Welcome Class of 2032!The class of 2032 began their journey as students on Thursday, April 11th at Kindergarten Round Up. The event took place in all three of our elementary buildings. The parents and students were able to tour their building, see the Kindergarten classrooms and most importantly meet the teachers. Sending a child off to Kindergarten is always...
Spring 2019 Pre-School Screenings
Screenings for the 2019-20 school year are available for children age three through five. This is a process to determine where children fall developmentally in areas such as motor skills, concepts, language, and behavior. Based on the results of the screening, a recommendation will be made to let you know if your child...
Child and Parent Open House for Children Entering Kindergarten Fall 2019
Do you have a child who will turn 5 on or before September 1, 2019?
If so, please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 11th.
The event will take place at Olympia South Elementary from 5-7:00pm. You are not expected to stay the whole time. We will run two different sessions,...
Student-Led Conferences will be held March 4th & 5th. Follow the links below for more information and to sign up.Parent letter: https://docs.google.com/docume...Conference sign up: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Ol...
NOTICE: The Princess/Superhero Extravaganza on Sunday, Feb 10th has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
If your power is out and you need a warm, safe place and some food, the Olympia West Elementary School building is open and available to you. The address is 302 N School Street in Minier. Stay safe.
Due to extreme cold temperatures, all Olympia Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 30th and Thursday, January 31. In addition, all activities on Tuesday, January 29, as well as Wednesday, January 30th will be cancelled. Students should complete their Snow Packets on Wednesday and Thursday. As a result of students completing their two day Snow Packet in...
The District values social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, as it helps us disseminate messages, pass along important District information, and share good news with the families of the District. Unlike a personal account, there is no one person monitoring the Olympia Facebook or Twitter pages continuously. We simply do not have the staff for that. We have...
Calling all Young Authors!Students have from now until February 15th to write their story to submit in the Young Author's contest. The links below will take you to the information and guidelines that were sent home last week in your students' red folders.Remember all stories must be turned into their classroom teacher by Friday, February 15th!Parent LetterWriting...
Due to weather conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Monday, January 28, 2019.
Join NHS on Saturday, Feb 10th from 1-3pm for an afternoon of games, treats, and activities with your favorite princesses and superheroes! Reservations required- $15 per child (includes one parent). RSVP by Feb 1 to amanda.hapgood@olympia.org. Proceed will be donated to charity.
Due to cold temperatures, all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Friday, January 25, 2019.
Due to the possibility of icy roadways this afternoon, Olympia schools will be dismissing after lunch today, Wednesday, January 23, 2019. Olympia High and Middle will dismiss at Noon. Olympia Elementary Schools will dismiss at 12:30. In addition, all after school and evening programs and activities are cancelled.
Due to hazardous road conditions, all Olympia Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
Due to weather conditions, Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
Due to visibility and road conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later then normal Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Due to weather conditions, Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Monday, January 14, 2019.
Have your after school care needs changed? Right at School is right here in Olympia, come join our fun and engaging programs! If you have questions or want to schedule a visit please call Karla Janicke at 217-441-1669.
All Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal today, Monday, November 26, 2018.
Our fourth grade learning experiences have been bigger than in the past. We have had some difficulties, but all ended good. Here are some ways that our learning have changed.
Our first major project was a CSI investigation. We had to help a skeleton bride figure out which monster was her fiance’. The monsters are a Vampire Bat, Black Cat, Skull Cowboy,...
Olympia South Elementary School will be hosting a Veteran's Day Service on Friday, November 9, 2018 at 9:30 AM in the school gym.We would like to invite anyone in the community to join us as we show appreciation for our Veterans. All Veterans are encouraged to attend so that we may personally honor you.We look forward to seeing you.
October is Principal Appreciation Month. We are blessed to have building Principals and Assistant Principals that are working hard each day to ensure all students are learning and growing. While their staff and the District Administration team have already thanked them for their hard work and service, they would appreciate hearing from parents and students as...
Please click the link below to take the Parent Engagement Survey:K-5 Survey
We will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences October 23-24 from 3:00-7:00 pm.
If you have not had the opportunity to schedule your conferences, please click the link below:
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Olympia_South_Elementary
You can also call the school at (217) 648-2302, or contact your student’s teacher directly.
In addition, Right at School, the after...
Grandparents Day 2018We had another great Grandparents Day at South last Friday. The weather was beautiful and our building was full of special visitors enjoying the morning with our students!This year our students and their visitors spent some time in their classrooms learning about what we do here at South and also learning about each other. They had the chance...
Olympia is in the midst of developing a 5 year Facilities Plan and we would like your input. Please plan on attending a Facility Planning session inside the school building your child attends. Each session begins at 6:30 pm, includes a brief tour of the facility, including academic, athletic, and fine art areas, then moves to the Learning Center where dialogue...
Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up Starts Today
We are using PTCFast.com for parent teacher conference sign ups again this year. Here is the link:
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Olympia_South_Elementary
If you have any problems accessing your children’s sign up pages, please contact the teacher or the school office.
Olympia South will be hosting our annual Grandparent’s Day and Scholastic Book Fair, on Friday September 28, 2018, from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. This is a morning for grandparents to spend time with their grandchild, tour our building, and see the great learning taking place in our school. We are excited for this morning of fun! If a grandparent is not available to...
This fall Olympia South will host the after school
program, Right at School. Registration for Right At School's
after-school program is open! Looking for more information? Check out
this video that provides a snapshot of an afternoon in the Right At
School program.
https://youtu.be/yevryzWiCus
Visit the Right at School website for more information or...
Fall 2018 Pre-School Screenings
Screenings for the
2018-19 school year are available for children birth through age five.
This is a process to determine where children fall developmentally in
areas such as motor skills, concepts, language, and behavior. Based on
the results of the screening, a recommendation will be made to let you
know if your child...
Thanks to our local churches for helping get our building ready for a new year!#olyspartanpride
We are switching email from our existing email system to Gmail. Some of you have found your Gmail already and have been using it. We are turning off access to our current system as of today and your emails, contacts, and calendars will be migrating over in the next week or so. Please be patient as we get everything sorted. Once we believe the transfer is...
Click HERE to view the details for the summer school option being offered for students entering 1st through 5th grades!
Click HERE to register!
OSE students spent the day walking to support St. Jude research in honor of one of our kindergarten students, Alexa. It was a beautiful day and students set goals and pushed themselves to walk/run as many laps as they could in their time over at the baseball fields. Our Girls on the Run Club supported this event by cleaning up the baseball fields and making signs...
Mrs. Tibbs RTI
classes participated in the U of I Extension McLean County STEAM in the
Classroom Chick It Out Program. The eggs were picked up on April
2nd. The students monitored and recorded the incubator temp during the 21
day process, learning about the anatomy of an egg, the difference between a
fertilized and unfertilized egg, and all the things...
Students took to the stage the afternoon before spring break to show off their talents! We had students dancing, singing, tumbling and playing musical instruments. The students worked hard and put on a very entertaining show. The teachers also put together a little dance number!
Thanks to the PTO for their fundraising efforts over the past couple of years that...
Kindergarten and 1st graders have planted grass seeds "Soil Sammy" last week. This is part of the McLean & Woodford Counties STEAM in the Classroom program. We have been watching and recording our Sammy's hair grow.
When we return from spring break, our whole school will participate in PARCC Spirit Week to support our 3rd – 5th grade students before their testing begins. Help cheer them on by wearing a different color each day.*Tuesday, April 3rd-Teamwork Tuesday! Wear Olympia colors*Wednesday, April 4th-This is our time to shine-Wear yellow*Thursday, April 5th - See how...