No School Today (Friday, November 3, 2023) for students.
What weird Halloween weather! 2nd graders having winter fun in October!
Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the week ending on November 2, 2023. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
Día de los Muertos is a colorful celebration and a time to remember loved ones. The holiday originated in Mexico, but is now celebrated all over Latin America on November 1-2. Some common elements include ofrendas or altars, calaveras de azúcar or sugar skulls, marigolds and pan de muerto.
This year, Mrs. Babcock's second grade class had a special learning experience about Dia de los Muertos led by one of their classmates.
Melissa and her mom made pan de muerto for the class to try, which is bread of the dead. Additionally, Melissa wrote a poem and read it to the class. What a leader! Way to shine Melissa!!
Get Involved: This winter, there are multiple extracurricular opportunities for our School District of Omro High School students to be involved with.
For more information, such as meeting date information, please visit the Omro Athletics website and newsletter, located on OmroFoxesAthletics.com or follow the Omro Foxes Athletics & Activities social media page.
The 4K Bridges Math unit in October was all about pumpkins!
The students patterned, counted, weighed, and measured pumpkins of all sizes.
For this activity, students had to cut a piece of string to the length they thought they needed to fit around the pumpkin. Miss Kelly made a paper "belt" to fit around the middle, and students had to bring their string up to compare if their string was shorter, longer, or the same length as the belt!
Congratulations to the Equestrian Team who competed this past weekend in state competition!
Our team took 8th place out of 16 teams. Competitors were - Holly , Josslyn , Lilly and Katelyn. All did an outstanding job with special congratulations going out to Lilly who is State Grand Champion in "Trail in Hand" and Reserve Champion in "Reinsmanship". Holly took 3rd in "Saddle Seat Showmanship".
You did Omro proud ladies!
Omro High School hosted the first Winnebago County Child Care Career Day on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. There were 40 students in attendance from both Omro and Winneconne High School. The event focused on the need for child care workers in the industry. There were multiple booths, break out sessions, and a panel of child care experts who shared their expertise of their work sites and occupations for the students to network with.
Congratulations to OMS and OHS Fox Friday winners from Friday, October 27, 2023! 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.
Events happening the week of October 29, 2023:
Thursday, November 2
~ Basketball: Boys' grade 7 game vs Winneconne (Away)
~ Basketball: Boys' grade 8 game vs Winneconne (Home)
Friday, November 3
~ No School for Students
~ End of Quarter 1
For more information visit: https://www.omro.k12.wi.us/district/calendar.cfm
Safe Routes to School: October
The likelihood of pedestrian fatalities decreases from 40% to 13% when a car reduces speed from 30 mph to 20 mph. Drive the speed limit. Child safety starts with you!
Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch, OES, and OMS for the week ending on October 27, 2023. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
On Tuesday, October 10, our OHS students had their first Fox Time with Griffin!
Lindsay Loewe, from Collaborative Wellness, will be hosting 6 Fox Times (one per week six weeks in a row) offering a variety of SEL activities.
This week, students participated in an activity that required teamwork and communication. After, Lindsay led a conversation about leadership and how to work through frustration.
The students also had some time to interact with Griffin, a Licensed Therapy Dog and K9 Good Citizen through the Fox Valley Humane Association.
Omro Middle School recognized Bully Prevention Month in October. We had great participation from students as staff as we all wore blue on Oct. 18th to stand together against bullying. The whole school also took part in creating a "No Place For Hate" mural that is hanging in the commons for all to see (shout-out to Allyson, Addison and Lucy for their talented artwork). In addition, we had Peer Leaders and Officer Peeters teach/review the SUSO (Speak Up Speak Out) reporting tool and Peer Leaders do a lunch check-in with 6th graders to help ensure everyone is making connections.
This week’s Omro Staff Spotlight features Mr. Adam Nelson. He is a physical education teacher, supporting adaptive PE and elementary PE in grades 2-5. Adam is in his first year here in Omro, but sixth year in education.
Adam likes to spend time with friends and family, along with going hunting, camping, and golfing.
When asked what his favorite thing about working for the School District of Omro is, he replied, “It's home. I went to school here as a kid and now being back as a teacher is surreal.”
Thank you, Mr. Nelson, for all you do for our students!
FLASH SALE! Omro apparel and accessories are on sale through Friday, October 27, 2023.
Visit omro.k12.wi.us/page/school-store, or a building newsletter, to access the School District of Omro Sideline Store through BSN Sports.
The School District of Omro had the honor of hosting the Flyway Conference Cross Country Championship meet this year for middle and high school teams.
Ilah and Mackenzie are your OMS Conference Champions, placing 7th and 8th place overall. Congratulations girls, as well as the rest of the team, on an incredible season!
On Wednesday, October 11, the 8th graders took a walk around town learning more about the history of Omro.
Elementary Math Night is TONIGHT (Tuesday, October 24); we would love to see you there! The event runs from 5:30pm-7:00 pm at Omro Elementary. Be prepared for a night filled with tricks, treats, games, prizes, and more! Elementary aged students and their families are invited.
Opportunities for Involvement: This winter, Omro Middle School students can participate in basketball (grades 7-8) and wrestling (grades 6-8). The Omro Athletics website and newsletter, located on OmroFoxesAthletics.com, has more information available.
