After learning about the pilgrims and their voyage to Plymouth, Ms. Pearson's fifth graders teamed up with Mrs. Pescetto’s first grade class to design and build their own Mayflower. The goal was to use tin foil, an egg carton, or juice box with other supplies to create a ship that would float. Every boat successfully floated!
Congratulations to the winners of the third through fifth grade Elk's Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest: (8-9 age group - Bruno G. and Grace K.) (10-11 age group - Aiden Z. and Stella H.)! The winners will move on to the next competition at IVCC on December 10th. Congrats and good luck!
Ms. Coble's first grade students read about and discussed the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons with the Story "Balloons over Broadway" and then created Stem parade balloons. This afternoon they had a mini parade throughout Lincoln School visiting some of the classrooms.
The 7th and 8th grade boys' basketball teams took on Marquette last night (7th 41-22) (8th 17-35). They play next at the LP Junior High Shootout this Saturday, November 18th. Click on the link for more information: https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/boys'-basketball-tournaments/545626
On November 15th, students submitted their final projects for the annual Civics and History Fair at Washington School.
8th grade students chose a historical topic to research for history fair, and 7th grade students chose a societal problem that has a local organization providing efforts to help out for their civics projects.
Students spent weeks researching their topics in Mrs. Myer's history class. They practiced the skills of finding quality primary and secondary sources, identifying evidence within those sources, and paraphrasing and quoting the information they learned. Students created a bibliography listing their sources and wrote a paper in their ELA classes with Mrs. Zimmer, Ms. Eustice, and Ms. Nelson.
7th grade students conducted an interview with someone from their organization, which was a very rewarding experience for many of our students. They also created persuasive posters to showcase on their board in Mr. Sienza's computer class.
8th graders showcase a variety of skills on their board that they have worked on during their time in junior high. They provide artifacts in the front of their board, create a timeline, use a map to show the location of their topic, and tell the story of their topic through historical pictures and captions.
Great job to all!
OPS recently wrapped up our annual food drive sponsored by Washington Student Council. Lincoln School collected an impressive 2,867 total items with Ms. Pearson's 5th grade class donating the most items at 838! Way to go! Washington School collected 653 items and Mrs. Zimmer's 6th grade class donated the most items at 193! Thanks so much to everyone who donated items to support the Illinois Valley Food Pantry!
The first grade students at Lincoln School spent several weeks learning about the human body and they ended their unit yesterday with a "Doctor Day" where they were in operating rooms doing various activities!
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month: Camilo H., Kindergarten; Cecelia P., 1st grade; Victoria T., 2nd grade; Hannah S., 3rd grade; Ryder S., 4th grade; Lilabeth S., 5th grade; Georgia G., 6th grade; Kaine S., 7th grade; Annabelle H., 8th 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
Good luck to the 7th and 8th grade boys' basketball teams at the LP Junior High Shootout this Saturday, November 18th. Click on the link for more information:
https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/boys'-basketball-tournaments/545626
Good luck to our 8th grade girls' basketball team as they take on Waterman Indian Creek on Saturday, November 18th at noon for Regionals! Go Lady Bulldogs!
"That was one time!" Didn't get a chance to come to our audition workshop yesterday, but you are still considering being part of the cast for the school musical? Email the co-director Mrs. Rogers at rogerss@ops125.net to see how you can be involved in the production.
November 15th - School Board Members Day - is our opportunity to thank members of the Oglesby Public School Board of Education for providing a local voice for our community's education decisions!
Mrs. Benning's Preschool Literacy Day!
Don't miss the History Civics Fair tomorrow, Wednesday, November 15th at Washington Junior High!
Our 7th grade girls' basketball team ended their season last night with a loss at regionals to Waterman Indian Creek, but they should be proud and congratulated on an awesome season with a record of 17-8! Way to go Lady Bulldogs!
"Grool. I meant to say cool, but then I started to say great." Today is a grool day for our audition workshop! Our new favorite day! You can still come after school today at 3:45 pm. at Lincoln School!
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Show dates are Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9!
Veterans' Day Concert at Washington Junior High
Red, White & Blue Day!
A big THANK YOU to our SOS parent/teacher group for organizing the Family Reading Night last Friday at Lincoln School. Several families attended and enjoyed activities and the Book Fair.
Don't miss the Book Fair at Oglesby Lincoln and Washington Schools! Lincoln School, November 13th, 14th and 16th, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for American Education Week at assigned classroom times Washington School November 15th - 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Students will come down with PE classes to shop, and 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. during History Fair November 20th - 3:20 to 7:00 p.m. during Parent/Teacher Conferences If you cannot attend the Book Fair, and would like to purchase a book for our student or add money to their ewallets, check out our webpage at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/.../lincolnelementarysch...
"Four for you Glen Coco! You Go Glen Coco!" Raise your hand if you've ever personally signed up for the school musical Mean Girls Jr! AUDITIONS ARE THIS WEEK! If you haven't signed up, it's not too late to join the fun. Your limit does not exist!
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Show dates are Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9!
