Welcome Back!

 

Dear 7th and 8th grade families,

 

    It's our pleasure as your new teachers to welcome you into the 2010-2011 school year!  We hope that you are all enjoying summer vacation as much as we are.  Even so, there are a couple of things we'd like for you to be mindful of before the next school year begins:

 

Room Parents

     When it comes to organizing field trips, parties, Earth Day, Stone Soup Day, the Middle School Play, or other educational events, room parents are always leading the charge in supporting the students and teachers.  The OCS community has always been fortunate to have such supportive parents!  If you are interested in being a room parent or just informally helping out occasionally, please contact us.

 

Supplies List

     There are certain things each student needs on the first day of school and they are noted on our supplies list.  There are also things that we need donated as a class.  Again, it is such a pleasure to work with so many helpful parents.  The first day of school usually sees a pouring in of donations from smiling students and parents, and it is these donations that carry us through the year!  You'll find a list of required supplies and donations with this letter.  As always, we thank you for your continued support.

 

Our Summer Contact Info

      If for any reason you need to contact us during the summer, please do not hesitate to email us at

         Aaron Bergmann (7th/8th Math and Science)  aaronb@ocsmail.org

         Daryl Bilandzija (7th/8th English and History) darylb@ocsmail.org

      You may also call the school at 626-229-0993 and the office can pass on messages to us.

 

Your Contact Info

     If your non-email contact information (phone numbers, physical address, postal address) has changed then please let the office know ASAP.  If you already did this in June through your reenrollment form, then no need to do it again.

 

 

Looking forward to another great school year!

 

Aaron Bergmann

 

and

 

Daryl Bilandzija

Odyssey Charter School

Supplies List for 7^th & 8^th grades, 2010-11

 

REQUIRED SUPPLIES:

 

Þ   Sturdy ZIPPER Binder for organizing materials with 4 tabs and lined paper.

Þ   A graph paper notebook to be used in math and science.  If this is not feasible, then a composition book or spiral bound notebook is will do.

Þ   Pencils, pens

Þ   calculator

Þ   ruler that measures both centimeters and inches

 

OPTIONAL:

Þ   binder pouch to hold pens and pencils.

Þ   Hand-held pencil sharpeners.

Þ   Colored pencils, art supplies, ruler, scissors

 

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME PREPARED EVERY DAY DURING THE YEAR WITH THEIR ZIPPER BINDER FILLED WITH THE REQUIRED SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR CLASS!!

 

Requested donations:

Þ   4 DOZEN PENCILS (two DOZEN FOR EACH CLASS): We will collect on the first day of school and use these all year long as shared supplies!

Þ   Extra graph paper notebooks and composition books

Þ   Extra 1.5 inch sized three ring binders

Þ   Extra calculators

Þ   Loose leaf lined notebook paper

Þ   Plain white computer paper

Þ   Box of Kleenex (we will collect on the first day of school and use throughout the year).

Þ   Poster making materials.  These include: markers, sharpies, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, masking tape, duct tape, rulers