Ida Grove Elementary School

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

Ida Grove Kindergarten is currently learning about the world’s seven continents. Rachel Masters, a teacher in our district, recently went on an exciting trip to Africa. She shared her experience and some photographs with the students. Also, Maryna Onoh shared about Europe and some of its beautiful countries. 💙💛 Huge thank you to both of these ladies for taking the time out of their days to enrich the lives of our young learners. 🗺️✈️

On Teacher Appreciation Day we would like to thank our teachers for the critical role they play in educating and shaping our children into the future leaders of our country. Let us recognize their time, dedication, and lasting contributions. THANK YOU TEACHERS!

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Knox Siegner, Jack Miller West, Parker Schmidt, Maia Montgomery, Knox Goodman, Johnathan Lawrence Back row, l to r: Lucas Pirigyi, Jaxdan Pierson, Taytum Pierson, Xavier Blunk, Carli Jordan, Ember Arbegast, Keyana Reitz

Help us celebrate Wishbone Day by wearing yellow to school or work on Monday, May 6!

Join us in thanking our Principals for helping shape the conditions for our teachers and students to learn and succeed!

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Olyvia Horton, Piper Powell, Memphis Schade, David Salcido, Marcos Vargas, Grace Awrey, Aubree Newquist Back row, l to r: Jaxen Schade, Alivya Luscombe, Claire Baughman, Kamden Adams, Kyan Baughman, Jace Blackman

REMINDER: Due to a 3pm start time for the Middle School track meet today, we will dismiss school at 2:30pm. This will allow time to clear the high school parking lot while also keeping our District-wide transportation schedule consistent.

We would like to thank the professionals who keep our buildings running smoothly every day. To our secretaries, administrative assistants, and other administrative support professionals, thank you for keeping us organized and efficient!

Today, we are recognizing all school bus drivers for taking care of our precious cargo during the school year. Whether they are transporting our kids to school, home, activities, or to sporting events, school bus drivers deserve recognition for the job they do.

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Payzleigh Wiltse, Zoey Means, Avery Bresnahan, Jaxon Bogue, Breckyn Boger, Noah Lundell Back row, l to r: Hunter Hasbrouck, Brylee Roeder, Teagan Blackman, Addi Patera, Brinley Lichtenberg, Madelyn Miesner Unavailable for picture: James Gehlsen-Beeber

Ida Grove Elementary Falcons of the Week Front row, l to r: Miley Morgan, Bella Gaskins, Margaret Schaeding, Ava Blackman, Briggan Susie, Devan Castle Back row, l to r: Porter Dungan, Brantly Brenner, Emma Tollufsen, Ian Weber, Jager Lund, Bentlie Wilcox, Emmett Blackman