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November 9, 2020
Attention #158Strong Families & Community:
Due to increasing COVID-19 cases in our area, all Lansing School District 158 facilities will be closed this week through Friday, November 13. E-Learning for all students will continue during this time, staff will be available remotely, and grab-and-go meals will continue to be offered on Wednesday, November 11. Onsite student testing and services will transition temporarily to a virtual format. Please email your child's principal with any questions. Take care and stay safe.
Sincerely,
Lansing School District 158
9 de noviembre, 2020
Atención Familias y Comunidad #158Fuerte:
Debido al aumento de los casos de COVID-19 en nuestra área, todos los edificios del Distrito Escolar 158 de Lansing permanecerán cerrados esta semana hasta el viernes 13 de noviembre. El E-Learning para todos los estudiantes continuará durante este tiempo, el personal estará disponible de forma remota y las comidas para llevar continuarán ofreciéndose el miércoles 11 de noviembre. Los exámenes y los servicios de los alumnos en el sitio pasarán temporalmente a un formato virtual. Por favor envíe un correo electrónico al director de su hijo con cualquier pregunta. Cuídense y manténganse sanos.
Atentamente,
Distrito Escolar de Lansing 158
Thank you to all of our students, families, and Oak Glen staff for an amazing Halloween Parade and materials pickup! #OakGlenGrizzlies
October 30, 2020
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
Lansing School District 158 will be holding Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences next Monday, November 2, 1:00-8:00 PM at all five of our schools. Please contact your child's teachers to sign-up if you haven't already. There will be no school on Tuesday, November 3 for Election Day and our buildings will remain closed on Wednesday, November 4 for deep cleaning. E-Learning will continue to take place on November 4-6 next week and our staff will be available while working remotely. Contact the office of your child's school with any questions and Happy Halloween!
Sincerely,
Lansing School District 158
Mrs. Cialdella teaches her students about types of sentences as they work through distinguishing them together on a shared Promethean screen. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Kubik knows the importance of making connections with not only our students, but also their families. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Oak Glen's Mr. Corrie lets his fifth graders lead the discussion as he notes on the Promethean Board for them to see at home! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Look at that smile! This pic doesn't do justice to the engagement going on in Ms. Dominiak's kindergarten class! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Our #OakGlenGrizzlies had a productive day in the Den yesterday. Staff and parents collaborated to begin conversations about students returning in-person to school! Stay tuned for more information.
Mrs. Glowacki guides her first grade students through creating sentences with their spelling words. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Oak Glen's Ms. Smith does an excellent job engaging her students and taking Mr. Earnshaw down memory lane with her Zones of Regulation lesson. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Look at the creativity and STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) being demonstrated by Ms. Robinzine for her #OakGlenGrizzlies! The soup cans, book, and cell phone are being used to photograph and project the worksheet like a document camera. Next Generation Science Standards at work!
Not only is Mrs. Osman's 5th Grade classroom just as zen this year as last, she's also taking our students on field trips to the Sequoia National Park! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Berridge does a great job guiding her first grade students through alphabet sounds & reading. #OakGlenGrizzlies
#OakGlenGrizzlies kindergarten team is owning remote learning!
Thank you to Village of Lansing Trustee Saad Abbasy and family for thinking of our #OakGlenGrizzlies with these tasty donuts, pastries, and fruits!
Mrs. Losnedahl engaging her Oak Glen first graders virtually with a classic story of Clifford the Big Red Dog! #OakGlenGrizzlies #158Strong
Oak Glen would like to say THANK YOU to whoever tagged up one of our entry ways before the first day of school! All the staff here miss our students too. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Oak Glen staff had a great time connecting with students and families during our Material Pickup Day. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Oak Glen staff kicked off their year with an outdoor faculty meeting. This year's theme focuses around camping, "We're Roughing It Together!" Staff came prepared with camping chairs and the meeting concluded with sharing "Scary Stories Around the Campfire" where staff shared their fears and excitements for this new journey we're about to begin! #OakGlenGrizzlies
June 8, 2020
Attention Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Lansing School District 158 will be starting summer food service tomorrow 9:00-11:00 AM at Coolidge Elementary School. Procedures will be the same as grab-and-go meals during the school closure - please drop by for your breakfast and lunch! We will also safety be rescheduling a few activities that were planned for last week, including reverse car parades and diploma pickup at Memorial Junior High. Be on the lookout for communication from your child's school with more information.
