In a press conference held today, Governor Pritzker issued a Stay-at-Home Order through April 7 as COVID-19 cases climb. Therefore, school will remain cancelled until that order is lifted. At this time, Odin PSD WILL continue to offer meals to students on the scheduled distribution days. Updates and announcements will continue to be posted on our school website, app, and Facebook page.
Due to lack of interest from families, and to minimize the risk of exposure, meal distribution for the week of 3/23/2020 will be as follows: Monday (3/23) from 11:00-12:30 and Friday (3/27) from 11:00-12:30. Each pack will contain 4 breakfast meals and 4 lunch meals. Buses will NOT be running. All meal packs must be picked up from Odin School during those times.
Back in December, students in 3rd and 4th grade created 4 fleece tie blankets for Project Linus. They spent countless hours cutting and tying blankets. This week, we got a thank you card from Sarah Bush Hospital Children's Department for all their hard work! Go Eagles!
Reminder: Today is a meal distribution day! Please look for the Odin School Bus at the following distribution sites during each delivery time. For the South end of town: 11:00-11:15 at Soper Road and Chouteau. 11:30-11:45 at Bethel Baptist Church. For the North end of town: 11:00-11:15 at the Gem Dandy on North Merritt St. If you live in town and would like to pick up meal packs from the school, you can do so from 11:00-12:30 on distribution days. School supplies/materials may also be picked up from the school during this time. Please call the office ahead of time so that supplies can be ready and waiting for you.
This is a great tool for talking to your younger children about COVID-19.
https://www.flipsnack.com/KeshetChicago/coronavirus-social-story/full-view.html
A significant and historical photo for those who love the history of Odin Schools. The school has retired only three basketball jerseys for boy's basketball. They are Wayne Heinrich ('70), Tyler Parrish ('09), Kenny Vaughn ('81). Here they all three are, standing in front of their jerseys in the hallway of the school.
Caption and photo courtesy of the official HOF photographer Sam Snodsmith
In order to assure that enough meals are prepared for all of our students who need them, we are asking that if you need a meal pack for the weekend, please contact the school at 618-775-8266 by Thursday at 2pm so that we can have an accurate head count.
Reminder: Today is a meal distribution day! Please look for the Odin School Bus at the following distribution sites during each delivery time. For the South end of town: 11:00-11:15 at Soper Road and Chouteau. 11:30-11:45 at Bethel Baptist Church. For the North end of town: 11:00-11:15 at the Gem Dandy on North Merritt St. 11:30-11:45 at Tonti Road and Seven Hills. If you live in town and would like to pick up meal packs from the school, you can do so from 11:00-12:30 on distribution days. School supplies/materials may also be picked up from the school during this time. Please call the office ahead of time so that supplies can be ready and waiting for you.
In the midst of all the cancellations we’d like to congratulate Lucas Shaffer and Ethan Finckbone for making the MTC All-Conference Team! We couldn’t be more proud!
Junior High Parents, Dojo is currently experiencing technical difficulties. To check in for daily attendance and for any questions regarding assignments, please contact your child's teacher via email. Ms. Byars at tbyars@odinpublicschools.org, Mrs. Humes at hgroennert@odinpublicschools.org, Mrs. Coleman at acoleman@odinpublicschools.org, Mr. Robinson at rrobinson@odinpublicschools.org, and Mr. Mabry at mmabry@odinpublicschools.org.
We held our annual hall of fame event Saturday and celebrated some Odin greats. Thank you for everyone that attended! See you next year!
Just a reminder that tomorrow (3/17) is the primary election. Odin School District encourages all residents to get out and vote.
The following link will take you to a list of the E-Learning links. Please email your teachers with any questions. If you need to pick up materials or a Chromebook from the school, you may do so on Wednesday 3/18/2020 from 11:00-12:30. Please call the school ahead of time so we can have items gathered and waiting for you.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cWP_d5cJLkPYlbgQwtDv5tUGZfbwwFLDXKUqbR-TqiQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Odin School will be distributing meal packs for students during this mandated closure. Distribution days will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please look for the Odin School Bus at the following distribution sites during each delivery time. 11:00-11:15 at Soper Road and Chouteau. 11:30-11:45 at Bethel Baptist Church. 11:00-11:15 at the Gem Dandy on North Merritt St. 11:30-11:45 at Tonti Road and Seven Hills. If you live in town and would like to pick up meal packs from the school, you can do so from 11:00-12:30 on distribution days. If you need to pick up a chromebook or other school supplies, you may do so from 11:00-12:30. Please call the office ahead of time so that supplies can be ready for you in the office.
Bethel Baptist Church is offering free child care for working parents during this time. Please call Marilyn Gembil at 618-339-5558 or Kevin Cox at 618-335-5916 for more information.
Dear Odin Families,
Due to the increased number in reported coronavirus cases in the area, Odin PSD will not have students in attendance, tomorrow (Monday, March 16, 2020). Please utilize the E Learning Plans our school district has in place. School Districts throughout the State of Illinois will be closed through March 30, 2020. Taking the time to read and familiarize yourself with this E Learning Plan will assist your child make the most of this unfortunate situation at this time and ensure we do all we can to help eliminate the spread of the virus. Please reach out to your student’s teachers and call our office with questions. The best source for keeping abreast of the latest school developments can be found on our school app and its “live feed”. We will post information regarding instructional activities, how to pick up supplies or devices, breakfast and/or lunch distribution for families, and any other information that might be helpful during this difficult time. I appreciate your patience during this time and please understand that we care dearly about our students and want their very best. All of our teachers and staff have worked diligently to provide the best plans we can under extremely unusual circumstances.
Thank You,
Jeff Humes
Superintendent
Please see link below for Odin Public School District’s E-Learning Plan.
https://www.odinpublicschools.org/article/207029?org=opsd
Let this sink in.
Junior High Families, Friday a letter was sent home explaining the importance of being connected on dojo to ensure we have full communication with our families during any time off. A message was also sent to everyone on dojo requesting a response to see who had access. Along with this, please make sure you have push notifications turned on for the app so you know when something has been sent. Ensuring that everyone is active on this app is crucial during this time off. Dojo will be how attendance is taken every morning. 5 grade check in with Mrs Humes, 6 grade check in with Mrs Coleman, 7 grade check in with Mr Robinson and 8 grade check in with Ms Byars every morning no later than 9 am.
No basketball? No baseball? No problem! Hall of fame night in the village. Come on up for the induction ceremony at 6:30pm.