Note from Interim Principal Mrs. Smetzer!
Huge accolades to everyone who made Trivia Night such a success on Saturday. Mr. Appling's trivia questions were engaging, and the PTA clearly put in so much time and effort to make every detail contribute to the overall evening. Thank you for attending and for bidding on silent auction items. Some very lucky winners will be spending extra time with our teachers and staff who donated time and experiences. And if you were not able to join us this weekend, we have more evening event opportunities coming up over the course of the next few weeks.
Tardies were at an all-time low today! Thank you for continuing to get your kiddos to school on time. It makes such a difference with their readiness for the day.
In this week's update you will find:
- Online auction items pick up information
- Centaurus STEM day details
- BVSD Bond oversight committee and District Parent Council Opportunities
- Solar System STEAM night information
- Art March Event details
- Noetic Learning Math Contest information
- PTA update
- Rhino TV episode
- Spring break dates
- CMAS information
- Prearranged Extended Absences instructions
- Notes from the Health Room
- Many volunteer opportunities, including Book Fair and Garden to Table
- FAQs-past newsletter posts
Go Rhinos!
Kristen Smetzer
Trivia Night was a smashing success!!
Thank you to the PTA who put on a great event!
Thank you to all of you parents for coming and supporting Ryan Elementary!
Online Auction
If you won an item in the Online Auction that needs to be physically picked up, Francie Wojcik will be at Ryan after school on Tuesday and Thursday THIS WEEK with a table outside the school (weather permitting) from 2:45-3:30. There is a strong preference to pick up items at that time, but please contact Francie at 440-669-1049 or FrancesCWojcik@gmail.com if you need to arrange an alternate time to pick up your item!
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.
District Parent Council Opportunity
Are you interested in being involved with what is happening in BVSD?
The next meeting is March 8th.
District Parent Council is composed of 1 representative from each school in BVSD. We come together once per month to discuss issues we face within our schools and across the district as a whole. Past topics have included school security, universal preschool, budget planning, Grad Plus, and information technology. For more information, send an email to our co-chairs (Gena.Welk@gmail.com, Alexa.Rivera@bvsd.org) or see our BVSD webpage.
Solar System STEAM Night
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!
Attendees will be treated to pizza. Please RSVP here by the end of day THIS Friday, March 10, to ensure we have adequate supplies and pizza. This event is brought to you by the Ryan Elementary PTA!
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
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
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!!
In the Garden
Book Fair Volunteers
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