Message from the Principal
Dear Ryan Elementary Community,
Wow, this community does an amazing job wearing their helmets and biking to school. Check out some photos below from the Bike to School Day event last week. Rocky, the Rhino, loved giving out high fives. Rocky would love to visit Ryan more often. If you would like to volunteer to help out with our mascot’s appearances, please contact the office.
Did you know Ryan’s field day is coming? Ryan’s field day, for kindergarten through fifth grade, will be Friday, May 16th. Visitors are welcome to come watch their child’s events as long as they check in at the main office. Students will be outside during their Specials time. See below for more information and opportunities to volunteer.
We look forward to celebrating our volunteers in the library after school on Thursday, May 1st. Thank you for all your support, encouragement and time.
Next week is staff appreciation week and our PTA has a week full of appreciation and treats to honor our team. Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to celebrate our staff. The team of teachers and staff members at Ryan is one of the best around, and I feel so lucky to work with the dedicated and talented educators at Ryan.
PTA Update
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up, and we will be celebrating our wonderful staff every day between May 5-9! If you’d like to show the Ryan staff some love and are looking for ideas, check out this link for staff favorites!
Last Reminder
If you would like to provide information to help with our class list process for 2025/2026 school year, you may add input for every child you have enrolled at Ryan through May 2nd.
After this date, this form will only be open for new students.
We are unable to accept requests for specific teachers.
25-26 Parent Input Form (English)
25-26 Parent Input Form (Spanish)
It’s always a great day to be a Rhino! Go Rhinos!
Sincerely,
Stephanie Jackman
Principal
In this Update you will find:
- Message from the Principal
- Upcoming Important Dates
- Volunteer Celebration Invitation
- Rainbow Day Event in the Cafe
- Ryan's Field Day Details
- Medications at School Information
- Yearbook Ordering Instructions
- Kindergarten Registration Information
- Preschool is now Enrolling
- PTA Update
- PTA Store Link
- Lost and Found Information
- Message from the Health Room
- Attendance Policy Information
- Volunteer Opportunities & Process Details
- BVSD Messenger Notification Details
- 2024-25 Calendar Links
- FAQs - This section includes information from past Weekly Updates that you can access
- If you have an immediate need, please call the main office at 720.561.7000
Rainbow Day Event 5/6/25
Volunteers needed for a Rainbow Day event on 5/6/25 at Ryan Elementary!
Throughout the school year, BVSD Food Services holds “Rainbow Days” to encourage students to eat a colorful, nutritious lunch by including fruits and vegetables from the salad bar.
Rainbow Days are held in the cafeteria during lunch time and last ~2 hours. We need rockstar volunteers to: encourage students in line to try a variety of produce and engage with students at tables about what it means to “eat a rainbow.” (Bonus points for wearing a salad bar-inspired accessory provided by us!) It’s a fun, easy way to support BVSD’s mission of not only feeding kids nutritious food, but educating them about why it’s so important.
If you are interested in volunteering at your school’s Rainbow Day please sign up here!
Save the Date - Field Day, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025!
It’s that time of year again! Field Day will be on FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025! Students will follow their Specials schedule for their field time. See schedule below. We also need volunteers to help make this event a success! Please see the volunteer link below for opportunities to help. We are looking forward to a great event!
The Preschoolers will be on the preschool playground for some fun with a parachute!
Schedule:
8:30 - 9:20 - 3rd Grade
9:25 - 10:15 - 4th Grade
10:20 - 11:10 - 5th Grade
12:05 - 12:55 - Kindergarten
1:00 - 1:50 - 2nd Grade
1:55 - 2:45 - 1st Grade
Click this link to volunteer for Fitness Fun Day Station Help!
MEDICATIONS IN SCHOOL
BVSD students may receive medications at school according to the following protocols:
Medications (over-the-counter or prescription) may not be in the personal possession of students except for those with written authorization from a health care provider and the School Nurse
A completed Medication Administration Authorization form must be submitted for each prescription or over-the-counter medication that will be administered at school. This form is available from your school’s Health Room and on the BVSD website: BVSD Medication Administration Authorization
A new authorization form must be completed each year and for each medication.
Medications must be delivered to the health room or office staff by an adult.
Prescription medications supplied by the student’s parent/guardian must be in the pharmacy-supplied container and clearly labeled for the student.
Non-prescription, “over-the-counter” medications must be in the original container and clearly labeled for the student.
It is the responsibility of the parent to obtain all unused medication from the school at the end of the school year, all unclaimed medications will be disposed of.
EMERGENCY MEDICATION: If your child has emergency rescue medications (for anaphylaxis, asthma, seizures, diabetes, etc.) make sure you have notified the school and dropped them off in the health office.
Parents may always come to school and administer medication to their student/s.
It's Time to Order YEARBOOKS!
