You Can Clearly See the Progress

The windows have been installed in the 2nd floor classrooms and they have started installing the windows on the lower level as well. Shaw's of Okoboji will begin primering and painting the concrete block walls of the addition next week.

FFA Week February 20-26

Elementary students participated in a coloring contest in recognition of FFA week. Thank you to Rich Martin, FFA advisor, and his students for including the elementary students in their week of activities.

2nd Floor Classrooms are Starting to Take Shape

Pictured here is the teacher work space that will separate 2 classrooms on the 2nd floor. Within this work space for 2 teachers will be storage, a countertop work area with teacher phone and computer. This workspace will have windows and will be completed with drywall and paint.

As you can see from this picture, the walls have drywall installed in the upstairs hallway. Windows will also be installed throughout the hallway. These windows will be reused from the existing kindergarten hallway downstairs.

The 2nd floor starts to take shape!

This picture shows the top landing of the stairs. From this landing, students and staff will travel downstairs and you can also see the door frame where students will enter into the classroom furthest to the west. Masons will be finishing their work this week with the concrete block walls on the 2nd floor. 

To the Top They Must Go!

On Wednesday, January 19th, a crane lifted all of our air handling units onto the roof of our addition. There were 13 units added to the roof to meet the air handling needs of the approximately 10,000 square feet of new space. The bricklayers completed the exterior brick last week and have moved indoors to the 2nd floor and are laying block for the upstairs classroom walls.

The 2nd Floor Concrete is Finished!

On Thursday, January 13th, 7 cement trucks were pumped into the 2nd level of our addition as they poured and finished the concrete floor. Bricklayers will be finishing the outside brick work this week and starting the block walls on the 2nd level.

Okoboji Preschool Students Enjoy their new iPod Touch

Okoboji Elementary preschool students each received an iPod touch when they returned from Winter Break. Our preschool classrooms are enjoying a 1:1 learning environment. Preschool staff are demonstrating and teaching their students the proper care for the devices as they begin their first day back from break.

Preschool students have also had the opportunity to explore with the new devices as they try some of the new apps that were preloaded for the students. The apps were selected by the preschool teachers to provide new and extended learning opportunities as they follow their lesson plans and prepared activities.