Even though we're practicing safe social distancing because of the shelter-in-place, our #158Strong District Leadership Team is still meeting, planning, and doing everything we can to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and continuity of education for our students. This picture is from our most recent video conference. Email is the best way to get ahold of us right now - we look forward to hearing from you!
Attention #158Strong Families: next week we are going to be holding a Virtual Spirit Week! Let's have fun from home and stay positive during this pandemic. Monday, March 23 is Good Morning Monday! We encourage you to share or comment with pictures working in your pajamas. Happy posting!
During our most recent professional development at Oak Glen, Mr. Earnshaw cooked up a new activity for the staff: Flippin' Flapjacks! This activity has staff stand on one side of the paper and then flip it without ever touching the floor, building teamwork, collaboration, and problem solving! Mr. Earnshaw is planning to write a book that includes this activity and others for educators - stay tuned! #158Strong #OakGlenGrizzlies
Lansing School District 158 has a new logo! Please let us know what you think. We are planning to update our school logos in the future, as well. #158Strong
Today Oak Glen kicked-off their Inaugural School-Wide Book Study of Charlotte's Web! Mr. Earnshaw read Ch. 1 to the entire school.
Jade Johnson, a fourth grade student in Mr. Peterson’s class, led the Oak Glen morning announcements by sharing one of her favorite motivational quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
Who says students are too old to be read to? Here's Ms. Osman reading Ch. 16 of "Restart" to her fifth graders and facilitating discussion on static and dynamic characters! #OakGlenGrizzlies
In honor of Black History Month, Mrs. DiGrispino's Songs of Peace students from Coolidge and Oak Glen performed in a Parent Night and a school assembly last week. The students sang several songs in addition to reenacting what happened to Rosa Parks and the bus boycott that followed.
Ms. Toppmeyer teaching Ms. Dominiak's kindergarteners about filling others' buckets.
Oak Glen Teachers Katie Larson and Karrie White provide information on researched based mathematical teaching strategies to teachers during the Governor's State University mentor program session at Reavis Elementary School. Teachers from multiple districts across the South Suburban region participated in the professional development sessions.
Mrs. Fry is always ensuring our students are understanding their learning. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to Oak Glen for receiving a $4,949 grant from the DART Foundation! This money will be used to purchase advanced robotics kits, the Lego EV3's, to keep our science units fresh and exciting for students as they grow! Great job, Oak Glen - you are #158Strong!
Mrs. Forsyth's 2nd graders begin the day reviewing math concepts from the day before and then break into collaborative centers! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to our back-to-back Coolidge boys and undefeated Oak Glen girls for winning this year's fifth grade basketball seasons! The Roundball Classic starts tomorrow. Hope to see you there! #158Strong #CoolidgeCougars #OakGlenGrizzlies
Congratulations to all of the students that participated in the Lansing Elementary Area Science Fair! Thank you to all of the community and school board members that volunteered as judges to make an event like this happen. It is evident that Science is thriving in Lansing!
Ms. Bown's 5th graders playing a matching game of Cause and Effect.
Where can Oak Glen students go when they have some free time? The Book Nook outside Mrs. Osman's 5th grade room! Readers are leaders!
We are excited about the Lansing Area Elementary Science Fair this Saturday, February 1 at Reavis Elementary School! Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Enter at Door #1. We currently have 88 projects registered for the fair. Judging will begin at 9:15 a.m. Public viewing will begin at 12:00 p.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!
Who doesn't love a great brain break? #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Kmetz's 3rd graders are ecstatic to create poems!