We wish all of our families an enjoyable start to the summer.
Take care and be safe,
Lansing School District 158
June 1, 2020
Attention Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that all activities at District 158's five schools - including grab-and-go-meals at Coolidge, diploma pickup at Memorial, and car parades at our elementary buildings - are being cancelled on June 2-3, 2020 due to ongoing safety concerns. The start of summer meals is also being postponed until further notice. We will inform you when these activities will resume and again appreciate your flexibility during these difficult and unprecedented times. This may not be how we were planning to end the 2019-2020 school year but the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families are of the utmost importance.
District 158's staff will continue to be available remotely and parents who would like to setup individual, reserved registration appointments starting this Thursday, June 4 may still do so. Remember that all appropriate safety precautions will be observed. We wish all of our families well with the end of the school year and start of Summer Break. Please keep calm, be safe, and stay #158Strong!
Sincerely,
Lansing School District 158
May 31, 2020
Attention Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Please be aware that all onsite activities at District 158's five schools, including grab-and-go-meals at Coolidge, are cancelled tomorrow due to safety concerns communicated by the Village of Lansing. We deeply regret any issues this may present for our families and appreciate your flexibility during these challenging times. Staff will continue to be available remotely tomorrow. We will inform you if any additional closures are needed the rest of the week.
Sincerely,
Lansing School District 158
Our #158Strong families have been dropping by this week to pickup their students' belongings. Please join us today (Wednesday, May 13) at Coolidge, Oak Glen, and Reavis 9:00-11:00 AM or Memorial 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (sixth grade) if you haven't had a chance to do so. Memorial's graduates have also been taking pictures in their caps and gowns, which are being provided free this year because of the pandemic. Look for an announcement soon about our #MightyMustangs Graduation - we are incredibly proud of our eighth graders! This may not be how any of us pictured ending the year but we're having fun, staying safe, and celebrating the end of the year together. Parents, thank you for your partnership during this unprecedented time. #CoolidgeCares #OakGlenGrizzlies #RoadrunnerPride
Attention Elementary Parents: Come to Coolidge, Oak Glen and Reavis before 4:15 today to pick up your child’s materials.
Reading Specialists Mrs. Gaura and Mrs. Balciunas have been doing a weekly reading time with their students. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to #158Strong Oak Glen Principal Mr. Earnshaw for being officially announced as a new author for EduMatch! His book on educational recipes for positive school culture, problem solving, and collaboration will be published in the near future. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Ms. Dominiak’s kindergarten class had a Zoom meeting and we read the story Grumpy Cat! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Fry and Ms. Joria have been video conferencing with their kids several times a week to check in, talk to them, let them interact with peers, and offer help on their academics! #OakGlenGrizzlies #158Strong
#OakGlenGrizzly Malcom Smith has been reading Charlotte's Web at home. Great job continuing to learn, Malcom - you are #158Strong!
Mrs. Kern's #OakGlenGrizzlies were continuing to learn and work over Spring Break - great job!
Music Teacher Mrs. Stephens would love for you to sing along for fun!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRQG5szedhtTDR9DcTiAGg/?app=desktop&fbclid=IwAR0Ml-nTPE7m9Kn_Yy1E-jZZjdcNWvhQJ58dIXxIeOIwCHL3v4jgMHrROBA
Lansing School District 158 has been named a 2020 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! This is a national award that has only been given to 754 school districts across the United States this year. Congratulations to our #158Strong Music Team - Mr. Becker, Mrs. DiGrispino, Ms. Rumbles, Mrs. Stephens, and Mrs. Yonkers - for the excellent work they are doing to educate Lansing's students in the fine and performing arts!
