Announcements Monday 12/11/2023:
Good morning staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Monday November 11th, 2023. Please stand for the pledge…..
Please check the lost and found for your belongings before they are donated at the end of next week.
Our Spirit Day tomorrow is Holiday Shirt day and Wednesday is Santa Day.
You can still sign up for the Thursday, after school, holiday craft workshop by your Student Council. It is $3 to sign up.
Candy Gram Sales start today in the cafeteria at lunchtime. Candy grams are $1 a piece.
We have an important announcement. Last night, several of Santa's hard working elves somehow managed to escape the North Pole and have now hidden themselves all throughout our middle school. We need your help tracking them down and returning them safely home!
If you find a silly little elf hiding anywhere - maybe in your locker, under your desk, in the hallway, or in the classroom - carefully pick him or her up and write your first and last name on the back. Then bring the elf to the main office so we can ship the rascal back to Santa before Christmas Eve!
We will be awarding prizes randomly to some of the students who rescue Santa's stray elves. And next Thursday, the one student who has found and returned the most elves will receive a special mystery grand prize!
So keep your eyes peeled today, and every day this week, for any sign of our mischievous little North Pole visitors. Let's work together to get Santa's hardworking but playful elves back to him safe and sound. Happy elf hunting!
And now it’s time for Manic Mystery Monday so pop your thinking caps on and teachers dial 1420 when you have heard the entire question and your class has an answer:
Question: What is the name of the villain in the movie, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”?
Answer: Oogie Boogie
Class: Grandstaff.
Have a marvelous Monday everybody!
Announcements Tuesday 12/12/2023:
Good morning staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Tuesday December 12th, 2023. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday today to Carpenter D. Have a wonderful birthday Carpenter!
Please check the lost and found for your belongings before they are donated at the end of next week.
Our Spirit Day tomorrow is Santa Day and Thursday is Light Up Day.
You can still sign up for the Thursday, after school, holiday craft workshop by your Student Council. It is $3 to sign up.
Candy Gram Sales are for sale in the cafeteria at lunchtime. Candy grams are $1 a piece.
Keep your eyes open for naughty elves!
If you find one hiding anywhere - maybe in your locker, under your desk, in the hallway, or in the classroom - write your first and last name on the back. Then bring the elf to the main office so we can ship the rascal back to Santa before Christmas Eve!
Prizes will be awarded randomly to some of the students who rescue Santa's stray elves. And next Thursday, the one student who has found and returned the most elves will receive a special mystery grand prize!
Announcements Wednesday 12/13/2023:
Good morning staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Wednesday, 13th December 2023. Please stand for the pledge…..
Student Challenge will be held in the IC tomorrow morning @ 7:25am. All are welcome!
Please check the lost and found for your belongings before they are donated at the end of next week.
Our Spirit Day tomorrow is Light Up Day and Friday is Ugly Sweater Day. Sweaters with kittens on them are still considered acceptable even though they are very beautiful and not at all ugly!
You can still sign up for the holiday craft workshop after school tomorrow. It is $3 to sign up.
Candy Gram Sales are for sale in the cafeteria at lunchtime. Candy grams are $1 a piece.
Keep your eyes open for naughty elves!
If you find one, write your first and last name on the back. Then bring the it to the main office so we can ship the rascal back to Santa before Christmas Eve! By the way, the wee scamps sometimes escape again so just be on the lookout throughout the day.
It’s Hump Day and we now have the Christmas inspirational quote of the week to get you over the hump from a movie guaranteed to make Ms Holley shed a tear, “Love Actually”:
Quote: “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love is actually all around.”
Have a wonderful Wednesday everybody! We’re halfway there so let’s make the rest of this week really count!
Announcements Thursday 12/14/2023:
Good morning staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Thursday December 14th, 2023. Please stand for the pledge…..
"A big congratulations to the Middle School Chess Team. They traveled yesterday to Portland Middle School to play the Raiders in the first match of the season. The Marauders had a great result winning the match 4-1. Winning multiple victories throughout the match were Levi W on First Board, Ben Z on Second Board, Maxwell P on Third Board, Thomas E on Fourth Board and Robert C on Fifth Board. The team performed exceptionally, representing Ovid-Elsie, way to go chess team!"
We have the Christmas craft workshop after school today.
Today is also the last day to purchase Candy Grams at lunchtime.
We will have concessions tomorrow at the end of the day so bring your monies for the sugar sling!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Ugly Sweater Day. We have 11 days until Christmas and here’s a wee Christmas Fun Fact for you:
Have a tremendous Thursday everybody! Let’s make today RIDICULOUSLY amazing!
Announcements Friday 12/15/2023:
Good morning staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Friday December 15th, 2023. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday to Owen H, Sierra S today, Brandon M, Raven P and Robert C over the weekend. Have a sensational birthday guys!
We are getting complaints from Mr Tokar that our MS students are walking up to the HS. If you do not have a band or PA class to attend, you may not go up to the HS without a pass from the office. This includes walking a friend up to the band room.
Please check the lost and found for your items. They will be donated next week.
Our Spirit Days next week begin with Blizzard Day or white-out on Monday, Holiday Hats on Tuesday and Dress Your Best on Wednesday.
We have some very exciting and bittersweet news to share today regarding a game of fame happening right here in our classrooms.
Over the past semester, students in Mr. Snyder's class have been testing their knowledge of important world leaders, notable authors, and historic trail blazers through the "Name the Stars to Claim 100 Bars" challenge. This difficult contest required students to identify 110 iconic famous figures displayed on Mr. Snyder's classroom walls. Everyone from historical figures like Cesar Chavez to music artists like Garth Brooks to sports heroes like Michelle Kwan and relative unknowns like David Hartwig & Skidboot.
After months of patience, perseverance, and peer assistance, we finally have our first winner! Join me in congratulating 7th grader Eli W for completing this feat and winning the cash prize!
Eli serves as inspiration that hard work truly does pay off in the end. And for those still trying to figure out those final few mysterious celebrities on Mr. Snyder’s wall, keep at it! With grit and teamwork, you never know, maybe next semester the prize may be yours.
And now it’s time for the best time of the week, Ms Holley’s Chuckle Time:
Question: What do you call Santa after he’s spent all his money on Christmas pressies?
Answer: Saint-nickel-less.
Have a fantastic Friday everybody! It looks like today is a great day to have a great day!!