O’Dea Families,

Special shout out to PTA and all our parent volunteers for Wednesday’s Treat the Teacher Thank-YOU, it was UNBELIEVABLE:).  Our amazing PTA is looking for some new officers for the 2026-27 school year (President and Treasurer)!  If you are interested, please contact Kim Murray, our current PTA President @ ODeaPTA@gmail.com.  Don’t forget our next PTA meeting next week on 2/10 (more information below).

I wanted to share a recent school celebration!! Each year, our 4th and 5th-grade students take the Poudre School District Student Connections Survey.  The Connections Survey assesses how students feel supported and connected to school.  Below you can see a couple of questions that 100% of our students felt supported with.  These results are amongst the highest in the school district!

As we launch into the new year, we are starting to plan for the 2026-27 school year!  In February, we begin reflecting, discussing, and planning how to design O’Dea for the upcoming year.  We would love to capture your voice to help us to continue to improve.  We are inviting all families to complete a short survey to gather parent input on how we are doing as a school, how we can improve, and capture parent voice in our budget and staffing plan for the 2026-27 school year.  Family Engagement, Budget & Staffing Survey 2025-26

Book Fair!!! It's almost here!  We would love to see everyone for the 2/24 (8:00-9:00) Family Book Fair Breakfast.  Come grab a donut, coffee, and purchase a book.  A great opportunity to mingle with other O’Dea families and have some fun!

Book Fair Flyer Here & ¡Feria del Libro Scholastic!

The Healthy Kids 5210+ Challenge starts this Monday!  Each February, we encourage our whole community (students, staff, and families) to learn and practice the 5210+ healthy habits.  The goal is to get 5 fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less of recreational screen time, 1 hour or more of physical activity, 0 sugary drinks, and 9 or more hours of sleep. Every Day!

Research shows that practicing 5210+ daily for one month helps to create and maintain lifelong healthy habits. The yellow calendar log is for students to check boxes every day and the blue sheet is for family bingo, so everyone can get on board with healthy habits!  Here is the link from UCHealth for students, staff, and families: Healthy Kids 5210+ Challenge | UCHealth 

Opportunities to Get Involved or Let Your Voice Be Heard 📣

Feel passionate about spoiling our teachers and staff?  Do you love planning fun events? Got a little time, a big smile, or a fun idea to share? We’d love your help as we plan some exciting things coming up — Teacher Appreciation Week, our school-wide end-of-year Core Fair, and even helping shape the future of our PTA! Whether you want to jump in, help behind the scenes, or just learn more, we’d love to have you involved. 

We’re excited that PTA meetings are back in person, and everyone is welcome! This year, the PTA is focusing on building stronger family engagement, and we’d truly love your voice, ideas, and perspective. Our next meeting is on 2/10 (in the media center, snacks and childcare provided!) and we’d be thrilled to see any parents who are excited to jump in and support O’Dea. (see additional PTA news in the PTA Newsletter)! 

🙋 Volunteer Opportunities

Library Helpers Needed (Quarter 3)
Our amazing Library team is looking for volunteers to assist students with finding and checking out books on Wednesday and reshelving books on Thursdays. It’s a great opportunity to support literacy and connect with students!
👉 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49ABAA2FA5FB6-61302404-q3library

A Note From O’Dea PTA

Looking for O'Dea gear!?  The O'Dea Gear store is open and can be purchased here: https://odeaelementaryschool.givebacks.com/shop 

AND - REMEMBER: If you plan to volunteer in the school please, please register with the PSD volunteer registration website (link below):

https://www.psdschools.org/community/volunteerThank you, families, for being such an important part of our community. We couldn’t do this without you!