Wednesday: SST Meeting in C5 @ 8:00; SIW-Module 3 Preview and Planning Time @ 1:45 in the Media Center
Thursday: Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; K MTSS in C5; 1-5th PLC Meetings @ 2:45
We are planning to have a fire drill next week.
We are excited to announce that Stephanie Wrather and Mallory Johnson will be joining our Special Programs EA Team for the remainder of the school year!
Thank you for updating the Erin’s Law planning document with the dates your students will learn the Barbara Sinatra curriculum once you have them set.
The Bend-La Pine Education Foundation Spring Cycle of Classroom Enrichments closes on Friday, February 28. Grant requests can be for up to $500 for project supply replenishment or up to $1,000 for an innovative project. Here is the link to the application : https://forms.gle/kDp6DJMUiFSomxcN8
Monday: 3rd grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room); ICCL Meeting @ 2:30 in C5
Wednesday: Kindergarten Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room); EA Meeting @ 10:30 in A6; SIW: Erin’s Law Training or EL/Wayfinder/LRE Showcase Planning @ 1:45 in the Media Center
Thursday: 1st grade Walk to Skill Planning (Conference Room); Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; 2nd MTSS; K, 1, 3-5th PLC Meetings @ 2:45
Friday: Valentine’s Day! No Walk to Skill groups
We’ve invited Keely Cashman-Caceres to Lava Ridge on Tuesday @ 11:00-12:00 so we can recognize her for everything she does to keep us safe. We are planning to present Keely with a banner and t-shirt in celebration of SRO Appreciation Week in the cafeteria during this time. If your class has plans to write thank you notes to Keely, feel free to give them to her at this time or they can be sent via interschool mail to Mt. View.
Black History Month and Door Decorating reminder: a reminder that you are invited to join a friendly and fun competition to honor Black History Month across Bend-La Pine! Read here about how to participate and keep these resources in mind throughout the month and beyond to engage students in honoring the heritage, achievements, and contributions of the Black community in the U.S.
Monday: 2nd grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room)
Tuesday: 4th grade Walk to Skill Planning Day (Conference Room)
Wednesday: 5th 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!
Welcome to our new nurse, Jessica Loukonen!
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!
*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.
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
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.
At this point, next week’s weather is looking favorable for a January Fire Drill.
Welcome to Chelsea Peterson who will be interning the remainder of the year with Tracy in kindergarten.
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
Welcome to Ansley Duettra who will be interning the remainder of the year with Rachel in 5th grade.
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.
Welcome back to Avery Burger who is interning with Allison in 3rd grade through June.
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.
Welcome to Sheri Schneider who will be joining our faculty and teaching ELL daily from 9:00-11:55
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.
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 drillon 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
