The OMS Community Newsletter

Week of March 18 - March 22, 2024

Principal's Message

Dear OMS Community,

Trimester 2 Report Cards were issued today. You can also view these grades in the Parent Portal/Powerschool under the T2 column. The F1 column is the final grade and it is an average of your student's Trimester 1, Trimester 2, and Trimester 3 grades. As a reminder, if students need academic support, students can stay after school to work with a teacher on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:15 - 2:45pm.

Best,

Mrs. Katrina Crowley

Important Dates

Upcoming Events

Friday, March 22nd - Trimester 2 Report Cards Issued

Thursday, April 4 - Early Release (11:32am dismissal)

Thursday, April 4 - Knight of Excellence (6:30 - 8:00pm)

Tuesday, April 9 - ELA MCAS Session 1

Wednesday, April 10 - ELA MCAS Session 2

NJHS Visits the Wilkins

On Friday, March 15th, the National Junior Honor Society visited third grade classes at the Wilkins to resume friendships and practice math skills. Students first drew pictures in graph paper before calculating the area and perimeter of their objects. When finished, groups challenged each other in a multiplication facts dice game. Students and teachers are excited for the final visit and activity in May.

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Knight of Excellence

The Knight of Excellence is an open house where we display student work throughout the school. Come see the different projects students have been working on this year, join a drum circle in music class, view the art gallery in the Learning Commons, and check out a performance by our OMS Dance Team. Save the Date and come visit!

Event Information

Knight of Excellence

When?

Thursday, Apr 4, 2024, 06:30 PM

Where?

O'Donnell Middle School, Cushing Street, Stoughton, MA, USA

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March Concerts

Our Band students had a couple of performances this month. Earlier in the month, students participated in the Pajama Concert in the OMS Cafetorium. The pajama concert is a fun show where students and our Band teachers dress up in pj's to perform. This past Wednesday, students dressed up for An Evening of Jazz in the SHS Auditorium. Bravo!

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Conducted by Jackson Gosule (Gr. 8 Student)

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Conducted by Nyle Drewes Miner (Gr. 8 Student)

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OMS Jazz Ensemble

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6th Grade Jazz Band

STUCO Basketball Tournament

The OMS Student Council organized and ran a basketball tournament this month. The tournament was open to all students from all grades. Students could make their own teams of 4 students and they played 4 versus 4 basketball. See the winning teams below!

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Grade 6

Kayden Cardoso, Kaveh Golparvar, Oliver Labossiere, Hunter Beneta

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Grade 7

Joel Omidiji, Oliver Schneider, Marlon Labossiere, and John Marco

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Grade 8

Kyle Bunker, Peter Carvalho, Anthony Ferreira, Alex Figaro

Data Find!

Secondary students completed the Stoughton Youth Health Survey on February 8, 2024. The survey allows SPS educators to learn more about our students' health and wellness. At OMS, we are reviewing the data and will use it to plan programs and provide support to students. This information is very helpful for school staff and parents/guardians to know about the students in our community.

A quick fact will be shared each week so we can all learn more about our OMS students.

Did you know...

OMS Spring Musical

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the High School Musical Jr.! They had three successful shows last weekend. The students had amazing performances and our student crew helped make the show a success. Shout out to Mrs. Betty Bauman-Field, Mrs. Julianne Crowley, and Ms. Bethany Sulecki for all of their hard work this year on this production. It was a great show!

OMS Athletics

Registration is open for Spring Track & Field! This is open to students in Grades 7 and 8. Students must have an up-to-date physical on file and they must complete ImPACT testing before try-outs. ImPACT is tool we use to establish a baseline for students in case a concussion is sustained.

Click here to register

Clothing Drive

Tana Bernard, Project 351 Ambassador, is organizing a clothing drive at OMS!

Town-Wide Beautification Day

Stoughton's Recreation Department is hosting a town-wide beautification day! Join your neighbors to help clean up and beautify our community. Anyone can sign up to volunteer. This is a great way for our students to get involved and give back to our community. Sign up to volunteer!

Click here for more information.

SMACast Podcast

Principal Crowley joined Stephanie Patton (OASIS) for a middle school specific SMACast podcast. Parents/guardians, listen to the podcast to learn more about navigating the world of middle school. The conversation continues in a bonus episode!

"Where's My Handbook: Middle School: Big Feelings and Big Opportunities"

In this episode we welcome Katrina Crowley, the Prinicpal of the O'Donnell Middle School in Stoughton. In this conversation we talk about why curiousity about substance use is not uncommon in this age bracket. At the same time, actual use is uncommon for middle schoolers. In this episode we explore how that contrast can create opportunities for parents to engage with their child around this topic during this developmental time.

Bonus Episode: "Where's My Handbook: Middle School: Translating Middle Schoolers, 'Main Characters and NPCs'."

In this bonus episode we continue our conversation with Katrina Crowley, the principal of the O'Donnell Middle School. If it sometimes feels like your middle school child is speaking a different language or living on a different planet, this episode is for you!

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