{"id":1730,"date":"2021-05-03T03:17:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2021-05-16T18:46:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T18:46:30","slug":"5-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/2021\/05\/03\/5-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"5.2.2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/files\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.15.09-PM-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1736\" \/><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a photo of some of some very dedicated educators!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This and That:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staff Appreciation:<\/strong> If ever there is a year that educators need to be appreciated, it is THIS ONE! Each day this week, there will be small surprises for staff. Come by the staff lounge on Monday 5\/3 after 10:00 for a gift to kick off the week.  On Tuesday morning, there will be some coffee and donuts provided by our PTO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summer Programming:<\/strong> Below is an update\/adjustment regarding pay for both classified and certified employees who work in our district summer learning program. Please share this with your entire staff and encourage any interested to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Certified (teachers and student services\/deans) will get a stipend of $5500 for 3 weeks of summer school and 3 days of training. This is 120 hours of expected work.<\/li><li>Classified will get a $3500 stipend for 3 weeks of summer school and 2 days of training. This is 112 hours of expected work.<\/li><li>Classified hired in the afternoon will work half days for $1750.<\/li><li>HR has edited the current job postings to include the new stipend. Postings will be up for another 10 days.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staffing:<\/strong> A big congratulation to Rebecca Wright who has been hired a Ponderosa Elementary as their media specialist for next school year!  Ponderosa is lucky to get you, Rebecca!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TLC Update:<\/strong> Of particular note in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1r3tpPpwmweVL83I2o8SXrcYk-RHAN3cssYLXMWVFgS0\/edit\">this week&#8217;s update<\/a>: instructional coaching positions open, Lexia and Dreambox summer tutor positions, information about the language arts adoption, Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference information, summer math training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Art in the Meadow:<\/strong> For student art, please only use first name and last initial as we will be sharing this video with our whole community (including social media). Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bend Science Station Kits: <\/strong> It was fun to see some of you using the Bend Science Station kits this past week and the kids so excited to be engaged in the science! As a reminder, elementary teachers can find some incredible science lessons in Google Drive! <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/0AAgmVN31TH88Uk9PVA\">Here is a link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID\/ Safety Related Information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions\/Concerns about COVID-19 related matters?:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12W1CiwISAOh_l5XUgFmkiUO2LejQ_wpP\/view\">Please follow this flowchart<\/a>. If in doubt about what to do, you can always check with Frank or Kelle. Frank is our Safety Team Lead, and Ann Hollenberg is our School Nurse. You can find our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bend.k12.or.us\/application\/files\/4216\/1167\/6326\/Elk_Meadow_COVID_Checklist_1-25-2021_update.pdf\">School Safety Checklist&nbsp;<\/a>here. And here is a link to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1XXhFWqef6lWJ6h0wLC-STz-hty1zjYqoR8J9-RlxHTE\/edit\">COVID anonymous safety concerns form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Do:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbook Photos:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1oBs-j6IkPYO4FOngb6YPjdeRPo7EjZRb\">contribute photos for the yearbook by clicking this link<\/a>. There is a folder for each classroom and a miscellaneous folder for any other photos.  The deadline is THIS FRIDAY, May 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Art in the Meadow:<\/strong> Please start digitizing 2-3 pieces of art for each student and put them in your <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/1Txv4u98YS0ISQN-awqOJq2AIRlyKsM7L\">Art in the Meadow folder<\/a>. A few ideas for digitizing your art: scan on the copy machine, take a photo with your phone or iPad, have a parent take the photos for you, or the office will take photos for you (<strong>art must be in the office by 5\/15 for help<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tuesday:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gr. 2 EBISS meeting, <\/li><li><strong>Wednesday:<\/strong> T-shirt orders are due, deadline for talent show submissions<\/li><li><strong>Thursday:<\/strong>&nbsp;Staff meeting<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This and That: Staff Appreciation: If ever there is a year that educators need to be appreciated, it is THIS ONE! Each day this week, there will be small surprises for staff. Come by the staff lounge on Monday 5\/3 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/2021\/05\/03\/5-2-2021\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  5.2.2021<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":540,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58998],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2020-2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1730\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/kelle.hildebrandt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}