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THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

September 5, 2021

In this Issue:

LAUSD WEBSITE

Oak Middle School Website

Oak PTA E-mail

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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE

Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts

SPOTLIGHT ON COLLEGE DAYS: Our Oak students and staff are proud to show off their college gear. Many of them wearing the shirts of schools of their parents or siblings. WE ARE COLLEGE BOUND!

SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS: Oak students have many opportunities to participate in the visual and performing arts. Instrumental music with Mr. Harrell, vocal music with Mr. O'Connell, art with Mrs. Harbour and drama with Dr. Arias

SPOTLIGHT ON MATH: Students utilize algebra tiles to help visualize more complex problems.

SPOTLIGHT ON BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Hundreds of parents joined us at Back to School night to learn about expectations and course content. It was so great to see so many attend this important event.

SPOTLIGHT ON Engineering in the wheel: Students have six weeks to explore different areas such as drama, art, music and engineering. Mr. Rheume had them building bridges that had to hold a certain amount of weight.

SPOTLIGHT ON P.E. : Olympic winners for Mrs. Reynold's P.E. classes in the following categories: hula hoop, free throw, and 440 events.

SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL SCIENCE: Eighth graders in Mrs. LaVache's class use their wipe off desks to create communities.

SCHOOL SAFETY...

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.

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ASB AND YEARBOOK CORNER

Morning announcements this week: Click here for announcements for the week of August 20.

DID YOU KNOW?

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.

DID YOU KNOW...Oaks ONLY fundraiser is launching this week! All donations go directly to our PTA that helps supports all clubs on campus, teacher innovation grants, parent education, Veteran's Day and more. Your generous donations are appreciated.

DID YOU KNOW.....Science Olympiad Opportunities are now available Click here

DID YOU KNOW... OUR WELL SPACE CALLED THE DEN IS NOW OPEN?

Come join us the Den, our new WellSpace's in room 33!! Our monthly Social Emotional theme for the month of September is Wellness.

We are pleased to announce the following activities available to all students.

Mindful Monday Mornings

On Monday mornings from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM Dr Jensen our new Wellness Counselor will be leading mindful morning activities before school. During this time, the first 10 students will be able to participate in different mindful practices that will help them learn ways to practice mindfulness.

Thoughtful Thursday Mornings:

On Thursday mornings for the next 10 weeks ending November 4th from 8:10-8:40 we are offering mindful meditations and discussions to tame anxiety. The first ten students to show up each Thursday can attend. So come join us and get your calm on and feel ready for school.

Counselors in the WellSpace's include Mr. Bailey Adling, Miss Shayla Jordan, Mrs. Adrienne Reynolds, and Dr. Kirsten Jensen

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK?

DID YOU KNOW....The Oak Choir Booster club has ways for families to dine out and support the arts?

Click here for Taste of Los Al

DID YOU KNOW...LAEF is introducing a new fall after-school class taught by LAHS LAHS Video Production/Griffin News Teacher, Connor Brown. Theis class will occur between September 16 and December 16! Sign up now at LAEF4kids.org.

Filmmaking for Beginners – Los Alamitos High School Film teacher Mr. Brown teaches middle school students at LAHS, the basics of filmmaking and story-telling. Students will learn how to write movie scripts, be actors/actresses, be a film director, operate cameras and edit together clips to make their own short videos! ($175) Class fee increases after September 7th.

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.

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

Oak PTA

CLICK HERE FOR PTA MEMBERSHIP FORM

Click here for the form

DID YOU KNOW.... SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

We are looking for parents to be a part of our 2021/2022 School Site Council! What is School Site Council?

The School Site Council (SSC) is intended to be a decision-making body that represents all stakeholders of the school community. The school principal, teachers, other school personnel, parents and students make up this group. Their primary responsibility is to identify common goals and assist the leadership team in establishing a plan to achieve the goals.

Are you interested in being a part of Oak’s School Site Council (SSC?) If so, please click here: https://forms.gle/29iFmS5TkaKuuF3s6

Check out the School Site Council Flyer Below:

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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 September 6: No School Labor Day

TUESDAY, September 7: Regular School Day

8:40-3:00.

Wednesday, September 8: Modified Day dismissal 2:00.

Show your Harbour Surf Pride

THURSDAY, September 9: Club Rush today at lunch

FRIDAY, September 10:

Spirit Day! Show your Oak Middle School Pride

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.