Ms. Kubik’s students learning from home! #OakGlenGrizzlies
In response to COVID-19 developments, some internet providers are offering free services to low-income families and households with students.
https://5il.co/eoau
Attention Families: In addition to grab-and-go meals being offered at Coolidge and other local TFEC sites, see the link below for a meal finder that will help you find food services while schools are closed. Keep Calm and Stay #158Strong!
https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids
Mrs. Huppert’s students learning from home! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Losnedahl’s students continuing their learning from home!
Oak Glen misses all of our Grizzlies and their families!
Reavis Principal Mr. Kostopoulos completed the final preparations for Home Learning Activities Week 3. These new activities can be found on the district website. Paper copies can be picked up from the Coolidge Kitchen (Door 4) from 9:00 am to 11:00 am when our grab-and-go meals are also available. Happy learning!
District 158 has been safely completing our donation of 50 refurbished laptop computers to families in need during the school closure. The picture below is from Reavis last week. This initiative allows more students to remain engaged in learning activities and access educational technology. Computers are being donated at all five schools. Thanks to our #158Strong Board of Education for approving this!
Even though we're practicing safe social distancing because of the shelter-in-place, our #158Strong District Leadership Team is still meeting, planning, and doing everything we can to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and continuity of education for our students. This picture is from our most recent video conference. Email is the best way to get ahold of us right now - we look forward to hearing from you!
Attention #158Strong Families: next week we are going to be holding a Virtual Spirit Week! Let's have fun from home and stay positive during this pandemic. Monday, March 23 is Good Morning Monday! We encourage you to share or comment with pictures working in your pajamas. Happy posting!
During our most recent professional development at Oak Glen, Mr. Earnshaw cooked up a new activity for the staff: Flippin' Flapjacks! This activity has staff stand on one side of the paper and then flip it without ever touching the floor, building teamwork, collaboration, and problem solving! Mr. Earnshaw is planning to write a book that includes this activity and others for educators - stay tuned! #158Strong #OakGlenGrizzlies
Lansing School District 158 has a new logo! Please let us know what you think. We are planning to update our school logos in the future, as well. #158Strong
Today Oak Glen kicked-off their Inaugural School-Wide Book Study of Charlotte's Web! Mr. Earnshaw read Ch. 1 to the entire school.
Jade Johnson, a fourth grade student in Mr. Peterson’s class, led the Oak Glen morning announcements by sharing one of her favorite motivational quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
Who says students are too old to be read to? Here's Ms. Osman reading Ch. 16 of "Restart" to her fifth graders and facilitating discussion on static and dynamic characters! #OakGlenGrizzlies
In honor of Black History Month, Mrs. DiGrispino's Songs of Peace students from Coolidge and Oak Glen performed in a Parent Night and a school assembly last week. The students sang several songs in addition to reenacting what happened to Rosa Parks and the bus boycott that followed.
Ms. Toppmeyer teaching Ms. Dominiak's kindergarteners about filling others' buckets.
Oak Glen Teachers Katie Larson and Karrie White provide information on researched based mathematical teaching strategies to teachers during the Governor's State University mentor program session at Reavis Elementary School. Teachers from multiple districts across the South Suburban region participated in the professional development sessions.
Mrs. Fry is always ensuring our students are understanding their learning. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to Oak Glen for receiving a $4,949 grant from the DART Foundation! This money will be used to purchase advanced robotics kits, the Lego EV3's, to keep our science units fresh and exciting for students as they grow! Great job, Oak Glen - you are #158Strong!
