Dear Olympia Families,

Last week we performed our second lockdown drill of the year. We want to ensure that all students, staff, and visitors are prepared in the event of any emergency, including what actions should be taken during a lockdown. Practice of emergency procedures through drills and training can reduce confusion. Our students did a great job following directions and staying calm throughout the drill. Please take the opportunity to talk to your students about their experience and ask questions about the expectations. If any questions come up from those conversations please reach out 210-945-5113 I would be happy to answer those questions.

Also a reminder that this Friday is a student holiday, and next week we celebrate our field days.

Shannon George
Principal, Olympia Elementary

2/26 Painting with a Unicorn

2/27 Student Holiday

3/2-3/4 5th Grade Science Camp

3/4 PK/1 Field Day

3/5 2nd/3rd Field Day

3/6 4th/5th Field Day

3/9-3/13 Spring Break

3/20 End of the 3rd Nine Weeks

3/26 Math Night

4/3 Student Holiday

4/6 Student Holiday

Hi 5th Grade Families!

Feb 2nd- Feb13th Accepting Differences

If you would like to reinforce the lessons on Accepting Differences we recommend 4 popular kids books that could lead to great discussions. These could also probably be found on utube as well Moo Bird by Milgrim, Spaghetti in a hot dog bun by Dismondy, Freckleface Strawberry by Moore, and Just the Way You are by Pfister. Some Sample Qs: All people look and act in different ways. Some are short, tall, loud, quiet, dark hair, glasses, or freckles. Every person is different and unique. Were the people/animal in the story being kind or not kind? In our class/home we celebrate differences so we use words and actions that make people feel good "Even if we are different on the outside, we all have a heart with feelings on the inside." -quote from the book spaghetti on a hot dog bun

The Goal: Students understand how it feels to be different and the goal is to have everyone feel included and respected despite when they might feel different. This includes when a student might forget to wear pajamas on pajama day or a certain color that was requested.

Summary: Our differences make us special

Feb. 16th -Mar 2nd

If you would like to reinforce the lessons on Learning from Mistakes we recommend 4 popular kids books that could lead to great discussions. These could also probably be found on utube as well Caramby by Gay, Beatrice Doesn't Want to by Numeroff, Always in Trouble by Demas, and The Very Ugly Bug by Pichon. Some Sample Qs: Do you ever make mistakes? Is that alright? Do you think the main character learned a good lesson? What was that lesson?

The Goal: Students understand we don't always get things right the first time, and that is okay. To get better we need to practice. Some of us needed practice to ride a bike, at school some of us need practice cleaning up around ourselves, others keeping hands to ourselves, and others counting or following directions. You're not in trouble if you have to practice.

Summary: The more we Practice, the better we get

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.

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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/page/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.