Odle Viking News
October 13, 2008 |
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This week at Odle
** All week - Odle Service Club Annual Food drive! **
Mon Oct. 13
Odle Magazine Drive Final Turn in Date
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. After School Flu Immunization Clinic for students and family members, Odle Library
Thurs Oct. 16
Navigating Through Middle School - 6th grade Parent Information Night
5:00 - 6:30 Special presentation for Spanish speaking parents
6:30 - 7:30 Entire 6th grade parent community is invited
Mark your calendar:
Thurs, Oct. 23rd: PTSA General Meeting, 7 - 8:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 22: Arena Conferences (last names A-L)*, 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct. 29: Arena Conferences (last names M-Z)*, 3:00-7:00 p.m.
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SCHOOL NEWS
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Flu Immunization Clinic offered at Odle
Monday, Oct. 13th, 2:30 -4:30 p.m., Odle Library
Odle students and their family members (parents, siblings who are 6 months and older) are welcome to stop by the Flu Immunization Clinic on Monday, Oct. 13th from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. in the Odle library. Students and siblings must be accompanied by a parent. The company that is administering the clinic will bill your insurance for the following carriers: Medicare A - B, Secure Horizons, Aetna, Premera, Regence, Pacific Care. Proof of insurance must be brought to clinic. If you do not have one of these insurers, you can pay cash ($30) for each immunization.
Navigating Through Middle School: 6th Grade Parent Night
Thursday, October 16, 2008
5:00 - 6:30 PM - Special program for Spanish speaking parents 6:30 - 7:30 PM - Program for ALL 6th grade parents
Odle Middle School, MUR
Learn tips to help your 6th grader have a successful start to middle school:
· Communicating with teachers and school staff · Helping your child with homework and using the planner · Opportunities for your child to get extra help: tutorial and homework club · Providing social connections for your child through extracurricular activities · Using Parent Internet Viewer and teacher's web pages · Attendance policies
Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule
October 15: Conferences (by appointment and invitation only)
October 22: Arena Conferences (last names A-L)*, 3:00-7:00 PM
October 29: Arena Conferences (last names M-Z)*, 3:00-7:00 PM
*Note Prism LA, SS, Math, Science teachers are by appointment or invitation only.
What are arena conferences? Arena conferences are a chance for parents/guardians to hear first hand from the teacher how their child is doing academically, behaviorally, and socially. Due to the high volume of students per teacher and to be courteous to other parents/guardians, conferences are limited to 5 minutes. Should the conference need to last longer, an appointment with the teacher should be made.
Washington State Healthy Youth Survey - Oct. 20th
Odle Middle School is participating in the Healthy Youth Survey October 20th. This survey is a statewide survey which asks questions that are related to students' increased risk of injury, poor health outcomes, and alcohol and drug use. Survey results are used by schools, communities and the state and local health departments to plan programs to support ur youth and reduce their risks. The survey will be taken by students in grades 6 and 8 and it is voluntary and anonymous. Additional information about the survey and directions on how to opt-out of the surveycan be found at www.hyw.wa.gov |
ODLE PTSA NEWS
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GET ACTIVE!
Odle PTSA General Membership Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 23rd 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Odle Library
Last chance for Reflections! - We need Reflections co-chairs and a committee in order to have Reflections at Odle this year.
Does your student like to enter the state wide Reflections competition? If so, please consider volunteering to be part of the Odle Reflections committee. Without a Reflections committee and chairs, Odle students can not participate in the state wide Reflections competition. Please consider volunteering a little bit of your time for this important literature and arts program for our students. Contact Odle PTSA VP of Programs Laura Buchthal at rumba@msn.com if you are interested on being on this committee.
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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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Odle's Annual Food Drive! - 10/13 - 10/24 - PLEASE DONATE FOOD
The Odle Service Club is excited to announce the upcoming food drive to support the Bellevue Hopelink Food Bank. Last year, our school donated 3180 lbs of food to Hopelink - the most Hopelink has ever received from one school. We are hoping to out do ourselves this year and reach a donation goal of 3200 pounds of food.
