For the year, Washington School has a collective attendance percentage of 94.6%. This means that our students average about 4 absences for the year. If your child is missing more than four days of school to this point in the year, they are at-risk for falling behind their peers. When students miss school, they miss instruction, they miss feedback, they miss opportunities to collaborate and work on activities. When students experience those losses it can potentially build into anxiety. Anxiety about the work piling up, social shifts. Additionally, students who are chronically absent are at higher risk of falling behind, scoring lower on standardized tests and even dropping out.

For the month of April, Washington School has a collective attendance percentage of 93.8%, which was up down 1.2% from March.

We want your kids at school everyday!

Online registration is open for the 2024-2025 school year now! Click on the link for more information.

We highly encourage you to take advantage of online registration. For many students you can register them completely online.

In person registration is scheduled for July 30th from 12-6:00 at Lincoln School.

If you have physicals or medical records for students entering Kindergarten, 2nd grade, or 6th grade those can be turned into Nurse Jordan starting now!

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, any homeless child shall be immediately admitted, even if the child’s parent/guardian is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment. A homeless child may attend the District school that the child attended when permanently housed or in which the child was last enrolled. A home child living in any District school’s attendance area may attend that school. The child shall have access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children, including a public preschool education. Please contact Kelly Legrenzi, homeless liaison for the Oglesby Public School District for additional information about homeless issues.

Important Notice to Parents (Spring 2024)
Parents are advised that all children must have their immunizations, physicals, vision exams and dental exams up-to-date prior to starting school in August 2024.  No students will be allowed to enter school if their medical records are not in compliance with state law.  Remember to schedule your appointments early in the summer and hand in all your forms at registration.
Dental exams are required for students entering Kindergarten, Second, and Sixth grade.
Students entering Preschool for the first time need a school physical, updated immunizations, and a lead test.  If it is your second year in preschool you will not need an updated physical. 
Preschool children age 24-59 months must show proof of receiving one dose of Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine and one dose of the Hib vaccine if they have not already received their primary series.
Kindergarten students need a school physical, dental exam, vision exam, and updated immunizations.  Kindergarten students will also need a lead test, if there is not one on file from preschool.   
Sixth grade students need a school physical and updated immunization record.  This physical will also be accepted as a sport physical.  Students entering 6th grade must show proof of having received a Tdap vaccine, and one dose of Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine (on or after the 11th birthday).
Sport physicals are required for the students entering into 5th, 7th, and 8th grades if they want to participate in sports.  
Refer to our website www.ops125.net for more information.

• 6th Grade: Vincent Wren

• 7th Grade: Sienna Combs

• 8th Grade: Salazar Carter

Congratulations to our students of the month! These individuals were selected by the staff for their exceptional attitudes and behaviors within the school! They were treated to a special lunch to show our appreciation for their efforts.

May Lunch Menu

May Activity Calendar

As a reminder school breakfast and lunch are free for all students.

Congratulations to our students, Mayla Schmitt, Faith Leopold, Addison Quiles, and Makinley Torres, who were just interviewed by judges for their history fair projects in Springfield.