The Lions Roar

THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

March 20, 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

CONGRATULATIONS!: Special congratulations goes out to our Oak Lion Sophia June for her recent win at the Susan B. Anthony Chapter Award for the Daughters of the American Revolution. Sophia went on to win First Place in California, First place in the Southwest Division and was awarded the Honorable Mention at the National Level for the Junior American Citizen Creative Expression Contest. Way to go Sophia!! Below is her award winning poem.

CONGRATULATIONS OAK JAZZ BAND: This weekend our Oak Jazz Band competed in the Irvine Jazz Festival. Our jazz band received First place as well as most Outstanding Rhythm section! Way to go Oak Lions.

SPOTLIGHT ON Pi Day: At Oak we celebrated Pi day on March 14 (3.14) to celebrate the mathematical constant of the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. 3.14159.... Students in math classes participated in pi activities and everyone was treated to pie at lunch. A special thanks to our PTA , Amy Payne and her crew of volunteers and all the families that donated pies. Outstanding!!

SPOTLIGHT ON ALL DISTRICT CHORAL FESTIVAL: Students in Oak choirs had the opportunity to perform at the Los Alamitos all district Choral Festival. A great night was had by all. CONGRATULATIONS: OAK Choirs had a clean sweep at the Xtravaganza Choir competition held at LAHS this weekend. Our choirs received First Place in all Divisions as well as Best Music and Best Show awards. Congratulations Choirs!

SPOTLIGHT ON 6TH GRADE SCIENCE: Students in Ms. Morrison's class aka Dr. Doolittle, conducted a human systems escape room lesson.

SPOTLIGHT ON LAHS counselors: Our 8th graders got their first taste of high school on Tuesday when the counselors from LAHS visited Oak. They learned to do the famous roller coaster and heard about course choices for next year. We also had an elective fair for our 8th grade students.

SPOTLIGHT ON DRAMA IN THE WHEEL: Bravo to Dr. Arias and the students in the 6th grade wheel for their production of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

SPOTLIGHT ON 8TH GRADE SCIENCE: Students in Ms. Katsuki, Mrs. Shearer and Mr. Main's science classes got a chance to put their CO2 car designs to the test. Races for the fastest car all week in our gym. Special thanks to Scott Fayette and Chris Forehan for joining us from our LAUSD School Board.

SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL SCIENCE: Students in Mrs. Siegmann and Mrs, Spatharos' 7th grade classes had some fun with a Feudalism simulation.

Students in Mr. Rheume's classes created Kabuki style animated films to show off their knowledge of ancient Japan.

Students in Mrs. LaVache and Mr. Luttrell's 8th grade classes had the opportunity to see what ginning cotton (separating the seeds from the cotton) was like prior to the invention of the cotton gin. It takes a single individual about 10 hours to separate a single pound of fiber from seeds, but with the cotton gin, that individual could produce 50 pounds!

SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP: Our leadership students under the direction of Mrs. Siegmann are learning to show their skills with peers as they coordinate activities on campus. For St. Patrick's day, the team put together a guess the marshmallow game in Lucky Charms. 7/8 Leadership also worked with the 6th grade leadership club to do chalk art featuring growth mindset quotes for our schoolwide wellness theme.

CHECK OUT OUR DIGITAL ART: Look what students can do with an iPad and an iPencil in our Advanced art classes. Students are learning how to shade, paint and draw digitally.

RUN SEAL BEACH : A special thanks to all the families that came out to join Oak Run Seal Beach. With over 120 runners, Oak team was strong and had the largest team in the race. Shout out to our Registrar Mrs. Cairns and our counselor Ms. Reynolds for helping to coordinate this team. Oak Lions Roar!

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.

Monday, March 21, before school @ 8:10 AM: Join us for “Playing the Inner Game.” We will learn about how famous athletes and performers concentrate before their performances.

Thursday, March 24, before school @ 8:10 AM: Swing by the Den to learn how to stay calm in the middle of stressful situations.

Thursday, March 24, during lunch: Drop in the Den for a Growth Mindset Doodle. We will doodle together to learn about embracing mistakes.

Friday, March 25, before school @ 8:10 AM: Come to the Den to learn about using concentration to improve your performance!

Friday, March 25, during lunch: Visit the Den for the “Let’s Do It Again…and Again!” art activity to learn about the power of practice.

For Parents, Students and Educators: Angela Lee Duckworth delivers a short TED Talk about “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.”

https://youtu.be/H14bBuluwB8

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?

MONDAY March 21: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

Ability Gallery outside the front office all day

World Down Syndrome Day: wear two different socks

TUESDAY, March 22: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

Listen to music in the main quad from artists with identified disabilities.

WEDNESDAY, March 23: Modified Day- 2:00 Release

Sign language club at lunch demonstration

Career Cafe

THURSDAY, March 24: Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00

Library display

Lion Pride recognizing selected 8th grade students

Band /Orchestra concert at Oak 6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, March 25: Show your school pride

Regular School Day 8:40- 3:00 poster signing at lunch

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.