Message from the Principal
Dear Ryan Elementary Community,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend. Thank you for helping to make our staff feel loved, appreciated and supported last week during Employee Appreciation Week. Our PTA and community is extremely generous with food, treats, kind notes and smiles. Thank you for everything and making sure EVERY staff member at Ryan was celebrated.
With two weeks left of the school year, we are learning, celebrating and having fun as a community. Today, we hosted our end of year A.G.E. awards where we celebrated achievement, growth and effort for Kindergarten through third grade students. Tomorrow, we will celebrate our 4th and 5th grade students. Students will bring home their certificates earned by the end of the week. As part of our A.G.E. tradition, staff also do a quick celebration dance across the red carpet at the end of each grade level’s ceremony.
Our students excelled with iReady this spring with the median typical growth at 159% and 50% of our students meeting their stretch growth goals. Classroom teachers will send home the end of year iReady summaries and IXL (1st-5th) with each student before the end of the year. This is the highest percentage of students scoring on or above grade level and highest typical and stretch growth the school has seen in the past four years. Way to go Rhinos!
In case you missed it, please take a moment to read the letter from Mr. Chavez, our Assistant Principal. Mr. Chavez’s last day is Thursday, May 15th. We have cake and connections after school on Wednesday, May 14th and an assembly with students on Thursday at 2:00.
Letter from Mr. Chavez (English)
Letter from Mr. Chavez (Spanish)
I’ll share more updates about the 25-26 school year in May 19th’s weekly update.
It’s 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
- Yearbook Ordering Instructions
- Spirit Week Information
- Ryan's Field Day Details
- Library Book Return Announcement
- Plant Sale Details
- Kids Day Lafayette Event
- Volunteer Process Reminder
- 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
Important Upcoming Dates
5/12-5/16: Ryan Elementary SPIRIT Week!
5/12/25: You may begin to pick up Student Medications from the Health Room
5/14/25: Cake & Connection to Celebrate Mr. Chavez 3:00-3:45pm on the playground
5/16/25: Ryan's Field Day (during student's specials time)
5/22/25: 5th Grade Continuation Ceremony 8:30-10:00am
5/22/25: Last Day of School for Students!
It's the LAST WEEK to Order YEARBOOKS Online!
Please click the link bleow to buy a yearbook for $22. Book sales are open from 3/31/25-5/16 ONLINE.
Ryan School code: 725785
STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORED spirit week!
STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSORED spirit week!
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1QK5Wr-Db1dV0M52Qo4QHJ9hADLR6J6_PNvgc7oewIZo/edit?usp=sharing
Field Day is THIS 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!
If you are coming to observe, you must check in at the main office first!
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!
Library Books are PAST DUE!
All library books were due by Friday, May 9th. If you believe a library book is lost, please pay for them with exact cash, a check made to Ryan Elementary, or online using this link, https://tinyurl.com/RyanBookFee Mrs. Trippe will send out overdue/lost book notices this week.
Thank you!
BVSD Plant Sale Information
May 9 - 10 & 16 - 17
BVSD Greenhouse
6600 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder
Shop the annual BVSD Plant Sale, a treasured community event. Get your garden staples--flowers, herbs, and veggies (including heirloom varieties) just in time for planting season. All plants are pollinator friendly and organically grown with help from BVSD staff, students, and community members.
100% of Plant Sale proceeds support nutrition education and farm to school programming for BVSD’s 28,000 students.
Volunteers / Background Checks Reminder
Volunteers and field trip chaperones that volunteer once and are under line-of-sight supervision by BVSD staff at all times only need to go through the front office Raptor check-in process.
Individuals interested in volunteering and interacting with students on an ongoing basis under line of sight supervision of BVSD staff, complete the appropriate yearly application; ENGLISH or SPANISH. Please note, there is a $32.00 background fee due at the time of submission.
For volunteers, partners, or field trip chaperones who will not be under line-of-sight supervision of BVSD staff at all times – CBI fingerprint check is required through a third party vendor (these background checks are now valid for 5 years), paid by the volunteer or partner AND volunteer must sign a BVSD volunteer agreement (Spanish) each year.
Please see the Volunteers/Visitors Flowchart and the Volunteer/Visitor FAQ for additional details.
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
On the last day of school, Thursday, May 22, please join us at Waneka Playground for the end of the year BBQ! Drop in between 4 and 7pm to eat and play! Grilled mains will be provided; if you're able, please bring a side dish or dessert (store bought or homemade) to share. It does not need to be enough to feed everyone, but many hands make for light work and a great celebration with our Rhino community!
Thank you to our Ryan community for a great year! Your support of the PTA has been incredible, and it has allowed us to have so many wonderful events for our students, families, and staff! Our newly elected PTA board will be meeting this Wednesday to start planning for the 2025-26 school year. As always, input is welcome at leadership@ryanelementarypta.org, or in person at our general meetings.
2025-26 PTA Board
Co-Presidents: Dana Strotheide and Maria Mankin
Vice President: Alan Moyer
Secretary: Rachael Allan
Treasurer: Blake Peterson
Teacher liaison: Kate Rambow
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
Before the last day of school, please plan to stop by the Ryan Health room to pick up your child(ren)'s medication. There is a “BVSD Medication Pickup & Disposal Checklist” on a clipboard in the Health room that needs to be filled out by any parent/guardian picking up medications. Questions? Email our health para, Chrystal Terhune or our school nurse consultant, Joanna Harrison
2025-2026 School House Letter, outlines Immunizations Policy, Medications and Health and Vision Screening, you can find that here (Spanish)
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