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ORLA Tuesday Tidbits
Tuesday TidbitsNovember 21, 2017
Important Dates
● Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 22-24 No School - Thanksgiving Break● Friday, Dec. 1: ORLA grade 6-12th Game Night, Commons 6:30● Monday-Friday, Dec. 4-8: Donated Items Gift Bazaar. Items for sale during lunch and after school
o See flyer at end of newsletter!● Date Correction!!! Wednesday, Dec. 6th: Kristin Lee - Violinist, Commons 9:35 ● Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017: Winter Festival, Commons 4:00 - 7:00 pm● Thursday, Dec. 14: Band & Orchestra Concert @ 7:00 pm● Monday, Dec. 18- January 1: No School Winter Break
Happy Thanksgiving!
Celeste Waltermeyer: I am thankful to work at ORLA with a dedicated staff, supportive families, and amazing students! I’m also thankful to my family and friends for their love and ongoing support.
Kristy Grinnell: I’m thankful to work with teachers and staff that go above and beyond for kids, parents that are always willing to help, and students that love to learn. And I’m thankful everyday for my amazing daughters. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lea Mitchell: I am thankful that I get to work in a school that values diverse learners and the arts.
Becky Stoddard: I am thankful for the joy and enthusiasm my kiddos bring into the classroom, and for amazing families I am partnering with.
April Allen: I'm thankful for the bees, farmers, and sunshine helping to provide us nourishing food to eat and for the means of transportation we have available for bringing families together to create special memories!
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Nikolai Gurda: I'm thankful for a wonderful class that has made my transition to upper elementary fun and exciting. I'm thankful for the healthy pregnancy of my wife who is now in her third trimester. And I'm thankful to be part of a school like ORLA that sees children as individuals to be honored instead of test scores to be achieved.
Chanda Martin: I'm thankful for my inspirational students, the support of their families, wonderful co-workers, an amazing administrative team.
Inger Owen: I am thankful for my loving family... And a supportive school community that includes students, parents, grandparents, siblings, paraeducators, friends, custodians, teachers, office professionals, & administrators that truly care about one another and this school.
Karina Champion: I'm thankful for students that are curious and eager to learn and for those that are hesitant and trust me to support them.
Cristy Havens: I am thankful for the opportunity to work with such amazing teachers and staff who make me laugh and who go so far beyond what is expected to make sure all our students, families, and coworkers feel loved, appreciated, and included. I can't imagine being anywhere else! Thank You!!
Beth Farrar: I am so thankful for a place to work where I can be myself.
Corrine Taiji: I am thankful for students' smiles!
For what are you thankful for? Let us know by submitting a response through the following link and we will share in next week’s Tuesday Tidbits! https://goo.gl/forms/senrZyHxKVLQy2Tz1
ORLA All School News & Events
● Consider being Friends with ORLA on Facebook! Search for Olympia Regional Learning Academy!
● Free & Reduced Lunches: All families who wish to apply for free or reduced meals with the Olympia School District are encouraged to fill out an application at any time during the school year. A new application needs to be completed at the beginning of each school year. Applications are available at all schools and on the Child Nutrition Services website. Once an application is completed, it can be submitted to a school's lunchroom manager or mailed directly to the Child Nutrition Services Office for processing. Click on the link(s) below for a copy of this school year's Free & Reduced (F&R) application.2017-18 Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
● Other Benefits: If your student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, discounted or free school services may also be available. Ask your school for more information about benefits available at your school as benefits vary from school to school. Benefits may include:
○ Advanced Placement Tests○ Running Start Books○ Athletic Fees○ Associated Student Body Fees○ Event Fees○ Pre-College Exams (PSAT/SAT/ACT)○ College Application Fees○ Field Trips○ Medical, Dental and Vision
● Free Child Development Workshops - The Olympia School District is pleased to offer free child development workshops with Candyce Lund Bollinger. Bollinger is a parent educator and private parenting counselor in Washington state and has been practicing for more than 35 years. She provides
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classes and consultations for schools, colleges, civic groups, private organizations and has a private practice. She is the mother of four children and has two grandchildren.
○ Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - Safety Without Fear: A workshop designed for parents to help facilitate their children having self-skills for personal safety, without increasing anxiety & fear in their children.
○ Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - Anger: A workshop designed to help parents understand anger as well as learn tools to manage anger in themselves and their children.
● All students 12 & older need to sign in at the kiosk in the lobby and put their ID badge on. Several of 2016-2017 12 and older badges have student Key Cards attached. Students can get them from the Office by showing their 2017-18 badges.
Dear Parents,
We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works.
But only a tiny fraction of us are learning how technology works. Fewer than half of all schools teach computer science.
That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (December 4-10). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code.
Our Hour of Code is making a statement that Olympia Regional Learning Academy is ready to teach these foundational 21st-century skills. To continue bringing programming activities to your students, we want to make our Hour of Code event huge.
