We Need You to remember to access Amazon through our referral link every time you shop.  If you don't shop Amazon yourself, please share the link with friends and family that do make Amazon purchases.

Since August 1, 2013 this method of passive fundraising has earned $500.  We Thank You Amazon shoppers!

For more info on passive fundraising and the Amazon link please visit our passive fundraising page.

Yum!  It is time to start planning for the first of our our biannual Bake Sale fundraising events of the school year at the 7th and 8th grade concert on Dec  12.  


We need bakers, workers, and buyers!


For more information see this flyer or check this page.


To sign up go to 
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090D4EAAA92A1-bake1 
Enter access code: bakesale

Thank you for your donation of time, ingredients, and purchase.  Enjoy the concert and the holiday treats!

As part of the We Need You! campaign, we encourage families to participate in the annual food drive and show Libby support for the community.  

Find information on the food drive here.  
Odyssey students can earn Class Cup points as noted here.
Information about Second Harvest Food Bank and the most needed food items can be found at www.2-harvest.org. 

The Odyssey Parent-Teacher Group 2013  
We Need You! Donation Drive Campaign 
November 18th  - December 13th
25 Days of Giving 

Please support Libby students 
and help PTG reach their budget goal of $31K.  
Find Direct Donation info here.

Flyers go home with Odyssey students to kick-off the campaign, and messages will go out from the Libby office.
Check the backpack (or find details here.)  
Periodic announcements and updates 
will be posted throughout the campaign.

Thanks in advance for your participation!

The Odyssey 7th grade Math Is Cool team has been invited to the Masters competition on December 7th in Moses Lake.

If you missed the presentation at the November 12th PTG meeting, the slideshow is available here.

The Odyssey 8th grade team placed 3rd in the regional Math Is Cool competition on November 8th.  They have been invited to compete in the Masters division, December 7th in Moses Lake.

Brynn Irwin placed 6th in the individual competition, and was top score for our 8th graders.

The Odyssey 7th grade team did not place this year, but they had a great time.

Aditya Varidan was top score for our 7th graders.

Congratulations to all competitors.  And a big Thank You to coaches Judy Irwin and Paul Rossow!

All Tessera and Odyssey parents/guardians are welcome.

Tuesday, Nov 12, 5:30 pm, in the Libby cafeteria.

There will be a brief business meeting, followed by a presentation from Stefanie Heinen, our Libby Principal, and Melissa Pettey, District 81 College & Career Readiness Coordinator.

Come to learn more about:
· T-2-4 - preparing students to successfully complete some form of higher education: technical, 2-year or 4-year
· the work to ensure Libby students are college and career ready
· the transition from Odyssey to high school

See PTG Meetings & Minutes here.

6th grade Math Is Cool needs a substitute assistant coach for two Wednesdays, November 13th and 20th, 2:30-4:00 pm.
If you can be a stand-in with 6th grade please contact Yuri Morozov at yumorozov@aol.com.

5th grade Math Is Cool needs an assistant coach for the season, beginning in January, with regional competition on March 7th.
Please contact Rosa Trihn at rosatrinh1@yahoo.com with questions or to offer your commitment.

Spokane is extremely fortunate for the opportunities Libby Center offers our students. Please give your feedback in support of highly capable programs across Washington State.

There are no indicators listing highly capable programs and/or how Washington State School Districts are meeting the basic education needs of their high potential students.

Go to this website http://www.sbe.wa.gov/edsystemhealth.php and share your thoughts by e-mailing sbe@k12.wa.us
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"States need to face some accountability, for the first time, for fully educating their high-performing students. Requiring that annual state education reports include rates of above-grade-level performance would be a good legislative start."

"Why not ... encourage states to adopt policies and programs that would aid high-potential children?
The same “embed gifted throughout” strategy should be pursued in advocacy campaigns conducted in the separate states (which will always be where the bulk of U.S. education policy is established). In addition to fanning fresh interest in better educating high-potential students, try to ensure that they are included in all existing programs and new initiatives at the state or local level to improve education."

These two quotes come from Closing America's High-achievement Gap, pages 140 and 145.

The survey set out in this SBE web site, on which the state board of education is seeking input, does not contain anything for highly capable students. It is about time it did. Why not complete the survey and let voices on behalf of highly capable be made known. The email about this survey asked that it be shared widely…. and the three questions leave plenty of room for comments on HCP accountability.

http://www.sbe.wa.gov/edsystemhealth.php

If you want a copy of the Closing paper it is available to download at http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/file_uploads/High-Achievement_Interactive.pdf