Odle Viking News
 
August 18, 2008
Odle Middle School is moving to an email communication system this year.  Weekly emails will be sent to all parents every Sunday night.  A calendar of events for the week ahead, PTSA News, school news and information about community events will be included.  These weekly "Odle Viking News" emails will replace the paper Viking Voice. 
 
Odle PTSA protects your email address and does not share it with anyone else.  If you do not wish to be on our email list, please click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email.
The next 2 weeks at Odle
 
8/18 - 8/22    9 am - 3 pm    Pick up your student's Taking Care of Business Day packet at Odle front office
 
Mon 8/25    9 am - noon   Taking Care of Business Day for 7th graders
 

Tues 8/26   9 am - noon   Taking Care of Business Day for 8th graders
 

Fri 8/29       8 am - noon   WEB orientation for incoming 6th graders (this is just for students, not parents) 
 

                     noon - 1 pm   Lunch for 6th grade students and their parents 
 

                 1 - 3 pm        Taking Care of Business Day for 6th graders
 
Reminder:  School pictures will be taken by Roland Studios at Taking Care of Business Day 
 



PTSA NEWS
 
Odle PTSA will be hosting a Staff Luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 28th.  Please contact Karrie Murphy, Odle Staff Appreciation Chair, at karriemurp@msn.com if you are able to help set up and serve lunch.
 
Get Involved, Make A Difference: The Odle School PTSA is starting to put together its committees for next year.  Getting involved with Odle PTSA at any volunteer level is a great way to meet staff & students.  Be sure and fill out the Orange Volunteer form which comes in your back to school packet to let us know how we can match your interests and time with volunteer opportunities at Odle.  If you'd like to involved, you can also contact any 2008-09 PTSA Board member:
 
Co-President.....Anne Reece    anne.reece@verizon.net  OR   (425)895-9229
Co- President....Cathy Habib cathydavid.habib@verizon.net  OR  (425)702-8160
VP Business......OPEN  
VP Communications..OPEN  
VP Fundraising...Cathi Hervey herveyjc@hotmail.com  
VP Programs......Laura Buchthal rumba@msn.com  
Secretar...........Virginia Garcia vbeasgarcia@yahoo.com  
Treasurer..........Sharon Zhou sharonzhou@yahoo.com  
Asst. Treasurer..Ana Guevara mrsg2000@yahoo.com  
Grants..............Susan Skovron skovron@nwlink.com  
Membership.......Kim McDermott Mcdermott.kim@gmail.com  


SCHOOL NEWS
 
Tentative 2008-2009 School Calendar A tentative 2008-2009 BSD School calendar (subject to ratification by both the BEA membership and the School Board) has been decided.
   First Day of School: September 2, 2008
   Winter Break: December 22, 2008 - January 2, 2009
   Mid-Winter Break: February 16 - 20, 2009
   Spring Break: April 6 - 10, 2009
   Last Day of School: June 18, 2009
 
A complete calendar can be found at http://www.bsd405.org/Portals/0/aboutBSD/Tenative2008-09Calendar.pdf
 

COMMUNITY NEWS
 
Bellevue School District is currently hiring on-call Educational Assistants, Secretaries, Instructional Assistants, Child Care Aides, Bus Monitors and Special Education - Para Educators.   On-call work allows for flexibility.  You tell us what days and times you are available.  Shifts are usually 4-6 hours in length.  Information orientations will be held Thursday morning August 21st and August 28th, 2008, and then every Thursday morning throughout the month of September, 2008, 9:00 a.m. in the Human Resources office at 12111 NE 1st Street.
 
Please apply on-line at www.bsd405.org  A minimum of three references will be checked by telephone. If hired, all employees must be fingerprinted.  
 
WEB LINKS
 
Odle PTSA Website: http://www.odlemiddleschool.org
 
Bellevue Schools Foundation Website: http://www.bsfdn.org/
 
BSD 2008-2009 Calendar: http://www.bsd405.org/Default.aspx?tabid=270 

Information for new families in English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Spanish: http://www.bsd405.org/Default.aspx?tabid=758 

PAYPAMS (for payments to breakfast/lunch accounts): http://www.paypams.com

Contact Information
Cathy Habib (Odle PTSA Co-President) 
Anne Reece (Odle PTSA Co-President)