Note from Interim Principal Mrs. Smetzer!
Hello Ryan Families!
While great for the evening light, the time change did make some of our Rhinos particularly tired this morning. Hope you are able to get a little extra rest tonight!
This past week has been a great one here at Ryan. Our 4th graders went to AmeriTowne on Friday, where they engaged in hands-on learning experiences about banking, business, and team work. They have been preparing and planning for this field trip for quite awhile, and the excitement was palpable! They had fun, did a great job, and reported that it was even better than expected.
Ryan 5th graders participated in Socratic seminars last week. It was great to see students practicing their listening and speaking skills by taking turns, responding to others' comments, and respectfully agreeing and disagreeing.
This morning, our 2nd graders were hard at work writing poetry with metaphors. It is a tricky concept to move past the simile and into metaphors, comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as." Our kiddos helped each other out and worked together to really see and imagine the comparisons.
Thank you for being our partners in education!
In this week's update you will find:
- Solar System STEAM night information
- Garden to Table details
- Volunteer for the Book Fair
- Art March information
- Noetic learning math contest
- PTA update
- Spring break dates
- CMAS information
- Community Bond Oversight Committee
- Festival information in May
- Prearranged Extended Absences instructions
- Notes from the Health Room
- Many volunteer opportunities, including donating breakfast for Wednesday mornings
- FAQs-past newsletter posts
Go Rhinos!
Kristen Smetzer
Solar System STEAM Night
Solar System STEAM Night
Explore the Solar System with University of Colorado Assistant Professor (and Ryan Parent!) Dr. David Malaspina, THIS Thursday, March 16, 2023, 5-6:30pm
Ryan families are invited to have fun exploring the many worlds of our solar system. Learn about the Sun and how its ocean of solar wind plasma flows through the solar system. Learn about NASA's robotic explorers and the amazing worlds they have discovered. Use your art, engineering, and life science skills to picture how life might adapt to worlds beyond Earth, create your own planetary magnetic shield, and design future robotic explorers. Parents and students are invited to come have fun learning about our solar system!
In the Garden
Book Fair Volunteers
Come to the Art March on Thursday, March 23, 4-6pm!
Join us for a night of art, music and book fair! Student art will be on display; Ryan Ringers and Spring Choir will perform; and the Book Fair will be open! Ryan Ringers perform at 4:30pm and Spring Choir will perform at 5:30pm.
Spring 2023 Noetic Learning Math Contest!
Please click here to register your student to participate. Sign-up deadline is March 24th.
Email questions to Ms. Tisha at tisha.lin@bvsd.org
PTA Update
THANK YOU to everyone who made our Trivia Night such a success! We hope to see you all again next year!
Thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, and admin for their support; to our volunteers for all their help before, during, and after the event; to Mr. Appling for his incredible emceeing and the rest of the judges; and to everyone who showed up to support Ryan!
Special thanks to our paddle raise sponsor, Align Orthodontics, and to all the businesses and individuals who donated items to the auction! If you still need to pick up items you won in the auction, please contact Francie Wojcik at 440-669-1049 or FrancesCWojcik@gmail.com.
Dining Night Out
Our next Dining Night Out will be at Ruby Ru's Street Eatery (1280 Centaur Village Dr., Lafayette) on Wednesday, March 22, from 4-8pm!
Ruby Ru's will be donating 10% of ALL sales that evening to Ryan—no need to show a flyer or mention Ryan! Owner Chris Rubeck attended Ryan when he was a kid, so this is a great opportunity to support a local business with connections to Ryan. Tell your friends! Take a night off from cooking while supporting Ryan!
Spring Break Dates:
There will be no school on these dates.
CMAS testing
Continuing accountability: Community Bond Oversight Committee calls for applications
Community input and oversight have been cornerstones of the district’s successful capital improvement programs. BVSD is again looking for community members to join the Community Bond Oversight Committee to provide monitoring and review of projects described in the $350M 2022 Critical Needs Plan. Through its work, the committee provides a high level of accountability and transparency to the BVSD community on behalf of the district and Board of Education.
What you need to know:
CBOC will meet quarterly initially. Upcoming meeting dates are Wednesdays, May 17, Sept. 20, and Dec. 13. Meetings are held from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in-person at the Education Center, 6500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder
Membership includes parents, teachers, principals, representatives from all BVSD communities, and former Capital Improvement Plan Review Committee members. Professional experience in fields related to capital construction such as architecture/engineering, business, construction, and accounting/financial management is a plus.
Members serve 2 and 3 year terms.
Applications due: March 17
Learn more and apply>>
La continua responsabilidad: el Comité Comunitario de Supervisión de Bonos busca participantes
Los aportes y la supervisión de la comunidad han sido fundamentales para los exitosos programas de mejora de capital del distrito. El BVSD está nuevamente buscando miembros de la comunidad para unirse al Comité Comunitario de Supervisión de Bonos para monitorear y revisar los proyectos descritos en el Plan de Necesidades Críticas 2022 de $350 millones. A través de su trabajo, el comité brinda un alto nivel de responsabilidad y transparencia a la comunidad del BVSD en nombre del distrito y el Consejo de Educación.
Lo que necesita saber:
Inicialmente, el CBOC se reunirá trimestralmente. Las próximas fechas de reunión son los miércoles 17 de mayo, 20 de septiembre y 13 de diciembre. Las reuniones son de 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., en persona en el Centro de Educación, 6500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder
La membresía incluye a padres, maestros, directores, representantes de todas las comunidades del BVSD y antiguos miembros del Comité de Revisión del Plan de Mejoras de Capital. Se valorará la experiencia profesional en campos relacionados con la construcción de capital como arquitectura/ingeniería, negocios, construcción y gestión contable/financiera.
Los miembros tienen mandatos de 2 y 3 años.
Último día para las solicitudes: 17 de marzo.
Jarabe Mexicano: Fiesta En Familia
May 6th 12pm
Click here for more information and a QR code for free tickets
Vacation/Attendance Reminder
We understand sometimes our students need to be out for an extended period of time, we encourage you to be in touch with your child's teacher as students are responsible for making up missed work upon their return. BVSD policy requires that after 10 absences all absences are marked as unexcused without a doctor's note. If you know your child will be out for more than 3 days or longer, please fill out this form and contact the attendance line at 720-561-7002.
Request from Ryan's Health Room
Please send your child with a snack and water bottle EVERYDAY!
Girls underwear, size ⅘
Boys underwear, size 5
Thank you so much for all the snack donations, we really appreciate it!!
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
Please consider signing up to donate breakfast goodies on Wednesday mornings.
https://bvsd.helpatschools.com/schools/16/events/9525
We appreciate your help! Thanks
Ryan Elementary STEAM School