Olympia CUSD 16

Choose quality, age-appropriate media to enjoy with your kids. You could always use commonsensemedia.org to find shows, games, and more.

The Olympia Transition Program headed to Ms. Pattons's class @ Oly West today for our November book buddies. We read books about being thankful & grateful! Then, the buddies were tasked with disguising a turkey. Congrats to Dallen & Elijah for being the winners! 🩵🦃

The OMS Boys Basketball team traveled to El Paso last night to take on the Titans. The 7th grade team won 35-20 with everyone on the team contributed to scoring! The 8th grade team won 34-31 with Ty Gale (21 points!), Coty Thompson, and Kam white leading the scoring. The Spartans are back in action Tuesday at Home against the Hornets at 5. Overall Records- 7th Grade: 8-1 8th Grade: 7-2

Decide together what kind of media and tech is OK -- and when it's OK to use it. A family media plan can help get everyone on the same page.

Thumbs up for the Olympia Transition Program went to Danvers food pantry today & prepped 50 Thanksgiving meal bags #giveback #thankful 🦃🩵

Concerned about your kid's digital life? Here are five signs that they have a healthy relationship with screens. bit.ly/OlyMBHR

The MS Boys Basketball team defended home court tonight against Normal Chiddix. The 7th grade team won a hard fought battle 42-28 with Will Langley, Cade Yoder, and Easton Boudeman leading the way offensively. The 8th grade team lost a battle in OT 42-36 with Ty Gale, Kam White, Mason Kruger, and Coty Thompson leading the offense tonight. The Spartans are back in action Thursday at El Paso; tip off at 5:30. Go Spartans! Overall Records- 7th grade: 7-1 8th grade: 6-2

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Looking for ways to manage your kid's device use? Check out these five easy screen-time tips. bit.ly/OlyMB5T

Set content limits that make sense for your family. Alongside conversations about healthy media habits, use features such as content filtering, privacy settings, and time limits offered by the apps and platforms your family uses to help manage access and exposure to media.

The OMS Boys Basketball team traveled down to Auburn today for a doubleheader against Auburn and North Mac. The 7th grade started the day against Auburn winning a tight one 50-45 with Tate Lindsey, Easton Boudeman, and Hudson Steinkamp leading the way scoring wise. Their second game was against North Mac and they won 42-28 with Easton Boudeman, Hudson Steinkamp and Tate Lindsey leading the scoring effort. The 8th grade started their day against Auburn winning 56-31 with Mason Kruger (7 3 pointers!), Ty Gale and Kam White as the leading scorers. Their next game against North Mac they won 35-22 with Coty Thompson, Kam White, and Ty Gale leading their team in scoring. Overall Records- 7th Grade: 6-1 8th grade: 6-1

Help kids take breaks from tech by limiting screen time in bedrooms, during study time, or at the dinner table.

The Olympia Middle School Boys basketball team defended home court tonight against Washington MS. The 7th grade team won their game 55-23 with Will Langley, Cade Yoder and Easton Boudeman leading the scoring. The 8th grade team won their game 53-30 with Mason Kruger, Kam White and Ty Gale leading the scoring. The boys are back in action Saturday at Auburn MS with a double header against Auburn and North Mac. Overall Records- 7th Grade: 4-1 8th Grade: 4-1

The Olympia Middle School Boys Basketball team battled last night in their first home game of the season against Normal Kingsly. The 7th grade team won 40-30. The 8th grade team lost 39-35. The Spartans are back in action at Home on Thursday against Washington Middle School at 5. Overall Records- 7th grade: 3-1 8th grade: 3-1

Help keep media/tech use in check by following a few simple practices: 1. Create screen-free times and zones 2. Try parental controls 3. Establish clear family rules 4. Watch and play together 5. Help kids identify healthy behaviors Read more: http://bit.ly/OlyMBTipsE

Olympia's EMPOWER Club encouraged civic action last week for Election Day. Students and staff were encouraged to take pictures as they engaged in the democratic process of voting. Those who participated had their names entered into a prize drawing. It was wonderful to see so many people at Olympia High School doing their civic duty.

https://bit.ly/OlyMBCB Chatbots are becoming more helpful & clever, while at the same time, making it harder to tell if we're talking to a person or an AI. This video explores how and why AI chatbots are designed to sound so human-like, and how that might impact our well-being.

Screen time; the reality is that there really is no magic number that's "just right." What's more important is the quality of kids' media, how it fits into your family's lifestyle, and how you engage your kids with it. Read more @ http://bit.ly/OlyScreenTime

Congratulations to the Girls Swim Team for placing 7th out of 16 teams at the Sectional Meet at Normal West on Saturday! The meet started with an outstanding race in the 200 Medley Relay! The relay team made up of Sophia Thomas, Nora Collins, Lola Finfrock and Abbie Hoeft not only took 3rd place, but set a new SCHOOL RECORD with a time of 2:00.53! The meet continued with fast swims and personal records throughout the day! 200 Free Relay 1:48.79 (Best Time) 6th place-Nora, Sophia, Lola, Abbie 400 Free Relay 4:59.18 (Best Time) 8th place-Jayce, Abby, Kahliyah, Chloe Nora Collins -4th in 100 Breaststroke 1:11.97 (PR) -5th in 100 Free 57.59 (PR) Sophia Thomas -3rd in 100 Back 1:05.69 (PR) -10th in 100 Free 1:00.57 (PR) Abbie Hoeft -8th in 50 Free 26.91 -10th in 100 Fly 1:17.01 Chloe Nystrom -16th in 200 Free 2:33.63 (PR) -200 IM 3:13.01 Lola Finfrock -7th in 100 Breaststroke 1:16.34 (PR) -9th in 500 Free 5:58.49 (PR) Kahliyah Cooper -50 Free 32. 36(PR) Jayce Moser -100 Back 1:32. Abby Bridgewater -200 Free 2:52.12

The Olympia Boys MS Basketball Team competed today in their final games of the Eureka MS Tip Off tournament against Eureka. The 7th grade team lost today 50-26 going 2-1 in the tournament. The 8th grade team pulled out a massive victory 49-17 winning the tournament going 3-0. Congratulations to both teams for hard fought games! Overall records: 7th Grade 2-1 8th Grade 3-0