THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 26, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MONDAY, April 3rd: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. TUESDAY, April 4th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. WEDNESDAY, April 5th: Early Release Modified Dismissal 2:10 College Day THURSDAY, April 6th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. FRIDAY, April 7th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. UPCOMING EVENTS: April 10- 14th: Spring Break

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts SPOTLIGHT ON College Readiness Wednesday is college day. Please join us in wearing your favorite college gear. We encourage all parents to talk to your child about your alma matter! These moments will hopefully spark engaging conversations in the classroom and at home as our Lions build understandings about colleges and the wide-range of opportunities that are available to them. 8th grade students prepared College Research Presentations. Students learned the art of convincing peers to apply as they played the role of recruiters promoting the college of their choice. Emphasizing application requirements, campus life, and tuition.

SPOTLIGHT ON 7TH GRADE HISTORY: Students in Mrs. Siegmann class learned about woodblock printing in medieval China, students made their own stamps and prints!

SPOTLIGHT ON ART: Students in Art 1 have been practicing their optical illusion art. Some students have been creating their illusions with the technique of weaving!

SPOTLIGHT ON 8th GRADE SCIENCE :  Students In Mr. FF's class are modelling natural selection by using tools as their "beaks" to pick up seeds. Students who picked up a sufficient number of seeds in the allotted time carried on to the next generation and students who did not were ruled out of the game. Each generation, students were able to rejoin the game with a new "beak" based on the amount of each tool that survived causing our classroom population to shift based on a "beaks" success.

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

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.

Lions of the Week Mrs. Robinson Sophia June

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    This month’s Wellness Initiative is Self-Care and Mental Healthiness. We are also celebrating the Month of the Military Child.  Monday, April 3rd at Lunch: Mindful Monday  6:00PM-7:30-Parent Ed Night in the Den, “Positive Parenting”  Tuesday April 4th at Lunch: Yoga  Wednesday April 5th at Lunch: Wellness Wednesday  Thursday April 6th at Tutorial: “Building Resilience Workshop”  At Lunch: SAVE Promise Club Meeting  Friday April 7th at Lunch: Positive Self-Talk for Self-Care  Resources on Self-Care:  https://www.verywellmind.com/self-care-strategies-overall-stress-reduction-3144729  https://www.childsavers.org/self-care-for-kids-by-age/  https://www.waterford.org/education/teacher-self-care-activities/  Be well,  The Den Counselors: Karen-Shifflett Collins, LMFT, Morgan Pinedo LPCC and Kirsten Jensen, Psy.D. Intern: Brooke Russell

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) 

STAY CONNECTED

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

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