The Eagle – Week of October 13
- Letter from Principal Bean
- Important Dates
- This Week’s News
- After School Enrichment – Registration extended to Monday 10/13!
- Fall Festival – October 17
- Cake Contest – Cake Kits
- Art Committee, First meeting – October 13
- Wonderful Wednesday lunch recess art project – October 15
- MLL Family Coffee & Conversation
- Choir at Olympic View Elementary – Registration is open!
- Kraken Community Iceplex – FREE Skating – Saturday, Nov 1
- Skating Volunteers Needed in PE
- 5th Grade LEGO Robotics Team
- Flying Forward Fund Direct Ask Campaign – UPDATE!
- Join Eagles to support the Huskies!
- Veterans Day Assembly – November 3
- Subscribe to the PTA Newsletter!
- Volunteer Opportunities
- General Information
- Resources
- Contact Us
Letter from Principal Bean
Dear Families,
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Assembly: We will have an assembly tomorrow for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Included in the assembly will be the unveiling of our new Land Acknowledgement Mural that was created by Native American storyteller/artist Roger Fernandes and all OV students helped paint it. We have invited Mr. Fernandes back for the ceremony, and he will share a story as well! Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources
Picture Day: Individual Picture Day will be on Tuesday, October 14. Order School Pictures
Fall Festival this Friday: Don’t forget to block out Fall Festival this Friday, October 17. The event is from 4-7. Costumes are encouraged! There is so much to enjoy…the cake walk, carnival games, the haunted house, art activities…and food (including the chili contest)!
Cake Decorating Contest: As always, the cake decorating contest is on Friday. Bring your cake to the cafeteria between 7:30 and 8:30 am.
Fall Adjustments: There was no change to the Olympic View staffing with the October enrollment adjustments.
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
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month
- Monday, October 13 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Assembly 1 PM Cafeteria
- Monday, October 13 Art Committee 1st meeting 2:45-3:30 PM Art Room (212) and virtual
- Tuesday, October 14 Individual Picture Day Order Pictures
- Tuesday, October 14 LEGO Robotics (5th Grade) 2:30-4 PM Room 203
- Wednesday, October 15 Wonderful Wednesday lunch recess art project 11:05 AM -11:55 PM
- Thursday, October 16 After School Enrichment 2:40-3:40 PM
- Friday, October 17 MLL Coffee & Conversation 8-8:30 AM Room 205
- Friday, October 17 Fall Festival 4-7 PM
- Tuesday, October 21 LEGO Robotics (5th Grade) 2:30-4 PM Room 203
- Tuesday, October 21 Choir 2:30-3:30 PM P2
This Week’s News
After School Enrichment – Registration extended to Monday 10/13!
Fall Quarter: Thursdays October 16-December 11 2:25-3:40 PM
More information on classes and registration
Fall Festival – October 17
The Olympic View Fall Festival is this Friday 10/17 from 4-7 PM.
This is the one and only opportunity for kids to wear their costumes, so feel free to wear them for the event.
Volunteers Still Needed!! We need to fill OVER 100 more volunteer slots to help with setup, cleanup, and running both shifts at the Fall Festival. Have no fear, you’ll still have plenty of time to enjoy the event! Older siblings and friends are welcome to help as well, it’s a great way to earn service hours!
Cake Contest entry information can be found in the Fall Festival flyer kids brought home, extras are available outside the office. There are awards at ALL grade levels! Bake and decorate your signature cakes and bring them into the cafeteria between 7:30 and 8:30 AM on Friday, 10/17!
Chili Contest – bring your best chili and take home this year’s “Best Chili” title. Your chili also feeds Fall Festival guests and helps raise money to support the event. This is a great way to support the event if you can’t attend or can’t volunteer.
Sign up here in the Chili Cook-Off section of our SignupGenius.
The Haunted House will be open for Grades K- 2 from 4-5 pm and then the ghosts arrive to spook Grades 3-5 from 5 -7 pm. The Haunted House will be located by the flagpole entrance next to Collaboration Station.
Two Food Trucks!! We’ll have Spooky Dogs with a menu of beef and veggie dogs piled high with the toppings. And Cocina will be dishing out a savory selection of authentic Mexican food.
