OMMS student flu clinic will be held on Monday, October 7th. Students will bring home consent forms today and tomorrow, to be returned to the school by Thursday. Please read the attached flyer for information on the clinic.
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Daily Archives: October 1, 2019
October 1 Announcements
OMMS SPIRIT WEEK SEPTEMBER 30TH- OCTOBER 3RD! Dress up days are as follows:WEDNESDAY- “LEI” OUT THE WARRIORS- HAWAIIAN DAYTHURSDAY- SOAR PAST THE WARRIORS- RED/WHITE/BLUE EAGLE DAY; 6th grade- WHITE SGA shirts and/or all WHITE; 7th grade- RED SGA shirts and/or all RED; 8th grade- BLUE SGA shirts and/or all BLUE
Continue working on your SOAR themed door ideas and decorations for the decorating contest! On Friday all doors will be judged and the winning class will be awarded with a “free concession Friday” where the students can go to the concession stand and choose 2 items at no charge.
7th graders interested in the Washington DC trip (Thursday, February 13 – Monday, February 17, 2020) need to complete the Google Form and turn in your 1st payment to Mrs. Kennedy in D-6 as soon as possible. Email Mrs. Kennedy with any questions at jkennedy@shelbyed.orghttps://forms.gle/j5BiuBSdgC1g8QsXAhttps://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/omms-dctrip/
Debate team practice will be Thursday, Oct 3rd , from 3:00-4:00pm.
OMMS Parenting Day will be Friday, October 18th. Please encourage your parents to attend. More information will be shared with parents on the parent e-news and the announcement section of the OMMS website.
Our Fall book fair will be here October 7th-15th. Students will attend with their ELA classes. If parents or other family and friends would like to purchase a digital gift card for a student please visit https://www.giftfly.com/shop/follett-book-fairs#select-gift-card. Gift cards can be texted or emailed to personal email addresses, student shelbyed.org addresses will not be accepted. Thank you for your support of our library fundraiser.
Good luck to our Scholars’ Bowl team in their home match against Bumpus today!
8th grade students High Flight field trip money is due tomorrow!
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
Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams on their wins against Clay last night!
Athletic Boosters meeting tonight in the OMMS cafeteria beginning at 6:00pm.
Spirit wear store is now open! Store will be open all year and new designs will be added throughout the year – https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school
Make plans to come out to the Battle for the Mountain Faculty Flag Football Game on Tuesday, October 15th at OMMS. OMMS Faculty vs OMHS Faculty. Food Trucks (Hollywood Grill, City Bowls and Steel City pops) start at 6pm and game starts at 7pm. Admission is $3. Who will be crowned King of the Mountain?
OMMS Team – SK Hutchings, Brent Buckner, Cayla Dillard, Ryan Binkley, Mel Hackbarth, Jeff Renfro, Jodie Alaimo, Holley Brown, Chris Wood, Jay McGaughy
OMHS Team – Coach Cardinal, Coach Coley, Coach Lee, Coach Irons, Coach Griffin, Coach Lyons, Coach Pickett, Mr. Dunham, Mr. Hines , Coach Gallman, Officer Nordyke (possible)
Wrestling sign-up sheets are posted on B-, C-, and D-Halls. Everyone interested in wrestling should sign up on one of the posted sheets. Wrestling practice begins Oct. 23. Student-athletes will have two days to try wrestling before committing to the team. Parent meeting is Thursday, Oct. 24 in the cafeteria at 6:00. See Coach McGaughy if you have any questions. All information including eligibility paperwork, schedules and fees are provided on the wrestling webpage https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/omms-wrestling/
Girls who want to try-out for basketball need to see Coach Noel & Coach Dillard in the gym. Try-outs will be October 7-10th. 7th grade from 3-5pm; 8th 5-7th.
Oak Mountain Middle School boys’ basketball tryouts for the 2019-2020 season will be held October 4-6 at OMMS. If interested, students MUST sign up with Coach Binkley during P.E. In order for students to be able to participate in tryouts, they MUST have an updated physical and all information on Dragonfly updated. If you have any questions please contact Coach Binkley via email @ rbinkley@shelbyed.org. Tryout times are listed below. Please note that students must be at all three tryouts unless otherwise approved by the coaching staff. Tryouts dates are: Friday: October 4th, 2019 8th: 5:15- 7:15 am, 7th: 3:00-5:15 pm, Saturday: October 5th, 2019 8th: 4:00-6:00 pm, 7th: 6:00-8:00 pm, Sunday: October 6th, 2019 7th: 2:00-4:00 pm, 8th: 4:00-6:00 pm.
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 Middle School baseball tryouts for the 2019-2020 team will be held October 18th, 20th, 26th and 27th. Students who are interested must sign up with Coach Renfro (Room A-18) 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 Renfro (j2renfro@shelbyed.org). Tryout Schedule: Friday, October 18th (3:45-6:00) and Sunday, October 20th (1:30-4:30). A preliminary cut will be made after the first 2 tryout dates. The final round of tryouts will be Saturday, October 26th (9:00-12:00) and Sunday, October 27th (1:30-4:30). All tryouts will be held at Oak Mountain High School.
Oak Mountain High School Girls Golf Tryouts will be October 28th. We have several spots open this year. 7th and 8th graders are eligible to tyout, but must have knowledge of the game. You must have a current physical on file to tryout. If you need a physical form, more information or to schedule your tryout, email Coach Susan Schwartz at the high school: sschwartz@shelbyed.org. She can send you the information sheet for tryouts.
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