students, the department of Multilingual Services has decided to add certified FTE to Lava Ridge beginning January 6th. Sheri Schneider who has been teaching at Ponderosa (and will continue to do so), will be joining our faculty and teaching daily from 9:00-11:55.  Sheri’s instructional schedule is in the developmental stages and Jessica or Sheri will be in touch with you and families of your ELL students if this addition impacts the ELL supports for your class. 

From Lisa Birk: We would like all staff  to participate in a survey to describe their professional development interests. COREN supports many learning opportunities within BLP, and this information benefits both their organization and ours in the sense that it gives us access to supports for our current needs. Professional Development Survey for COREN.

Staff Room Tidy Team:  4^th grade

Next Week is a B week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in C5
• Tuesday:  Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday:  SST Meeting @ 8:00 in C5; SIW: Trauma Informed Practices @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; Holiday Party and Celebration in the Media Center @ 2:30
• Friday:  Holiday Social @ Bridge 99 @ 3:16

We will be announcing Belonging trait awards during the announcements Tuesday-Friday

From Julie Richards: The Math Curriculum Review Team has been actively engaged in the curriculum review process since the fall of 2022. We want to take a moment to thank them for their dedication to this important work.

This year, the Math Curriculum Review Team and field testers have been involved in evaluating various math materials as part of the ongoing review process. After field testing a set of materials, STEMScopes, the team determined that it did not meet the criteria established in our rubric. Consequently, information about this program will not be shared at your school. However, if you are interested in exploring STEMScopes on your own, you can access it here. Additionally, you can review the detailed results from both the Math Curriculum Review Team and the field testers.

Looking ahead, we are excited to begin our next field test. Starting in early January, the team will be teaching Experience Math and gathering valuable insights. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Julie Richards, Kerry Morton, or any member of the Math Curriculum Review Team.

Staff Room Tidy Team:  3^rd grade

Next Week is an A week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Tuesday:  Newcomer Learning Lab with Sara @ 11:30-2:45 (C6); ICCL Meeting @ Jewell, 3:00-5:00
• Wednesday:  SIW: Work in Classrooms; Media Manager Meeting @ 1:45
• Thursday: PLC Meetings*  

*Please spend some of your agenda time looking at your progress monitoring data. Skill Development groups have been running for about 6 weeks and we are 6 weeks out from having winter benchmark data.  As you do this, look for general trends instead of focusing on individual students and not on making major group changes, but small manageable tweaks. We will be able to make major changes in early February when teams will have another ½ day of planning with Sara. Don’t forget to celebrate the positives and to always keep Sara in mind for problem solving questions that may arise. Here is a document to support these conversations. 

Thank you for updating the Lava Ridge Instructional Schedule Google Doc if you have made changes recently to your schedule. Laci and I often refer to this doc when coordinating min-observations and other classroom visits.

We are planning to have a secure drill on Friday. Here are slides to review with your class on Thursday or Friday during morning meetings.

Curriculum, Instruction and Systems–Julie Richards. EL additional training opportunity (space limited)We are excited to offer additional support/planning times for Expeditionary Learning.  If you are interested in participating in these first-come first-serve opportunities, please Sign up here. An email will be sent to folks the following week regarding getting subs. Space is limited so please do not get subs until you are notified that there is room for you on the specific dates

Full-day w/sub provided:

• Jan 21st – 4th and 5th only (Education Center boardroom)
• Feb 4th – K and 1st only (Education Center boardroom)
• Feb 12th – 2nd and 3rd only (Education Center boardroom)

After school w/timesheet (curriculum rate)-any grade level welcome

• Feb 3rd     3:30-6:30 (Education Center boardroom)
• Feb 10th  3:30-6:30 (Education Center boardroom)

Staff Room Tidy Team:  2^nd grade

Next Week is an B week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in C5
• Wednesday:  Picture Re-takes; Joy Festival Activity @ Lunch Recess; SIW: Module 2 Review and Planning Time @ 1:45 in the Media Center;  EA Training at Education Center @ 2:00
• Thursday: Joy Festival Activity @ Lunch Recess; Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; Lava Teams @ 2:30
• Friday: Joy Festival Activity @ Lunch Recess

The Joy Festival Returns!  During lunch recess Wednesday-Friday, students will be able to complete a fun art project in their Neighborhood.

