Message from the Principal
Dear Ryan Elementary Community,
Thank you to everyone that has been able to attend a parent teacher conference. We have our third and final night of parent teacher conferences on Tuesday. The staff and I are very grateful for the delicious meals and treats that our community has provided for us on these late nights. Thank you!
Mr. Chavez and I had a lot of fun last week following through on the tasks we agreed to do if we met our Rhino Stampede goals. Check out this slideshow for some photos, videos and the drone footage from the Rhino Stampede. 2023 Rhino Stampede
We had our second School Accountability Committee meeting last week. At this meeting, our SAC committee provided feedback to our District Accountability Committee on budget priorities and reviewed achievement data from the 22-23 school year and the beginning of this year . All staff have set schoolwide reading goals as well as team/individual goals for the 23-24 school year. We will look at student achievement data schoolwide three times this school year to ensure we are making progress towards our goals. If you are interested in representing our school on a District Committee and/or joining our School Accountability Committee (SAC), please let me know.
It’s always a great day to be a Rhino! Go Rhinos!
Sincerely,
Stephanie Jackman
Principal
In this newsletter you will find details on the following:
- Parent/Teacher Conferences Reminder
- Bully Prevention Parent Presentation Information
- Noetic Learning Math Contest
- School Picture Retake Details
- Yearbook Cover Contest
- Student Council News
- Centaurus Trunk or Treat Flyer
- Battle of the Books Information
- PTA Updates
- October Counseling Corner
- Virtual Author Information
- Original Works is Coming Soon!
- Attendance Announcement
- Instrumental Music Reminder
- Health Room Requests
- Volunteer Opportunities
- New FAQs Section from past newsletter information
If you have an immediate need, please call the main office at 720.561.7000
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Please remember to be on time for your scheduled conference so that you get your full 20 minutes.
If you have a Preschool Student, please use this link to sign up and as a reminder of when your conferences are taking place!
Show your appreciation for our Ryan teachers & staff by bringing delicious foods to share with them. Sign up below if you'd like to participate. Thank you so very much for your efforts and generosity.
CLICK HERE to sign up to help with meals for Parent Teacher Conferences
Fall 2023 Noetic Learning Math Contest:
Contest: Tuesday, November 17th
Mr. Appling and Mr. Stone will provide practice questions and run the contest in their respective math classes.
Math Contest for Elementary and Middle School Students | Noetic Learning (noetic-learning.com)
Photo Retake Day Thursday, October 26th
Did you miss picture day or want to take a new picture?
Retake day is coming soon!
If your student didn't get a picture taken on picture day due to being absent on September 12th, or a new student at Ryan since September 12th, OR you would like a new image, do not miss out on ordering pictures of your student.
Orders may be placed online by searching for your school name at mydorian.com and selecting the green Order button next to your school retake day event. Online orders are available up to 4 days after retake day. Please see this flyer for details.
If you already ordered and want a new picture taken please be sure to
return your original picture packet to the photographer on retake day.
If you desire your student to participate in retake day, please let your child's teacher know and remind your student.
We do need a couple parent volunteers to help us get students to and from class. If you have filled out the Raptor background check and would like to help, please email jamie.hanes@bvsd.org.
Fifth Grade Yearbook Cover Contest
Calling all 5th grade artists! Submit your artwork for the 2023-24 Yearbook.
Submissions will be collected in the front office and are due by Friday, October 27th. The "official" Color Contest Sheet went home last week with all fifth grade students, we will also have extras in the office.
All acceptable submissions must include the "School's Name" and "2023-2024" School Year. Students should use colored pencils, pen or markers. Make sure on the back of your artwork, you fill in the name, grade and teacher information.
One submission per student please.
Fifth grade students will vote the week of October 30th and the winner will be announced during morning announcements on Tuesday, November 7th.
Student Council News!
Anytime throughout the month of OCTOBER you can participate in Trick-or-Treat for Unicef. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF donations go to critical, flexible funding that can be used to help children where they need it most. Nearly 90% of this funding goes directly to programs that provide essentials like education, safe water and vaccinations against deadly childhood diseases.Flexible funds are crucial to UNICEF’s work in over 190 countries and territories, and to its massive humanitarian supply network, which can rush essentials like blankets or medicine anywhere in the world within 72 hours. This is especially critical as UNICEF responds to hundreds of emergencies and complex humanitarian situations every year.
https://unicefusa.donorsupport.co/-/NPRCFBRW
Student Council will be collecting Candy for the Troops November 1st-3rd. There will be a collection box set out in the hallway in front of Mrs. Lewandowski's kindergarten classroom (room 100). Too much Halloween candy.... we'll take it.
Student Council will be selling lollipops for for $.50 on Tuesday, October 24 from 7:40-7:50am and 2:50-3:00pm in front of the school. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the club for activities or causes voted on by the delegates.
It's time for Battle of the Books!
If your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader is interested in joining Ryan's Battle of the Books program, please complete this interest form https://forms.gle/Hkt3s4fbwyHhwNn77
To read more about this fun program, and to see the 2023-2024 list of books, visit https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/academics/bvsd-sponsored-events/battle-of-the-books. Contact Allison Trippe with questions, allison.trippe@bvsd.org
PTA Update
Dinner for Teachers on Conference Nights - October 17
One more night of conferences! In order to thank our teachers for staying late on those nights, the PTA organizes dinner for them. We still need some volunteers for food and clean up THIS TUESDAY. Please click here for volunteer opportunities—help support our teachers and thank them for everything they do for our kids!
From the Ryan Library
Attendance Annoucement
If your child has an appointment during school hours, please ask the medical office for a school excuse note and bring it to the Ryan office.
To report your child's absences, please enter it through your Parent Portal or call the Attendance Line 720.561.7002 and remember to include the REASON FOR THE ABSENCE!
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 throught the portal or attendance line.
Good habits start early! Research shows regular attendance at school has a DRAMATIC impact on student progress. Please see the How Sick Is To Sick guidelines as well as the BVSD attendance policy.
5th Grade Instrumental Music
Instrumental music is in full swing for our 5th graders every Monday and Thursday! Please ensure your 5th grade musician's success by helping them remember their instruments each Monday and Thursday. Things can get crazy in the office, our delivery team might not always make out into the building promptly to get instruments to students.
Health Room Announcement
Request from Ryan's Health Room
Please send your child a snack and water bottle EVERYDAY!
We are looking for HEALTHY SNACKS(items like: goldfish, granola bars, veggie straws,crackers) for the Health Room, please drop by with your donations in the front office and we will get them to the teachers. Thank you!
Trips, spills and thrills happen: please remember to send your child with a change of clothes, especially in our younger elementary grades, we have all sorts of accidents and often kiddos prefer clothes of their own. Thank you!
If your child needs medication at school, our healthroom para, Chrystal Terhune chrystal.terhune@bvsd.org would be happy to help you in the front office. You will need Doctor's orders and the Medication Authorization form as well.
Please do NOT send medication to school in your child's backpack.
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 the office copy room or just as needed, 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 fill out the background check through raptor: https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/get-involved/volunteers and click here to see what opportunities we have available Help at School
We appreciate your help! Thanks!
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