Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month at Washington School: Brynleigh E., 6th grade; Addison Q., 7th grade; and Naomi S. 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
Today our students at Lincoln School participated in Law Day! A big thank you to the LaSalle County Bar Association for presenting the trial of B.B. Wolf vs. Curly Pig. A special thank you to the attorneys, Mr. Gary Peterlin and Mr. Enrico Eattoni and Honorable Judge William Balestri for giving their time to come in and participate! A thank you to Mrs. Savage, Ms. Entwistle, Mrs. Rogers, and Mr. Miller for volunteering to participate in the trial. In the end our jury of students ruled in favor of B.B. Wolf!
Spirit Day!
This Thursday May 4th is Star Wars Day!
This Wednesday, May 3rd, is a 2:00 p.m. dismissal day.
Dress Like a Teacher Day!
Lincoln School Newsletter for May, 2023
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Washington School Newsletter for May, 2023
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The fifth grade students completed the second part of their virtual mission today—Destination Mars! Teams worked together and analyzed which of Mars’s moons, Phobos or Deimos, would be most suitable for humans. Both classes were successful in their mission!
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The 5th grade sewing club students continue to create awesome projects while enjoying each other's company!
4th Grade Field Trip to Shedd Aquarium!
Sixth Grade Field Trip to Springfield!
The fifth grade students at Lincoln School went on a virtual STEM EDventure this morning with the Challenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College. They worked together to engineer a helicopter that could fly on Mars. The fifth grade students have one more mission on Friday - Destination Mars!
The Annual Excel Banquet was held this morning at Washington School to recognize those students who have excelled academically. The students were honored with a special recognition breakfast for their efforts! Congratulations to all!
On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., a Timely & Meaningful Consultation meeting conducted by Oglesby District #125 will be taking place. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the 2023-24 school year. If you are a parent of a home-schooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Oglesby School District #125, you are urged to attend. If you would like to participate in this meeting, please contact Kelly Legrenzi, SSW/LEA at klegrenzi@ops125.net. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Mr. Michael Pillion at 815-883-9297.
Congratulations to the following students for finishing in top 5 of the ICTM Math Contest at Lincoln School!
3rd Grade:
Jonah T.
Jordan B.
Lincoln H.
Ruby M.
Grace K.
4th Grade:
Brody K.
Lilabeth S.
Logan B.
Lucas S.
Aiden Z.
5th Grade:
Ariella M-R
Jett A.
Raahi P.
Aubrie E.
Easton S.
Laney G.
We had a tie in 5th grade.
Spirit Day!
This Friday, April 28th is "Dress Up like a Teacher Day"!
The Environmental Club met and watched the PSA they made, and then they went outside on a spring scavenger hunt! They found everything on the list except a butterfly and puddle.
Jim Basketball Jones presented to our K-2 and 3-5 students today. He talked with the kids about making positive choices, being kind to each other, and trying your best. Students and teachers participated in some fun contests as well!
Mrs. Pescetto’s first grade class and Ms. Pearson's 5th grade class made a craft together to celebrate Earth Day! They made sun catchers out of plastic water bottles!
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