OCIS Digital Backpack

This edition of the OCIS Digital Backpack has A LOT of information for the days ahead both in our school as well as several community events! Please take a moment to review the information below.

Enjoy the Super Bowl Weekend - Go Birds!

• 8th Grade Scheduling Meetings with OCHS Counselors - Feb 10-12
• Kindness Week - Feb 10-14
• OCIS Coffee House Concert - Thursday, Feb 13th - 6:30pm
• No School - Monday, Feb 17th
• Board of Education Meeting - Thursday, Feb 20 - 7:00pm @ OCSH
• Student Early Dismissal - Monday, Feb 24th (12:10pm)
• 6th - 8th Grade Winter Dance - Friday, Feb 28th - 7:00pm

All current 8th grade students will meet with High School Counselors this Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday (Feb 10-12)

Letters have been sent to all parents & guardians containing your child's meeting time. If you are planning on attending this meeting, please report to the OCIS main entrance 5 minutes before your child's scheduled time.

Please contact the main office with any questions.

Throughout February, students with excellent attendance (no more than one unverified absence in the month) will be entered into a drawing to win a Wawa gift card! There will be one winner per grade level, announced at the beginning of March.

✅ Unverified Absence: Any absence without a doctor's note.

📝 Important: Verified absences (with a doctor's note) will not count against this initiative.

Attendance plays a crucial role in student success. We're excited to encourage great attendance and look forward to recognizing our students for their excellent attendance!

Congratulations to the following OCIS students for being selected as our January Students of the Month. These students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating the month's character trait of Responsibility! Keep up the great work - we're proud of you!

This month we also are highlighting one of our hard working & dedicated staff members, Mrs. Tornblom, as our January Staff Member of the Month!

The 6th-8th Grade Glow in the Snow Dance will be held on Friday, February 28th from 7:00-8:30pm in the OCIS cafeteria. Students must have a completed permission slip on file to attend.

Please click the link below to complete a permission slip for your child if they plan on attending.

OCIS Glow in the Snow Dance Permission Slip - Click Here

OCIS is scheduled for the Lions Club to conduct vision screenings on February 13th during the school day. Permission were due this past Monday, however we will accept any late permission slips this Monday, Feb 10 - please return to Nurse Cantwell.

Vision Screening Permission Slip - Click Here

If we do not receive a permission slip, your child will not be screened by the Lions Club. However, Nurse Cantwell will be required to complete the screening at a later date.

Interested in Co-Ed Volleyball?

OCIS 6th -8th Grade Volleyball will be starting the week of February 18th, 2025. !!

Please follow the new sports sign - up procedure below.

• Visit ocsdnj.powerschool.com (PowerSchool App is the preferred method)

• Sign in with your parent username and password.

• Select the student’s name for whom you are registering.

• Click on Forms

• If using a browser, find in menu options, on the left

• If using PS App, find in …More, then Forms

• Once in Forms find Athletics

• Then fill out the following for EACH student participating in ANY sport:

• Athletics 1: Registration Form

• Download the blank Physical Evaluation Form to bring to doctor’s office.

• Athletics 2: Waivers and Acknowledgements

• Athletics 3: Physical Upload and Verification for Participation

• Upload your students completed physical.

All physical examinations must have taken place within 365 days of start date.

Congratulations to OCIS 8th Grader, Ricardo Herrera, for placing 1st place in the 110lb weight class at the Cape Atlantic League Wrestling Championship held at William Davies Middle School on Friday, Jan 31st!

For a calendar containing all February events at the library, please click the link below:

February Events - Click Here

Winter Sports are now underway! Please visit the OCSD athletics calendar for up-to-date information on games and events taking place throughout the upcoming weeks!

For District Sporting Events & Schedules, please click the link below:

OCSD Athletics Calendar - Click Here

Please visit this link below to order your 24-25 Yearbook!

Yearbook Order Link - Click Here

This is a reminder that students must be in homeroom by 7:45am to be marked as present / on time.

Students receive two free unexcused lates per marking period (arriving after 7:45am). Any additional unexcused late arrivals will result in a detention being issued as outlined in the OCIS student code of conduct. Students arriving with a doctors note will be marked as an excused late arrival.

To report a student absence:

• Email: OCISattendance@ocsdnj.org
• Please state student's name, grade, homeroom teacher, and reason for the absence

Please note that an email or parent note does not excuse your child from school. For the absence to be coded as an absence not counting towards truancy (verified), a doctor's note or other proper documentation as outlined in the district attendance policy must be submitted to the main office when your child returns to school.

Please Review the School District Attendance Policy by clicking here for additional information on state requirements regarding absences and student attendance.

Tardy / Late To School

Students receive two free unexcused lates per marking period (arriving after 7:45am). Any additional unexcused late arrivals will result in a detention being issued as outlined in the OCIS student code of conduct. Students arriving with a doctors note will be marked as an excused late arrival.

As we enter the winter months, parents & guardians are asked to review the student dress code with their child. Please review our school's dress code policy below. Thank you for your support in adhering to these guidelines.

STUDENT DRESS CODE

Students are also reminded that cell phones (including wireless headphones) must be turned off and placed in student lockers or bookbags throughout the day.

• Please continue to check your PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly to stay updated on your child's grades, attendance, and more.
• If you do not already follow our OCIS Facebook page, we encourage you to follow for posts & news throughout the year.
• The Ocean City Intermediate School Website is a great resource for information as well!