Garfield Elementary School

In this most recent edition of Spotlight on Success; LP Brown draws big crowd at ‘Books Before Bed’ family night, Garfield students explore computer programming during ‘Hour of Code’, Visual Arts Program inspires young artists, School board honors Classified School Employees of the Year and much more!

Every January school districts across the state and nation honor their board of directors during School Board Recognition Month.

Ozobots, robots and algorithms, oh my! Garfield Elementary students learned about all of this and more as they delved into the world of computer programming during the school’s first-ever “Hour of Code” event.

A cold winter’s night didn’t prevent more than 160 people, many of them students dressed in comfy pajamas and carrying their favorite stuffed animals, from enjoying a “Books Before Bed” family night at LP Brown Elementary School.

Marshall Middle School and McLane Elementary School have each been recognized as a 2018 School of Distinction. The award is presented annually to the top 5 percent of schools statewide that have made sustained improvement over the past five years in English language arts and math.

The Olympia School District recently began offering text-messaging communications to our families. This was via an opt-in text that was auto-generated by SchoolMessenger and went to all families that have cell phone contact information entered into Skyward Family Access.

Congratulations to three Olympia School District employees selected to receive this year’s Olympia School District Classified School Employee of the Year award. The employees learned of the honor during surprise announcements at impromptu morning staff meetings. The news was greeted with applause, standing ovations and hugs.

We are pleased to share our Annual Report, featuring highlights of the past year from throughout the Olympia School District.