THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

December 9, 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 VISUAL ART INSTRUCTION: Students in Mrs. Van derLinden's Advanced Visual Art Class put their talent to the test as they tried out "Pop Art". This type of art made famous by Andy Warhol was popular in the 1960's. Check out our talented Oak Artists...

SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORY: This week in US History grade 8, students researched and participated in a scored discussion on landmark Supreme Court cases. Flexible seating in the classroom makes it easy to change the physical look of the room in just a few short minutes.

In Mrs. McDiarmid's and Mrs. Spatharos' sixth grade history class, students explored Ancient Civilization. Barter system vs. the use of money, and "Scribe" school to learn how they wrote BEFORE the invention of the eraser!

SPOTLIGHT ON CODING: Students around the world this week celebrated the "Hour of Code" to encourage everyone to learn about coding. At Oak, students in Mr. Miko's Project Lead The Way Class, code EVERY DAY! Check out this VEX robotics task where students use code to make the bridge swing into place. SO COOL!!

SPOTLIGHT ON SHARING CULTURAL DIVERSITY: Mrs. Robinson's 8th grade English class got a special treat this week courtesy of the Goldman family. Students were treated to traditional Hannukah Latkes ( a fried potato treat), the history of the celebration of lights, and lessons in how to play "Dreidel".

OUR WEEK IN PICTURES:

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW.... Winter Break this year begins on Monday , December 24-January 7th? School resumes on TUESDAY, January 8th for all students

DID YOU KNOW... Oak Middle School is proud to present ELF the Musical! 2 Awesome Casts! 4 Amazing Shows! Thurs - Sat. 12/13- 12/15 at 7pm; Sat Matinee 12/15 at 2pm/ Be sure to come see a show guaranteed to put a smile on your face :D  Tickets on sale now - $10 ea; students $5 at the door with ID.  Order in advance online at:  tinyurl.com/ElfTickets18

DID YOU KNOW.... Oak Choir will be having a dine out on Wednesday, December 12th at Ameci's Pizza in Los Alamitos. Oak Choir will receive 20% of all food and beverage that is eaten Dine In, Take Out AND delivery! You must present the flyer! Click here to print the flyer:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5928b55915cf7dec0ac73f26/t/5bff0786cd83664997def2fc/1543440262569/Amecis_12-12-2018.pdf

DID YOU KNOW... Congratulations to our Reflections winners: Out of our 14 Reflections entries this year, six moved onto our council level to represent all the categories. Oak will have four representatives for Los Alamitos in the PTA 4th District this year. These students are Isabella Mendez for Dance Choreography, Luciana Grisafe for Film Production, Megan Jun for Literature, and Katherine Shinogi for Music Composition. These students will have their artwork displayed during the 4th district art show on January 26th at the OC Department of Education. There will then be a Los Alamitos Art show on February 27 for all Los Alamitos Reflections participants hosted at McAuliffe. The following week, all of the creative Oak student participants will be recongized at school for their amazing contributions to PTA Reflections.  If you have any questions please contact, Michelle Williams  mrs@trevorpatterson.com

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... 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?

MONDAY (12/10) : TEACHING AND LEARNING AT OAK TUESDAY  (12/11): BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TONIGHT 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY ( 12/12): Modified Day dismissal at 2:00 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCERT 7:00 P.M. McGaugh Auditorium  THURSDAY (12/13: ELF JR. THE MUSICAL TONIGHT 7:00 P.M. OAK MPR FRIDAY (12/14): Show your school spirit today! ELF JR. THE MUSICAL TONIGHT 7:00 P.M. OAK MPR SATURDAY (12/15): ELF JR. THE MUSICAL 2:00 MATINEE, 7:00 PM

NO PTA MEETING IN DECEMBER !

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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