In this Edition
The
Doctor Is In – Message From Dr Berg: Below
SW
Portland Social Service Fair 11/16: Below
PTA
Meeting 11/19: Below
Direct
Giving Reminder: Below
TAG
Nominations Due 11/26: Below
NEW!
The Green Routine: Below
Donate
Your Reading Glasses: Below
Odyssey
Students in the Portland Ballet! Below
PPS After School Child Care Survey: Below
2020-21 Eighth Grade High School Info Nights: Below
Oregon
Food Bank Thanksgiving Fundraiser at Local Restaurant Verde Cocina: Attached
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Upcoming Events
SW Portland Social Service
Fair: Saturday, November 16
PTA Meeting: Tuesday,
November 19
Donate Your Reading
Glasses: Friday, November 22
TAG Nominations Due:
Tuesday, November 26
LGBTQ+
Alliance Luncheons: Every Thursday in the Library
Equity Parent
Meeting with Dr Berg: Wednesday, December 4, 6 – 7pm
Restaurant
Night at City Thai: Wednesday December 11
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The
Doctor Is In: Message From Dr Berg
Hello
Odyssey Community,
As
the holiday season gets closer, we begin to think about the needs of others in
our community. We have families within our Odyssey community that
appreciate the support and caring of others during the holiday season. In
addition, this year we are partnered with Hayhurst and Pioneer School for
donations. This year, in lieu of buying gifts, we are asking families to
consider purchasing SCRIP gift cards from our Odyssey SCRIP program. This
will enable families the opportunity to shop for the holidays to buy gifts and
other items they need. To place a SCRIP order, please use either the
online SCRIP form or I will send out a paper copy early next week to use if you
are not signed up for online SCRIP. These gift cards will go directly to the
office and Dr. Berg will distribute them to the families in need prior to
Winter Break. First order date is December 2nd and second order date is
December 16th. Please join us in giving!
We
are partnering with the Odyssey Green Team to both work on composing waste here
at Odyssey and building behaviors around recycling and waste management that
are more sustainable for our planet. We also ask that families abstain
from idling while they wait for their student (s) after school. In
addition, please be cautious in our parking lot and the streets around
Odyssey. We are working with the city and the neighborhood association to
improve our visibility and signage, but we also ask that families are extra
careful when driving. We want to keep our kids safe.
The
lost and found will be on display for parent/teacher conferences. Please
take a look to see if your child’s lost item is within. We will be donating
left items around the break and hope that we can return lost items to their
owner before that happens. I will also be putting out some extra Odyssey
t-shirts from years prior if anyone wants them to add to your collection.
Before
and after school are ideal times for students/families to connect on our
playground. Please note that there is no school supervision during these
times so please do not leave your child unattended. We also ask that
parents monitor for rough housing so that we are keeping children safe and
playing together in a friendly way. Thank you!
I
will be holding my first equity parent meeting the night of Wednesday December
4th at 6:00-7:00 in the Odyssey library. I will also be providing another
opportunity during the day for those parents who cannot attend in the
evening. Stay tuned for details.
Thank
you for all you do to support our community and our children!
Dr.
Eryn Berg
Principal,
Odyssey K-8
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SW Portland Social Service Fair on
Saturday November 16
Hey
Odyssey Families,
I
would like to bring your attention to an event happening in November.
Portland
Social Service Fair Saturday, November 16th from 10-2pm.
Dental,
Chiropractic, Acupuncture, haircuts, food, clothes and OHP enrollment to name a
few of the offerings on that day. Some prior registrations are be
required. Please see the attached flyers for more information.
Thanks,
Linda
McNamara
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PTA
Meeting Tuesday, 11/19
Please
find attached the agenda for the PTA Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19,
6:30-8:00pm.
Jim
Shikany, PTA President
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Direct Giving Reminder
Dear
Odyssey Families,
Earlier
this year, we asked you to fill out a Direct Giving commitment form to help
inform our budgeting process throughout the year. So far, over 65% of
families have returned a completed form. Thanks!
As
a reminder:
·
Direct giving provides over 75% of PTA funding
·
PTA funds key enrichment activities like field study and performances as
well as classroom expenses, school supplies and much more
·
When, how and amounts to give are up to parents
·
Responses to the commitment form allow the PTA to make important funding
decisions
If
you haven’t yet filled out the form, please help us plan by filling out the
Direct Giving commitment form: https://form.jotform.com/92068330354151
If
you filled out a commitment form but haven’t made your scheduled contribution,
you can:
·
Online: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?contribution=odyk8 . Please put children’s name(s) in
the Notes section.
·
Check: Made payable
to Odyssey PTA. Please put your children’s name(s) in the Comments section of
your check along with Direct Giving and deliver payments to the PTA collection
box in the office or by mail to: Odyssey Program, 1849 SW 58thAve, Portland, OR
97221.
Please
email me if you have any questions. Finally, thanks again for your
support of the Odyssey Community!
