As the school year approaches, Spartan staff has been hard at work getting ready to welcome back students. This energetic group of educators spent their afternoon preparing to provide each and every student a warm welcome into the new year.
Reminder! Online Registration for the 2023 school year is open. This is for returning students and those who attended Kindergarten Round Up in the spring, not student enrolling in the district for the first time. Check out more here: https://www.olympia.org/page/olr
Online Registration for the 2023 school year is now open! This is for returning students, not student enrolling in the district for the first time. You can access a walkthrough of the registration process here: https://www.olympia.org/page/olr
Online Registration for the 2023 school year is now open! This is for returning students, not student enrolling in the district for the first time. You can access a walkthrough of the registration process here: https://www.olympia.org/page/olr
Thanks to the summer school families that join us for lunch today! It was a nice treat.Atlanta Christian Church, we appreciate your space and help with the meal!
ONE families be sure to check out the FREE local public libraries summer reading programs! https://bit.ly/3yMwF4a
Olympia North 2nd graders reviewed in style today! From Tic-Tac-Glow with regrouping to Contraction Bowling, no skill was safe! Thank you Mrs. Loyer and Mrs. Ramsey for making learning so fun!
Now is the time to make your students back to school physicals, dental exams and vision exams. All students entering Pre- K for the first time will need a physical and vaccine record. Students entering Kindergarten will need a physical, vaccines, dental and vision exam. Students entering Second grade will need a dental exam. If your student is going to OMS next year, they will need a physical, vaccines, dental and vision exam. It has been a great year! I can't wait to see everyone in August. Have a great summer!
If your student has any medication in the health office, it will be sent home on Wednesday, unless you would like to come pick it up. Please let me know what you prefer. You can reach me at 309-963-4514 ext. 3045 or by email katie.bauman@olympia.org.
Is your student missing something? Do they know to check lost and found? Now is a great time to check. We have jackets, sweatshirts, hats , lunch boxes and more. All items left after Wednesday will be donated.
Current Olympia 5th graders from all three buildings visited OMS to better understand what to expect in middle school. The class of 2029 went on a tour of the building, visited 6th grade classrooms, and had an opportunity to meet with OMS student leaders to learn about life at OMS. We are excited to welcome these students in August!
Thank You School Lunch Heroes!
Today we recognize the amazing School Lunch Heroes of who hustle every day to feed our students tasty, breakfast and lunch meals. It takes creativity, skill, and passion for feeding kids to do what you guys do - and you guys rock at it!
Signing up for accounts on the web can be as simple as clicking one button. But if that website or service does not have a written data privacy agreement with Olympia, you may be giving away your personal information with a single click! Parents, talk to your kids about where they have created accounts. Remind them that the Student Acceptable Use Policy for Olympia states that they will not create an account with their district email address unless directed to do so by a teacher. By working together as a community we can drastically reduce the amount of data that we unnecessarily share with companies who look to sell that data to advertisers. #StrongerTogether
See more at https://www.olympia.org/page/student-data-privacy
The Book Fair will be open Monday! Visit our book fair home page to set up an e-wallet or shop online. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/one
Develop Their Instincts
Help kids trust their guts so they can exit iffy or inappropriate online conversations. Discuss different scenarios and ask how they would feel and what they would do.
Help Kids Navigate Online Friendships
In the beginning, you might limit all communication with strangers online. As kids get older, you can monitor any online chatting. And once they're more independent, you can discuss which methods of communication are appropriate as well as which types of information to keep private from online-only friends.
Play a Game of Telephone
Discuss how messages can change depending on the person delivering it or the delivery method. Ask a question like "What are you doing?" with different tones of voice. Talk about how emoji and punctuation can help communicate tone and emotion in texts.
Chatting Safely Online
Video Link: bit.ly/olyRCv3
Games, social media, and other online spaces give kids opportunities to meet and chat with others outside the confines of their real-life communities. But how well do kids actually know the people they're meeting and interacting with? Help students consider whom they're talking to and the types of information they're sharing online.
Students hear from teens about the benefits and drawbacks of presenting themselves differently (or even anonymously) to others online, and consider what it means to "be yourself" in digital spaces.
Video Lesson Activity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UOkBAabgQthEAxHAMmu_H_7ZE6pHXeNEqrS7nDi-hCs/edit
Spartan Swim coming later this month. Be sure to sign up! A parent must stay for this elementary event!
Children who will be 5 years old by September 1st can pre-register for Kindergarten TONIGHT!
