Lower School Parent Communication

Tomorrow is a Formal Wear Blazer Day! Blazers may be warn over uniform tops. Students who wear a blazer will receive three free dress down day passes!

• 9/6 - $2 PTO Dress Down Day

• 9/10 - Professional Development Day - SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STUDENTS!

• 9/13 - Optional (but highly encouraged) Formal Wear/Blazer Day! Students who wear a uniform and blazer will receive 3 FREE Dress Down Day passes!

• 9/17 - Back to School Night Grade 2 - 4:30-6 PM see schedule below

• 9/19 - Back to School Night Grades K & 1 - 4:30-6 PM see schedule below

• 9/19 - Last Day of School - Lower School Picture Day

• 11/8 - Save the Date for the OCS Gala

An optional Title 1 Meeting will be held in the high school cafeteria on Tuesday, September 17th, beginning at 5:00pm. Please email Jackie.McCutchon@odyssey.k12.de.us for more information on this optional meeting!

Code of Conduct 2024-2025

The OCS Code of Conduct for 2024-2025 can be found by clicking this link.

The acknowledgement form is on page 6 of that document, but also can be found here for ease of printing should your student need another copy.

Please return this by 9/16.

We will also remind everyone on Back to School Night.

Early-Bird Carline Unloads from 8:15-8:25 AM/

Carline closes at 8:45 AM.

Help us get students to classrooms on time so they can start a busy day of learning!

PM Car Line Schedule

• Please arrive between 3:15 and 3:30 PM to get into PM Carline
• Carline will run from 3:30-3:55 PM after 9/23.
• Any students who are not picked up by 3:55 will be sent to aftercare Owl Club in Building 26 for a drop-in rate.

• Bring car tags and ID daily and display prominently on dash.
• Students must memorize car line number.
• After 9/23, families will pull back through carline if their student does not know their carline number.

• If you are picking up Intermediate School students at the Lower school, use the left lane.
• Pull up along the building parking lot to the far left of the two regular carline lanes.

• Email to Courtney.Saxton@odyssey.k12.de.us & Julie.Tsakumis@odyssey.k12.de.us if you would like your child will be a "Lower School Walker."

Wear uniforms on Picture Day. Dress Down Day has been moved to 9/18.

OCS complies with safety drill protocols required by Delaware’s Comprehensive School Safety Program through the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), which includes two (2) annual lockdown drills and monthly fire/evacuation drills. We appreciate your ongoing support of these proactive measures.

• Student absences must be reported to the homeroom teacher AND main office.

• Last drop off without signing in: 8:45 AM

• Last early dismissal: 2:55 PM

• Last car rider pickup: 3:55 PM

• Students who are not picked up at school or bus stop are taken to aftercare in building 26 for a drop-in rate.

• All dismissal changes must be communicated to the front office in writing. Please reach out to Dianne McCurdy with any questions.

• Please review the OCS Uniform Policy and Dress Code.

• Patches can be purchased at the main office on Back to School Night.

• If you would like to volunteer at an event at your child’s school or attend a school field trip, please follow the instructions on this form. Thank you for all your assistance!