{"id":5627,"date":"2025-04-04T20:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2025-04-04T20:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:21:11","slug":"april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2025\/04\/04\/april-4\/","title":{"rendered":"April 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday:\u00a0Lion Dash Meeting @ 2:30 (Conference Room)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday:\u00a0 Staff Meeting @ 2:30 (Media Center)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: \u00a0Safety Kick-Off Assembly @ 8:00 (gym) ; EA Monthly Meeting @ 10:30 (A6); Train Your Brain presentation @ 11:00 (Friendship Mountain Commons); Special ED Team Meeting\/Training@ 1:00 (A1); SIW-Work in Classrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: Lion Pride Drawing @ Lunches; 3<sup>rd<\/sup> MTSS &amp; K-2, 4-5<sup>th<\/sup> PLC Meeting @ 2:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday:\u00a0 Leave Sheets due<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week we are planning to have a <strong>fire drill<\/strong>.  The team that installed the new alarm and people from the Maintenance Department will be on site during this to make sure the system is operating correctly and to train us on how to operate the system during drills. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_0062-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_0062-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_0062-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welcome KC Weary! KC has been shadowing Sara since Wednesday and is ready to roll on Monday.  KC has served in temporary rolls at Sky View and other Bend-La Pine Schools over the last two years and will be with us for the remainder of the school year. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have <strong>not yet received our staffing plan<\/strong> for next year.  At this point we are projected to have 386 students (this year we were staffed for 421 students) and should have more staffing information in the next couple of weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From TLC:<\/strong> <strong>Dyslexia Training Opportunity<\/strong> <strong>Central Oregon Dyslexia\u00a0Conference\u00a0\u2013\u00a0May 3,\u00a0\u00a0 9am\u00a0\u2013 3:30pm<\/strong> (Location:\u00a0 Ridgeview High School) This\u00a0conference\u00a0is designed with educators, administrators, and parents in mind, bringing you resources and tools from the International Dyslexia Association and specialists in our community. You\u2019ll walk away with a clear understanding of what Dyslexia is, experience a simulation putting you in the seat of a child with learning disabilities and take a deeper dive into understanding how to best support these students.\u00a0 Learn why children struggle with reading and what you can do in the classroom to help!\u00a0 <em>Teachers \u2013 Earn 5.5 Professional Development Units for FREE<\/em>. No additional paperwork necessary \u2013 certificates will be distributed after the event. More information and registration :\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcentraloregondyslexiaconference.eventbrite.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckaren.rush%40bend.k12.or.us%7C2e96f26aa70b4a7ba29008dd72e3485c%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638793042692536778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Bz%2ByZe4WuePpd2G3ho5LPFJl6cH9Zjh8AEI3VBIrqMc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/CentralOregonDyslexiaConference.eventbrite.com<\/a>. The\u00a0conference\u00a0is $12 and includes lunch and snacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you see on the LRE Main Calendar on <strong>Outlook<\/strong>, that the Lion Dash is on April 24th and the Lava Ridge Olympics are June 9th? In the next couple of days please double check that you are able to see these events and others, as some people have had issues recently viewing this information.  If you need any assistance or have questions, please check-in with Kina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong>Human Resources<\/strong>: <strong>Contract letters <\/strong>were sent to all licensed employees via UKG and need to be returned <strong>no later than April 15.<\/strong>  If you have not yet completed yours, please log in to UKG to review and submit your response as soon as possible.  Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Room Tidy Team:&nbsp; <strong>EA Crew<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Week is a <strong>B week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-1024x343.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-03-at-1.45.20\u202fPM.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: &nbsp; Next week we are planning to have a fire drill. 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