Students bring donations to their first period class between 10/13 and 10/24. Donation items include all non-perishable goods. Some suggestions:
- canned soup & chili
- canned tuna or chicken
- canned fruits and vegetables
- pasta and rice
- baking items
** All items must be in original packaging and sealed.
Donation collection progress will be announced on the morning announcements as well as charted on a poster in the hallway outside of the lunchroom. As this is a school wide goal, there will be a reward for all students if we are able to reach our 3200 pound goal.
Thank you for your support,
The Odle Service Club, Jana Sparks & Amber Anderson - Advisors
After school History Club begins Monday, Oct. 13th
Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Boyd are the advisors for the After school History Club. This club will meet every Monday, 3:10 - 4:10 p.m., in room 109.
Students will be given the opportunity to conduct advanced research and create an exhibit on a topic of their choice based on the theme of "The Individual in History--Actions and Legacy."
Students in 8th-grade U.S. history classes may be able to earn extra credit for their work. Other students can enter the National History Day contest which is held at the Shoreline Community Center in March. Last year two Odle students won a prize for their display on Rosie the Riveter.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Family Talk at Jubilee Reach Center - "Positive Ideas for Child Discipline"
October 14, 6:45 -7:45 p.m.
Jubilee Reach Center - 1400 SE 13th Pl Bellevue, 425-746-0506
Debbie Taylor, a Youth Counselor from Youth Eastside Services, will speak on positive ways to set behavior boundaries for students and how to discipline in a loving and effective way.
Childcare will be provided. The program and childcare are free.
GIRL SCOUT INFORMATION NIGHT: Wednesday, October 15, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 2650 148th Ave, SE Bellevue 98005 (across from BCC on SE 28th St.).
Come find out about Girl Scout troops in your neighborhood and at Odle Middle School for girls in 6th through 8th grade! If you can't attend but would like information, please contact Michele Vossler at mjvossler@msn.com Girls Lacrosse - Join in on the Fun!
Bellevue Girls Lacrosse Association (BGLA) will be offering the following teams in Spring 2009:
3rd/4th grade team; 5th/6th grade team; 7th/8th grade team as well as a JV team and Varsity team for high school (for girls who attend Sammamish, Interlake & Newport High schools)
Want to find out more information about girls lacrosse or give it a try? Check out our website at www.bglacrosse.com An informational meeting for Youth & Middle School teams will be held on Nov. 4th, 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Hills Library
If you want to get a closer look at girls lacrosse to see what all the excitement is about, come to our next Captains' Practice on Sunday, October 26th, 5 - 7 p.m. at Robinswood Field. Support Sammamish High School Class of 2009 - Poinsettia & Wreath SaleOrders due by Oct. 31st and can be picked up at Sammamish on Dec. 5th. Click on the following link for the order form and more details:
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GET ACTIVE - LEGISLATIVE NEWS
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Bellevue School Board and Bellevue PTSA Council invites the parent community to a conversation with our representatives:
Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48) Senator Rodney Tom (D-48) Rep. Fred Jarrett (D-41) "Let's do something about state education funding"(A Proposal for the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force) Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, 7pm
Sammamish High School Performing Arts Center
Washington State's education funding system is broken. Increasing costs and declining funds to public schools continue to create chronic underfunding which affects every student in Bellevue and forces the district to use levy dollars to fund basic education programs.
2008-2009 could begin the change. For more than a year, the WA Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance has been studying the education funding problems facing our state. Its report and suggestions to the legislature are due in December 2008. Finally, there will be a serious and open discussion in Olympia about what our kids need and how we can help them get it. The Task Force has been working on two monumental issues important to BSD and the State:
· redefining basic public education to include all that our children need for success
· developing an appropriate funding mechanism for our schools
This presentation will discuss a serious proposal to address these issues; and how we can help.
After the presentation, questions from the Board and audience will be answered. For event information or to submit questions in advance, contact Bellevue PTSA Council President Janet Suppes janetpta@gmail.com or Legislative Chair Connie Gerlitz dgerlitz2@comcast.net | |
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