Message from the Principal
Dear Ryan Elementary Community,
Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement during Ryan’s CMAS week (April 7th-11th). Wow, our students and staff worked hard to earn their A.G.E. Medal. A.G.E. at Ryan during CMAS stands for attendance, grit, and effort. Our attendance for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade was SPECTACULAR during CMAS week. We didn’t need to do any make-ups for 4th grade and completed all the assessments needed for 3rd and 5th grade today. Yay, CMAS is done and everyone should be proud of their accomplishments.
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students that opted into the Spring Noetic Learning Math Contest will participate on Tuesday or Wednesday (5th only) this week. If you are interested in learning more about Noetic Math, please check out this website, Math Contest/Competition for Elementary School and Middle School Students | Noetic Learning.
As we continue to celebrate, show what we know, and work hard this school year, Ryan Elementary continues to plan for the 2025-26 school year.
If you would like to provide information to help with our class list process, you may add input for every child you have enrolled at Ryan through May 2nd. After this date, this form will only be open for new students. We are unable to accept requests for specific teachers.
25-26 Parent Input Form (English)
25-26 Parent Input Form (Spanish)
Congratulations to Mrs. Bry Cash. She welcomed her baby to the world on Monday, April 7th at 7:33 PM. Everyone is doing great and enjoying their baby girl. Mrs. Richter, Mrs. Cash’s PE substitute teacher, planned a fabulous field day with Mrs. Cash before she went on leave. This year, field day at Ryan will be on Friday, May 16th.
If you have any questions about the rest of this school year or the 25-26 school year, please email me at stephanie.jackman@bvsd.org or call me on my direct line, 720-561-5485.
If you have ideas on how to promote and reinforce our STEAM focus, please share them with us via this form: 25-26 STEAM Focus
It’s a great day to be a Rhino.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Jackman
Principal
In this Update you will find:
- Message from the Principal
- No School - Dates
- Upcoming Important Dates
- Bike and Roll Event Information
- Coffee + Connection Opportunity
- Kindergarten Registration Information
- Preschool is now Enrolling
- SAC Registration Details REGISTRATION WINDOW NOW OPEN!
- Directions to order this year's YEARBOOK
- PTA Update
- PTA Store Link
- PEN Event
- CU Event
- 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
BVSD Bike and Roll to School Day
Wednesday, April 23
BVSD Bike and Roll to School Day
In BVSD, we celebrate Bike to School Day a little earlier than the rest of the country. While the national day is celebrated in May, BVSD aligns our celebration with Earth Day in late April. By having an event in April, we hope to encourage more biking and rolling to school for the remainder of the school year. Join us in riding, rolling or walking to school on Bike to School Day.
Coffee + Connection Wednesday, April 23rd
Join us on Wednesday, April 23rd from 7:55-8:30am, for our next Coffee + Connections.
Take a moment to hang out after walking/biking your child to "Bike and Roll to School Day" and morning drop-off to enjoy some coffee and informal time to connect with Mrs. Jackman.
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
SAC (School After Care) Program for 2025-26 Information
Needing before or after school care for your student? The SAC application window will be open from April 7 through April 25, and selection notifications will go out on May 2. Available spots will be filled using a tiered system, with applications from returning families fulfilled first, followed by their siblings. Within each tier, full-time schedules and children of BVSD benefits-eligible employees will receive priority. Schedule choices include full-time or two part-time options (Monday/Wednesday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday).
It's Time to Order YEARBOOKS!
Please click the link bleow to buy a yearbook for $22
Ryan School code: 725785
Book sales are open from 3/31/25-5/16 ONLINE.
PTA Update
The 2025-26 slate of officers was voted in by the PTA members in good standing present at April 9th's meeting:
Co-presidents: Maria Mankin and Dana Strotheide
Vice President: Alan Moyer
Treasurer: Blake Peterson
Secretary: Rachel Allan
Teacher liaison: Kate Rambow
Finance Committee Chair: Larry Novissimo
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.
Earth Mysteries and Histories Event at CU 4/26
Visitors of all ages, from kids to retirees, are welcome. This family-friendly event will have interactive hands-on stations staffed by knowledgeable and enthusiastic scientists in CU Boulder’s Department of Geological Sciences and the CU Museum of Natural History. Join us to learn more about oceans, groundwater, fossils, earthquakes, volcanoes, and more!
The event will be open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and visitors are welcome to drop by at any time and stay for as long or as little as they desire. It will take place at the Biotechnology Building on the CU Boulder East Campus. The address is 3425 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303.
Our event website contains details about the event RSVP, parking, and ADA access: https://tinyurl.com/EarthOutrch2025
News From the Health Room
Healthy students are better learners, please keep your child home if they feel ill, CDPHE’s Illness Policy for Students and Staff in School and Child Care: Policy
Please remember to send your child a change of clothes and a water bottle every day.
If you would like to donate pants size 4-14, leggings or sweatpants work the best! Thanks
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