O'Dea Owl Families,   

This week, we celebrated the first PSD Elementary Unified Track Meet. This Special Olympics event allows students with special needs to participate in track and field events. We sent around twenty students with peer helpers. It was a fantastic event, and all the O'Dea students had a great experience! 

Next week is a super special week: Teacher Appreciation Week!!!  We are so excited to celebrate all of the outstanding teachers at O’Dea. This week is about celebrating every educator at O’Dea for making the world a better place.  Our teachers pour their heart and soul into making O'Dea an amazing place and next week we are excited to celebrate them!  Thanks to PTA for helping us make this an unforgettable week for teachers!  Want to help?  We have several ways for parents to help next week!  See below...... 

• Support O'Dea Teacher Taco Bar on Tuesday, May 6th! Sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49ABAA2FA5FB6-56460510-teacher
• Snack Cart! Dr. M. will be delivering snacks to teachers on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and we are looking for some help filling the cart with healthy, delicious snacks that teachers can enjoy. Drop off snack donations to Ms. Rene at the front desk each morning!

5/7 Bike to School Day – Please join the Fort Collins community in Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 7th.  We will have snacks, drinks, and music to celebrate the bikers on the 7th (one table in the front and one in the back). We are looking for four parent volunteers to help – sign up here!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49ABAA2FA5FB6-56574412-bike 

Core Fair is May 15th, 5:30-8:00 (Flyer Here). Please join us for an evening of fun and celebration of the O’Dea community!  Like the last two years, we will have an action-packed evening: Jr. Choir will be performing, live band – The Waido Experience, food trucks, specials showcase, Core Knowledge Student Projects, Silent Basket Auction, and more!  We are looking for some help with our biggest celebration of the year. If you can volunteer in any capacity, please sign up here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49ABAA2FA5FB6-56519890-core 

From the Health Office

• Student Medication - As we near the end of the year, this is a reminder that if your child has medications in the Health Office, parents/guardians must pick them up on or before the last day of school, May 29th. Remember that the 29th is a half-day. Per PSD policy, medications cannot be sent home with your child. If they are not picked up by May 29th, 12:00 pm, they will sadly be discarded, and our school nurse will follow state health department procedures to dispose of those medications properly. Thank you for being so understanding.
• This is just a reminder that the Poudre School District requires a Tdap vaccination for students entering 6th grade. Per the PSD website, Students are required to have Tdap prior to entry into 6th grade. It is acceptable to give it as early as age 10. Only one dose of Tdap is required for 6th through 12th grades after the primary DTaP series is complete.