THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

October 21, 2018

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts Extraordinary Experiences for Everyone Every Day SPOTLIGHT ON ACTIVITIES: ASTRONOMY NIGHT Eighth grade students attended Astronomy Night as a culminating activity to their exploration of Space. Students and their families were delighted to look through some very cool telescopes to see Mars, Saturn, our moon and even a Nebula. The skies were clear and a great time was had by all. Special thanks to our science team Mr. Beck and Mrs. Moushon, our wonderful PTA for refreshments and the Seal Beach Astronomy club.

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR STUDENT LOUNGE EXPRESSIONS: Under the direction of our campus Security Mrs. Sicola Elliot, our student lounge is now OPEN . Students can come to the lounge during lunch to have a "cool" place to hang out , play a game of scrabble or build a puzzle as a community activity. We are so excited to see our students engaging and interacting with each other.

SPOTLIGHT ON TEAM BUILDING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Students in Mrs. Velasco's PE class had an opportunity to work together in a team building activity. Students had to transport a "hula hoop" while keeping their hands linked together.

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW.... ALL sixth grade students will participate in our very first Sixth Grade Summit OAK C.A.R.E.S. We are excited to work with Embassy Consultants and LAEF to launch this activity for our students. Our goal is to help develop Compassion, Action, Responsibility, Empathy and Support for all students in the Oak community. All sixth graders will be receiving a FREE Summit Tee shirt on Monday. Please stop by the main quad to pick up your shirt.

DID YOU KNOW... STEP IT UP ACTIVITY IS THIS WEEK? Students will be receiving their prizes and morning of fun on October 23rd. 9:45 grade 6, 11:15 grades 7/8. Please click here to sign up

DID YOU KNOW... VETERAN'S DAY IS COMING TO OAK On Friday, November 9th at 9:30 a.m. We are now gathering names for participants and we want YOU! Please call our school office or send an email to ekominsky@losal.org to sign up. This is a very special day for all of us at Oak. We would love to see you there.

DID YOU KNOW.. Candy for the Troops!                                         Calling all Trick-or-Treaters!! We need your leftover Halloween candy! The Bantle Family is collecting Halloween candy, Letters, and Pictures for our men and women serving in the Armed Forces. All of your candy and letter donations will be delivered to Operation Gratitude . They will sort and ship the goodies to our troops serving all over the world.  Tubs will be set out in front of the Main Office for 3 days only starting on Thursday, November 1 st through Monday, November 5 th . We would also like to encourage everyone to draw pictures or write letters/cards to the troops. These will be included in their care packages.  Letter writing tips can be found at www.operationgratitude.com .

DID YOU KNOW... Mr. Main is coordinating another New York/DC trip for our 8th grade students this Spring Break? November 1st is the deadline for the $99 deposit to secure a place on the trip.

DID YOU KNOW... Registration is now open for the Young American’s 3-Day Performing Arts Workshop Presented by LAEF!   Sign up now at  www.LAEF4kids.org/Young-Americans ! Calling all 3rd-12th grade students to the Stage! The Young Americans Program aims to train young people in performance (no prior experience necessary!), strengthen character and develop self-esteem, self-worth and self-discipline.   Friday, January 25 from 3:30-8 pm at McAuliffe Middle School Saturday, January 26 from 7:45 am to 5:30 pm at McAuliffe Middle School Sunday, January 27 from 1:00-7 pm at McGaugh Elementary’s Auditorium   Details can be found at  www.LAEF4kids.org/Young-Americans .   Registration Cost: $120 which includes a t-shirt AND footage of Act 2 of Sunday’s performance. Multi-student discounts are available – 10% off the 2 nd  child and 15% off any child thereafter. Scholarships are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Tickets will be sold for Sunday, January 27th's performance by the Young Americans during the workshop & 30 minutes prior to the performance. Questions? Email  info@LAEF4kids.org  or call 562-799-4700 Ext. 80424.

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DID YOU KNOW.... Dine Out for Oak Choir! Support Oak Choir program on Wednesday, October 24th at the BRAND NEW Wahoo's on Los Alamitos Blvd! Oak Choir will receive 20% of all food and beverages dine in or take out all day!  You must present the flyer when ordering. To print the flyer click here

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 2)       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.

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

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.

HEAR US ROAR! Erin Kominsky Principal, Oak Middle School ekominsky@losal.org

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

RED RIBBON WEEK IS THIS WEEK: JOIN US FOR OUR CAMPAIGN TO "JUST SAY NO" TO DRUGS. MONDAY (10/22) SIXTH GRADE SUMMIT: OAK C.A.R.ES. 8:40-3:00 Red Ribbon Week: Team up against drugs, wear your favorite team jersey. TUESDAY  (10/23):  Step it Up Fundraiser prize and fun day*. 9:45-11:15 Grade 6 11:15-12:45 Grades 7/8 Red Ribbon week activity: Too Bright for Drugs. Wear Neon, JOIN US FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TONIGHT AS OAK WILL BE PRESENTING AND CELEBRATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 6:30 P.M.  WEDNESDAY ( 10/24): Modified Day dismissal at 2:00 Red Ribbon Week Activity: Make Oak the happiest place on earth, Disney attire Hula Hoop games at lunch Choir rehearsal at McGaugh at 2:00 THURSDAY (10/25): Red Ribbon Activities: Twin day...dress the same as many as your friends more voices that say "no". Musical chairs at lunch Lion Pride award lunch by invitation: grade 7 Choir Performance tonight 7:00 p.m. McGaugh Auditorium FRIDAY (10/26): Red Ribbon Activity: Wear Red today! Choir performance tonight 7:00 p.m. McGaugh auditorium SATURDAY (10/27): Choir performs at McGaugh auditorium 7:00 p.m.

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Parents we need YOU to join PTA. Our goal is 100% membership for Oak Middle School. Please JOIN TODAY! 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!

Oak Middle School PTA Board 2018-2019  President- Marita Frank- marita.frank@gmail.com Executive Vice President- Monica Graham- cmograham@hotmail.com Treasurer- Krista Jameson- mskristaj@yahoo.com VP Ways & Means- Marci Ferguson- baenam@msn.com VP Parent Ed- Viki Bragg- vlw24@aol.com VP Legislation- Allison Mohanna- Alison.mohanna@gmail.com VP Membership- Cindy Welch- jcjwelch@gmail.com Financial Secretary- Kahmissa Steenhousen- ksteenhausen@gmail.com Recording Secretary- Christy Croce- croce@mail.com Historian- Rebecca Brazier- rebeccabrazier@yahoo.com Parliamentarian- Jodee Flint flintfuller@

Purchase Oak Spirit click here On-line  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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