Information for Families
Dear Tiger Families,
Welcome back to Odessa Public School! The staff are thrilled to have our students back in the building for another fantastic year. An Odessa Tiger Family Update will come to your email every Monday morning as a means of keeping families informed about what is happening at school. Please make sure to inform the office if you have changed your email address as we want to make sure that our weekly communication is getting to all families.
We are pleased to offer a one-to-one ratio of chromebooks for students in grades three to six again this year. Every student should ideally have their own set of headphones. Please consider sending in a set of headphones labelled with your child's name as soon as possible.
I am so excited to begin my first term as the Principal at Odessa! Hopefully, you received a communication from me last week introducing myself. Please reach out to the school if you have questions or concerns. I believe that open communication is very important to a healthy school community.
Looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Ms. K. Esford
Odessa Public School Staff
Principal | Krista Esford | |||
Vice-Principal | Courtney Bush | |||
Office Coordinator | Susan Tucker | |||
Student Support Teacher | Carolyn Watkins | |||
Intensive Support Teacher | Shannon Mason | |||
Student Support Counsellor | Tracey Maracle-York | |||
Core French/Planning | Nicole Quance | Lyric Barkley | ||
Grade | Educators | EA | ||
Kindergarten | Katie Semark | Tabatha Brown | Gen Beliveau | |
Kindergarten | Cathy Dafoe | Melody Grant | Cheryl McAuley | |
Grade 1 | Mandi Byers |
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Grade 1 | Lisa King | Michelle Decaire | ||
Grade 1 | Erin Hancock | Vanessa Grigg | ||
Grade 1/2 | Amy Carrier | Kim Grant | ||
Grade 2 | Mindy Zarzecki | Merola Tahamton | ||
Grade 2/3 | Derek Schneider |
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Grade 3 | Debra McLeod | Erin Thrower | ||
Grade 3/4 | Samantha Hobbs | Gen Beliveau | ||
Grade 4 | Heidi Young |
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Grade 5 | Matt Legge |
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Grade 5/6 | Shannon Brooks |
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Grade 6 | Cathrine Allen |
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2025-2026 LDSB School Year Calendar
A PDF version of the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available online.
Odessa Public School Council Elections and Meeting
Upcoming Dates
- Monday, September 1- Labour Day
- Tuesday, September 2- PA Day (no school today)
- Wednesday, September 3- First Day of School
- Tuesday, September 16- School Council Meeting at 6:30 pm
- Thursday, September 25th- Odessa Open House (more information to follow)
- Friday, September 26th- School Terry Fox Run
- Friday, October 10th- PA Day
- Monday, October 13th- Thanksgiving (no school today)
Contact Us
10 North St.
Odessa, Ontario, K0H2H0
613-386-3022
odesa@limestone.on.ca
Visit us on the web at odessa.limestone.on.ca