Spirit Day - Monday, November 11th
The Student Council at Washington School is organizing a Food Drive beginning November 11th through November 22nd. The food drive wil benefit the Illinois Valley Food Pantry. Items they are accepting and in need of are: cereal, noodles, mac and cheese, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, soup, rice, hamburger helper, spaghetti sauce, sugar and jello. At Lincoln School, the class that donates the most items will earn a popcorn and movie party sponsored by the Washington Student Council! At Washington School, any individual that donates at least 25 items will win an additional Fun Friday with a treat!
Good luck to the 7th & 8th grade boys' basketball teams as they play at Wallace tomorrow, November 7th at 5:00 p.m. Go Bulldogs! For a complete boys' basketball schedule, please click on the following link:
https://www.ops125.net/page/athletics
Good luck to the 7th and 8th grade girls' basktball teams as they play at Northbrook today at 4:30 p.m. Go Lady Bulldogs!
Oglesby Washington Junior High would like to invite all veterans, service members, and their families to attend our Veterans Day band and choir concert on November 11th! The concert will take place in the Oglesby Washington gym at 2:45 pm. Our students have prepared a beautiful lineup of music to honor you and commemorate this day.
Costume Day at Washington School!
Please click on the links to view the Lincoln and Washington School November 2024 Newsletters:
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-november-2024-newsletter
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/november-washington
Mrs. Quinn's kindergarten ran a cookie election Monday and all students and staff were invited to participate. The cookie candidates were Frosted Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie, and a Stuffed Cookie. The winner was the Chocolate Chip Cookie!
Washington students, Laiken H. and Aubrey H., making a blob opera song (opera AI singers) and a poem based using AI based on poets like Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe.
The Climate and Culture Team revamped the spirit stick for Washington School! Instead of a whole class winning a stick for the highest percentage of spirited kiddos, we are now looking for that one individual that goes above and beyond in each one of the grade levels. The spirit award winner receives a one time pass for technology at lunch!!! They are also recognized with their spirit pom pom on their locker! The Friday Spirit Winners include Aiden Z., Vincent W., and Liam R. Way to go!
The Climate and Culture Team revamped the spirit stick for Washington School! Instead of a whole class winning a stick for the highest percentage of spirited kiddos, we are now looking for that one individual that goes above and beyond in each one of the grade levels. The spirit award winner receives a one time pass for technology at lunch!!! They are also recognized with their spirit pom pom on their locker! Winners of the Black and Orange Day are Brooklynn, Addison, and Brynleigh! Way to go!
Don't forget there is no school tomorrow, Tuesday November 5th!
OPS125: Click on the link for Lincoln and Washington November Newsletters:
Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-november-2024-newsletter
Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/november-washington
8th grade students finalized the egg drop challenge. A big thank you to the City of Oglesby for providing a lift to drop the projects from 30 feet!!!
Mrs. Nagle and the students made various designs to support precious cargo comparable to supply drops that are needed in areas of impasse.
The activity culminated units on physics and engineering!
Orange & Black Day!
Marnie celebrated her 1st birthday today with lots of treats, gifts, visits, kisses and fun! She visited each classroom today and we handed out birthday treats to all of the students! She enjoyed some nibbles of a donut with her third grade visitors and she even walked in her first parade!
Camo Day at Washington School for Red Ribbon Week! Drugs can't find me!
Parent Night for 8th Grade Girls' Basketball!
Comfy Clothes Day at Washington School for Red Ribbon Week! Wake up drug free!
A big THANK YOU goes out to the Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary for the donation of dictionaries! Mike Porter delivered the dictionaries to the third grade students at Lincoln School today!