Ben
Riggsby
Direct
Giving Coordinator
directgiving@odysseyprogram.org
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TAG
Nominations Due November 26
Hello,
Just
a reminder to parents that the TAG nomination form is due to your child’s
teacher by November 26th in order to be considered for TAG testing this
year. The forms are available online on the district’s TAG website and in
the front hallway on the TAG Bulletin board.
Dr.
Eryn Berg
Principal,
Odyssey K-8
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The Green
Routine
Hi there! By
now you’ve probably heard we’re making sustainability changes around the
Odyssey campus and community. Our Parent Green Team is working with staff,
teachers, and students to build a conservation mindset around all the way we
interact with school resources and systems. Keep an eye here on “The Green
Routine” for what’s happening - and don’t hesitate to get involved! A Green
Team member will be available to discuss these topics and more at the next PTA
Meeting. (Contact ezahniser@gmail.com if you want more info or
to volunteer)
Odyssey
Eco-Events:
·
November 22: School-wide presentation with Master Recycler, Sally
Oakes [12:30 678 / 1:30 K-5] PARENTS WELCOME: Sally will review
the new recycling paradigm of “Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot,” what
things are/aren’t recyclable in PDX, and why recycling is not a solution to climate
change. We will also be introducing the coming changes to school-wide recycling
and cafeteria waste composting. K-5 gets a composing coloring book!
·
November 22: “Cookies for Compost” [$1 each]: Following our
presentation, Student Green Team Members will be selling cookies to help raise
money for some of our new cafeteria waste collection materials. Send your
kiddos with cookie money!
·
Week of December 2: Green Team members will be assisting clusters
with a waste audit before introducing new co-mingled recycling bins and
containers for hard-to-recycle waste like plastic films and felt-tip pens.
Odyssey Goes
Green:
·
We will be replacing paper-only recycling with co-mingled recycling in
all classrooms
·
We will participate in the local and national Trex School Challenge to
collect plastic film waste. Save items like plastic bread bags, zip locks, and
produce bags at home. When we get the Challenge boxes, you can bring those
items to school for drop off! [See attached Trex info sheet for what to
save]
·
After winter break we will be rolling out the new compost and
recyclable’s collection process in the cafeteria. Stay tuned!
Weekly
Eco-Tip:
Did you know
Americans waste an average of 3.8 million gallons of fuel every day from
idling? That is the equivalent of 5 Olympic size swimming pools
and 40,000 tons of CO2 per day. Not to mention the immediate release of
toxic chemicals going straight into the lungs of anyone walking by your car
(like kids leaving school). For 2 minutes of idling, you’ve essentially driven
1 mile. Plus, after 10 seconds, you’re using more gas than if you turned your
car off and have to restart it. Don’t be trashy: #turnitoff
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Donate
Your Reading Glasses
Every
year, our family vacations in Mexico. We collect reading glasses and give
them to an organization in Mexico who distribute to families in need. If
you have new or used glasses that you would like to contribute, we have a
donation box in the school office. Please bring them on or before 8:00
AM Friday, November 22nd.
Thank
you,
Sam
and Charlotte Osenar
6th
Grade Odyssey Students
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Odyssey
Students in the Portland Ballet!
Two
Odyssey 7th graders – Isadora Shikany and Vivian Shikany – will perform in The
Portland Ballet's annual holiday production Thanksgiving weekend with Tom
Gold's world premiere Petrushka and John Clifford's
stirring Firebird.
Set
during Thanksgiving dinner at an iconic historic hotel in the glamorous 1950s,
immigrant busboy Petrushka is in love with a dazzling lounge singer, who in
turn is in love with a dashing doorman. This timeless story of unrequited
love and heartbreak will be paired with John Clifford's Firebird for
a thrilling all-Stravinsky program performed live by the Portland State
University Orchestra.
Performances:
Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2019, 1 and 5 p.m., at PSU Lincoln Hall. The whole show moves
along quickly in just 80 minutes. Tickets start at only $10. theportlandballet.org or
503-452-8448.
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PPS Before and
After School Child Care Survey, 2019-20
Please take a moment to
complete this confidential online survey or go to pps.net, departments, child care.
Your input is valuable. Survey results will be used as part of an annual
program evaluation. Please complete the survey by December 13, 2019.
Dr.
Eryn Berg
Principal,
Odyssey K-8
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2020-21 Eighth Grade High School Info Nights
Be sure to check out your neighborhood school.
See Odyssey Counselor Stephanie for more information
or check online at PPS.net
Benson Polytechnic
Oct. 22 6-8 PM
Cleveland
Dec. 12
7-9 PM
Franklin
Dec. 4 6-8:30 PM
Grant
Nov. 14 6:30-8:30 PM
Jefferson
(HS Middle College for Advanced Studies) Oct. 30
6-8 PM & Nov. 19 6-8 PM
Lincoln
Dec. 11 6-8 PM
Madison
(@ Marshall Campus)
Nov. 5 6:15-8 PM
Metropolitan Learning Ctr. Nov. 6
6-7:30 PM & Nov. 14 6-7:30 PM
Roosevelt
Nov. 19
6-8 PM
Wilson
Nov. 6 6-9 PM
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