News and Events at Odyssey Day School, Wakefield MA

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News & Events

3/30/2010
Odyssey Day School Celebrates Science/Math/Technology Week

Last week students at Odyssey Day School immersed themselves in a variety of Science related events. Beginning Monday morning, younger students in Preschool through 2nd grade participated in a variety of hands-on science related activities. Meanwhile, older students attended a workshop at M.I.T. Later in the week, the school community embraced its annual Science Fair and Ice-Cream Social, during which student science experiments and other projects were showcased. During an assembly Friday afternoon, Mr. Chris Murphy, parent of two students at ODS, and a Network Engineer at M.I.T., presented an hour-long talk about the relationship between engineering and the scientific method.

2/1/2010
Odyssey Day School Celebrates International Week

Last week, the Odyssey Day School community embraced international culture through its celebration of International Week. This is an annual event during which classrooms learn about various countries of their choice. Through an integrated theme-based approach, students and teachers work together to create a multicultural experience.

As a kick-off to the week, an Opening Ceremonies is held. During this assembly, the students march in carrying the flag of their country of study. This year we were honored with a guest speaker, Mr. Carey Dardompre. Mr. Dardompre, a friend of Lori Conway, Head of School, was born and raised in Haiti. At the age of 20 he immigrated to the United States. He now lives in Arlington, Ma with his family and teaches French at Tufts University. In the wake of the earthquake disaster, Odyssey is sponsoring a school-wide fundraiser to support the Haiti-based, Pure Water for the World organization. Mr. Dardompre's visit was a wonderfully inspiring message of hope, as he spoke to the "resilience" of the Haitian people and communicated to the students the history and vibrancy of the culture.

12/9/2009
Odyssey Open House - January 27, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Please join us for an Admissions Open House during our annual International Week Fair.

11/19/2009
Sergeant Dragan Visits Odyssey

At a recent Odyssey Day School assembly, retired Army Staff Sergeant David Dragan, father of teacher Valerie O’Brien and grandfather of students Amanda and Hannah O’Brien, demonstrated the proper way to fold the American flag. He also explained to the students the rules for raising and lowering the flag, and the guidelines for respectful treatment of the flag. This was the first in a series of assemblies planned for the year that will focus on citizenship and patriotism. Pictured with Sergeant Dragan are Lori Conway, Head of School, and 8th grader Ian Schwartz, a resident of Wakefield.

11/2/2009
Wakefield Fire Trailer Visits Odyssey

The K-8 students at Odyssey Day School in Wakefield, MA, were treated to an important safety exercise on November 2, 2009, presented by the Wakefield Fire Department. The “Fire Trailer” was brought on campus and students went class by class into the trailer to hear from firefighters about how to escape burning buildings safely. At the end, a smoke simulation was done and students practiced climbing out the window and down a ladder at the back of the trailer. Pictured here is Alexander Hubik, Grade 8, from Reading, MA.

11/2/2009
Odyssey Halloween Party

A spooky-fun time was had by all at the Odyssey Halloween Party. Many had their first experience with a real-live Fortune Teller, and who knew kids could eat donuts on a string in less than five seconds, or spit pumpkin seeds so far? Face painting was a big hit, as was the Haunted House (special thanks to Jamie for her Haunted creation), and much tasty food was enjoyed along with Halloween candy! A big thank you goes out to the more than 40 students, teachers and parents who helped in one way or another to make it fun - your time and effort made it the great night it was!

10/29/2009
2009-2010 Student Council Election Results

On Thursday, October 22nd, Odyssey Day School held Student Council Elections for the 2009-10 school year. Students in grades 5-8 are eligible to run for office and are responsible for "running a campaign" and are required to deliver a speech as part of their candidacy. The following students are the newly elected officers.

Congratulations to all who ran, and to this year's Officers:

President - Erin Murphy
Vice President - Samantha Ross
Recording Secretary - Danielle Beaulieu
Corresponding Secretary - Jacqueline Jutras Treasurer - Jeremy Wilkins-Keene

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Odyssey Day School is conveniently located just minutes from Stoneham, Woburn, Reading, Peabody, Winchester, Melrose, Malden, Lexington, Saugus, and many other cities and towns. We are approximately one mile from the intersection of I-93 and I-95, and just a short walk from the Wakefield MBTA station.