Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by TODAY using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by tomorrow will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

NJHS members are reminded that your toys for tots poster is due to your assigned sponsor Friday morning beginning at 7:20am.  See the blog for specific requirements as needed.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

No wrestling practice today.

Congratulations to Chris Wood on being voted boys cross country Coach of the Year by your peers!

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

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2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

SGA will sell Spooky Pops during lunch through tomorrow for $1 each.  Buy some for your friends, teachers, or even yourself.  Spooky Pops will be delivered during Advisory.

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by TOMORROW using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by Friday, November 1st will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

Congratulations to our 6^th grade Scholars’ bowl team in their win over Berry.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

Due to technical difficulty there are no attachments today.

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

Wrestlers should remind their parents to use the following link to order their spirit packs: https://forms.gle/giaPx1Mmoa2aWGUc6.

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com Click here to Reply

Our canned food total is around 1,879 so far. I know that we should hit our goal on this last day of collections! Thank you so much for your support! 

Top Advisories as of collections yesterday:

6^th:  Wood- 113; Pierce- 106; Nobles- 104

7^th:  Gingras 88, Kennedy 77, Buckner 75

8^th:  Higg 132, McKinnon 90, Whitehead 69

SGA will be selling Spooky Pops during lunch through Thursday for $1 each.  Buy some for your friends, teachers, or even yourself.  Spooky Pops will be delivered during Advisory.

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by Halloween using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by Friday, November 1st will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

Debate team students should meet outside of B-14 after checking in with their advisory teacher to leave for the tournament at Samford! There will be no practice Thursday. 

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

Wrestlers should remind their parents to use the following link to order their spirit packs: https://forms.gle/giaPx1Mmoa2aWGUc6.

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com

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2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive continues through tomorrow! Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family.  School total is 1,391- We need around 600 more cans to reach our goal. Please bring in your items tomorrow.

SGA will be selling Spooky Pops during lunch today through Thursday for $1 each.  Buy some for your friends, teachers, or even yourself.  Spooky Pops will be delivered during Advisory.

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by Halloween using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by Friday, November 1st will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

ALL debate team students should report to B-14 at the beginning of advisory. Students should bring any paperwork not yet submitted to Mrs. Taylor with them.

Eagle Ambassadors will meet in D-5 tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:15 to fill Halloween Baskets for Jessie’s Place. 

JUNA will meet today after school until 4:30pm in A17.

SGA is reminded that they should meet in the front of the school tomorrow morning at 7:00am (or as soon as they arrive at school).

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We could not have had such a successful Fall Gala/Haunted House without all of your help!! We had over 125 parent volunteers and so many of our students attend on Friday night! We really appreciate everyone’s support making this such a fun and scary night for our students!

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

ALSDE has designated October as Dyslexia Awareness Month.  In response, Shelby County Schools is responding with an emphasis and focus on Dyslexia by providing information to administrators via email and having a Wear Red Day in observance.  There are approximately 20,000 students in Shelby County Schools.  Research shows that dyslexia affects 1 in 5 students.  That means as many as 4,000 students district wide would benefit from a dyslexia specific intervention.  We have made great strides as a state in supporting students with characteristics of dyslexia.  Shelby County currently offers Mindplay and SPIRE for students who have been identified with these characteristics.  I would encourage you to explore our Dyslexia Resources page on the District website.  Its an excellent resource for both teachers and parents.  https://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/dyslexia.html  Wear Red for Dyslexia Day will be Tuesday, October 29th.  #ShelbyCo1in5

Congratulations to our JV majorettes on a great performance and placing  3rd during the twirltacular competition Saturday! 

Wrestlers should remind their parents to use the following link to order their spirit packs: https://forms.gle/giaPx1Mmoa2aWGUc6.

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com 

Attachments (6)

2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive continues through October 29th. Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family. 

Information for tonight’s Fall Gala 

* Students may be dropped off at the front of the school at 6:45 P.M. 

* Gala admission tickets, Haunted House armbands and Fun tickets will be available for purchase during lunch today in the cafeteria. In order to come thru the Haunted House, you must attend the     Gala.   Gala Admission is $8 at lunch; $10 at the door; Haunted House – $5 per walk thru; Fun Tickets – $1 each and these can be used for food and games.  Large slice of Pizza – 3 fun tickets, Crazy Bread – 3 fun tickets, Concession drinks -2 fun tickets per drink, Krispy Kreme doughnuts  -1 fun ticket per doughnut, concessions – chips, and candy -1 fun ticket per item.  

*  Attire is school dress. Students must be appropriately attired for admission.

*  Pick up –  Please take note and see the attachment for reference and to share with friends.  Parents will be required to park and pick up your student(s). Please remember to plan accordingly and park nearest your student’s departure point while exercising caution and patience in the parking lots.  Carpooling is encouraged!  

