Overland Park Elementary bulldogs are a great group of students, staff, and parents! We work hard to support students at all levels.
Overland Park Elementary has been serving the families in historic Overland Park for over 130 years. We have recently moved into a beautiful new facility which is our seventh building in that long history. We proudly serve the families of downtown OP. We are honored to have three and four generation families who have lived and learned in this community for several years. In addition, we welcome ma
02/27/2026
This week the Belonging club welcomed a local attorney and author, Crystal Ellison, who wrote a book about a young girl learning to overcome bullying through positive affirmations and kindness. If you want to hear more about her story, you can visit this article by The Kansas City Star - https://amp.kansascity.com/news/local/article314306435.html
More Lunar New Year celebrations from Ms. Joanie! Here we see a Lion Dance, which is performed to ward off evil spirits and ushering towards good fortune and prosperity 🧧
02/20/2026
Earlier this month Bulldogs competed in Mathletics Regionals at Pawnee Elementary. 6th graders Johnathan Gallegos, Manar Kiwan, and Simon Koppenhaver tied for 1st place with Pawnee. They will be competing at the finals next month at the Center for Academic Achievement. 4th graders Maddie Hinton, Grace Carter, and Vivian Huston placed 3rd!
We are so proud of everyone who competed!
Ms. Joanie is Vietnamese and celebrates Lunar New Year - listen to her share details about the holiday traditions! 🧧
02/19/2026
Earlier this month we had Literacy Night! Our OPE Bulldogs showed up and engaged in several activities. We even had a read aloud from our town mayor !
Turn your sound up to hear how these 5th graders are demonstrating entrepreneurial skills - don’t forget to turn your volume back down after 😉 Go Bulldogs!
01/25/2026
🚨 WEATHER UPDATE: Due to expected refreezing and black ice, Monday, January 26, 2026 will be a Plan A Day. All Shawnee Mission School District schools and facilities will be closed including YMCA and JCPRD Daycare.
🚨 Debido a la previsión de nuevas heladas y hielo negro, el lunes 26 de enero de 2026 será un día de Plan A. Todas las escuelas e instalaciones del Distrito Escolar de Shawnee Mission permanecerán cerradas, incluyendo la YMCA y la guardería JCPRD.
Get ready 📚
12/02/2025
🚨 Debido al mal tiempo, martes el 2 de diciembre será un día de Plan C. Las escuelas públicas de Shawnee Mission seguirán un inicio retrasado de dos horas. Todos los horarios de inicio de clases y los horarios de recogida de autobuses por la mañana se retrasarán dos horas.
Puede encontrar información adicional sobre los procedimientos meteorológicos de SMSD en: https://www.smsd.org/families/weather.
12/02/2025
🚨 WEATHER ALERT: Due to inclement weather, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 will be a Plan C day. Shawnee Mission Public Schools will follow a Two-Hour Delayed start. All school start times and morning bus pick-up times will be delayed by two hours.
Additional information about SMSD’s weather procedures can be found at https://www.smsd.org/families/weather.