THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

February 9, 2020

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts SPOTLIGHT ON OUR 21 DAY GRATITUDE CHALLENGE On Monday, February 10th, Oak Middle School will launch our very first 21 day gratitude challenge. Each day, at period 4, all students and staff will stop to journal 3 gratitudes. This challenge is based on the research by Shawn Achor, a Harvard professor and lecturer who promotes happiness as the key to success. It takes 21 days to change your habits so we will begin on Monday and continue until March 16th ( we will not count weekends and holiday breaks). "A quick burst of positive emotions doesn't just broaden our cognitive capacity; it also provides a quick and powerful antidote to stress and anxiety, which in turn improves our focus and our ability to function at our best level." (Shawn Achor). Just writing down three things that you are grateful for , or that make you smile can help re-wire your brain. Please join us in this challenge at home. Follow our challenge on Twitter: @Oaklions. and now on Instagram @oaklionsroar

SPOTLIGHT ON BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A special shout out to the students in the MSWB club that have designed and presented an amazing power point presentation for all students at Oak. This power point was designed to help promote cultural sensitivity and build awareness on our campus. The club has also put historical posters throughout the campus. A special raffle is held each week for students who can find the answers hidden in the posters. This week, all students will participate in a special "jellybean" challenge.

SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING: Students in Mr. Rheume's class used their research skills to prepare "defense" and "prosecution" during an in class "Mongol trial"

OAK SCIENCE STUDENTS PRESENT AT THE LAEF GALA: Oak Science students lined the hallway of the GRAND on Friday night for the annual Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) gala. As guests arrived, our students dazzled them with amazing science projects. Thank you Mr. Maya for leading this group!!

SPOTLIGHT ON ROBOTICS: : This week in Engineering Design (STEM II), students are preparing for Oak’s first ever robotics competition on April 19 at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Not only are students building and programming the robot, but they are also building the field perimeter and game elements for practice using our band saw and hand tools. Very exciting! Meanwhile, many collaborative groups are completing work on their 3D designs for the ocMaker Challenge product design competition and 3D printing their models for testing. A few groups are even utilizing smart technology in their design using an Arduino microcontroller and adding other design elements using our Cricut vinyl cutter. In Code & Game Design (STEM III), students are finishing programming their own custom games using JavaScript. We have some extremely creative and talented programmers!

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW... Along with launching our 21 day gratitude challenge that it is also Kindness Week? Join us for some fun activities that helps us all to promote kindness at Oak.

DID YOU KNOW... Elections are coming in April for PTA and we need Nominations by March 11. People are welcome to run for any position, but we are most in need of an Auditor, Parliamentarian, and Corresponding Secretary. You can nominate yourself or anyone else by emailing the nomination committee click here. or by turning in a completed form in a sealed envelope addressed to PTA nominating committee in the Oak office.

DID YOU KNOW... Our 8th graders took a panoramic picture this week? It was so much fun seeing all our 8th graders for this special event.

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DID YOU KNOW... Oak Choir will be selling Valentine grams this week? To order, click here

DID YOU KNOW... The Oak STEAM fair is coming....

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DID YOU KNOW.... Dry Fit Tie Dye shirts are here! Shirts are $15 (check or cash) to our Oak Office.

DID YOU KNOW... Oak Spirit wear is worn each Friday? You can order your spirit wear by going to our Oak website and clicking on Spirit Wear. go to Team Stores Find: Oak Middle School, Code: OAK in all caps. All spirit wear will be delivered to school and distributed directly to students.

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

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING FEATURING OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL. PLEASE JOIN US ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH AT 6:30 P.M. PRESIDENT'S WEEK NO SCHOOL FEBRUARY 17-21. SCHOOL RESUMES ON FEBRUARY 24TH.  MONDAY  ( 2/10): Day #1 Gratitude Challenge. Fandom Day Be a Fan of Kindness Poster signing at lunch TUESDAY   ( 2/11) :  Day #2 Gratitude Challenge PJ Day PTA General meeting today 9:00 a.m. Lunch time activities Black History Month: Jellybean challenge math classes THE Talk 6:30 p.m. Oak MPR JOIN US TO CELEBRATE OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL AT TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. DISTRICT OFFICE 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY (2/12) Day #3 Gratitude Challenge Bright Colors Day Modified Day 2:00 dismissal THURSDAY ( 2/13 ): Day #4 Gratitude Challenge Sports Jersey Day..nothing can beat being kind Lion Pride Breakfast award ceremony FRIDAY ( 2/14 ): Day #5 Gratitude Challenge Wear Red and Pink today Valentine's Day Grams choir SATURDAY (2/15) Science Olympiad COMPETITION UC IRVINE

Oak Middle School PTA Board 2019-20  President- Marita Frank- marita.frank@gmail.com Executive Vice President- Janet Murphy murphycsr@aol.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- Remy Hernandez remyyamaguchi@gmail.com VP Membership- Cindy Welch- jcjwelch@gmail.com Financial Secretary- Amy Payne amy.ll.payne@gmail.com Recording Secretary- Alison Mohanna alison.mohanna@gmail.com Historian- Rebecca Brazier- rebeccabrazier@yahoo.com Parliamentarian- Jodee Flint flintfuller@me.com

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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