The Eagle – Winter Break Edition
- Letter from Principal Bean
- Important Dates
- This Week’s News
- Fall Choir Song Link
- Fourth Grade Ukulele Volunteers Needed
- A Note from Nurse Angie
- Kraken Community Iceplex – FREE Skating – Saturday, 12/28
- Free UW Tickets!
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City Extravaganza!
- Biking for Grades 2-5 starts January 13 – Volunteers Needed
- Multicultural Night & Potluck 1/22
- OVPTA General Meeting 1/29
- Volunteer Opportunities
- OVPTA Information
- General Information
- Resources
- Contact Us
Letter from Principal Bean
Dear Families,
As we approach the holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your hard work and collaboration this year. Your support and dedication truly make a difference in our school community.
I hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday, filled with precious moments spent with friends and family. Let’s continue to inspire our students together in the coming year!
Reminder to Return Devices/Chargers: On Friday, we sent iPads/computers home with each student in case we had to change to remote learning due to snowy/icy weather. Please return them when the break ends (with the chargers!)
Remote Learning if Schools are Closed Due to Inclement Weather: If schools end up being closed because of inclement weather, we will do school remotely, similar to what happened during Covid. Your child’s teacher sent home communication on how to log on. Note: The first day of a school closure will likely be a 2-hour late start. This will allow teachers to plan and communicate with families about logging in and what the day’s agenda will be. Every day after that would start at the normal start time.
Progress Reports: Progress reports are now available on the Source. Directions on how to access the Source can be found at this link.
January Attribute of a Changemaker: In January we will all be focusing on the idea of gratitude.
Social-Emotional Learning: All classes at Olympic View are using the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning/Anti-bullying curriculum. We are all in our second unit called Emotion Management. In this unit, students learn how to identify emotions in themselves and others and apply strategies to manage their emotions. As students move up in grades these skills get more advanced.
School Starts at 7:55: Please make sure to get your child to school on time. When they walk in with the classroom from the playground, they feel so much more connected with their peers. Kids really thrive on a sense of belonging as well as routine and predictability.
In partnership,
Mr. Bean (he/him)
Important Dates
Every Wednesday is 1:10pm early release
- Saturday, December 28 Free Skating 1:30-3:30 p.m. Kraken Community Iceplex
- December 23-January 3 Winter Break NO SCHOOL
- Monday, January 6 School is back in session
This Week’s News
Fall Choir Song Link
Congratulations to our 3rd through 5th grade choir students who have been hard at work learning the song “If I Were a Fish.” This upbeat and quirky song talks about the joy of you being you, and me being me!
Click Here to see the product of their dedication and hard work.
– Ms. Helbach
Fourth Grade Ukulele Volunteers Needed
I am looking for 4-6 volunteers in each fourth-grade classroom to come in once per week and help with our upcoming ukulele unit after the new year! Volunteers will be:
- Monitoring groups of 4-5 students during full group instruction and small group practice
- Helping students with trouble shooting small problems such as pressing their fingers down, finding the correct finger placement, and strumming
No previous ukulele or music experience is necessary! Please email me at okhelbach@seattleschools.org if interested.
– Ms. Helbach
A Note from Nurse Angie
I hope you are all enjoying the break from school. Please be mindful when gathering, celebrating, and returning to school that many illnesses in our community right now are very contagious and can be very dangerous for some people. If you have not gotten your flu shot, the flu this season is very severe and is lasting more than a week for some people. It is also leading to other infections, such as pneumonia. Be mindful that all illness is stressful on the body and does require increased rest.
When returning to school on January 6, please make sure that your child:
- Must be fever, diarrhea, vomiting free for 24 hours, without using medication.
- Should not come to school with new or worsening cough or congestion.
- Will stay home if they have uncontrolled coughing or runny nose.
- Needs time to recover after illnesses. Staying home to rest will help them heal much faster.
- Should not come to school if they have yellow or green discharge coming from their eyes or if they have redness around their eye. I have seen a lot of cases of conjunctivitis or pink eye. This might require antibiotic eye drops to improve.
Finally, continue to check your child’s head for lice all winter season. Lice are not dangerous but are annoying and can spread to others.
Thank you for helping keep our community safe and healthy during viral season.
Kraken Community Iceplex – FREE Skating – Saturday, 12/28
When: Saturday, December 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Kraken Community Iceplex
Who: This event is open to the entire OV community – adults & kids!
What better way to enjoy the upcoming holiday break than with FREE ice skating! 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, December 28 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. 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!
Free UW Tickets!
The Olympic View PTA has partnered with the University of Washington once again this year to offer FREE tickets for Olympic View families. Limited tickets are available to each game and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up today!
- Purdue: Saturday January 18 Women’s basketball 2 p.m.
- Iowa: Wednesday January 22 Women’s basketball 6 p.m.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City Extravaganza!
Your auction committee is looking for items and help! The OVPTA fundraising auction is February 8 at the Eagles Hall. Your auction committee is looking for donations! These can be events, baskets, items, time at a vacation home. OV families love community events as well – poker nights, derby parties, cooking classes, etc. We are also looking for folks to join our planning committee or volunteer day of the event.
Please reach out to fundraising@ovpta.org with donations, suggestions, or to join us. Tickets will be on sale soon! Childcare will be available at Collaboration Station. Get your costume ready!
Biking for Grades 2-5 starts January 13 – Volunteers Needed
Students should bring a helmet if they own one. Bikes and helmets will be provided for all students. 5th graders are the only grade that will be able to bring a bike that has had a tune up and is in good working condition. All students should dress for the weather.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bruecher at bhbruecher@seattleschools.org
Biking schedule for all classes by teacher and grade
2nd Grade
- Murphy – 1/14 Tuesday and 1/17 Friday 1:40-2:20 and 1/21 Tuesday and 1/24 Friday 1:50-2:20
- Schwab – 1/13 Monday and 1/16 Thursday 1:40-2:20 and 1/23 Thursday 1:50-2:20
- Cooper- 1/15 Wednesday 12:30-1:05 1/21 Tuesday and 1/22 Wednesday and 1/24 Friday 9:50-10:20
3rd Grade
- Cooley – 1/13 Monday and 1/15 Wednesday 9:20-10:00 and 1/22 Wednesday and 1/24 Friday 9:10-9:40
- Weiser – 1/14 Tuesday and 1/17 Thursday 9:20-10:00 and 11/21 Tuesday and 1/23 Thursday 9:10-9:40
4th Grade
- Spicer – 1/13 Monday and 1/17 Friday 12:10-12:50 and 1/21 Tuesday and 1/23 Thursday 12:30-1:00
- Mx. Maiani – 1/14 Tuesday 12:10-12:50 and 1/15 Wednesday 10:35-11:10 and 1/22 Wednesday and 1/24 Friday 12:30-1:00
5th Grade
- Kreiter – 1/13 Monday and 1/16 Thursday 8:35-9:15 and 1/23 Thursday 8:30-9:00
- Mahlik – 1/15 Wednesday 8:30-9:05 and1/21 Tuesday, 1/22 Wednesday and 1/23 Friday 8:30-9:00
- Phillips – 1/14 Tuesday and 11/17 Friday 8:35-9:15 and 1/23 Thursday 1:10-1:40
Multicultural Night & Potluck 1/22
When: Wednesday, January 22 from 5-7pm
Where: Cafeteria
We are in need of volunteers to help us make the Multicultural Night & Potluck on Wednesday, January 22 a reality!
Please consider volunteering at this link: Olympic View Multicultural Potluck Volunteers
Questions? president@ovpta.org
OVPTA General Meeting 1/29
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.
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.
General Information
Resources
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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
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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