Monthly Archives: August 2022

August 24th Announcements

Students that ride bus 22-09 will ride bus 09-63 at dismissal today.

Students that are car riders in the mornings should wait to hear the whistle before exiting their vehicles.  This is very important for safety.

JUNA will meet for the first time after school on Monday, August 29th until 4:30pm.
All 7th grade ELA students must have a copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in class tomorrow. If ordering online, please be sure to allow time for shipping.Miss Boyd will be holding an FCCLA interest meeting tomorrow morning, August 25th at 7:20 AM in her classroom C-9. If you’re interested in being involved or want to know what FCCLA is and does, please join!

All 8th grade students who have Mrs. Acton, Calhoun, or Hutchings for regular and challenge ELAHave your personal copy of The Outsiders by SE Hinton in class by Friday, August 26. You may borrow from a friend/sibling, buy used, buy new (Amazon, etc.), or ask ASAP for a free used copy from your ELA teacher (very limited supply). Over 300 students will be getting this novel, so act now! Email your ELA teacher for help. 

OMMS Sports Information:

Good luck to our volleyball teams today as they play @ Thompson today!  Volleyball players should report to Coach Gunnels room at dismissal. 

Cross country practice is canceled for today and rescheduled to Friday.

Softball tryouts for today and Thursday have been postponed to Monday and Tuesday August 29th & 30th.

The home football game scheduled for tomorrow has been rescheduled for Monday, August 29th at Heardmont.  Tomorrow’s pep rally will be rescheduled for a date that will be determined at a later time.

7th & 8th grade boys basketball tryouts will be September 10, 2022 from 9am-12pm. Please fill out the following google form and have all required documents completed in dragonfly prior to tryouts.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf202EoEmhYkyPcrMcbcykSRK4oiQX_Jca7n8Y3us4-jI9ZeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for Basketball please fill out the google form with the link below. All requirements must be met on Dragonfly to be eligible to try out. All 8th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by August 26th.  All 7th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by September 16th.  8th-grade tryouts will be on September 1st from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. 7th-grade tryouts will be on September 23rd from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. and on September 24th from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. OMMS Girls Basketball Tryout Sign Up

BSN is offering 20% off orders of $90 or more applies to select products on BSN SPORTS Sideline Store.  Excludes The North Face Items. Offer valid through 8/31/2022 11:59 P.M. EST while supplies last.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1_12_2022~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Community Event:
Surviving Middle School Again Parent Conference, August 27th, 9:30-11:30am-information attached-this is not an OMMS or SCBOE event.

Open House Information

Dear Parents:

We are excited to welcome our parents back for OMMS’s first Open House/Parent Nights since 2019.  Please set aside plans to meet the teachers and learn about the goals for the school year.  Here are the details:

Tuesday, August 23rd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. — 7th & 8th Grade Open House 

Doors will open at 5:40 p.m.  We will begin at 6:00 p.m.  Parents will report directly to their student’s 1st period class and follow their child’s schedule, accordingly.  This is a great chance to be introduced to teachers, spend time in each classroom, and maneuver the hallways during transitions from class to class.

Instructions to assist all parents:

Parking — Parents may park in front of the school or on either side of the school.  Additional parking will be available in the grassy areas to the front and sides of the school.  Shelby County Deputies will be on-site to direct traffic.

Building Entry — Please enter the building through the front doors (#1) or at the side doors (#2) nearest 119 on the OMES side of the building.  Report to your child’s first period class immediately after entering the building.

Due to limited space in classrooms, we request that this event is for parents only, no students.  Thank you for your understanding.

August 23rd Announcements

Students that are car riders in the mornings should wait to hear the whistle before exiting their vehicles.  This is very important for safety.

The Library will be closed to students before the 7:40 bell on Wednesday morning, August 24th, to prepare for 6th grade Chromebook Distribution. 

