ODPA is now gearing up for the Christmas Shoppe which will be held December 3, 4, 5th. The children have been given their Christmas Shop Notice and money envelope.  This is a time where the classes will be able to visit the shop and purchase gift items for those you sent in spending money for.  Preschool students are welcome to shop with their parents during open shop times.  See the chart below for the shopping times.

Tuesday, December 3	Wednesday, December 4	Thursday, December 5
9:00 - 10:00 Kindergarten	9:00 - 10:00 Kindergarten	9:00 - 10:00 open shopping
10:15 - 11:15 4th grade	10:15 - 11:15 open shopping	10:15 - 11:15 open shopping
11:30 - 12:30 3rd grade	11:30 - 12:30 open shopping	11:30 - 12:30 open shopping
12:45 - 1:45 2nd grade	12:45 - 1:45 open shopping	Shop will be closed after 12:30
1:45 - 2:45 5th grade	1:45 - 2:45 1st grade

If you wish to help and didn't sign up yet....click the link below

If you have any questions regarding helping with this event - please email the parent group team at odpa2013@gmail.com   

We will have an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 27th at 11:45.  School will be closed on Thursday (28th) & Friday (29th).  Classes resume on Monday (2nd).

We wish each family a blessed Thanksgiving!

 

We received this note below from the lady we teamed up with for our Operation Christmas Child Project....

 

Dear Open Door:

I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated the help of your 8th grade students. They were a delight to have at our relay center. They were excellent. We started off with a little training session to teach them how to pack the cartons. They obviously are good listeners because when we checked their work at the end of 2 hours-- it was PERFECT! (Many of our adult volunteers don't do that well.) Not only did they pack all of the shoe box gifts they brought, they also packed everything else we received while they were with us. That was an amazing amount of work. I really appreciated their help and wonderful attitude. We were delighted to have them join us.

 

We enjoyed lots of treats and had a great time. We would love to partner with you again next year. Finally, thank you so much for all of YOUR help and support.

 

Sincerely,

Christy

 

Children's Scholarship Fund requested that we notify our school families that they are now accepting applications for the next school year.  The deadline to submit an application is March 1st.  

 

Their need based scholarships are available to students entering K-8th in September 2014, and are awarded in a random lottery.  Requirements  are to meet income requirements listed on their website, reside in Philadelphia, and complete the required essay question and application.

 

You can find the application and details at www.csfphiladelphia.org 

 

 

 

The information below was printed on a pumpkin colored notice which must be signed and returned tomorrow (27th)

Middle School is now posting all of its grades on Jupiter Grades (www.jupitergrades.com) on a weekly basis for all major subjects. Therefore, deficiency notices will no longer be sent home midway through the marking period. Parents and students are encouraged to check their grades on a weekly basis. In addition, parents are automatically notified by the Jupiter Grades system when a student's grade goes below a C.

Parents are also encouraged to respond to any missing assignments or low grades by email to the school. Teachers email addresses are found in the front of the ODCA School Directory.

Please sign below stating that you have read and understand this change in our Deficiency Notice Policy. This form is to be returned to school no later than Wednesday, November 27^th. Demerits can be issued for signed forms not being returned by the due date above.

Student:_________________________ Grade:______________

Parent:_________________________________________________

Date:_______________

    

Do you have a knack with Science?  Last year we had to cancel our Science Night since there was no parent(s) helpers to coordinate this event.  So far this year we have not had any parent set up to coordinate this event.  We are sending out another request to ask anyone who might want to run it or team up with a few other parents to run this event.  Without a coordinator we will not have this event.  If you are interested or would like more information  - please email our parent group at odpa2013@gmail.com 

The new hot lunch & hot dog order forms for December & January were sent home. 

Orders are due by Monday morning 9:00 a.m. no late orders accepted, no change or refunds given.  For Middle School parents - if you happen to forget what the hot lunch menu selections were you can refer to the Cafeteria Section on Jupiter Grades to see what the menu is (please note - you cannot order from that site, but can only view the menu)

Wed 11/27-Race for Ed Assembly (10:00) & Early Dismissal (11:45)

Th-Fri 11/28-29-Thanksgiving Break-no school

Mon 12/2-Basketball Season begins (practice & game schedule posted on our school website

Tu-Th 12/3-5-Christmas Shoppe

Fri 12/6-Mrs. Shon Lower School Piano Recital (6:45 pm)

Sat-Sun 12/7-8 Living Nativity sponsored by Church of the Open Door

Fri 12/13-Christmas Program Grades 1-8 (7:00 pm) Mandatory

Tu 12/17-K/MS to Fort Washington Estates (10:30)

Th 12/19 NOTE DATE CHANGE-P/K Christmas Prog. (10:00)