This week, OMS 6th graders joined School Resource Officer Nord for "Lunches with Logan." The students enjoyed pizza for lunch with Officer Nord! 🍕🙌
Oskaloosa Middle School is excited to recognize our first round of Positive Office Referrals for the 2024-25 school year! 🎉 These referrals are awarded to students who exemplify our core PBIS components: Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Caring. The teacher each student is pictured with completed the referral.
Positive Office Referrals are one of the many ways we recognize students to promote and maintain a positive culture of learning. Keep up the great work, and keep setting a positive example! 🌟
Congratulations to Hazel Adam, who is now 7th on the All-Time Top 10 PACER list for 8th grade girls! Hazel has a score of 102 laps! 🎉
Congratulations to Beckett Moyer for cracking the All-Time Top 10 PACER list for 6th grade! He is sitting in 10th place with a score of 102 laps. Way to go, Beckett! 🎉
🏄♂️ Hey OMS students! Get ready to surf into Homecoming week! Check out the dress-up days and join us in showing off your school spirit! 🤙
We had a great turnout at the OMS Fall Sports Night with parent meetings for cross country, football, and volleyball! Parents learned about the Unified Activities Handbook and how TeamReach will be used.
Reminder, football will fit helmets on Friday, August 23, and all middle school practices start on Monday, August 26.
Here's to a great year! #ALLIN #OskyBuildsLeaders
The OMS Math Team recently took on the 2024 Building Thinking Classroom Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where they continued their work around building student engagement, ownership, and critical thinking in their classrooms. #ALLIN #OskyBuildsLeaders
OMS student athletes will have the opportunity to participate in concussion testing provided by Kinetic Edge on Tuesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 11 after their Strength and Speed sessions that will finish at 9:00 am.
The purpose of the testing is to gather baseline data for use if a concussion is suspected for an athlete during the 2024-25 school year.
Things to note:
➡️ The completion of this program costs $20 per athlete and should take approximately half an hour to complete.
➡️ Athletes will need to bring their cell phone for the testing.
➡️ Please print off and complete this consent form prior to testing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MoId5rMULEpjaTfL4nRkxpNV2EUSSBgc/view?usp=sharing. Copies will be available at the testing site if needed.
There will also be an early evening session at Kinetic Edge on July 18 for student athletes (middle and high school). This is for families that the July 9 and 11 times do not work for.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Brett Doud at doudb@oskycsd.org or Betsy Luck at lucke@oskycsd.org.
OMS student Aiden Feist has been named "Programmer of the Trimester" by Mr. Fuhs through his robotics class during WIN time! Last week, Aiden was presented with a certificate by Mr. Fuhs and Mr. Scholes for his accomplishments with respect to programming over the course of the term. Way to go, Aiden! 🤖🎉 #OskyBuildsLeaders
🔧 Calling all Indians, who are tech enthusiasts aged 11-14! William Penn is inviting you to an exciting week of hands-on learning and innovation at their Applied Technology Summer Camp in June. Campers will dive into new technologies, solve problems, design solutions, and create several amazing projects.
🚀 Space is limited to 20 participants, so be sure to register soon!
🔗 Register now by scanning the QR code in the image.
⚾️ These stars marked history at OMS and held the first practice for the new Middle School Baseball team! The team is being coached by Clint Gingerich and Mike Comfort. With their expertise and passion for the game, we can't wait to see these Indians grow and shine on the field! 🌟
🔗 Read why the program was established: https://www.oskaloosa.com/news/local_news/oms-to-establish-baseball-program-to-fill-gap-left-by-babe-ruth/article_6e1af466-cb65-11ee-9bd2-2f8d067e4630.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1xa6v3tSH3GTnBnKETMYVNa5Pkk_9P8zeIFEfeQrW_rrfCCywc6rwqpdc_aem_ARpCv5tJtza4tQ4VNdxWu1Y0odciSqhHVfvMJSzUFYem54k8b5J7E5dcGWQAEgmVW7ftgxAzJ3RHRXR7-Z35VZ8w
#ALLIN #OskyBuildsLeaders
Last week, OMS students and staff wore purple to show their love and support for Lupus Awareness. Knowing not everyone had purple to wear, they got creative with face paint!
8th-grade student CC Chisolm shared her daily struggles living with Lupus, describing it as feeling sick every day with varying levels of pain, discomfort, and exhaustion that can make daily activities challenging.
"Unfortunately, autoimmune diseases aren’t easily understood unless you have one yourself, simply because the symptoms are not necessarily seen but rather just felt," explained Mrs. Goodman.
At the end of the day, CC expressed that she had the best day and felt grateful to attend Osky.
It's safe to say she felt the love. 💜 #ALLIN #OskyBuildsLeaders
Last week, Staff Appreciation Week at OMS ended on a generous note! Thank you to Bates Funeral Home and Kelderman Mfg for their support of our teachers and staff. Also, shout out to Untamed Nutrition for putting together a tea bomb deal to help make this special surprise happen!
On Thursday, Clow Valve provided lunch for OMS staff from Cater2U2 in honor of Staff Appreciation Week! A special thanks to Mark Willett and Clow Valve for supporting our staff and showing the value of the partnership between community businesses and the school. Thank you!
Another shoutout to the 7th-grade parents who provided OMS staff with a delightful sweet treat lounge yesterday! 🍬🍰 We're so grateful for your thoughtfulness in celebrating our staff during Staff Appreciation Week at OMS. Thank you for organizing this event and making the day extra special! 🌟
Yesterday, 8th grade parents rewarded OMS staff with a taco bar and delicious sweets. We'd like to thank our parents for their overwhelming support of our teachers and staff! We value our collaboration and realize that we would not be able to achieve the accomplishments we do at Osky Schools without it. 🫶🏼
Yesterday, OMS kicked off Staff Appreciation Week with an All-Star Breakfast for All-Star Staff! Thank you to the Oskalossa Hy-Vee and Clayton Spears, Director of Oskaloosa's Hy-Vee, for the generous contribution. This was a very enjoyable experience for our staff!
Please join us in congratulating our students who received Positive Office Referrals throughout the months of March and April! 🎉 Students receive these referrals for demonstrating our 4 PBIS Components: Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Caring. The teacher each student is pictured with completed the referral.
Positive Office Referrals are one of the many ways we recognize students to promote and maintain a positive culture of learning. THANK YOU to these awesome students for setting a great example and helping end the school year on a positive note! 🥳
Last night, OMS students participated in the Spring Band Concert at the George Daily Auditorium in front of a full crowd! A variety of musical compositions were played during the evening. The Band Boosters presented Band Director Rusty Raymond with a check for $10,000! Osky students Ian Rosvold and Micah VanEe were presented with awards for their achievements in the band. 🎶🥁
Yesterday, Officer O'Day played GaGa Ball with our 6th graders in our new GaGa Ball pit during 6th grade lunch!
