More pictures from our fun all-school field trip to the skating rink!
OLS had an all-school field trip to the skating rink today for our 2nd quarter PBIS celebration. Fun was had by all!
We are SO excited about our all-school Skating trip scheduled for Friday, January 26th. Please return permission slips and $15 ASAP.
Families: There will be a Park Forest community day on Saturday, January 20th where winter coats, hats, gloves, and school supplies will be given away to students. Click on the flyer for additional information.
Hello, This is a reminder from School District 163 that Tuesday. January 16th is an early dismissal day. Students will be served lunch and dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. All bus riders will depart at 12:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten classes or X-STEAM.
Hello SD 163 Families! This is a reminder there is no school on Monday, January 15th observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. School will resume Tuesday, January 16th, which is a 12:30 early release day.
Thank you to Down's Fitness and donors for providing a gift to every student at Barack Obama School this holiday!
After Ms. Hayslett taught her 5th grade students about world hunger, she engaged them in a real-world activity of packing 80 food boxes to ship out to those in hunger across the world.
5th grade's Reflex Math celebration!!
4th Grade's Reflex Math incentive celebration!!
Mr. Gorcowski taught students how to code through Ozobot. The students then taught others the lesson. It was great!
Ms. Biciste's 4th grade team celebrated the winter solstice! The students went to each classroom and did a different activity. They read (watched) 'The Shortest Day," and made snow globes and snowflakes!
Barack Obama School boarded The Polar Express today!! Great job on the holiday program!
Today's theme at OLS is: "You are a gift;" Dress like a present. Lucas came to school dressed spot-on as a gift.
Hello, This is a reminder from School District 163 that Friday, December 22nd is an early dismissal day. Students will be served lunch and dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. All bus riders will depart at 12:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten classes or X-STEAM.
The staff and students at OLS have been busy decorating doors for the holiday season!
Students should wear pajamas to school on the day of our holiday program (Wednesday, December 20th) to go along with our Polar Express theme.
OLS's IMSA students learned about dominant and non-dominant by using a ball and a target while also being taught mean, median, mode, and range.
Hello, this is a reminder from School District 163. There is NO SCHOOL on December 25th- January 5th for Winter Break. School hours will resume Thursday, January 6th, which is a 12:30pm early release day. Enjoy!
Hello, This is a reminder from School District 163 that Tuesday, December 12th is an early dismissal day. Students will be served lunch and dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Pre-Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. All bus riders will depart at 12:30 p.m. There will be no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten classes or X-STEAM.
