3rd graders from both buildings went to the Sioux City Symphony where students were able to sing and play their recorders with the symphony. They then went to the Sioux City Public Museum where they explored the history of Sioux City, viewed replicas of dinosaur fossils, and dug for dinosaur fossils.
The first grade classes at Ida Grove and Odebolt are learning about Powerful Forces in our reading curriculum. One of these powerful forces is the wind. The students learned fun facts about wind, but also some important information on how the wind impacts people and nature. What better way for our students to experience the powerful force of wind, but by making their own kite.
We would like to thank Mrs. Masters, OABCIG Tag coordinator, who was instrumental in this activity as she brought the kite kits for every first grade student and instructed them how to make their own kite. She also brought middle school Tag students to help our students with this activity. After decorating their kites the first graders actually got to fly their kites outside and experience first-hand the powerful force of wind, and we were very lucky to have a somewhat windy day.
The Scholastic book fair in Odebolt has been extended! We will be open from 8:00-5:30 PM on Monday, March 24.
OABCIG Schools will be closed on Thursday, March 20th. Parent Teacher conferences scheduled for Thursday, March 20th are also cancelled. Parents can arrange another time to meet with a teacher(s) if they would like by reaching out to the teacher.
Due to the expected inclement weather, there will be no school for OABCIG Schools on Wednesday, March 19th.
OABCIG CSD will be running 2:30 PM Dismissals on Tuesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 20 for Parent Teacher Conferences.
There will be no school on Friday, March 21
Scholastic Book Fair begins at the Odebolt Elementary Library on Monday, March 17.
Open to students during school hours.
Open to the public on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-7:00 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Odebolt School libraries.
This year's school closings and delays currently put OABCIG 2 hours below the minimum student contact hours required by the State. To make up those 2 hours, OABCIG will be cancelling our PD session currently scheduled for March 26th. This will make that Wednesday, March 26th a FULL DAY, no early dismissal.
All OABCIG Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on:
Tuesday, March 18th from 4:00-7:30
and Thursday, March 20th from 4:00-7:30
**Preschool conferences may begin at 3:00 to accommodate all preschool families. Preschool parents, please follow any extra information on conference scheduling from your child's Preschool teacher in Seesaw.
**If your child is seen by a Title One and/or Special Education teacher, these conferences may be conducted with your child's classroom teacher this time. If you do NOT see their name listed to schedule a conference with then you only need to sign up with the classroom teacher.
All OABCIG Spring conferences will be held in person. Parents with students PreK-8 will use JMC to schedule conferences. Parents of High School (9-12) students will come to the High School on the conference day/s to meet teachers in the Gym, no scheduling is required.
To schedule conferences, parents please follow these directions:
* Log in to your Parent/Family JMC portal (make sure the school year is 2024-2025 at the top of the log in screen)
* Click on "Teacher Conference Scheduler" from the left.
* Next, select the conference day and time you prefer for each teacher (repeat for each teacher/student you have or would like to conference with)
**Your times save automatically as soon as you select them
**Conference sign up will be open until Monday, March 17th @ Noon, then it will be closed.
**Sign up will reopen on Tuesday, March 18th at 7:30 PM until Wednesday, March 19th @ 6:00 PM (in case parents would like to add a conference or missed Tuesday's conferences).
If you have any questions, or need your JMC parent login information (username/password) please email jweeda@oabcig.org.
We look forward to conferencing with you soon!
OABCIG Schools will have a two hour late start on Thursday, March 6th. There will be no morning activities and no morning Preschool.
OABCIG Schools will be closed on Wednesday, March 5th due to the predicted weather conditions.
Don't forget!
Free Student Breakfast 🍳Monday, March 3rd
REMINDER - OABCIG Community School District will dismiss at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 26, for staff to participate in professional development.
OABCIG Community School District will offer students a FREE breakfast on March 3rd as part of the School Breakfast Program during National School Breakfast Week.
OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start Friday, February 21st. There will be no morning activities and no morning preschool.
OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start Thursday, February 20th. There will be no morning activities and no morning preschool.
OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start on Wednesday, February 19th. There will be no morning activities and no morning Preschool.
The fifth graders in Ida Grove and Odebolt have been learning about the Civil War recently, so on Monday, January 27, they were able to meet three local Civil War reenactors. Terry Gerdes, Barry Bergman, and Keith Mentzer taught the students more about camp life, the cavalry, and the weapons used during the war. After their learning sessions, students gathered outside to witness a small replica cannon being shot (using blanks). We appreciate the men from 2nd Battery Iowa who spent the day sharing their expertise with the fifth grade students at OABCIG.
OABCIG Community School District will dismiss at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, January 25, for staff to participate in professional development.
The first grade classes in Ida Grove and Odebolt are learning about Creature Features in our reading curriculum, Wit and Wisdom. To help broaden our learning, Ben from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines came on Thursday to share more information about animal adaptations. Students were able to see a tortoise and a leopard gecko and even got to touch the fur from other animals that are available to see at the zoo. Thank you to Edward Jones in Ida Grove and the United Bank of Iowa in Odebolt for helping sponsor this fun learning opportunity for the students!
