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.

District-wide Double Good fundraiser opportunity!

Show your school spirit each weekday from December 1-22, 2023 as we countdown the days to winter break!

Our students are thoroughly enjoying their time at the Book Fair this week. Ms. Nolan's 4th-grade students made wish lists and purchased items today. Our Book Fair will be open during Friday evening's Family Reading Night as well as during Parent Teacher Conferences next Monday and Tuesday.

There is NO SCHOOL November 22nd-24th for Fall Break. School and District Office hours will resume Monday, November 27th. Enjoy!

There is no school November 20th and 21st. Parent/Teacher Conference: November20: 2pm-8pm & November 21: 8am-1pm

Families: We will host a holiday food drive November 27-December 8, 2023. Please click on the flyer for details.

There is NO SCHOOL from November 20th-24th. Parent-Teacher Conference will be held on November 20th and 21st. Fall Break is November 22nd-24th. School and District Office hours will resume Monday, November 27th. Please see flyers for more details!


Parent/Teacher Conference: November20: 2pm-8pm & November 21: 8am-1pm

Families: We invite you to our Quarter 1 Awards Ceremony, where we will honor our students' excellence through Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Top ELA/Math/Innovation Achievements, Citizenship, and Rising Stars. We hope you can join us!

Families: Join us for Family Reading Night (Camp Read S'more) next Friday, November 17th from 6:30-7:30 PM. Our Scholastic Book Fair will also be open during this time.

Volunteers are needed to help open, operate, and close OLS's Scholastic Book Fair on November 15th, 16th, and 17th (anytime between 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM). If you are available to volunteer your time, please contact Ms. Paterimos. Her contact information is on the flyer.

More FUN at the Fall Fest today!


Our students had FUN at the district's Fall Fest today!



Ms. Clayton took her students to our brand new Game Room!

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday November 10th. We will be observing Veterans Day. School and District office hours will resume Monday, November 13th.

Our Fall Festival is tomorrow for all primary schools and Barack Obama School! We invite students to wear costumes if you wish. It will be a great day with lots of fun!

OLS will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair November 15-21. Students will have an opportunity to preview and shop for books during the school day. In addition, the Book Fair will be open during Family Reading Night on November 17th from 6:30-7:30 PM and during Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences on November 20th and 21st.
View the Scholastic Book Fair link here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/barackobamaldrshipnstem1

Hello SD 163 Families. Please see the click on the link regarding report cards: https://5il.co/282cl

Thank you to the families who came out to our Family Math Night event! Students engaged in hands-on math activities as they "fell into Math" for the fall season.

