Newsletter December 11th, 2020

 We are more than halfway through the 2nd quarter and many students are settled into their routines or schedules, therefore, now would be a great time to check in with their assessments and assignments in Infinite Campus.  Are there things they need to finish and submit?  Are there things that need to re-taken and re-submitted?  If you would like a meeting, please let us know, we are here to support you.  

Things to know:

• Have technology issues?  Please send an email to the OSD tech helpdesk at helpdesk@oregonsd.net

 

The OMS Spelling Bee is coming:

• Please contact Juliet Darken to register your scholar for the spelling bee.  jjdarken@oregonsd.net

• OMS Bee: 1/4-1/8

• District Bee: 1/18-1/22

• Virtual testing platform through Scripps

Clubs happening at OMS:

• To join the Multi-cultural student union email Mrs. Burton or Ms. Laibly

• To join the library book club - email Mrs. Hunter 

• To join the Panther Pride club - email Mr. Zurawik - jtzurawik@oregonsd.net

• To join the Art Club - email Ms. Touhey - mstouhey@oregonsd.net

• To join the Yearbook Club - email Ms. Touhey - mstouhey@oregonsd.net

• To join OMS Live staff - email Ms. Anderson - keanderson@oregonsd.net

• To join GSA - email Mrs. Ripp - psripp@oregonsd.net

Helpful Links:

• Bookmark the 7O Team Blog

• Bookmark the 7-O Homework List

• Looking for extension activities for your scholar:  Check out this resource

 

