Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the week ending on March 1, 2024. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
Today is National Maintenance/Grounds Worker Appreciation Day, and we have some great ones here in the School District of Omro!
Thanks to Steve and Kenny for all that you do to keep our district running efficiently and effectively!
Events happening the week of March 3, 2024:
Monday, March 4
~ Finance Committee Meeting
~ Negotiation Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 7
~ Conferences: Omro High School
~ Music: OoMPA Meeting
Friday, March 8
~ Blood Drive
For more information visit: https://www.omro.k12.wi.us/district/calendar.cfm
Mrs. Morse's Culinary Arts class volunteered their time to prepare a healthy snack to share with the students at OHS to promote Heart Disease Health Month sponsored by Key Club and the American Heart Association. The Culinary Arts students prepared and bagged up over 300 servings of a heart healthy trail mix to distribute to all students.
Congratulations to OMS and OHS Fox Friday winners from Friday, March 1, 2024! These students were nominated by staff members or other students for demonstrating the Fox Four (Safety, Responsibility, Respect, or Positivity).
Staff members were nominated by students or other staff members for being a role model, an advocate for students, or having a positive connection with students.
CTE Student of the Quarter
Each quarter, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) department recognizes students for their outstanding contributions.
Congratulations to Xander who was selected by Mr. Hooks, to be a 2023-2024 Quarter 2 CTE Student Spotlight for the Agriculture Department!
The OHS students recently celebrated Winterfest. This week's Throwback Thursday post has images from the Winterfest celebration in 2000.
If you are a School District of Omro graduate or former student, what are some of your favorite Winterfest memories? If you went to school someplace different than Omro, did you have a week long school celebration during the winter season?
Two weeks until "Reading Takes You Places" takes over Omro Elementary from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on March 14. We are looking forward to seeing our district students and families at 2024's Omro Family Literacy Night!
Our 2024 Battle of the Books Teams from OES, OMS, and OHS represented the Omro School District in the Final State Test the last week of February. Results will be released the first week of March of how they placed among other schools throughout the state of Wisconsin. Great job teams!
Battle of the Books is a fun academic club that focuses on reading new or classic books and testing students' knowledge of what they read. The new list of 20 selected books is released in early June so students have a chance to read over the summer to prepare before the school year begins.
Any students in grades 4 - 12 can participate by forming a team of 2-4 members. Teams will battle each other by taking team tests on the books with the top team from each school moving on to represent Omro in the Final State Test. There will be a celebration for all participants in early Spring!
https://sites.google.com/wemta.org/battle/home
This is what happens when you actually read the recipe and measure accurately... you get perfect pancakes!! Breanna and Jose are students in Mrs. Morse's Food, Family and Society class. This lab was all about understanding abbreviations and conversions. Well done!!
Students in Intro to Psychology had fun playing with Legos and learning about research methods. Each group was tasked with building something out of Legos and writing down the directions or drawing a picture. Groups then had to switch Legos and try to rebuild them using the directions. The learning was that if the directions (operational definitions in research and experiments) are not clear and detailed, it is very difficult to replicate.
4K Round-Up, for the 2024-2025 school year, is tonight (Tuesday, February 27, 2024). We look forward to welcoming our new rising 4K students and their families! Families previously signed up to attend a 3:30 pm or a 5:00 pm session.
If you have any questions, please contact 4K Program Coordinator, Kelly Kozlosky via email (kkozl@omro.k12.wi.us) or phone (920.685.7400 ext 2504).
Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the weeks ending on February 16, 2024 and February 23, 2024. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
OHS is hosting a Blood Drive on Friday, March 8, 2024, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Our doors are open to the community to be a part of the Blood Drive; please just make an appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-733-2767.
Events happening the week of February 25, 2024:
Friday, March 1
~ Basketball: Boys' Varsity (Home)
Saturday, March 2
~ Powerlifting: Varsity vs TBD
~ Music: Flyway Conference Solo/Ensemble Festival
For more information visit: https://www.omro.k12.wi.us/district/calendar.cfm
Winter Walk to School Month: Week 4 - Build a Snow Sculpture
Hmmm... that might be tricky this week. With temperatures being higher than normal and the lack of snow, the Week 4 challenge might look a little different.
Instead of building something out of snow, get outside for an "out of the ordinary for winter" activity. Play a round of frisbee golf, ride your bike, fly a kite, draw on your driveway with chalk, etc.
Prizes will be given out on Monday, March 4th. Students can watch their email to submit participation.
Did you know that cooler temperatures help you sleep better? Winter walking results in a more restful night's sleep.
Congratulations to OMS and OHS Fox Friday winners from Friday, February 23, 2024! These students were nominated by staff members or other students for demonstrating the Fox Four (Safety, Responsibility, Respect, or Positivity).
Staff members were nominated by students or other staff members for being a role model, an advocate for students, or having a positive connection with students.
Omro Powerlifting qualified 12 student-athletes for State!
CONGRATULATIONS to Jocelyn, Madeline, Jayden, Chloe, Mason, Brooke, Xavier, Madelynn, Keefer, Clara, Vinny, and Jack!
Key Club hosted a Half Time Heart Toss on February 8, 2024, to raise funds for the American Heart Association (AHA). February is heart disease awareness month.
Thank you to all who participated and to the AHA for donating some awesome prizes!
This week’s Omro Staff Spotlight features Mrs. Kari Sweeting. She is a grade 3 teacher at OES who has spent all 26 of her years of education here in Omro.
Kari enjoys reading, boating, exercising, and spending time with family.
When asked about a quote that resonates her, she shared, “If you don’t ask the question, you will never know the answer.”
Thank you, Mrs. Sweeting, for all you do for our students!
