Ryan's Weekly Family Update
10.27.25
Message from the Principal
Dear Ryan Elementary Community,
Happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and is ready for another great week of learning. I spent the weekend in Iowa with my son who is attending college there.
As we move into a new week, I want to take a moment to share how proud I am of the incredible work happening in our classrooms. Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many rooms, and it has been wonderful to see such engaging instruction, enthusiastic learners, and positive classroom communities.
Our students are demonstrating curiosity, collaboration, and creativity in so many ways. It’s also clear that our teachers are providing meaningful learning experiences that support every child’s growth. Thank you for the dedication and teamwork that make our school such a vibrant place to learn.
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:
- Letter from Principal Jackman
- Important Dates and Events
- Halloween Costume Parade Information
- Important Parking Instructions
- Lost and Found Anncouncement
- Candy for a Cause Opportunity
- Book Fair Information
- STEAM Night is Coming Up!
- Dental Screenings at Ryan Details
- PTA Updates & Store
- Parent Support Now Offered
- Dia de los Muertos Exhibit at The Collective
- Attendance Policy Information
- Volunteer Instructions
- BVSD Weather Delay/Closure System
- BVSD Messenger Notifications
- Calendar Links
If you have an immediate need, please call the main office at 720.561.7000
5th Grade Ryan Promise Award Recipients!
Amazing Ryan staff representing our school at the BVSD is the Place to Be Event!
BVSD is the Place to Be Showcase
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
October 29th School Accountability Committee (SAC) 6-7:30pm
October 31st Halloween Costume Parade
November 1st Open Enrollment, now called Choice Enrollment, window opens
November 10th District Professional Development Day - No School
November 11th Veteran's Day - No School
November 12th No School for Preschoolers only, Preschool Professional Development Day
November 12th Choice Enrollment Tour 4:00-4:45pm
November 12th Parent Teacher Association general meeting 6:30pm
November 17th-21st Book Fair
November 20th PTA STEAM Night 5-7pm
November 24th & 25th Fall Conference Exchange Dates - No School
November 26th-28th Thanksgiving Break - No School
December 10th Choice Enrollment Tour 4:00-4:45pm
Ryan's Halloween Costume Parade!
KG-5TH - Costume Parade 8:10-8:30
Preschool students will have their own parade at 8:00, please see Ms. Rachel's classroom communications for further details.
Parents are welcome to observe from outside the building at the entrance of the school and from the blacktop on the playground.
See map for details
Classroom Parties will happen after the parade. Each classroom teacher will send out information on what the day will look like in their classroom.
Costume Guidelines
- Students are invited to wear school appropriate costumes: no violence, blood, gore, face paint or weapons
- masks will be permitted during parade
- Please bring a change of clothes
Treats: All snacks must be store bought and individually wrapped, please label for allergies.
Additional activities will be available for students who do not participate in Halloween activities.
**For parents who come to observe the costume parade outside, they will NOT come into the building and will NOT sign in.
***For parents who come inside to participate in an indoor class party, they will need to come to the office, sign in and get a badge sticker. (This will require parents to have already completed a background check AND/OR bring IDs to be scanned.)
This process could take some time, please be patient as the office staff prints badges for all adults entering the building.
No Parking in Bus Lanes!
The bus lane is reserved for buses only at all times!
Our school is a busy place! We have buses coming and going throughout the entire school day with Preschool pick ups and drop offs, field trips and early arrivals.
We also have the bus lane available to Emergency Vehicles, when needed.
Please use the Northeast parking lot or park in the neighborhood.
Also, do not park in the South parking lot, which is a staff parking lot, or in the Handicap parking spaces unless you have a sticker displayed in your vehicle.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Lost & Found Being Donated THIS FRIDAY!
Please come and check to see if your student has something in the lost and found bin located next to the front office in the vestibule.
Items will be donated after school on Friday, October 31st.
Please be sure to label your child's items so that items can be returned to the owner!
CANDY FOR A CAUSE
November 3rd-7th Ryan Student Council will be collecting extra Halloween Candy for the Denver Ronald McDonald House. Candy donations can be dropped off to the CANDY BIN located outside of Mrs. Lewandowski's classroom, room 100. These sweet treats will bring smiles to families staying there while their children receive medical care. Ryan Rhinos have BIG hearts turning their Halloween fun into an act of kindness and generosity!
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver is a home away from home, at no cost to families when they have a seriously ill child and need medical care far from home.
Book Fair News!
The Book Fair is coming to Ryan Elementary November 17-21, 2025! Book Fair is an exciting event when students are able to purchase books to keep. Each purchase benefits the Ryan Library as a fundraiser. The book fair is run by volunteers. Please visit Help At Schools for volunteer opportunities!
Steam Night and Book Fair Flyer
Steam Night and Book Fair Flyer in Spanish
Preventative Dental Services provided at Ryan!
This school year BVSD is partnering with Clinica Family Health to provide preventative dental services at our school. Dental services may include screenings, fluoride applications, sealants, and referrals for additional care not available at schools.
All students are eligible to participate and there is no cost to families. To receive these services for your child, please fill out the attached consent form. No action is needed if you do not want to participate. If a paper consent form is completed, please return it to the school office. For questions regarding this school-based dental program, please contact:
Clinica Family Health - School Based Oral Health Team: sboht@clinica.org
Or Joanna Harrison, BVSD Medicaid Resource Nurse: joanna.harrison@bvsd.org, 720.561.8545
PTA Update
Join us for our Fall Steam Night! November 20th!
Please follow the link below to register
Registration Link for STEAM Night
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.
New Hours Available for Parent Support!
Attendance Policy Information
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.
Attendance Letter Communication Details
When students in BVSD reach a certain number of absences (you can find the breakdown below), you will receive an AUTOMATED attendance letter. All absences excused or unexcused will receive these communications when the number of absences reach the particular threshold. Also please note, three (3) unexcused partial absences or five (5) unexcused tardies will equal one unexcused absence.
Letter Criteria:
Friendly Letter after 5 days missed
Letter A after 10 days missed
Letter B after 15 days missed
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, bring breakfast and coffee to teachers for late start or volunteer for the 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!
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.
BVSD Weather Delay/Closure Information
BVSD weather delay and closure procedures
Under all but the most extreme conditions, school officials have a responsibility to keep school in session. During Colorado winters, snow and ice may result in a delay or closure if necessary. No notices means no closures or significant delays have been reported.
As always, BVSD respects a parent's decision to keep students home from school or delay their arrival due to weather conditions. Contact the school's attendance office and the absence will be excused.
BVSD's School Messenger support and notifications
BVSD uses School Messenger to communicate with families as needed via email, phone call and text message to those opted in to receive BVSD Communications.
Users can adjust their communication preferences and opt-in to text messages as desired via instructions found on the BVSD School Messenger Support webpage.
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