{"id":5979,"date":"2025-09-26T17:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:30:41","slug":"september-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2025\/09\/26\/september-26\/","title":{"rendered":"September 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\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>Tuesday: Lockdown Drill @ 10:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: Lava Care Team Meeting @ 8:00 (C5); Belonging Assembly* @ 12:05 in the gym (loading @ 12:00) SIW: Work in Classrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: &nbsp;National Custodian Day!&nbsp; Photographer on site for new web page pictures; PTO Meeting in the Media Center @ 2:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: &nbsp;PTO Movie Night @ South Playground (gates 6:00, movie @ dusk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1BPnZ4IgaEqrPSKogVCMX2CDJaGJeiT902Mj1dFgV2T8\/edit?slide=id.g380c9b5b8ce_0_5273#slide=id.g380c9b5b8ce_0_5273\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1BPnZ4IgaEqrPSKogVCMX2CDJaGJeiT902Mj1dFgV2T8\/edit?slide=id.g380c9b5b8ce_0_5273#slide=id.g380c9b5b8ce_0_5273\">Assembly expectations <\/a> to review with your class for Wednesday.  Thank you!  At this assembly we will also be announcing Buddy Classes for the year. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From TLC: <\/strong>Registration is open for the first <strong>Educator Network Day on October 8th.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1O_itcsKgyKMslR6sGt6joxB7DvMK9N6DXE6p69naJME\/edit?usp=sharing\">Here are the topics and locations<\/a>.&nbsp;  Thank you for registering even if you plan to attend the session at your school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for always having a <strong>walkie-talkie<\/strong> with you on recess duty.  This is important for communication in the event of student injury and to be able to reach staff or students on the playground.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the <strong>Standard Response Protocol (SRP)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1KtdbJARqKyU9QlEfIljthlFeXR4f91cg27hNnuP5cA8\/edit#slide=id.p\">lockdown lesson<\/a> to review with students in preparation for the <strong>drill on Tuesday.<\/strong> We are planning to announce the beginning of this drill over the intercom and will be joined by several members of the Bend-La Pine SRO team, Scott Bojanowski (Safety Department) and Kayla Martin (Safety Department).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>PTO is planning to have three after-school (2:30-3:15) meetings this school year in the Media Center. <\/strong> Similar to years past, one of the agenda items will be 1-2 minute teacher updates.  Thank you for having a member of your team attend to share goings-on at your grade level.  Attendance is not necessary if you have MTSS.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the<strong> incident on Monday the Maintenance Department mowing team will be making the changes <\/strong>below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using mulching machines for areas around school windows (when available)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating mowers with the discharge sides positioned away from windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring proper use of the mower discharge guards so that items caught in the mower are not projected upwards toward windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Throttling the engine lower around windows so that any debris is not disbursed a great distance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From the Guru of Tech, Brad<\/strong>: I had a teacher at another school lose years of work when their laptop died. It doesn&#8217;t appear they had their data backed up anywhere. Apple makes this pretty easy to back up your Desktop &amp; Documents folders to iCloud which is great because Apple also gives Education customers 200 GB of storage instead of the normal 5 GB. Take a few moments to <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1GzJDCXDoesaKk9qWaLJAE5wAA_IctkyO%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgary.defrang%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cc6cc1351c814459392f908ddfb9fd7e8%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638943386109925520%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3TjjJhBlB%2FU%2FaIMlOXRuKz082tsapesQteODxuLf0B4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make sure this feature is on<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1GzJDCXDoesaKk9qWaLJAE5wAA_IctkyO%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgary.defrang%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cc6cc1351c814459392f908ddfb9fd7e8%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C638943386109946232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6F7EtxSoiZnI18hQHHeTMKLa0kPfLvMFsF0i4xqpG8A%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>and save yourself some grief. Reach out if you have any questions. Note: if you are using some other backup service like the Google Drive app, please don&#8217;t proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>From Kinsey in the Office of Policy and Advocacy:<\/strong><\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bend.k12.or.us\/application\/files\/4917\/2116\/2402\/IGAC-AR_final_5.14.2024.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bend.k12.or.us\/application\/files\/4917\/2116\/2402\/IGAC-AR_final_5.14.2024.pdf\">Here<\/a> is the Bend La Pine policy and guidelines for religion and holidays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If we could visit any fictional time or place we would go to&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I would love to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jurassic Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 1960s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Shire for second breakfast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narnia!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hogwarts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hundred Acre Woods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseon Dynasty &#8211; historical kingdom of Korea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any of the dig sites from Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Willy Wonka&#8217;s Chocolate Factory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stars Hollow, Connecticut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hmm, the shire from Lord of the Rings? It looks cozy, peaceful and relaxing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a place where everyone gets along&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Emerald City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Grid (from Tron)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The land of OZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1800&#8217;s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smallworld (from Disneyland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hogwarts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting a fantasy world with dragons and magic would be pretty amazing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Room Tidy Team:&nbsp; <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Grade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Week is an <strong>B week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-10.21.33-AM-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-10.21.33-AM-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-10.21.33-AM-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-10.21.33-AM-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-05-at-10.21.33-AM.png 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: &nbsp; Here are the Assembly expectations to review with your class for Wednesday. Thank you! At this assembly we will also be announcing Buddy Classes for the year. \ud83d\ude42 From TLC: Registration is open &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2025\/09\/26\/september-26\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5979"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6010,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979\/revisions\/6010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}