Mrs. Forsyth's 2nd graders begin the day reviewing math concepts from the day before and then break into collaborative centers! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to our back-to-back Coolidge boys and undefeated Oak Glen girls for winning this year's fifth grade basketball seasons! The Roundball Classic starts tomorrow. Hope to see you there! #158Strong #CoolidgeCougars #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to all of the students that participated in the Lansing Elementary Area Science Fair! Thank you to all of the community and school board members that volunteered as judges to make an event like this happen. It is evident that Science is thriving in Lansing!
Ms. Bown's 5th graders playing a matching game of Cause and Effect.
Where can Oak Glen students go when they have some free time? The Book Nook outside Mrs. Osman's 5th grade room! Readers are leaders!
We are excited about the Lansing Area Elementary Science Fair this Saturday, February 1 at Reavis Elementary School! Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Enter at Door #1. We currently have 88 projects registered for the fair. Judging will begin at 9:15 a.m. Public viewing will begin at 12:00 p.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!
Who doesn't love a great brain break? #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Kmetz's 3rd graders are ecstatic to create poems!
Check out Mrs. Kern's 2nd graders taking a movement break, courtesy of our partnership with Teacher Fit!
Band Director Mr. Becker has a student teacher! Mr. Canning - shown here leading a low brass sectional at Oak Glen - joins us for the spring semester from VanderCook College of Music. Dr. Schilling, a former band director himself, also dropped by to give the students a few tips. This is #158Strong music education!
Band Director Mr. Becker has a student teacher! Mr. Canning - shown here leading a low brass sectional at Oak Glen - joins us for the spring semester from VanderCook College of Music. Dr. Schilling, a former band director himself, also dropped by to give the students a few tips. This is #158Strong music education!
Mrs. Barbaro engages her 4th graders' proximity, uses manipulatives, and fosters an environment where students are supported to take risks!
Reavis's boys took the win over Oak Glen in overtime yesterday, while Oak Glen's girls were victorious in their season opener! #OakGlenGrizzlies #RoadRunnerPride #158Strong
Mr. White's students are engaged and ready to learn with each other due to his dedication to them and their education.
Oak Glen staff went "Speed Dating" at yesterday's faculty meeting to reflect on 2019 and share their goals for 2020.
Students love the familial, collaborative, all-in culture in Mrs. Stephens' music class!
Flexible Seating + Collaboration + Technology = Student Success!
Mrs. Larson's 3rd grade #OakGlenGrizzlies take their math learning outside of the classroom!
Mrs. Barbaro's 4th graders had a great Flashlight Friday preparing for their camping unit! Thank you to Gus Bock's Ace for the flashlight donation!
Oak Glen kindergartens are the "I" in KIND!
Oak Glen kindergartens are the "I" in KIND!
Oak Glen kindergartens are the "I" in KIND!
Ms. White's 3rd graders are working through their novel study & focusing on text evidence and characterization.
Winter Wonderfest fun at Oak Glen!
Mr. White's class had a great day learning from and then collaborating on a craft with their parents!
Oak Glen Grizzlies had an awesome time at our Annual Turkey Shoot! It was great having TFS High School Basketball players come over to connect, ref, and cheer on our students!
Oak Glen Principal Mr. Earnshaw was honored to present at the Teach Better 2019 Conference in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, November 9 - connecting, networking, and sharing the amazing things Oak Glen is doing for our students and community!
Mrs. Forsyth's 2nd graders know there's nothing wrong with a little friendly competition while learning in centers!
Mrs. Annick's 1st graders had a great time when Mrs. Steinwig visited and read her children's book!
Awesome day having Dennis Mathew, author of Bello the Cello, come read, talk with, and sing for Oak Glen!
Look for order forms to purchase Mr. Mathew's books coming home later this week!
Mrs. Kmetz's 3rd graders are having fun while learning their vocabulary!
Mrs. Balciunas's classroom has learning all over it! Here, Oak Glen students are searching for sight words on the door. Once the word is found, they give it a high five!
Oak Glen 3rd graders spent the day as construction workers, earning their way up the ranks through apprentices, journeymen, and foremen by completing activities! Such an inspiring, engaging, and educational day!
Thanks to Board Member and Community Reader Dr. Wallace, who spent time reading Thanksgiving books to Ms. Huppert's kindergarteners and Mrs. Berridge's first grade class at Oak Glen!
Mrs. Mahoney does a great job promoting and encouraging reading when students visit her for LRC time!
Mrs. Mahoney does a great job promoting and encouraging reading when students visit her for LRC time!
Mrs. Mahoney does a great job promoting and encouraging reading when students visit her for LRC time!
Oak Glen's Social Worker, Ms. Toppmeyer (who is now a Licensed Clinical Social Worker!), engaged and taught the faculty about positive behavior interventions and supports for students. #RECOGNIZE
Isabelle, a 1st grader in Mrs. Robins' class, was so good we couldn't ignore! Everyday Isabelle stays behind after lunch to help cleanup! Thanks for being a true #OakGlenGrizzly Isabelle!
Oak Glen students brought in 704 pairs of socks to donate to the homeless for Socktober! 2nd grade had brought in the most pairs, beating out 1st grade by just 8 pairs! Their generosity and kindness earned them a fun time at the Sock Hop!
Great afternoon learning and reading about Mrs. Wishy-Washy with Ms. Huppert's Kindergarteners.
Kaylie, an Oak Glen 5th grader, was So Good We Couldn't Ignore! Kaylie found money outside, turned it in to the office, and helped find and return who it belonged to! That's a true Oak Glen Grizzly!
Oak Glen fundraiser winners had a great afternoon with Silly Safaris! Mr. Earnshaw lived up to his end of the deal and kissed a 60 pound python!
Beautiful drum sounds coming from Mrs. Stephens's fifth grade class at Oak Glen - you are truly talented musicians!
Mrs. Kubik's 2nd graders creating synonym bats for the season! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Oak Glen's staff chose Mr. Earnshaw for their costume theme this year. Happy Halloween!
Oak Glen's 1st Annual Trunk or Treat was a huge success! Thank you to all the families who decorated their vehicles and came out to make it a spectacular event. We especially want to thank Mayor Patty Eidam of the Village of Lansing for hosting her vehicle!
Brandon, a 5th grader in Mrs. Cialdella's class, was so good we couldn't ignore! He came into school and declared he was ready to learn, then proved it! This is a true #OakGlenGrizzly - excited to learn and work hard everyday!
No matter how old you are, parachute games are always engaging and fun! Mrs. Yonkers does an awesome job teaching Oak Glen's kindergartners about teamwork and collaboration in PE!
Just some friendly competition! Mrs. Bown's 5th graders are paired up to see who can catch the most monsters by knowing their fractions & decimals.
Oak Glen supports IDIC 15 Awareness Day!
Not only did Mr. Earnshaw, Mrs. Sechowski, and Mr. White raise over $4,000 for various charities, they each finished running 26.2 miles in the Chicago Marathon!
Not only is lunch time for eating and socializing but Oak Glen's Mr. Ferguson entertains tables with magic!
So proud of Jonas, a 3rd grader in Ms. White's class. He's now a member of our #KINDNESS Crew! Jonas shared a piece of his toy so a friend's wouldn't be broken and then helped to clean up the playground. That's a true Oak Glen Grizzly!
Today Oak Glen 3rd graders had their Pumpkin Day! Students picked their pumpkins from the patch and then rotated between each room focusing on various STEM activities.
Mrs. Forsyth's 2nd graders had an exciting day! First Mr. Earnshaw read One Drop of Kindness to them. In the afternoon they practiced their spelling words outside, enjoying the beautiful weather!
We are so proud of Taniyla, a 2nd grader in Mrs. Forsyth's class! A classmate was cold at recess so she loaned her coat to them! Congrats to our newest member of our #KINDNESS Crew!
Mrs. Osman's fifth grade class spent the morning reading and discussing One Drop of Kindness. We then talked about mindfulness and did some calming breathing. Mrs. Osman is new this year and joins us from Lyons. She has experience as a reading specialist and literacy coach. Welcome!
Love the modeling from Mrs. Cialdella and Mrs. Joria encouraging 5th graders to utilize their Resource Books! We're all in this together!
Yatzil, Zhakuira, and Drake are the newest members of Oak Glen Grizzlies #KINDNESS Crew! These 3 know exactly how to lift others spirits, focus on the positive, and include everyone!
Thanks to Mr. Johnathan Alsheimer for coming to Oak Glen this week and sharing his message of Next Level Teaching!
Mrs. Nye facilitates small group learning with her 4th graders! She does a great job following up a student response with another higher level question, always keeping the kids thinking!
Oak Glen's Back 2 School Bash was a hit! Thank you to all our Grizzly families and staff who attended and Oak Glen PTA for putting together a fun and memorable night. Can't wait to do it again!
Great night swearing in the new PTA Board (pictured left-to-right: President Sarah Matthews, Vice President Latasha Davis, Treasurer Ashley Ellis, and Secretary Phylicia Burford) at Oak Glen! Looking forward to a productive and collaborative year. If you have not yet signed up, don't forget to do so!
Mrs. Nye's 4th graders at Oak Glen enjoying the weather and "playing" Place Value Roll. Ssshhh...don't let them know it's actually learning!
Oak Glen PTA Back to School Bash
Tressor taught a new rounding trick in Mrs. Larson's 3rd grade math class. Hold a balloon string and open your fingers. If all five open and the balloon floats up, round up! If it stays in your hand, round down!
So proud of Keeli Ford, a 1st grader in Mrs. Berridge's class at Oak Glen, who did something "So Good We Couldn't Ignore" and received our first #Kindness bracelet of the year! Keeli wants to keep what she did a secret, but it was truly thoughtful and helped someone in need! She did what she did because it's the right thing to do, not for recognition. That's a true Oak Glen Grizzly!
Ms. Bown's 5th graders at Oak Glen are sharpening their inference skills - a Common Core State Standard - by discussing what is shared from the "Me Bag" of a classmate!
Walking through the halls at Oak Glen, you'd hear laughter coming from Mrs. Berridge's 1st grade class. Walking in, you'd see groups playing educational math games and having a blast with each other! Learning is allowed to be fun!
Mrs. Fry's and Mrs. Joria's fourth graders at Oak Glen take their learning outside! Place value on the playground!
Ariah Downey, a 5th grader in Mrs. Osman's class at Oak Glen, is So Good We Can't Ignore Her! Ariah befriended a new student who was nervous, making her feel right at home in our Grizzly Den!
Mr. White held a Family Night at Oak Glen to explain the Zones of Regulation, various sensory strategies, techniques available at school and home, and having a growth mindset.
Oak Glen Grizzly staff ending our first week of the 2019-2020 school year! All sporting our "So Good They Can't Ignore Us" shirts and copies of "Relentless" by Hamish Brewer! Get ready, we're taking over and changing the world!
Oak Glen third grader Dimarco Patterson is one of our first recipients of "Students Who Did Something So Good We Can't Ignore!" Dimarco is in Mrs. Larson's class and voluntarily stepped out while playing Four Square to support positive relationships with his fellow students. Great character - that's a true OG Grizzly!
So proud of our Oak Glen Grizzlies who displayed their talents at our annual Grizzly Talent Showcase! The entire performance will be on YouTube soon!
After Oak Glen 1st graders read "The Stone Garden" and "Cody's Adventure", they brought life to our grounds by decorating it with their painted rocks!
Ms. White's 3rd graders went digging for dinosaur bones, classified them, and rebuilt them! Looks like Oak Glen has some future archeologists!
Oak Glen Jamboree! Bad weather didn't stop the teamwork and fun for all!
Yesterday Oak Glen's Girls on the Run ran their practice 5k and had their parents join in! Can't wait for our race June 9!
Oak Glen loved having Mr. White's class host their parents to come in and make balloon plants based on Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm!