Pick up times/location:

* 6th grade – 9 p.m. at the front entrance of the building only.

*  7th grade – 9:30 p.m. at door #3 (B-west hall) – west side of building

*  8th grade – 10 p.m. – door #7 – Gym entrance

SGA will sell “Boo Pops” during lunch next week for $1 each.  Plan to send some spookiness to your friends!

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by Halloween using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by Friday, November 1st will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

Phase 1 students who have an advisory pass from yesterday or today should report to A-19 as soon as they check in with their advisory teacher to help with can pick up. 

Ms. Turpen’s 2nd period needs to check her homework blog!

JUNA will meet Monday after school until 4:30pm.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

Good luck to our JV majorettes in their first competition of the season tomorrow @ OMMS 

ALSDE has designated October as Dyslexia Awareness Month.  In response, Shelby County Schools is responding with an emphasis and focus on Dyslexia by providing information to administrators via email and having a Wear Red Day in observance.  There are approximately 20,000 students in Shelby County Schools.  Research shows that dyslexia affects 1 in 5 students.  That means as many as 4,000 students district wide would benefit from a dyslexia specific intervention.  We have made great strides as a state in supporting students with characteristics of dyslexia.  Shelby County currently offers Mindplay and SPIRE for students who have been identified with these characteristics.  I would encourage you to explore our Dyslexia Resources page on the District website.  Its an excellent resource for both teachers and parents.  https://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/dyslexia.html  Wear Red for Dyslexia Day will be Tuesday, October 29th.  #ShelbyCo1in5

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

Wrestlers should remind their parents to use the following link to order their spirit packs: https://forms.gle/giaPx1Mmoa2aWGUc6.

Baseball players need to check the blog for weather updates for this weekend’s tryouts.  Parents have also been added to GroupMe for updates.

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com 

Attachments (6)

2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

Information for tonight’s Fall Gala at OMMS

* Students may be dropped off at the front of the school at 6:45 P.M. 

* Gala admission tickets, Haunted House armbands and Fun tickets will be available for purchase during lunch today in the cafeteria. In order to come thru the Haunted House, you must attend the Gala.   Gala Admission is $8 at lunch; $10 at the door; Haunted House – $5 per walk thru; Fun Tickets – $1 each and these can be used for food and games.  Large slice of Pizza – 3 fun tickets, Crazy Bread – 3 fun tickets, Concession drinks -2 fun tickets per drink, Krispy Kreme doughnuts  -1 fun ticket per doughnut, concessions – chips, and candy -1 fun ticket per item.  

*  Attire is school dress. Students must be appropriately attired for admission.

*  Pick up –  Please take note and see the attachment for reference and to share with friends.  Parents will be required to park and pick up your student(s). Please remember to plan accordingly and park nearest your student’s departure point while exercising caution and patience in the parking lots.  Carpooling is encouraged!  

Pick up times/location:

* 6th grade – 9 p.m. at the front entrance of the building only.

*  7th grade – 9:30 p.m. at door #3 (B-west hall) – west side of building

*  8th grade – 10 p.m. – door #7 – Gym entrance

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Gala Pick Up Instructions (1).pdf774 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive continues through October 29th. Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family. 

Fall Gala/Haunted House is this Friday from 7-10pm. Gala Admission Tickets, Haunted House armbands and Fun tickets will be available for purchase during lunch today and tomorrow in the cafeteria. In order to come thru the Haunted House, you must attend the Gala.   Gala Admission is $8 at lunch; $10 at the door; Haunted House – $5 per walk thru; Fun Tickets – $1 each and these can be used for food and games.  Large slice of Pizza – 3 fun tickets, Crazy Bread – 3 fun tickets, Krispy Kreme doughnuts  -1 fun ticket, concessions -chips, candy, and drinks, 1 fun ticket per item. 

Gala pre-order packages and t-shirts will be delivered today during LEAD classes.

Please remember students are not allowed to ride home with friends on the bus unless it is an emergency purpose (no social occasions).  Changes in bus transportation should be submitted, in advance, by a signed parent note for approval by an Administrator.

6th Grade Math team tryouts and practice will be this Thursday, October 24th right after school in B-18 until 4:10 p.m. Parents should pick up promptly at B-west doors under the canopy. More information is located on the 6th Grade Math Team Blog: https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/jalaimo/6th-grade-math-team/. Any questions, contact Mrs. Alaimo via email: jalaimo@shelbyed.org

SGA will sell “Boo Pops” during lunch next week for $1 each.  Plan to send some spookiness to your friends!

Tomorrow will be the 6^th grade only comfy day for winning spirit week.  No leggings or Nike shorts allowed.

