Thank you Minier PD and Oly West PTO for sponsoring "Ride to School with a Police Officer"!
We invite all 5th grade students and families to join us for 6th Grade Orientation Night on May 6th at 5:00 PM.
This event is a wonderful opportunity for students and families to meet the OMS staff and learn important information regarding the transition to middle school. We encourage everyone to attend!
This event is a wonderful opportunity for students and families to meet the OMS staff and learn important information regarding the transition to middle school. We encourage everyone to attend!
Do you have a child who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2026? If so, please join us for Kindergarten Round-Up on April 14, 2026.
Have you used Rooms to communicate with your child's teachers, coaches, or sponsors yet? Using the Olympia CUSD 16 app, you can easily switch from District and School Information to Rooms communication. You can also use Rooms from a web browser at https://www.edurooms.com/.
Our district news stories, social media posts, website content, official documents, and communication via messaging is ALL available from the same place; our district mobile app! It is available for free and can be found on both Apple and Android app stores by searching for Olympia CUSD #16, IL.
To learn more about Rooms, check out our FAQ website! https://www.olympia.org/page/rooms-faq
Our district news stories, social media posts, website content, official documents, and communication via messaging is ALL available from the same place; our district mobile app! It is available for free and can be found on both Apple and Android app stores by searching for Olympia CUSD #16, IL.
To learn more about Rooms, check out our FAQ website! https://www.olympia.org/page/rooms-faq
At Olympia West, we know that our Paraprofessionals are the heartbeat of our classrooms. Whether they are helping a student crush a reading goal or lending a helping hand on the playground, they make our school a better place every single day.
Help us show them some love! Leave a "West is Best" comment or a shout-out below to let our paras know how much they mean to this community.💙
Help us show them some love! Leave a "West is Best" comment or a shout-out below to let our paras know how much they mean to this community.💙
West 3rd grade students chose to eat lunch with Mrs. Behm as their Spartan Pride ticket pull. It was too nice of a day to not eat outside so Mrs. Behm and her students chose to eat at the picnic tables underneath the pavilion!
Some more smiles and special moments from our 5th grade and kindergarten buddies during their March activities! 🍀
Our 5th graders had a wonderful morning with their kindergarten buddies celebrating some March fun! 🍀 They made shamrock hats, beaded bracelets, and colorful paper rainbows, and even shared their creative writing about what they would do if they found a pot of gold.
It’s always such a special day when we get to spend time with our kindergarten buddies!
Olympia will be using an e-Learning day today, Monday, March 16th due to very limited visibility throughout the district. Elementary students should work on their packets and OHMS students should login to their classes. Additional information will come from OHMS administrators and teachers.
The forecast shows snow and winds continuing through mid-morning. We anticipate after school activities will go on as scheduled but any changes will be communicated by coaches and sponsors.
Thank you.
Dr. O'Donnell
Family Fun Night is THIS FRIDAY!! Join us from 4-7 for food, fun, games, bounce houses, face painting, a kids auction, a silent auction, and the return of the LIVE auction! Tickets can be pre-ordered for 4/$1 through the 12th, and purchased at the door on Friday for 3/$1.
This is the first grade Book Lover basket! Bid on this basket during the live auction, and enjoy a cozy weekend reading!
Thank you Olympia West PTO for sponsoring our spring STEM day with the Childrens Discovery Museum.
Kindergarten partnered with Helping Hands to learn more about 4H and help package emergency food kits for the community food pantries!
NHS to Sponsor Parents Night Out on March 14 from 6-8 pm--Sports-Style!
The National Honor Society will be hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, March 14 in the Olympia High School Gym. Parents, you can drop your kids off for the event from 6-8! The event is $5 per child--all proceeds benefit St. Jude. Ages 4 and up.
It is a sports training event for kiddos interested in exploring new sports! Our NHS members will be offering mini skills lessons in: track, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, and dance!
Scan QR Code to Sign Up.
The National Honor Society will be hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, March 14 in the Olympia High School Gym. Parents, you can drop your kids off for the event from 6-8! The event is $5 per child--all proceeds benefit St. Jude. Ages 4 and up.
It is a sports training event for kiddos interested in exploring new sports! Our NHS members will be offering mini skills lessons in: track, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, and dance!
Scan QR Code to Sign Up.
We wrapped up another successful art rotation at West!
You’re Invited to...The Royal Princess Palooza!
SIGN UP FORM - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKYWtyWW7KXo1l1TF-Lwzu2IwA0KWGGZd3kl8yyN6vAj5xvg/viewform?usp=send_form
Meet the Royal Olympia Princesses! Join us for games, crafts, hair braiding, face painting, and the Royal Runway!
Sunday, February 22 , 1-3 pm
$5 per child
Proceeds benefit St. Jude
Sponsored by Oly NHS
RSVP: amanda.hapgood@olympia.org
SIGN UP FORM - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKYWtyWW7KXo1l1TF-Lwzu2IwA0KWGGZd3kl8yyN6vAj5xvg/viewform?usp=send_form
Meet the Royal Olympia Princesses! Join us for games, crafts, hair braiding, face painting, and the Royal Runway!
Sunday, February 22 , 1-3 pm
$5 per child
Proceeds benefit St. Jude
Sponsored by Oly NHS
RSVP: amanda.hapgood@olympia.org
We celebrated 101 days of fun yesterday!
These kindergarteners are 100 days brighter! We had a blast with all of our 100th day activities today!
Celebrating 100 days of 5th grade! 🎉
5th grade mathematicians took on the 5-4-3-2-1 Challenge today—using only numbers one through five and all the operations they’ve learned to find equations for every number from 1 to 100. It was amazing to see their deep thinking and number sense in action as they worked together as a class! ✖️➕➖➗
5th grade mathematicians took on the 5-4-3-2-1 Challenge today—using only numbers one through five and all the operations they’ve learned to find equations for every number from 1 to 100. It was amazing to see their deep thinking and number sense in action as they worked together as a class! ✖️➕➖➗
Parent Night Out! Sign up below:
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Kindergarten had a special Polar Express day this week! Students worked on tasks all week to earn punches for their ticket. They enjoyed a special Polar Express day with hot chocolate and bells!
