In this Edition
Drop Off & Pick Up Concerns: Below
Childcare
Provided! PTA Meeting & Emergency Preparedness Presentation April 18:
Below & Attached
RSVP Today - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon April
26: Below
Run
For The Arts – CHANGED TO APRIL 29: Below
K12
Performance Program Shout Outs & Ads: Below & Attached
Odyssey’s First Annual Used Book Sale May 1-3:
Below
5678 Trivia Night: Attached
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Upcoming Events
PTA
Meeting/Emergency Preparedness Presentation: Thursday, April 18,
5:45-8:30pm
Volunteer
Appreciation Luncheon: Friday, April 26, 11:30-1pm
Run
for the Arts: Monday, April 29
Odyssey
Annual Used Book Sale: May 1-3
Save
the Date! Odyssey Art Show: Thursday, May 9
5678
Trivia Night will be on Friday, May 10 from 7-9pm
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Drop Off and Pick Up Concerns
We are having trouble with the traffic flow in our parking lot and
safety concerns for our community. Most recently, the PJA after-school
bus couldn’t drive behind our school because cars lined both sides of the
drive-through. Parking is not allowed where there are yellow curbs or
areas marked with cones. When dropping off or picking up, please do not
have students cross the street in front of the school.
Deanne Froehlich
Principal
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PTA
Meeting and Emergency Preparedness Presentation April 18, 5:45 - 8:30 pm
The
next PTA Meeting is Thursday, April 18 from 5:45-6:30pm, directly followed by
the Emergency Preparedness Presentation.
Come
learn about what you as an individual and we as a community can do to be ready
for the next big earthquake!
Laura
Hall has volunteered to come and lead a discussion about how to prepare our
homes and schools. Laura Hall is co-chair of Parents4Preparedness, a group of
parents helping other parents advocate for seismic safety in schools. She is
also a Team Leader for the Portland Neighborhood Emergency Team program, an
earthquake preparedness instructor at Portland Community College, creator
of PortlandPrepares.org,
and the Communications Coordinator for the Regional Disaster Preparedness
Organization.
Childcare
and fun time will be held in the gym during the April PTA meeting and Emergency
Preparedness event on April 18th. Please RSVP to Sarah Silkie at ospc-giving@odysseyprogram.org
to make sure there is room for your kid(s).
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RSVP TODAY!
Odyssey Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon April 26
Please RSVP, if you’re
able to join us!!
Odyssey owes its success
in large part, to the volunteers who generously donate their time to the
program. K12 cluster has 20 volunteers who come help on a regular
basis, and 80-100 volunteers helping with the performance. 345 cluster
benefits from 50 volunteers over the course of the year, plus 60-65 field study
volunteers. Finally, 678 has 40 volunteers over the course of the
year, and 60-65 helping out with field study! Add another 40 art
volunteers for K-5 and we've got a whole heap of volunteers!!!
The school will recognize
these wonderful volunteers with a light luncheon on Friday, April
26th from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. We hope you're available to join us!
Please e-mail
me at gfu@aya.yale.edu if
you plan on attending. We need numbers for food orders. We’ll happily
accommodate dietary requests.
With thanks,
Genevieve Fu, gfu@aya.yale.edu
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Run
for the Arts! Date CHANGED to Monday, April 29
Run
for the Arts pledge forms went home this week – please check your student’s
backpack. This is an exciting fundraiser for our school. The funds raised
through this run are used to bring additional arts programs to Odyssey. Last
year a mosaic artist worked with students in the 345 cluster to create the tile
mosaic that is displayed outside the front doors! These funds have also been
used for dance and creative movement programs, singers, storytellers and other
visiting artists.
Students
are asked to obtain pledges that will be collected after the run. Pledges may
be a flat donation or an amount pledged per lap. The course is a lap around the
outside of the school, so most students run 10-20 laps on race day!
There
is also an option to set up an online fundraising page and collect pledges
electronically, which are then processed after the race. The use of an online
page means no need for you or your student to collect the pledges after the
race. Just be sure to mark the online pledges on the pledge form!
Pledge
forms must be returned to school BEFORE the race. Pledge forms are due
on Wednesday, April 24th.
Please
let me know if you are interested in volunteering on race day! Parent
volunteers help punch lap cards, pass out snacks and cheer our racers. The K12
run will be at 8:30, 345 run at 9:15 and 678 run at 12:30. Please email me at jchildes@gmail.com if you
are able to volunteer!
Thank
you, Jana Childes
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K12
Performance Program Shout Outs and Ads 2019
Imagine
your child’s delight when they open their program on the night of the K12
performance and see a special message just for them! Give them a shout out or
message of congratulations in the 2019 performance program. It's easy to do and
will help celebrate all the hard work they have put toward this year’s
performance. You can also send a message of appreciation to the teachers and
other staff that make this event such a success. You can deduct your ad as a
business expense by advertising for your small business, hobby or etsy shop. Do
you have friends who run a small business? Pass this email to them and ask them
to participate. Every little bit helps mitigate the expense of printing the
program. A lot of love goes into the program to create a special momento for
your child. Now is the time to be a part of it! If you would like to
contribute, here’s how:
1.
Fill out the form, noting what size ad you would like to purchase.
2.
Write a check (made out to Odyssey PTA) for the amount indicated on the
form.
3.
Email your digital ad to me (Johanna Manalis) at johanna.manalis@gmail.com.
4.
Drop your form and check in the PTA box in the Odyssey front office.
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Odyssey’s First Annual
Used Book Sale, May 1-3
Happiness
is never running out of great books to read!
Clean out your cluttered shelves
and donate your books to Odyssey's first annual used book sale. You can drop
them off starting this Monday at the school, collection boxes will be
conveniently set up in the main hallway. All books are welcome! Then join us
after school May 1-3 to shop the sale, load up on literature for next
school years Battle of the Books, get a head start for Multnomah County
Library's Summer Reading Program, and grab something for yourself to read as
you soak up some much-needed summer sun!
All proceeds will be donated to
our sweet little library as we get ready to welcome our new librarians - I
can't think of a better way to say welcome than with a little extra bundle of
cash! ;)
Any
volunteers interested in helping sort and/or work the sale please contact
Marisa Borrevik at borrevikfamily@gmail.com