Please click the link bleow to buy a yearbook for $22
Ryan School code: 725785
Book sales are open from 3/31/25-5/16 ONLINE.
Kindergarten Registration Information!
Dear Ryan Families,
Do you have a child who will be an incoming Kindergartener next year?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors with a rising Kindergartener?
If so, NOW is the time to register and help us plan ahead to ensure we have staffing for the number of students starting their journey at Ryan!
To register, please go to bvsd.org or click here.
We have a wonderful Kindergarten teaching team, please check out the Kindergarten Website!
Please reach out with any questions!
Now enrolling 2025-26 preschool
BVSD preschool offers inclusive, high-quality, play-based instruction for our youngest learners. We are now enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year. Please visit bvsd.schoolmint.com to apply, or email preschool@bvsd.org for assistance in applying
PTA Update
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up, and we will be celebrating our wonderful staff every day between May 5-9! If you’d like to show the Ryan staff some love and are looking for ideas, check out this link for staff favorites!
PTA Family Store Link!
Are you looking for some Ryan Rhino gear? Please click on the link below for tshirts, sweatshirts, mugs, etc! These items would make great gifts for your favorite Rhino.
News From the Health Room
Healthy students are better learners, please keep your child home if they feel ill, CDPHE’s Illness Policy for Students and Staff in School and Child Care: Policy
Please remember to send your child a change of clothes and a water bottle every day.
If you would like to donate pants size 4-14, leggings or sweatpants work the best! Thanks
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering is a fun, simple way to get involved within the Ryan community. We have all sorts of opportunities to get involved. Whether you volunteer regularly in your teacher’s classroom or bring treats and coffee to teachers for late start or volunteer for the upcoming book fair, the impact can be huge. Not only does it benefit the school but it benefits your kids and families in our community as well!
Please take a moment to explore this link: https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/get-involved/volunteers you may need the Raptor check or CBI Background fingerprint check. Raptor is valid for one calendar year and CBI Background checks are now valid for 5 years!
Volunteers and field trip chaperones should be under line-of-sight supervision by BVSD staff at all times. Line-of-sight can be through a transparent wall or door. For volunteers, partners, or field trip chaperones who will not be under line-of-sight supervision by BVSD staff at all times – CBI fingerprint check required through a third party vendor, paid by the volunteer/partner/school AND volunteer must sign a BVSD volunteer agreement (Spanish).
Please see the Volunteer/Visitor FAQ and the Volunteers/Visitors Flowchart for additional details.
Click here to see what opportunities we have available Help at School
We appreciate your help! Thanks!
Attendance Announcement
Daily Attendance
Please help your child develop good attendance habits. Research shows that missing just two days per month severely impacts reading and math growth. To make expected academic and social emotional gains, students should be at school at a rate of 95% or more. Habits developed in elementary school often carry over into middle school and high school.
If your child will be absent:
Please let us know online via Infinite Campus OR call Ryan’s attendance line at 720-561-7002 by 8:05 a.m. If your student is arriving late, please note that in the comments section online. Always notify the office of an absence or late arrival, not just the classroom teacher.
Attendance - Ryan Elementary School. Please include the following information in your voice message: your name, student’s name, grade & teacher, and the reason for the absence.
As a safety precaution, all primary contacts of students marked as unaccounted absences will receive notification by BVSD’s automated attendance system to verify a child’s absence. Promptly calling in absences and tardies will prevent your home or workplace from being disturbed.
If at all possible, make every attempt to schedule doctor and dentist appointments before or after the school day, as this tends to take away from a student’s learning time. If your child does have a medical appointment, providing us with documentation helps us code these absences properly.
Automated calls are made by 9:00 a.m. for students who are marked as “unexcused absence”.
Procedures and information about student absences are explain in the March 2024 Revised Board Policy, JH and Attendance & Engagement - Boulder Valley School District
We understand sometimes our students need to be out for an extended period of time. We ask, if you know your child will be out for more than 3 days, to please fill out this form in addition to reporting the absence through the portal or attendance line.
BVSD's School Messenger support and notifications
Boulder Valley School District recently tested their emergency alert system.
The test alert included a phone call, text message and email to those opted in to receive BVSD Communications.
Users can adjust their communication preferences as desired via these instructions.
If you did not receive a text message, and would like to opt-in to receive text messages from the district and schools through SchoolMessenger, opting-in is a two-step process:
- The person's cell phone number must be in a cell phone field in Infinite Campus (students/parents) or Infor/Lawson (employees).
- They then send a text message from their cell phone to “67587” with the word “yes” in the message. They may opt-out at any time by texting “STOP” to 67587.
Ryan Elementary STEAM School
Website: https://rye.bvsd.org/
Location: 1405 Centaur Village Drive, Lafayette, CO, USA
Phone: 720-561-7000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanElemSTEAM