THE LION'S ROAR NEWSLETTER

OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 12, 2023

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK?

MONDAY, March 13th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. All District Choral Festival TUESDAY, March 14th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. Oaks Board Presentation at the District Office Pi Day Rescheduled to Friday Wednesday, March 15th: Early Release Modified Dismissal 2:10 THURSDAY, March 16th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. Tutorial* FRIDAY, March 17th: Regular School Day 8:50am-3:10pm. PI DAY* Rescheduled from 3/14 due to rain. UPCOMING EVENTS: March 28th, 30th and 31st: Parent Teacher Conferences April 10- 14th: Spring Break

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HEAR US ROAR! OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE  Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts Oak's 8th graders participated in a high school electives fair. High school students set-up stations to show-off what electives 8th graders can register for high school. Check out some pictures below:

SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:  On Monday, while your students were off from school, our middle school teachers became students! Teachers went through lessons and ideas that were presented to them surrounding teacher self-reflection. Teachers also focused on working with ALL students and building relationships with them. We were so excited to learn from Brian Mendler. He was informative, inspiring and engaging! Check them out below:

SPOTLIGHT ON Choir:  The Advanced Girls (Showcase) and Advanced Boys (Showmen) choirs both took 1st place at the Burbank Blast Choir Competition!

SPOTLIGHT ON Band and Orchestra:  The Oak Band and Orchestra was amazing at the All District Show. 

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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 Morning Announcement Video: Video Announcement 

LIONS OF THE WEEK Mr. Miko Mia L.

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 March’s wellness theme Resilience and Grit Counselors and teachers will support students in developing grit and resiliency in and outside of school. This week in the Den: Monday, March 13, before school @ 8:15 AM: Mindful Meditation Thursday, March 16, before school @ 8:10 AM: Cultivating More Resilience in Yourself. Thursday, March 16 during lunch: SAVE Promise (Students Against Violence Everywhere.) Club Meeting in the Den. Friday, March 17, during lunch: Creating your own luck, using Positive Self- Talk for Success in Learning and Life. For Parents, Students and Educators Resiliency for Teens: Got Bounce? From the American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/bounce-teens The seven C’s of Resilience: How Parents can build Resilient Children. https://www.lifespan.org/lifespan-living/seven-cs-resilience-and-how-parents-can-build-resilient-children Why Teens Should Start Developing Grit and (How to Build It) https://yourteenmag.com/family-life/communication/grit-teenagers Be well, The Den Counselors: Karen Collins, LMFT; Kirsten Jensen, Psy.D., Morgan Pinedo PPS, 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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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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