In this Edition
The
Doctor Is In! Below
Rescheduled
Restaurant Night – MONDAY & TUESDAY! Below
Wilson High
School – Lunar New Year Celebration: Below
Girls On The
Run: Below
Thank You
From Pioneer School: Below
Request for
Help – Hauling Away Chair: Below
Message
from Wilson HS: Below
The
Green Routine – Composting! Below
2020
Lincoln Youth Boys Lacrosse Registration Open: Below
Message from Wilson High School: Below
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Upcoming Events
Post-Holiday
Recycling Drive: Saturday, 1/11
Little
Free Library Installation: Saturday, 1/11
January
Restaurant Night at Pastini: Monday, 1/13
January
Restaurant Night at Pastini: Tuesday, 1/14
NO
SCHOOL - MLK Day: Monday, 1/20
NO
SCHOOL - In-Service Day: Monday, 1/27
WHS
Lunar New Year Celebration: Thursday, 2/6
February
Restaurant Night at Von Ebert Brewing: Wednesday, 2/12
NO
SCHOOL - Presidents Day: Monday, 2/17
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The
Doctor Is In
Hello
Odyssey Community,
I
have been thinking about the message that I want to share with the community as
we enter the new year and are back at school in the swing of things. As
you all probably have experienced, once we get back from winter break, time
seems to fly and we have so many fun events upcoming this year.
As
you know, as a school leader I strive to always have a vision for equity and be
an anti-racist leader who models acceptance and understanding. This is a
journey that I have been on for 25 years and I know that I will continue to
learn and grow in my own knowledge and skill. I have asked teachers and
parents to join me on this journey and so far this year, it has been rewarding
to work with the parents to start to form our equity group and work with the
teachers to sharpen our equity lens and look at ways in which we can enrich and
develop our curriculum and our learning and conversations with students.
Another part of my work is to listen to parents, students, and teachers
when they bring issues to me and help to resolve these issues in a way that is
centered on growth and development and which builds relationships. My
door has been open for anyone to stop by and share with me their journey and
their story and I appreciate all of you that have given me a glimpse into you
and who you are and who are students are as well.
This
week I was able to jump between presentations in K-2 and see some of the
speeches from our students on the theme of we come from everywhere. As I
was thinking about what I saw and learned, it really made me reflect on those
conversations and situations that I have had the opportunity to be part of and
how in our little community, we do indeed come from everywhere. We all
have a history and a perspective that shape how we move in the world and that
shapes how and why we interact with others. Sometimes we do and say
things that are harmful to others and sometimes others do and say things that
are harmful to us. Luckily, in my position I am able to work with
students and families when these incidents happen to process, listen, learn,
and grow and facilitate that growth for students. I know that as part of
my own journey, I have had to have some difficult conversations both at school
and at home as I try and develop my own consciousness and facilitate that
learning in others. Many times parents ask for resources to enrich their
conversations at home and because I want to make sure that everyone has access
to resources, I am including at the bottom of this email a link to a webpage
that helps parents have conversations about race with their kids and gives
several different resources.
What
I ask of the Odyssey community as we continue in our adventure here together is
that all of us, including me, listen more and welcome more multiple
perspectives and experiences. Take the time to listen to each other’s
stories and the stories our children are developing as they grow up in a world
that is literally at our fingertips. We are in a new modern electronic
age which brings us many benefits but also makes all the news of the world very
immediate and sometimes very scary. This is a time where not only do we
need to stand together as anti-racist and anti-discriminatory, but also with a
view towards how we create a world together that is kinder and better.
Thanks for always listening and my door is open.
Dr.
Berg
https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-books-and-resources-that-can-help/
Dr.
Eryn Berg
Principal,
Odyssey K-8
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Rescheduled
Restaurant Night – 1/13 & 1/14
Our
January Restaurant Night has been rescheduled for two nights next week!
Dine at Pastini Cedar Hills Crossing on Monday, January 13 or Tuesday,
January 14 and they'll donate 20% of your check to our school, with mention
of the fundraiser! Flyer attached.
Thank
so much for participating in restaurant nights this year. We've earned
over $2,000 for our school so far, and we've had a lot of fun! I'm
looking for my replacement for next year. Would you like to be the next
Restaurant Night Coordinator?
Genevieve
gfu@aya.yale.edu
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Wilson High
School – Lunar New Year Celebration
Dear Wilson Cluster:
The Asian Pacific Islander Club and Allied Wilson Advocates for
Racial Equity (AWARE) would like to invite the K-12 Wilson Cluster to our Lunar
New Year Celebration.
The event will be catered, and attendees are also welcomed to
bring something from their family new year tradition as well in an educational
context.
The event will be Thursday, February 6 in the cafeteria from 5-7
PM. Featured will be a Lion Dance, catered dinner and craft and activity
stations. Our photography teacher has also offered to set up a portrait
studio for families and groups.
Attached is our event flyer.
Happy 2020 and we look forward to ushering in the Year of the Rat
with you!
Aloha,
Jamie
jsuehiro@pps.net
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Girls
On The Run
Attention
345 families! If you have a daughter interested in Girls On the Run this spring
please see below!
Participant
Registration
·
Online Registration: Online registration for girls will
open Wednesday Jan 15th at 9:00am on the GOTR website.
Registration will close on January
21st. They will run the lottery on jan 21st and the girls who were
not selected by the lottery, will be placed on the waitlist. Girls will move
off the waitlist in a first come- first served manner
https://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/
https://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/Program-Registration
We are so excited to be
hosting girls on the Run at ODYSSEY THIS YEAR!! Practices will begin the
week of MARCH 2nd days of the week TBD upon coach availability. We are in
need of 3 coaches this year that are willing to donate their time two days/week
for ten weeks... I know it’s a lot and a huge commitment but it is incredibly
rewarding! This is a great opportunity if a few moms want to team up together
and/or you May know some college students/nannies that may be interested in
volunteer work?
