Ryan's Weekly Family Update

Dear Ryan Families,

Thank you all for your continued patience as we work on some of our outdoor facilities. A railing will be installed next to the portable where the yellow paint marks the edge, as the height requires added safety. Unfortunately, this is taking longer than anticipated. We’re also working on cleaning out the sandbox area so our students can safely enjoy it again soon. BVSD ground crew will address this as soon as they are able to, and we apologize for the delay.

We are incredibly grateful for your support of our 9th Annual Rhino Stampede Fundraising Event and Fun Run, taking place on Friday, October 3rd. Please see the details below and be sure to check your child’s backpack—many important handouts have already gone home or will be sent home shortly.

Our PTA provides a Rhino Stampede shirt to every student!

It’s also time to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you need any help with the process, don’t hesitate to call the main office.

As always, it’s 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
• Rhino Stampede Information
• Parent/Teacher Conference Sign Up Information
• Lost & Found will be donated on Friday
• Pumpkin Decorating Contest Details
• Fall Noetic Learning Math Contest Information
• Parent Support Now Offered
• Original Works Information
• BVSD Showcase Invitation
• PTA Updates & Store
• Attendance Policy Information
• Volunteer Instructions
• Transportation Information
• Free Dental Care Information
• BVSD Messenger Notifications
• Calendar Links

If you have an immediate need, please call the main office at 720.561.7000

October 3rd Rhino Stampede Fun Run!

October 8th Bike, Walk or Roll to School Day

Fall, October Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, October 7th

Thursday, October 9th

Wednesday, October 15th

Rhino Stampede is THIS FRIDAY, October 3rd!

Please watch this video for more information!

We’re looking forward to having fun and building community together to reach our fundraising goals. Our goal is to raise $35,000 for field trips, classroom supplies, STEAM nights, and community events, so let’s get ready to work together to reach our goal.

The Rhino Stampede Fun Run Event will be on the large grass field just north of the school building. If you are coming to cheer on your student, please check in at the Front Office first.

The Fun Run will take place during your student's Specials (Art, Music, P.E.) time which are as followed:

3rd: 8:30-9:20 am

4th: 9:25-10:15 am

2nd: 10:20-11:10

Kindergarten: 12:05-12:55 pm

1st: 1:00-1:50

5th: 1:55-2:45

Preschool’s Fun Run will be hosted on their playground in the front of the building at the following times:

Morning Session: 9:45- 10:00 am

Afternoon Session: 1:45 - 2:00 pm

Sign up to help track laps and hand out popsicles!

https://bvsd.helpatschools.com/schools/16/events/16237

Conference dates are October 7th, 9th and 15th

For all Preschool to 5th grade students, parents should have received an email invite from HelpatSchools on Saturday, September 27th.

You will sign up for a conference time through that personalized email.

The sign up window will be 9/27 at 6am - 10/5 at 11pm.

Please email/call Jamie.hanes@bvsd.org, if you need assistance.

As a reminder we donate the lost and found at the end of each month, so everything in the bin will be donated this Friday, Oct 3rd, please stop by the school and look at the bin and remind your kiddos to do the same and Remember to label all items so we can return them as well!

The 5th Annual Book Character Pumpkin Contest is back!

Students may decorate a fake pumpkin as any book character. Drop it off in the library during the month of October. Names of participants will be entered into a drawing for a FREE book at the Fall Book Fair ($20 value or less). One winner will be drawn from each grade level: Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 31, 2025. Questions? Contact allison.trippe@bvsd.org

Give your child the chance to shine with the Noetic Learning Math Contest, a nationally recognized competition for grades 2–8. Held twice a year, NLMC helps students

• build problem-solving confidence
• discover the joy of mathematics
• prepare for future success in STEM

REGISTRATION OPENS October 6 | 1pm (The first thirty students in each grade level to submit the permission form will be accepted)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE October 24 | 1pm (or when limit is reached)

REGISTER ONLINE

Find out more about Noetic Learning

This Fall, BVSD will once again offer a one-stop shop for students and families to learn more about everything its schools and district have to offer. Whether new to the area or just curious about BVSD, all are invited to the CU Events Center on Wednesday, October 22 from 5-8 p.m. during the BVSD is the Place to Be Showcase.

Representatives from all 56 schools will be in attendance, as well as Enrollment, Transportation, Sustainability, Community Schools, Gifted and Talented and Special Education departments to share about their services and answer questions. Along with free, delicious food from BVSD's School Food Project! Learn more on the BVSD Showcase webpage.

There will be free parking available near the Event Center and free shuttle service from locations around the district: north and east Boulder, Lafayette/Louisville, and Broomfield.

Flyer in English & Spanish

Rhino Stampede is October 3rd! . Sign up today to help track laps and hand out popsicles!

https://bvsd.helpatschools.com/schools/16/events/16237

The Ryan PTA invites your student to participate in the National PTA Reflections Student Art Showcase for the 2025-2026 school year! In Reflections, Ryan students will submit their completed works of art in one, or all, of the available arts categories (TBD;) selected from among Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts in the following program divisions: Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), and Accessible Arts (all grades welcome). The theme for the 2025-2026 program year is “I Belong!”

Reflections is a National PTA cultural arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas; develop artistic literacy; increase confidence and creativity; develop critical thinking and problem solving skills; and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life. See the following short video for an introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F30WEbPSYIs

The PTA is committed to using community businesses whenever possible. In an effort to expand our reach, we've created a survey for you to share your business' information. Please fill out this interest form to let us know who you are, what you do, and if you are willing and able at this time to donate to our school. Thank you!

Local Business Survey

PTA Website

PTA Facebook

Ryan Parents Facebook

Ryan Spiritwear Store

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.

PTA Family Store

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.

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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

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!

bvsd.org/volunteer

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.

For assistance with transportation inquiries, trans.helpdesk@bvsd.org or 720.561.5126

Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM) is a nonprofit organization that hosts a large-scale, two-day free dental clinic in a different Colorado community each year. Since 2007, COMOM has served more than 20,000 patients and provided over $18 million in donated dental services.

The clinics are open to anyone in need and are held in large venues—such as schools or event centers—that they transform into fully functional, 125-chair dental facilities. Over two days, patients receive cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions, dentures, and ceramic crowns—all at no cost. This effort is made possible through the support of nearly 200 volunteer dentists, along with hygienists, assistants, lab technicians, healthcare professionals, and hundreds of community volunteers. Beyond relieving pain, they restore oral health and appearance—helping patients regain confidence, dignity, and even employment opportunities.

This year, the clinic will be held in Loveland at The Ranch on October 17–18. They expect to serve more than 1,600 patients with the help of over 2,000 volunteers. Because of Loveland’s proximity, this could be a valuable resource for many BVSD students and families.

Please see this flyer for more information. (Spanish)

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.

BVSD Calendar Link

• 2025-26 Parent -Teacher Printable (English)
• 2025-26 Parent-Teacher Printable Calendar (Spanish)

• 2025-26 Academic Calendar Printable (English)

• 2025-26 Academic Calendar Printable (Spanish)

• 2025-26 Preschool Calendar Printable (English)

• 2025-26 Preschool Calendar Printable(Spanish)

• Elementary ABC Specials Weekly Rotation Calendar (English)

• Ryan's Specials Schedule Color Rotation

• Calendario de clases especiales ABC (Español)

Website: https://rye.bvsd.org/
Location: 1405 Centaur Village Drive, Lafayette, CO, USA
Phone: 720-561-7000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanElemSTEAM