Ida Grove Elementary School

Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Day, May 7, 2024 A BIG Shout Out to: United Bank of Iowa for sponsoring the cinnamon rolls. Ida Bowl (Sheila and her gang) that made the cinnamon rolls. The OABCIG Staff really appreciates the acknowledgement! Thank you!!!

Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals will be available again for the summer of 2024. We will serve grab and go style meals from both the Ida Grove Elementary and the Odebolt Elementary/Middle School buildings. Meals will be served from the front entrance/canopy area of the buildings. Meal pick-up times are 11:30-12:30 at both locations. Meal service is only being offered from May 29-June 28. Meals are FREE and for students/children only (18 & Under), no adult meals are being offered. Meal would include the lunch (for that day) and the next day's breakfast. Meal service is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (will include Wednesday lunch & Thursday breakfast). Pickup location & time: OABCIG Elementary-Ida Grove (Main Entrance) - 11:30 AM-12:30 PM OABCIG Elementary/MS-Odebolt (Main Entrance) - 11:30 AM-12:30 PM **Please note, students being bussed for summer school will be given a meal to take with them when they are bussed home. Parents will not need to pick up a meal for summer school students when summer school is in session. **Parent/Guardian may pick up without the child being present. Please fill out this survey link if you plan to utilize our summer meals program: https://forms.gle/2fvJYsHfmFFWXKYV6

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Charity Miesner, Scarlet Arbegast, Cole Uhl, Keeton Forbes, Emmett Lockwood, Nina Alesch Back row, l to r: Kat Burow, Aeon Reiss, Haley Johnson, Brooke Schmidt, Octavian Walton, Gavin Rogers Not available for picture: Nile Boger

Employees from Shelby County State Bank visited all three second grade classrooms for a Financial Literacy lesson. Students listened to a presentation on different services the bank provides, played a review game, and each received a $1 coin. Thank you SCSB for visiting our classrooms.

OABCIG Schools is retiring and selling our current Acer Chromebooks. We will be purchasing new devices for the next school year. These Acer Chromebooks were purchased on 2020 and have been used for the past four years. They have a touchscreen and will fold flat to be used in tablet mode. Each sale will include the Chromebook and charger.  Some may come in a case, some may not. Each chromebook is $50.00. The OABCIG IT department will assess each device before it is sold, however devices are being sold AS-IS and OABCIG will not warranty the device after payment and pick up.   If you are interested in purchasing an Acer Chromebook from our retiring fleet, please fill out this form. https://forms.gle/RAokHefum7pKgVgEA If you have questions, please reach out to Julie Weeda at jweeda@oabcig.org

Ida Grove Kindergarten is currently learning about the world’s seven continents. Rachel Masters, a teacher in our district, recently went on an exciting trip to Africa. She shared her experience and some photographs with the students. Also, Maryna Onoh shared about Europe and some of its beautiful countries. 💙💛 Huge thank you to both of these ladies for taking the time out of their days to enrich the lives of our young learners. 🗺️✈️

On Teacher Appreciation Day we would like to thank our teachers for the critical role they play in educating and shaping our children into the future leaders of our country. Let us recognize their time, dedication, and lasting contributions. THANK YOU TEACHERS!

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Knox Siegner, Jack Miller West, Parker Schmidt, Maia Montgomery, Knox Goodman, Johnathan Lawrence Back row, l to r: Lucas Pirigyi, Jaxdan Pierson, Taytum Pierson, Xavier Blunk, Carli Jordan, Ember Arbegast, Keyana Reitz

Help us celebrate Wishbone Day by wearing yellow to school or work on Monday, May 6!

Join us in thanking our Principals for helping shape the conditions for our teachers and students to learn and succeed!

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Olyvia Horton, Piper Powell, Memphis Schade, David Salcido, Marcos Vargas, Grace Awrey, Aubree Newquist Back row, l to r: Jaxen Schade, Alivya Luscombe, Claire Baughman, Kamden Adams, Kyan Baughman, Jace Blackman

REMINDER: Due to a 3pm start time for the Middle School track meet today, we will dismiss school at 2:30pm. This will allow time to clear the high school parking lot while also keeping our District-wide transportation schedule consistent.

We would like to thank the professionals who keep our buildings running smoothly every day. To our secretaries, administrative assistants, and other administrative support professionals, thank you for keeping us organized and efficient!

Today, we are recognizing all school bus drivers for taking care of our precious cargo during the school year. Whether they are transporting our kids to school, home, activities, or to sporting events, school bus drivers deserve recognition for the job they do.

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Payzleigh Wiltse, Zoey Means, Avery Bresnahan, Jaxon Bogue, Breckyn Boger, Noah Lundell Back row, l to r: Hunter Hasbrouck, Brylee Roeder, Teagan Blackman, Addi Patera, Brinley Lichtenberg, Madelyn Miesner Unavailable for picture: James Gehlsen-Beeber

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Miley Morgan, Bella Gaskins, Margaret Schaeding, Ava Blackman, Briggan Susie, Devan Castle Back row, l to r: Porter Dungan, Brantly Brenner, Emma Tollufsen, Ian Weber, Jager Lund, Bentlie Wilcox, Emmett Blackman

Paraeducators were honored this week at OABCIG Ida Grove Elementary. Paras work directly with students and are vital to the school. Staff honorees included, First picture - front row, l to r: Ruth Bennett, Jennifer Segebart, Karen Petersen, Nicole Boysen, Anecca Salcido, Carrie Skirvin, and Makenzi Devitt, Back row, l to r: Baylee Knop, Mary Jo Hartwig, Hannah Johnson, Sarah Lomholt, and Christi Mallow. Second picture - Left to right: Deanna Cranston, Sherri Oberreuter, Liz Schmidt, and Angie Arbegast. Unavailable for pictures: Ashley Petersen, Bridget Verschoor, and Marilyn Wunsch.

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Madalyn Solorzano, Jaxon Skirvin, Taya Gesink, Ayvrie Klingenberg, Mason Collins, Bella Mullins Back row, l to r: Hendrix Schwery, Eve Reiss, Zoey Mau, Benjamin Balder, Allie Schnabel, Bowen Redenius, Adrienne Chase

During library class, Ida Grove Elementary Kindergarten listened to and discussed Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. When given time to build with click blocks, several students chose to build their own version of a flower from the book.

OABCIG Yearbook has 3 ad spots left available in the yearbook. If interested contact Kate Beyke at kbeyke@oabcig.org