The OMS Community Newsletter

Dear OMS Community,

We are at the halfway point for Trimester 1. Progress reports were emailed home this week. Progress reports are a snapshot of how your child is doing in classes so far this trimester. Trimester 1 ends on Friday, December 6th. Students still have time in Trimester 1 if they are looking to improve their grades. If students are doing well academically so far, they are encouraged to continue working hard through the rest of the trimester.

There are two ways students and parents/guardians can stay up-to-date on academics.

• PowerSchool Portal: Parents/Guardians can monitor grades and view any missing assignments on the PowerSchool Portal. If you select the grade, you will be able to view the detailed assignment list to see more information on how students are doing in each class. Students also have access to viewing this information through their PowerSchool. There are various settings parents can utilize on the PowerSchool Portal and you can turn notifications on/off based on your own preferences. If you need help with the PowerSchool Portal, please call the OMS main office. You can access the Portal by going to the OMS website and clicking on "PowerSchool" at the top right corner.
• Google Classroom: Students have a Google Classroom for all of their classes. This is a hub for many online assignments. While many assignments can be accessed through the Google Classroom, this space does not have all assignments. For example, any paper-based assignments would be turned into the teacher during class and not on Google Classroom. Parents/guardians, if you are viewing your student's Google Classroom, remember to check if a student completed the assignment before pressing submit. If a student submits a blank assignment on Google Classroom, it may look complete because it is "submitted" but the assignment could be blank. Note: We have an "OMS Students" Google Classroom which functions as a hub for school announcements for any clubs, activities, or resources for students.

If you have any questions about your child's grades or progress in a class, please reach out directly to their teacher by email or phone.

Sincerely,

Katrina Crowley

• Thursday, October 24th - Early Release Thursday (11:32am dismissal)
• Tuesday, November 5th - No School (Election Day)

Cross country has had a great start to their season! They have competed in meets in Weymouth, Scituate and Norwell so far this fall. We also hosted our first home meet this past Wednesday, 10/16. Come out and support the OMS cross country team at their next home meet on Wednesday 10/23!

The SHS Marching Black Knights includes many OMS students. Check out some of the rehearsal and performance photos, featuring the Drumline & Percussion sections.

The Stoughton Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will have their October meeting on Thursday, October 24th. Here's the Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/xmd-rnkq-tbz

Here's a sample of the new IEP Form (from the DESE website) can be viewed here: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/improveiep/sample-hs-iep.pdf

Be Confidently YOU !

Empowering young adolescent girls (LGBTQ+ and non-binary inclusive), grades 6-8, to build self-esteem by further understanding who they are through conversations about self-esteem, self-worth, self-love and working towards becoming more confident in themselves and learning how to build up the self-esteem of others.

Start Date : Thursday, October 24th (very soon, next week ! No wait !)

CLOSED group : 6-10 participants for 7 weeks with weekly session topics

Location : Abelard Stoughton Office, group room, 450 Pearl Street, Suite 3, Stoughton, MA

Time : 4:00 - 5:30 pm (Thursdays)

Most insurances accepted.

Parents and guardians can self-refer their child by completing the intake referral form on Abelard website at https://www.abelardpsychotherapy.com/

Raising Multicultural Kids (RMK) is a non-profit organization and they are running a free bedtime book club which is open to kids in Grades 3 through 6. Their free bedtime book club is starting up again this year. This program is run by RMK staff and students from Bridgewater State University. The book club starts from 7:00 - 7:30 PM for grades 3 - 6. Families of Grade 6 students are welcome to join. Parents can register their child through RMK's Google Form. Please see the below flyer for more details.

Here is some important information about our school. Please visit the OMS website for more information, including the most up-to-date school calendar.

Website: oms.stoughtonschools.org
Location: 211 Cushing Street, Stoughton, MA, USA
Phone: 781-344-7002
Facebook: facebook.com/stoughtonpublicschools

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