Please contact Rob Wilson at wilson5113@gmail.com with any questions.
Cake Contest – Cake Kits
For the Cake contest, there is a limited number of complimentary “cake kits” that will be available for pick-up October 15 and 16 on a first request basis for families who may need assistance. Please reach out to Mrs. Joyce via TalkingPoints or email, jecho@seattleschools.org if your family needs one so she can add you to the pick-up list.
Art Committee, First meeting – October 13
Interested in our student enrichment art programs at OV? Come see what the OV Art Committee is all about!
The goal of the arts committee is to bring together staff, students, parents, and community members to find creative ways to put the arts (music/theatre/dance/art/etc) into Olympic View!
Key programs include:
- Art Docents: 5 art lessons in every classroom during the school year
- Wonderful Wednesday: monthly lunch recess art activity from 11:05-11:55am, small project supporting seasonal themes and exploring a variety of materials, either outside on the playlot or in the main lobby for rainy day recess.
- Art activity at school events such as the upcoming Fall Festival (Oct. 17)
- After school music classes: choir, ukulele
Please contact Student Enrichment, Cara Mattera at enrichment@ovpta.org, or join us at the our FIRST MEETING OF THE year will be on Monday, October 13th, Art Room (212)
Wonderful Wednesday lunch recess art project – October 15
Wonderful Wednesday Helpers: Once a month we have a lunch recess art activity that is absolutely beloved by the students! From 11:05 AM -11:55 PM we offer a small project supporting seasonal themes and exploring a variety of materials, either outside on the playlot or in the main lobby for rainy day recess.
We need volunteers to assist the kids with supplies and construction.
Please sign up for one or multiple slots, or add times you can help into the comments of your sign up. Thank you!
October 15 will be our first Wonderful Wednesday this school year. This art project incorporates the Kermode, or Spirit Bear, which complements the Land Acknowledgement Mural unveiling during the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Assembly earlier this week.
Please contact Cara Mattera at enrichment@ovpta.org, and Nancy Dautovich at ndautovich@gmail.com for more information.
More WW helper opportunities added for each month!
MLL Family Coffee & Conversation
Friday, October 17 | 8:00–8:30 AM | Room 205
Please join us after drop-off for our first MLL Family Coffee & Conversation of the year! Come meet Ms. Modi, Ms. Zambrano, and Mr. Noel. We’ll talk about school events, ways you can help at school, and how to support your child at home. There will be coffee, breakfast snacks, and Spanish interpretation. We hope to see you there!
Choir at Olympic View Elementary – Registration is open!
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
Kraken Community Iceplex – FREE Skating – Saturday, Nov 1
In partnership with the Seattle Kraken, the OV PTA is proud to announce a FREEice 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 first and second grade students. Below is the schedule. Hopefully, this will help you decide.
- Dunne: Monday, and Thursday 11/3, and 11/6, 11/10 and 11/13 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, 11/11 and 11/14 time 1:10-1:45 Wednesday 11/12 8:30-9:00
- 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, 11/11 and 11/14 time will be 1:50-2:25 Wednesday 11/5 12:05-12:35
5th Grade LEGO Robotics Team
OV is starting a LEGO Robotics team for 5th graders! We will train toward a competition in December, and we could use some help to prepare! The competition requires we practice on a specific tabletop that we need help getting built. Are you handy and want to help out? We need someone to build and assemble our competition table.
Please reach out to Heather Pierce-Maiani at hapiercemaia@seattleschools.org if you think you can help!
Flying Forward Fund Direct Ask Campaign – UPDATE!
We have raised $3,405 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! Thank you for your support.
Please make donations by returning the blue envelope to school or donating to 2025 Flying Forward Fund online.
Thank you for your support!
Join Eagles to support the Huskies!
The OVPTA has secured FREE tickets to several UW Husky athletic events! We have tickets to four events this fall, including Football. For dates please Please sign up using this form. Bring the whole family to the game!
- Football vs Purdue, November 15 – Time TBD
Veterans Day Assembly – November 3
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.
Subscribe to the PTA Newsletter!
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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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Olympic View PTA
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