Friday, February 18, 2022

Newsletter, February 18th 2022

 Now is a great time to check in with your scholar about their habits in school.  How are they navigating their work load?  How are friendships?  Do they feel they have a trusted adult in the building?  Do they feel that they can find success?  If they need any kind of extra support or resources, please reach out!

 

Clubs at OMS:

  • Yearbook club - contact Ms. Touhey for information.

  • GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance)  meets every Tuesday in Mrs. Ripp’s classroom during lunch.  Her email is psripp@oregonsd.net

  • Homework club runs every Tuesday and Thursday 4 PM to 5 PM - no sign up needed.  

  • Art club (open studio format) will meet after school in room 205 Mondays 4 PM to 5 PM - no sign up needed.  See Ms. Touhey for information.

  • Deutschklub (German Club) meets monthly. See Frau Wochenske for information.


Upcoming dates:

  • Courage Retreat 2/22/22 


Quick links to help:


Class


Counselors’ Corner 

(Severson)


English
(Ripp)

Please look for any books that are at home, many books are missing and we would love them back on the shelves.  If you would like to donate a lost book to our classroom, please see this wishlist.


We started our poetry unit this week with the inquiry question; ”is poetry beautiful and useless?”  (Quote from poet Kim Min Jeong), as well as what is poetry?  As detailed in the email, we will have a lot of creation, discussion, and exposure to poetry in the next few weeks.  Please share your favrotie poetry with your scholar if you have any!


Deadlines:

  • 4th reading goal due today

  • Read 2 hours + outside of English class

  • Stay on top of poetry analysis and poetry creation


Questions to ask:

  • What is poetry?

  • How did you do on your nf picture book?

  • How did you do on your 4th reading goal?

  • What is your new reading oal and how do you plan on reaching it?


English
(Gunst)


Geography

(Stoller)

This week, we explore Africa using our 5 Themes framework.  Next week, we will dive into the difficult topic of genocide in Sudan.  We work hard to provide context and discuss how these events affect the rest of the world.


Deadlines:

*5 Themes Africa due today

*Darfur Quiz Friday 2/25


Questions

*What ‘Places’ did you explore in Africa?  What are they significant?

*What are some of the regions of Africa?  What makes them a region?

*What happened in Darfur? 

Geography 

(Howe)


Math 7 & 8
(Gratzl)


Math

(Malloy)


Science
(Grady)

We will begin working on our final human body systems project this week. Kids will be thinking about how body systems interact and work together. Project directions and rubric are posted on Google Classroom. 

  • Circulatory, Excretory, & Respiratory due Mon 2/21

  • Body Systems Review due Wed 2/23

Science
(Krucas)

We will begin working on our final human body systems project this week. Kids will be thinking about how body systems interact and work together. Project directions and rubric are posted on Google Classroom. 

  • Circulatory, Excretory, & Respiratory due Thurs 2/24

  • Body Systems Review due Thurs 2/24

Literacy Lab

(Tanner)

Working on Level 19 Sonday Lessons and Workbook in class. Please complete workbook at home if absent.

Health (Balbach)


P.E.

(Faulkner/

Fleming/Lund)


Spanish

(Cognac)


Spanish

(Landsverk)

  • No new homework this week. Please make up any missing work. 

  • Test retakes? Fill out the retake request form on Google Classroom. 

German

(Wochenske)

Formative tasks from last class should have been submitted by Friday, Feb. 18. This week we will take feedback and apply it to our summative tasks - likes and dislikes.

Deadline for all missing or redo work is Wednesday, March 9. After that, work will be marked as IE and we will move toward final summative tasks.

Bilingual

(Lofgren)

Esta semana recibirán la última historia personal del libro “Voces sin Fronteras”.  Van a leer la historia de Yesi, y luego escribirán un resumen, y cómo te ha impactado.  

Orchestra

(Black)

Bravissimi Tutti to all of our amazing orchestra students on a successful performance assessment (concert) last week! Many students will be completing their solo/ensemble piece this week and next.

Coming up:

WSMA Solo & Ensemble (Feb. 26, Mt. Horeb & March 5, Stoughton)


Band

(Seiter, Dorn, Cornale)

STEAM

(Fischer)


STEAM (Stansfield)


Choir

(Rattmann)


Art

(Touhey)



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