Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful holiday break.
You are never too young, too old, or apparently too cold--- for a Kona Ice! OPES students were treated to the opportunity to buy a Kona Ice on Friday. Some opted for hot choc...
Holidays include the joy of special foods. When third grade teachers found that many students had not had the opportunity to discover the many fabulous flavors of pie, they planned...
Mrs. Amaulis Kindergarten class read Stone Soup last week, the classic story of generosity and sharing. Then students brought in a single item--- an onion, canned corn, tomatoes, o...
Who knew you could make it yourself? First graders declare that homemade beats the store! Mrs. Smith's class made real butter from heavy whipping cream by mixing the in...
Lower grade students enjoyed having lunch with parents, grandparents and other family today. Mrs. Wozniak came back from maternity leave this week. Her team in the cafeteria prepar...
Mrs. Savas and Mrs. Lowery's First Graders programmed BeeBots to race across a mat of CVC (consonant/vowel/consonant) words. Students programmed their Beebot to run one of the word...
Students shine during the Veterans Day Program Assembly. First graders, second graders, and show choir performed and shared information on Veterans Day history and importance. Pare...
You can still shop the book fair ONLINE!If you missed coming to OPES for the Scholastic Book Fair, or if you have family that would like to shop, it is not too late! The online boo...
Decatur Art Educators are hosting the first annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration in downtown Decatur, November 2, 2022 from 5-8 in conjunction with the Alabama C...
Dr. Jackson awarded this month's DCS Student of the Month for October to Eva Saban Tzip and Mason Newberry. October's character trait is optimism- hopefulness and confidence in the...
Tammie Clark, art teacher at OPES and FNES, was honored this week as the Alabama Art Educator of the Year! Mrs. Clark brings a tremendous amount of creativity, encouragement and fu...
Join us in encouraging OPES students to "Celebrate Life. Live Drug-free!" during Red Ribbon Week next week. Teachers and students will be discussing the importance of making health...
Thank you, Decatur Fire Department for coming out to teach students all about fire safety and just how cool a fire truck can be! Teachers expect they may have recruited some future...
OPES had a joyous day of 50s fun for the 50th day of school! Teachers and students wore 1950's styles. We played 50s music for morning arrival. Students in gym timed themselves to ...
Dr. Jackson held our annual Title 1 Meeting for Parents followed by an Open House to share the wonderful work our students are doing. The 5th grade drummers are reading in the back...
Thanks again to TTL, Inc., a local business that supports OPES buy supplying our AR Store with fabulous toys, gadgets and creative materials. Students take AR Test on books they ha...
Thursday night, the OPES Lil' Raiders took to the streets! A representative from each OPES class rode on the OPES float in the Decatur High School Homecoming Parade. We threw candy...
Second graders learned about the Artemis launch - NASA's biggest rocket ever from Mrs. Fisher's son, Joshua! Disappointed to find that the launch had been scrubbed, we look forward...