Upcoming Dates

October 1: Fall Movie Night! egoetz@topamail.com with any questions (end of Quarter 1)
October 5: parent conferences begin!
October 6: ice cream day $1
October 7: Animal t-shirt day!
October 7: popcorn day $1
October 23: Trunk or Treat jgeren@topamail.com with any questions

Grade-Level Newsletter Links

Kinder contact: ssolis@topamail.com

1st contact: vharmon@topamail.com

2nd contact: jroof@topamail.com

3rd contact: nvalenzuela@topamail.com

4th contact: jngumangie@topamail.com

5th contact: aljenkins@topamail.com

Next Coffee Chat Monday October 5, 8am

Coffee Chat with Sienna Hills Administration this Monday, September 21 at 8am.

We listened - this is NOT on the same day as the Junior High coffee chat!

Let us know your questions ahead of time so we can be sure to address them. If you cannot make it, you can watch the recording!!

2026-2027 Coffee Chat Links

Fundraising & Challenges

SchoolStore will continue throughout the school year. Please consider shopping online through the SchoolStore portal or purchasing an IChoice gift card for your regular shopping at the 300+ participating stores in the SchoolStore network. You can use your IChoice card online or in person. Go to: www.schoolstore.com

Fall Fundraiser: Our Fall Fundraiser has 2 catalogs of items to purchase. All frozen foods or items ordered on the paper forms will be delivered in October (date to be determined). All accumulated prizes from sales will be delivered with the frozen foods, etc. Go to www.Shopfund.com to register.

**Scholars selling 20 or more items will enjoy a pizza party and time in the game truck. Scholars selling 30 or more items get to bring a friend of their choice.

Don't forget about Quick Quack car wash! Now through October 8

Fuel Up Fridays LINKS to submit assignments

Choose a grade level responder link or email your homeroom teacher!

Events and Volunteering Info

Oct 1 Movie Night needs parent volunteers!

Sign up to volunteer here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAFA723A2F9C61-65676220-fall

Fall Movie Night contact: EGoetz@topamail.com

Sienna Hills is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. This event will take place on Friday, October 23rd. If you'd like to reserve a parking spot please sign up using the link below. The event will go from 6pm - 7pm.

If you're reserving a parking spot we will open up at 5 pm for set up.

We're also taking candy donations, so if you're able to donate please send them in with your scholar.

We're very excited for this event and hope to see you there! :)

Trunk or Treat contact: JRoof@topamail.com

Trunk or Treat Signup Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094CABAF2FA7F85-65212517-trunkortreat

Create your account online at:

www.OrderPhotos.com

This link will help them navigate the steps: How does online ordering work?

If you have any questions, or need help, contact THEM directly at unitedportraits.com/support

Quick Quack car wash fundraiser

School Store fundraiser

The Odyssey Prep Academy Sienna Hills

Our generic campus page if you did not receive a link from a scholar

Don't forget the utensils for lunch/snack!

Drop-off and Pick-up information

Parents - please remain in your vehicles. Our amazing staff will open doors and help your scholars out and inside the building

DROPOFF: in front or in back for all scholars

OI shuttle leaves promptly at 7:10am from the front

PICKUP: 4-5 in front

K-3 in back, except AM Kinders (11:30 in front) and 2PM Kinders (in front)

Please note office hours and protected time

email attendancesiennahills@topamail.com to excuse a scholar's absense

Annual Fees and Forms are due!

Please be sure to complete those forms sent you by your homeroom teacher. We need them for each individual scholar.

Especially important is the walker waiver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZWckum0PV12MwAM-GFhx-dpR4yE5D9P/view?usp=sharing your homeroom teacher has additional copies and this one can be for up to 4 scholars

Send in your scholar fee ($10) or you may pay using a computer (not the mobile app!) on parentVUE.com

Tax Credit

questions about Cheer Camp to: OIHighCheer@topamail.com

Supplies

Send supplies in with your scholar if you were unable to drop them off at Back to School Night

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Help us by reminding your scholar that restroom procedures are: 1) go in; 2) get your business done; 3) get out

Clubs and extracurricular experiences

If you have your level 1 clearance and are interested in sponsoring school clubs, get ready! We're rolling out more information soon!

