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THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

September 26, 2021

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LAUSD WEBSITE

Oak Middle School Website

Oak PTA E-mail

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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE

Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts

P.E.A.C.E. WEEK AT OAK: Shout out to our leadership students for coordinating an amazing P.E.A.C.E. week. People Exhibiting Appreciation and Compassion (P.E.A.C.E.) was celebrated this week and EVERY week at Oak. Our leadership students led a school wide walk the track, friendship bracelet making at lunch and poster signing. At Oak we spread the message that all are welcome here.

SPOTLIGHT ON Physical Education Olympics: Oak Olympics from Mrs. Reynold's and Mrs. Velasco's P.E Classes include: Wall sit and 100 Meter Run.

SPOTLIGHT ON Science: Can we make physical Models for Energy Transfer?

SPOTLIGHT ON 6th Grade Book tasting: Want to read a great book? 6th graders participate in selecting a historical fiction novel by looking at descriptions, and hearing about some staff favorites.

VISITORS TO CAMPUS THIS WEEK: We welcomed Superintendent Dr. Andrew Pulver, and Board members Meg Cutuli and Chris Forehan to campus. We walked classrooms and had a chance to learn alongside of our Oak students.

SPOTLIGHT ON American Sign Language Club: Under the direction of Cindy Welch and Mrs. Angie Torres, our students are learning sign language at lunch!

SCHOOL SAFETY...

Parents and guardians....Please remind all skateboard and bike riders that helmets are REQUIRED. If a student fails to bring a helmet to school....they can not ride or skate home. A parent or guardian MUST either bring a helmet or pick up the mode of transportation. Please see page 10 in the Minder Binders for more information. Thank you for assisting with this safety concern. When riding bicycles we ask that all students stop at all 4 way stop signs. Many of our students are racing across intersections and driveways without looking. Please review bicycle safety rules at home.

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ASB AND YEARBOOK CORNER

Morning announcements this week: Click here for announcements for the week o f September 20th.

DID YOU KNOW?

CHALLENGE SUCCESS IS COMING TO OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Challenge Success is a partnership between Oak Middle School and Stanford University for the 2021-22 school year. Through this partnership, Oak will examine policies and practices that connect to student well being. We are looking forward to this work and learning how we can make Oak the very best it can be. Our Oak Challenge Success team is comprised of teachers, counselors, parents and students.

STUDENT SURVEY: As a part of our work with Stanford Challenge Success, we want to get input from our students. A survey will be going out to students the week of September 27th. The Student Survey is a 30-40 minute online survey for middle school students that helps schools gather data and insights that lead to actionable changes designed to improve student well-being, belonging, and engagement with learning. Over 300,000 students have taken this survey since it was developed by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education in 2007.

Please read the attached information about student participation in the Challenge Success Survey

DID YOU KNOW.....

...Lunches and breakfast are free to all students?

...Campus opens at 8:20 each day

...Dress code is strictly enforced .Please see page 13 in the Minder Binder

...Air pods are not permitted on campus (they get lost daily)

...Fridays are Oak spirit days. Need an Oak shirt? You can order online and the orders are dropped here at school.

...if you ride a bicycle or skateboard to school you MUST have a helmet.

Monday September 27th: All students are welcome to join us for Mindful Monday Guided Meditation from 8:10-8:40AM. If you would like to participate, please visit us in the Den before 1st period.

Thursday September 30th: Before school from 8:10-8:40 AM, please join us for the 5th session of a ten-part series on Taming Anxiety. For todays lesson we will look at how external pressures can feed anxiety and how we can counter these pressures. It is alright to join the group even if you did not attend earlier meetings. Gain mindful strategies for staying calm.

Thursday at Lunch 12:30 and 1:05 PM: Come to the Den and participate in a lesson on Wellness. Find out what wellness means, and how to create more wellness in your life.

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK?

DID YOU KNOW....FAMILIES CAN JOIN OUR OAK PTA?

Oak PTA

CLICK HERE FOR PTA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Click here for the form

DID YOU KNOW.... SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

We are looking for parents to be a part of our 2021/2022 School Site Council! What is School Site Council?

The School Site Council (SSC) is intended to be a decision-making body that represents all stakeholders of the school community. The school principal, teachers, other school personnel, parents and students make up this group. Their primary responsibility is to identify common goals and assist the leadership team in establishing a plan to achieve the goals.

Are you interested in being a part of Oak’s School Site Council (SSC?) If so, please click here: https://forms.gle/29iFmS5TkaKuuF3s6

Check out the School Site Council Flyer Below:

DID YOU KNOW....OAK CLUBS ARE STARTING THIS WEEK? CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF CLUBS

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School Calendars can be found by clicking here:

School Calendars

CHECK OUT WHAT IS NEW AT THE OAK SPIRIT WEAR STORE: New face masks with the Oak Logo. Type in casswimshop.com. There are tabs at the top and click on team store. The teams are in alphabetical order so go to Oak Middle School.

YOU MUST PUT IN THE CODE TO SEE OAK PRODUCTS.

CODE IS: OAK (ALL CAPS)

Purchase Oak Spirit click here On-line

Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!

Oak spirit wear is available for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.