Big thanks to our PTA for a successful Book Fair this week!

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students had a spooktacular time at the Halloween Dance last Friday! A huge thank you to the OCIS Student Council for sponsoring and organizing our first dance of the year!

Great Season Alert! Last week, the OCIS XC has seen some jaw-dropping performances, fierce competition, and an amazing display of heart and endurance! Stay tuned for the Meet of Champions!

Please click the link below to view the OCIS Digital Backpack for the upcoming week of October 20-24

https://secure.smore.com/n/1mnz5-ocis-digital-backpack

Parent's Night Out Tonight! See more information below!

Yesterday, our staff and students proudly wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

See flyer below for the 2025 Cape Atlantic League Unified CAL 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk Registration for November1st!

Mrs. Ruffenach & Mrs. Pepe’s 5th grade classes, & Mrs. Duffey recently read “Winds of Hope” from their HMH Into Reading series, a nonfiction story about William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill to power his village in Malawi. Students learned about cause and effect and, created paper windmills to show the causes and effects from the story, and even tested them using wind power, just like William!

Tomorrow is Pink Day! See details below.

Tomorrow is Pink Day! See flyer below for more details.

Please click the link below to view the OCIS Digital Backpack for the upcoming week of October 13-17

https://secure.smore.com/n/tbf9h-ocis-digital-backpack

Thank you to all students and staff for making our Week of Respect at OCIS a success!

Reminder: Ocean City School District will be closed October 13 for the holiday.

Today, OCPTA joined us during lunch to support Breast Cancer Awareness by offering $10 pink clip-in hair extensions! All proceeds benefit the Cancer Support Community NJ and their free programs.

Join us October 17th for the 6th, 7th & 8th grade Halloween Dance! Permission slips must be signed. Please check your email or digital back pack for more information.

October is Bike Safety Month! Here are some pictures from our assembly we had on Friday. Remember to always wear your helmet, use hand signals, follow traffic signals, and stay alert for cars and pedestrians.

Please click the link below to view the OCIS Digital Backpack for the upcoming week of October 6-10.

https://secure.smore.com/n/aq7vrp-ocis-digital-backpack

Congratulations to our OCIS September Students of the Month for showing the character trait of Excellence! We are so proud of their dedication, effort, and positive example during the first month of school.
4th Grade: Dominic Castellini & Leonardo Vazquez De Leon
5th Grade: Jackson Leonard & Kinley Berberian
6th Grade: Jack Woolery & Alexa Rosetti
7th Grade: Nico D'intino & Quinn LaFerriere
8th Grade: Nicky Kalatsjov & Sadie Harbin
Keep up the amazing work, Red Raiders!

Next week, we will celebrate the Week of Respect! This is a special time to highlight the importance of kindness, acceptance, and positive choices and reminding students that bullying is not okay. See the schedule below.