Oglesby Public School District 125

🔥🧪 8th Grade Science in Action!

Our 8th graders are getting hands-on in the science lab! Students are learning how to safely use Bunsen burners and practicing how to measure mass using triple-beam balances. Building confidence with lab equipment while developing important scientific skills! 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬

#OglesbyWashington #8thGradeScience #HandsOnLearning 💙💛

This week in TCG Club, the Illumineers were questing for lore and were confidently playing Lorcana! Members are anxiously awaiting to get to their next TCG Pokemon!

The 5th (28-18) and 6th (30-14) played Wallace on Tuesday and will play again tonight, October 15th, at home against Serena at 5:00 p.m.. Go Lady Bulldogs!

Click on the link for the complete girls' basketball schedule:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v2goa4YAjosSYoKSog9tNeDi2D4AEft8Zsn2FBNnWKs/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Our Student Council was out in full force this week, making sure our town stays clean, welcoming, and ready for fall!

The team rolled up their sleeves and tackled our local highway cleanup. Armed with vests, gloves, and trash bags, these hardworking students help keep our community's roads looking pristine.

Student council also created a scarecrow for Oglesby's Annual Scarecrow Contest! This year, our entry pays tribute to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library - celebrating a love of reading, learning, and the magic of books in our community!

A big thanks to Miss Glupczynski for helping the students construct the scarecrow and allowing the use of her STEM materials!

Attention Parents/Guardians of Washington School students!

Where are they Wednesday!

Congratulations to Ava M., Ruby M., and Susan P. for earning a spot in the ILMEA District 2 Honors Festival! Students from 12 different counties submitted auditions in the hopes of being selected. Ava and Ruby will both be playing Flute in the Junior Band and Susan will be singing in the Junior Treble Chorus! Our Bulldogs will be performing with their ensembles on November 7th at Augustana College in Rock Island. Congratulations!

LP Band Night!

Good luck to the 6th grade girls' basketball team at the Cobra Classic at Tonica this Friday and Saturday! Click on the link for the brackets:

https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/girls'-basketball-tournaments/16405885

Halloween Dance at Washington School!

Click on the links to view Lincoln and Washington weekly updates:

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

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

Washington 6th Graders SEL lesson: Your Voice Matters Empowerment

#speakwithconfidence

Don't forget! No school this Monday, Oct. 12th!

A huge thank you to our local Oglesby Fire Department and Oglesby Ambulance Service for visiting our preschool students today! The children had an absolute blast exploring the fire truck, learning about important fire safety rules, and meeting our community heroes. Experiences like this make learning so exciting and memorable. Thank you for keeping our community safe and for taking the time to inspire our littlest learners

No school this Friday, October 9th!

The 5th grade girls' basketball team won against Northbrook 28-8 last night and the 6th grade lost 29-7. Both teams play again this Thursday, October 8th at home against Grand Ridge at 5:00 p.m. Go Lady Bulldogs!

Click on the link for the complete girls' basketball schedule:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v2goa4YAjosSYoKSog9tNeDi2D4AEft8Zsn2FBNnWKs/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Several students from Mrs. Heiden's class participated in the IV All Stars soccer skills event over the weekend! Great job!

Don't forget! This Wednesday, October 7th is a 2:00 p.m. dismissal day!

Today’s Fun Friday at Oglesby Washington came down to a high-stakes toss into the baskets: two students from each grade level stepped up to see who could stack up the highest score using ball pit balls. Regular balls counted for 1 point, but those yellow ones were the ultimate game-changers at 5 points each!

Congratulations to our 8th graders for bringing the accuracy and taking home the win again! 🥇👏