OSE's Closing Ceremonies
by Laura O'Donnell | Monday, March 1, 2010
The students at Olympia South have been following the Olympics closely. Each grade level was assigned a country to follow. Hallway posters displayed the medal counts for all the countries involved. Students could earn additional medals based on their behavior and exhibition of positive character traits. The top four . . . read more
OSE Winter Carnival
The Olympia South PTO organized a family fun filled night on February 27, 2010. The winter carnival was well attended by OSE families as well as community members. Students were able to play many games and earn OSE money to . . . read more
Items Donated to Haitian Earthquake Victims
The Olympia South Student Council and Olympia South parent Michelle Maris worked together to organize a food and supply drive for the Haitian earthquake victims. The staff and students at Olympia South collected 91 pounds of rice, 47 . . . read more
Olympic Fever at Olympia South
Each grade level at Olympia South has been assigned a country to watch during the winter games in Vancouver, Canada. Posters have been created to visually display the number of gold, silver and bronze medals that have been won by the . . . read more
Wacky Wednesday Winners
Each Wednesday in February a student from every class will be chosen to receive a wacky reward! The Wacky Wednesday idea was taken from the Dr. Seuss book Wacky Wednesday . The rewards that the students get to choose from are . . . read more
How the Birdie Flies at Oly South
Don’t be surprised to see a birdie flying past you or stuck in the rafters when you step foot in the Oly South gym! The PE classes at Olympia South have been engaged in playing badminton. With many weeks of winter already under . . . read more
First Annual U.C.S. Day
On Monday, December 21th, Olympia South held its first annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Many of the teachers and staff came to school wearing their "best" Christmas attire. Even Mrs. O'Donnell dressed up for the occasion! . . . read more
Gobble, Gobble
Fifth grade at Olympia South was voting for chicken instead of turkey this past Thanksgiving. Why? Fifth graders spent two weeks creating and decorating a turkey. Students had a ball creating their different characters and developing a . . . read more
Popcorn and a Movie for 4th Grade Readers
On Wednesday, November 18th, the 4th graders were treated to an after school AR party. Everyone who reached their goal of 12 points for the month of October was invited to stay. We had popcorn and soda as we watched the video . . . read more
Locks of Love Competition Announced
Olympia South's character education initiative will include the opportunity for students to donate their hair to the "Locks of Love" organization. All hair donated will be used to create hairpieces for disadvantaged children that . . . read more
Ronald McDonald Visits South
Ronald McDonald made another appearance at Olympia South Monday morning. This time he met with ECE through 3rd grade and talked about being a friend and not bullying. The performance consisted of music and magic tricks that got the message . . . read more
Summer Reading Program at the Public Libraries
The librarians from McLean, Atlanta, and Waynesville public libraries visited Olympia South. They came to each classroom to talk about the summer reading programs at each library. This year’s theme is “Wild About Reading!” Activities . . . read more
Five Students Eligible to Vote for State Book Award
On Friday, February 27, 2009 four students (one student was absent for the vote) voted for the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award. To be eligible to vote for this award, students had to be a fourth or fifth grade student and . . . read more
First Grade Readers' Theater Performance
On Tuesday, Miss Oester’s first grade class visited several classrooms to share their readers’ theater performances that they had been working on. There were four short readers’ theaters with several students in each. The . . . read more
