The Eagle – Week of January 26
The Eagle – Week of January 26
Letter from Principal Bean
Dear Families,
Multi-Cultural Night an Amazing Success! As usual, our annual multi-cultural potluck was a resounding success. It was so great trying such a wide variety of foods. Thank you everyone for sharing your culture with the OV community and for all the amazing volunteers who helped run, set up, and clean up after the event. I also want to give a huge shout out to our amazing Multi-Language Learner teacher Rachel Modi for leading the event, especially since it is her first year at OV!
General PTA Meeting with Fentanyl Speaker on Wednesday: The OVPTA is welcoming Lynnet Mitchell, from Seattle Public Schools, to lead an Opioid Overdose Response Training on January 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This interactive training includes learning the signs and symptoms of overdose, handouts and free Narcan. The training is open to the community. The presentation will happen before the PTA general meeting. Childcare is available at Collaboration Station, please email collaborationstation@aol.com to reserve a spot.
Author Visit Last Friday: Thanks to our amazing librarian Kristi Leland, our fourth and fifth grade students had the opportunity to have children’s author, Tae Keller, share her story of her journey to become an author. Her most famous book is When You Trap a Tiger, which won the 2021 Newbery Medal!
School Tours: If you know any incoming kindergarteners or families interested in coming to OV, we have a school tour and virtual open house in the next couple of weeks.
- Thursday, January 30 at 8:30-9:30 School Tour
- Tuesday, February 4 from 6:30-7:00 pm (virtual) OV Virtual Open House – Join via Teams
Upcoming School Levies: State, local, and federal dollars fund school districts. There continues to be a disparity between what the state funds for education and what it costs Seattle Public Schools (SPS) to serve our students. So, every three years, the district asks voters to consider renewing expiring levies.
The district is asking voters to consider renewing two levies in the Feb. 11 election.
- Proposition 1 – The Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy continues funding for areas like student transportation, support staff, meals, special education, and student opportunities like athletics, music and art.
- Proposition 2 – The Building Excellence VI (BEX VI) Levy focuses on maintaining and improving school facilities. It funds renovation, repair and replacement of schools, as well as repairs to roofs, HVAC systems, and playgrounds. The capital levy also funds 90 percent of the district’s technology budget.
Ballots for the levy renewals will be mailed around Jan. 22 and are due to King County Elections by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11. Visit the SPS website to learn more about what the levies fund
In partnership,
Mr. Bean (he/him)
Important Dates
Every Wednesday is 1:10pm early release
- Tuesday, January 28 Choir 2:30-4 p.m. P2
- Wednesday, January 29 OV PTA General Meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Cafeteria
- Thursday, January 30 School Tour 8:30-9 a.m.
This Week’s News
OVPTA General Meeting 1/29 – Special Speaker!
Our next OVPTA general meeting will be January 29, 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The first part of the meeting will be a speaker from the school district. Lynnet Mitchell is the Healthy Schools Coordinator in the department Prevention and Intervention. She will be talking about the fentanyl epidemic, prevention and what to do if you witness an overdose. There will be free Narcan(and training) and other hand outs. The general meeting will follow the presentation.
Help With K/1 bikes
Parents are needed to help with assembling bikes for students in kindergarten and 1st grade. There are 21 bikes and a rack that needs to be assembled. If you are available Thursday, January 30 to help, please contact Mrs. Bruecher at bhbruecher@seattleschools.org. We need 5 volunteers.
Global Reading Challenge Competition, 2/4
For the past few months, several 4th and 5th graders have been participating in our Global Reading Challenge program put on in partnership with the Seattle Public Library. It is finally that time when our teams will compete to see which group of 4th and 5th graders will represent Olympic View at the semi-final round later this spring.
Our in-school competition will take place on Tuesday, February 4 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the cafeteria. Parents are invited to join us by watching the competition.
If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Leland at klleland@seattleschools.org.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City Extravaganza! 2/8
Olympic View PTA presents: Emerald City Extravaganza – A Flying Forward Auction
When: Saturday, February 8, 6-9 p.m.
Where: Lake City Way Eagles (8201 Lake City Way NE)
Tickets for Emerald City Extravaganza on sale now! Each ticket includes two drink tickets and dinner.
Online Auction will go live on February 2. Can’t attend the auction? Register to bid for the Online Auction!
Childcare Available! Childcare is available for auction attendees, from 5:30-9:30 p.m., at Collaboration Station. Cost is $30 for the first child, $25 for each additional child. Children must be potty trained. Reserve your spot by contacting Erin at collaborationstation@aol.com.
We are looking for people to volunteer for setup before the auction and help with raffle sales during the auction. If you’re available to help, please email fundraising@ovpta.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
OVPTA Information
Spirit Gear: The Olympic View Spirit Wear online store is now open!
Choose from Kids, Women, and Men’s sizes. We have t-shirts, long sleeved, crewnecks and hoodies all available in many colors.
ational PTAs, and allows you to vote on OV PTA matters, including how to spend the money we fundraise. Scholarships are available, if you need one.
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Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Main Office: 206-252-5500 olympicview@seattleschools.org
Main Fax: 206-252-5501
Attendance: 206-252-5504 olympicview.attendance@seattleschools.org
Principal – Andrew Bean ajbean@seattleschools.org
Assistant Principal – Rachel Roosma rmroosma@seattleschools.org
Administrative Secretary – Crystal Parry cnparry@seattleschools.org
Office Assistant – Sabrina O’Brien snobrien@seattleschools.org
School Nurse – Angie Sterwald (Mon/Thurs) amsterwald@seattleschools.org
Nurse Fax: 206-743-3157
Counselor – Doris Brevoort dbrevoort@seattleschools.org (Long term substitute)
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