Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the week ending on December 1, 2023. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
OMS students have some different Fox Paw opportunities this month, so there will not be any Fox Paw winners shared on Fridays for OMS.
The School District of Omro is Hiring! Employment opportunities include:
~ HS Tech Ed Welding (Long Term Sub)
~ HS Cross Cat Special Ed Teacher
~ Food Service Cashier/Clerical Assistant
~ Coaching Positions at OMS and OHS
If any of these are of interest to you, please visit https://www.omro.k12.wi.us/page/employment-opportunities for more information.
Are you in need of gift cards? Let the Omro Bands help!
There are hundreds of retailers with multiple denominations available.
Click the following link to register and begin shopping:
https://www.raiseright.com/enroll?enrollCode=1A852L521376L
If you’ve ordered from Omro Bands in the past, use https://www.raiseright.com/ to shop.
Orders with payment are due to any school office by Tuesday, December 5. Gift cards will be available on Friday, December 15.
4k students had their annual "Paper Mache Day" earlier in November. They each received a balloon and covered it with a layer of newspaper and then a layer of brown paper, all held together with goop!
Then they had their foot traced to cut out, which enabled them to make the turkey head by adding eyes, a beak, and a wattle.
They each had to tell 5 things they were thankful for to add to each feather.
We would like to thank the moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, and big brothers who came to help!
A special thanks to Mrs. Potratz, Officer Peeters, and Mrs. Bernier for stopping by to get messy with us!
No school today (Friday, November 24, 2023). Enjoy the extended weekend!
We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, November 27.
No school today (Thursday, November 18, 2023).
No school today (Wednesday, November 22, 2023). Have a great start to an extended weekend!
We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday!
Kindergarten has been learning about voting, candidates, ballots and polls. We read the book, My Teacher For President by Kay Winters and had a mock campaign where Mrs. Mathe, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Prickett ran for president. It was quite the race! Mrs. Martin campaigned for ice cream everyday, Mrs. Mathe campaigned to save the school money and have students do all the cleaning, Mrs. Henry campaigned to have recess all afternoon, and Mrs. Prickett campaigned to have homework every night . When the votes were counted the winner was Mrs. Martin! Enjoy some pictures of our lessons!
Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the week ending on November 17, 2023. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
OMS students have some different Fox Paw opportunities this month, so there will not be any Fox Paw winners shared on Fridays for OMS.
The School District of Omro is proud to share their achievement of Exceeding Expectations, as determined by the Overall Accountability Rating on the Department of Public Instruction's Report Card for the 2022-2023 school year.
One celebration of our report card is that Omro showed more growth in English Language Arts and Math than 87.6% of districts in the state of Wisconsin.
The District appreciates the great effort given by students, staff, families, and board members to support Learning and Academics.
Great job, Foxes!
What began decades ago as a group of community leaders around a table with the goal of bringing some extra cheer to area students has become a tradition in Omro so heartfelt that those involved might say it starts their Christmas season.
A combined effort of Omro School District Staff and high school students along with generous community supporters allow dozens of Omro students 4K through 5th grade, to once again be embraced with the true spirit of the season. Every year, a few weeks prior to Christmas, the students start their day enjoying a donated breakfast with their high school companion. Then they load donated buses from Lamers and head out to shop at Target for necessity items and a fun gift. The group shops for an hour and then returns to school to wrap their gifts and then they will enjoy a donated lunch from Piggly Wiggly and treats made by high school students and staff.
This event is sponsored through fundraisers and personal donations from the Omro community and surrounding areas. The Shopping Day with Kids team wishes to thank everyone who has supported this event in the past and to all who continue to make this program successful. We are in need of monetary donations to continue this wonderful program. Donations are welcomed and accepted all year long. If you are interested in making a donation to this event, please make your donation out to Shopping Day with Kids and bring it to any school office or mail it to:
Omro High School
Re: Shopping Day with Kids
455 Fox Trail
Omro, WI 54963
Congratulations to our Fox Paw winners from H.B. Patch and OES for the week ending on November 10, 2023. Thanks for exemplifying the Fox Four of being safe, responsible, respectful, and positive!
OMS students have some different Fox Paw opportunities for this month, so there will not be any Fox Paw winners shared on Fridays for OMS.
The newsletter for the week ending on November 10, 2023 can be found at https://www.smore.com/tdf06.
This week’s Omro Staff Spotlight features Ms. Alesha Neitzke. She is a reading intervention teacher, supporting students at both H.B. Patch and Omro Elementary. Alesha is in her thirteenth year here in Omro, and fourteenth year in education.
Alesha likes to spend time reading ,working out, camping, gardening, and spending time with her kids and friends.
When asked about a favorite motivational saying, she shared a quote by Lady Bird Johnson, “Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.”
Thank you, Ms. Neitzke, for all you do for our students!
Sheri Egan, an aide at H.B. Patch, and her family recently hosted the kindergarten students at Egan Family Dairy, Inc of Omro.
This field trip was used as a fabulous ending for the students' Plants and Animals science unit. During this trip they learned about the importance of caring for the cows, the milking process, and the 14 types of products that can be made from cow's milk and all about the different equipment used on a farm. Students got to try one of those products out as they made their own butter by shaking up small jars of cream and then eating it on a cracker!
Everyone got to see the stages of a calf's life and how they move from barn to barn based on their age. The newborn staging area was definitely a favorite as the students were able to give the calves warm bottles of water.
At the conclusion of the trip the Egan's gifted all the students with some fun items including cow hats, a story book about dairy farms, a pencil and ice cream cups.
Thank you so much to the entire Egan family!
For Halloween this year, teachers at H.B. Patch dressed as characters from Aaron Reynolds' books, "Creepy Carrots", "Creepy Pair of Underwear", and "Creepy Crayons". Throughout the day teachers took turns reading to different classes so the students heard all three books throughout the day. This experience allowed for discussions about similarities and differences between the books and opinions of which book was their favorite and why. It was a great day of learning and fun.
The newsletter for the week ending on November 2, 2023 can be found at https://www.smore.com/anjgtu.
COPS Grant
The School District of Omro is honored and excited to announce they are being awarded $500,000 as part of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant. “The COPS Office of Community School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is a competitive award program designed to provide funding to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the grantee’s jurisdiction through evidence-based school safety programs” (US Department of Justice: “COPS Fact Sheet” October, 2023).
Interesting Facts:
~ Omro is one of the 206 selected applications from the 1,022 submitted
~ Omro was one of a select few to receive the full $500,000, which is the largest grant awarded of the eight recipients in the state of Wisconsin
The District anticipates beginning the project during the current 2023-2024 school year, and looks forward to enhancing safety in the buildings for all students, staff, and community members.
No School Today (Friday, November 3, 2023) for students.
