Winners!!

Ola Students did it Again!

This school has some amazing artists.  Every year Idaho Power holds a poster contest to encourage electrical safety and energy awareness.  Out of 2,000 entries, Ulysses and Riley won first in their categories for our service area.  Hailey and Allie won runner-up in their categories.

The Ola Library will be closed until January 6th due to the holiday season.  There will be no late fines during this period.  If there is anyone who really needs our services please contact Judie McCaulou.  

Thank you,  Mrs. Close

Community Christmas Program

Please come to the Ola School and Community Christmas Program.

December 17th at 7:00pm

There will be great entertainment and a visit from Santa!

Halloween Parade

We had Halloween on a Monday this year so we had the Halloween Parade on Halloween! The categories for the pumpkin carving and decorating were: most creative, most ghoulish, most traditional, silliest, and most colorful. Uncle Robert, created by Hailey, won the most creative, and that was a pumpkin that had bars carved into it and inside there was a little pumpkin that was in jail. Meta Jack, Riley's pumpkin, won the most ghoulish, which is a jack o'lantern with another jack o'lantern carved inside his eye.  The most traditional was Da Big Cheese, Hannah's pumpkin, it had jack o'lantern look. The most colorful was Rose, by Roslyn, which was a Mummy with red eyes. The silliest was Harry Corn by Sammy. Harry Corn had a horn, pipe cleaner for hair , white eyes, and a red nose.

In the costume categories there were: most original, silliest, scariest, and overall. 

The silliest award went to Parasol Lady. "She" was Ulysses who was dressed up as a girl. The scariest costume was AJ's. He was a zombie skeleton. The most original was a space unicorn by Hannah! She had a cardboard box for a helmet, her unicorn horn stuck out of it, and a green and white tail. She wore a purple space suit. The overall for the preschool category was Hadley. She was wearing all black with a black mask and was dressed up as a bat. The overall for the older kids was a cereal killer by Abby. She had cereal boxes taped on her blood stained apron, that had knives stuck in them.

If you took any pictures from the parade please send them to adavis@isd221.net.

Breaking News!

Last May, the Squaw Creek Soil Conservation District held an art contest. The themes were "We All Need Trees." The Ola School got 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 2 honorable mentions.

Breaking News! 
Hailey Blake won Division. Now her poster gets to go into Idaho State competition. If she makes it there, she will go into Nationals.

Scratch for Schools

On October 12, the PTO of the Ola School went to Caldwell for the annual Scratch for Schools event. They won $149.00.  465 schools attended the program. If you would like to see the pictures of our parents and teachers scratching the lottery tickets, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/idaholottery/albums

Jalapeno Peppers

Mrs. Davis has a bunch of Jalapeno Peppers for anybody who wants them. Call to make arrangements and she will bring them to the Ola School. Her phone number is 208-861-7009 . 

Volcanic Farms

Come to Volcanic Farms!

 They are selling red and Yukon Gold potatoes. The price is 16 dollars for a 40 pound bag. 

Editor of the Week

Hi, my name is Hailey. I will be Editor of the Week. If you have any news, please contact us at squawcreeknews@isd221.net

Meeting in Sweet

THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY MEETING TONIGHT OCTOBER 13, 2016 @ 7PM @ THE TRIANGLE RESTAURANT IN SWEET.  SENATOR THAYNE DISTRICT 8 SENATOR WILL BE SPEAKING FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN HEARING.

My name is Logan. I'm in 5th grade. I'm Editor of the Week.
If you have news send it to squawcreeknews@isd221.net

Editor of the Week

My name is Ulysses and I am your Editor of the Week. 

Please send all your news to me at squawcreeknews@isd221.net

Editor of the Week

Hi, my name is Riley.  I am in 5th grade. I will be the editor of the week.

 An interesting topic we are learning about this week is Mayan structures. We are going to build Mayan temples this week.

Ola Reunion

       Please come to the Ola Reunion on Sunday the 11th.  Church services are at 10:30 A.M.  There will be country gospel music. The people playing music are Paul Loree, Gloria Sutton, Bob Lucas and Judie McCaulou. Church services will begin at 11:00.  At 12:00 there will be a picture taken on the front step. Potluck Dinner will follow at the Ola Community Hall.  

