OV Family Newsletter 10/21

We're excited to share the latest happenings and updates from our school community to keep you informed and engaged.

If you have any questions, please call our office at (425) 366-5200 or email our office manager, Jamie Wright: WrightJL@mukilteo.wednet.edu.

We would love to honor OV military family members and veterans by having them as our special guests at our Veterans Day Appreciation Breakfast (8:10am) and Assembly (8:53am) on November 7th.

Show your school spirit and dress the daily themes next week (October 28 - Nov. 1).

To cap off Spirit Week, don’t miss our Fall Fest on October 31st from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM! All OV students are invited to our school's Fall Fest. Join us for an afternoon filled with fun activities, including a dance with a DJ, bingo games, open gym time, and creative crafts. This event is free to attend, but snacks will be available for purchase, so bring some cash! (Event is for OV students only--no siblings or students from other schools.)

 

Parent volunteers are needed to help at the Fall Fest stations. If you can help, please email Jamie Wright.

A big shout out to Kim Phillips and Maggie Slater for volunteering at our school's picture retake day. We really appreciate your help in making that day run as smoothly as possible!

Want to volunteer at OV? Please fill out the online application.

Thank you for teaming with us to make sure 6th grade students achieve academic success. As your child’s most important teacher, they need your support, too.

1.   Basic Math Fact testing is complete! Please ask to see your student’s papers and discuss their scores at home. Students test again on the 1st of every month. Please work with them on brushing up.

2.   After school LEARNING LAB takes place MON-THURS in room C143 with an activity bus going home at 4:00. All 6th Grade students are invited to work on homework, receive tutoring, and brush up on skills in our lab.

3.   Please login to Schoology every week so you can keep up-to-date with your student’s grades and assignments.

4.   We have given out two “Award Certificates” to date: on October 1st and 15th, to celebrate all 6th grade students earning A, B, C grades. We will award students every other week for maintaining or bringing up their grades!

5.   “Action Plan” meetings begin this week during lunch, for students earning one or more N grade. We will discuss issues with homework, create an action plan, and get students to make a commitment to improving their grades. You will also receive an email from us anytime your student receives a D or N grade. These meetings continue weekly for all D/N students until the end of the year.

 

All 6th grade students are invited to attend our After-School Academic Success Learning Lab (in the PE Health room-C143), Monday thru Thursday for homework support and individual tutoring. Students can ride the activity bus home (must live in bus boundary). Students can find Ms. Jan and Ms. Frankee in room D3 during the day if they would like to know more!

Elect to Learn (ETL) is an intervention designed to promote academic responsibility and effort. It is held in the library on Mondays through Thursdays from 2:45-4pm.

ETL is open to all 7th and 8th graders who want extra help on assignments or who need a quiet place to study, make-up past assignments, get help from a staff member and complete homework. Students may also read novels and use computers for classwork, not games. This quiet study time allows students to move toward success in their learning at Olympic View.

Activity buses are available for students to ride home at 4pm (must live in bus boundary). In order for staff to direct students to the correct bus, make sure students know their address. (Pro tip--have student write address in their planner.)

Get involved! Join an after-school club! Check out the CLUBS CALENDAR for more details. (Make sure to check the start date.) More clubs will be added throughout the school year. Keep checking the calendar!

Students participating in an after-school club can ride the activity bus home (must live in bus boundary). Important--make sure your student knows his/her address. There is a North and a South bus; supervising staff can help students get on the correct bus.

PTO's Pirate Wear Store has closed and items will be delivered to students during Snacks Ahoy on Wednesday, October 30th.

First Bingo board and an ice cream sundae for students are FREE for PTO's Fun & Games Event. Be the first one to yell "BINGO" to win a prize. The event happens after school from 2:45-4pm in the cafeteria. Snacks available for purchase $1-2 and extra Bingo boards for $2. Students must stay in the cafeteria during the event until 4pm. Students can ride the activity bus, as space allows, or parent pick-up.