Looking for Volunteers - CLICK HERE for sign-ups

Contact Amy Nunn at SHEvents@topamail.com or use the link to sign right up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4CA9AB29A4F85-64386235-lunch

Ambassador Fundraising

We love our volunteers!

REMINDER: Verrado Way & Yuma Rd Intersection CLOSED BEGINNING MAY 26

For more information about Verrado Way Improvements and to view information from the public meeting, please visit buckeyeaz.gov/verrado or contact us at 602-532-6250.

Odyssey Spirit Store

Transportation

Any questions regarding transportation should be directed to Matt Caraway, mcaraway@topamail.com, Cell: (623) 251-1651.

Click here for access the Transportation Portal

Love and Logic

Neutralizing Arguing in the Classroom

May 1, 2025

This past February we released the third edition of our 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum. It has been significantly updated and contains all new videos. The general format of the curriculum remains the same, with nine modules presenting the nine Love and Logic skills that teachers can use for effective classroom management.

Although we updated the content of this curriculum, the essential principles of Love and Logic have not changed. In fact, the principles of Love and Logic have not changed for decades, and they are used throughout this new release as well as in all our parenting curricula. These principles are grounded in two simple, time-tested rules:

The Two Rules of Love and Logic

The First Rule of Love and Logic:
Adults take good care of themselves by setting limits without anger, lectures, threats, or repeated warnings.

The Second Rule of Love and Logic:
When a child causes a problem, the adult hands it back in loving ways.

The approach in the 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum is significantly different from that used in the parenting curriculum. Teachers and parents face similar challenges working with the kids in their lives, so they must use different techniques to apply our principles.

Neutralizing Arguing: A Shared Technique

However, there are some techniques that are essentially identical. One of these is our approach to neutralizing arguing with kids. In fact, this is the first module in the curriculum for teachers as well as the curriculum for parents.

The reason for this is simple and based on how our brains are wired. When arguing erupts, our brains tend to go into fight or flight mode very quickly. When this happens, rational thinking stops, and the interaction becomes purely emotional and irrational.

The Two-Step Strategy for Teachers

We have learned that one effective way educators can neutralize arguing is to use two easy steps.

Step One: Do not think.
In other words, avoid getting drawn into the argument so we don’t become frustrated and angry.

Step Two: Calmly repeat a single Love and Logic one-liner.
The best way to neutralize arguing is by not getting mired in complicated debate or discussion, but by using calm and simple responses.

Examples of One-Liners for the Classroom

In our curriculum, we give examples of how to implement this technique as well as a variety of Love and Logic one-liners that are appropriate for the classroom, such as, “I’ll listen when your voice is calm,” or “I argue at 3:15 p.m. daily.”

Why This Strategy Works

Besides avoiding unpleasant arguments, there are other benefits to neutralizing arguing. Using these techniques with kids can show them that arguing does not pay. For example, kids who learn to get their way by arguing often develop significant emotional, social, and behavioral problems. By showing them that arguing doesn’t pay, they can learn healthier, more positive ways of interacting with others.

The module on Neutralizing Arguing in our educator and our parenting curricula are the foundation for the other techniques that follow. Mastering it allows adults to build healthy, positive relationships with the kids in their lives.

You can learn more about this technique as well as other techniques in our book, Teaching with Love and Logic, or by taking the third edition of our 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom® curriculum.

Thanks for reading!

Dr. Charles Fay

2026-2027 Odyssey District Calendar - plan ahead!

Check out our District Calendar. Plan your family vacations around our days off!!

Sienna Hills Newsletter

week beginning September 28

Upcoming Dates

Grade-Level Newsletter Links

Kinder contact: ssolis@topamail.com

1st contact: vharmon@topamail.com

2nd contact: jroof@topamail.com

3rd contact: nvalenzuela@topamail.com

4th contact: jngumangie@topamail.com

5th contact: aljenkins@topamail.com

Next Coffee Chat Monday October 5, 8am

Fundraising & Challenges

Fuel Up Fridays LINKS to submit assignments

Events and Volunteering Info

Oct 1 Movie Night needs parent volunteers!

