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Weekly Connections
"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5-6
CHRISTMAS ALL- SCHOOL CHAPEL
 
On Tuesday, December 22nd, we will be having a time of celebration and praise together as a school family. Beginning at 9:15 am, there will be praise songs, musical performances by students.  The Early Learning Center students will perform a number from their program and Pastor Jago will give a devotional message. Please join us to share the joy of Christ's birth with us!

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School Directories went home last week. If you have any extra directories that you don't need, please send them in to school with your child.
 
Church of the Open Door...
Come out THIS Saturday 12/19 or Sunday 12/20 at 7pm to hear our Christmas musical. The program includes the church Choir, orchestra, soloists, ensembles, youth and children's choir, piano/organ, a message and much more!
 
Church of the Open Door, 1260 Ft. Washington Ave., Fort Washington, PA 19034. The music will begin at 6:45 pm. Please plan to come and share this message with others! Click on the link below for more details.
 

Love Gift Thank you...

Parents we are amazed at your generosity!  All the faculty and staff at ODCA wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!

 

 

Important Information:
 
We just wanted to bring to your attention that head lice are present in our school. We ask that you help to follow up and continue to do periodic checks on your child's scalp. If your child has lice, your pediatrician or the school office can give you information on how to handle the situation. Students will be excluded from school until treated with a pediculocide shampoo and hair is combed for nit removal. Students must be nit free prior to returning to school. They will be checked by the school nurse or school staff before being readmitted to school.
 
Please make sure that your child's hair is tied back, and that you remind them not to share hair combs and brushes. A suggestion for prevention...you can buy a product called Tea Tree Oil at Walmart for a small fee. You put the oil in your child's everyday shampoo to help prevent the lice attaching to your child's hair. There are other products that are great for prevention, try calling your local salon to see if they have prevention products available! Please click on the link below for more information.
 
If you have any questions feel free to call the school office. 
 
 
 
LOCKDOWN
 
We had our first lockdown drill of the year on Thursday. Things went smoothly and everyone responded quickly. It is our prayer that we will not ever need to face an actual occurrence where we need to use these measures but we want to be sure we are always prepared to keep everyone as safe as possible. We will continue have drills throughout the year for the practice of these routines.

PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS...

 

We will be having an ODPA General Parent's Meeting January 11th, 2016. Please come join us from 9am to 11am in the church conference room OR from 7pm to 8pm in the school library on the 11th. We ask all coordinators to be at the general meetings. Topics for discussion: science night, family ice skating night, teacher appreciation lunch, field day and the family picnic. We highly encourage new families to come to our general meeting. Please RSVP to [email protected] to let us know if you will be attending. Thank you!

 

Still looking for a few homeroom parents... 

Please email Lisa Thomas at [email protected] if you are interested in being a Homeroom Parent! 

Office Reminders...
This coming Tuesday December 22nd is an early dismissal day.
ALL students are dismissed by 11:45 am.
There will be NO after school care. We will resume classes on January 4th, 2016. The school office will not be open during our Christmas break.
Note From Mr. Stewart...
Thank you again to all those that helped with this year's Christmas concert. It was a huge success! 




  
Video :  The program was recorded.  If you are interested in a copy, please send in $5.00 for a writeable DVD.  Enjoy!