See link below for coach
requirements.
https://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/Coach?fbclid=IwAR3V5jbfGuWuKBIK096NW3fsPZgSUKKtwqSf20e5MI6d8JwrklpdwrTXzio
Questions? I’m happy
to answer any questions you may have! I have 4 years experience as a
parent of a GOTR participant and as a running buddy and I’m a huge supporter
for this program:). This program is not just about running but also
focuses on self awareness, self control, how to have healthy relationships and
self empowerment!
If you are in need of a
scholarship there are both payment options available and a reduced price if you
qualify for free/reduced lunch.
Here is the link again...
mark your calendars to register!
https://www.girlsontherunpdx.org/
Thanks all!
Katie Dill
GOTR Site liaison
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Thank You From Pioneer School
Hello Odyssey Community,
I just wanted to thank you for the
generous support given to the families at the Pioneer Program for holiday
giving this year. I have worked as a social worker for PPS's Pioneer
program for a number of years now. Pioneer serves kids (and families)
from anywhere in our district with particularly high special education and
behavioral needs. The gift cards that were bought and donated to some of the
families were greatly appreciated! This definitely helped reduce
their holiday stress.
Thank you again,
Julie Jorgensen (mom of Anya--7th)
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Request for
Help – Hauling Away Chair
It’s
time for it to go!...Looking
for someone to haul the fabric chair in our library. Please
contact Angela if you can load and deliver to a charitable organization.
Thank you! J
Angela
Hoffart
Principal’s
Secretary
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Message from Wilson High School
Dear Wilson Community,
Earlier this week the PPS School Board decided to place a construction
bond on the November Ballot. The
Board has not determined yet how big the bond should be or which schools should
be included on the bond. Wilson is one of three remaining PPS high
schools that is not modernized or is not in the process of being
modernized. For those of you who have spent any time in our building you
probably know our facilities have not changed much since 1957. Please
join me in encouraging district leaders and school board members to include Wilson
on the 2020 Bond We have done some preliminary work to determine what a modernized Wilson could look
like. We welcome your ideas and suggestions as well. We also need
your support.
With Gratitude,
Filip Hristić, Ed.D.
Principal, Wilson High
School
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The
Green Routine
It’s
a new year, y’all! Are you ready to take a big stand for our environment?
Reducing and composting your food waste is a big way you can cut down on your
environmental impact. At Odyssey we are beginning our “Lunchroom Revolution” on
Tuesday, January 21. We will be collecting and cleaning milk cartons for
recycling as well as composting all our food waste! We are part of only five
schools allowed to pilot this plan and we need your help! Please consider
spending a few days assisting our students to adopt this new, earth-friendly
process. SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR LUNCHROOM
REVOLUTION.
Join
the Trex Challenge!
Please bring your soft plastics to collect at school and we may win a bench for
our playground from Trex. See the attached flyer for what types of plastics can
be sent to Trex for recycling/reuse. There are two in the entry, and one
downstairs in the K12 hallway. We’ve already collected close to 30 lbs of
plastic waste!
Odyssey
Eco-Events:
·
Friday & Saturday, 1/10 + 1/11: Post-holiday recycling drive! Save
your holiday packaging Styrofoam, dead Xmas tree string lights and dead
batteries. Bring them up to school and your Green Team will collect them for
delivery to specialty recycling centers! Friday 1/10 after school 2:15 –
3:15, and Saturday 1/11 10:30-11:30
·
Saturday, 1/11: Help us install the Little Free Library! Old
library books will get another life in our community Little Free Library. Help
us install it during our post-holiday collection drive from 10:30-11:30. We
need post-hole diggers, concrete mixers, and creative folks to make it look
snappy! Email ezahniser@gmail.com if you’d like to help.
Weekly
Eco-Tip:
Food
waste is big, big contributor to global warming. Landfills are the second
largest human source of methane emissions, and food rotting in landfills is the
largest source of these emissions. The gas rotting food emits, methane, has 24
times the impact on the climate as CO2. In the US alone, we send over 50 million tons of food waste to landfills
each year. The production of lost or wasted food generates the equivalent of 37
million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions annually. The USDA estimates
30-40 percent of our food goes to waste. So what can you do?
·
Buy only what
you need – especially when it comes to perishables.
·
Plan ahead
before you hit the grocer – having a weekly meal plan goes a long way toward
making use of what you have before it goes off or out of date.
·
Get creative
with leftovers – discover recipes for common
leftovers here!
·
Store food
properly – Guess what? Lots of produce stores longer when NOT in plastic – check out these techniques to help
your lettuce last.
·
Use your
freezer! Save leftovers you don’t want to revisit just yet and discover
batch-cooking for fast and waste-free weekday meals.
·
Pack a
low-waste lunch – know how much your kiddo needs and don’t overpack. Go even
more low-waste a lunch with reusable containers and cutlery (no single use
plastic baggies!)
And
the big one: Compost! If you live in Metro Portland, you can compost all food,
including meat, right at your curbside. The benefits of composting are vast.
Here’s a list of composting benefits from the EPA:
·
Compost reduces, and in some cases eliminates the
need for chemical fertilizers.
·
Compost promotes higher yields of agricultural crops.
·
Compost can help aid reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat
revitalization efforts by improving contaminated, compacted, and marginal
soils.
·
Compost can be used to remediate soils contaminated by hazardous waste in a
cost-effective manner.
·
Compost can provide cost savings over conventional soil, water and air
pollution remediation technologies, where applicable.
·
Compost enhances water retention in soils.
·
Compost provides carbon sequestration.
