The weekend storm knocked out the phone lines at OHS, OMS, and the District Office. Elementary buildings are not effected. The phone company is working on fixing the issue. There is no estimate on when the issue will be resolved.
If you need to contact the effected buildings, please dial 309-963-4514 and use the appropriate extension for your party. Phone extensions can be found on each school's website under Links > Staff.
Q & A Time!
Check out the the resources provided by Common Sense Education, and even share your own thoughts. Remember, we are all in this together!
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My child seems addicted to their phone. What do I do? http://bit.ly/Oly_QA1
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Article Time!
How to Set Screen Rules That Stick: Easy tips for limiting kids' computer, TV, game, and movie time. This article contains tips for all ages!
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-set-screen-rules-that-stick
Break out your wands and dust off those wizarding robes and join us at OMS on October 4 for the 2nd Annual Harry Potter Family Fun Night.
On Thursday, Mr. Kris’s Life Skills classroom took a trip to Casey’s in Hopedale to practice money skills. Everyone found a delicious snack to purchase with bills, and coins!
PALLETS NEEDED!! Olympia Football is in need of pallets for homecoming week! Please contact Kim Logsdon at kim.logsdon@olympia.org to set-up a pick up or drop off.
Do you multitask in front of your kids? Consider that and other solutions to help your child reduce multitasking during homework time.
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_6WaysToStopMultitasking-new.mp4
It’s a beautiful day at Busch Stadium for the Sports and Media Career Day!
Have you seen the giant mural inside the McLean MinitMart?! Last year's OHS Seniors, Jasmine Anderson and Anne Usherwood began this project for Art Club. With their incredible dedication, they persevered beyond their graduation date to complete this awesome work!
The Oly XC teams had a great day today at the First to the Finish Invite at Detweiller Park in Peoria. The girls team was 11th out of 42 teams with Savanah Beavers as our top runner. Savanah was 14th place out of 471 runners with a season-best time of 18:45. The boys team extended their undefeated season with a 1st place finish out of 50 teams! The top 7 runners for the guys team were medalists and included Logan Wheeler(16:18), Parker Kistner(16:15), Anthony Ragland (16:12), Owen Dare(16:11), Jon Neville (16:06), Dylan Bennet(11th individual @ 15:45), and Charlie Kistner(6th individual @ 15:25-only 2 seconds from the school record!!) The boys race had 671 runners. Great job Spartans! Keep up the good work!
The high school cross country meet scheduled for today at Lincoln has been cancelled.
How Much Screen Time?
“...the reality is that there really is no magic number that's "just right." What's more important is the quality of kids' media, how it fits into your family's lifestyle, and how you engage your kids with it.”
Read more @ http://bit.ly/OlyScreenTime
Tips to Help Kids Balance Their Media Lives!
(1) Create screen-free times/zones
(2) Explore built-in digital well-being tools
(3) Model behavior you want to see
(4) Help kids identify healthy behaviors
(5) Understand how tech companies make $.
More @ bit.ly/OlyMBTipsS
Spartans pick up a conference road win over St Thomas More 26 to 8.
Are you looking for a conversation starter with your family around media balance & well-being? This Family Media Agreement is a great way to chat about family media habits. Check it out today! http://bit.ly/OlyAgree
September OlyDigCit Focus: Media Balance & Well Being. "We live in a world overflowing with digital media and technology. All of us -- adults and kids -- have constant access to real-time information from around the globe. But do the benefits of being ever-connected also come with risks to our mental health? It's an important question to ask -- especially for our kids." Read more about Media Balance & Well-Being!
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/topic/media-balance-and-well-being
The boys' golf match scheduled for today Sept. 3rd at Highland Golf Course has been cancelled.
Check out the OHS Counseling Office Back to School Newsletter! https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Nq6G_mhf-qMP2lr-gsL57OG6W7ezX55/view
Congrats to three students who will be representing Olympia in the Land of Lincoln CEO program!
With the first home football game happening this Friday night, just a couple of reminders for everyone. Outside drinks will not be allowed. Also, the expectation is that all children middle school age and young will be accompanied by an adult. Hope to see everyone there.