Ida Grove Elementary School

The OABCIG Nutrition Department would like to welcome all students back to school with a FREE breakfast on Friday, August 30th! Breakfast is available for purchase each morning of school from 7:45 until school starts. Regular access to a healthy school breakfast is one of the best ways to support student's ability to learn and their overall well-being.

OABCIG first day of school dates! TK-12 starts this Friday, August 23. PreK starts on Tuesday, August 27. (NOT Monday, August 26 as stated in the newsletter) We look forward to seeing all of our OABCIG students and are ready for a great school year!

Falcon Volleyball Tshirt order link https://oabcigfalconvolleyball2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Orders are due August 23rd at noon!

Looking for individuals to be a part of our OABCIG team - Apply Now!

OABCIG is seeking individuals for Kitchen Staff Interested individuals may apply by filling out a Support Staff Application Form at https://www.oabcig.org/page/careers or return a letter of interest & completed application to Attn: Mary Renze, Food Services Director OABCIG Schools 900 John Montgomery Drive Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 or contact Mary Renze at mrenze@oabcig.org

Registration time is almost here! OABCIG Registration officially opens August 1st! 𓅃 Register in person or skip the line by logging into your JMC and registering online beginning August 1st.

OABCIG Theatre Camp

OABCIG Wrestling Camp

Thank you to Brian and Lisa Lundell and the Farmacy staff for preparing and donating a dish of ice cream for the kindergarten graduates. The kids had a blast!💜

OABCIG Ida Grove Elementary Presidential Awards The 2024 Presidential Academic Awards were given out at Awards Day, Thursday morning, May 23, at the OABCIG Ida Grove Elementary Gymnasium. There are two types of Presidential Awards. The Award for Educational Excellence is based on performance on math and/or reading on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) and grade point average. The Award for Educational Achievement is awarded to students who display outstanding educational improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects, but does not meet the Excellence criteria. One achievement winner was selected from each 5th grade classroom. Each award includes a certificate with the signatures of President Joseph Biden, the Secretary of Education, and OABCIG Ida Grove Principal Alan Henderson, and a pin that is sponsored by the OABCIG School District. Recipients included: Excellence Awards: Ella Enriquez, Sophia Patera, Xavier Blunk, Benjamin Balder Achievement Awards: Makelti Tietsort and Noah Curiel Photo from l to r: Makelti Tietsort, Benjamin Balder, Xavier Blunk, Ella Enriquez, Sophia Patera, Noah Curiel

Special thank you to Jack and Jane Hogue for welcoming the kinder crew to their beautiful Prairie Pedlar.🌷 Students were able to explore the green houses, plant a flower to take home, and even check out the country school house.💜

Early Retiree & Years of Service Breakfast 10 years of Service Calee First, Jo Lyons, Terry Schoenfeld, Krystal Weber 15 years of Service Pat Brodersen, Donna Rasmussen, Shelly Schiernbeck 20 years of Service Melanie Eason 25 years of Service Renee Fritz, Staci Rohlk, Julie Staley 30 years of Service Susan Maass 35 years of Service Jodi Peters Retirees Julie Brown with 27 years of service, Linda Johnson with 34 years of service Jodi Peters with 35 years of service Mary Jo Hartwig with 31 years of service Karen Jensen with 28 years of service Janet Snyder with 37 years of service Julie Staley with 25 years of service Vickie Linman with 16 years of service. Staff Leaving District Tyler McDanel, Amy Kruse, Tony Napierala, and Susie Maass Thank you ALL for your years of service! A very special thanks to the Farmacy for supplying the coffee bar and Best of Barb's for breakfast!

OABCIG Elementary students were recognized for achieving the 100, 200, 300, and 400 point levels in Accelerated Reader this school year. Also, congratulations to all students who read books and earned points!

OABCIG Schools Chromebook Sale - UPDATE **Chromebook pickup will occur June 3 & 4 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Payment, cash or check, is expected at the time of pick up. **Chromebooks can be picked up from EITHER the High School Library (Ida Grove) or the Odebolt building, in the Shop on the south west side of the building. If you have not signed up and would like to purchase, you may use this link to sign up to purchase a device. https://forms.gle/Tg7aAyztQjWVCvCTA Reminder: Devices are being sold AS-IS only. We will do our best to ensure you receive a device with no issues, however sometimes issues with a camera, speaker, etc could arise after the device is purchased. OABCIG will NOT warranty any device after purchase.

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Louis Miller, Ava Luns, Sutton Skirvin, Jordan Snyder, Kaelly King, Kaylin Schmidt, Kendric Lichtenberg Back row, l to r: Michael Morgan, Jaxon Behrendsen, Sophia Patera, Max Hahn, Rylie Homer, Weston Lomholt

Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Day, May 7, 2024 A BIG Shout Out to: United Bank of Iowa for sponsoring the cinnamon rolls. Ida Bowl (Sheila and her gang) that made the cinnamon rolls. The OABCIG Staff really appreciates the acknowledgement! Thank you!!!

Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals will be available again for the summer of 2024. We will serve grab and go style meals from both the Ida Grove Elementary and the Odebolt Elementary/Middle School buildings. Meals will be served from the front entrance/canopy area of the buildings. Meal pick-up times are 11:30-12:30 at both locations. Meal service is only being offered from May 29-June 28. Meals are FREE and for students/children only (18 & Under), no adult meals are being offered. Meal would include the lunch (for that day) and the next day's breakfast. Meal service is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (will include Wednesday lunch & Thursday breakfast). Pickup location & time: OABCIG Elementary-Ida Grove (Main Entrance) - 11:30 AM-12:30 PM OABCIG Elementary/MS-Odebolt (Main Entrance) - 11:30 AM-12:30 PM **Please note, students being bussed for summer school will be given a meal to take with them when they are bussed home. Parents will not need to pick up a meal for summer school students when summer school is in session. **Parent/Guardian may pick up without the child being present. Please fill out this survey link if you plan to utilize our summer meals program: https://forms.gle/2fvJYsHfmFFWXKYV6

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Charity Miesner, Scarlet Arbegast, Cole Uhl, Keeton Forbes, Emmett Lockwood, Nina Alesch Back row, l to r: Kat Burow, Aeon Reiss, Haley Johnson, Brooke Schmidt, Octavian Walton, Gavin Rogers Not available for picture: Nile Boger

Employees from Shelby County State Bank visited all three second grade classrooms for a Financial Literacy lesson. Students listened to a presentation on different services the bank provides, played a review game, and each received a $1 coin. Thank you SCSB for visiting our classrooms.

OABCIG Schools is retiring and selling our current Acer Chromebooks. We will be purchasing new devices for the next school year. These Acer Chromebooks were purchased on 2020 and have been used for the past four years. They have a touchscreen and will fold flat to be used in tablet mode. Each sale will include the Chromebook and charger.  Some may come in a case, some may not. Each chromebook is $50.00. The OABCIG IT department will assess each device before it is sold, however devices are being sold AS-IS and OABCIG will not warranty the device after payment and pick up.   If you are interested in purchasing an Acer Chromebook from our retiring fleet, please fill out this form. https://forms.gle/RAokHefum7pKgVgEA If you have questions, please reach out to Julie Weeda at jweeda@oabcig.org