THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER
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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE
Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts
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SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING:
6TH GRADE SCIENCE: The task: You and your team of scientists have been hired to test new designs for a powerless and passive escape vehicle, allowing someone to safely get off an airship should an emergency occur. It has been determined that a rotocopter is the most ideal type of vehicle, however, the final design has not yet been chosen since there are multiple variables that need to be tested first.
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Science 7 students used an "Escape room" strategy to show what they know about lab safety rules
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Sixth grade English: Students practice their understanding of Depth and complexity by sorting and matching prompts to famous excerpts from literature.
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Eighth grade students create their own colonies on wipe off presentation desks.
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Math students practice adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. A little practice with colored paper plates makes for a great visual. While other students engage in problem solving where we can see 5 different solutions at one table!!
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Instrumental music students in both band and orchestra have the opportunity to hone their skills in both music theory and as musicians in an ensemble. Students can join beginning band or orchestra, intermediate band, advanced band or orchestra and Jazz Band. Wait until you hear them play!!
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FAVORITE PICTURES FROM OUR WEEK:
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DID YOU KNOW... Our ONLY fundraiser this year STEP IT UP has launched at Oak? Students who collect $60 or more will be invited to attend a school "Day of Wow" event with prizes, DJ , Kona Ice Truck and more! Our goal is to raise enough money to fund all clubs on campus and provide support for innovation grants generated by Oak teaching staff. We love being able to support all innovations for THIS school year.
If you have not yet registered for Step It Up and would like to please
click here
Last year, generous contributions helped to fund the following at Oak:
new black box theater lights and sound for our drama program
PE conference for Mindful Moving
New PE equipment including a race clock, games, and scrimmage vests
Science and engineering: shelving , frogs for dissection, CTE tools, CUE conference , safety goggles, 3D printers, laser cutters, large format printers and helping to move to our new coding and robotic classroom
Science Olympiad training support in Arizona for our two coaches
Ipads for teachers to use so that they can teach from anywhere in the room
Subscriptions for Social Science and English classrooms
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Flexible furniture for classrooms including high top standing tables, write on tables for math
And so much more....
Please help support our Step It up Fundraiser . It is NOT too late to turn in your Golden Ticket
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DID YOU KNOW...
P.E.A.C.E. WEEK (PEOPLE EXHIBITING APPRECIATION AND COMPASSION FOR EVERYONE! BEGINS ON MONDAY?
PEACE week is a district wide activity developed to create awareness and empathy as we help students to be UPstanders. We have special activities scheduled for each day of the week. We will be having a school wide assembly for students on Monday focused on bullying and being an UPstander. On Tuesday, we will have a special advisory period where students will participate in a special PEACE week lesson. At lunch, we will have colored wrist bands for MIX IT UP day encouraging students to sit with someone new.
Our school PEACE pledge will be in the lunch area for all to sign.
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DID YOU KNOW.. The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) has after school enrichment classes at Oak?
LAEF is introducing three exciting Fall after-school classes,
Acting Academy, Public Speaking
and
Drawing, Painting and Digital Arts,
at Oak beginning on September 3rd! Sign up at
www.LAEF4kids.org/programs
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Acting Academy
– This class will allow kids to expand their skills in acting, public speaking and performing. Students will participate in a drama and stage performances that will help build confidence and creativity that can have a dramatic positive impact on academic, personal and professional success. Students will engage in activities such as speech training, mini-scripts and improvisations in small groups, monologues, character analysis, auditioning-skill development and production techniques. (Mondays – $175)
Public Speaking
– Do you want to become a powerful public speaker before your peers? Public speaking is designed to teach presentation skills for informative, persuasive, debate, and impromptu styles of speech delivery. It will also focus on the written aspect of speech organization, as well as how to be confident and comfortable in front of an audience. Students will learn how to research, outline, and deliver short, informal presentations as well as longer speeches. (Tuesdays – $175)
Drawing, Painting and Digital Arts
– Master the fundamental techniques of Drawing & Painting while expanding your conceptual boundaries and developing your own artistic vision! Students will create images to tell stories, convey information, and evoke emotions. Explore digital arts through use of printer projects by progressing handmade skills to the digital realm. Students will learn techniques, create projects, and use processes that will allow them to build a great portfolio. They will also have the opportunity to learn techniques from classical to multicultural artists from around the world. *LAEF thanks Epson for their generous Digital Arts grant!
(Fridays – $175)
All registration information is presented at
www.LAEF4kids.org/afterschool
. Teacher bios and no class days are on our website. Multi-class discounts available – 10% off the 2nd class and 15% off any class thereafter. It is applied to a family or individual student. Call (562) 799-4700 x80424 or email
programdirector@LAEF4Kids.org
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DID YOU KNOW... 8th graders can travel to Washington DC/New York over Spring break? Attention all parents interested in this trip, there will be a parent information meeting on September 4th at Oak in the MPR at 7:00 p.m. Please come and ask any questions you may have. Our very own Mr. Main will lead this trip. Please note, the DC/NY trip is not a school sponsored activity.
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DID YOU KNOW... We are interested in your career? We have a career cafe and we need YOU! Looking for parents and community members with interesting careers who would be willing to talk with students at our lunch time career cafe 12:00-12:30 and 12:50 to 1:20 Please contact our counselor, Ms. Adrienne Reynolds at areynolds@losal.org
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DID YOU KNOW... 6-8 grade students should bring their own computer devices to school each day? Please encourage students to mark their computer laptops with identifying stickers and names. Cases for computers are highly encouraged.
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DID YOU KNOW... Class of 2020 shirts are now available? Shirts can be ordered in the main office. Cost of the shirts are $10.00 We are currently sold out, but now taking orders.
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DID YOU KNOW... we need YOU! School Site Council is a group made up of parents, teachers, classified staff and students. This is the group that helps to give input to the school plan, safety plan, and LCFF expenditures. Our meetings are only an hour and the first one begins on September 26 at 3:30. If you would like to join our School Site Council. Please click here
School Site Council and send us your email and phone contact. Mr. Mendrin, our assistant principal, will send you the dates for the year.
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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.
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HEAR US ROAR!
Erin Kominsky
Principal, Oak Middle School
ekominsky@losal.org
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?
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P.E.A.C.E WEEK IS HERE!
MONDAY (8/26)
P.E.A.C.E. week assembly today!
Period 2: grade 8, Period 3 grade 7 and period 4 grade 6
PUT BULLYING TO REST , WEAR YOUR PJ'S TO SCHOOL!
DON'T FORGET IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO BRING IN YOUR STEP IT UP SLIPS
TUESDAY
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8/27): SPECIAL ADVISORY PERIOD FOR PEACE WEEK LESSONS
WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SAME TEAM:WEAR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM JERSEY
WEDNESDAY
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8/28): modified day dismissal at 2:00
BUDDY UP AGAINST BULLYING DRESS ALIKE WITH A GROUP
MIX IT UP ACTIVITY AT LUNCH
THURSDAY (8/29):
SAY PEACE OUT TO BULLYING! DRESS LIKE A HIPPIE DAY
STEP IT UP TURN IN DATE
FRIDAY (8/30):
MINIMUM DAY FOR FALL PLANNING . STUDENTS DISMISS AT 12:10
SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SP
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Oak Middle School PTA Board 2019-20
VP Legislation- Remy Hernandez
Financial Secretary- Amy Payne
Recording Secretary- Alison Mohanna
Parliamentarian- Jodee Flint
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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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