OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL 25-26
Homecoming week is September 30th - October 3rd. Student council has organized great activities including dress-up days and a Fall party in the afternoon following the homecoming parade on Friday, October 3rd.
Dress-up days:
Tuesday - PJ Day
Wednesday - Jersey Day
Thursday - Class Color Day (5th wear gray, 6th wear green, 7th wear white, 8th wear black)
Friday - Chieftain Spirit Day
Fall Party Options: swimming, karaoke, movie, bingo, crafting, bean bags, ping pong, lawn bowling, and volleyball. There will be a concession stand available for students to purchase drinks, pizza, chips, nachos, mini donuts, and candy.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month!
How does OMS help to prevent bullying behavior?
Advisory: Developmental Designs is a uniform framework we utilize in order to help students learn and understand how to handle situations where unkind words and actions are witnessed.
Social Emotional Learning: We directly teach students how to be self-aware, socially-aware, build relationship skills, make responsible decisions, and practice self-management skills.
Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS): Students are recognized and rewarded for behaviors and choices that positively impact our learning environment. We select two students from each grade weekly to receive special awards and recognize grade level students of the quarter.
Restorative Practices: When students have a difficult time with each other, we seek to repair harm and to create an agreement/plan moving forward to support one another in our learning environment.
Mentoring: Under the supervision of a staff member, OHS students meet with OMS learners to build connections and provide a positive role model.
Parent Communication: The staff at OMS value a strong partnership with families. We seek to keep open lines of communication and make sure parents are informed. Middle school is a time where emotions can sometimes become dysregulated, perceptions can be unique, and kids can make mistakes they will have the opportunity to grow from.
The 5th grade cookie dough fundraiser will take place October 1st through the 12th. Money raised during this fundraiser is used to support student field trip opportunities. All orders and money should be turned in on Monday, October 13th. The cookie dough delivery/pick up will be on Wednesday, November 12th.
BENEFITS of school attendance
We need your children here at school! Consistent school attendance provides many benefits for your child’s life, including:
Structure & Routine: When your child regularly engages in the same activities, they will be more likely to develop structure. This structure instills a sense of time management that will be useful in many avenues of their life.
Academics: Students who regularly attend class are more likely to achieve higher reading and math levels than students who don’t. Learners are more likely to keep up with daily assignments, develop stronger language and vocabulary skills, and be better prepared academically.
Social Skills: Children participate in many social situations that are vital for understanding the world around them. Socializing with peers helps them understand social cues, social etiquette, and how to express their thoughts in a constructive way.
The Osceola School District assists you with tracking your child’s attendance by sending notification letters when your child hits the thresholds of being absent 5 and 10 days. If your child hits the 10 day mark, we ask for a doctor's note for further absences. Our counselors work together with families to support students being in school. Every day counts!
The Osceola School District uses an efficient student absence reporting system called SafeArrivals. This system reduces the time it takes to verify student attendance, making it easy for you to report your child's absence. Below is a link with information on reporting an absence.
https://www.osceola.k12.wi.us/families/report-attendance.cfm
PRIDE is a framework of expectations used to create a safe and nurturing learning environment for students and staff at OMS. Students are taught and reminded of the acronym throughout their day in the hallways, lunchroom, and classrooms of the school. The desire is to use this system to recognize positive behaviors benefiting the learning environment and to limit less desirable minor behaviors which have a negative impact on the learning community. Beliefs associated with the PRIDE framework include:
- Behavior is a form of communication.
- OMS will set up learners for success by teaching and modeling expected behaviors with opportunities for students to practice behavior and receive feedback.
- Relationships are essential in creating a safe and positive school environment for each unique learner.
- Appropriately documenting student behavior data (both desirable and undesirable) helps guide decisions and practices for individual students and the school.
- OMS staff members are consistent in how they encourage expected behavior and discourage undesired behavior while valuing each individual student.