Mrs. Fry's 4th graders at Oak Glen love taking their reading circles outside of class! Rainy days call for improvisation (and alternative seating)!
Mrs. Ores' 2nd graders at Oak Glen are all smiles as they learn in their Geometry Math Stations!
Mrs. Forsyth's 2nd graders at Oak Glen completed their Water Cycle projects!
Thank you Kiwanis for not only reading to our Oak Glen Kindergarteners but also providing everyone with a book!
Mark your calendars for this Friday March 22nd and invite your family and friends! Come out and support our young entrepreneurs in their business endeavors. There is a wide variety of food and novelty items being sold. All products sold are under 5.00!
Oak Glen's Strategic Games Club flexes their brain muscles while having fun! Thank you Mrs. Cialdella and Ms. Bown for facilitating a great club for our students!
For each practice Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) question correct, Oak Glen students had that many chances to get a pie in 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Larson's face! Even Principal Mr. Earnshaw and 1st Grade Teacher Mrs. Annicks got in on the fun!
Mrs. Robins' first graders at Oak Glen get up and move to learn their consonant blends!
Oak Glen's first Girls on the Run practice! We're so excited to finally have this program happening here!
Mrs. Cialdella's 5th grade class at Oak Glen testing their math equations with catapults!
Oak Glen Family Peace Maker's Night was another success!
So cool to visit our 4th grade Wax Museum in honor of African American History month!
Oak Glen Grizzlies showing support for Rare Disease Day!
Oak Glen Grizzlies put on an amazing assembly for Black History Month! We even had a special performance from Moya Dance Troupe! Thank you Mrs. Ellis for all your hard work organizing, Mr. Corrie for MC'ing, and Mr. Ferguson for filming!
Oak Glen 1st graders finished their Cinderella unit by being cordially invited to the Royal Ball!
Oak Glen Elementary School 2nd graders had some STEM fun in Mrs.Forsyth's class, and 3rd graders hosted a book tasting!
1st graders channelled George Washington today by writing with feathers.
Oak Glen Principal Mr. Earnshaw was able to hang out with Mrs. Nye & Mrs. Smith's fourth graders during Mrs. DiGrispino's Art class learning about the Chinese New Year and making our own Chinese lanterns!
Mrs. Kmetz and Mrs. Nieckula at Oak Glen recently had students move out of district. They had a snow day today and Skyped in to visit and tell us all about their new school!
Oak Glen Principal Mr. Earnshaw's favorite PBIS reward is when students choose to read to him!
Oak Glen 3rd & 4th graders did an amazing job with their Holiday Concert on on Thursday, December 13!
Mrs. Ores' 2nd graders practicing spelling by writing with candy canes!
Oak Glen's Kindness Club hard at work! Thanks Mrs. DiGrispino for your dedication to our students & hard work!
Mrs. Nye's 4th graders planning out how to re-tile a bathroom floor!
Also, learning doesn't stop during bathroom breaks at Oak Glen! Mrs. Robins' 1st graders at our Words While We Wait board!
Mr. Earnshaw teaching Mrs. Fortin's kindergarteners about the True Story of the Three Little Pigs!
Oak Glen 3rd graders turning problem solving in math to a tasty, hands on activity!
Oak Glen Peer Mediators!
Twin day at Oak Glen!
Oak Glen Elementary hosted a Silly Safari for fundraiser winners, Mr. Earnshaw kept up his end of the bargain by kissing an alligator and boa constrictor, and 3rd graders participated in a Dia de Los Muertos themed escape room!
Oak Glen Peer Mediators!
Oak Glen 3rd graders collaborate to prove the teacher has the wrong answer (Mrs. Shireman put the wrong one up on purpose), and 1st graders learning about Aurora Borealis prior to making their own sketch in art!
Oak Glen staff collaborating on the Power of Words activity at our Opening Day Institute!
Oak Glen staff collaborating across grade levels regarding PARCC results.
