December 15, 2019
No school due to weather Monday December 16.
October 28, 2019
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 ...
October 2, 2019
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!
September 30, 2019
OVES wearing blue to support all those impacted by the accident in Sullivan on Friday.
July 31, 2019
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...
July 30, 2019
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...
April 17, 2019
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,...
April 1, 2019
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...
February 6, 2019
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...
November 13, 2018
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...
October 12, 2018
Mrs. Sawyer's class built houses out of paper and then tested to see how strong they were.
October 10, 2018
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...
October 3, 2018
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.
September 27, 2018
Enjoying the cool weather, Mrs. Stollard's Class went outdoors to go on a Noun Hunt! #2ndGradeRocks
September 26, 2018
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 ...
September 22, 2018
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...
September 22, 2018
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...
September 22, 2018
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.