Hi! I'm Abby Foruria and I'm in 5th grade. I will be the editor this week.This week at school the 5th and 6th graders are learning about ancient civilization in Social Studies. The tribes that we are learning about are the Olmecs, Teohihuacanans, and the Mayans. My favorite tribe is the Olmec. They disappeared and all their cities were destroyed but there was no sign of a battle or invasion. They also carved huge heads out of rock.The heads were the only thing that was not destroyed because they were about ten feet tall.

Welcome Back!!!

                                      We are back in school and ready for another school year!!!

                  My name is Hannah Poole. I'm in 6th Grade and I will be the Editor of the Week!!

Calendar Photos Needed!

  AUGUST 19TH  

DEADLINE FOR 2017 CALENDAR PICTURES

 Gloria Sutton needs any pictures anyone has for consideration for the 2017 calendar emailed to (gsutton44@hotmail.com) or snail mailed to  (Gloria Sutton -  P.O. Box 25 -  Ola Id 83657) on a CD by next Fri, Aug. 19th.

 The pictures need to be in digital format.  The pictures do not need to have been taken just this last year, but do need to be of the upper country as that is our theme for the yearly calendar.  Thanks.😊

It's that time of year again....

School will be starting soon! 

Here are the Ola School Supply Lists for students.  If you have any questions or need any help with the supplies, please call Mrs. Davis at 861-7009.

Registration for all new and returning students will be held during Open House on August 18th, 2016 beginning at 5:30pm.

Kindergarten

 1 dozen #2 lead pencils
 Box of crayons, 16 or fewer
 White school glue, 1- 8 oz. or 2- 4oz. bottles (orange cap recommended)
 4 large glue sticks
 Large pink eraser
 Pair of quality pointed scissors(Fiskar-type recommended)
 2 Large boxes of facial tissues
 Set of large water-based felt markers (2 if possible)
 1 1” binder with clearview front for yearbook
 2 folders with pockets and brad fasteners
 1 package of 250 paper plates
 School box


Grades 1-3

 2 dozen #2 lead pencils
 Box of crayons
 White school glue, 1 -8 oz. or 2- 4oz. bottles (orange cap recommended)
 4 large glue sticks
 Large pink eraser
 Spiral notebook,  70-100 pages, wide ruled
 Pair of quality pointed scissors(Fiskar-type recommended)
 3 Large boxes of facial tissues
 Set of large water-based felt markers (2 if possible)
 2 1” binder with clearview front
 2 bags of pencil cap erasers
 3 folders with pockets and brad fasteners
 1 package of 250 paper plates
 School box

Grades 4-6
 2 dozen #2 lead pencils
 Box of crayons
 White school glue, 1 -8 oz. or 2- 4oz. bottles (orange cap recommended)
 4 large glue sticks
 Large pink eraser
 2 Spiral or wireless notebooks,150+ pages, wide ruled
 4 Spiral or wireless notebooks 70+ pages, wide-ruled
 1 smaller spiral to be used for assignment agenda (5” by 8”)
 Pair of quality pointed scissors (Fiskar-type recommended)
 Box of colored pencils
 3 Large boxes of facial tissues
 Set of large or small water-based felt markers (2 if possible)
 3 1” binders, 1 with clearviewfront for yearbook
 2 bags of pencil cap erasers
 3 folders with pockets and brad fasteners
 1 package of 250 paper plates
 School box

Optional Donations

o Variety colored copy paper

(bright)

o Variety colored cardstock

(bright)

o 1 ream 20# bond copy paper

(white)

o 1 box Ziploc bags (gallon or

quart)

o $5.00 per student to help with

rural outreach programs such

as Fish and Game Nose-to-

Nose, Boise Art Museum,

Boise Historical Museum

presentations.

Summer at the Library

 I would like to post a few pics from summer reading and a thanks to the Ola Inn for their generous contribution of free shakes for the top readers. 

 Thanks a bunch,  Robin

Don't forget to come out for the fair!  Lots of local kids will be 'Showin' their Stuff'!

The Ola Rough Striders Relay For Life Team  will host a Bunco Game this Saturday July 23rd at 4:PM at the Ola Hall.  Sandwiches and Cookies will be served.  The cost is $7.00 per person.  Please plan to attend for a fun evening of laughter, competition, fellowship and prizes and you will be home before dark.  This is in support of  The American Cancer Society.