Good Morning Vikings!

Today is Thursday, September 6th

 

Attention young scholars: If you dig topics like Space Colonization, Drones, and Stress Management, then the Future Problem Solvers club is for you! We meet every Wednesday morning starting September 12th at 7:15am in the Commons. Can’t wait to see you there!

After school opportunities are starting today. So, every school day, except Wednesday, there is…

  • Club Jubiliee in the upper Gym from 3:30-4:45
  • Study Zone in the commons from 3:30-4:45
  • Tutorial in classrooms from 3:30-4:00
  • And the Activity bus will begin running Tuesday leaving at 4:50.

Fiber Club will meet Tuesdays after tutorial in room 119. The official start day is Tuesday, Sept 11. Come learn how to knit and crochet! New crafters welcome.  We are happy to teach beginners.  Yarn and tools are available.

Hey Odle, Jubilee soccer, Cross Country and golf start Monday! Sign up today! The registration link is on the community board by the main office. Any questions ask Autumn or Sterling. Go Vikings!”

ASB applications are here! Pick yours up in the office, and make sure you turn them in Monday, September 17!     ASB, or the Associated Student Body is a group of students that plan events, raise money for the school, and help make decisions about the school. One of the 7 positions you can run for is Vice President. The VP will coordinate fundraisers, Take the place of the president in their absence, and keep other ASB members on task. Remember that any grade level can run for ASB, but only an 8th grader can run for president.

Calling all students interested in being in the Robotics club. If you are interested in the challenge of designing, building, programming and competing with robots, then this club is for you.

You must be able to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 every week, as well as be available to compete in competitions on Saturdays.

If interested, fill out an application form (found in the office or get one from Mr. Westerside) and take it home and have your parents read and sign it. Then place it in the box in the office by Friday Sept 14th at 4pm. If you have any questions, talk to Mr. Westerside.

This week, you will be getting your student laptop. That means it’s time to make sure you are thinking about your online safety! September is Online Safety Month at Odle. As you get your computer this week, make sure you are thinking about the ways you keep yourself safe, from making sure you have a strong a private password, to keeping all of your personal information private, to being careful about what files you open or links you click.

A strong digital citizen is someone who can use digital tools in a safe and smart way, so as you set up your new school device (or as you review the devices you have at home), please make sure you are making choices with your digital security in mind.

Locker update. If you still do not have a locker or submitted a blue sheet about a locker issue, you will get called down to the office by the end of the week. Please wait to get called down before asking about your locker. Thank you for your patience.

Not sure what bus route you need to take to get home? If you have questions about your bus route, please be sure to ask before the end of the school day to ensure you will make it on the bus in time.

The first Thursday 30 OARRS drawing of the year is today, Thursday, September 6th. Please, neatly print you first and last name on your OARRS and place them in the OARRS box of your choice. To the right of the main office door is a table with three OARRS boxes. Choose which drawings you want to be part of and put your OARRS in the box. Remember that to earn OARRS you need to display respectful, responsible, and safe choices.

Open Gym is up and running. Come to the gym before school if you do not want to hang out in the halls or the commons. It happens Monday through Friday.

 

Today’s lunch is General Tso’s Chicken with brown rice and steamed broccoli.

Have a great day everyone!

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.