Olympia Families,

We have a lockdown drill practice this Friday which we will be assisted by both Judson and UC police. Please remind your kiddos that the most important part of these drills is to remain quiet and pay attention to adult directions.

On the Judson Thrillshare app, Mrs. Talley sent out a detailed description of the new House bill 1481 which prohibits students from using personal electronic devices (cell phones, gaming devices, etc) during school hours on school property. I will add this will have little impact on our school as we have always followed a similar policy from bell to bell with very few violations.

Clubs permission slips were sent home on Monday, Sept. 8th. Clubs will once again be during the school day. All students Kinder - 5th grade will participate in clubs. Filling out the club permission slip will help get your student into a club of their choosing. Please return the slips to your child's teacher as soon as you can. Our first clubs will be Friday, September 19. If your student did not make it home with their permission slip, you can follow the appropriate link to find the grade level's slip.

Kinder Slip:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17qUCe_PCGmAX6Nu2EKeRDa37y_mxxsofDuCHVtTv7aI/edit?usp=sharing

1st Grade Slip:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-em3dictmUvsl0ThAFVRrc9t91Pylwh8RrXJ2mhfho/edit?usp=sharing

2nd and 3rd Grade Slip:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19OTeC4ko09mTAG5LelFeJDms_RlLlmPmnLbrJvE7KaI/edit?usp=sharing

4th and 5th Grade Slip:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4WDvzM3e2z5WVt59nUqGDacuxWdib9GbIzHw_tzAsg/edit?usp=sharing

Please Note*** Every week I send out a weekly newsletter and share upcoming events, important info from the PTO, and pictures and events from the week in case you missed it. This will be sent to the enrolling parents email, but can always be found on our facebook page which usually has more pictures of our events as well so it might be a good idea to follow

https://www.facebook.com/olympiaelementary

We are moving away from ClassDojo and will not be using it at all soon. If you haven’t downloaded the Judson app, do it today!

• iPhone App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/judson-isd/id6748925972

• Android Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.judsonisd&hl=en_US

September Beginning of the Year testing

9/25 Open House 4:30-6pm

9/29 Student Holiday

9/30 Bike Rodeo

10/14 Beginning of the Second Nine Weeks

10/30 Word Parade

10/30 Fall Festival

Hello Families!

I'm excited to get into our classrooms to teach your students! This year I am using a new curriculum for classroom lessons. Please see the family letter that is an overview of the lessons I will teach our students this year. The first unit is Growth Mindset and Goal-Setting. I will work with our students to help them learn that being good at something doesn't just happen. We have to keep practicing and not give up. I will work with older students about making a personal plan to reach a goal.

I'm so excited for the school year ahead of us!

Also to check out the District's Student and Family Services newsletter click below

https://secure.smore.com/n/v7w0u

Mrs. Hadas

Aug 25th- Sep 5th Paying Attention

If you would like to reinforce the lessons on Paying Attention we recommend 4 popular kids books that could lead to great discussions. These could also probably be found on utube as well Look out, Patrick by Geraghly, Come Along, Daisy by Simmons, Pay Attention, Emily Brown! by Burton, and Brown bear, Brown bear, What do you say? by Martin Jr. Sample Qs: Did the main character pay attention? What happened because they weren't paying attention? In order to learn and stay safe we need to pay attention.

The Goal: Remind students we pay attention with our eyes and ears but not our mouths. When we pay attention we watch and listen but we do not talk.

Sep. 8th-Sep. 15th Lesson Getting the Teacher's Attention Appropriately

If you would like to reinforce the lessons on Getting Attention Appropriately we recommend 4 popular kids books that could lead to great discussions. These could also probably be found on utube as well Interrupting Chicken by Stein, Ivan the Terrier by Calalanotto, Ruby Sings the Blues by Daly, and Babushka's Doll by Polacco Sample Qs: What was the character's big problem? (loud voice/interrupting others) How did other characters like it when that happened?

The Goal: Remind students when we want the teacher's attention We raise our hand. In order to be fair and give everyone a chance to answer. Plus, you are showing and using great manners.

Summary/Key Phrase: When we want the teacher's attention, We raise our hand

Have a question, concern, or suggestion? Please submit it below, if you have the question others might also we frequently will put answers up for everyone to clear up any concerns or confusion.

https://forms.gle/bFoMPUGDMgZg1n327

Question asked? "How can we get involved to support Olympia?"

We welcome volunteers at Olympia!

• To volunteer at Olympia, go to https://www.judsonisd.org/departments/human-resources/volunteering then bring your photo ID to the front office so we can scan your ID in our Raptor System. All volunteers have to complete this process first.

• To volunteer with the PTO, please email olympiaelem.pto@gmail.com
• Dads, if you'd like to join Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students), please contact our counselor, Mrs. Hadas, at ahadas@judsonisd.org.
• If you'd like to volunteer in your child's classroom, please contact the teacher through email or Class Dojo to find out if there are any opportunities available.