THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

December 2, 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 SCIENCE INSTRUCTION: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourages instruction to be inquiry based. Students at Oak get a chance to explore, wonder and hypothesize about how things in the Universe work. In Grade 7 this week, students learned about the molecular structure of water and how temperature changes the way the molecules move.

In grade 6 students in Mr. Miko's class explored the concept of insulation as they begin their project based learning on "Tiny houses". What insulation will work best, is environmentally safe and is affordable?

In Ms. Morrison's room, students began their launch into Body Systems. What does a system need to work? Does efficiency play a role ? How do things work together? Students communicated and collaborated to move cups into a pattern without using their hands.

SPOTLIGHT ON ENGLISH: Students in Mrs. Olmscheid's 6th grade analyzed parallels in the poem "Points of View" and their novel Touching Spirit Bear.

Students in Mrs. Tighe's 8th grade participated in a Shared Inquiry discussion from our Great Books Selection. They read " The Possibility of Evil", a short story by Shirley Jackson.

SPOTLIGHT ON SIXTH GRADE LION PRIDE RECIPIENTS: Congratulations to our sixth grade Lion Pride recipients for this month. Students may be selected only once during their 3 years at Oak. Teachers select students to recognize outstanding qualities of scholarship, character, and dedication

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... 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?

HAPPY HANNUKAH TO ALL OUR OAK FAMILIES THIS WEEK! MONDAY (12/3) : CO2 car racing begins for grade 8 science TUESDAY  (12/4): Teaching and learning at Oak WEDNESDAY ( 12/5): Modified Day dismissal at 2:10 College Day today THURSDAY (12/6): Teaching and learning at Oak FRIDAY (12/7): Show your school spirit today!

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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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