Digital citizenship continues to grow in importance each year. Starting in Oct. we begin our monthly focus of six areas of digital citizenship, providing resources and support for our Oly families. More details on this annual outreach can be found here: bit.ly/OlyDigCitOverview
Save the date for Olympia’s National Honor Society Halloween Fest!
This year, 5th graders are teaming up with kindergarten students to practice reading fluency. Each Friday, students meet with their buddies in the library. Fifth graders show off their reading fluency while building relationships with the younger students and cultivating their leadership skills. This is a highlight of the week for both 5th graders and kindergarteners!
Elementary science teachers spent some of the institute day working on enhancing their science instruction. The goal is to engage students so they are forced to problem solve and think critically - like scientists!
The Scholastic Book Fair is one week away! Due to the 1/2 day on Wednesday, there has been a slight change in the shopping schedule (attached). The book fair will also be open during P/T Conferences.
Late Night Reminder! Tomorrow is an institute day and therefore students will not be in attendance. Our staff, meanwhile, will be hard at work making Spartan Nation the best possible environment for learning!
The OMS Softball team is off to state. Thank you to Stanford Fire and Police, Danvers Fire and Police, McLean Police, McLean County Police, Minier Police and EMS, and Mt Hope Funks Grove EMS for the escort. Lady Spartans take on Frankfort Hickory Creek today at 10:30 am
This is the last weekend to complete our family survery. You still have time! bit.ly/3eWj02G Thank you for your input!
Helping our kids after the pandemic - Free "We are Parents" webinar hosted at Carle in Bloomington, Friday 9/23 See details :https://bit.ly/3d94Hat
If you have any questions regarding the implementation of technology resources at Olympia, check out our Family and Student Technology website at https://www.olympia.org/page/fam-stu-tech. Read up on the student Acceptable Use Policy, learn about student devices, and more!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Olympia North the week of October 3! This is also the same week as parent/teacher conferences (October 5 & 6). The book fair will be open during conferences for you to shop with your students!
Reminder! Picture day is this coming Wednesday, September 7th. Please send your forms in or order online! Call the office at 309-963-4514 if you need the online order code.
At Olympia, we want to create a space where our teachers can thrive.
One way we work towards doing this is through our teacher mentoring programs. Our teacher mentors are trained to provide quality support to the new teachers in our district while also encouraging them to develop their unique teacher presence. We are grateful for our amazing group of teacher mentors here at Oly!
Families, please take a few minutes to complete the parent survey for parent engagement topics. We will communicate the top 3 topics and plan events around the results. Thank you for your input! https://forms.gle/of8TaF3D2ZY6BcnS6
Families as school starts back up remember to make attendance a priority!
First graders were being scientists today and recording observations in the butterfly garden. They were excited to share their observations!
Last week Olympia North students kicked off SEL Boot Camp by sharing their DNA (dreams, needs, and abilities) with their teachers. This week students will be focusing on Zones of Regulation to help them identify and name their feelings. We do our best learning in the green zone, so later this week students will create a coping tool box to help them stay in the green zone!
Can you find a set? Fourth graders worked in groups to find 3 cards that were the same or different in shape, color, number and background. Then they had to explain their reasoning.
The team that is showing up every day and making all the magic happen! Our students truly have the best teachers! It was a great week to be a Spartan!
Olympia's food service staff spent time together preparing for the new school year. Our department is ready to take on the challenges unique to food service. Our goal as always is to provide outstanding service and high quality meals that meet or exceed the latest federal and state requirements. New this year will be plant based lunch entrée options that are available to order by staff and students at the OHSMS and by parents for elementary students. Look for the QR code included on lunch menus. We are also excited to share that we will be able to continue for this year to offer reimbursable breakfast meals free of charge to all Olympia Students. Reimbursable lunch meals will return as charges to family accounts. The application for free and reduce meals may be found on the Olympia Website/Parents/Paper Forms/Food Service.
