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We wish all of our OCIS students and families a Happy New Year. We look forward to welcoming you back to school on Thursday, January 2nd!

• School Resumes & OCIS School Spirit Day - Thursday, Jan 2
• Student Early Dismissal - Monday, Jan 13 (12:10pm)
• 7th Grade PEEC Trip - Tuesday, Jan 14 - Thursday, Jan 16
• OCPTA General Membership Meeting - Tuesday, Jan 14 - 6:30pm OCPS
• No School - Monday, Jan 20
• End of MP2 - Monday, Jan 27
• 6th - 8th Grade Drama Club Production - Thursday, Jan 30 & Friday, Jan 31

Thursday, Jan 2nd will be our next school wide OCIS Spirit Day! Wear your favorite OC gear, support your favorite school team / club / activity, or simply wear Red & White.

Parents & Guardians are reminded that when visiting the building for events or picking your child up from school early, we are required to check ID's. This is to ensure the safety of our students.

Please be prepared to show photo identification for all visits including early dismissal of students. Thank you for your cooperation & for helping to keep our school safe.

A few additional reminders:

• In the event that students need to be signed out / picked up early, we ask that you do this prior to 2:00pm to assist in our dismissal procedures and avoid the buses in our front bus loop.
• Under NJ State attendance guidelines, students must be in school a total of 4 instructional hours (not including their lunch or recess) to receive credit for a full day of school.

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

Yearbook Order Link - Click Here

Mark your calendars! The 6th - 8th Grade Drama Club production of Matilda Jr. will take place on Thursday, January 30th & Friday January 31st! See the flyer below for more information.

National Junior Honor Society Homework Help is canceled for Thursday, January 2. We will see you next week!

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

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 this email does not excuse your child from school. For the absence to be coded as an absence not counting towards truancy, 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.

• 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!