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Odle PTSA Email &
Newsletter Editor
Debbie Patel
odleptsa@hotmail.com
Odle PTSA Co-President
Krista Hammer
krista_hammer@yahoo.com
Odle PTSA Co-President
Dominique Vincenti
dominique.vincenti@nordstrom.com
Viking News Submissions
The Odle Viking News is distributed on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Submission requests are due on the first and third Monday, and may be sent to the newsletter editor. This deadline is strictly enforced. |
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Success = Odle's Only Option |
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Tuesday, May 1 |
Multicultural Fair and Potluck, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, MUR | |
Thursday, May 3 -
Friday, May 18 |
MSP Testing | |
Thursday, May 3 |
FOOM Meeting - Election of Officers, 7:00 pm, Band Room | |
Monday, May 7 -
Friday, May 11 |
Teacher Appreciation Week | |
Wednesday, May 9 |
Band Concert, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Gym | |
Thursday, May 10 |
Orchestra Concert, 7:00 pm | |
Thursday, May 17 |
General PTSA Meeting - PTSA Elections, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Library | |
Friday, May 25 |
Lip Sync, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, MUR | |
Monday, May 28 |
No School, Memorial Day | |
Friday, June 15 |
8th Grade Party, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Gym |
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Multicultural Fair and Potluck
Party with us!
Don't be left out!
Spring into May with Odle's Famous Multicultural Fair and Potluck!
Your hosts -- Odle 7th graders -- invite the entire Odle Community for this tasty annual Event.
When: Tuesday, May 1st, 6 - 8 pm
What:
6:00 - 6:30 - Jazz Band will play in the Library - selections from around the world.
6:00 - 8:00 - 7th Grade Cultural Fair Projects on Display in the Library
6:30 - 7:30 - Multicultural Potluck in the MUR
6:45 - Multicultural Fashion Show in the MUR
Foreign Language Clubs will also have tables with presentations and goodies! (Yum, French crepes!)
Food: ALL 7th graders except Prism students are requested to bring a potluck item from any country of your choosing to the MUR by 6PM. It can be as simple as bread or rice or as complex as homemade baklava! ALL others are WELCOME to bring potluck items to share.
See you there!
Please contact Whitney DeVine at cwdevine57@gmail.com or 425-861-0906 if you would like to help set up the potluck or clean up afterwards. |
MSP Testing
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
As you probably know, each year students take the Washington State Measurement of Student Progress or MSP test in the spring.
This year:
- 6th grade students will be assessed in Reading and Math.
- 7th grade students will be assessed in Reading, Math, and Writing.
- 8th grade students will be assessed in Reading, Math, and Science.
Students at Odle will be taking the MSP tests according to the following calendar:
- 6th Graders (not in the Prism program) - May 4 & 5
- 7th Graders (not in the Prism program) - May 7, 8, 10 and 11
- 8th Graders (not in the Prism program) - May 10, 11, 14 and 15
- All Prism students (6th, 7th and 8th graders) - May 10, 11, 17 and 18
Most of this year's MSP tests will be taken "online" per directions from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia. Scores will be sent to parents in the late summer.
If you have any questions about this year's MSP testing, please feel free to contact your student's counselor at 425.456.6600.
Sincerely,
Eric McDowell
Principal |
New Odle PTSA Website
Hey Parents... Check it out... Our new web site... is what it's about: www.odleptsa.org
The Odle PTSA has a new web address! Please make a note of it.
- Sign up to receive our online newsletter
- Volunteer for Success after school--click the success calendar icon on the homepage
- Contact PTSA anytime with questions
- Receive current information on education legistation
- Join PTSA
- Use Paypal to donate to the Spring Fundraiser
- Answers to frequently asked questions for incoming families
...and more!
To view the new Odle PTSA Website, click here |
Put Your Finger on the Pulse of Odle
Do you want to be the first to know about the exciting events and activities going on at Odle? Would you like to share them with everyone you know, and some people you don't know yet? If so, PTSA Publicity Chair may be just the position for you. Odle's publicist will stay in touch with the PTSA Presidents and committee chairs to get all the news and develop flyers and "news blasts" about school-wide events. Please contact odleptsa@hotmail.com to be put in touch with a member of the nominating committee.
Directory Chairperson Needed
PTSA is looking for a computer-savvy person to produce the Odle Student Directory for the 2012-2013 academic year. The position involves some coordination over the summer and data collection on Taking Care of Business Days, just before school starts in September. PTSA already has a few volunteers to help with data collection, but needs someone comfortable with spreadsheets to coordinate the information gathered on separate computers and put it all together for the directory. Interested? Please contact odleptsa@hotmail.com to be put in touch with a member of the nominating committee. |
Future Problem Solvers Club
Congratulations to the Future Problem Solvers club!! Odle sent 11 teams to the FPS competition this month and all teams finished in the finals!! One team, however, placed first! Congratulations to 6th graders Brian Zhu, Jay Yang, Kevin Ma and Glen Oh! |
MathCounts State Contest
On Saturday March 24th, 6 mathletes represented Odle Middle School attended 2011-2012 MathCounts Washington State Competition. Close to 200 students (top teams and students from chapter round competitions) from WA state participated.
Once again, Odle won the Washington State 2011-2012 MathCounts 1st place team! Odle team members are: Brian Gu, Abhi Sivaprasad, Patrick Wang and Allen Yang.
This is 7th year in a row that Odle Middle School Team has been winning 1st place in MathCounts Washington State Competition. This is a great achievement and very impressive track record for Odle!
