The Eagle – Week of March 17
The Eagle – Week of March 17
Letter from Principal Bean
Dear Families,
Arts Night on Wednesday: Make sure to save Wednesday, March 19 for our Arts Night event. It will be from 4:30-6:30 in the cafeteria. This will feature live performances by students, staff, and community members. In addition, there will be interactive art activities. Plus, you can see all the student art that is being exhibited.
Native American Land Acknowledgement Art Installation: I am thrilled to announce that Roger Fernandez, a Native American storyteller, artist, and educator (Lower Elwa Skallam tribe) is returning to OV this week. In November he was featured in an assembly as a dancer/storyteller. This week he will be collaborating with students and our art teacher Alan de la Cruz to create our Land Acknowledgement art installation project which will become a feature in our cafeteria for years to come.
Class Photos: Class photos will be on Thursday, April 3. Please don’t make any appointments for that day. It is so sad to see your child listed as “not pictured”.
In partnership,
Mr. Bean (he/him)
Important Dates
Every Wednesday is 1:10pm early release
- Sunday, March 16 Registration Opens for Thursday Morning Ice Skating Club (Spaces Limited)
- Tuesday, March 18 Choir 2:30-4 p.m. P2
- Wednesday, March 19 Ice Skating Club 1:20-2:45 p.m. Kraken Community IcePlex
- Wednesday, March 19 Arts Night at OV 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cafeteria Volunteer Sign-Up
- Thursday, March 20 After School Enrichment Session #6 2:40-3:40 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 25 Choir 2:30-4 p.m. P2
- Wednesday, March 26 Ice Skating Club 1:20-2:45 p.m. Kraken Community IcePlex
- Thursday, March 27 After School Enrichment Session #7 2:40-3:40 p.m.
This Week’s News
Arts Night at OV 3/19
This Wednesday, March 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. is Arts Night at OV!
To make this community event possible we NEED MORE volunteers or we will have to cut some activities. Please contribute your time when you can on the Volunteer Sign-Up.
Held every other year, Arts Night will take place in the school cafeteria/gym, front hallway, and staff parking lot. There will be performances by students, staff, and members of our community, arts & crafts tables, interactive activities, and an eating area with free pizza.
Interested in sharing any type of arts or crafts you enjoy? We will support you to help create a project for kids, materials and volunteers. Arts Night Proposal Form
Comments and questions to: enrichment@ovpta.org
The Ice Skating Club is Back!
Who: 3rd-5th Graders
What: Spring Session Morning Ice Skating Club
Where: Kraken Community IcePlex
When: Thursdays April 3 -May 29 6:45-7:45 a.m.
Cost: Free. Skate rentals and ice time have been generously provided by the Seattle Kraken and the One Roof Foundation.
Club Members will meet before school on Thursdays for some morning exercise and fun.
- 6:45 Kids arrive and get skates
- 6:50-7 Warm up
- 7-7:30 Ice Skate
- 7:35 Get off the ice
- 7:45 School bus to OV!
- 7:55 Arrive at OV
Morning exercise is great for our bodies and minds, helping us improve our focus at school. Participants will improve their ice skating skills, confidence, and practice personal responsibility.
This season we will be adding a Morning Workout Challenge, encouraging students to exercise before school to have a more successful school day.
Volunteers Needed! We need a minimum of 3 volunteers for the program to run each day. Volunteer’s job will be to welcome students and check them in, help kids get skates on and off, get them on the bus to school, and most of all be a positive influence!
Note: this is a different than Wednesday “Learn to Skate” program. This program encourages exercise before school as a healthy habit, that leads to success in school.
Olympic View Elementary presents: The Wizard of Oz
Please join us April 4, 5 & 6 at Magnuson Park Theater – 7120 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
- April 4 – 6pm (doors open at 5:45pm)
- April 5 – 6pm (doors open at 5:45pm)
- April 6 – 12:30pm (doors open at 12:15pm)
Tickets are available online now. The PTAs preference is for payments in cash/check. Check kidmail for a paper form.
A Message from Ms. D
It’s been a pleasure to be here as your Counselor since last fall, filling in while Ms. Rho has been on maternity leave. I have enjoyed meeting your children, and drawing pictures with them…watching kindergartners grow strong enough to get across the monkey bars on the playscape, singing Magic Penny with ukelele and 1st graders, reading Simon’s Hook with 2nd through 4th grades (don’t take the bait!) and having lunch with 5th graders dedicated to chess, sand tray, and many versions of action art.
I have referred to the Neuroscience for Kids website (from University of Washington) for online jigsaw puzzles and endless information, games, songs about brain function, and The Everybody gets Anxious Activity Book for tips on handling worry and stress.
Your Staff, Teachers, and Principals have been wonderful to work with.
I will be back to visit! Happy spring!
Doris Brevoort
Mariners Tickets for 4/27
Olympic View is headed to the Mariners on April 27 at 1:10 p.m.
We have reserved a group of tickets at a discount so that the whole family can enjoy the game. We will be sitting on the main level for $20 a ticket. Please purchase your tickets as soon as you can, tickets will be sold through March 27. Come root on the Mariners and show our Eagle pride!
OVPTA Surplus Grants for 2024-2025
The PTA Board and membership decided that we can fund some surplus grants this year! Do you have an idea that supports the OVPTA mission and goals, but you need funds to make it happen? Have you identified a need that could be filled using some PTA money? The PTA has designated up to $10,000 to be spent on projects executed by our OV community members. That means YOU, our OV staff and our OV families, can submit a proposal for a project you’ll spearhead! In past years, these mini grants have funded classroom books, equipment upgrades, outdoor projects, and end of year activities. We’ll be trying to prioritize projects that benefit the most OV students and have longevity, but don’t be afraid to submit a proposal for something outside-the-box! Does it make OV even more amazing than it already is? Let’s hear it!
We’ll collect proposals and the PTA Board will approve some (but not all) proposals each month until the end of the year, or until we reach our spending limit. After each board meeting, we’ll let everyone know what we decided.
Don’t be intimidated by the proposal, it is just our process to get the information, it does not have to be a professional-looking grant!
Please email advocacy@ovpta.org with any questions or if you’d like to submit your proposal via paper form.
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.
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.
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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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