THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 19, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MONDAY, March 20th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. TUESDAY, March 21st: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. Wednesday, March 22ndh: Early Release Modified Dismissal 2:10 THURSDAY, March 23rd: Minimum School Day 8:50am-12:20pm. Tutorial* Open House 6 PM - 7:30 (Food Trucks at Oak) FRIDAY, March 24th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. UPCOMING EVENTS: March 20th-24th: Ability Awareness Week: March 23rd: Open House start time is 6 PM- 7:30 PM (Min Day for Students- Released at 12:20 PM) March 28th, 30th and 31st: Parent Teacher Conferences April 10- 14th: Spring Break 

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts Celebrating 6th Grade Lion Pride Awards:  Congratulations to each of the 8th grade students below, for their achievements and recognition as a Lion Pride Recipient. Students receive a lawn sign, a note from their teacher, their name on the school Marquee and the great celebration drive through experience! Congratulations again! We are so proud of you!

SPOTLIGHT ON OAK'S INSTRIMENTAL MUSIC: Our Oak Jazz Band rocked the house at the Irvine Jazz Festival this weekend! Congratulations to our students on receiving 1st place and outstanding solo recognition out of 6 middle schools at the festival. Go Oak Instrumental Music! 

SPOTLIGHT ON Pi Day:  All students celebrated Pi Day a few days late (due to rain) with a slice of their favorite pie! Thank you to all who donated and made it possible.

Congratulations to our Pi Day winners! Eleanor M (6th Grade) as she recited 161 numbers of Pi and Aiden L (8th Grade) as he recited 214! As their prize, they got to throw a pie in Mr. Mendrin's face! Check it out below:

SPOTLIGHT ON 8TH GRADE SCIENCE:  All 8th grade students have been working diligently on creating CO2 cars! The process starts off with a block of wood for each student. Students are given the task of manipulating dimensions to exact desired criteria. The finished product is amazing! Students learn a lot about craftsmanship and physics and compete against each other in a race type of atmosphere! Check out some of the pictures below:

SPOTLIGHT ON 7th GRADE HISTORY:  Students learned about the causes and consequences of the Black Death and then conducted a simulation to show the effects of this disease on Medieval society. Students who survived all six city states won a special bookmark!

SPOTLIGHT ON 8TH GRADE REGISTRATION:  This last week, the high school counselors visited Oak Middle School to talk to all 8th grades about high school registration. The counselors went over classes and explained how to properly fill out the needed paperwork. Students were even taught the ROLLER COASTER! How exciting! 

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SPOTLIGHT ON Math 6/7:  Students measuring desk dimensions to calculate volume and surface area.

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CLUBS ON CAMPUS For all Oak Clubs, Click Here Morning Announcement Video: Video Announcement 

LIONS OF THE WEEK

LAEF LAEF is introducing a spring after-school class taught by highly qualified and/or credentialed teachers. This class will occur between January 31 and May 8! Sign up now at LAEF4kids.org.  The class offering at Oak is Communication Arts and Debate which the class fee is $175. Class fee increases after January 24th.    Multi-class discounts available – 10% off the 2nd class and 15% off any class thereafter. It is applied to a family or individual student. All registration information including class descriptions and instructor bios are presented at LAEF4kids.org/afterschool. Call (562) 799-4700 x80424 or email programdirector@LAEF4Kids.org.

Hello Families, LAEF (Los Al Ed Foundation) is partnering with the Los Alamitos High School Dance Program to provide a wonderful opportunity for students who love to dance and want to perform at the LAHS Performing Arts Center! You can sign up now at www.LAEF4kids.org/clinics for the Spring 2023 Los Al Dance Program Clinic which will take place at LAHS from Monday, April 17 through Thursday, April 20, 3:45 - 4:45pm. This is four-day clinic is open to any student in grades 4-8. There will be a dress rehearsal on April 27 from 5:00 - 6:00pm and a performance on April 27 beginning at 7:00pm. Director Mrs. Rikki Jones will teach the performance dance routine and this is a rare chance for kids to work directly with her. No prior dance experience is required. The cost to participate is $50 which also includes a dance program T-shirt and a show ticket for the clinic participant.  Check out the flyer – click here!

The Den March’s wellness Initiative is Resilience and Grit. Counselors and teachers are support students in developing grit and resiliency in and outside of school. This week in the Den: Monday, March 20, before school @ 8:15 AM: Mindful Meditation @Lunch: Inner and Outer Self-Portrait Activity Tuesday, March 21, @ Lunch: Sharing your GRIT story, with peers.  Wednesday March 22, @ Lunch: Art Activity Thursday, March 23 Minimum Day Afterschool: Drop in Counseling from 12:30-2:30 PM Evening: Open House in the Den  Friday, March 24, During lunch: Grit Game-On Day in the Den For Parents, Students and Educators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-SCapwK3g https://www.edutopia.org/video/teaching-grit-cultivates-resilience-and-perseverance  https://www.edutopia.org/article/encouraging-students-develop- resilience#:~:text=Resilience%20is%20the%20ability%20to%20spring%20back%20when,frustrated.%20T  hink%20of%20resilience%20as%20a%20stress%20ball. Be well, The Den Counselors: Karen Collins, LMFT; Kirsten Jensen, Psy.D., Morgan Pinedo PPS, and Brooke Russell. Intern

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW..... ...Lunches and breakfast are free for all students? ...Campus opens at 8:30 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 and WEAR a helmet.

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School Calendars can be found by clicking here:   School Calendars

Oak Middle School PTA Board 2022-23 CONTACT PTA - ptaoak@gmail.com President Michelle Shahon Executive Vice President Valerie Kelsey Recording Secretary Karen Ben Shmuel Treasurer Abby Harris Financial Secretary Yvette Suniga Auditor Amy Payne Historian Emily Hogenboom Parliamentarian - Open  Ways & Means Chair Galynn Tran Membership Chair Faye Vasconcellos Parent Education Chair Joy Wadleigh Legislation Chair Roger Goss Teacher Representative Allen Mendrin Principal Evelyn Garcia egarcia@losal.org

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. CHECK OUT WHAT IS NEW AT THE OAK SPIRIT WEAR STORE: 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) 

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HEAR US ROAR!  Evelyn Garcia Principal, Oak Middle School egarcia@losal.org

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