Olympia CUSD 16

Social media offers a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. Listen as students reflect on how this impacts their lives. http://bit.ly/Oly2DFV4

Video: bit.ly/Oly2DFV3 Lots of students are exploring and developing their own identities, and they often do this online and on social media. Some kids use multiple accounts, each for a different audience, but with this, what’s real and what’s unrealistic can often get blurred. In this video, your kids can hear other teens talk about the ins and outs of presenting themselves to others online, and consider what it means to “be yourself” in digital spaces.

The Olympia Spartan Gear store is now open 365 days a year. Use code spirit21 to get 25% for the first four weeks.

Olympia Middle and High School Angel Tree sign-up deadline is November 17th. Angel Tree is sponsored by the Olympia Spartan Promise Council. Parents check your email for details. Questions contact Olympia Family Coordinator, Michelle.maris@olympia.org

Today's Activities

Forming an identity is a big part of being a middle schooler. Most students are working it out through experimentation, with plenty of awkward missteps and mistakes along the way. It's a normal, natural part of growing up. But in the age of social media, this part of adolescence can be tough -- both for kids to navigate and for adults to understand. New social media platforms come and go, often with features designed to captivate young users right in the midst of figuring out just who they are. Read more about how teachers use classroom lessons to teach about online identity: https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/instagram-middle-school-and-digital-citizenship

Varsity Girls Basketball starts the season off with a 57 to 29 win over Tri City.

Article Time! How Colleges Use Kids' Social Media Feeds. Learn how what you post can hurt - and help - the admissions process. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-colleges-use-kids-social-media-feeds

This week's activities

Today's Activities

4 days! The Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner and Family Reading Night are in 4 days. There is still time to reserve your meal pick-up time. Limited seating is available at St. John's for families attending Family Reading Night. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0944AAA722A02-community2

As tweens and teens start sharing content and engaging with others online, it's vital for them to understand what they're leaving behind and what they might reveal. Help guide kids toward creating the kind of footprint they can be proud of @ http://bit.ly/Oly2DF

The students in Mr. Cleary’s Engineering class are coding programs for microbit controllers. They are learning about AC/DC, multimeters, voltage, resistance, current, variable source power supplies, analog/digital signals, circuits, and servo motors. Wow! Our Spartans sure are innovative problem solvers!

Olympia High School freshman Annabelle Birkey was selected as a State Farm Scholarship recipient. Annabelle is in the College NOW Plus program working towards earning her associate’s degree in computer science through Heartland Community College. This program was developed in collaboration with State Farm to assist students in the completion of their computer science degree prior to graduation from high school. The State Farm Scholarship will cover tuition, fees, and textbooks for all dual enrollment coursework required for associate’s degree completion. Congratulations Annabelle!

Today's Activities

Oly South 4th graders read a passage about going to a carnival and acted as “verb detectives”, circling different types of verbs they noticed. Then, they practiced writing alternatives to these verbs. Awesome work, Spartans!

Video: bit.ly/OlyDFV1 Many kids are already posting and sharing information about themselves. But in a world where oversharing might seem like the norm, it’s important for kids to think about their digital footprints. Listen to what these teens have to say about sharing on social media. Are you making the right sharing decisions?

Friday Market returns this week! Stop by to see what's new!

The middle school girls basketball game scheduled for today Nov. 8th at Tremont has been cancelled.

Congratulations to the Olympia Girls Swim team on a great showing at the Sectional Meet on Saturday! All girls ended the season with a season best time. All three relays were also recognized for placing in the top 8! Congratulations to all of the sectional swimmers!