ORMS Twister Talk Volume 20, Issue 3

November 2017

Erin Brilhart, Principal Oklahoma Road Middle School 410-751-3600 6300 Oklahoma Road 410-751-3604 (Fax) Jeffrey Hopkins, Assistant Principal Sykesville, MD 21784 www.carrollk12.org/oms

School Hours

Students Arrive: 7:55 - 8:20

Homeroom: 8:20 - 8:25

Classes: 8:25 - 3:00

Dismissal: 3:00 - 3:20

What’s in this Newsletter! CCPS Internet Safety Forum

American Education Week

Nurse Notes

Winter Concerts

Next PTA Meeting

Ski Club Deadline

Conferences

Rec Night Dates

FCA Club

Media News

School Counseling Dept.

SHOUT

Reminders

Students of the Month

Special Needs Planning

ORMS Information

Young Authors’ Contest Rules

Young Authors’ Cover Sheet

World Artists Experiences Writing Project

ORMS Way

My Schoolbucks

ORMS Mission

Oklahoma Road Middle School provides an envi-ronment of respect and

collaboration where stu-dents develop skills and knowledge to become

responsible citizens and persevere through challenging

learning opportunities.

Department of Justice Internet Safety Forum to Address Protecting Children Online

A Department of Justice Internet safety forum entitled Innocence Stolen: Protecting Our Children Online will be held on

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at Oklahoma Road Middle School, located at 6300 Oklahoma Road, Sykesville.

The forum is open to the public but is limited to adults only due to the sensitivity of the topics to be discussed.

The Innocence Stolen program is offered to school staff, parents, and community organizations to equip and empower them to a

ddress the many teachable moments that occur when accessing the Internet. Vincent DeVivo, Community Outreach Specialist from the

United States Attorney’s Office, District of MD, will give a 90-minute presentation reviewing the entire range of threats students face when

they go online. Topics will include the dark web, texting, Internet predators, and an array of Internet dangers of

which many parents are not aware. This forum will provide new information for parents on the dangers our

children are being exposed to on the Internet. We strongly encourage both parents to attend to learn more about how they can protect their

children when they go online.

Staying Well Please help your family stay safe from communicable diseases. The number one way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases is by practicing good hand washing. Bacteria and viruses are everywhere: on door-knobs, grocery cart handles, cell phones and anything else you can think of. Please wash your hands frequent-ly and remind your children to do the same. In addition, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. The mu-cous membranes on these areas are a poor barrier against germs. Please do not share water bottles or eating utensils. Keep yourself and your family well so you can enjoy the upcoming holidays!

November 13 -17 is American Education Week.

You are welcome to visit classes and observe your student as well as have lunch in our cafeteria with your student. Please review the week’s events to arrange the

appropriate time for your visit. ALL parent visitors must present a valid government issued ID to receive a visitor’s badge.

Please remember, the purpose for American Education Week is for parents to observe their student in the classroom setting. Chairs will be setup in designated areas of classrooms

for parents to set, observe, and not interact with students. Please keep in mind teachers will be working with our students and will

not be able to conference during visitation days.

Tuesday, November 14 - 6th Grade Visitation Day

Wednesday, November 15 - 7th Grade Visitation Day

Thursday, November 16 - 8th Grade Visitation Day

Visitation Schedules:

Grade Lunch Academic Class Times Related Arts Times

6th 10:55 - 11:25 9:00 - 10:55 & 11:25 - 1:25 1:25 - 2:55

7th 12:05 - 12:35 9:00 - 10:35 & 12:35 - 3:00 10:35 - 12:05

8th 12:50 - 1:20 10:30 - 12:50 & 1:20 - 3:00 9:00 - 10:30

November 15 3:20 - 6:20pm

January 18 3:20 - 6:20pm

Parents can sign up on the ORMS website.

www.carrollk12.org/oms

FCA Club @ ORMS

Join us for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) after school huddle on Thursdays from 3:15-4:20p.m. Snacks will be provided and be sure to dress in athletic clothing! Look outside of room 277 for an after school activity permission form.

Ski Club deadline is fast approaching!

November 6th marks the deadline for the early bird price with Ski Liberty. Join ORMS Ski and Snowboard Club today. All the infor-

mation and permission slips are on the ORMS website under extracurricular activities or see

Ms. Webber for the packet. Beginners are wel-come!!! Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Join us for the next PTA Meeting!

