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This is a reminder that today, December 19th, Tuesday dismissal times are as follows:
- Grades K-6: 2:20 PM
- Grades 7-8: 3:10 PM
We kindly request that you share this information to remind parents to be available to get their students off the bus.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Ottawa Elementary School District 141 is launching a new website this weekend! Make sure to check it out!
![new website](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/6430586/large_new-website.png)
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On Friday, December 1, our Friendly City Sound students performed at Pleasant View Nursing Home, and at Freezing for a Reason. They did an outstanding job!
![FCS and SMS Choir](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/6289474/large_FCS_1.jpg)
![FCS at Pleasant View](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/6289476/large_FCS_2.jpg)
![FCS at the radio station](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/6289478/large_FCS_5.jpg)
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Fourth-grade students used starbursts to do a hands-on activity with the rock cycle. They changed their starburst sediments into sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic ‘rocks’.
![students with starburst](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/5623127/large_y30A2s-QItfPag7qai7GjA.jpeg)
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Congratulations to Ashley Culjan on being chosen as the next recipient of the Kids First Award! Thank you for all you do for our students!
![Ashley Culjan holding a blue ribbon and smiling with other school officials](https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ottawa_esd_141_ar/live_feed_image/image/5387465/large_hPuEAaEANeV_HmaOm61iNA.jpeg)