OMS Family Newsletter

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a restful holiday break and that your first week back was smooth and energizing. It’s been great to see our students reconnect, refocus, and jump back into learning.

Let’s finish the school year strong! Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Thank you,

Mrs. Saterstad

7th grade OMS student, Braiden Edwards, with his artwork on display at Bean and Benny Coffee Bar.

Students will preview their semester 2 schedules during advisory next week. If they notice an error, they may submit a scheduling request form for reasons listed below. The forms will be made available on their advisory agenda in Schoology!

1. If the student has an incomplete schedule (an empty hour)

2. If the student has already completed the assigned course

3. If the student has 2 classes scheduled in the same hour

4. If the student has an incorrect music class

We are so fortunate to have a building full of amazing educators who show up every day with heart, skill, and unwavering commitment to our students. Truly, we could nominate them all!

Please name a teacher that you think should be recognized as Oxford Middle School's Teacher of the Year! The recipient of this honor may be considered for the Oakland County Teacher of the Year Award.

All nominations are due by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026

Students nominate here.

Parents nominate here.

Registration will be coming soon!

Oxford Middle School is committed to supporting academic progress and students' social, emotional, and behavioral growth.

Again this year at OMS, we will be completing a universal screening tool to assess the academic, social, and emotional learning skills of all students. The Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) is a tool that measures common behavioral criteria in Social Behavior, Academic Behavior, and Emotional Behavior. The data will be used internally to look for trends across the school and grade levels and to develop instructional next steps to support students. As with all student data, we maintain strict levels of confidentiality.

In the next few weeks, both students and teachers will use SAEBRS. The screener will ask students 19 questions (questions are below). This will take place in Advisory during the month of January. The screener is taken on a Chromebook and will last no longer than 10 minutes. In addition, each student will have one teacher complete a rating scale for him/her. To complete each SAEBRS item, the teacher will indicate how frequently the student has displayed each behavior (as described within each item) during the previous month.

Students and teachers are not new to screeners. At OMS, we use STAR for reading and math three times a year. This data is collected to help plan academic interventions and accelerated classes for students.

No student will be required to complete the SAEBRS screener and there is no penalty for students who do not complete the survey. We just ask that you complete this form by 1/9/2026 if you want to opt your student out from taking the 2025 Social, Academic, Emotional, Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS).

Click here by 1/9 to opt out.

We value the importance of social, emotional, and physical well-being for all of our students. This year, in addition to the social-emotional lessons taught to our students in advisory, we will be adding 2 lessons related to personal safety. Specifically, we will be teaching students skills and strategies to help them stay safe from dangerous or abusive situations. Lessons concepts include:

• Recognize: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships

• Students will engage in discussions about different types of relationships and how we can identify if it is healthy or unhealthy. The students will discuss how to build a healthy relationship, what they can do if they are in an unhealthy relationship, and where to turn to for support.

• Reporting & Refusing: Ways to Stay Safe

• Students will have an introduction to the meaning of consent and how to say no in an uncomfortable situation. Students will review the resources and where to turn to for support.

If you have any questions or wish to preview the lessons, please contact your child’s counselor.

If you do not want your child to participate in these specific personal safety lessons. Please opt out by January 9th, 2026.

Please make sure that your permission slips have been turned in!

Coaches: Shawn Regan, Ryan Clark, Cheryl Romine, Nina Dinges

Tryouts: January 27th, 28th, 29th from 3-5 p.m. in the OMS gym

Attire: athletic shoes, gym attire

Don’t forget to upload physicals in Appryse

Conditioning starts JANUARY 15 after school. We will meet at the cafeteria. Bring running shoes, water bottle, workout clothes, and a no-quit attitude. Make sure to upload your physical in Appryse!

January

15 --- 2:45 -- 4:10 – Conditioning Only (GYM)

16 --- 11:00- 12:00 - Conditioning Only (GYM)

19 --- NO SCHOOL/ ML KING DAY

20 --- 2:45 – 4:45 – Conditioning Only --- Roll out Mats Practice (GYM)

21 --- 2:45 – 5:15 – Practice and Initial Weigh (GYM)

22 --- 2:45 – 5:00 – Practice (GYM)

23 --- 2:45 – 5:00 – Practice (GYM)

26 --- 2:45 – 5:00 –- Practice

27 --- 2:45 – 5:00 --- Practice - Get Uniforms

28 --- 2:45 – 4:45 --- Practice - Parent ZOOM meeting 6:30-7:30

29 --- 2:45 – 4:45 --- Practice

30 --- HOST “WE GET TO” TAKEDOWN TOURNAMENT *42Strong Fund-raiser

OX/ White Lake/ Waterford Pierce /West/ Lake Orion/Armada Club/Lapeer Club

Email Coach Beall or Coach Cady if you have questions.

jbeall@rochester.k12.mi.us

jason.cady@oxfordschools.org

If you have questions you can also talk to Coach Barnes!

If you’re planning to participate in the annual Oh, the Places You’ll Go book signing, please consider sending in your book early to allow our staff ample time to sign.

To help streamline the process, please place your book in a manila envelope and include a list of all the staff members you’d like to sign it.

Our Lost and Found is bursting at the seams! Remind your child to check the Lost and Found during lunch! Everything that is not claimed will be donated to our new Clothes Bin located in the parking lot on January 16th!

Wakeup Wednesday Details:

When: Delayed start Wednesdays, from 8:45 to 9:45 AM

January 28

February 4, 25

March 4, 11, 18

April 8, 15, 22

May 6, 13, 27

Where: Oxford Middle School commons, students enter through the main office doors

This is a great chance for your student to stay on track academically while fostering positive relationships in a supportive environment. If you’d like your child to participate, please complete the attached form.

Link to registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOTMBubQIU_oWEuB81iIaVSzLBeSn2K-UQf5ly391Lv_o_mQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Thank you for your support- we look forward to seeing your student at Wakeup Wednesday!

You may begin dropping off your children at 6:55 am and they can wait inside by the Commons until entering the hallways at 7:10 am.

In order to have an efficient flow, we are counting on you to follow all parking lot procedures! We also encourage you to utilize our amazing school bus service which will reduce the congestion & wait time in the parking lot.

Parking Lot Procedures:

• The arrows indicate the directional flow of traffic during student drop-off.

• Blue arrows indicate the drop-off zone for students.

• When you pull into the blue arrow drop-off zone, please pull as far ahead as possible before having your student exit the vehicle.

• *Do not pull up to the main building walkway and stop if there is space ahead*

• If you elect to walk your student(s) to the building entrance, please park in an empty space and walk your student to the sidewalk. You will need to re-enter the traffic flow in the yellow arrow section.

• Only buses are permitted to drop off by the front office area.

Please find the OMS schedules listed below. They are also accessible on our website.

https://www.oxfordschools.org/documents/calendars-(printable)/oxford-middle-school-calendars-(printable)/774306

If cell phones remain powered on, they must be on silent and out of sight

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment and retaliation, may be referred to the District’s applicable Coordinator and/or an agency with jurisdiction, such as the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Department of Justice. To report information about conduct that may constitute unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment and retaliation, or make a complaint of such conduct, please contact Mrs. Ryan Reid, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, 775 W. Drahner Rd, Oxford, MI 48371 - (248) 969-5004 - Ryan.Reid@oxfordschools.org.