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by Halloween using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

All Front Office lost and found items not claimed by Friday, November 1st will be donated to a local charity.  Students if you are missing an item, please make sure to check all lost and found locations.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

ALSDE has designated October as Dyslexia Awareness Month.  In response, Shelby County Schools is responding with an emphasis and focus on Dyslexia by providing information to administrators via email and having a Wear Red Day in observance.

There are approximately 20,000 students in Shelby County Schools.  Research shows that dyslexia affects 1 in 5 students.  That means as many as 4,000 students district wide would benefit from a dyslexia specific intervention.  We have made great strides as a state in supporting students with characteristics of dyslexia.  Shelby County currently offers Mindplay and SPIRE for students who have been identified with these characteristics.  I would encourage you to explore our Dyslexia Resources page on the District website.  Its an excellent resource for both teachers and parents.  https://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/dyslexia.html  Wear Red for Dyslexia Day will be Tuesday, October 29th.  #ShelbyCo1in5

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

OMMS softball tryouts for the 2019-2020 team will be held today from 3-5:30.

Wrestling parent meeting tonight at 6pm in the cafeteria.

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com 

Attachments (6)

2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive continues through October 29th. Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family. 

Fall Gala/Haunted House is this Friday from 7-10pm. Gala Admission Tickets, Haunted House armbands and Fun tickets will be available for purchase during lunch this Thursday and Friday in the cafeteria. In order to come thru the Haunted House, you must attend the Gala.   Gala Admission is $8 at lunch; $10 at the door; Haunted House – $5 per walk thru; Fun Tickets – $1 each and these can be used for food and games.  Large slice of Pizza – 3 fun tickets, Crazy Bread – 3 fun tickets, Krispy Kreme doughnuts  -1 fun ticket, concessions -chips, candy, and drinks, 1 fun ticket per item.

Please remember students are not allowed to ride home with friends on the bus unless it is an emergency purpose (no social occasions).  Changes in bus transportation should be submitted, in advance, by a signed parent note for approval by an Administrator.

The Symphonic and Advanced bands invite you to their fall concert this evening at 6:30pm in the OMMS Gymnasium. 

NJHS will meet today in the cafeteria during advisory.

6th Grade Math team tryouts and practice will be this Thursday, October 24th right after school in B-18 until 4:10 p.m. Parents should pick up promptly at B-west doors under the canopy. More information is located on the 6th Grade Math Team Blog: https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/jalaimo/6th-grade-math-team/. Any questions, contact Mrs. Alaimo via email: jalaimo@shelbyed.org

SGA will sell “Boo Pops” during lunch next week for $1 each.  Plan to send some spookiness to your friends!

This Friday will be the 6^th grade only comfy day for winning spirit week.  No leggings or Nike shorts allowed.

Love reading, art, movie-making, and/or code-breaking? Join the OMMS Book Olympiad team with Mrs. Hutchings. All interested 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are welcome to join. Sign up by Halloween using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/rtGAfB6FgVvJGizA6. Go to the Book Olympiad blog, stop by room C4, or email at shutchings@shelbyed.org with questions.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS 

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

All wrestlers should meet Coach McGaughy and Coach White in gym at 2:35 after checking in with their Advisory teacher.

OMMS softball tryouts for the 2019-2020 team will be held October 23rd and 24th from 3-5:30. Students who are interested must sign up with Coach Brown (Room C-10) in order to participate in tryouts. Students must have updated physical and all required information submitted on Dragonfly. If you have any questions contact Coach Brown (hbrown@shelbyed.org).

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com 

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2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive starts Tuesday, October 22 and runs through October 29th. Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family. 

Fall Gala/Haunted House is this Friday from 7-10pm.  Only those students who exhibit appropriate behavior will be allowed to attend. There are still some spots available if you’d like to help with this fun event.  We need several parents to help with set-up and tear-down of the Haunted House.  Fall Gala & Haunted House – 2019 OMMS

Please remember students are not allowed to ride home with friends on the bus unless it is an emergency purpose (no social occasions).  Changes in bus transportation should be submitted, in advance, by a signed parent note for approval by an Administrator.

The Symphonic and Advanced bands invite you to their fall concert this evening at 6:30pm in the OMMS Gymnasium. 

NJHS will meet tomorrow in the cafeteria during advisory.

6th Grade Math team tryouts and practice will be this Thursday, October 24th right after school in B-18 until 4:10 p.m. Parents should pick up promptly at B-west doors under the canopy. More information is located on the 6th Grade Math Team Blog: https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/jalaimo/6th-grade-math-team/. Any questions, contact Mrs. Alaimo via email: jalaimo@shelbyed.org

SGA will sell “Boo Pops” during lunch next week for $1 each.  Plan to send some spookiness to your friends!