Quick Quack car wash fundraiser

School Store fundraiser

Don't forget the utensils for lunch/snack!

Drop-off and Pick-up information

Please note office hours and protected time

Annual Fees and Forms are due!

Tax Credit

Supplies

Clubs and extracurricular experiences

Looking for Volunteers - CLICK HERE for sign-ups

Ambassador Fundraising

We love our volunteers!

REMINDER: Verrado Way & Yuma Rd Intersection CLOSED BEGINNING MAY 26

Odyssey Spirit Store

Transportation

Love and Logic

Neutralizing Arguing in the Classroom

2026-2027 Odyssey District Calendar - plan ahead!

Spirit and Event Days!

School starts at 7:30!

Odyssey Sienna Hills - there's just something special

Your Power Principals are here!

Upcoming Dates Upcoming Dates

Grade-Level Newsletter Links Grade-Level Newsletter Links

Kinder contact: ssolis@topamail.com

1st contact: vharmon@topamail.com

2nd contact: jroof@topamail.com

3rd contact: nvalenzuela@topamail.com

4th contact: jngumangie@topamail.com

5th contact: aljenkins@topamail.com

Next Coffee Chat Monday October 5, 8am Next Coffee Chat Monday October 5, 8am

Fundraising & Challenges Fundraising & Challenges

Fuel Up Fridays LINKS to submit assignments Fuel Up Fridays LINKS to submit assignments

Events and Volunteering Info Events and Volunteering Info

Oct 1 Movie Night needs parent volunteers!

Quick Quack car wash fundraiser Quick Quack car wash fundraiser

School Store fundraiser School Store fundraiser

Don't forget the utensils for lunch/snack! Don't forget the utensils for lunch/snack!

Drop-off and Pick-up information Drop-off and Pick-up information

Please note office hours and protected time Please note office hours and protected time

Annual Fees and Forms are due! Annual Fees and Forms are due!

Tax Credit Tax Credit

Supplies Supplies

Clubs and extracurricular experiences Clubs and extracurricular experiences

Looking for Volunteers - CLICK HERE for sign-ups Looking for Volunteers - CLICK HERE for sign-ups

Ambassador Fundraising Ambassador Fundraising

We love our volunteers! We love our volunteers!

REMINDER: Verrado Way & Yuma Rd Intersection CLOSED BEGINNING MAY 26 REMINDER: Verrado Way & Yuma Rd Intersection CLOSED BEGINNING MAY 26

Odyssey Spirit Store Odyssey Spirit Store

Transportation Transportation

Love and Logic Love and Logic

Neutralizing Arguing in the Classroom

2026-2027 Odyssey District Calendar - plan ahead! 2026-2027 Odyssey District Calendar - plan ahead!

Spirit and Event Days! Spirit and Event Days!

School starts at 7:30! School starts at 7:30!

Odyssey Sienna Hills - there's just something special Odyssey Sienna Hills - there's just something special

Your Power Principals are here! Your Power Principals are here!

Upcoming Dates

Grade-Level Newsletter Links

Next Coffee Chat Monday October 5, 8am

Fundraising & Challenges

Fuel Up Fridays LINKS to submit assignments

Events and Volunteering Info

Quick Quack car wash fundraiser

School Store fundraiser

Don't forget the utensils for lunch/snack!

Drop-off and Pick-up information

Please note office hours and protected time

Annual Fees and Forms are due!

Tax Credit

Supplies

Clubs and extracurricular experiences

Looking for Volunteers - CLICK HERE for sign-ups

Ambassador Fundraising

We love our volunteers!

REMINDER: Verrado Way & Yuma Rd Intersection CLOSED BEGINNING MAY 26

Odyssey Spirit Store

Transportation

Love and Logic

2026-2027 Odyssey District Calendar - plan ahead!

Spirit and Event Days!

School starts at 7:30!

Odyssey Sienna Hills - there's just something special

Your Power Principals are here!