{"id":4443,"date":"2026-03-28T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:22:59","slug":"monday-am-notes-march-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/2026\/03\/28\/monday-am-notes-march-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday AM Notes, March 30 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey All!<br>I hope you had a fantastic Spring Break, always a welcome interlude at this time of year!  I had an incredible trip to the eastern Sierras and got my fill of stunning vistas, ice cold streams, and frozen lakes!  A few photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4454\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-985x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-1477x1536.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-1970x2048.jpg 1970w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Alabama-Hills-sunrise-1200x1248.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4453\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Convioct-Lake-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4451\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/gull-lake-sunset-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" data-id=\"4452\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-2048x2039.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mobiais-arch-sunrise-1200x1194.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4455\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Mt-Whitney-sunrise-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4457\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-1541x2048.jpg 1541w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-1200x1594.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Wildflower-sierras-scaled.jpg 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" data-id=\"4456\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-1024x382.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-1024x382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-1536x573.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-2048x765.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Sabrina-lake-1200x448.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A HUGE congrats to Haley, Skylar, and Sonny as they welcome baby Jones to the world!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4458\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2026\/03\/Baby-Jones-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>A few notes to get you rolling&#8230;<\/strong><br>1) <strong>Lockdown Drill tomorrow (Tuesday)<\/strong>-9:00am. Please take time on Monday to chat with your class and practice.<br><br>2) <strong>SIW this week-we&#8217;ll dive back into our book study<\/strong>. We&#8217;ll also have a Staff Meeting as part of SIW&#8211;it&#8217;s been a while since we had a nuts and bolts meeting.<br><br>3) Local author and musician <strong>Dennis McGregor from Sisters will be here on April 2<\/strong> to entertain <strong>K-2<\/strong>. 9:45-10:40am. <br><br>4) Reminder that <strong>Child Abuse Prevention lessons need to be completed by the end of April<\/strong>. Please remember to notify parents about when you plan to teach the lessons. I&#8217;ll resend the link to the lessons in a separate email.<br><br>5) <strong>Bree from BEAT will be working with Grades 3-5<\/strong> during Enrichment starting this Friday, April 3.<br><br>6) It&#8217;s <strong>state testing season for Grades 3-5<\/strong>&#8211;wish them all luck!<br><br>7) The <strong>annual auction is May 2<\/strong>, just over a month away. Each class has a parent (or parents) who are in charge of the <strong>class art project <\/strong>for the auction. The parent(s) should be reaching out soon to schedule time to work on the project. As always, thanks in advance for your flexibility in finding the time to accommodate the project!<br><br>8) Acting Superintendent Lisa Birk (Dr Cook is out for a bit caring for a family member) will host an update for all District staff on Tuesday, March 31, with two 30-minute virtual sessions:<br>Session 1 \u2013 3:05 \u2013 3:35 p.m. (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/cf9098ed-c4fb-4ecb-adc3-085b9ee04a35@b9c51293-e4b9-47a8-904a-452864568fe1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to join Session 1)&#8211;<strong>let&#8217;s meet in Brian&#8217;s room if interested.<\/strong><br>Session 2 \u2013 3:50 \u2013 4:20 p.m.\u00a0(<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/99dbe852-9310-4860-bc5b-58e680a205bf@b9c51293-e4b9-47a8-904a-452864568fe1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to join Session 2)<br><br>9) Last but not least, y&#8217;all know that Brad is filling in for Haley for the rest of the year.  Huge thanks Brad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming<\/strong><br><strong>March 31<\/strong>: Lockdown Drill, 9am<br><strong>April 1<\/strong>: SIW, Book Study and Staff meeting<br><strong>April 2:<\/strong> Dennis McGregor visits K-2, 9:45am<br><strong>April 8<\/strong>: SIW, Teacher Work Day<br><strong>April 17<\/strong>: SIW, Educator Network Day<br><strong>April 22<\/strong>: SIW, in house<br><strong>April 23<\/strong>: Grade 5 to Benham East<br><strong>April 29<\/strong>: SIW, Teacher Work Day<br><strong>April 29<\/strong>: Kinder Outdoor Ed<br><strong>May 2<\/strong>: Auction<br><strong>May 7<\/strong>: Grade 2 to Fall River Tubes<br><strong>May 8<\/strong>: Grade 1 to Bentham East<br><strong>May 12<\/strong>: Grade 3 to Caldera Arts<br><br>Here&#8217;s to a great week ahead!<br>Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey All!I hope you had a fantastic Spring Break, always a welcome interlude at this time of year! I had an incredible trip to the eastern Sierras and got my fill of stunning vistas, ice cold streams, and frozen lakes! A few photos: A HUGE congrats to Haley, Skylar, and Sonny as they welcome baby &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/2026\/03\/28\/monday-am-notes-march-30-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Monday AM Notes, March 30 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":439,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/439"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4443"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4474,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4443\/revisions\/4474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}