5/31/13 Edition
LOST AND FOUND On Fri 6/14/13, immediately after student dismissal the lost and found cabinet will be emptied of its contents and the items will be donated to charity. Please encourage your student to check the lost and found cabinet in the cafeteria. In the main office we have a number of house keys, eyeglasses and jewelry. Thanks for helping us return lost items in the future by labeling your student’s belongings!
MEDIA NEWS All library materials are due back to the OMMS Media Center. If your child has lost an item, please send in a check made payable to OMMS for the cost of this item. If unsure of the price, please give the media center a call at (410) 313-6937. Thanks for all your support this year!
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Info about School Registration
New Online Processing of FARMS applications
OMMS College & Career Readiness Night Weds 2/6/13 See what was presented below!
HCPSS News, retail bonuses, and more!
OMMS Students – Making the Grade Middle school students must meet certain requirements in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Read about them here:
Sixth Grade Orientation Watch the presentations here:
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OMMS Buy-a-Bricks Still Available!
OMMS Faculty Receives Community Award Mon 5/13/13 – The Oakland Mills Village Board and Oakland Mills Community Association have awarded the entire OMMS faculty a Celebrated Achievers Award for contributions to the Oakland Mills community! On behalf of the OMMS faculty, OMMS Principal Shiney Ann John receives the Celebrated Achievers Award, presented by Frederick Eiland, Oakland Mills Community Organizer, and Reginald Avery, Member of the Oakland Mills Village Board of Directors.
Evening of Excellence Thurs 5/23, 6:30-8p Please plan on joining us for this wonderful event that showcases outstanding student work completed this year. The evening will begin in the cafeteria at 6:30p with a highlight video and a “Live” Falcon News broadcast run by our student news crew. Throughout the evening, students will share highlights from various activities done over this past year through presentations and interactive sessions. So come watch a live debate, view
original student films, and learn how to program a robot. These are only a few wonderful sessions happening at our “Evening of Excellence.” The evening should conclude at 8:00p. It is designed to be a family event, so parents should plan to accompany their child to the fair. Come and see our talented students, stay connected to your child’s school and learn how your child can be involved. Check here the week before the fair for a complete schedule of activities. We look forward to seeing you at our “Evening of Excellence” on May 23rd!
Brown Receives HC Celebrating Successes with Children Award Tues 4/30/13 – Mr. Tony Brown received a Howard County Celebrating Successes with Children Award, presented above by Lois Mikkila, Director, Department of Citizen Services, and Candace Dodson Reed, Deputy Chief of Staff, Howard County Government. His award
writeup: Mr. Brown has worked as a para-educator with the HCPSS for seven years. His dedication to our Oakland Mills Middle School students that require accommodations to meet their individual learning needs is deserving of recognition. Mr. Brown goes far beyond his assigned duties and eagerly works with our entire student population. Congratulations, Mr. Brown!
Custodial Team Awarded Mon 4/8/13 – The OMMS Custodial Team -- Sharon Thomas, Richmond Benin, Brenda Cole and Mayra Hall -- received an award for outstanding performance, presented by HCPSS Superintendent Dr. Renee Foose, Assistant Manager of Custodial Services Gerry Freiert, and OMMS Principal
Shiney John. Thank you for keeping OMMS in excellent service!
Superior OMMS Strings Wed 3/20/13 – Congratulations to the String Orchestra for earning the highest rating of Superior from all four judges at the Howard County Orchestra Assessment held at Oakland Mills High School. The Orchestra is now eligible to participate in the Maryland State Orchestra Festival in May.
First Place at HC STEM Fair Sat 2/23/13 – Zachary and Jonah won 1st place in the Computer Science category at the Howard County STEM Fair! Their project dealt with sorting algorithms and was related to our partnership with the APL computer programming program. Eight students were selected to represent OMMS at this event, where they competed against students from other county middle schools. Clarisse took 2nd place in Earth Science with a project on
the effects of barometric pressure on the elevation rate of balloons, and Chris won a specialty award for his project "Pykrete: Building Material of the Future." Congratulations to Andy, Chris, Clairisse, Gavin, Jonah, Rosa, Sam and Zachary!
Buy a Brick In honor of the 40th anniversary of Oakland Mills Middle School we are selling “memory bricks.” The funds raised will be used to re-landscape the front of the school. The bricks will be incorporated into the landscape design. Like the trees planted out front three years ago, all the plants will be native to our area. If you would like to purchase a brick to leave a permanent record of your time at OMMS, please complete this form and return with your payment. Deadline is Mon 4/8/13.
Marker Published in Ohio Journal of Mathematics Mon 11/5/12 – Congratulations to 8th grade math teacher Jennifer Marker for being published in the Fall 2012 edition of Ohio Journal of Mathematics. Her article "Taxicab Travel: Mathematically Touring Baltimore" explores how to engage students in critical thinking through a
virtual field trip. From the mathematics classroom, students problem solve using the surface area of three-dimensional shapes, non-Euclidean geometry, probability, and Euclidean constructions. By the end of these activities, students have applied their mathematics understanding to mummies, travel, code breaking, and treasure hunting.
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