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WEEKLY COMMUNICATION WEEK OF 1/13/2020
Event Location School/Building
Time Start
Time End
Notes
Monday, 1/13/2020
Greek Dance Club 21 - 136 3:00pm 4:15pm
TSA High School 23 - 111 3:15pm 4:15pm
Greek Choir 20 3:30pm 4:30pm Please pick up your child at lower school by the playground.
Tuesday, 1/14/2020
Greek Art Club 22 - 213 3:00pm 4:30pm
Daisy Troop 299 20 - 216 3:30pm 4:30pm Parents with daughters in kindergarten or first grade please join us at our first meeting.
Greek Student Exchange Information Session
20 - 205 3:45pm 4:45pm
Wednesday, 1/15/2020
Gardening & Cooking Club 23 - 135 3:00pm 4:30pm Pick up in front of the High School
Speech & Debate Team meeting 23 - 132 3:00pm 4:30pm
Math Olympiad Meet #3 23 - 236 3:00pm 4:00pm Meet #3! All students should plan to attend.
TSA Middle School 32 - 111 3:15pm 4:15pm
7th Grade Archery Club 22 - Cafeteria 3:30pm 5:00pm Students picked up at 5PM from lobby of Bldg 22. Students not picked up by 5:15 will be charged for aftercare.
Citizens Budget Oversight Committee (CBOC)
20 - 208 6:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting 20 - 222 7:00pm
Thursday, 1/16/2020
Brownie Troop # 175 20 3:30pm 4:30pm Pick up in front of building 20.
High School Finals First Semester Courses & Block 4
Friday, 1/17/2020
End of 2nd Quarter Marking Period 21, 22, 23 Grades 4 through 12
High School Finals First Semester Courses – Block 4 Make Up
JA Finance Park Field Trip
High School Winter Wonderland Dance
23 Café 7:00pm 10:00pm
Monday, 1/20/2020 School Closed - MLK Day
Tuesday, 1/21/2020 School Closed for students - Teacher In-Service
Important Announcement
The Greek Department will be holding an information session about the upcoming student exchange visit to Pierce
College/Greece this spring.
Date: Tuesday, January 14th
Time: 3:45-4:45
Location: Conference Room, Lower School
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST GRADE OWLS OF THE MONTH
FOR DECEMBER!
DECEMBER’S CHARACTER TRAIT WAS COURAGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SECOND GRADE OWLS OF THE MONTH
FOR DECEMBER!
DECEMBER’S CHARACTER TRAIT WAS COURAGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR KINDERGARTEN OWLS OF THE MONTH
FOR DECEMBER!
DECEMBER’S CHARACTER TRAIT WAS COURAGE.
Model United Nations 14 high school students in Model United Nations attended the regional Model United Nations conference in Hershey, PA on January 3rd-5th. Our Odyssey delegation was once again recognized as an outstanding delegation. Additionally, Maryam Woods was recognized for “Best Paper,” Suveer Ganta received the “Premier Delegate” award for the African Summit, and Kanmani Duraikkannan was selected to attend the Conference on National Affairs this summer in North Carolina. Kanmani was one of only 24 students selected to attend out of nearly 2,000 students. This is a huge honor for Kanmani and it is a testament to our civic programs offered at Odyssey!
YMCA: Youth in Government “Democracy Must be Learned by Each Generation”
What is Youth in Government? Youth and Government (YIG) is a national YMCA youth leadership program that provides teens with a “hands on” experience in modeling their state government. Teens take on the roles of the Governor, Senators, Representatives, journalists, pages and policy makers while debating legislation they create. Highlights of YIG include the following:
• 1-day Pre-Legislative Conference; training and election of officers
• 3-day Model Legislative Conference in the State Capitol, including the Senate and House Chamber and Governors Office
• Meet real senators, representatives and other state officials
• Meet middle school and high school students from all over Delaware
• Debate bills on the most controversial issues facing the States today Total cost is $400 per person. Registration includes conference fees, transportation, hotel accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn, transportation while in Dover, delegate manual, printed materials, 2 dinners, chaperones, conference t-shirt, dance and more. ***Need based scholarships available!!! 2020 Dates to Remember:
• Saturday, March 9th Pre-legislative Conference (mandatory)
• Friday April 3rd-5th Model Legislative Conference, Legislative Hall, Dover Email: [email protected] Check out the official website: www.yigde.org Paperwork for Youth in Government can be picked up from Room 135 in Building # 23. This program is only open to 9th-12th grade students.
DELAWARE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIP
The Delaware School Counselor Association announces its Scholarship for the 2019-20 school year. The Association Board will award three (3) $1,000.00 scholarships to one worthy applicant from each county (New Castle, Kent, Sussex) who meets all of the scholarship criteria. All specific information, requirements, and the application are enclosed for review and submission. Please send application and supplemental materials in one packet – applications received must be complete to be considered . Thank you for your efforts in helping to make our scholarship program a continued success. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact [email protected].
DELAWARE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: The applicant must be a Delaware resident (who also attends a high school in the state of Delaware), and who will be matriculating into a two- or four-year college/university in the 2020-21 school year*. All applicants must submit the following:
1. Completed application (attached)
2. Essay discussing, in one page or less, what impact School Counselor(s) have had on your lifetime educational experience.
