The Lions Roar

THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

October 25, 2020

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

RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES ARE COMING TO OAK THIS WEEK:

SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING THIS WEEK:

SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL SCIENCE: Eighth graders in Mrs. LaVache's class analyze multiple perspectives with images of the Boston Massacre.

Students in sixth grade social science created their own countries and participated in "think like an archeologist.

ART INSTRUCTION : Students in Mr. Berger's art classes created Oak mascot and cliff drawings. Mrs. Harbour's students worked on the art of Tim Burton.

ASB AND YEARBOOK CORNER:

LOG ONTO YOUR GOOGLE GRADE CLASSROOM AT:

SIXTH GRADE: qie3whq

SEVENTH GRADE: y25ncda

EIGHTH GRADE: jtqxokl

Morning announcements this week: Click here for this week's announcements

PICTURE DAY....SOCIAL DISTANCING STYLE!

FAMILIES IN NEED THIS HOLIDAY? A local Seal Beach volunteer group is helping to provide FREE Thanksgiving Dinners to families in need. If you or anyone you know would like a Thanksgiving meal, please let us know by reaching out to our counselor Ms. Reynolds areynolds@losal.org

Information will be kept confidential.

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW: Clubs are now being formed at Oak Middle School and will be available for both students on campus and at Los Al@home. Please check out the google form (hint: you MUST sign on with your golosal account to access. Click here

Career Cafe is coming soon:

REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST IS HERE: Each year our PTA sponsors the Reflections art contest for visual and performing arts. This year's theme is "I matter because..."

The PTA Reflections Program encourages ALL students to unleash their creative talents! This year's theme: "I Matter Because..."

Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.

Deadline to submit: OCTOBER 30TH

For rules and forms: click here for application

Questions: Click here

DID YOU KNOW: YOU CAN STILL ORDER YOUR PICTURES? MAKE UP DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS WILL BE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 1:00-4:00 OUTSIDE OF THE MPR.

LUNCHES AT OAK:

Lunches available for our Oak families: Each school day, our cafeteria crew is out under the blue canopies handing out free lunch and breakfast. The meals are cold, and will need to be reheated at home. Stop by and show your ID and pick up your lunch!

Oak students can pick up lunches at the snack lines. Snacks are available for purchase when you pick up your lunch: Slushies, water, pop chips, fruit roll ups, poptarts and rice krispy treats are available for purchase.

DID YOU KNOW...HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL NEEDS YOU!

click on the poster for the link

PTA NEWS:

Do you shop at Amazon? Please click on this link and bookmark it. When you shop at Oak's Amazon Smile page, we get 0.5% of what you spend and it costs you nothing! You shop and you help us raise money every time you make a purchase.

Click here

Please join us in making a positive difference in our school community and support your

Oak Middle School PTA

Join Oak PTA!

Just click the link and join!

Join PTA here

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?

HALLOWEEN IS NEAR! COSTUMES WILL BE PERMITTED ON CAMPUS ...

PLEASE NOTE: FACE MASKS FOR HEALTH PROTECTION WILL BE REQUIRED. HALLOWEEN MASKS MAY NOT BE WORN AT SCHOOL . DRESS CODE WILL BE ENFORCED ( NO SHORT SHIRTS SHOWING MID SECTIONS)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 : RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES BEGIN

"Life is a Journey" travel drug free dress up

Tacky Tourist

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27: "Team up Against Drugs" dress up Jersey day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28: DISTANCE LEARNING

"Too Bright for Drugs" dress up Neon*

*send us your pics from home

MAKE UP PICTURES FOR ALL STUDENTS 1-4 P.M. OUTSIDE THE MPR BUILDING.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29: "Say No to Drugs". Wear Red

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30: "Drugs are Scary" Wear your Halloween costumes

Oak Middle School PTA Board 2020-21

President- Janet Murphy. click here

Executive Vice President- Tracy Sturm

Treasurer- Stacey Levine

VP Ways & Means- Suzy Johnson

VP Parent Ed- Viki Bragg-

VP Legislation- Remy Hernandez

VP Membership- Alison Mohanna

Financial Secretary- Amy Payne

Recording Secretary- Maria Osorio

Historian- Jodee Flint

Parliamentarian- Chris Lamb

Auditor-Jackie Dominick

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.