Recently, Jill DeBruin from the local Farm Bureau visited Ms. Evans' 4th grade class. She presented to the students about agriculture, the life cycle of chickens, and their importance!
Today, Amie and Dave Breuklander visited OES kindergarteners in Ms. Lemke's class to teach them about World Down Syndrome Day. Amie and David read a story about how kids with Down syndrome are more like all of us than different. They also gave goodie bags to each kindergarten student, and the students loved receiving their mismatched socks. It was a great day celebrating a very special girl!
Some of Ms. Evansā 4th grade students that are in orchestra wanted to learn and perform the Happy Birthday song. So when it was a student's birthday, they could play it for everyone to sing along! This was very special and fun for the students!
šŖ A Sweet Gesture! Kallie, one of our OES students, spread joy with a donation of Girl Scout cookies to our hardworking staff. Your kindness is truly appreciated, Kallie! š
Miss Trainer's 2nd grade class enjoyed making butter to end Module 2 of Wit and Wisdom. Module 2 was all about life in the early American West, so making butter went hand in hand with the curriculum.Ā
Local law enforcement joined OES students for Week 16 of Dining at the Ritz! Dining at the Ritz is a weekly reward for students showing positive behavior. Each week, we welcome new celebrity guests!
Join OES in an effort to ensure every student has access to clean and comfortable clothing by donating to our Clothing Drive! Details below. ā¬ļø
Mrs. Lemke's kindergarten class celebrated Leap Day yesterday. Students learned why there is a leap day every four years and wrote about what they would do with their extra day. The class did 29 exercises, including leaping like a frog, and created art using 29 pieces of paper.
Dining of the Ritz, Week 15, included our OHS Boys Basketball Team! Another fun week for our OES students to interact with our Osky athletes.
Dining at the Ritz is a weekly reward for students showing positive behavior. Each week, we welcome new celebrity guests!
Kudos to our dedicated 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders for their tremendous effort in achieving their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals this trimester! We marked their success with a root beer float party. A heartfelt appreciation to Edward Jones Advisor, Isaac Allmaras, for generously treating our students to these well-earned delights. š Keep shining with your outstanding work! š
Another fun week of Dining at the Ritz - Week 14! Our students were joined by the OHS Girls Basketball Team for lunch. It was a great opportunity for our OES students to interact with our Osky athletes.
Dining at the Ritz is a weekly reward for students showing positive behavior. Each week, we welcome new celebrity guests!
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Kindergarteners at OES enjoyed an extra outpouring of love earlier this month when each student received their own quilt from local seamstress Eileen Holub! Quilting has been a part of Eileen's life since she was a little girl watching her grandmother sew quilt blocks. Now grown and a grandmother herself, she brought the family tradition full-circle when she gave a quilt to every student and teacher in her granddaughterās year at school.
Check out the full story here: www.oskaloosa.com/news/local_news/local-seamstress-makes-230-quilts-for-oes/article_4b1f43b2-cf5d-11ee-900d-2fe413e226f9.html
#OskyBuildsLeaders #ALLIN
For Week 13 of Dining at the Ritz, we were joined by our community sponsor for the week, Kinetic Edge. A big thank you to Kinetic Edge for taking the time to bond with our students during lunch!
Dining at the Ritz is a weekly reward for students showing positive behavior. Each week, we welcome a new celebrity guest or guests!
Week 12 of Dining at the Ritz was a blast! Our students had the pleasure of being joined by the OHS Boys Swim Team for lunch. Dining at the Ritz is a weekly reward for students showing positive behavior. Each week, we welcome new celebrity guests!
OES Kindergarteners had fun last week celebrating the 100th day of school. They went #ALLIN and shared 100 things they love about OES and Kindergarten! #OskyPride
š¢ Join us for an evening of fun and learning at Oskaloosa Elementary's Family Math Night! Bring the family on Thursday, February 29, for an interactive math experience. Come and go as you please from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Let's make math an adventure! š¢
ā¼ļø OES Driveline Reminder ā¼ļø We have another Music Program today, February 9, for 5th graders at Oskaloosa Elementary. We kindly request that our families keep both Driveline loops open and cleared until 3:00 p.m. in case responders need to access OES due to an emergency. We appreciate your continued cooperation and assistance in keeping our students safe!
A group of OES KinderPrep and 5th-grade students had a blast joining Officer Nord for Lunch Bunch! It's great to see these youngsters connecting with our local hero over a meal. Here's to building strong community bonds together! š
ā¼ļø OES Driveline Reminder ā¼ļø As you may be aware, the 2nd Grade Music Program is today, February 8, at Oskaloosa Elementary. We kindly request that our families keep both Driveline loops open and cleared until 3:00 p.m. in case responders need to access OES due to an emergency. We appreciate your continued cooperation and assistance in keeping our students safe!
The 2024 theme for National School Counseling Week is "School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused." The Oskaloosa Elementary School Counseling Program helps students daily in small groups, classroom lessons, and individual meetings. Together, we work with teachers, parents, administrators, nurses, and, most importantly, students. Our goal is to help students achieve academic, career, and emotional/social success throughout their time at Oskaloosa Elementary.
š Sam Doll works with Kindergarten and 1st grade students.
š Janet Johnson works with 2nd and 3rd grade students.
š Haley VanDerPol works with Kinderprep, 4th and 5th grade students.
Together, our programs are "standard-based, student-focused.ā
