Mighty Mustangs Achieve Leaders from Memorial read to Oak Glen's first graders about famous African Americans in honor of Black History Month! #MightyMustangs #OakGlenExtraordinaire
The annual 5Essentials Survey, which is required by the Illinois State Board of Education for all teachers and students in grades 4-8, is now open. The survey gathers data on five indicators - effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environment, and ambitious instruction - and will be available through March 28, 2025. Please contact your child's school for an opt out form if you do not wish for your student(s) to participate. You are also welcome to complete the 5Essentials Parent Survey at the following link:
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
Oak Glen's new therapy dog Moose loved celebrating the 100th day of school with Mrs. Kern's class, who shared their crowns with him! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for 1:00-8:00 PM this afternoon. Our schools and offices are open today and conferences may be held in-person, as well as virtually at the discretion of the family. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding in implementing yesterday's Emergency E-Learning Day. We hope all of our stakeholders have an enjoyable holiday weekend. Please contact your child's school with any questions.
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Share the Love, Fill the Shelves! A Non-perishable food drive & fundraiser to benefit the Lansing Community Food Pantry on Tuesday, Feb. 18 through Friday, Feb. 28 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Lansing Municipal Center
Mrs. Berridge guiding her first graders at Oak Glen through the morning meeting topic “What do you do when you feel alone?” Amazing community vibe from the students while sharing honest responses. #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Please the letter from Superintendent Dr. Schilling regarding potential immigration enforcement at our schools by ICE. Comprehensive safety procedures have been established at all of our buildings in the event of a visit by governmental personnel such as ICE, DCFS, or law enforcement.
District 158's Family Health & Wellness Fair will take place this Wednesday, January 29, 5:00-7:00 PM at Memorial Junior High School! Please join us for an evening of activities, student performances, therapy dogs, and a variety of organizations like Mindful Practices and the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI).
Lansing 2025 Spring Registration.
Saturday, February 15 from 10am to 12pm and Thursday, February 20 from 6pm to 8pm at St. John Lutheran Church
We are writing to inform you about a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software provider for our Student Information System (SIS). PowerSchool has communicated an unauthorized breach of customer data that may include names, birthdates, contact information, and potentially other sensitive data like medical information. This incident is part of a larger national data breach affecting thousands of school districts. PowerSchool has informed districts that the breach was contained and measures have been taken to prevent further unauthorized access. However, we encourage our families and staff to keep an eye on your accounts and credit reports as a precaution and will keep you informed if anything further develops from this.
School for all students will resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Our offices will be open 12:45-4:00 PM on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please contact your child's school with any questions. We hope all of our stakeholders had a wonderful Winter Break and wish everyone health, happiness, and success in 2025. Happy New Year!
Oak Glen's classes with Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Kern, Ms. Kubik and Ms. Cruz, Mrs. Annicks, and Mrs. Fortin were visited by Memorial's Mighty Mustangs Achieve Leaders who read stories about holidays around the world! #OakGlenGrizzlies #MightyMustangs
Today a STAY INSIDE protocol was implemented at all of our schools when the police communicated a threat in the community. A suspect was quickly apprehended and the STAY INSIDE procedure has been lifted. All students and staff are safe. Please contact your child's school with any questions.
Tree lighting at Fox Pointe will take place this Friday, November 29 at 5:00 PM and the tree can be visited through Sunday, December 22. Thank you to Mrs. Hileman at Reavis for decorating our tree! We hope all of our stakeholders have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
So cool seeing all of the balloons created by every Oak Glen student lining our halls to celebrate the Macy’s Day Parade. Happy Thanksgiving! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
District 158 has a tree at Fox Pointe! Thank you to Mrs. Hileman at Reavis for decorating. The trees will be on display from November 29 until December 22. We hope all of our stakeholders have a great Thanksgiving! #158Strong #RoadrunnerPride
Oak Glen's Mrs. Sechowski, Mr. Like, and Mr. Earnshaw completed the Chicago Marathon and raised support for Autism Speaks, Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Mercy Home for Boys and Girls! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Mrs. Surges’s third graders at Oak Glen are in the autumn spirit with Candy Corn Science! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Oak Glen students and staff had a blast spending the afternoon with Dana and Ian Bowen. So inspiring to hear his story of being paralyzed to running a marathon - mindset is everything! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
