2nd Grade Birthday Calendars
The 2nd Grade Community Birthday Calendars are hot off the press and will soon be coming your way! The 2nd graders will soon be selling their community birthday calendars that feature the 2nd graders' original artwork. The cost of each . . .
Kindergarten Fun
Here are a couple of fun things kindergarten has been up to this fall. We observed what would happen if we combined water and baking soda in the right environment (an empty bottle). The result: the pumpkin-faced balloon blew itself up! . . .
4th Grade Shows Veteran Appreciation
4th grade showed their appreciation to Veterans for Veterans Day. Each student wrote a letter to a Veteran to get to know more about them. Ms. Ebeling
Lexia LETRS
There is a lot of buzz in the education world about the “Science of Reading”. We are very fortunate here at Diller-Odell to be able to be a part of Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, . . .
Rett Syndrome Awareness Day
Students at the Elementary celebrated Rett Syndrome Awareness Day by wearing purple on October 23rd! What is Rett Syndrome? Watch this video created by 2 Diller-Odell students to find out! . . .
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Pioneer Days for 4th Grade
The 4th graders were thinking like pioneers on their recent field trip to the Homestead National Historical Park and the Filley Stone Barn for Pioneer Days. They created their own corn husk dolls, dipped candles, quilted, learned about . . .
Preschool to the Beatrice Fire Station
Our Diller-Odell Preschool class had an exciting field trip to the Beatrice Fire Station! The day was filled with learning and laughter as we explored the important work that firefighters do. . . .
What's Happening in First Grade
We’re thrilled to share that our first graders have successfully filled their chart after weeks of hard work and dedication! To celebrate this fantastic accomplishment, the students enjoyed a well-deserved trip to the park! The . . .
2nd Grade Community Birthday Calendars
The 2nd grade class is starting to think about creating their 2025 Community Birthday Calendars. Anyone who is part of our communities and/or school is welcome to put his/her birthday on the calendar. Please message your birthday/s to Mrs. . . .
Third Grade Homecoming Dress-Up
Third grade had a blast dressing up for homecoming week and supporting all their favorite high school athletes. Mrs. Heble
2nd Grade Homecoming Activities
The 2nd grade class showed their school spirit by participating in the Homecoming Dress Up Days. They also enjoyed having some of the high school students come to the Elementary for the Homecoming Pep Rally. Go Griffins! Mrs. Hynek
Preschool Happenings
The Diller-Odell Preschool class has been engaged in exciting learning activities recently. Our focus has been on developing foundational writing skills, with an emphasis on recognizing and writing the letters in their names. Additionally, we . . .
HELLO FROM MR. DENNER’S TITLE I CLASS!!
The school year is off to a wonderful start. Beginning of the year testing is now all finished and Title I is in full swing. It’s great to be here at school with the students that we have at Diller-Odell. I’m pleased to see the . . .
Griffin Art News
Greetings Griffin Nation! I have to start with a BIG THANK YOU to Robin and Larry Stanoshek for the donation of a pottery wheel and kiln along with a plethora of ceramic supplies to add to our Art Program. . . .
Kindergarten Buddies
The kindergartners spent some time in the afternoon with their 6th-grade buddies. The groups had fun reading silly Pete the Cat books together. Both classes are looking forward to more activities with their buddies in the future.
MAP Reading Fluency Screener for K-3 Students-August 22nd
Welcome back to school. Back to school means fall testing. The first test we will administer on August 22nd is the NWEA MAP Reading Fluency screener for our K-3 students. This screener . . .
GREETINGS FROM MR. DENNER’S TITLE I CLASS!!
It’s hard to believe it, but we’re almost to Spring and that means we’re about to the end of the 3 rd quarter of the school year. Here at school, we are staying busy working on skill-building and continuing growth . . .