Okaw Valley Elementary School

Parents please take a couple of minutes and complete the 5 Essentials Parent Survey. Links to the survey can be found under Explore on any school page or you can follow the link ...

Yankee Candle orders were due on Monday the 30th. If parents still have orders to please have them turned in by Friday, October 4th. Thank you!

OVES wearing blue to support all those impacted by the accident in Sullivan on Friday.

Online registration is open. The fee schedule has been updated as of July 15, 2019. If you paid for the 2019-20 school year fees using JetPay online prior to July 15 there may b...

School Registration is Thursday, Aug 1 in Bethany at the high school from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Or you can go to Findlay on Fri, Aug 2 between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm at the Middle Sc...

On Tuesday, elementary students took part in a Maker Day in the gym. This was a time of open-ended learning using various manipulatives in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,...

Follow this link for all the photos from 2019 Family Math Night. We had a great turnout with many families participating. Our theme was Food Trucks. We also had winners from ou...

Okaw Valley Elementary students set a goal to create 500 valentines for Rep. John Shimkus' Valentines for Heroes program. In just a few short days (due to no school cold days), OVE...

You can find the monthly lunch menu for your school by clicking explore and then the documents circle. The daily menus can be found by clicking explore and then the dining circle...

Mrs. Sawyer's class built houses out of paper and then tested to see how strong they were.

The Bethany & Findlay Fire Protection Districts teamed up today to kick off Fire Safety Week at OVES. Thank you to the men and women who volunteer their time to come and teach ou...

Many OVES students participated in the cross country Extra Mile. Looks like this bunch enjoys running! Great job everyone and thanks for hosting Coach Baker and cross country team.

Enjoying the cool weather, Mrs. Stollard's Class went outdoors to go on a Noun Hunt! #2ndGradeRocks

The Gold Star 500 is a four-day, 500 mile, endurance bicycling event. The event's mission is to preserve the legacy of each Illinois Fallen Service Member. The final day of the ...

Grandparents visited students at OVES to play "old time" games like pick up sticks, jacks, connect four, Yahtzee, Twister, tic tac toe and a newer game, 9 Square in the Air. Ever...

Mrs. Jones is ALWAYS looking for new, creative, fun games and activities for students in PE. Here's a game that is a bit like hopscotch with a little "Rock, Paper, Scissors" thro...

Mrs. Stollard's 2nd grade did a candy melting science lab. Ask them what they learned! I wonder if they got to eat any of the candy! Sounds like a YUMMY experiment.

Mrs. Sawyer's 2nd grade class worked on science experiments to answer the question, Why are toys made of plastic? Looks like lots of fun learning happening in Mrs. Sawyer's class...