{"id":105,"date":"2018-09-28T17:03:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=105"},"modified":"2018-09-28T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:03:27","slug":"september-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2018\/09\/28\/september-28\/","title":{"rendered":"September 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>What a great week!\u00a0 Thank you for all of your hard work.\u00a0 Below are some notes for next week and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Lava Ridge!\u00a0 We&#8217;ve got glass!\u00a0 Pam and Amber have been rockin&#8217; the new slider and the automated doors to the hallways.\u00a0 This is actually temporary glass and will be replaced with a safer version and locking option soon.\u00a0 As an additional measure of security we will also be locking the door from the lobby to the office.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-109\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_1385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week at a Glance for October 1-5<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:05 Social Team Meeting in the Media Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:05 Staff Meeting in the Media Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:05 ICCL Meeting<\/li>\n<li>SIW @ 2:30 in the Media Center&#8211;EBISS Launch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thursday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PTO Meeting in the Media Center @ 3:45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lion Pride Drawing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He&#8217;s got it!\u00a0 One of our 1st graders in action developing his Habits of Mind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s raining confetti!\u00a0 What a cool product from a buddy class collaboration last week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_1384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Accelerated Reader<\/strong>-We will be launching Accelerated Reader soon!\u00a0 The management of AR has shifted this year to being the responsibility of individual schools so we have needed to navigate this change.\u00a0 More details on a start up date soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battle of the Books-<\/strong>This year, there will <em>potentially<\/em> be two book clubs that students at Lava Ridge can choose (with parent permission) to join.\u00a0\u00a0 These two options are Battle of the Books and Clash of the Classics.\u00a0 At this point we have coordinators for Class of the Classics and not yet for OBOB.\u00a0 Please let me know if you might be interested in leading OBOB this year.\u00a0 If we do not have an adult to lead OBOB this year we will try again next! The titles in both of these clubs can be located <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=14WhdAnilnYBY44LgreWZBf5Xt7vB2xze\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shay Mikalson has set up <strong>new guidelines for book clubs<\/strong> at schools:<\/p>\n<p>Parent permission slips are required for all book clubs<\/p>\n<p>Meetings, competitions, etc. need to be completed outside of class time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools should not schedule assemblies for book clubs<\/li>\n<li>Class time, library time, etc. should not be used for competitions<\/li>\n<li>Activities connected with book clubs must all be done at voluntary times when students can choose to be there (ie. Lunches, recesses, before or after school)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Carole&#8217;s Instructional Tip for the Week<\/strong> to keep in mind for struggling students and our ELLs&#8230; Yazmin Flores, a fifth-grade student, shared, &#8220;It really helps me when Mrs. Gottschalk goes over the vocabulary words with us before we read.&#8221;\u00a0 Understanding <b>academic vocabulary<\/b> is critical for students.\u00a0 Students need to know the meaning of words so they can achieve grade level standards.\u00a0 Show them with pictures or realia (real examples.)\u00a0 They <b>thrive <\/b>on front-loading vocabulary before a unit or story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Hour Secretary Position-<\/strong>To better help elementary schools offices navigate the increased time demands involved with Raptor and secure entries, Human Resources has approved all elementary schools to hire an additional 2 hour secretarial position.\u00a0 This is a one year position being paid with Title IV dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our 4th graders working away during recess and demonstrating kindness with the poster they are making for Ms. Rodriguez as she recovers from surgery.\u00a0 This will be delivered with meals soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_1403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaching Options<\/strong> for the year&#8230;link below to information from the district coaching team on some professional learning options for the year.\u00a0\u00a0 We have budgeted for sub costs related to this professional development so please let me know if you or your team are interested in any of these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=17-F5fbyB8KVVE8D6Ycomxbuv4pP9IumS\">Coaching Options 2018-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow!\u00a0 Lots of standards and big mathematical ideas were learned in September Number Corner.\u00a0 One month down!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_1383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supervision schedules through October 12:<\/p>\n<p><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->AM Duty Schedule North Side Below:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.38.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"98\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.33.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AM Duty South Side Below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.39.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.41.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After School Duty Schedule Below (smallest version in the world!) *<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.37.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1244\" height=\"60\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-18-at-4.42.57-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1241\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*Front of School Roving Crowd Control:\u00a0 Thank you for reminders to students about walking scooters\/bikes, to families with dogs\/other animals of our designated pet area by the fire hydrant, and helping to bring in students whose ride has not arrived yet at 3:40.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Julianne Repmann: Nationwide Emergency System Test- <\/strong>On October 3, 2018, many student, staff and visitor cell phones should receive one emergency test broadcast message with an audible alert sometime between 11:18 and 11:48 a.m.\u00a0 This broadcast is expected go to Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) compatible cell phones\u00a0that have wireless carriers that are participating in WEA,\u00a0which are switched on and within range of the cell tower. These messages are set to alert the public of emergencies \u2014 including AMBER alerts and tornado or flood warnings, for example. This test is being conducted by Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission.\u00a0We want to make you aware of this for two reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>This could be a teachable moment for you and your students OR it could be a distraction to your teaching and learning environment if cell phones are on and receiving messages during this time.<\/li>\n<li>This is not a test conducted by Bend-La Pine Schools. This is the first nationwide Presidential-level WEA test and individuals cannot opt out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Test Details:<\/p>\n<p>During the WEA test, cell phone users should receive a single, distinct dialog box on their device, which should say \u201cPresidential Alert\u201d followed by \u201cTHIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.\u201d This text should be accompanied by a special tone and vibration, which should be repeated twice.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this test, please review the following documents:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-alert-test\">https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-alert-test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/frequently-asked-questions-wireless-emergency-alerts\/\">https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/frequently-asked-questions-wireless-emergency-alerts\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colleagues, What a great week!\u00a0 Thank you for all of your hard work.\u00a0 Below are some notes for next week and beyond. 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