In Room 201 from 3-4 pm (2-3 pm on Wednesday) there will be 30 seats available every day December 4th-6th and we will be doing a new hour of code activity each day. This is for students 3rd- 8th grade. Seats must be reserved to ensure we have enough devices. Please RSVP and reserve your child's spot by completing this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwMybNRmf8xEt8wtvbYEjneDHKrMInrmquClXP9tJjYwJVdw/viewform
This is a chance to change the future of education in Olympia.
If you are interested in volunteering please email me at [email protected].
See http://hourofcode.com/us for details, and help spread the word.
- Taryn Veloni
Thank you to all ORLA families who donated baked goods for our ASB bake sale! You helped spread happy sweetness around our building and made it so that we can hold our end of the year celebration "Bring Your Own Banana" BANANZA!! Thank you!!!
Sincerely,Your ORLA ASB
Volunteer Opportunities
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● Winter Festival volunteers needed! Please visit SignUp Genius so let us know how & when you can help. Thanks so much to all of the volunteers who have worked hard thus far in getting this together! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4aaead23a3fe3-orla
ORLA PTA Info
● Things are rocking with your PTA this year! Planning is well under way for many fun events and activities, including movie nights, a theater program, Winter Festival, and a spring silent auction. Stay tuned for all scoop.
● See Winter Festival Flyer attached to this week’s Tuesday Tidbits and help spread the word!
ORLA Students, Staff, & Parents Showing AWARENESS & LEADERSHIP!
● Taylor Evans shows leadership at our Council meetings by staying positive and coming up with amazing ideas!
● D.J. Finau showed awareness when he saw Miss Trish carrying too many packages and leadership when he asked if she needed help, and she did! Thank you.
● Students are showing leadership by holding doors and greeting families and students as they arrive in the mornings!!
● Thank you Camden for demonstrating leadership by being such a reliable Financial Specialist!
● Taylor (with the help of Russell) supported our Leadership/ASB fundraiser while showing selflessness and kindness by purchasing MANY goodies with his own money and then giving them away to other ORLA students. This ownership & awareness of our school community is wonderful!
ORLA MAST & Montessori News
● Mark your Calendars for Fifth Grade Outdoor School○ Our fifth grade students will be attending Outdoor School at the Cispus Environmental Center in
Randle, Washington, April 25th, 26th & 27th. This will be a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday trip. The Center has been developed specifically for student’s environmental studies and has excellent facilities for both study and research.
○ Cost is $150.00 per student. If you need to make payments, please call Debbie in the office to set up a payment plan. Also, if your student needs to take a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, the medicine and doctors permission form needs to be at school by Friday, April 20th.
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ORLA iConnect & hConnect News
● Please note that monthly progress will be emailed out on 12/1/17. Parents (or students in grades 9-12) must respond within 48 hours.
● As a reminder to everyone about norms at ORLA for taking care of this place and each other… ORLA has multiple spaces throughout the building for working on homeschooling with students, having space for classes to break out into the hallways, and allowing onsite adults to work while students are in class. Please demonstrate ownership & respect for these spaces by cleaning up after yourself and your children as well as awareness & leadership by being aware of those around you so we can continue to have these available.
The following photos were taken over the last couple weeks by staff members who have come across the space at the end of the day creating more work for teachers, office professionals, & custodial staff. We know this is not the norm and most families are doing an excellent job and taking on far more than their own spaces in order to help out. Please make sure you are diligent in supervising children so they are not creating messes around the building that are being left for others. Also, if you notice students who are not cleaning up after themselves, please give a gentle reminder to them and let the office know if there are any problems. Thank you for understanding!
Toys need to be put away when you leave the Toddler Room.
Spills & accidents that cannot be cleaned up with Toddler Room supplies need to be reported to the office so we can work together to find a way to get it cleaned up.
Clean up tables and take care of lunch spaces as soon as you are finished.
Please be considerate of others in the building and do not “save” or “reserve” tables. If you are not using a space, at a particular time, please clear the space and invite someone to have and/or share a table with you.
● The Toddler Garden & Preschool Treehouse need Parent Leads. The 4 ongoing tasks of a Parent Lead are listed next to the sign-up sheets on the door to each of these rooms.
2 shifts/day: 8:30-12:00 & 12:00-3:15* or whenever the Parent Lead arrives/leaves ORLA
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What does a Parent Lead do?
1. Check out key from office to unlock room.
2. Orients new families using the Toddler Garden/Preschool Treehouse to the norms for
cleaning & use (Orientation Guide provided).
3. Communicates with ORLA Office when issues arise & need to be addressed.
4. Closes & locks the door when leaving unless handing responsibility off to another
Parent Lead.
These rooms need to have PARENT LEADS in order to remain open.
● Every family enrolled in the hConnect has a parent folder in the Parent Copy Room in the hallway across from The Commons. Please check them weekly - There are school pictures in some from October!
●● Lorana Hoopes is available to give tutorials for learning to use the schoology. Please email her for more
information [email protected]. Parents go to www.schoology.com, please refer to the email you were sent from schoology about your account.
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