THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

May 26, 2019

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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 OUR PROMOTING 8TH GRADERS:  As our school year comes to a close, we want to give a special shout out to all our 8th graders as they embark upon their new journey of high school. This week has been filled with many exciting events including Knott's Berry Farm and 8th grade awards night. Students were honored for scholarship, attendance, citizenship, service and character. Congratulations to all our 8th graders. We wish you well in your new adventures. You will always be part of the PRIDE.

Congratulations to all our award recipients!!

SPECIAL THANKS TO MRS. HAMILTON: We are grateful for our school counselor Mrs. Kim Hamilton who has served the students, staff and Oak community for the last 8 years. Mrs. Hamilton will be taking a leave of absence to spend time with her family. Mrs. Hamilton has always been the friendly smile that welcomes all students into her office. Whether it is making a schedule change or helping our students navigate through their middle school years, Mrs. Hamilton has a special way of connecting with all students. She has organized our Career Cafe lunches and has helped to establish our lunch time groups. This is not goodbye but simply a farewell for now. We wish her well in her new adventures with her family. Thank you Mrs. Hamilton for all you do for Oak!

DRAMA PRODUCTION: Broadway Bound was a musical collection of songs and scenes presented by the students at Oak. Dr. Arias directed the production which was open to all students.

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW... This will be the last Lion's Roar for the 2018-2019 school year? We have had an amazing year together and we hope that this newsletter has helped to provide a bit of a bird's eye view of our weeks together. A GIANT THANK YOU to our PTA volunteers who have led an extraordinary year of events from Veteran's Ceremonies to Pi days, Step It Up, and 5th grade socials. We could not have done it without YOU! Tuesday, May 28th is a REGULAR school day for all students in grades 6 and 7. 8th graders ONLY will dismiss at 12:10 for promotion. Promotion will be held at the LAHS track and field at 3:00 p.m. Last Day of school for ALL students is Thursday, May 30th Dismissal is 12:10 for all students.

DID YOU KNOW...We are looking for parent volunteers for the CSULB 8th grade party? Please join us for an amazing day honoring our 8th grade students Click here

DID YOU KNOW.... we have "cool" new shirts? These dry fit t-shirts are blue tie-dye and cost only $15. If you would like to purchase a shirt, please stop by the main office. We have shirts already printed and ready to wear.

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Registration is now open for LAEF’s Summer Enrichment Institute!   Sign up now at  www.LAEF4kids.org/programs ! The fully accredited Los Alamitos Education Foundation presents the 10 th  annual Summer Enrichment Institute (SEI), which offers valuable classes to students in grades K-12.    Multi-class discounts are available for the summer –  25% off the second class and 50% off any class thereafter throughout the entire summer ; it is applied to a family or individual student. Class fees increase after May 9.   Join the Summer Enrichment Institute to keep kids learning and engaged this summer! Session 1 is from June 10–21 and Session 2 is from June 24-July 3. Students entering grades 6-12 will be at Oak Middle School ( See Catalog ).   LAEF is offering Summer Sports Camps and Camps in the Arts by Los Al’s Head Coaches and Directors! HIGH SCHOOL FOR CREDIT registration is available online until Wednesday, May 29, 2019.   Catalogs and flyers for all LAEF summer programs can be found at  www.LAEF4kids.org/summer .  Questions? Email  programdirector@LAEF4kids.org  or call 562-799-4700 Ext. 80424.

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?

MONDAY, MAY 27th : MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, MAY 28th : REGULAR DAY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 AND 7 (3:00) 8TH GRADE TO PROMOTION PRACTICE 8TH GRADE DISMISSAL AT 12:10 PROMOTION AT 3:00 LAHS TRACK AND FIELD WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th : MODIFIED DAY 2:10 DISMISSAL 8th grade students to CSULB LAHS GRADUATION VETS STADIUM 7:00 P.M. THURSDAY, MAY 30th : LAST DAY FOR STUDENT ATTENDANCE DISMISSAL AT 12:10 8th graders pick up their promotion certificates

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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  A PRIVATE OAK STORE HAS BEEN specifically customized with OUR apparel and discounted pricing. Oak Middle School families will now need a code, assigned here in this email, to enter your Team Store. This privacy code allows CAS to offer your team custom items along with discounted accessory items normally only offered when purchased in one of our retail stores.  The domain name will remain unchanged.     casswimshop.com Enter the : TEAM STORE Oak Middle School team code is : OAK  (case sensitive-all caps) our CAS customer service number, 714.898.2655, in case anyone should have difficulty signing in. 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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