OSE sure knows how to celebrate MAP growth.....and there was a lot to celebrate! Have a great summer Spartans!
Help! My Kid Wants to Use Social Media Get your child -- and yourself -- ready for the next step with these conversation starters.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-my-kid-wants-to-use-social-media
Today was the day to celebrate success in Mrs. Gray's first grade! Each firstie was recognized for their growth throughout the year at our blue carpet celebration. Special awards were given for most growth and highest scores in benchmark areas. We also celebrated two students who met every benchmark goal set for them this year!
The excitement and pride they shared with each other made this afternoon extra special! These students are going to do some awesome things in second grade!
Check out this short video for your elementary kiddos around what a digital footprint really means. We already K-5 students posting and interacting online, so let's start some good habits early! http://bit.ly/OlyDFV2
How do you engage students during the last week of school? You break out the LEGO Spike Kits and have them do some building & coding! Thank you Miss Vanessa for facilitating this experience and thank you to State Farm for the donation that made this possible.
The Oly South Spartans remained active today by participating in various stations and games during field day. Appreciation is extended to all volunteers and staff, particularly Mr. Padilla, for their contributions to today's success!
Today was the day Mrs. Gray's first graders had been waiting for and working for! Students earned one tattoo for each MAP reading and math test point they improved from their January scores, as well as, one tattoo for each reading level they improved since December. They were able to "tat the teacher" which resulted in 463 tattoos being placed on Mrs. Gray, Miss Maggie, Mrs. Sadler and Mrs. Steve.
Way to go, first graders, on all of your hard work and for reaching your goals!
Video: bit.ly/Oly2DFV3
Lots of students are exploring and developing their own identities, and they often do this online and on social media. Some kids use multiple accounts, each for a different audience, but with this, what’s real and what’s unrealistic can often get blurred. In this video, your kids can hear other teens talk about the ins and outs of presenting themselves to others online, and consider what it means to “be yourself” in digital spaces.
Thursday, May 15th was officially titled "Miss Jamie Day" and Olympia South! Students and staff celebrated Miss Jamie and her upcoming retirement during lunch. Thank you to Miss Jamie for all of your hard work and years of service in the Olympia District!
All Library books are due back Fri, may 16, 2025.
As tweens and teens start sharing content and engaging with others online, it's vital for them to understand what they're leaving behind and what they might reveal. Help guide kids toward creating the kind of footprint they can be proud of @ http://bit.ly/Oly2DF
We would like to thank Doug Maris and Shawn Hohulin (not pictured) for their service as Olympia CUSD 16 Board of Education members. We appreciate your time and dedication to Olympia. Thank you!
Third grade celebrated awesome MAP growth with a math glow day! They definitely are "bright!"
Video: bit.ly/OlyDFV1
Many kids are already posting and sharing information about themselves. Listen to what these teens have to say about sharing on social media. Are you making the right sharing decisions?
We hope our teachers at Olympia South had a wonderful week.
Did you hear that we are upgrading Skyward!? Due to this, we need to collect student transportation information earlier this year than we have in the past. Because of this transition, our Online Registration process will happen a few weeks later than normal (~July 16 instead of July 1). In order to create our transportation routes in time for the start of the school year, we need to collect this information before students leave for the summer.
A Google Form link was sent out via Skyward on May 8th (and will repeat two more times before June) to the Primary Guardian of Family 1 as listed in Skyward. You can also find this form on the Olympia Transportation website (Parents > Transportation).
Only one form should be completed for each child. If you have multiple children, please fill out a form for each child.
This form MUST be filled out. If it is not, your child's transportation information may be inaccurate, leading to errors in routing for your child. We will be closing this form on May 31st, so please fill it out as soon as possible!
** If you are an incoming PK/K family who will be registering for the first time this summer, you can fill out from from the website, or wait for an email from Skyward closer to May 31st, once your information has been entered into our system.
If you have any questions, please out to our transportation department at:
- director-transportation@olympia.org
- 309-379-6011 ext 1111
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