Oglesby Public School District 125

Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the month: Taevion C., Kindergarten; Katalina C., first grade; Henry F., second grade; Maverick L. and Serena W., third grade; Fernando L., fourth grade; Elray R., fifth grade; Leana A., sixth grade; Kash M., seventh grade; Natalie B., eighth grade. Please visit our district website to view our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month special section with pictures!

The Washington School Cooking Club had their first meeting last week and discussed the do's and don'ts in the kitchen, how to keep safe when cooking and baking, proper hand washing and how to keep your space clean and sanitized when cooking! They will be meeting again this Friday!

Volleyball Sign Up!

Girls' Basketball 8th Grade Night!

Business partners from Sporty Keychains had a successful sale Tuesday night. Thank you to everyone who supported the Young Entrepreneurs Club businesses at their sales. More to come in January at volleyball games!

Free Preschool Screening!

L.E.A.S.E. Holiday Event!

Please click on the links for important updates and information from Lincoln and Washington Schools:

Lincoln Weekly Update:

https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update

Washington Weekly Update:

https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697

The Oglesby Book Fair will kick off tonight Friday, November 14th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the library at Lincoln School! It will also be open at Lincoln School during American Education Week, Monday, November 17th, Wednesday, November 19th, and Thursday, November 20th.

The opening day for the Book Fair at Washington School will be Tuesday, November 18th during the school day. It will also be open during the History Fair Wednesday, November 19th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., as well as Monday, November 24th during the parent-teacher conferences.

If you can't make it to the book fair you can click on the following links to order online: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lincolnelementaryschool157
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/washingtonjuniorhighschool
Check out - eWallet: A safe, cashless way to shop the fair. Family and friends can contribute too!

November 15 – School Board Members Day – is our opportunity to thank the
school board members of Oglesby Public School District 125 for their dedication to the district and
providing residents a local voice for our community’s education decisions! Happy School Board Members Day to Doug Kramarsic, Anthony Strand, Marc Strand, Laura Hein, Amanda Harty, Brad Anderson, and Shawn Zavsza!
https://www.ops125.net/page/meet-the-board-members

It was a fun week for Marnie with walks outside with her fifth grade buddies, a visit with the fourth grade students in Mrs. Lutes' class during silent reading time, and office visits which included dressing up, playing toys, tricks and lots of kisses and cuddles!

Crazy Clay business partners had a successful night selling their clay and clay ornaments. Sporty Keychains will be selling their products at the basketball game on Tuesday, November 18.

Check out the spirit wear link for basketball:

https://stores.inksoft.com/oglesby_basketball_2025/shop/home

The Oglesby Book Fair will kick off Friday, November 14th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the library at Lincoln School! It will also be open at Lincoln School during American Education Week, Monday, November 17th, Wednesday, November 19th, and Thursday, November 20th.

The opening day for the Book Fair at Washington School will be Tuesday, November 18th during the school day. It will also be open during the History Fair Wednesday, November 19th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., as well as Monday, November 24th during the parent-teacher conferences.

If you can't make it to the book fair you can click on the following links to order online: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lincolnelementaryschool157
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/washingtonjuniorhighschool
Check out - eWallet: A safe, cashless way to shop the fair. Family and friends can contribute too!

Veterans' Day Concert at Washington School!

You can view the History Fair and Civic Responsibility Projects Wednesday, November 19th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Washington School Gym. The Book Fair will be held during that time on the stage.

The Young Entrepreneurs Club business, Team Bracelets, had a successful night selling their bracelets at the 5th and 6th grade boys' basketball game Tuesday night. Crazy Clay will be selling their clay and items made from clay at the 5th and 6th grade boys' basketball game on Thursday, November 13. Hope to see you there!

Miss Simpson's first grade has been working hard on learning how to read and write 5-star sentences, so they got a special author visit from a former student today! Brody read his 2023 Young Authors story, "Octopus Has a Bad Day," from when he was in first grade, as well as his newest story, "The Drac Grave." Students got to listen to both stories, have a Q&A session with the author, and even got their own signed copies of his book! Everyone was so excited and inspired! They can't wait to start writing their own stories soon!

Special thanks to Mrs. Shukhina who presented to the 5th grade students at Lincoln School on the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII. Following the presentation, students created their own codes.

Red, White & Blue Day!