Washington School started their annual one shot challenge for students at grades 6 - 8 to compete in shooting one shot against their peers. The matchup in a bracket on their way to a potential championship. The kids do a great job of cheering each other and rooting for the underdogs like so many of us do! Nerves and anxiety are felt by all, but they overcome their fear and smiles rule the day! Great job Bulldogs!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26th, there will be Spring Pictures, Class Group Pictures, and New Student Pictures at Lincoln School during the school day. There will also be Track Pictures at Washington School at 3:20 p.m. This Thursday, March 27th, there will be Spring Pictures, Class Group Pictures, New Student Pictures, and 8th Grade Sweatshirt Pictures at Washington School during the school day. The Scholastic Bowl Pictures will be at 3:20 p.m.
There will be a free preschool screening Wednesday, March 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Lincoln Schoool! Children between the ages of 3-5 years old can receive a free screening for vision, hearing, speech, language and general development. If you are interested in Preschool for the 2025-2026 school year, call now! Appointments are available by calling 815-883-9137. The screening is sponsored by the L.E.A.S.E. Preschool Program and the Oglesby Preschool Program.
There will be a Spring Spirit Week April 7th through April 11th!
This Thursday, March 27th is a BLUE & GOLD Spirit Day for the first Track Meet! Go Bulldogs!
Next Wednesday, March 26th, there will be Spring Pictures, Class Group Pictures, and New Student Pictures at Lincoln School during the school day. There will also be Track Pictures at Washington School at 3:20 p.m.
Next Thursday, March 27th, there will be Spring Pictures, Class Group Pictures, New Student Pictures, and 8th Grade Sweatshirt Pictures at Washington School during the school day. The Scholastic Bowl Pictures will be at 3:20 p.m.
The Oglesby Washington Track Team has been practicing and will have their first meet next Thursday, March 27th at Mendota starting at 4:30 p.m. There will be a BLUE and GOLD Spirit Day on Thursday to help cheer on the 43 members of this year's team! For a complete schedule of all track meets for this season, please click on the link and then click on "game schedules":
https://www.ops125.net/page/athletics
Marnie continued her visits with the first grade students this week taking many walks outside, playing toys with the students and doing tricks for treats! Students were also able to brush Marnie which is a new part of her therapy dog training!
Please join us tonight, Friday, March 21st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln School for a Family Dance Party. All children must be accompanied by an adult!
Business partners from the Cotton Candy Cave, Foam Sisters and Poppin’ Cake Pops are donating a portion of their profit from the Lemonade Day Sale that took place Tuesday night at the Open House. A total of $67.85 is being donated to IVAR. Thank you to everyone who supported their businesses!
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month: Jazmin J., Kindergarten; Jamie L., First Grade; Maelyn H., Second Grade; Frankie N., Third Grade; Liv M. & Ashton F., Fourth Grade; Kemper K., Fifth Grade; Elliana R., Sixth Grade; Natalie B., Seventh Grade; Gavin S., Eighth Grade. Please visit our district website to view our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month special section with pictures! www.ops125.net
A big THANK YOU goes out to Knobelsdorff in Oglesby who came in to talk with our kindergarten students and read a book about the trades! This program is presented as a part of Knobelsdorff's Operation Trades Awareness (OTA). Each kindergartner will go home with a copy of the book that was read!
This Friday, March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day and we will all rock our silly socks at OPS!
Last night Oglesby Lincoln School staff hosted their Annual Open House and Health and Safety Fair. Thank you to the 291 attendees and to the 31 presenters who participated! It was a great night of fun, learning and community!
The Lemonade Day Club's sale was a huge success last night with all businesses selling out their products and making a profit! Some businesses are donating either a portion or all of their tips to the local animal shelter for a total of $67.85! A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support the event!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19th is a 2:00 p.m. dismissal day!
Don't miss the Health and Safety Fair at Lincoln School tonight, Tuesday, March 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It' a great night of fun and learning about what our community has to offer!
The 4th and 5th grade Lemonade Day Club entrepreneurs are making final preparations for their sale which is tomorrow from 6:00-6:45 in the Lincoln School cafeteria. A variety of items will be for sale: cotton candy, slime, foam crafts, cake pops, and cookies. They can’t wait to see you there!
Click on the links for weekly updates from Lincoln and Washington!
Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697
Good luck to the following students who are participating in the Northern Illinois Regional History Fair this weekend at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. The history fair theme this year was rights and responsibilities.
She Heard, She Fought, She Won
Siena C.
GI Janes: Women in the Military
Sailor E. and Braelynn V.
A Nuclear Odyssey: From Discovery to Denotation
Elley G.
What Flew from Chanute:
Progressive Changes towards Inclusion and Equality
Adrian H.
“We Can Do It!”
Mekalyn L. and Sophia P.
The First Freedom
Aiden R.
Abortion; Right or Wrong
Rebecca and Kennedy
