Oglesby Public School District 125

Join us for S.O.S. Family Reading Night on October 22nd from 5:30-7:00 at Lincoln School for a night of kid friendly Halloween stories and fun! Students may come in school appropriate costumes!

Congratulations to the following students who were chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the month: Shiloh S., Kindergarten; Mazie C., first grade; Camilo H., second grade; Asher E. & Livie M., third grade; Brinley B., fourth grade; Skylar T., fifth grade; Bryleigh C., sixth grade; Scarlett M., seventh grade; Jett A., eighth grade. Please visit our district website to view our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month special section with pictures!

Good luck to the 6th grade girls' basketball team at the Bulldog Classic Saturday, October 18th and Thursday, October 23rd at Washington School! Go Lady Bulldogs!

Saturday, October 18th
10:00 a.m. - Northbrook vs. Wallace
11:00 a.m. - Rutland/Milton Pope vs. Oglesby
12:00 noon - Northbrook vs. Oglesby
1:00 p.m. - Rutland/Milton Pope vs. Wallace

Thursday, October 23rd
5:00 p.m. - Rutland/Milton Pope vs. Northbrook
6:00 p.m. - Wallace vs. Oglesby

Good luck to the 5th and 6th grade girls' basketball teams as they travel to Ransom tonight, Wednesday, October 15th with the first game at 5:00 p.m. Go Lady Bulldogs!

It's not to late to register or donate to the S.O.S. Bulldog Blast fundraiser. Go to: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/login and enter 668ea408a2402 to get started.

L.E.A.S.E. is hosting Trunk or Treat for individuals with disabilities and their families. OPS staff will be attending with a trunk or treat display and goodies for the kids!

Mark your calendars for the Boys' Basketball Spirit Home Games! Go Bulldogs!

Don't forget! There is not school tomorrow, Friday, October 10th for teacher institute, and no school Monday, October 13th for Columbus Day. Enjoy your long weekend!

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Marnie loved her daily strolls with her fifth grade buddies, her office visits and her visit with the fourth grade students in Mrs. Bell's class this week! The students who use their bulldog bucks to spend time with Marnie also get a new "Marnie Trading Card" to take home!

Mark your calendars for the Girls' Basketball Spirit Game themes October 16th, November 10th and November 17th! Let's show our Bulldog Spirit!

Miss Simpson's first grade class has been working hard on being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind! Students can earn a "gumball" when they're caught following school B.A.R.K. expectations. They recently filled up their gumball machine for the first time and earned a class "slumber" party! Everyone wore pajamas and brought a stuffed animal to school. They did some "bedtime" story problems and completed the "slumber" bonds, read and sequenced the key details of "Sleeping Beauty," designed and wrote about their dream pair of pjs, and learned all about the science behind why we need sleep! The classroom was even transformed into a campground! Everybody got to read under their desk "tents" in the dark with finger flashlights while listening to the crickets chirp, rain drizzle, and frogs croak. On top of that, students made beaded necklaces and bracelets, decorated sleep masks, and played some board games! So much fun!

The preschool students had their visit this week with the Oglesby Fire Department for National Fire Prevention Week!

The 8th grade students went to the Oglesby Public Library today during history class to do research for their History Fair topics. Thank you to librarians, Lynn Sheedy and Deana Corrigan, who ordered dozens of books for students to assist them with their topic. Students who were not able to check out books can still go to the library to continue doing research with their resources, or if they go with a parent they can get a library card and check out some of their books.

Good luck to the 5th and 6th grade girls' basketball teams as they play at home tonight, Tuesday, October 7th against Grand Ridge at 5:00 p.m., and to the 7th and 8th grade teams traveling to Nettle Creek with the first game at 5:00 p.m. Go Lady Bulldogs!

Please read the letter regarding school photos.

Fifth Grade students, Penny E., Vivian G., Abel T., and Hannah S., did announcements this week with Mrs. Giordano!. First grade students, Katalina C. and Sofia F., used some of their bulldog bucks to do the Pledge of Allegiance with Mrs. Giordano!

Click on the links to view the October 2025 newsletters from Lincoln and Washington Schools:

https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-october-2025-newsletter

https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/october-washington-86751

Students who had perfect attendance in the months of August and September earned an extra 15 minute recess to start the day today at Lincoln! In order to qualify, students had to have 0 absences, 0 tardies, and 0 early departures. During the month of October students can earn an extra Halloween treat if they qualify!

Mrs. Ernat's class earned the best attendance for the month of September with 97.8% attendance! They were able to pick from different rewards and they chose to have an extra recess. Great job!

It was another beautiful week with walks outside, office visits and morning arrival cuddles and kisses with Marnie!