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Odle PTSA Email &
Newsletter Editor
Esra Onalan
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 Monday of every month. Submission requests are due on Fridays prior to the scheduled submission, and may be sent to the newsletter editor. This deadline is strictly enforced.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Success = Odle's Only Option
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September 4, First Day of School
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September 11, 6pm Odle Ice Cream Social (Odle Track)
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September 20, 6pm PTSA General Meeting (Library)
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September 27, Open House / Curriculum Night
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Dear Families,
Welcome students and families to the 2012-2013 school year! The Odle PTSA is a nonprofit, school-level unit of the Washington State PTSA.
OUR PTA's Vision
- Every child's potential is a reality
Visión de la PTSA
- El potencial de cada niño es una realidad.
PTA's Purpose
- To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children;
- To develop between parents, teachers and our community such united efforts as will secure for all children the highest advantages in education and personal development.
Los propósitos de la PTSA
- Establecer una relación estrecha entre la escuela y el hogar; que los padres y los maestros cooperen inteligentemente en la educación de niños.
- Desarrollar entre los educadores los padres y nuestra communidad en general esfuerzos conjuntos que aseguren las mejores ventajas en la educación y el desarollo personal de todos los niños.
PTSA sponsors multiple educative and fun activities throughout the year to benefit Teachers, Parents and Children. For example:
The cultural Extravaganza
The 8th grade party
Lip Sync
Ice cream social
Parent education nights
Grants for teachers' projects and many more
El PTSA patrocina muchas actividades culturales, instructivas y divertidas por loes edicadores, los padres y los niños
To enjoy your school to the fullest, join, volunteer and participate in the PTSA!!!
Dominique Vincenti Krista Hammer
Co-President Co- President
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Dear Parents,
If you do not want photographs and/or videotapes of your student to be used by the Bellevue School District, Bellevue Schools Foundation or any other outside media such as television and newspapers, a form is available in the Odle main office.
If you have filled out this form in the past for your Odle student, information remains valid and in effect, so you do not need to fill it out again every year. Incoming families and new families please ask in the main office if you need a copy of this document. (It is part of the packet which also includes the District Weapons and Truancy Laws which many people already picked up during TCB days.)
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Ice Cream Social - September 11th, 6-8 pm
Please join the Odle principals and PTSA for a Welcome Back Party from 6-8pm Tuesday, September 11, on the Odle Track. The entire Odle community--students, parents and siblings are invited.
Come and re-connect with old friends, make new ones and
- Enjoy free ice cream
- Learn about Odle's after-school club and sports
- Meet the principals and PTSA
- Hear live music by Carly Calbero
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Open House / Curriculum Night - September 27th
More information will be provided later.
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Welcome Marilyn Kelley and Liliana Medina To Odle's Front Office!
Odle families please welcome Marilyn Kelley, our new office manager, and Liliana Medina, our new assistant principal's secretary.
Marilyn Kelley comes to Odle from her previous job as office manager at West Sylvan Middle School in Portland, Oregon. She loves going to baseball and college football games. She also likes walking, hiking and swimming. She has a daughter who is in the fourth year of a Dr. of Pharmacy at OHSU, Portland. Marilyn's son is in his first year of law school in New York. She has two dogs, both labs. Her favorite coffee drink is a vanilla latte and her favorite food is ice cream!
Liliana Medina speaks fluent Spanish and is originally from Colombia. She has been in the U.S. for the last seven years. In the past, she has been an administrative assistant at a university and a household manager. Liliana has a son who is ten years old. She loves Greek food and drinks decaf green tea. She loves to read and Salsa dance!
When things calm down, stop by the office to welcome Marilyn Kelley and Lillian Medina to our school.
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Welcome Liliana Benavides, Odle's New Family Engagement Liason!
Liliana will lead and coordinate a multitude of family services, including curriculum and PIV access and support, promoting district and Bellevue support services, as well as language translation support. More details will follow as we launch into fall. And questions or interest in contacting her will first go through the main office.
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Thank you to our Taking Care of Business Day Volunteers!
We had some incredible support from both parents and students for this year's Taking Care of Business Days! All of the volunteers listed below gave many hours of their time. We could never have staffed all of the stations without this tremendous effort on the part of our wonderful volunteers. Thank you so much everyone for your help! We would like to give a special thanks to our volunteer coordinator, Whitney Devine.
Parents: Yunbo Cassady, Margaret David, Whitney DeVine, Linnea Eng, Dionne Gordon, Cathi Hervey, Laura Hitchens, Julia Krill, Lina Larson, Vicki Liao, Bev Mitchell, Tanya Paszkeicz, Dan Phillips, Steve (Shu) Chen, Catherine Smith, Irma Tomas, Mariella Worrall, Sandra Yee.
Students: Yael Goldin, Linda Gong, Kayleigh Gordon, Davis Hammer, Daniel Hou, Abby Hu, Add Jiayi Hu, Cindy Hu, Tommy Liao, Aishwarya Shenoy, Suvansh Sanjeev, Elizabeth Tran, Ana Vincenti, Nathan Vincenti, Martijn Wall, Amanda Worrall, Johnathan Cassady, Shannon Cassady, Scott Phillips.
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Thank you Staff Appreciation Volunteers!
Thank you to PTSA's staff appreciation chair Archana Verma and her team of volunteers who provided lunch for the Odle faculty during one of their meeting days, August 30th at Crossroads Community Center. The staff were very pleased with the beautiful and delicious lunch. Special thanks to Anne and John Taves as well as Saijel Verma for the extra help with set-up and clean-up. Thank you also to the following families who contributed food items: Anup & Anuradha Madan, Nancy Cui, Wendy Ong, and Sandra Yee. If you would like to be part of Archana's staff appreciation team this year, please email odleptsa@hotmail.com.
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Thank you Crossroads Starbucks!
The Crossroads Starbucks donated three boxes of hot coffee for the 6th Grade Parent Orientation on August 27th! Thank you so much Starbucks for supporting our school! We had an excellent turnout of 130 parents. We hope you enjoyed the coffee and that your students get off to a great start at Odle.
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Thank you Rain City Church!
Odle Middle School families and staff thank members of the Rain City Church who spent a Saturday at Odle last week doing landscaping, campus clean-up and helping teachers organize and set up classrooms. We are thrilled to have tidier grounds and appreciate your support for our school!
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Reflections Committee Chair
We would love for Odle to participate again this year in the PTSA's Reflections Art Program. Reflections gives students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students submit artwork to their local PTA. Winning entries at the school level advance to the city and state levels. Top state winners advance to nationals! Art entries may be submitted in one of six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts. This year's theme is "The Magic of the Moment."
We can participate in this great program if we have an Odle parent willing to chair a Reflections Committee beginning right away. Last year's chair, Ilona Larson, is still an Odle parent and will be available to answer questions. She has a detailed notebook on exactly what the chair needs to do to organize our school-level part of this program which includes encouraging students to participate, helping them understand the rules for entries, collecting and displaying entries, finding local "judges" and delivering winning entries to the city PTSA council. Learn more at PTAReflections.org. Email odleptsa@hotmail.com with questions about this volunteer position. |
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Cheerleading Program, Eastside Dream Elite!
Come join the Bellevue Parks & Community Services Department Cheerleading Program, Eastside Dream Elite! All skill levels welcome! All classes are held at Highland Community Center. Sign up for classes by calling 425-452-6885 or register online at www.MyParksAndRecreation.com. Class fee scholarships available for Bellevue residents who qualify.
Questions? Check out www.EastsideDreamElite.com or email Coach Anne at anne@EastsideDreamElite.com, or call Coach Anne at 425.246.9636.
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