{"id":6269,"date":"2026-01-09T21:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/?p=6269"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:07:24","slug":"january-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2026\/01\/09\/january-9\/","title":{"rendered":"January 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happenings Next Week at Lava Ridge: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday:\u00a0 Staff Meeting @ 2:30 in the Media Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: \u00a0EA Meeting @ 1:00 (A3); SIW- Teacher Directed Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: DIBELS Day (A3); \u00a0Lion Pride Drawings @ Lunches; PTO Meeting-1 team member per grade K-3rd to attend.  Thank you! @ 2:30 (Media Center); 4<sup>th<\/sup> MTSS @ 2:30 (C5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday:\u00a0 Fun Friend Friday begins @ Lunches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With spring weather returning we will likely have a<strong> fire drill<\/strong> this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be announcing <strong>Character Trait Awards for Responsibility<\/strong> on the announcements beginning Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reminder that our fabulous EAs will be DIBELing students this week Wednesday-Friday so will not be in classrooms during <strong>Extension of Core<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information below in italics is being shared with <strong>families<\/strong> early next week via the <strong>newsletter.<\/strong>  As always, please let Laci or I know if we can support you in anyway with these guidelines.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At all Bend-La Pine Schools personal electronic devices (cell phones, smart watches, and earbuds) are to be silent and away during school hours. We appreciate your help in supporting our students in being engaged in their learning without the distractions of personal electronic devices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We appreciate families not trying to communicate with their child via watches or phones during the school day and instead calling us at 541-355-2400 if you need to leave a message for your child. We also ask students to not call or text home if they are not feeling well, and instead let their teacher know so we can have our school nurse help them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-2.35.19-PM.png 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case we a <strong>big dose of winter weather<\/strong> arrives, here are\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/bendlapine.sharepoint.com\/Human%20Resources\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2fHuman+Resources%2f2024-25+Inclement+Weather+Guidelines.pdf&amp;parent=%2fHuman+Resources&amp;xsdata=MDV8MDJ8Z2FyeS5kZWZyYW5nQGJlbmQuazEyLm9yLnVzfDVmMmUwZmU4MWJmYzRmOTU3ZjE1MDhkZTRkM2NjNjBkfGI5YzUxMjkzZTRiOTQ3YTg5MDRhNDUyODY0NTY4ZmUxfDB8MHw2MzkwMzMxMjA2Mzg1Mzg0Mjl8VW5rbm93bnxUV0ZwYkdac2IzZDhleUpGYlhCMGVVMWhjR2tpT25SeWRXVXNJbFlpT2lJd0xqQXVNREF3TUNJc0lsQWlPaUpYYVc0ek1pSXNJa0ZPSWpvaVRXRnBiQ0lzSWxkVUlqb3lmUT09fDB8fHw%3d&amp;sdata=WXRFN2tmVXJSUTg2VG5yN2RYS05vTnovbk1LbmJaamZIY2R1MmJtUGdoYz0%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inclement Weather Guidelines for Staff<\/a>\u200b from HR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From the Central Oregon STEM HUB<\/strong>:  The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking your input via a survey geared to provide a deeper understanding of elementary students\u2019 computer science learning in Oregon.  This survey is designed to take about&nbsp;15 minutes&nbsp;to complete, and participants will receive a&nbsp;free coding workshop and be&nbsp;entered to win a $30 Amazon gift card.&nbsp; The survey can be accessed at <strong>:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3GVvci7&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctammy.doty%40bend.k12.or.us%7C6df055be2a2042682fb108de4d791fe1%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C639033379779794074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ttAF4ujV8FMSRxrVTzbViJyg4MYk5EFB9YElFBFZS0Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3GVvci7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Room Tidy Team:\u00a0<strong>Specials Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Week is an<strong> A Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><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: \u00a0 With spring weather returning we will likely have a fire drill this week. We will be announcing Character Trait Awards for Responsibility on the announcements beginning Tuesday. A reminder that our fabulous EAs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/2026\/01\/09\/january-9\/\">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-6269","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\/6269","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=6269"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6286,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6269\/revisions\/6286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/gary.defrang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}