The Eagle – Week of October 20
The Eagle – Week of October 20
Letter from Principal Bean
Dear Families,
Fall Festival: As usual we had such an incredible fall festival last Friday. I would like to give a huge shoutout to Rob Wilson, who spearheaded the event (and it was even his birthday!!). I would also like to thank Ashley, Maggee, Renee, Tom, Billy, Laura, Sonja, Mariia, Sabrina, Ajay, Jessica, Cara, Andrea, Edie, Paul, Jasper, and Eli!!
Land Acknowledgement Art Installation: Last Monday we had an amazing Indigenous Peoples’ Day Assembly where we unveiled our new Land Acknowledgement Art Installation! This was a 2-year effort. I would like to thank the PTA for funding the project, as well as Sarah Sense-Wilson, Sarah Wichlacz, Nancy Dautovich, Andrea Chaddock, Chelsea Whittle, Anna Burkett, and our former art teachers Liz Law and Alan De la Cruz. I also want to thank Roger Fernandes, who designed the mural, and to our Native American students, who collaborated with Roger to identify the themes (Ava Lane, Harmony Fredriksson, Arya Porter, La’Savious Streets, Waylin Wilson, Emery Doxey, Sadie Williams, Avery Henscheid, and Claire Smith). And of course, to each and every student who all painted a piece of the mural.
Cake Decorating Contest: Thank you to all the kids (past and present) who participated in this year’s cake decorating contest. This is always the heart and soul of the fall festival.
Attendance is Important: Just a reminder about the importance of getting to school on time. It is so helpful for children’s regulation when they start the school day with their class. Please be in the class line each morning by 7:55.
In partnership,
Mr. Bean (he/him)
Principal, Olympic View
ajbean@seattleschools.org
206-252-5500
Important Dates
Every Wednesday is 1:10pm early release
- Tuesday, October 21 LEGO Robotics (5th Grade) 2:30-4 PM Room 203
- Tuesday, October 21 Choir 2:30-3:30 PM P2
- Thursday, October 23 After School Enrichment 2:40-3:40 PM
- Tuesday, October 28 LEGO Robotics (5th Grade) 2:30-4 PM Room 203
This Week’s News
Congratulations to our Fall Festival Cake Contest Winners!
Best in Show – Greta Gorohoff
Kindergarten Winners
- Jordan Libgott – Best Fall Cake
- Finn Flowers – 1st place
- Aliya Atassi-Pipis – 2nd place
- Caroline Bretney – 3rd place
- Rudy Fanelli – Happiest Cake
- Raiden Lindgren – Most Creative
First Grade Winners
- Caroline Goddard – Best Fall Cake
- Anna Kuznetsova – 1st place
- Kibwe Farley – 2nd place
- Darby Swayne – 3rd place
- Lorelai Fanelli – Happiest Cake
- Asa Bender – Most Creative
Second Grade Winners
- Reiner Hoerschelmann – Best Fall Cake
- Abel Franklin – 1st place
- Elizabeth Quezada – 2nd place
- Marnie Johnston – 3rd place
- Hadley Flowers – Happiest Cake
- Santiago Rivera – Most Creative
Third Grade Winners
- Zoe Bender – Best Fall Cake
- Harlan Henshaw – 1st place
- Evelyn Gossens – 2nd Place
- Ellie Udo and Miles – 3rd place
- Vivian Spector-Marshall – Happiest Cake
- Charlie Rough – Most Creative
Fourth Grade Winners
- Maired McGarry – Best Fall Cake
- Jack Parr – 1st place
- Fritz Hoerschelmann – 2nd Place
- Harlan Gonzales – 3rd place
- Scarlett Fanelli – Happiest Cake
- Theo Arnett – Most Creative
Fifth Grade Winners
- Ruthie Chaddock – Best Fall Cake
- Zach Johnston – 1st place
- Porter McMurray – 2nd place
- Zindzi Farley – 3rd place
- Sadie Williams – Happiest Cake
- Chessie Cooper – Most Creative
Coat Drive
As the colder months are approaching, Olympic View is running a coat drive to ensure every child stays warm this winter. Your generosity will help provide a cozy layer of warmth for children who may not have adequate winter wear. Together, we can make a big difference in the lives of our students!
We would love for the coat drive to be fulfilled by the end of October, but we will run the drive until each child that needs a coat has one. If you would like to purchase elsewhere, feel free. Just please select a coat of same size and similar color and click “I bought this gift.” That will remove it from the registry, and you can drop it off or have it shipped to Olympic View. We are specifically looking for coats that are insulated, hooded, and water resistant.
