Band Sign Up at Olympia North
New 6th Graders Needed to Join Band
by Jane Richter | Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Official 6th grade Band sign up! Beginning Band will be Forming Soon! May 5, 2008 Appointments Available Everyone is born with musical ability. It can either be nurtured or squandered. Come to our sixth grade band introduction night May 5, 2008 at Olympia North Elementary. At this . . . read more
Corporal Dobson Visits Third Grade
Third graders from Olympia North were reunited with their pen pal last week. The students from Mrs. Westerfield's class have been writing to Corporal David L. Dobson while he was stationed in AL Taqaddum, Iraq. While in Iraq, . . . read more
Fifth Grade Gets Ready for the Middle School
Mr. Dugan and Mr. Dillon visit Olympia North
Mr. Dugan and Mr. Dillon met with fifth grade students to talk about what their day would be like next year at the Middle School. Students learned about their schedules, encore, band, chorus, physical education, . . . read more
Fourth Grade Inventions
Ms. Gilllis’ fourth grade science classes have been studying simple machines. Students have come to realize how often they use levers, inclined planes, and wheel and axles in their daily lives. To conclude this . . . read more
Fifth Grade Races Across Alaska
On March 19th at Olympia North, teams of huskies crossed the interior of Alaska, traveled through perilous storms, and braved a crazed angry moose to cross the finish line in Nome and collect thousands of dollars in prizes in the annual . . . read more
St. Patrick Day Potato Activities
On March 17th, Mrs. Yoder's second graders each brought an Irish potato. We compared the potatoes in many ways, including estimating and then weighing to find the heaviest and lightest. We also found the longest to the shortest. We . . . read more
Spelling Bee
The annual Spelling Bee was held at Olympia North Elementary School on January 29, 2008. Spelling Bees were held in the classrooms to determine which students would participate in the school-wide Spelling Bee. Eleven students . . . read more
Smart Kids Use a Smart Board
Technology is a Great Tool
They might come to school each day in an old building, but that has not stopped students at Olympia North from using the latest technology as a learning tool. Fifth grade students often use laptops and a Smart Board to develop an . . . read more
Do You Like to Skate?
Olympia North Does
For the last two weeks, students in kindergarten through fifth grade roller skated at Olympia North. Each class got to skate five times in two weeks. Mrs. Peterson and Mr. Evans swapped days. Classes got to skate every . . . read more
Principal's Welcome
Welcome to Olympia North
Welcome to Olympia North Elementary School. Our school, located in Danvers, Illinois, is one of three elementary schools in the Olympia School District and serves students from the communities of Danvers and Stanford. Olympia . . . read more
