THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER
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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE
Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts
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SPOTLIGHT ON ELECTIVES AT OAK:
This week in Mr. Schiele's Computer Science and Engineering class, students finalized their graphic design posters. All students have been introduced to the fundamentals of design including line, shape, form, texture and balance. Over the course of two and a half weeks, 7th and 8th grade students have created multiple iterations of 3 elements (an object, a place, and a person) and combined them into one crest for an "ODE to.." poster. They recently added a custom background shape and typography to tie it all together. Next up , 3D design with CAD software!
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In Mrs. VanderLInden's Visual art class, students have been working on creating ink designs with both negative and positive space.
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Congratulations to Jessica Torres, winner of the Lion's Club Peace Poster contest. We had many Oak students who contributed artwork for this contest. Honorable mention goes out to : Megan Jun, Kailee Yu, and Sara Gielow.
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Sixth grade students in the wheel have the opportunity to try out several of our electives. In music, students work with Mrs. Reynolds to learn to play the ukulele.
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Orchestra students study instrumental music under the direction of Mr. Harrell. You should hear them play!
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Vocal music practices to sing AND dance. Under the direction of Mr. Mizuki, students learn to sight sing music, master difficult choreography, and sing our favorite tunes.
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Drama students, under the direction of Dr. Arias, learn to act, memorize scripts, and practice stage directions. Check out some of the upcoming performances.
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DID YOU KNOW... The end of the first reporting period is on September 21st? What does this mean? Students will be getting progress reports to take home at the end of NEXT week. Progress reports show parents and students grades at the end of the six weeks. These grades are NOT recorded on a report card or transcript but are used to let YOU know how you are doing. CHECK YOUR AERIES AND MAKE SURE ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE TURNED IN!! Our intervention team will be reviewing ALL student grades and inviting students to attend morning intervention classes to bring up grades.
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DID YOU KNOW... We have GREAT opportunities for parents to volunteer at Oak.
HELP OAK DRAMATIC ARTS BUILD THEIR SETS AND COSTUME THEIR FALL PLAY
CALLING ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND SEAMSTRESSES
Oak Dramatic Arts is preparing for our fall mainstage production,
Antigone Now
, a modern take on the Greek tragedy by Sophocles. We are currently looking for parents and friends of Oak to support Drama by donating time and expertise building sets, enhancing costumes, and supporting the hospitality venue the two evenings of the performance. There will be two dress rehearsals after school, and two performances October 9 & 10 at 7pm in the MPR. The set design is simple using wood pallets hammered together and placed on rollers, the construction of a small stage bed, and a few other smaller pieces. If anyone has access to 3-4 old window frames that would also be useful for our design. Regarding costumes, we can use some sewing folks to help enhance garments being used for the production. The sooner the sets are built and costumes are created, students can delve deeper into the characters they will portray on stage. Thank you in advance for supporting Oak Dramatic Arts by offering your services. If you can help please email Dr. Arias at
earias@losal.org
or notify Mrs. Tomi in the front office with your email and phone information.
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DID YOU KNOW.. Our Oak student and staff joined the ALS walk on Saturday? A giant thank you to all the students and staff who came out to support the Pennick Pack. Oak Lions you really ROAR!
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DID YOU KNOW.... Reflections is now here! PTA Reflections would like to know who are your "heroes Around Me". Our Oak pride is full of creative students and this is an opportunity for them to share with our community and beyond. Reflections is a national art recognition and achievement program for K-12 students which allows students to find outlets in dance choreography, film production, literature, music competition, photography, and visual arts. There will be an art showcase in the Spring displaying all the entries for Los Alamitos. The deadline for submissions is October 19th in the main office. Entry forms must be completed and turned in with the student's project. If you have questions or your student would like to borrow art supplies, please contact our Reflections Chairperson, Michelle Williams,
click here To access the application
find application here by clicking
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DID YOU KNOW...
The Los Alamitos Recreation & Community Services Department invites you, your friends, and family to join in on the Race on the Base - Los Alamitos Unified
School District Race Challenge. Get a $5 discount by using your own school code and earn credit towards your school. The code can be used by any student, faculty, friend or family member. PLEASE JOIN US FOR TEAM OAK RACE ON THE BASE!
The school with the most race entries by their school code receives:
1)
The winning school name on a traveling championship belt
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A popsicle party for the whole school
3)
$500 towards your school!
Register at
www.raceonthebase.com
. Early bird registration deadline is September 30, 2018. Register before the price increase! See attached flyer for details and school code.
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DID YOU KNOW... You can celebrate a birthday while helping our Oak Middle School Scholarship Club raise money for the McKenna Claire foundation that supports research for Pediatric Cancer?If you would like to post a birthday on our marquee, please click the link and fill out the paperwork.
Celebrate Birthdays at Oak
click here to print the birthday form
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DID YOU KNOW.... Every Friday is Spirit Day at Oak? Please wear your favorite Oak Tee or show your school pride by dressing in our school colors: Blue and Yellow.
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HEAR US ROAR!
Erin Kominsky
Principal, Oak Middle School
ekominsky@losal.org
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?
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MONDAY (9/17)
Modeling Monday in Math for all students 6-8
TUESDAY
(
9/18):
PTA executive board meeting 8:00 a.m. conference room
PTA general session meeting 9:00 a.m. teacher's lounge
ALL ARE WELCOME!
ONE LUNCH TODAY FOR ALL STUDENTS: 12:00
(one lunch allows our staff to meet together as a team, please note lunch
lines may be long)
WEDNESDAY
(
9/19):
Modified Wednesday 2:00 dismissal for period 7
THURSDAY (9/20):
School Site Council meeting today at 3:30 in the Media Center
FRIDAY (9/21):
Show your school spirit today!
End of reporting period
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PTA MEETING THIS WEEK! TUESDAY, 9/18 9:00 GENERAL MEETING. ALL ARE INVITED.
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Parents we need YOU to join PTA. Our goal is 100% membership for Oak Middle School. Please JOIN TODAY!
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Did You Know...?
Oak Families helped Oak PTA raise over $1500 last year by doing these 4 things!!
BoxTops
- Save, clip & turn in your BoxTops to the Main Office before the end of September!
Office Depot
– When you shop for supplies at Office Depot on Katella, tell them you are from Oak Middle School and they will donate 5% of your total to our school!
Ameci's Pizza
- Our local Los Al shop gives Oak $$ back if you to cut out the
AMECI CARES ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS
icon on the pizza boxes and turn them in to the Office!
Ralph's Grocer
- Follow these instructions to get your Ralph's card linked up to save for Oak!
1. Go to www.ralphs.com.
2. Click on Community > Community Rewards (Top center menu).
3. Scroll down the page to Participant >Enroll now
4. If you already have an account, click Sign In.
5. If you are new to Ralphs.com and need to create an account, click on Register (Top right Corner)
6. Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-660-9003 to get your REWARDS card number.
7. Once you are logged in, go to My Account (Top right Corner) scroll down to Community Rewards to Find Your Organization and search for
OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA (or our number 81838)
8. Under Select Your Organization, select the button next to OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA
9. Click the Save Changes button to save your selection.
10. The City School will appear at the bottom of your Ralphs receipts. Double check the next time you go to the store.
Thank you families for supporting Oak and our PTA!
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Oak Middle School PTA Board 2018-2019
Parliamentarian- Will be appointed
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Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!
Oak spirit wear is availbable for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.
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