This Friday will be the 6^th grade only comfy day for winning spirit week.  No leggings or Nike shorts allowed.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

Good luck to our Scholars’ bowl teams today in their matches at Helena.

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Wrestling practice begins Wednesday, Oct. 23. All wrestlers should report to the sports building during advisory on Wednesday for a pre-practice meeting.   

OMMS softball tryouts for the 2019-2020 team will be held October 23rd and 24th from 3-5:30. Students who are interested must sign up with Coach Brown (Room C-10) in order to participate in tryouts. Students must have updated physical and all required information submitted on Dragonfly. If you have any questions contact Coach Brown (hbrown@shelbyed.org).

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com 

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2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download

The annual canned food drive starts Tuesday, October 22 and runs through October 29th. Please be generous and bring as many nonperishable food items as possible. We usually collect over 2,000 items to donate to Manna Ministries and Oak Mountain Missions. The items that you donate will benefit families who are in need in our community. Each grade level advisory class will compete to collect the most items for their grade level and the winner will win a pizza party. Please leave prepackaged items together. OM Missions is in great need of peanut butter and jelly, because they include these items in each bag that is given to a family. 

Start making plans now to attend the Fall Gala/Haunted House that will be held on Friday, October 25^th beginning at 7pm!  More details will follow!

Fall Gala/Haunted House will be on Friday, October 25th!  Please sign up to volunteer and help with this fun event!  Fall Gala & Haunted House – 2019 OMMS

Please remember students are not allowed to ride home with friends on the bus unless it is an emergency purpose (no social occasions).  Changes in bus transportation should be submitted, in advance, by a signed parent note for approval by an Administrator.

Phase 1 Meeting today from 3:05-4:15. Pick up is in front of the school. 

JUNA will meet after school today until 4:30pm.

SGA will meet tomorrow morning at 7:20am in Mrs. ACTON’s room.

SGA will sell “Boo Pops” during lunch next week for $1 each.  Plan to send some spookiness to your friends!

Congratulations to Brandon C. in his 4^th place finish and Trishona S. in her 7^th place finish for individual test scores at the UAB math tournament on Saturday.

1st Science Club meeting will be tomorrow from 3-4:30.  Make sure to bring your signed permission form.

OMMS PTO is looking for businesses to sponsor our school!  For $250, your company logo will be featured on the OMMS Life Facebook page (which has over 900 followers!) all year long and your company information will be distributed in a school-wide list serve email.  Our partnership allows for extremely targeted advertising to almost 1,100 students and their families!  Please turn in the attached form and your donation to the front office to show your support of OMMS students and teachers!

EAGLE SPORTS NEWS

Spirit wear store – SOAR design is now available!   https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

In order for a student-athlete to go through evaluations, try-outs, or begin practice with any sports team, the student-athlete must be 100% complete on DragonFly Max (instructions attached)

Wrestling practice begins Wednesday, Oct. 23. All wrestlers must attend practice on Wednesday, but only those wrestlers who are 100% on DragonFly Max for 2019-2020 may participate in practice. 

OMMS softball tryouts for the 2019-2020 team will be held October 23rd and 24th from 3-5:30. Students who are interested must sign up with Coach Brown (Room C-10) in order to participate in tryouts. Students must have updated physical and all required information submitted on Dragonfly. If you have any questions contact Coach Brown (hbrown@shelbyed.org).

Tennis tryouts are cancelled for today.

Oak Mountain Girls Basketball League is now open.  Registration for girls in the 2nd-6th grades is now open through our web site www.omgb.org or by paper copy.  Please email Coach Noel if you need a form or have any questions at jnoel@shelbyed.org  Early registration cost:  $100; after October 30th cost is $125.  Evaluation/Placement Date: October 30, 2019 at OMMS 7:00-8:00pm 2nd-4th graders; 8:00-9:00pm 5th-6th graders.   Practices will begin November 5th, mainly held on Tuesdays.  Our first game will be Saturday, December 7th. 

Oak Mountain Boys Rec Basketball League registration for the boys 2^nd – 6^th grade rec basketball league is now open through our web site https://www.omboysrecbasketball.com/   Registration cost is $130.00.  Practices will start November 3^rd with the first game on Saturday, December 7^th.  All games will be played at OMMS.  Please email any questions to omboysrecbasketball@gmail.com

Attachments (6)

2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB   View Download

DragonFly MAX (2).pdf206 KB   View Download

Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB   View Download

Sideline Store October.png296 KB   View Download

Teen Happenings Oct 19 OMMS.docx14 KB   View Download

Thrive Together Flyer.PDF980 KB   View Download