Olympia West

Kindergarten Bigger Buddies

Thank you to all of the educators in Spartan Nation!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to Spartan Nation!

Parenting Your Child Through Anxiety: Part #2 Podcast: https://findingnoble.com/episodes/?utm_source=Parent+Guidance&utm_campaign=8afb5041c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_23_04_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-f4fe311bcc-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Upcoming this Thursday -- 5th Grade students and their families are invited to 6th Grade Orientation at Olympia Middle School on May 2nd! Check-in starts at 5:00 PM.

2nd Graders had an amazing time today thanks to Olympia FFA and 3rd Grade for sharing their chicks!

Holding baby chicks with some amazing third graders was the highlight of the week!

Spartan Nation is blessed with the Best!

Sign your child up for a preschool screening appointment by using the QR code today! Screenings will be held in Atlanta on 4/29, Minier on 4/30 and Danvers on 5/3.

Nurturing Healthy Body Image Podcast from Parent Guidance: https://findingnoble.com/episodes/?utm_source=Parent+Guidance&utm_campaign=609af1603f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_08_10_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-609af1603f-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

5th Grade students and their families are invited to 6th Grade Orientation at Olympia Middle School on May 2nd! Check-in starts at 5:00 PM.

The first annual STEAM Olympics is being held at Illinois Wesleyan University this year. This is a wonderful opportunity for students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics! You can register by using this link: tinyurl.com/fbt-steam Fee waivers are available! They want to make sure that any interested student can participate. Use the email address contactus@forabettertomorrow.org for more details. Students can sign up for one or more activities. IWU is not providing meals during the event. Food will be available on campus for purchase. The activities are scheduled from 5 pm on Friday (4/19) through 7 pm on Saturday (4/20). The event culminates with a keynote address from IWU president at 5:30 pm.

Only a couple weeks away!

Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

Happy Assistant Principals Week to the three that serve our students and families. We appreciate you!

Our last parent engagement event is two weeks away! Register today for your zoom link.

Children who will be 5 years old by 9/1/2024 can register for Fall 24-25 Kindergarten. Join us for Kindergarten Round-up!

Make an informed vote TODAY! Read Superintendent Laura O'Donnell's most recent letter to the editor or check out the FAQ page on our website to answer common questions. Letter: https://bit.ly/43lv6r0 www.olympia.org/referendum #MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #VoteMarch19

Today is the last day for in-person early voting! If you can't make it to the polls today, make a plan to vote tomorrow! Find your polling location: https://ova.elections.il.gov/PollingPlaceLookup.aspx #MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #EarlyVoting #VoteMarch19

Join us Tueday 3/19 at 7:00 for our next FREE event! You need to register to have the Zoom link sent to your inbox. This is a topic you don't want to miss! We will be giving away 3 copies of "Growing up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-driven World" book.