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Third graders have been challenged to demonstrate a vocabulary word, and create a living ripple effect! I have challenged them to complete one random act of kindness by Friday, and create a kindness ripple effect!

The Tournament of Books is coming to 4th grade on Monday. The first round of reading/voting will last two weeks. Which books will advance to the next round? Stay tuned to find out.

PreK talked about how practice makes perfect-not only in sports! They reviewed letters and letter sounds with ping pong basketball, shot til they scored to find the number they needed in their sequencing game, and reviewed rhyming with puzzles. They also learned the difference between telling something and asking a question. A combination of fine motor, large motor and learning through play= a win in Pre-K!

Pre-K had so much fun practicing their rhymes this week with all the Dr. Seuss themed days. They voted on whether they thought they would like green eggs and ham. The students were very pleased with the surprise of there being no actual green eggs and ham. They enjoyed the vanilla pudding and wafers with delight. Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!!!

The Scholastic Book Fair has arrived at Olympia West. Today students enjoyed a preview day. The book fair will be open from 8:00-2:25 Monday-Thursday as well as during parent-teacher conferences March 4 & 5. This is a great time to build your child’s library.

The Scholastic Book Fair has arrived at Olympia West. Today students enjoyed a preview day. The book fair will be open from 8:00-2:25 Monday-Thursday as well as during parent-teacher conferences March 4 & 5. This is a great time to build your child’s library.

Students in fourth grade worked in small groups to research the Northeast or Southeast region and presented their information to the class. #OlySpartanPride #4thgrade

Ciao! Check out third grade's Pizza Basket on Saturday at Family Fun Night! Need to feed a bunch of kids? We have you covered! Your next four date nights? Covered! Yum yum yum!

Do you love to bake? Check out the Pre-K basket at Family Fun Night! Family Fun Night is Saturday night! Doors open at 4pm.

Family Fun Night tickets are available at Minier FS, Minier IGA and Hopedale Casey's. They are 4/$1, get yours today and join in the fun Saturday night! Doors open at 4:00pm, everyone is welcome to join in the fun!

Family Fun Night is this Saturday night! Doors open at 4:00pm. Stop by for fun, games, food and some great auction items. Silent and bag auction begins at 4:00pm, live auction begins at 6:30pm.

Need a new t.v.? Make sure you check out the fourth grade Movie Basket during the live auction at Family Fun Night this Saturday, February 23rd.

Olympia West's Family Fun Night is one week away! Doors will open at 4:00pm, live auction begins at 6:30pm.

Pre-k celebrated Valentine's day with some fun Valentine stations. They sorted by color, made letters, counted, and created patterns, all using candy hearts. They strengthened their fine motor skills by using clothespins to pinch and match upper case to lower case, and numbers. They enjoyed a special snack, crafts, and entertaining games as well. BIG thank you to all the parents who made this possible!!!

Earlier this week, first grade kicked off Valentine’s Day a little early. Students drew pictures and wrote about what fills their hearts during a wonderful lesson led by Mrs. Ruppert!

Thank you so much to Mrs. Nehls and her hardworking students. The books they made for the PreK class were a fun read for everyone. It was obvious the time and effort each student took to create the characters the PreK class portrayed to them. I enjoyed watching the littles interact with the bigs while they read the books and had their snack. Thanks, again, for such a fun collaboration!

Family Fun Night tickets are on sale! In Minier at IGA and FS and in Hopedale at Casey’s. We hope to see everyone on February 23!

Make sure you check out this blanket at Family Fun Night. It was made by 4th grade students and will be part of the live auction. #OlySpartanPride

5th grade is off to a great start on this Monday morning! Students are working on a variety of math centers practicing skills including simplifying fractions and adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

Pre-K had a fun and fit week learning about the letter H for Health week. We learned about healthy foods and the food groups by sorting them, we practiced counting and recognizing our numbers in our roll and work out station, and we learned all about dental health words in our write the room activity, then circled our letter H in them. The kids participated in daily work outs at the start of each day with us. Some students even chose white milk instead of chocolate milk by the end of the week. Way to be healthy, PreK!