THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

February 26, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MONDAY, March 6th: Student Free Day TUESDAY, March 7th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. Wednesday, March 8th: Early Release Modified Dismissal 2:10 THURSDAY, March 9th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. Tutorial* FRIDAY, March 10th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. UPCOMING EVENTS: March 11th- All District Band and Orchestra March 13th- All District Choral Festival March 14th- Oaks Board Presentation and the District Office March 28th, 30th and 31st: Parent Teacher Conferences

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts Career Day Was a Huge Success! The energy was high and students were excited to see so many different careers! Thank you Ms. Reynolds for organizing this for our students! Check out some pictures below:

SPOTLIGHT ON DRAMA:  Our drama teacher, Mr. Miko, and his drama class have been practicing so hard. This last week student ran a production of Grease! Students conducted 100% of the play including lighting, sound and stage! Great job Mr. Miko and drama students. The play was great! Check them out below:

SPOTLIGHT ON 6th GRADE SCIENCE:  Students in 6th grade Science finished their cell analogy projects last week. Students picked a system of their choice to parallel cell organelles and their functions to. The student choice inspired a vast assortment of amazing projects paralleling a plant or animal cell to systems like Disneyland, Starbucks, Harry Potter, etc. See them in action below:

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SPOTLIGHT ON School Safety:  Great job to all the students that took the e-bike safety course! In all we had over 100 students participate! E-bike safety stickers were passed out during lunch this week. It is expected that students that don't have an e-bike safety permit sticker on their e-bikes, can't park their e-bikes on campus starting on Monday 2/13/2023 . If you have any questions please contact Mr. Mendrin at amendrin@losal.org

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CLUBS ON CAMPUS For all Oak Clubs, Click Here

LIONS OF THE WEEK Mrs. Tighe Derek Tomooka

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 In March our Wellness Initiative is Resilience and Grit. We will focus on activities promoting these themes, through lunchtime activities, mini lessons, and visual messaging, reminding us all to push through even when things are tough, and dig deep to show our Grit. Students will explore what they can do to build Resiliency and Grit, within themselves. This week in the Den: March 7th-Tuesday during lunch:" Exploring how your values build resiliency and grit." March 8th-Wednesday during lunch: What is the difference between Grit and Resilience? March 9th–Thursday AM 8:20 before school- Drop in Counseling March 9th Thursday during lunch: Resilience Art Activity March 10th -Friday during lunch: “Sharing of Your Go-To Playlist for Motivation and Bouncing Back.”  Sign up this week in the Den, for the Resilience Lunchtime Workshop happening on 3/21/23. Resiliency, Grit, & Growth Mindset Resources: Here is a clip from Angela Duckworth on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (6 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8 Tips for Parents in promoting Grit and Resiliency in Children  https://limitlesschildren.com/growth-mindset-for-kids/tips-to-build-grit-and-resilience-in-children/ https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-parents-can-teach-kids-grit-4126106   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201701/self-compassion-growth- mindset-and-the-benefits-failure Sincerely, The Den Counselors: Kirsten Jensen Psy.D., Karen Shifflett-Collins LMFT, Morgan Pinedo LPCC, and Brooke Russell, Intern

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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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) 

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

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