JUNA will meet for the first time after school on Monday, August 29th until 4:30pm.
All 7th grade ELA students must have a copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in class by August 25th, 2022. If ordering online, please be sure to allow time for shipping.Miss Boyd will be holding an FCCLA interest meeting on Thursday morning, August 25th at 7:20 AM in her classroom C-9. If you’re interested in being involved or want to know what FCCLA is and does, please join!

All 8th grade students who have Mrs. Acton, Calhoun, or Hutchings for regular and challenge ELAHave your personal copy of The Outsiders by SE Hinton in class by Friday, August 26. You may borrow from a friend/sibling, buy used, buy new (Amazon, etc.), or ask ASAP for a free used copy from your ELA teacher (very limited supply). Over 300 students will be getting this novel, so act now! Email your ELA teacher for help. 

OMMS Sports Information:

7th & 8th grade boys basketball tryouts will be September 10, 2022 from 9am-12pm. Please fill out the following google form and have all required documents completed in dragonfly prior to tryouts.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf202EoEmhYkyPcrMcbcykSRK4oiQX_Jca7n8Y3us4-jI9ZeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for Basketball please fill out the google form with the link below. All requirements must be met on Dragonfly to be eligible to try out. All 8th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by August 26th.  All 7th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by September 16th.  8th-grade tryouts will be on September 1st from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. 7th-grade tryouts will be on September 23rd from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. and on September 24th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. OMMS Girls Basketball Tryout Sign Up

BSN is offering 20% off orders of $90 or more applies to select products on BSN SPORTS Sideline Store.  Excludes The North Face Items. Offer valid through 8/31/2022 11:59 P.M. EST while supplies last.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1_12_2022~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Community Event:
Surviving Middle School Again Parent Conference, August 27th, 9:30-11:30am-information attached-this is not an OMMS or SCBOE event.

Parent Portal Information

Information for the Powerschool parent portal was given out to parents at Open House for 6th grade students last night, and will be given to 7th and 8th grade parents at Open House tonight.  If you were/are unable to attend Open House, your student will bring this information home with them, along with their ACAP Summative testing reports.

The parent portal will open at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 24th.

Informational flyer attached as a quick guide for the ACAP Summative testing reports.

Open House Information

Dear Parents:

We are excited to welcome our parents back for OMMS’s first Open House/Parent Nights since 2019.  Please set aside plans to meet the teachers and learn about the goals for the school year.  Here are the details:

Monday, August 22nd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. — Sixth Grade Open House 

Doors will open at 5:40 p.m.  We will begin at 6:00 p.m.  Parents will report directly to their student’s 1st period class and follow their child’s schedule, accordingly.  This is a great chance to be introduced to teachers, spend time in each classroom, and maneuver the hallways during transitions from class to class.

Tuesday, August 23rd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. — 7th & 8th Grade Open House 

Parents will follow the same schedule as the 6th grade parents on the previous night.

Instructions to assist all parents:

Parking — Parents may park in front of the school or on either side of the school.  Additional parking will be available in the grassy areas to the front and sides of the school.  Shelby County Deputies will be on-site to direct traffic.

Building Entry — Please enter the building through the front doors (#1) or at the side doors (#2) nearest 119 on the OMES side of the building.  Report to your child’s first period class immediately after entering the building.

Due to limited space in classrooms, we request that this event is for parents only, no students.  Thank you for your understanding.

August 22nd Announcements

Students that are car riders in the mornings should wait to hear the whistle before exiting their vehicles.  This is very important for safety.

First Priority Leadership meeting will be held tomorrow at 7:15 am in Mr. Renfro’s room (A-18) for students interested in serving this year.

The Library will be closed to students before the 7:40 bell on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, August 23rd-24th, to prepare for 6th grade Chromebook Distribution. 

JUNA will meet for the first time after school on Monday, August 29th until 4:30pm.
All 7th grade ELA students must have a copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in class by August 25th, 2022. If ordering online, please be sure to allow time for shipping.

