The Lions Roar

THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

December 19, 2021

In this Issue:

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

SPOTLIGHT ON CELEBRATING OUR LION PRIDE RECIPIENTS:

Congratulations to our 8th grade Lion Pride recipients honored this week. Students are recognized by their teachers for outstanding achievement, improvement, or character. We are so proud of our students!

SPOTLIGHT ON ASB activities this week: Students had an amazing week of fun activities brought to us by our leadership students. We had guess the number of marshmallows in the jar, holiday musical chairs, grade level color competition and winter PJ day. We had dress up days each day including an ugly sweater day. Let's not forget the wonderful winter dance on Friday! Shout out to the leadership team and Mrs. Siegmann on a job well done.

Check out Pin the heart on the Grinch! Art work by our very own students Ruby Santagata and Ashlynne Mulligan. Even our Board of Education member Mr. Chris Forehan got into the game.

SPOTLIGHT ON 6th grade "Space Club": Students in the Space Club made rock candy during lunch . Just a little sugar, corn syrup and some food coloring. Thank you Mrs. Olmscheid for being the faculty advisor for this "out of this world" club.

SPOTLIGHT ON 6th GRADE DRAMA WHEEL: Students in Dr. Arias' drama wheel class put on a production of "Twisted Fairytales". Great job 6th graders!

SPOTLIGHT ON Social Science: Students in Mrs. LaVache's 8th grade social science classes reviewed roles and responsibilities within our three branches of government.

Students in Mrs. Spatharos' social science classes participated in an escape the pharaohs tomb escape room.

ASB AND YEARBOOK CORNER

Morning announcements this Click here for this week's announcements

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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DID YOU KNOW?

SNACKS ARE NOW BEING SERVED AT LUNCH? Students will need to have money on their accounts as cash is not accepted. Student ID's will be required to access snacks during lunch.

DID YOU KNOW....STUDENT ID'S ARE NEEDED EVERY DAY ON CAMPUS?

Students must wait in lines to get lunch and it is imperative that all students have their ID's ready to scan. A student without an ID must enter a name in the computer and wait for the correct name to be verified. This really SLOWS the line down. If you lost your ID , you can get another one for $5.00 in the main office.

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.

December in the Den:

We are excited to share the monthly wellness initiative for December! The December theme is “Mindfulness”. Wellness Counselors are continuing to work hard to provide activities and resources for students, staff, and parents. This month’s mindfulness resources include a take-home winter mandala coloring activity for students and mindfulness lessons and activities at lunchtime on Thursdays and Fridays. Last week students participated in a Winter mindfulness walk, learned more about mindfulness and it’s benefits and learned mindful breathing techniques. Wellness Counselors will also be hosting a Mindfulness Cafe for staff Friday December 17th in the morning before school that includes healthy snacks, mandala coloring and mindfulness activities. All of our December mindfulness focused activities for students and staff emphasize the benefits of taking time to be present in the moment.

For more information about mindfulness practice and benefits at different ages please check out the enclosed link from the New York Times on Mindfulness.

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/mindfulness-for-children

Spelling Bee Club...

Spelling Bee Club is helping to prepare students for the upcoming Spelling Bee (date tbd.) However, it is not too late to join. The club meets on Wednesdays after school from 3-4 pm and on Fridays at both lunches. Students do not have to join the spelling club in order to participate in the Spelling Bee. Please contact Adrienne Reynolds for more information. AReynolds@losal.org

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

Oak PTA

CLICK HERE FOR PTA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Click here for the form

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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.

HEAR US ROAR!

Erin Kominsky

Principal, Oak Middle School

ekominsky@losal.org

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

IMPORTANT REMINDER: OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, TUESDAY DECEMBER 21 AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND.

WINTER BREAK BEGINS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23RD.

SCHOOL WILL RESUME FOR ALL STUDENTS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022.

MONDAY December 20: Regular School Day 8:40-3:00

TUESDAY, December 21: Regular School Day 8:40-3:00

Wednesday, December 22: Modified Day dismissal 2:00

End of Semester

Oak Middle School PTA Board

2021-22

President- Janet Murphy. click here

Executive Vice President- Tracy Sturm

Treasurer- Stacey Levine

VP Ways & Means-

VP Parent Ed- Trista Guetig

VP Legislation- Roger Goss

VP Membership- Faye Vasconcellos

Financial Secretary- Yvette Suniga

Recording Secretary- Maria Osorio

Historian- Lisa Massoumi

Parliamentarian- Chris Lamb

Auditor-Amy Payne

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.