Olympia West

Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Edwards issued a snow day challenge to third grade: build a blanket fort, read a book for 20 minutes and share a picture with the class.

2nd graders are wrapping up their text feature unit with a game of Spoons! 🥄

Today the morning Pre-K class collaborated with some HS students on a project they are working on in their class. They practiced answering questions and using their imaginations to explain what they would look like, what powers would they have, and what they would like to do if they were a super hero. In 2 weeks, we'll see the results of their project in graphic design. Can't wait! Thanks Olympia HS students and Mrs. Nehls!

Olympia West Elem School, 302 N School St, Minier, is open as a warming center. If your power is out and you need a warm, safe place and some food, you are welcome to come.

5th graders sing during the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony.

Students in fourth grade are celebrating the 100th Day of school by completing a 100th day of school digital breakout box. #OlySpartanPride #4thgrade

Pre-k worked on the letter G for Things that GO, and the 3D shape cone. We did a car launch to practice our counting, finding numbers, naming numbers, and writing numbers. We did a letter car game called crash to practice naming and recognizing letters. We did a things that go sort. Lastly, during indoor groas motor time, we pretended to drive on scooters around cones.

Due to weather conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Monday, January 28, 2019.

Due to cold temperatures all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Friday, Jan. 25.

Due to the possibility of icy roadways, Olympia schools will dismiss early Wed., Jan. 23. OHS and OMS dismiss at noon; elementary schools dismiss at 12:30. All programs and activities are cancelled the rest of the day.

Due to hazardous conditions, all Olympia Schools are closed Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Today was Fun Friday in Pre-K. Instead of doing Art, we played some color sorting games, used Bingo dotters to find our letter of the week, Ii, made pictures out of shapes, and practiced our puzzle skills.

Mrs. Swartzendruber’s RTI group read picture books focusing on the Midwest Region. They picked their favorite book and are working on a digital book talk to present to the class next week.

Parents, if you have not taken the 5 Essentials survey, please use the link below to complete the survey. The survey is administered by the State of Illinois every other year and the information is used as part of our School Report Card. The survey will remain open through January. http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Due to weather conditions, Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Fourth graders are going on a text feature scavenger hunt using informational text books. #OlySpartanPride

Due to visibility and road conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later then normal Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

The OHS Mini-Cheer clinic rescheduled for today, January, 13 has been cancelled.

This week's learning targets for Pre-K were the letter B for Bear, number 16, and practicing cutting. They went on a letter Bb bear hunt in the learning center, cut out polar bears and brown bears, and practiced number recognition with bear claws and the number 16. For art on Friday, they reviewed small, medium, and large while making a polar bear.

The mini cheer clinic that was scheduled for Saturday Jan. 12th has been postponed to Sunday Jan. 13th from 12 pm to 3 pm in the high school.