Class
Counselor’s Corner	Ms. Laibly (kjlaibly@oregonsd.net) --  Email me to schedule a time to check in!! UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:                                                                                    Thursday 12/10: 2:00 Snack Break! Open to all OMS students - drop-in group on Thursdays from 2:00-2:45 for games and more! A fun game followed by TRIVIA this week! Email Ms. Laibly for the link to join.                                                    Tuesday 12/15: Counselors’ Corner Drop-in Skill Building Session on self-care strategies and building winter resilience! Begin putting together your own Winter Resilience Toolkit! 2:00-2:45. Email  Ms. Laibly for the link to the meet.  Thursday 12/17: 2:00 Snack Break! Open to all OMS students - drop-in group on Thursdays from 2:00-2:45 for games and fun!  Tuesday 12/22: New Student Snack Break! 2:00-2:45, every other Tuesday. Email Ms. Laibly for the link to join!                                                                                      CLICK ME -->
English (Ripp)	Students should be actively reading their book club books, showing up for discussion, as well as working through their asynchronous learning for the week.  Next week will be our last week of book clubs. Please see their meeting times for when your scholar should be discussing, this will be their main assessment throughout the unit and cannot be re-taken.  Some scholars have not started reading their book or not shown up for their discussion.  Deadlines: Read 2+ hours every week in a book of your choosing Complete the weekly dystopian assignments in Classroom by every Friday. Weekly discussion at their selected time - primary assessment. Questions to ask: Do you have late work or work that needs to be re-taken in English? How did your discussion go this week? What is an archetype and why might they be problematic?? What was the Lavender Scare? Are we living in a dystopia now?
English (Gunst)	We are finishing up our Dystopian Book Club and our assessed discussions.  It is important that your student continue to read their dystopian novel and prepare for their small group discussions.  Make sure that your student attends their two discussion assessments - if you aren’t sure when these discussions are occurring; please feel free to contact me with questions. Deadlines: Reading at least 30 minutes per day. Complete weekly assignments that are in Google Classroom. Prepare for the graded discussion. One underlying question that your student should be thinking about are the similarities and differences between the world we live in and the world created by the novels they are reading.
Enriched English (Darken)	We have finished our characterization book club books and are working on the summative for the unit: an expository essay about a character. Your student will also be getting information soon about the spelling bee, and they can start studying the words now (located in Google Classroom). Deadlines Come to class on Tuesday 12/8 with a solid thesis for your characterization essay, ready with examples from the text to use in your writing. Read outside of class for enjoyment. Study WWW 9 (quiz on Friday 12/11). Body paragraph #1 of your essay due Friday, 12/11 by class time. Full essay due 12/18 by 4pm. Questions to Ask Are you interested in participating in the spelling bee? Which character will you write about in your essay? What does the root word “som” mean (or what’s a fun way to remember it)?
Geography (Stoller)	We are learning about Nelson Mandela and Apartheid in South Africa.  One of the extension opportunities is to watch the movie Invictus and do one of the activities explained in the Passport to Enrichment.  It’s a great movie that the whole family would likely enjoy!  Our learning will span this week and next. Deadlines Invictus Project due Friday December 18 Current Events due Friday December 18; must have 3 completed successfully Questions Who is Nelson Mandela?   What is Apartheid?  What is it similar to in the USA? What are some of the rules of rugby?  What does rugby have to do with any of this? What are some interesting things you learned about South Africa?
Geography  (Howe)
Math 7 (Gratzl)	Deadlines: What Do You Expect Test Review (Due 12/13) Google Form Math Review (Due 12/16) What Do You Expect Test (Due 12/20) Questions to Ask: How are you going to prepare for your What Do You Expect Test? What are tree diagrams and area models supposed to help you find?  Which do you like making better? Do you have any math work you want to complete before winter break?
Math Algebra (Malloy)	Week 14 Activities Due Sunday
Math 8 (Wyss)
Science (Grady)	Life Has a History due Mon/Tues Interpreting Geologic Time due Thur/Fri Question to ask: How would you describe the age of the Earth?
Science (Rockwell/ Krucas)	Natural Selection Unit Life Has a History due Mon/Tues Interpreting Geologic Time due Thur/Fri Question to ask: How would you describe the age of the Earth?
Literacy Lab (Tanner)	Sonday lessons in chat, flipgrid, and workbook pages. Due Friday at 4 pm Lexia: read aloud chapters 20--22, Lexia minutes 60-90 for the week. Due Friday at 4 pm
Art (Touhey)	Question to ask: What does your model magic texture sculpture look like?   What is value and why are we adding a range of values to our drawings?
P.E. (Faulkner/ Fleming/Lund)	PE Notebook 3 Activity Log this week is SUMMATIVE Vocabulary - Keep learning about the 5 components of fitness Reflection  It’s so much fun getting moving together during our synchronous times!
Spanish (Cognac)
Spanish (Landsverk)	Subject Pronouns (Google Doc) Check your grades in IC/Google Classroom! If you have an assignment scored less than a 3, go back and make corrections!
German (Wochenske)	Students are learning German through Hänsel und Gretel. Each class has an author, artist, timekeeper, counter, and quiz writer. My goal is to be 90% in German. Students answer questions with words and phrases to show proficiency.  Deadlines: Tues 5 pm (Mon/Tues task), Wed 5 pm (Wed task), Fri 5 pm (Thurs/Fri task) 12/7 - T/F with corrections - Hänsel und Gretel and Frankfurt slide 12/9 - story write, part one - in German describe what’s in the picture 12/11 - Read story (thus far), put sentences in order of story Questions to ask: What is Frau W’s personal count goal for “ist” and “hat”? What does that mean? What is the role of the quiz writer? Why is it important? How have you been interacting with Frau W in class to show your learning?
Bilingual (Lofgren)	Completa la lectura y preguntas en el sitio Commonlit (Esta semana es sumativa, la proxima será sumativa/final)
Orchestra (Black)	Students should be practicing 10 minutes a day (minimum) and attending Small Groups every week Small Group Schedule Orchestra Due this week (12/9): String Artists of our World; article and Google form responses Small Group; solo piece perusal for 3rd quarter Due next Monday (12/14): Video submission for I Want You Back virtual performance  Questions to ask: Who is Sheku Kanneh-Mason?  What are you submitting for the I Want You Back video? What are you thinking about choosing to learn for your third quarter performance piece?
Band (Seiter, Dorn, Kading)	Students should be practicing at least 10 minutes a day or 20 minutes every-other-day.   Practice Packet: Concert Ab Major Scale (2. One-Octave Scale & Arpeggio) Band Music: Colliding Visions by Brian Balmages (part 1 & 2) - practice tracks & recordings are on Google Classroom under classwork Essential Elements - Band Karate: Yellow Belt Solo & Ensemble Music Extension Activities: Practice note names using Staff Wars - click allow for flashplayer Play some music games Work ahead in Band Karate Practice the other parts to Colliding Visions Write your own composition using Noteflight or Flat.io Small Group Learning Band Schedule
STEAM (Fischer)
Choir (Rattmann)	Students should be finishing up “Teach someone the solfege hand signs assignment.” Students are starting their final project for our song Give Light.  Due 12/15. 7th grade choir has small groups this week.  Check the schedule for times.  Ask students:  What verse did you think spoke the most to you in Give Light? How are you contributing to the final virtual choir project?