THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 10, 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 TEACHING AND LEARNING: Teaching and learning at Oak this week highlights just some of the many ways our students are engaged in rigorous learning. SOCIAL SCIENCE: Students in Mr. Rheume's 7th grade history work on building Kabuki films with their phone cameras to show what they have learned.

Students learned to gin their own cotton today! Students learned about key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that helped to shape our nation.

ENGLISH: 7th grade students in Mrs. Ibbitson's class participated in a formal Town hall debate. Students discussed the pros and cons of the actions of the main character in the short story "Bargain" by A. B. Guthrie.

All 6th grade students participated in "on the move" scavenger hunt that took place in all 6th grade English rooms. Students searched for 12 cards that allowed them to practice their knowledge of our current non restrictive/parenthetical elements unit. What a cool way to practice grammar!!

Students in grade 6 read the final chapter of their novel Walk Two Moons. Most were sad to see it end.

Students in Mrs. Tighe's and Mr. Smith's 8th grade English raced to identify college terms they will need for their college research papers. First "fly swatter" to reach the term wins!!

SCIENCE: 8th grade students were learning about natural selection and "survival of the fittest" through a simulation lesson called "Welcome to Clipland".

7th grade students explored endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions. Using this exploration , students created heat regulation devices for their aquaponics systems.

6th grade students conducted an engineering design project by creating a Prosthetic hand. The goal was to create a prosthetic hand out of household items to help improve the life of an amputee.

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DID YOU KNOW..... Congratulations to our students who were recently inducted into the Jr. Thespian Troupe.

DID YOU KNOW...  The Oak Middle School Honorary Service Award committee would like to invite you to nominate the seen and unseen volunteers around our school and community for our PTA Honorary Service awards.  Attached in the link, it's just takes a minute or two to fill out and nominate a stellar Oak volunteer.    Click here PTA selection criteria to select the nominees: Honorary Service Award (HSA)-This award recognizes an individual or organization for outstanding service to children and youth in our community, going above and beyond what is asked of them. Continuing Service Award (CSA)-This award recognizes an individual or organization for ongoing or long-time service to children and youth, providing support year after year. Very Special Person Award (VSP)-This award recognizes an individual, group or organization for their service to PTSA. VSP award is an excellent honor for an individual effort, specific program or task. Outstanding Teacher Award (OTA)-This award recognizes a teacher for outstanding service to children and youth through our PTSA, school or community. Outstanding Administrator Award (OAA)-This award recognizes an administrator for outstanding service to children and youth through our PTSA, school or community. Golden Oak Service Award (GOSA)-This award recognizes, an individual who has made significant contributions to the welfare of children and youth in the school or community. As the most prestigious PTA award in California, the commitment should have expanded to the community and beyond. Thank you for your continued service to Oak Middle School, we couldn't do it without you!

 DID YOU KNOW...... we are looking for parent volunteers to help us with the special end of the year 8th grade activities? If you would like to help Click here

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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?

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON FRIDAY! (3/15) PI DAY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 14. HELP US CELEBRATE 3.14 BY BRINGING A PIE TO OUR MPR. WE SERVE ALL STUDENTS PIE AT LUNCH. CONFERENCE WEEK IS COMING MARCH 20, 21 AND 22. PLEASE CALL IN ON MONDAY, MARCH 11TH OR TUESDAY MARCH 12TH.....IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT 562 799-4740 EXT. 76100 MONDAY, MARCH 11: Call in to schedule a parent/student/teacher conference 8:00-4:00 562 799 4740 ext. 76100 ALL DISTRICT CHORAL CONCERT TUESDAY, MARCH 12 : Call in to schedule a parent/student/teacher conference 8:00-4:00 562 799 4740 ext 76100 LAHS Counselors Assembly 8th grade STEAM COACHING TODAY AFTER SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 : Modified day 2:00 dismissal Career Cafe today at lunch: careers in law THURSDAY, MARCH 14: Pi Day at lunch today. Please bring your pies to the MPR Ukulele performances today Los Al Extravaganza FRIDAY, MARCH 15 : NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

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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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