Thank you Mrs. Ruppert for all you do at Olympia West to help our students be successful. Happy Social Worker Appreciation Week!

Thank you Tazewell County Sheriff 's Office for the donation of face masks!

Common Sense Media has an extensive Q&A section regarding online security & privacy. We encourage families to explore these topics, which are even broken down by age group!
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety

4th grade Student Council members are ready to help with the Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner tonight.

4th and 5th grade Student Council member can’t wait to see you tonight at the Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner!

1st graders are enjoying socially distanced math games and celebrating the 120th day of school by playing Race to 120!



Did someone say spaghetti? These 5th grade Student Council members will be helping tonight with the Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner. Come out and see us!

First graders are continuing to celebrate being lifelong readers for Read Across America week. Today they were invited to dress as their favorite book characters!

Sharing photos, posting comments, playing video games; these are just a few of the ways that kids interact online. But when sharing goes beyond friends and family, it can be risky. Watch this video for five simple Internet safety rules for kids: bit.ly/OlySPV1

When the letter of the week in kindergarten is Y, why not try yoga?

OWE students learned that snowballs, much like our actions can knock us down or be used to build something beautiful. Our students answered the challenge to build a snowman out of snowballs labeled with acts of kindness.

First graders celebrated growing as readers by celebrating Read Across America Day! They met in the gym with flashlights and glow sticks to read, read, read!

First graders enjoying virtual “guest readers” this week to celebrate Read Across America!

First graders are celebrating Read Across America week, and being a reader for a lifetime! We started the week by showing off our speaking and listening skills while sharing our Pocket Poems!


First graders are celebrating Read Across America week, and being a reader for a lifetime! We started the week by showing off our speaking and listening skills while sharing our Pocket Poems!


First graders are celebrating Read Across America week, and being a reader for a lifetime! We started the week by showing off our speaking and listening skills while sharing our Pocket Poems!

Today first graders enjoyed Friday Fun by playing Red Light, Green Light, and drawing with chalk! We are grateful for the sunshine!

First graders are learning about equal parts and fractions, and today it is making all of us hungry!

Kindergarten students work on strategies they can use while they are waiting

Video: bit.ly/OlyCBV3
Chatting online can feel just like talking to someone in person, but it's actually quite different. It's all because of something called the "online disinhibition effect," which makes us more likely to share/communicate differently than if in person.
