From The Principal's Desk
October 09, 2022
Welcome to Our Newsletter!
Meet us here weekly to know what's happening at Odyssey!
Communication is the key to success! Stay informed by viewing our website and staying connected via Facebook and Twitter.
Mrs. Beatriz B. Smith
Principal of the Dragons
Email: odyssey_ms@ocps.net
Website: https://odysseyms.ocps.net/
Location: 9290 Lee Vista Boulevard, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: 407-207-3850
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyMSOCPS/
Twitter: @MiddleOdyssey
Hurricane Ian: Relief and Resources UPDATE
Efforts to provide help and understand who needs assistance are evolving, and we want to share some important updates.
The Foundation for OCPS - Hurricane Ian: How to Help link remains active, and the page has been revised to include:
- An intake form for current OCPS employees, students and parents who need help following the storm (scroll past the giving form)
- Multiple community resources in the right-hand sidebar of the page, including:
- United Way’s new online application for assistance
- AirBnB resources for housing
- Operation Blue Roof
- FEMA Disaster Assistance
- A Community Connect link to existing local resources for families, including mental health, food, housing, and other social services
If you need help, we encourage you to make use of these resources!
If you are able to GIVE help, cash contributions are the most effective way, and are being accepted through the Foundation (use the link above).
Your gift will go to the area of greatest need in OCPS for hurricane relief. You can also specify that your gift is to be used for a particular school
or for the OCPS Family Fund, which helps OCPS employees directly.
Please feel free to share this information and link with others in your network who have asked how they can help. And on behalf of the students,
teachers and schools in Orange County, THANK YOU for your generosity toward your neighbors, family, and friends.
PLEASE NOTE: In the event that more funds are raised than are needed to address hurricane relief efforts, the remaining funds will be directed to other
urgent needs affecting students, teachers, staff, schools, and programs in our district.
Warmly,
The Foundation for OCPS team
445 West Amelia Street | Orlando, FL 32801
t 407.317.3261 (main) f 407.317.3457
Tuesday - October 11th
- Students who did not have their pictures taken
- Students who wish to retake their pictures
- Students who were not happy with their paid photos and want to retake them. These students will need to have their packages with them for the retake.
Teachers and Staff
If you haven't taken your individual picture please do so. Our group picture will be rescheduled for a later date (TBA)
The Dragon Way Expectations
Dear Parents,
As we start the second quarter of this school year, Odyssey teachers and staff worked together to create a school-wide system of values to set the foundation for a community of shared expectations for the behavior of students and adults. The long-distance learning period imposed by the pandemic impacted how we communicate and relate to each other. We felt the need to go back to a more structured set of expectations to guide all aspects of the school’s operation in and out of classrooms, including interactions amongst students, between students and teachers, transitions between classrooms, and behavior in shared spaces. All Dragons, students, and adults are responsible for following and reinforcing these values through their behaviors. Starting this week, we will be talking to our students about the DRAGON WAY, implementing and reinforcing its expectations. I urge you to take some time to review the DRAGON WAY with your child, thank you for your support!
Beatriz B. Smith
Principal of the Dragons
Form Ms. Vazquez - Spanish
Yes! We are still celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!!!
Here are the new dates for our activities:
1. Door Decoration Contest: Friday, October 14
2. Wax Museum: Friday, October 14
3. Spanish Spelling Bee: Friday, November 4
Please, don't forget to complete the forms from the email below if you or any of your students are going to participate.
Thank you again for your support!!!
Kindest Regards,
Maritza Vázquez Reboyras
Spanish Beginning
Spanish 1 HS credit
Spanish 2 HS credit
From Ms. Hughes - Theater Director - Morning News Sponsor
Links will be here starting on Monday.
DRESS CODE
- Shirts underneath a jacket have to be in the dress code
- Mid-thigh length for shorts
- Holes in jeans must be below the fingertips
- No hats/hoodies
Failure to adhere to the Dress Code Policy of Odyssey Middle School will result in disciplinary action per the Code of Student Conduct.
Eletronic Device
Phones confiscated by school administrators will be available for parent pick up in the front office.
NEWSLETTER LINKS
Missed ODMS Newsletter? No problem:
Happy Sunday Dragon Families ☀
We hope you are enjoying the long weekend!
📣 SAC and PTSA meeting - Tuesday, October 11th, 5:00 pm - Media Center. Join us this Tuesday if you want to know more about our school and all we are planning for this school year. SAC starts at 5:00 pm, followed by PTSA at 5:30 pm.
🎉Pennies for popsicles celebration- 7th Grade!!!
PTSA will be celebrating our 7th graders with popsicles this Wednesday, October 12th during lunch time, make sure you won’t miss it ☺️
🍧 Kona Ice at dismissal Friday, October 14th Enjoy some cool treats at dismissal this Friday. Remember to bring cash or a credit card. Kona Ice truck will be at the carline 4:00 pm-4:30 pm.
Join Us!
If you haven't joined our PTSA yet, it’s never too late… your support is greatly appreciated!