In addition, our mathletes have done very well in individual competition:
Patrick Wang (7th grade) 3rd place
Abhi Sivaprasad (8th grade) 4th place
Brian Gu (8th grade) 5th place
Erich Liang (7th grade) 7th place
Allen Yang (7th grade) 8th place
Benjamin Cheung (7th grade) 23rd place
Congratulations to all the mathletes! |
Math Club USJMO/AIME Achievements
Brian Gu and Patrick Wang have been officially invited to USJMO (USA Junior Math Olympiad) this year. There are only about 230 students of 10th grade or lower nationwide being invited. The qualification is based on AMC-10 and highly competitive AIME contest. Congratulations to Brian and Patrick for this awesome achievement and wish you good luck in the USJMO contest!
In addition, we have a number of students from Odle who qualified for AIME. Only top scoring 2.5% students of 10th grade or lower who took AMC-10 are qualified for AIME. Considering a lot of those students are grade 9th or 10th, it is a great achievement for middle school students! They are:
Abhi Sivaprasad (8th grade)
Phillip Wang (8th grade)
Joshua Fan (8th grade)
Eddie Lock (8th grade)
Jessica Jiang (8th grade)
Jeffrey Li (8th grade)
Suvansh Qazi (8th grade)
Allen Yang (7th grade)
Erich Liang (7th grade)
Benjamin Cheung (7th grade)
Andrew Xue (7th grade)
Masilan Manavalan (7th grade)
Congratulations to our Odle mathletes for great achievements! |
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Bellevue School District News |
Bellevue School District 5th Annual Summer Resource Fair
What: Summer Opportunities Resource Fair
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012; 6pm-8pm
Where: Interlake High School; 16245 NE 24th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008
Bellevue School District's 5th Annual Summer Opportunities Fair is hosted in partnership with the Parent Action and Advisory Council (PAAC) & Impulso Escolar de Bellevue. It provides an opportunity for families to come learn about programs and activities offered during the summer months for children in grades pre-k through 12. In turn, agencies have an opportunity to meet and possibly partner with some of the great families living and learning in Bellevue. Over 65 agencies have been invited.
To aid in serving our district's richly diverse communities, interpreters will be available during the fair to assist families in the following six languages: Spanish, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Russian. Participating vendors have also been encouraged to bring necessary forms for qualifying families to complete for financial scholarships.
Thank you for partnering with us to reach and serve families in Bellevue School District. Please contact me with any questions/comments.
Fa'izah Bradford
Community Engagement Liaison
Bellevue School District
425-456-4060
bradfordf@bsd405.org
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Community News and Events |
VIBES
Did you know that the BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION grant has helped us to welcome 30 VIBES volunteers to Odle Middle School? Watch for their bright green name tags! Thank them for their time with our kids! To see the full list of voluntters, Click here
VIBES is thankful to be the recipient of BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION's participation in Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG campaign on May 2nd. Learn more at: http://www.seattlefoundation.org/GivingCenter/GiveBIG. |
Bellevue Schools Foundation News
The Arts: Part of a Complete Education for Every Student
Thursday, April 26, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m
WISC - Rainier Room
Did you know that the arts are part of "basic education" in Washington State? How does arts learning impact student engagement and success? What opportunities for arts education are provided in Bellevue? And what is our role in ensuring that the arts are equitably provided? Join Una McAlinden, Executive Director of ArtsEd Washington and a Bellevue parent, and Pam Schroeder, Bellevue School District Arts Coordinator, to explore the answers to these questions and more!
Complimentary lunch will be provided by students in Newport High School's Culinary Arts Program.
Shop Haystack Antiques on May 5th and 6th to Support Bellevue Students
In collaboration with Haystack Antiques, Bellevue Schools Foundation is pleased to announce a " Shop Here to Support Students" event on Saturday, May 5 th and Sunday, May 6 th. Haystack Antiques will donate 10% of all sales during that weekend to the Foundation. Explore products from over 25 dealers at the antique mall and post photos of your find on our Facebook page. You will be inspired...
Save the Date: Spring for Schools is May 18th!
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend the annual Spring for Schools luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on May 18 th from 11:30 to 1:30. Join Emcee Steve Pool, Bellevue community leaders, and other parents to hear what's going on in Bellevue's public schools and learn how donors make a difference.
All are welcome to attend! Contact your BSF Rep to find out who is attending from your school and secure a place at a table. Not sure who your BSF Rep is? Contact Katrina Freeburg ( katrina@bsfdn.org or 425-456-4199) to find out.
Do you know of a business or organization that may be interested in participating as an event sponsor? Contact Marian McDermott ( marian@bsfdn.org or 425-456-4199) for information on sponsorship opportunities. |
Interlake High School Horticulture Spring Sale
Interlake High School's Horticulture Spring Sale will be May 4-12.
The hours are M-F 11:00-4:00, Saturdays 9:00-3:00, closed Sundays.
Please attend and support the IHS Horticulture Department. |
International Student Exchange Program
EXPLORE NEW CULTURES WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME! YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL LEARN, FIRST HAND, ABOUT ANOTHER EXCITING COUNTRY BY OPENING YOUR HEART AND YOUR HOME TO A HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD. Would you be a part of this? A host family is needed for a High School Foreign Exchange student with International Student Exchange, for the 2012/2013 school year. A potential host family is needed for students coming from the following countries: Germany, Brazil, Sweden, Spain, Vietnam, Austria, Denmark, South Korea, China, Norway, Belgium, Thailand, Japan and France.
Students come with good English skills, full health insurance and their own personal spending money, and mainly the desire to be a member of an American family. We ask our families to provide a bed (shared room is okay with similar age range) and meals eaten with the family. Host families do not need to have teenagers of their own; young families as well as empty nesters are excellent high school student hosts this year.
For more information about the students and the program, contact Jamin Henderson at 360-661-0552 or j.henderson33@hotmail.com.
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