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Monday, January 21st , 2014 Success = Odle's Only Option

Calendar

Date	Time	Event
January 20		Martin Luther King Day
January 27		Professional Development Day
January 28	2.30 p.m	FPS State Qualifying Competition

Odle News

State Qualifier FPS Test

Mark your calendars:

State Qualifier FPS test is on TUE Jan 28th from 2:30-5:15 pm at Odle MUR.

Please consider sending $10 cash with your child on test day, for pizza/food fund for test sessions if you haven't done so before.

REMINDER- Planning to send snacks? We have kids with allergies in the club, so please send Nut free items only.

Parent Volunteers needed to help serve food on test day. Can you help?

Questions? Contact Lee Bodin at jirawatch@hotmail.com

Rocketry Club - Second Semester

Mr. Williams will again offer a rocketry club for any interested Odle student second semester of this year. Participants will learn the basics of rocket design and construction as they build and then fly their own model rockets! We will meet every other Monday starting February 10th from 3:04 till 4:10. Space is limited due to safety concerns so please have your student fill out a lottery form and place it in the Rocketry Club box. Forms and the Rocketry Club box can be found in the main office.

Deadline for submitting a lottery form is January 28th.

The 24 lucky participants will be announced January 29th via a posting outside the office.

Free Vision Clinic

BSD VISION CLINIC - February 12th 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

FREE* EYE EXAMINATION BY OPTOMETRIST

AND ONE PAIR OF GLASSES FREE!!!!

FOR BELLEVUE SCHOOL STUDENTS* IN GRADES K-12!

There is a free vision clinic being offered by BSD with a location at Odle. For more information go to VISION CLINIC .

Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

On Friday, January 17th, Odle Middle School students held our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly. The assembly was truly remarkable and historic. Odle students watched the drama class perform a skit on diversity, listened as the choir performed 3 patriotic songs, and witnessed democracy in action as 13 immigrants became citizens of the United States during a naturalization ceremony. It was an honor and privilege to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality by welcoming these new citizens into our country as they help expand the rich diversity of our country.We would like to give a big shout out to Ms. Amy Yaeger and the Leadership Students for organizing this truly memorable event and all the people that helped make the assembly a success.

Band Concert Schedule

Upcoming band concerts are as follows:

Title	Day	Date
Spring concert	Wednesday	March 26th, 2014
June Concert	Wednesday	June 11^th ,2014

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Parents Make A Difference

It is Not What We Give, But What We Share*

The PTSA is pleased to announce grants awarded from donations to the Fall 2013 "Pass the Hat" Fundraiser:

$1,962 WA State Government Trip to Olympia for 8th Grade SS

$ 705 40 New Badminton Racquets for the PE Department

$ 625 Contribution toward new String Bass for the Orchestras

$ 585 Sheet Music for the Grade-Level Bands

$ 300 Sheet Music for the Choir

$ 200 WA State History Trip to Olympia for 6th Grade GMSP

$ 123 Sheet Music for the Jazz Band and Jazz Club

Total Grant Funds Awarded: $4,500

Odle families make it all possible. Thank you, parents, for your generous contributions. The PTSA funds for these awards came directly from your donations this fall.

*James Russell Lowell, American Poet and Diplomat (1819-1891)

Volunteer Needs

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

Viking Hut

Please sign up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0548ADA822A13-viking/459370 if you can help in the Viking Hut one day a week or once a month. The Hut had to be closed some days this week because we were short on helpers. It's an easy job and a great way to be involved without "embarrassing" your middle schooler! If you've never done it before and need some help or would like to partner up with an experienced person, please email Sonia at soniab795@gmail.com or Michelle at deerkopc@msn.com who would be willing to show you the ropes.

Bellevue Quality Schools Phone Bank

At least 10 parents from our school are needed to man the phones at the BQS Phone Bank to ask for support for our schools and the 2014 Bond and Levy Campaign. Available nights are January 28, 29, 30, and February 3, 4, 5, and 10. Two hours shifts available between 5-8 PM every night. Students helping with the phone bank will receive community service hours! Interested callers can contact either Kelly at bellevuekelly@mac.com or Molly at hemmenm@comcast.net for more information. Thank you for your support!

Delicious Hot Chocolate

The ASB and leadership is hosting a hot chocolate morning for students on Wednesday, January 29. Can you help our students that morning with set-up, and serving?

Set-up -- 6.45 a.m. Distribution -- 7.05 a.m - 7.45 a.m.

Please respond to Soniab795@gmail.com if you can help with the above listed tasks.

FOOM

Interesting Field Trips

Friends of Odle Music (FOOM) is a volunteer, parent group which supports all of Odle's music programs/students. We can always use more help! Check out our website,odlemusic.org, and, if you can, join us at our next meeting, Wednesday January 22nd, 6:30 pm in the band room. New members are always welcome!

Many thanks to our Orchestra Winter Concert concession stand volunteers: Karen Choi, Sandra Gan, Amelia Kwok, Pean Lim and Carolyn Yee. Special thanks to Shirley Lim for coordinating this event! As always, every dollar earned goes directly to support our students.

Upcoming volunteer opportunities with FOOM include chaperoning the 7th/8th grade band/orchestra field trip to Benaroya Hall to see the Seattle Symphony rehearse (time commitment-8:30 am-1:00 pm Wed. Feb. 12th), chaperoning at the Orchestra Retreat, Saturday February 8th. The retreat is at Jubilee Reach Center, address, from 9:00 am-2:30 pm. Any amount of time you can assist would be helpful. And it's not too late to think about whether you can assist as a chaperone or private driver for the overnight field trip to the NW Orchestra Festival in Gresham, Oregon. Time commitment-Friday, March 7th from 2:30 pm to Saturday, March 8th, approx. 11:30 pm. If you are interested in participating in any of the above, please contact either Barb Skotte at bskotte@yahoo.com or Sara Rowe at sara@rowefamily.net. Chaperoning at any or all of the above are wonderful opportunities to enjoy some exceptional musical performances. Please volunteer if you can!

Also, if you volunteer and also work for a company which matches donations (e.g. Microsoft, Boeing), please let us assist you in submitting for an additional matching donation.

Community News

Bellevue Quality Schools

VOTE YES! YES! YES! for Our Kids!
Please vote on February 11, 2014
Bellevue Quality Schools is a non-profit volunteer group that works to get the BSD Bond and Levies to pass. Bellevue is known for our excellent public schools and strong community support for education. On February 11, 2014, YOU can continue that support by voting YES three times to approve the two Levies and one Bond issue.
Visit our Website at http://bellevuequalityschools.org and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BellevueKidsFirst to learn more about what will be funded.
Willing to provide additional support? Bellevue Quality Schools needs volunteers to help with phone banking on 1/28, 1/29, 1/30, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, and 2/10 from 5 to 8 p.m.RSVP to info@bellevuequalityschools.org.

You Be the Chemist

Register for the You Be The Chemist Challenge at http://tinyurl.com/2014YBTC-WA before April 4th 2014. For more information go to YBTC