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Volunteers for Taking Care of Business Days
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PTSA Contacts  

 

 

Odle PTSA Email &

Newsletter Editor

Anju Solanky

odleptsa@hotmail.com

 

Odle PTSA Co-President

Sonia Misra

Soniab795@gmail.com

  

Odle PTSA Co-President

Michelle Deerkop

deerkopc@msn.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.

Monday, October 28th, 2013   Success = Odle's Only Option
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Calendar

 

 

Date                 

Time                                           

Event

October 29th

2.30 pm to 5.15pm

FPS Practice Test

November 2nd                            

 9.00am

Orchestra Symposium

November 21st 

 4.00pm

Arena Conferences

 

 

 

Odle News

Important message to all FPS club members

Dear FPS families,

 

Please read carefully about FPS and practice test(s):

 

What : FPS first Practice Test
When : Tuesday October 29th from 2:30 - 5:15 pm
Please remind your kid to come directly to MUR right after school! You can pick them up at around 5:15 pm
How :  1. Turn in registration form at office PLUS the check of $60 payable to Odle MS (FPS club fee) deadline is 10/29th in the AM
           2. Send with your kid $10 cash for pizza & snack (for all three tests) The parent support group will use them                          towards pizza purchase and some snack/drink for those days
               to double check and correct your information on file if you already turned in; if not done yet, please add info.
           4. Also, pls remember to fill the column for you to sign up to help for 'snack to share' on Tuesday, if you can send with your child. Long test after school makes kids real hungry, and thirsty, so we need ALL your support! Suggestions: Fruit, chips, crackers, Chips, popcorn, cookies, Veggies, and especially juice/water etc., 
           5. Questions? please email Lee Bodin at jirawatch@hotmail.com or Shaila Shetty @zenitha_s@hotmail.com 

 

 

 

Band Concert Schedule

There will be three band concerts as follows: 

Title

Day

Date

Holiday Concert

Wednesday

December 11th ,2013

Spring Concert

Wednesday

March 26th ,2014

June Concert

Wednesday

June 11th , 2014

 

Clubs and Activities in Odle


 This is an update on the clubs and activities offered at the school:

 

Club/ Extracurricular Activity

Advisor

Meeting Location

Meeting days

Meeting times

Dance Club

Burmester

MUR

Friday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Leadership club

Yaeger

107

Every other Wednesday

7:00 to 7:40 p.m

Yearbook Club

Marissa Sparks/Elzea Emily

500

Thursday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Odle Service Club

Jana Sparks

TBD

TBD

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

French Club

Karmouch

405

Thursday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Future Problem Solvers

Boyd

Tuesdays

MUR

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

SET

Hope

103

Thursday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Rocketry Club

Williams

306

Thursday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Math Club

PTSA

110, 112, 211

Friday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Jazz club

Roberts

Band  Room

Friday

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Jazz Band

Roberts

Band  Room

Every day

7:00 to 7:40 a.m

Chess Club

PTSA

202

Every other Monday  (starting October 7th)

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

K- Club ( Korean Culture Club)

Lizotte/ J Sparks

421

Fridays

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

Archery Club

Sampson

Gym

Friday

3.10 to 4.10 p.m

Digital Art Club

Shan Wang, Tina Guo

Rm. 303

Tuesday

3.10 to 4.10 p.m

Badminton

TBD

Gym

Monday

3.10 to 4.10 p.m

BIWA culture club

Farkas/ M sparks

500

Every other Monday  (staring November 18th)

3:10 to 4:10 p.m

 

 

 

 

 



 


Reflections
"Believe, Dream, Inspire" 

The annual PTSA art contest kicks off October 28th!  The theme this year is 
"Believe, Dream, Inspire".Information and entry forms are in the office.
Email Cathi Hervey 
herveyjc@hotmail.com with any questions.    

 

 

 

Join eScrip to support Odle Students

 

Parents, Grandparents ,Friends and Family can all join hands to support their student at Odle. It all begins with the Safeway Club card.    Register the Safeway club card with eScrip.   Odle PTSA gets a small percentage of the purchases made with the card from the merchant.   Renew  annually.

However starting November 1st, 2013, if you use a credit card to pay at Safeway, there will be no contribution to Odle. 

 

Accepted payment types that will contribute towards our school would include: 

Debit Card,Check, Smart Check, Gift Card, WIC and SNAP. Email Amelia Kwok at   aakwok@hotmail.com as  a contact for eScrip.

 

 

 

 

Volunteer Needs

Parents play a critical role at Odle.   We encourage parent involvement and regularly communication  with the school to see what help is needed.  

 

Volunteer Appreciation

  

 

We had a great Magazine Drive and Cookie Dough Sale!  $18,164 in sales!
Thanks for supporting Odle ASB! 
Cookie dough will be delivered on Wednesday November 20th . 

Viking Hut- Training Day 
  

 

Viking Hut- Training Day Nov 4 at 10:30 am in the Hut
Please join us for a day of training in the Viking Hut!  Now is your chance to come learn all the ways of the Hut and how to better help the PTSA as we serve our kids during both lunches Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Email Cathi Hervey 
herveyjc@hotmail.com with any questions regarding the Hut- We need lots of volunteers to make it a great year of fundraising! Email me to have your name added to the list and sign up on Signup Genius to work at the Hut.  It is fun and a  great way to see your kids at school! 

 

FOOM
Inaugural Odle Orchestra Festival

 

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On Saturday Nov. 2nd, Odle will host its first Odle Orchestra Festival.  All three school orchestras will perform, be adjudicated and also receive a one-on-one clinic with an adjudicator.  The feedback they receive will be invaluable this coming year.  They will also have the opportunity to hear another excellent middle school orchestras.  The event will run from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon, and parent volunteers are, of course, always needed and appreciaeted.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for parents to hear some wonderful music!  If you can help, even if only for a short time, please contact Barb Skotte at bskotte@yahoo.com If you have a preference regarding how you'd like to help, please specify whether you would prefer to help with concession sales, guiding the groups from room to room, stage set-up/tear-down, or some other means of helping.

FOOM Website:
Luanne Lemmer, FOOM"s webmaster, has our website humming!  Please check out odlemusic.org for updates on all FOOM activities, the school concert calendar, links to clips of past musical performances, and more!

 

Community News

 

 

Snacks for children 
Easy to store, shelf stable donations should be brought to the main office. There will be a box labelled "Snack Donations"  to put these in.  Please avoid chips, (potato chips, Doritos, etc.), suggested items include pretzels, granola bars, fruit snacks. 

 

 

Bellevue Ski School

 

 

Bellevue Ski School Winter is almost here and it is time to get excited about skiing and snowboarding.  Bellevue Ski School is a great way to get up to
Snoqualmie, hang out with friends, make new friends, enjoy the great snowy outdoors!!  Whether you are new to the sport or have experience, Bellevue Ski School has a program that will suit your needs.  Talk with your parents or guardians and go to
  www.bellevueskischool.com  to register.