The Kids Heart Challenge in the OABCIG Odebolt Elementary is off to a great start! Students are already over halfway to their goal of raising $5,000 for the American Heart Association. As a result, they've earned 2 dress-up days for the end of this week:
Thursday- Feb 22 - Wear your favorite sports team apparel
Friday-Feb 23 - Hat Day
There's still time to register and complete Finn's Mission online, learning hands-only CPR, which is free to do! Thanks to everyone for their support so far and keep up the good work!
-Mr. Dougherty - PE teacher
Odebolt Building is looking to hire a paraeducator to begin as soon as possible.
Applications can be found on the school website or picked up at any OABCIG district school building.
Anyone interested can contact Principal Doug Mogensen by calling 712-364-6066 or email dmogensen@oabcig.org.
It's finally warmed up enough for outdoor recess, which means the snow is perfect for snowmen and climbing that snow pile!
Odebolt Elementary Kindergarten - 3rd Grade enjoying the snow at recess.
Dollars for Scholars Pancake Brunch Sunday, January 28th.
4th Grade in Odebolt learned about the famous Berlin Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen, from guest speaker Jim Lundell. Mr. Lundell has been visiting the 4th grade for the past few years, sharing his friend's story. Lundell brings the students gum and chocolate, which they enjoyed as he read "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot" by Margot Thies Raven.
OABCIG Schools will not have school Friday, January 19th. Teachers will still report at 10AM.
OABCIG Schools will dismiss at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 18th. There will be no after school activities.
OABCIG Schools will be 2 hours late Tuesday, January 16th. No morning preschool, and no morning activities.
Due to dangerous wind chills and continued hazardous road conditions OABCIG Schools will not have school on Monday, January 15th.
Update: There will be No School for OABCIG Schools on Friday, January 12, 2024.
OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. No morning activities and no AM preschool.
There will be No School for OABCIG Schools on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
OABCIG Schools will have a 2 hour late start on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024. No before school activities, and no AM preschool.
Danika Hinkeldey brought Ag to the Classroom on Monday morning, helping the Odebolt kindergarten students learn more about milk, butter, and dairy cows. Students had a chance to "milk a cow" and taste the butter that they made fresh in the mixer.
There will be NO BEFORE School Activities for OABCIG Schools on Monday, January 8th, 2024.
Third grade classes used their research skills, math skills, and technology skills during library class. They created a Google Slide with their information and used a snowflake generator website to create a snowflake for their slide. The excitement was evident!
2nd grade in Odebolt enjoyed learning about soybeans with Danika this month with Ag in the Classroom!
Odebolt Elementary has kicked off its "Hour of Code" centers in Technology! Kindergarten through Fifth grade have been learning about coding, both online and "unplugged". Through carefully curated centers put together by our Tech Team, each class will learn different types of coding skills to complete projects, use skills they have learned in their classrooms to code programable floor robots and make the connection between coding and completing everyday activities.
Did you know...
In coding, a sequence is a set of logical steps carried out to complete a desired task.
Like brushing your teeth or getting ready for school!
Odebolt Elementary kicking off Red Ribbon Week wearing red on Monday and Hawaiian style for "Lei Off Unhealthy Habits" on Tuesday.
OABCIG's Elementary & Middle School building had two special guests today to help kickoff Red Ribbon Week. Deputy Cruz from the Sac County Sheriff's Office talked with students about the dangers of drug use and brought his partner K9 Remo in to show students how together they are specially skilled and trained to carry out a variety of police tasks including searching for drugs, locating missing people, and protecting people.
