Teamwork

At OLS, you will always find students working together to solve problems and get their work done.  In Mrs. Banahan's class, the third graders work in pods in their reading groups.  They work as a team to write sentences and underline the subject part.

This third grade pod shares ideas while creating their sentences.

Last week, all OLS students in grades 3-8 took the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, or ITBS tests.  These standardized tests are used by elementary schools throughout our archdiocese to assess student learning.  During testing week at OLS, the eighth graders helped their third grade buddies to fill out demographic data on the testing forms.  Teamwork made the job easier for everyone.  Thanks, 8th grade buddies!