The Lions Roar

THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

April 3, 2022

In this Issue:

LAUSD WEBSITE

Oak Middle School Website

Oak PTA E-mail

HEAR US ROAR!

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE

Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts

SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT CELEBRATIONS:

Paw awards are just one of the ways we like to shout out our students each month. Teachers give out three different awards. The Awards are:

BRAVO - For demonstrating consistent hard work or significant improvement in a subject area, or in attitude, cooperation or effort.

PACE - Pursuing Academic and Character Excellence

Academic Achievement – Outstanding Scholarly Work

SPOTLIGHT ON Physical Education: Students in Mrs. Velasco's class were introduced to the game of Spikeball! Mrs. Velasco started with a whole class demonstration in the gym then moved outside on the basketball courts where they used the circles at half court and at the free throw lines. Students were excited to put the new learning to practice. Check them out below:

SPOTLIGHT ON VOCAL MUSIC: Congratulations to our award winning choirs under the direction of Mr. Vince O'Connell. Show Men and Show Stoppers won Best in Show, Best Musicianship and First Place in their divisions at Xtravaganza. Best performances went to Aubrie Cueto and Niko Pastsios. This weekend the choirs headed to Oceanside for the North County Competition. Once again both groups took FIRST PLACE!

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR NEW 3D PRINTER: Special thanks to LAEF for their generous donation to help us purchase a state of the art 3D printer for our design program. Mr. Schiele submitted his "Big Dream" item and LAEF was able to fund it. We are so excited to start printing!!

SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL SCIENCE: Spring is here and students are building their "Bloom Balls" in celebration of India. The many sides of this project show off all they have learned.

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR BREAKFAST PROGRAM: Do you know that our food services department serves breakfast to all students each morning? Students can just walk up to the window, show their ID and they will receive a free breakfast.

SPOTLIGHT ON OAK STAFF CELEBRATIONS: Oak staff loves to get together and enjoy each other's company. It is a tradition to hold our annual staff barbecue each year. The pandemic put a stop to our gathering but we are excited to show we are back together. We are Oak family! Thank you Mr. Main for always organizing this and being our resident chef!

ASB AND YEARBOOK CORNER

Morning announcements this Click here for this week's announcements

SCHOOL SAFETY...

The local police department will be issuing citations for those students demonstrating unsafe riding in and out of traffic as well as citations for not wearing helmets. This has been explained to the students on numerous occasions. The goal of this is to keep others and our students safe. - Parents/guardians please have family discussions surrounding this topic at the home.

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?

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.

In the Den… Los Alamitos Unified School District’s April Wellness Initiative is Self-Care! Practicing regular self-care is important for healthy development and overall wellness. Psychologist Dr. Lauren Cook compares self-care to pre-flight emergency oxygen mask instructions: Take care of yourself before you take care of others. Self-care is a wholistic approach in balancing the different aspects of our lives. We invite students, staff, and parents to practice self-care!

This week in the Den:

Monday, April 4 before school @ 8:10 AM: Come to the Den for a self-care guided meditation. Start your day with a mindful moment.

Thursday, April 7, before school @ 8:10 AM: Swing by the Den for a morning meditation about self-care. Practice self-care before your day begins!

Thursday, April 7, during lunch: Drop by the Den at lunch to create your very own self-care wheel to learn how to balance the different areas of wellness in your life.

Friday, April 8, before school @ 8:10 AM: Join us for mindful movement in the Den. Exercise self-care by learning about the importance of physical movement.

Friday, April 8, during lunch: Visit the Den for “Self-care Staycation” to learn about the different ways to practice self-care at home and school.

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

Oak PTA

CLICK HERE FOR PTA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Click here for the form

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?

SAVE THE DATES:

8th grade promotion : Thursday, June 9 at 3:30 p.m. Santa Ana Stadium

Last day of school : Friday, June 10 Dismissal at 12:10

For the 2022-23 School year

WEB training for students: Monday, August 8

WEB for new students: Tuesday, August 9

Registration for grade 6: Tuesday, August 9 12:30-3:15

Registration for grade 7: Wednesday, August 10 8:30-11:15

Registration for grade 8: Wednesday, August 10 12:30-3:15

Lion Pride Kickoff and schedule availability: Thursday, August 11 5:00 p.m.

First day of School: Monday, August 15

MONDAY April 4: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

PARENT/GUARDIAN EDUCATION NIGHT 6 pm to 7 pm- Oak Middle School - MPR

TUESDAY, April 5: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

Executive PTA meeting

WEDNESDAY, April 6: Modified Day- 2:00 Release

College Day today!

THURSDAY, April 7: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

FRIDAY, April 8: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

Choir to San Diego, Advanced Band and Orchestra to Disneyland.

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.