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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE
Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts
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WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR OAK FAMILIES:
As the Thanksgiving season quickly approaches, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our families for your unwavering support. We are so grateful:
- for our students who come to school in person and online each day. You are always ready to tackle the challenge.
- for our amazing teachers who teach with their whole heart even from a distance. You give 110% and more each day.
- for our families who continue to offer words of support and encouragement. Your kind emails, waves of hello in the morning, and smiling eyes keeps us all going.
Thank YOU for being our partners in this journey. From our Oak family to yours...May your holiday be joyful,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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CONGRATULATIONS!: The Lion's Club awarded our very own Phyllisia Rosen. Phyllisia was selected out of many entries for the PEACE poster award. The Lion's Club and S.E.T.H. (Scholarship for Education and Training from the Heart) presented the Lions Peace Poster Youth Art Scholarship award to Phyllisia.
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LION PRIDE AWARDS: Lion Pride awards are selected by teachers for students who show a special contribution to the Oak community. Students may be recognized for character, academics, perseverance, innovation, and/or community spirit. This week we recognized 16 7th grade recipients in a socially distanced drive through at Oak. We are so proud of our Lion Pride Awardees. Thank you PTA for supporting this celebration with our new lawn signs!
Congratulations: Noe Hart, Luke Charlton, Samantha Maier, Emily Evano, Jordan Williams, Ruby Santagata, Matt Leer, Eliana Tejero, Keith Tanner, Joaquin Gonzalez, Sarina Forsyte, Violet Murphy, Erin Garrett, Shree Balaji, Dean Lehigh and Christian Szymborski
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SPOTLIGHT ON ADVANCED ART INSTRUCTION: Students in Mrs. Harbour's advanced art class are learning the techniques of tint and shading. Mr. Berger's Los Al @home students work on puzzle pieces and face drawings. |
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SPOTLIGHT ON ENGLISH 7: Students at both Oak and Los Al@home participated in a lesson with Ms. Uy and Mr. Hill as they prepare to read The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Students examined art pieces related to mood and symbolism and how this connects to the Civil Rights Movement. Students participated with social distancing with Google Classroom and Jam Board.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE: Students in Mr. Maya's 7th grade science classes presented to their peers about human dependence on natural resources: oil, gold ore, and aquifers. How do geoscience processes form these resources? Where are they located around the world? How do humans use them in their daily lives?
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NEW TEE SHIRT DESIGN: Eighth grader, Emma Osborne has created a new design for our 2020-21 Oak Middle School Tee shirt design. Shirts will be available after Thanksgiving for $12.00 cash or check made payable to Oak Middle School. Sizes range from Youth XL, Adult S, M, L and XL. Larger sizes are available upon request. ASB will be selling shirts beginning December 3rd in front of the main office.
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SIXTH GRADE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY: |
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CHECK OUT OAK'S NEWSPAPER: Our journalism students, under the direction of Mrs. Siegmann, have created the very first student run newspaper for Oak. We are so excited about our student journalists. Click here to read the first edition
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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
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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.
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DID YOU KNOW: Our Oak Choir is selling See's Candy? |
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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.
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!
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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)
Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!
Oak spirit wear is available for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.
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HEAR US ROAR!
Erin Kominsky
Principal, Oak Middle School
ekominsky@losal.org
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK? |
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Regular classes for Monday and Tuesday: No school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving holiday
MONDAY, November 23 : In person hybrid learning
TUESDAY, November 24: In person hybrid learning
WEDNESDAY, November 25: NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
THURSDAY, November 26: NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
FRIDAY, November 27: NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
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Oak Middle School PTA Board 2020-21
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
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Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!
Oak spirit wear is availbable for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.
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