The prices are regular price, and don’t update with sales. Please click through to stores for current pricing.
Choir – Registration closes 10/20, First Session 10/21
Choir is coming back to Olympic View Elementary this year! This opportunity is for third, fourth, and fifth grade students who like to sing, perform, and have fun.
- Who: Third, fourth, and fifth grade students at Olympic View Elementary
- What: We will be learning musical games and songs throughout a nine-week session. Learned skills will be presented in the form of an in-person concert or recorded performance
- Where: Portable 2 (Ms. Helbach’s classroom)
- When: Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. starting on October 21 and ending on December 16
- Why: In this choir, we will be working not only on musical skills, but also lifelong skills such as cooperation/teamwork, patience, creativity, perseverance, and growth mindset
Registration will open with the link below through October 20! Scholarships will be available. Please feel free to email with any questions: okhelbach@seattleschools.org
Please feel free to email with any questions: okhelbach@seattleschools.org
Olivia Helbach, Olympic View Music Teacher
Veterans Day Assembly – Pictures due October 29
As we prepare for our annual Veterans Day Assembly, we would love your contributions! Do you have a family member, or even yourself, who has served in the military? Please submit a photo of your Veteran and include the following:
- Time of active duty (ex: 1970-2000)
- Name of Veteran
- Rank of Veteran
- Military Branch
- Name of OV student
- Relationship to OV student
Please have all submissions in by October 29 end of day. All submissions can be emailed to Ms. Sabrina – snobrien@seattleschools.org
The assembly will be on Monday, November 3, at 8:10 am. We invite you to this assembly, but we especially want you to invite the Veterans in your life, so we can honor them and show them our appreciation for their service.
Help Our 5th Graders Experience the Magic of the Olympic Peninsula!
We are raising funds to send our 5th grade class to nature camp for their end of the year trip. Last year we were funded by Washington’s Outdoor Education Grant but state funding was cut this year for that program so we are now on our own. Every bag of popcorn you buy brings them one step closer to an unforgettable experience! Delivery available direct or to your student at OV. Arrives in time for the holidays!
Please reach out to Danielle at dadam3984@gmail.com with any questions!
A Note from Nurse Angie
We are seeing an increase in illness. Please keep your child home from school if they are not feeling well. Sending them to school sick will increase the spread of illness to others.
Winter brings an increase in cases of lice! Please check your child weekly for lice and nits. Here is a visual tool from the CDC to help with this.
Flu and COVID vaccines are being offered at a variety of SPS schools. Eckstein, Ingraham and Nathan Hale are nearby options for our school community. Register here for yourself, your children, or any family members! This is not exclusive to SPS students, anyone is welcome!
It is required your child have all their childhood vaccines to attend school. If your child is missing vaccines, they are at risk for exclusion from school, meaning they will not be able to attend. This process is starting in November. I will notify you if you are at risk. If your child needs vaccines or you need help accessing health care, please let me know.
Thank you for your help and support in keeping our community healthy.
Nurse Angie
Thanksgiving and Holiday Baskets
Hi families,
The Thanksgiving and the Holidays are coming around the corner!
Please note that Thanksgiving and Holiday baskets are given to the first families on the list. If you have any questions, please reach out to our counselor Joyce Rho at jecho@seattleschools.org. Thank you!
Thank you for joining us at the OV Fall Festival!
This event is not possible without the help of students, staff, volunteers, alumni, and the whole rest of the community. We’d love to gather your feedback on the event and how we can improve for future years. Kids and parents are both welcome to respond, fill out a new survey for each person. Survey entries will be entered to win Olympic View prizes!!!!!
Kraken Community Iceplex – Free Skating – Saturday, Nov 1
In partnership with the Seattle Kraken, the OV PTA is proud to announce a Free ice skating opportunity at the Kraken Community Iceplex (KCI) in Northgate on Saturday, November 1 from 4:15-5:45 PM. This event is open to the entire OV community – adults & kids!
We’ll have a check-in table setup in the main lobby where parents/guardians can fill out the waiver form to get skating wristbands for their family. There will be some skate aids available for use and a skate monitor from KCI. Kids are encouraged to bring helmets/safety gear if they have them (there will also be some helmets available for temporary use at the rink).
Please note: this is not a drop-off event – kids must be accompanied by an adult.
We hope to see you there!
