Okaw Valley Elementary School

The Gold Star 500 is a four-day, 500 mile, endurance bicycling event. The event's mission is to preserve the legacy of each Illinois Fallen Service Member. The final day of the ...

Grandparents visited students at OVES to play "old time" games like pick up sticks, jacks, connect four, Yahtzee, Twister, tic tac toe and a newer game, 9 Square in the Air. Ever...

Mrs. Jones is ALWAYS looking for new, creative, fun games and activities for students in PE. Here's a game that is a bit like hopscotch with a little "Rock, Paper, Scissors" thro...

Mrs. Stollard's 2nd grade did a candy melting science lab. Ask them what they learned! I wonder if they got to eat any of the candy! Sounds like a YUMMY experiment.

Mrs. Sawyer's 2nd grade class worked on science experiments to answer the question, Why are toys made of plastic? Looks like lots of fun learning happening in Mrs. Sawyer's class...

Mrs. Lawhorn's class enjoyed reading during Flashlight Friday! What a fun way to read a book!

Mrs. Doty's Flex group learned about ciphers, working as a team and rescued the Principal from aliens.

The kiddos are excited to give their friendly handwritten letters to their grandparents tomorrow for grandparents day! We have worked on learning the different parts of a letter...

Following a conversation with the Bethany Police and a concern for our student's safety, we are implementing a new drop off procedure immediately. Student's should be dropped off o...

Students were welcomed with colorful messages and drawings on the sidewalks and playground. Volunteers showed up to Chalk the Walk including PTO members and HS volunteers and par...