Olympia South

Friday morning we had our last Parade of Champions for the year as we celebrated our Super Spartans for April. These students are tenacious and they persevere through the toughest of challenges. Great job Spartans! Click the link to watch the video: https://bit.ly/4dltPVF

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.

Spartan Nation is blessed with the Best!

To end their Earth Day unit, the third grade classes learned about electric cars from Mr. Mullins. On the way back to school, they helped beautify the town by picking up litter. Thanks to Missy's Sweet Shoppe they also got a "sweet" deal on some Earth Day cookies! 🌎🍪🚮

On Friday we celebrated our Super Spartans for March. If you've got a problem these are the kids to call to work on it. Keep up the good work Spartans. Check out our celebration by clicking on the link: https://bit.ly/4d1JRnx

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.

Ms. Metz's second graders reviewed 3D shapes by creating them using toothpicks and playdoh. We had a blast!

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.

Third graders at South went on an egg hunt for math problems today. An egg-cellent time was had by all!

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

Thank you so much to Mrs. Leenerman, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Dale for coming to Olympia South yesterday to help 5th graders start their transition to Olympia Middle School!

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

As a special part of learning Miss Bergner's class had Illinois State Nursing students come today and help remind students on how to keep themselves clean and hopefully germ free.