Skating Volunteers Needed in PE
Skating will be coming to Olympic View the first two weeks in November. Volunteers are needed for the 1st and 2nd grade students. Volunteers will be helping with getting gear on. Students can bring their own skates, helmets, and safety gear. Otherwise, skates, helmets and safety gear will be provided . I am also encouraging students to practice tying a bow.
Below is the schedule. Hopefully, this will help you decide.
- Dunne: Monday, and Thursday 11/3, and 11/6, 11/10 and 11/13th time will be 1:10-1:45 Wednesday 11/5 time will be 8:30-9:00
- Mora: Tuesday and Friday 11/4 and 11/7, Friday 11/14 time 1:10-1:45 Wednesday 11/12 8:30-9:00
- Messerly: Tuesday and Friday 11/4 and 11/7, Friday 11/14 time 12:30-1:05 Wednesday 11/12 11:30-12:00
- Hill: Monday and Thursday 11/3 and 11/6, 11/10 and 11/13 time will be 1:50-2:25 Wednesday 11/12 time will be 12:05-12:35
- Thomas: Tuesday and Friday 11/4 and 11/7, Friday 11/14 time will be 1:50-2:25 Wednesday 11/5 12:05-12:35
Flying Forward Fund Direct Ask Campaign – Update!
We are about halfway through the month and have raised $6,605 of our $20,000 goal. Thank you to all who have donated already! We still have a ways to go so keep those blue envelopes coming in, drop off in person at the General PTA meeting on November 5th, or donate at the link below. Don’t forget to share with family, friends, or neighbors who would like to support OV, and remember employer matching!
Please make donations by returning the blue envelope to school or donating to 2025 Flying Forward Fund online.
Thank you for your support!
OV PTA Movie Night – Friday, Nov 14 – Save the Date!
Save the date: our first OV PTA movie night is coming up on Friday, Nov 14. More details coming soon including food offerings and movie selection. Interested in volunteering? If so, please reach out to Tom & Rob at activities@ovpta.org. Thanks!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Library Help
Thank you for considering volunteering in the OV Library. If this is your first time volunteering in the library, please reach out to Ms. Leland klleland@seattleschools.org to receive an SPS Volunteer Invitation. Send any questions my way.
Kristi Leland
Eagle Pack Volunteers Needed (and bags too)
The Eagle Pack program provides weekend food bags for any family that requests it. The University Food Bank provides the food items, and volunteers pack the bags and distribute them to classrooms every week. We need volunteers to help with picking up from the Food Bank on Thursday afternoons and packing on Friday mornings from about 8:00-9:00 am. If you are able to help during this timeframe, please sign up.
We would love to have some consistent volunteers, so if you can commit to one or more Fridays a month, that would be helpful. Approved volunteers can feel free to drop into the lunchroom any Friday, after drop off to lend a hand as well if you find yourself with some time.
We can always use plastic and paper shopping bags (the thicker, handled ones like from Target or a grocery store). If you have extras you can donate, please drop them off in the office.
Questions? Contact k.linnes@gmail.com
General Information
Late Arrivals to School
If your student is late (the bell rings at 7:55 a.m.), please drop them off at the NE 95th Street entrance near the flagpole or blacktop. We now have a call box at the 95th Street entrance. After the bell rings at 7:55 a.m., all students must be signed in with office staff. The 8th Ave call box entrance will be used for staff only.
Absences
If your student will not be at school, please email the attendance email olympicview.attendance@seattleschools.org or call 202-252-5504 to let office staff know.
Early Pick Up
Parents/Guardians should come to the 95th Street security call box entrance. We are unable to call students down to the office until you arrive for pick up.
Pick Up Changes
If your student will have an alternate plan for pick up, please contact the office via email olympicview@seattleschools.org, phone 206-252-5500, Talking Points message, or a signed note with your student.
Our breakfast and lunch menus are now up on the SPS website!
Individual milk purchase (with home lunch) costs $.75
Want to know what to do if there is bad weather? Learn more about preparing for winter weather.
Please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator, Sabrina O’Brien, for more information on volunteering: snobrien@seattleschools.org
Want to support your student’s classroom teacher?
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.
Membership strengthens the voice of our community, helps support the WA State and National 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.
For all illnesses, including COVID, please keep students home if:
- They have uncontrollable secretions from their eyes or nose
- They cannot control their cough
- Their symptoms are improving
- They are fever, diarrhea, vomit free for at least 24 hours, without the use of medication
COVID testing is no longer required.
Resources
Looking for additional resources? Please go to our Family Resource Page:
Contact Us
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
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 – Joyce Rho jecho@seattleschools.org
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