All 8th grade students who have Mrs. Acton, Calhoun, or Hutchings for regular and challenge ELAHave your personal copy of The Outsiders by SE Hinton in class by Friday, August 26. You may borrow from a friend/sibling, buy used, buy new (Amazon, etc.), or ask ASAP for a free used copy from your ELA teacher (very limited supply). Over 300 students will be getting this novel, so act now! Email your ELA teacher for help. 

Informational flyer attached as a quick guide for the ACAP Summative testing reports (which parents will receive tonight and tomorrow at open house).

OMMS Sports Information:

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for the Softball should sign up with Coach Brown (D-9).  Tryouts are August 24th and 25th. The google Form must be filled out, and all requirements must be met on DragonFly by August 19th – ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.  All information is on the softball google site.   

7th & 8th grade boys basketball tryouts will be September 10, 2022 from 9am-12pm. Please fill out the following google form and have all required documents completed in dragonfly prior to tryouts.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf202EoEmhYkyPcrMcbcykSRK4oiQX_Jca7n8Y3us4-jI9ZeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for Basketball please fill out the google form with the link below. All requirements must be met on Dragonfly to be eligible to try out. All 8th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by August 26th.  All 7th grade forms should be complete in Dragonfly by September 16th.  8th-grade tryouts will be on September 1st from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. 7th-grade tryouts will be on September 23rd from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. and on September 24th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. OMMS Girls Basketball Tryout Sign Up

Good luck to our volleyball teams as they play Chelsea and Pelham at Chelsea today!

BSN is offering 20% off orders of $90 or more applies to select products on BSN SPORTS Sideline Store.  Excludes The North Face Items. Offer valid through 8/31/2022 11:59 P.M. EST while supplies last.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1_12_2022~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From OMHS:

Girls soccer tryouts have been canceled for today.

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Community Event:

Surviving Middle School Again Parent Conference, August 27th, 9:30-11:30am-information attached-this is not an OMMS or SCBOE event

OMMS Open House Information

Dear Parents:

We are excited to welcome our parents back for OMMS’s first Open House/Parent Nights since 2019.  Please set aside plans to meet the teachers and learn about the goals for the school year.  Here are the details:

Monday, August 22nd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. — Sixth Grade Open House 

We will begin at 6:00 p.m.  Parents will report directly to their student’s 1st period class and follow their child’s schedule, accordingly.  This is a great chance to be introduced to teachers, spend time in each classroom, and maneuver the hallways during transitions from class to class.

Tuesday, August 23rd from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. — 7th & 8th Grade Open House 

Parents will follow the same schedule as the 6th grade parents on the previous night.

Instructions to assist all parents:

Parking — Parents may park in front of the school or on either side of the school.  Additional parking will be available in the grassy areas to the front and sides of the school.  Shelby County Deputies will be on-site to direct traffic.

Building Entry — Please enter the building through the front doors (#1) or at the side doors (#2) nearest 119 on the OMES side of the building.  Report to your child’s first period class immediately after entering the building.

Larry Haynes, Ed. D

Principal

Oak Mountain Middle School

5650 Cahaba Valley Road

Birmingham, Alabama 35242

(205) 682-5210

August 19th Announcements

Students that ride bus 22-08 will ride bus 07-25 today at dismissal.

All 7th and 8th grade football should go home after school. Practice has been canceled and will resume Monday. 

Upcoming Events:

August 22nd 6th Grade Open House 6pm

August 23rd 7th & 8th Grade Open House 6pm

Students that are car riders in the mornings should wait to hear the whistle before exiting their vehicles.  This is very important for safety.

Student breakfast price is $1.75 and lunch is $2.75.

First Priority Leadership meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7:15 in Mr. Renfro’s room (A-18) for students interested in serving this year.

The Library will be closed to students before the 7:40 bell on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings, August 22nd-24th, to prepare for 6th grade Chromebook Distribution. 

