Announcements Monday 02/26/2024:
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, February 26th, 2024. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday today to Kaela C. Have a wonderful birthday Kaela!
There will be a JV Football Sign-up meeting for 8th Grade Boys next Tuesday, March 5th, at 7:45 am. Please meet in the Middle School Gym at this time.
Save your pennies cos the book fair is coming next week during the school day and on Thursday during PT conferences. There will be an early viewing available this week.
The Middle School Chess Team had a Fantastic showing at the State Tournament! Finishing with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses! This is the best showing for a young program with strong play from all the players. Winning a Bronze medal playing first board was Levi W with a record of 3-5 wins, placing strong on board 2 was Ben Z with a record of 3-2, on board 3 with a great result was Thomas E with a record of 3-2, and playing exceptional chess on board 4 was Maxwell P with a record of 3-2. Great job team! If you are interested in Spring chess see Mr. Elliott. A big thank you to Mr Elliott for all of his hard work with the team throughout the year and to Mr Ormsbee for assisting with driving the team.
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: Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Answer: Africa.
Class: Grandstaff.
Note: The Sahara desert is located across Northern Africa and covers approximately 25 percent of the African continent. Its borders include the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Red Sea to the east.
Have a marvelous Monday everybody!
Announcements Tuesday 02/27/2024:
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 February 27th, 2024. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday today to our very own Mr Belill. He’s as wise and old as Yoda, as loyal and dedicated as Obi-Wan, as silly as R2-D2 and can throw a rager better than Darth and the Emperor combined! Have a wonderful birthday Mr B!
Track sign ups for 6th, 7th and 8th grade are tomorrow morning at 7:40am in the gym.
Thursday lunchtime we will have sign ups for 7th and 8th grade girls’ softball.
There is Science Olympiad practice on Thursday after school.
Have a terrific Tuesday everybody and remember it may not be easy but it will definitely be worth it!
Announcements Wednesday 02/28/2024:
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, February 28th, 2024. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday today to Sarah C. Hope that you have a terrific day Sarah!
Tomorrow lunchtime we will have sign ups for 7th and 8th grade girls’ softball.
There is also Science Olympiad practice tomorrow afternoon, after school.
It’s Hump Day and we now have the inspirational quote of the week to get you over the hump:
Quote: “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
This is so true in every part of life, whether you are hoping to become more successful in athletics, school, a skill such as art, music, woodworking, practice is the ONLY way to improve, you need the will to keep working at it.
Have a wonderful Wednesday everybody! We’re halfway there so let’s make the rest of this week really count!
Announcements Thursday 02/29/2024:
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 February 29th, 2024. Please stand for the pledge…..
At lunchtime we will have sign ups for 7th and 8th grade girls’ softball.
There is Science Olympiad practice this afternoon, after school.
Tomorrow is the beginning of March is Reading Month. The LA department have lots of fun activities planned to encourage reading.
We will have concessions tomorrow at the end of the day so bring your monies for the sugar sling!
Finally, a fun fact for my friends who were asking me how high a kangaroo can jump, the answer is that the highest recorded jump is 10 feet high, and how far can the average red kangaroo jump? 25 to 30 feet!
Have a tremendous Thursday everybody! Let’s make today RIDICULOUSLY amazing!
Announcements Friday 03/01/2024:
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 March 1st, 2024. Please stand for the pledge…..
Happy Birthday to Michael A today and to Gabe L, Skylar J and Delanie G over the weekend. Have a sensational birthday guys!
There will be a JV Football Sign-up meeting for 8th Grade Boys next Tuesday, March 5th, at 7:45 am, in the Middle School Gym.
March 15th and 16th, the OEMS Performing Arts Dept will be presenting Legally Blonde. Tickets can be purchased online.
We are so proud to announce the following students who are being recognized for their academic effort and achievements and for their great classroom citizenship in the Student of the Month and the Marauder of the Month:
Student of the Month:
6th - Drew J and Isabella S
7th - Luella D and Dominic H
8th - Teagan I and Lila G
Marauder of the Month:
6th - Ashton S and Paige M
7th - Claudia K and Lucius H
8th - Urijah S and Kyleigh H
We also have the staff Marauder of the Month to announce. You voted and the results are in! We want to recognize our lunch monitor and print center super star, Mrs Brooke, as our Marauder of the Month!! Without Mrs Brooke’s sweet nature and endless patience, the cafeteria would be a much more chaotic and unpleasant place to be. She has a smile and a kind word for every student and is able to withstand noise that would make a death metal band complain that it’s too loud. Thank you Mrs Brooke for everything that you do to make our school a better place!!
And now it’s time for the best time of the week, Ms. Holley’s Chuckle Time:
Question: What did the big flower say to the little flower?
Answer: “You’re really growing Bud!”.
Have a fantastic Friday everybody! It looks like today is a great day to have a great day!!