OMMS Art Club will not meet this week.
Daily Archives: January 13, 2020
January 13 Announcements
There is a list of students who have purchased a yearbook in the cafeteria. Please check the list. If you would like a yearbook and do not see your name on the list, bring cash or check payable to OMMS to Mrs. Thomas (C-5) or Mrs. Foreman (B-2) by Friday January 17th. They are $40 each.
If you are interested in joining the Robotics Club that will meet after school on Monday’s until 4:00, please complete the Google form. https://forms.gle/yZ2iYsKWJz5p4chK7
Due to 8th grade report card conferences tomorrow, we will be on a Wednesday rotation for classes. 3,6,1,4,5,2,7
Any 7th or 8th-grade student who has had Mrs. Bishop’s class and is interested in participating in the OMMS cook-off, please see Mrs. Bishop for more information.
The next Book Olympiad practice is January 28. There is no practice this week or for the next two weeks. Read!
Mrs. Acton and Mrs. Hutchings’ students must obtain The Hunger Games before Jan. 27. Turn it in to them. See their blogs for required cover and cost.
Sports physical day will be Wednesday, January 22nd at OMHS. If you are interested in attending, pick up a physical form from Coach Tatum in PE. The front page of the form should be filled out and signed by a parent. Completed and signed forms and a $20 check made payable to OMMS should be turned in no later than Friday, January 17th to Coach Tatum only. Your form and check will be your pass to board the bus.
7th Grade Washington DC Students: 5th/final payment is due Wednesday, January 15th, Email Mrs. Kennedy (jkennedy@shelbyed.org) a copy of insurance card (front and back) that covers student. Visit the OMMS DC Blog for updates and information. https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/omms-dctrip/
SGA will meet tomorrow morning in Mrs. Acton’s room (C20). Please wear your SGA tshirt and arrive on time as we will be taking the picture for the yearbook. If you have not received your SGA tshirt, you should stop by Mrs. Higginbotham’s room TODAY!
JUNA will meet today until 4:30pm in A17. JUNA will also meet after school on Wednesday until 4:00pm for those that can attend.
Wednesday is Hobo Day for 6th grade. Students should dress to DEPRESS.
Academic Partners will meet this Thursday, January 16 at 8:15 am. Please come join us as we finalize our plans for the upcoming Mardi Gras Gala.
Mardi Gras Gala – Academic Partners is excited to host the Mardi Gras Gala on Friday, 2/7 from 7-10 pm. Admission tickets and fun tickets will be for sale at school on 2/5, 2/6, and 2/7 during lunch as well as at the event. Admission tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Fun Tickets (these will be used for all activities and food) are $1 each. FOOD and ACTIVITIES: Chick-Fil-A nuggets 3 tickets, Pepperoni or Cheese Pizza 2 tickets, Crazy Bread 3 tickets, Krispy Kreme donuts 2 tickets, Cake Walk 1 ticket, Selfie Station 1 ticket, and the concession stand will be open with 1-3 tickets for various beverages and candy. Dressy attire, no jeans or shorts.We are in need of volunteers to make the event a success! If you have any questions, please contact Sandy Junkin at ommsacademicpartners@gmail.com. Please signup and help us make this event a success. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49AFAC2BA0FD0-mardi
Due to the response to our monthly school supply sales and requests from students to have it more frequently, Academic Partners is proud to announce that we are planning to host the “What Do You Need Wednesday Sale” weekly starting today through Spring Break. Remind your kids to bring their money and avoid that trip to Walmart while supporting our school.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED In order to host the sales weekly, we need some volunteers each week to come and help with the sales. Please look at your calendar and consider signing up to help. Please note that we can only have the sales each week if we are able to get some volunteers – so check your schedule and see if there might be at least one shift that you could come out and help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49AFAC2BA0FD0-what
Parents, when submitting in a doctor note from Urgent Care for Children on Cahaba Park Circle, please make sure that you include your students last name. The doctor’s note does not put them on there. To insure that it is properly recorded to your child’s record, please write it on the excuse.
As we enter the 2nd semester and the flu season, please be aware that Shelby County Board of Education only allows 10 parent notes per school year. This includes parent excused sick notes, parent unexcused notes, and principal permission days. These are days not documented and covered by a doctor’s excuse. Any absence above 10 days not covered by a doctor’s excuse will be considered unexcused. You can view the number of parent notes you have used in INow. The complete policy can be found in the Shelby County Board of Education Code of Conduct.
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!
Registration for the Oak Mountain High School Color Run is now open at www.oakmountaincolorrun.com. The date is March 7 at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds will benefit the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Help us pass the $100,000 mark raised by supporting and signing up this year!
EAGLES SPORTS NEWS
Baseball practice for today is cancelled.
Anyone who wants to try out for the OMMS Track and Field team needs to see Coach Dillard in the gym to sign up. Try-outs are February 5th-6th, 2020.
BSN Sideline Sports link for January! Enjoy 15% off any order of $80 or more. Deal ends 1/31 11:59 pm est. (flyer attached)
http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school
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2019-2020 PTO Flyer-Business.pdf70 KB View Download
2020 OMHS Color Run Poster.pdf966 KB View Download
Mardi Gras Gala (2).pdf260 KB View Download
Publix Partners School Email Template – Desktop Version.pdf1 MB View Download
Sideline Store January 2020.png242 KB View Download