6th Graders are receiving a Shelby County Device Agreement Form today.  Parents should sign and return on Monday so that students can be issued a Chromebook.  JUNA will meet for the first time after school on Monday, August 29th until 4:30pm.
All 7th grade ELA students must have a copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in class by August 25th, 2022. If ordering online, please be sure to allow time for shipping.

All 8th grade students who have Mrs. Acton, Calhoun, or Hutchings for regular and challenge ELAHave your personal copy of The Outsiders by SE Hinton in class by Friday, August 26. You may borrow from a friend/sibling, buy used, buy new (Amazon, etc.), or ask ASAP for a free used copy from your ELA teacher (very limited supply). Over 300 students will be getting this novel, so act now! Email your ELA teacher for help. 

OMMS Sports Information:

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for the Softball should sign up with Coach Brown (D-9).  Tryouts are August 24th and 25th. The google Form must be filled out, and all requirements must be met on DragonFly by August 19th – ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.  All information is on the softball google site.   

7th & 8th grade boys basketball tryouts will be September 10, 2022 from 9am-12pm. Please fill out the following google form and have all required documents completed in dragonfly prior to tryouts.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf202EoEmhYkyPcrMcbcykSRK4oiQX_Jca7n8Y3us4-jI9ZeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

BSN is offering 20% off orders of $90 or more applies to select products on BSN SPORTS Sideline Store.  Excludes The North Face Items. Offer valid through 8/31/2022 11:59 P.M. EST while supplies last.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1_12_2022~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From OMHS:

Girls soccer tryouts will be August 22nd-24th. You must have a current physical. Please email Coach Blight (cblight@shelbyed.org) to register for tryouts.

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Community Event:Surviving Middle School Again Parent Conference, August 27th, 9:30-11:30am-information attached-this is not an OMMS or SCBOE event

August 18th Announcements

Students that are car riders in the mornings should wait to hear the whistle before exiting their vehicles.  This is very important for safety.

Student breakfast price is $1.75 and lunch is $2.75.

First Priority Leadership meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7:15 in Mr. Renfro’s room (A-18) for students interested in serving this year.

All 7th grade ELA students must have a copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in class by August 25th, 2022. If ordering online, please be sure to allow time for shipping.

All 8th grade students who have Mrs. Acton, Calhoun, or Hutchings for regular and challenge ELAHave your personal copy of The Outsiders by SE Hinton in class by Friday, August 26. You may borrow from a friend/sibling, buy used, buy new (Amazon, etc.), or ask ASAP for a free used copy from your ELA teacher (very limited supply). Over 300 students will be getting this novel, so act now! Email your ELA teacher for help. 

OMMS Sports Information:

Good luck to our football teams tonight in their home Jamboree game against Clay.  7th grade game begins at 5pm and 8th grade game begins at 6:45pm.

7th and 8th-grade girls interested in trying out for the Softball should sign up with Coach Brown (D-9).  Tryouts are August 24th and 25th. The google Form must be filled out, and all requirements must be met on DragonFly by August 19th – ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.  All information is on the softball google site.   

7th & 8th grade boys basketball tryouts will be September 10, 2022 from 9am-12pm. Please fill out the following google form and have all required documents completed in dragonfly prior to tryouts.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf202EoEmhYkyPcrMcbcykSRK4oiQX_Jca7n8Y3us4-jI9ZeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

BSN Flash Sale offering 20% OFF all Sideline Store purchases with code BTS101 for 72 hours only, beginning 8/16/22 at 12:00 AM EST and ending 8/18/22 at 11:59 PM EST.

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From OMHS:

Girls soccer tryouts will be August 22nd-24th. You must have a current physical. Please email Coach Blight (cblight@shelbyed.org) to register for tryouts.

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Community Event:Surviving Middle School Again Parent Conference, August 27th, 9:30-11:30am-information attached-this is not an OMMS or SCBOE event