Save the date! Holiday celebration at Bridge 99 @ 3:16 on December 20th. More details to come!

When asked If we could live in any historical period, here’s what our staff had to say:

• The 1960s
• London 1800s, Colonial America following the Revolutionary War.
• No thank you, I love aspirin and air conditioning too much. Can I choose a utopian Star Trek time of the future?
• The future – so I know if we survive or not.
• The 1920’s
• 1870-1890  Homesteading…Little House on the Prairie Time Period
• The early 1800s (but just the fancy parties and elegant clothes😊)
• 1960’s
• 1930’s because I love the fashion
• The 70s (the MUSIC)
• 1780 with Marie Antoinette
• The Rome times
• I think the 20’s.  It seems like a fun time before things got really hard during the depression.
• Now…we’ve come a long way! We have so much further to go. But going backwards would feel weird to me!
• Too hard to pick

Staff Room Tidy Team: 1^st grade

Next Week is an A week

Canned Food Drive Week!  Cans and non-perishable food can be placed in a barrel at the Main Entrance, or in the north or south hallways through Friday. Thank y0u!

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in C5
• Wednesday:  SST Meeting @ 8:00 in C5; SIW: Math curriculum preview with Sara Swedlund for Amplify Desmos Math & Morning and Closing Meeting Resources @ 1:45 in the Media Center
• Thursday: Dress Up Day: Career, Trade School or College; Tammy Doty & Karen Rush Site Visit @ 8:00; Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; K MTSS in C5 (Eagle’s Nest) ; PLC 1^st – 5^th  

Grace has started her leave. Emma Hoiness will be serving as the long-term substitute in her class beginning Tuesday.

On Wednesday, 5th grade leaders will be visiting classrooms to discuss College and Career dress-up day with your students.

This week during the announcements we will again be announcing the name of a student from each class that has been excelling with the trait of responsibility. We are planning to call Kindergarten/1st on Tuesday; 2/3rd Wednesday; 4th on Thursday, and 5th Friday.

Thank you for submitting your goals via UKG. Please let me know if I can assist with the uploading of docs or if you need additional time.

Thank you for your input! We will be letting the PTO know that we would prefer to have one schoolwide t-shirt color for the Lion Dash in the spring.

From the Tech Department: Synergy Mail Issue and Resolution-The latest update to our student information system included a change in Synergy Mail, which removed the ability for recipients (families) to reply directly to the sender (teacher). This change was intentional by the vendor but was not communicated to any IT teams or any of their 6,500 school customers nationwide. As a result, we were delayed in communicating the issue and providing a solution.As of today, November 14th, our BLS IT team has implemented an in-house fix that restores the direct reply functionality for recipients of messages sent via Synergy Mail.

Staff Room Tidy Team Kinder

Next Week is an B week

Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge:

• Monday:  Veteran’s Day Holiday
• Tuesday:  Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center
• Wednesday: Belonging Assembly @ 8:30;  Media Manager Meeting @ 1:45 in the Media Center; SIW: Work in Classrooms;  Admin Meeting 3:00-4:30 @ BSHS
• Thursday: 1^st MTSS in C5 (Eagle’s Nest) ; PLC K,  2-5^th

Thank you for submitting your goals via UKG by November 15th. Please let me know if I can assist with the uploading of docs or if you need an extension.

If Laci or I completed a mini-observation with you earlier this year, keep an eye out for a notification from UKG for a “Performance Review” of this observation. The window opened this week for inputting and we hope to have them entered sometime next week.

The holiday season is quickly approaching! As we work to grow a sense of belonging for each Lion, thank you for your thoughtful planning of the activities students might experience during this upcoming time of the year and beyond. Lava Ridge students celebrate a variety of holidays throughout the year, some do not, and some are not able to. Your consideration of every student is appreciated. Here is a reflection tool created the Bend-La Pine Equity Team you may find helpful in your planning.

Next week is an A week

Staff Room Tidy Team: Office Staff