THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 26, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MONDAY, March 27th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. 8th Grade Pano Pic TUESDAY, March 28th: Minimum Day Schedule 8:50-12:20 (ISPE 11:50) WEDNESDAY, March 29th: Early Release Modified Dismissal 2:10 THURSDAY, March 30th: Minimum School Day 8:50am-12:20 (ISPE 11:50). FRIDAY, March 31st: Minimum Day Schedule 8:50-12:20 (ISPE 11:50) 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 Celebrating Middle School Jazz Bands:  Our Oak Jazz band joined the LAHS and McAuliffe jazz bands to put on the 50th Anniversary Spotlight concert this weekend. Not only did our students get featured, but they got to play with guest artists Chad Wackerman, Sophia Wackerman, and Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer John Daversa! Way to go Oak Lions!

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SPOTLIGHT ON ELA: Students in Mrs. Reynolds reading class presented their classic independent reading books to the class. The Google presentations focused on content, delivery and information about their reading choices!

SPOTLIGHT OPEN HOUSE:  Open house was a huge success! Thank you to all the families that come out to celebrate our hard working Lions!

SPOTLIGHT ON RUN SEAL BEACH:   What an amazing time Oak students and staff had this yesterday at Run Seal Beach. Oak had 116 students register for this amazing event! Check out some of the pictures below:

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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.

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  Our Wellness Initiative for March is Resilience and Grit  Monday, March 27 at Lunch: Open Discussion: “Knowing yourself”. Learn about the value of knowing yourself and how you respond to challenges and how to cultivate grit and resilience to achieve what you want.  Minimum Day-Tuesday March 28th Minimum Day: The WellSpace Counselors are here for you.  Wednesday March 29th Lunchtime Discussion: Using Your Self-Talk for Resilience and Grit.  Minimum Day-Thursday, March 30th afterschool at: 12:25-1:00 Journaling for building your Resiliency.  Minimum Day-Friday, March 31, after school from 12:25- 1:10 Game-On Event. Show your perseverance and grit this UNO tournament. Please bring an Uno Deck if you have one.  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  https://evolvingeducation.org/en/grit-and-success/#:~:text=A%20student%20has%20grit%20when%20in%20spite%20of,are%20predictors%20of%20success%2C%20particularly%20in%20difficult%20circumstances.  https://magnifymind.com/growth-mindset-and-grit/  Be well,  The Den Counselors; Karen Collins, LMFT; Kirsten Jensen, PPS, Psy.D., and Morgan Pinedo, LPCC. Intern: Brooke Russel

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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JOIN OAK PTA CLICK HERE TO JOIN PTA

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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