Monday, November 13th 7:00pm

Un-Fundraiser Link

Picture retakes are Monday, November 20th

11:00am - 1:00pm

Thank you to our wonderful book fair volunteers. We had a very successful sale. We will be purchasing STEM products for our students to use in the media center and in science classes with our profits. The SCORE Challenge (Student Collaboration of Research Exploration) event will be held at Shiloh Middle School on Friday, November 17th at 6:00 pm. We hope to continue to be successful; last year we had a team that placed second against 35 teams from 4 middle schools! There is still time for students to sign up for the Battle of the Books. December 1st is the deadline. This is a book-based competition where students compete in teams to answer questions relating to the content of a number of books. The competition will be held at Westminster High School on April 13th at 6:30 pm. We placed 1st and 3rd last year and plan on keeping our first place trophy again this year!

November 5 Standard Time Begins (Fall Back)

November 10 2 Hour 45 Minute Early Dismissal (12:15pm)

November 17 Report Cards are Distributed

November 22 2 Hour 45 Minute Early Dismissal (12:15pm)

November 23 - 24 Schools/Offices Closed for

SHOUT will be adopting three families again this year for the

holidays. Please be on the lookout in November for each families’ needs. We will be incorporating

cold weather items this year in this collection to go to the local shelter

also. Thank you for your generous support!

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as Students of the Month for October. These students demonstrated the ORMS Way by showing Ownership and Personal Integri-ty. During the Month of November students will be working on Social Awareness. Each FLEX group will be creating and plan-ning a Community Service Project to be completed sometime in December.

Team 1 Riley King Rylan Palle

Team 2 Jadyn Wells Mackenzie Lombard

Team 3 Justin Dietzel Kaylin Gallagher

Team 4 Alyssa Aggarwal Olivia Dixon

Team 5 Bailey Miller Ben Musser

Team 6 Anna Menendez William Davis

The School Counseling Department will be conducting a group for stu-dents who have experienced loss/grief. This group will meet once a week for eight weeks during FLEX. If your son/daughter has experienced loss in their life and would like to learn more about how to manage these emotions, this is the group for them. Contact Ms. Prestianni at baprest@carrollk12.org

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry or national origin, religion, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The CCPS provides nondiscriminatory access to school facilities in accordance with its policies and regulations regarding the community use of schools (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts). The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Gregory J. Bricca Director of Research and Accountability 125 North Court Street Westminster, Maryland 21157 410.751.3068

ADA ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT The Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment or the provision of services, programs or activities. Persons needing auxiliary aids and services for communication should contact the Office of Community and Media Relations at 410-751-3020 or publicinfo@carrollk12.org, or write to Carroll County Public Schools, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157. Per-sons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, may use Relay or 7-1-1. Please contact the school system at least one (1) week in advance of the date the special accommodation is needed. Information concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act is available from the Director of Facilities or the Supervisor of Community and Media Relations.

Raymond Prokop Carey Gaddis Director of Facilities Management Supervisor of Community & Media Relations 125 North Court Street 125 North Court Street Westminster, Maryland 21157 Westminster, Maryland 21157 (410) 751-3177 (410) 751-3020

CARSON SCHOLAR AWARD

COMPUTERIZED SCHOOLS CAFETERIA PREPAYMENT INFORMATION

To place money on an account you can submit the slip below to the school cafeteria with cash or check made out to Oklahoma Road Middle School. You can also go online to: www.myschoolbucks.com and set up a student internet account for free. To set up an account you will need to use your student’s PIN. You can use the online website to make a credit card payment to your child’s account. The credit card processor charges a fee of $2.00 per credit card transaction if you use the service. You can deposit into multiple children’s accounts with one transaction fee. With the account you will be able to view your child’s cafeteria balance and view purchase activity. Cafeteria Pricing: Breakfast Elementary - $1.50 Full Paying/$.30 Reduced Breakfast Secondary - $1.75 Full Paying/$.30 Reduced Lunch Elementary - $2.50 Full Paying/$.40 Reduced Lunch Middle School - $2.75 Full Paying/$.40 Reduced Lunch High School - $3.00 Full Paying/$.40 Reduced Milk - $.60 Snacks - $.30 - $1.50

Detach and send in with check or cash to the cafeteria

Student’s name: ________________________________ Student’s PIN: _________ Amount enclosed: $___________ Homeroom Teacher: ______________________ ____ Please place ALL of the money on the General Account to purchase either breakfast, lunch, milk or snacks OR ____ Please place on the Account, but I want to specify how much for each category $______________ for Breakfast and/or Lunch $______________ for Milk and/or Snacks