If you are stopping by Lincoln School tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st for the parade, be sure to check out the Fall Themed and Spooky artwork created by our talented students and staff! Lincoln School students will parade in their costumes beginning at 2:15 p.m. along Bennett Avenue. Prior to the parade, classrooms will have their Halloween parties. After parading in their costumes, they will return to their classrooms. Parents in attendance may sign their child out following the parade. Students not signed out will remain in their classroom until the usual dismissal time. Students should not wear their costumes to school. There will be time to change into costumes prior to the parade. Please be sure that costumes do not depict violence - no play knives, guns, sharp objects, and no gory costumes depicting blood or violence. Students who do not follow these guidelines will not be allowed to participate in the parade.
AND I WANT MY PINK SHIRT BACK!
This year's school musical is MEAN GIRLS JR! Auditions are open to all students in grades 6th, 7th and 8th at Washington School. Please fill out the Google form prior to auditions. If you have any questions, please reach out to the director.
https://forms.gle/NEsEQuaJCcmFUGEv8
This Tuesday, October 31st is a BLACK & ORANGE Spirit Day!
Students at Lincoln School enjoyed a Monster Mash today as their Reading Incentive Reward!
Good luck to the 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basketball teams at the Conference Tournament at Wallace!
BLUE & GOLD SPIRIT DAY!
This Monday, October 30th is BLUE & GOLD DAY for the first 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Home Basketball Games! They place against Wallace with the first game at 5:00 p.m. Go Bulldogs!
Click on the link for a complete basketball schedule:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ewu-oweCqD0_Z0Aj9EihlTGPBjoCqVHuV1j0Buy_aZA/edit#gid=145912842
OPS preschool students enjoyed a Preschool Halloween Night with pumpkin and cookie decorating and a "Not so Scary" Scavenger Hunt!
Red Ribbon Week! Team up against drugs! Wear team sports attire day!
This week in Environmental Club, 4th and 5th graders repurposed old pillow cases and t-shirts to make reusable bags to use for trick-or-treating!
Environmental Club will not meet on Tuesday, October 31. The next meeting will be Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 am.
On Tuesday, October 31st, Lincoln School students will parade in their costumes beginning at 2:15 p.m. along Bennett Avenue. Prior to the parade, classrooms will have their Halloween parties. After parading in their costumes, they will return to their classrooms. Parents in attendance may sign their child out following the parade. Students not signed out will remain in their classroom until the usual dismissal time. Students should not wear their costumes to school. There will be time to change into costumes prior to the parade. Please be sure that costumes do not depict violence - no play knives, guns, sharp objects, and no gory costumes depicting blood or violence. Students who do not follow these guidelines will not be allowed to participate in the parade.
The Day of Awesomeness scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 27th, has been postponed due to the weather conditions. It will be rescheduled for a later date.
Good luck to the 5th and 6th Grade Boys' Basketball teams as they begin their season Thursday, October 26th at Peru Parkside with the first game starting at 4:00 p.m. Go Bulldogs! Click on the link for a complete basketball schedule.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ewu-oweCqD0_Z0Aj9EihlTGPBjoCqVHuV1j0Buy_aZA/edit#gid=2010858568
The Washington School Student Council will begin their annual food drive November 1st through November 10th. The food collected during the drive will be donated to the Illinois Valley Food Pantry. The class that collects the most items at Lincoln and at Washington will win a pizza party.
Red Ribbon Week - Workout Attire!
Special thanks to Peru Rotary for the donation of dictionaries for our third grade classes! Mike Porter and Janette Glupczynski, Peru Rotary members, passed out the dictionaries to the students this morning!
Red Day for Red Ribbon Week!
Red Day for Red Ribbon Week!
Don't forget! Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 25th is a 12:00 noon dismissal day!
OPS had a fantastic time at the L.E.A.S.E. Trunk or Treat event last night!
Red Ribbon Week at Lincoln School!