3. Resume of all school and community extracurricular activities, service, volunteer,
and/or leadership involvements.
4. ONE letter of recommendation from his/her school counselor (additional recommendations will not be considered).
5. High School Transcript (applicants must have a 2.50 GPA or higher)
6. SAT or ACT scores (please only submit your highest scoring test – we WILL
superscore either test – a school copy of scores is acceptable) Complete application packets, which must include all additional materials together, should be postmarked by 3/20/20, and sent to: Gunning Bedford Middle School Attn: Shaheda Pine 801 Cox Neck Road New Castle, DE 19720
~Scholarship recipient will be notified in May 2020~
*It is only necessary to know what college/university you will be attending if you are one of the awarded winners, in May 2020.. You do NOT need to know where you will be attending, to apply.
By submission of your application you are agreeing to allow DSCA to share your essay if selected as a winner with legislators and stakeholders .
DELAWARE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Name: _______________________________ Date of Birth: ________________ Home Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ County of Residence: ________________ Contact Phone Number: (H) _________________ (C) __________________ Email Address: _____________________________ Current High School: ___________________________________ Counselor’s Name: __________________________________________ Counselor’s E-mail Address: ____________________________________ GPA: Weighted __________ Unweighted __________ Class Rank (if applicable): __________ SAT Score: Highest Combined Total __________ (EBRW _________ Math _________) ACT Composite Score: __________ College or University you plan to attend: _____________________________ College or University Address: _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Required Supplemental Materials:
1. STUDENT ESSAY: Discuss, in one page or less, what impact School Counselor(s) have had on your lifetime educational experience.
2. STUDENT RESUME: Please include all school and community extracurricular
activities, service, volunteer, and/or leadership involvements.
5TH Grade Band Calendar
Monday (1/13) - Percussion
Tuesday (1/14) – Flutes and Clarinets
Wednesday (1/15) - Saxophones
Thursday (1/16) - Trumpets
Friday (1/17) – Trombones
Monday (1/20) – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday (1/21) – NO SCHOOL
Wednesday (1/22) – Full Band!
Thursday (1/23) - Full Band!
Friday (1/24) – No band lessons this day
Sunday Monday (1/13)
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Percussion
Tuesday (1/14)
–
Flutes and
clarinets
Wednesday (1/15)
–
Saxophones
Thursday (1/16)
–
Trumpets
Friday (1/17)
–
Trombones
Saturday
Sunday Monday (1/20)
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NO SCHOOL
Tuesday (1/21)
–
NO SCHOOL
Wednesday (1/22)
–
Full Band
Thursday (1/23)
–
Full Band
Friday (1/24)
–
NO LESSONS
Saturday
Learn. Grow. Explore.
Girl Scouts. Start thinking about expanding her world outside
of school! As a Girl Scout Daisy, your
kindergarten or 1st grade daughter will unleash her
imagination to try new and exciting things. She’ll
makes friends, grow in confidence, and build
skills that will help her in school and beyond.
Join Troop 299 on January 14th from 3:30 to 4:30 in Rm. 216
Interested but can’t make this week’s meeting? Contact
Donna Francisco at [email protected]
IT'S BACK ............ K-Sth Grades
AHA (American Heart Association) -
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE!!!!
Let1
s jump in and see if we can come together and
make some money, money and hook FIRST PLACE
again in 20201
Goals we reached prior:
2018: $16,870.50 (WE were #1 School in DE)
2019: $17,843.65 {#2 School in DE)
#1 School in DE in 2019 made $22,667.00
Timeline for Events: 1) Kick-Off Assembly: Monday, January 13, 2020
2) Event Week:
A) Dates: Week of Feb. 10 -Feb. 14, 2020
B) Where: In all PE Classes
C) Payment: Accepted ONLINE or ENVELOPES Accepted by
PE Teachers in Class during PE-Week of Feb.10-14, 2020
D) WEAR RED TO PE CLASS Feb. 10 -14, 2020
PROMOTE YOUR HEALTH and HEART!
PLEASE SEE THE BELOW ATTACHMENTS FOR YOUR SIGN-UP
INSTRUCTIONS ...... SO WE CAN CONTINUE BEING
ODYSSEY CHARTER STRONG ***IF EVERY FAMILY CAN COME UP WITH JUST A $50 DONATIONS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE
#1 IN 2020, LET'S GIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT ...... LET'S GO OCS STRONG!!!!!***
~Our next PTO Family fun night will be on January 20th 2020 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Christiana Skate Rink… see attached flyer. We will be collecting used uniforms and selling spirit gear during skate night.
~Stay tuned for Valentine’s Day Roses sales coming in February 2020.
~Our next PTO meeting will be held on February 5th with a used uniform sale before the meeting along with spirit gear sales.
NEW PTO Membership Incentive Program
1. It costs $10.00. Become a member...sign up online; cards will be distributed at the Skate Party on 1/20 OR PTO meeting 2/5.
2. You can earn credits by attending PTO meeting, donating used uniforms or volunteering at PTO events.
3. Every 10 punches will earn you $5 in OCS PTO bucks which can be used towards uniforms sales & spirit store purchases. The card can also be used at special events announced by PTO.
4. Already a member...you will receive your membership card at the skate party or the next PTO meeting.
5. More information will be discussed at the next PTO meeting.
