O'Dell Elementary Campus News
Sunday, September 4, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL RICHARDSON
Hello Parents!
O’Dell Elementary PTA needs you! It takes a village to ensure the success of every student at our school and we need a lot of volunteers. Below is a link for you to sign up to volunteer and also a link for you to sign up to be a member of the O’Dell PTA (We NEED every parent at O’Dell to sign up to be a PTA member).
10 Reasons You Belong in PTA:
Amplify your voice. PTA trains parents to advocate for children by taking actions and building coalitions that make positive change. Through PTA, you are informed about what you can do to affect local, state and federal policies that most impact children, families and schools.
Have fun and meet new people! Show your passion while making new lifelong friends from across your community, state and country that share your commitment to children.
Save time and effectively run your PTA. Use the Local PTA Leader Kit and an array of eLearning courses full of best practices and downloadable tools to help you lead your PTA and manage finances, grow membership, plan programs, fundraise, communicate with families and partner with school administrators to advocate for school improvements.
Access resources and grants for your family engagement efforts. Apply for funds or choose from an extensive collection of guides and digital tools for parents, including topics such as college and career preparation, child safety, navigating special needs and much more.
Participate in PTA’s nationally-recognized student and family programs. Encourage students to explore the arts through Reflections, the nations largest and longest running student arts program. Use PTA’s program kits and apply for grants to engage families in health and safety, literacy, bullying prevention, digital safety and STEM.
Gain recognition and national visibility for improving your school. Participate in National PTA’s School of Excellence program to strengthen your family-school partnership by engaging families in supporting student success and continuous school improvement. Earn national recognition that is celebrated at your school, in your district and across your state.
Share timely parenting info. Our premier publication, Our Children Magazine, was created for the parent who’s always on the go and looking for the best parenting, wellness, education and PTA community info to help their child excel at school and in life. Share these and even hotter topics from our weekly digital publication PTA Weekend Update. If parents should know it, we cover it!
Benefit from money-saving deals. PTA members save time and money on major brands.
Transform parent leadership into professional development. Increase your impact, visibility and connections by taking a leadership role on PTA boards in your state—or with National PTA. We support you every step of the way with in-person, mobile and digital learning experiences, as well as mentors who become your champions for life.
Create the village that helps to raise kids and strengthen schools and communities. PTA believes we can make every child’s potential a reality—but we need more believers. We need you.
Keep Smiling!
Stephen Richardson
Principal
O’Dell Elementary
CISD Holiday Tomorrow
Monday, September 5th
Classes will resume at 7:55 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6th.
We hope you and your family have a wonderful and restful holiday weekend!
College Shirt Day
Wednesday, September 7th
Show your school spirit by wearing a college shirt or the colors from your favorite college!
Yearbook Picture Day
Tuesday, September 27th
O'Dell Elementary will be using Legacy Studios for our portraits this year. Information will be sent home with your child soon!
A Message from Officer Brantley Miller
In regards to the Celina ISD Bobcat Safety Updates:
Parents, PLEASE DO NOT come to the campus to ask if everything is ok during an emergency situation. We understand that you are concerned about your child/children, and we work quickly and diligently to pass along information as it becomes available. Our School Resource Officer and our staff put the safety of your children above anything else during these incidents. If you have questions or concerns, you can call the front office and they will assist you as best as possible. Parents coming onto campus during these incidents causes more confusion and creates heightened suspicion to those monitoring the situation. We want our School Resource Officer and Administrators to be focused solely on the safety of your children and resolving the situation as quickly as possible.
Thank you!
Officer Brantley Miller
Grade Level Newsletters
2nd Grade - https://www.smore.com/k49px
3rd Grade - https://www.smore.com/k0ncz
4th Grade - https://www.smore.com/grkw9-4th-grade-news
5th Grade - https://www.smore.com/s4cnz
Coffee with the Principal
Friday, September 9th
8:00-9:00 a.m.
O’Dell Elementary Cafeteria
Parents are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and visit with Mr. Richardson.
* Please note - this event is for parents/guardians only. Students will be in their classrooms during this time.
REPORTING ABSENCES
Need to report your child absent? Log in to Skyward > Attendance, or send an email to doesattendance@celinaisd.com. If sending an email, be sure to include your child's first and last name with a brief description about why your child is absent. You may also send your child's doctor's notes to this email address.
Drama Kids Club Begins Monday, September 12th
Drama Kids is a unique and fun-filled drama program that helps young students develop confidence, creative thinking, public speaking skills, self esteem, and more!
Drama Kids meets on Mondays from 3:25-4:25 p.m. and will begin Monday, September 12th. Registration and pricing information can be found at www.dramakids.com/tx5 .
Drama Kids Office # 214-592-4066
Email: collincountydki@gmail.com
Amped Running Club
O’Dell Elementary is ready to continue AMPED (Amplifying Education with Activity), a grant-funded running program for grades 1-5 at our campus. Our school earned this grant through Kids in the Game and Active Schools, and we are super excited to continue our AMPED program!
* There will be at-home training events, and we will possibly have training during P. E. classes for additional support in mileage and fellowship.
* We will meet once a month after school for in-person events. Students MUST have arrangements for transportation home as this is an after-school program, and there will not be any buses to take students home.
* If your child has a current doctor's note excluding him/her from physical activities on the day of a scheduled event, your child will be unable to participate in AMPED activities, per discretion of school and doctor’s note, until cleared.
* AMPED will have its first kick off event in October.
* Click on this link to enroll your child in AMPED https://forms.gle/wyiuvHyMx9VpKyZu9 . All forms must be completed by September 15th.
Thank you,
Coach Cross & AMPED program personnel
O’Dell Elementary School (angelacross@celinaisd.com)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2ULLZIGDluU5FEgArzWLJKOc3XlziUB4fGb7atucQKsWvmg/viewform
Lunch Times and Lunch Information
We are excited to announce that parents who are visiting their child(ren) for lunch can eat in the O’Dell Courtyard beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2022. (We will no longer use Sign-up Genius to reserve seats.)
* RAIN OR SHINE, the courtyard is the only place for parents to eat with their child(ren). No indoor cafeteria seating will be available for visitors.
* Students are not allowed to invite friends to eat with them in the courtyard.
* Parents may only bring lunch for their child. Sharing food with other students is prohibited.
* After lunch, parents need to return to the office and not walk students back to class.
LUNCH TIMES:
1st Grade - 10:40-11:10
2nd Grade - 11:15-11:45
3rd Grade - 11:25-11:55
5th Grade - 12:00-12:30
4th Grade - 12:20-12:50
CONTACT US
* Office # 469-742-9106
* Fax # 214-851-3667
* Report an absence or submit absence note from doctor/dentist - email doesattendance@celinaisd.com
* Website - www.celinaisd.com
* Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/celinaodellelementary
School Hours: 7:55 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.