Upcoming Events
9/19 - Back to School Night Grades 3 & 5. From 4:30-6PM
9/20 - Intermediate School Picture Day
9/21 - PTO Movie Night
9/30 - Interim Marking Period 1
10/2 - All IMMERSION STUDENTS and 4th & 5th Grade Students ONLY: Asynchronous day & zoom conferences
10/2 - 3rd Grade FLES students Only - Regular In-Person School Day Schedule
10/3 & 10/4 - ALL STUDENTS - School Closed for Parent Teacher Conferences (Immersion & FLES)
10/7-10/15 - Book Fair
10/10 - Dress Down Day $2
10/11 - School Closed for Yom Kippur
10/17 & 10/18 - PBIS Event
3/26 - Save the Date for the 76ers Greek Heritage Night fundraiser (the day after Greek Independence Day)
Nursing Statement about Attendance & Illness
Nursing Statement about Attendance & Illness We are excited to welcome the 2024-2025 school year. The Department of Education’s recommendation is for all students to be at school at all times. We are aware that illnesses happen. We would like to review expectations around illness and missed classroom time related to illness.
Illness - Students ill from school MUST have a note sent to the main office or school nurse on return to school. Students/Staff must be fever-free and vomiting/diarrhea-free for 24 hours before returning to school. Absences of 3 consecutive days or more require a note from a medical provider to excuse their illness. Students with 10 days of absence or more require a note from the medical provider for every additional absence (after 10 missed school days) to be excused. COVID - Students and staff testing positive for COVID may still come to school unless they have a fever.
Students/Staff must be fever-free and vomiting/diarrhea-free for 24 hours before returning to school. It is recommended that students who test positive for COVID wear a mask for 5 days following the start of symptoms. If you feel your student is too ill to come to school, then this is treated as any other illness. Students who leave school early for illness / feeling sick must be evaluated by the school nurse for the absence to be excused. Students that contact parents for pick-up without being assessed by the school nurse MAY NOT have absence excused without further review.
Odyssey’s Code of Conduct Page 19
Carline Protocols & Reminders
- For morning carline students who exit their vehicle on the train tracks side (versus school side), please have your student walk in front of your car and not behind your car, as an added safety precaution.
- Parents picking up students in the afternoon must use the Intermediate School carline. *Parents attempting to park in the middle school lot will be directed to join the carline. Thank you for your cooperation.
Code of Conduct - Sign-Off
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. Paper copies are going home with students this week.
*Please return these to your child's homeroom teacher.
We will also remind everyone at Back to School Night tonight.
Important Documents to Review
Important Documents to Review Before the First Day of School
Important Safety Reminders
School Safety Drills: This is friendly reminder that our school and our students comply with safety drill protocols required by Delaware’s Comprehensive School Safety Program through the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, DEMA. These requirements include two (2) annual lockdown drills and monthly fire/evacuation drills during the school year to meet. We appreciate your ongoing support of these proactive safety measures.
