ITM Oct. 2010-1.pub (Read-Only) - Junction City School District

In The Middle
September 24, 2010
Oaklea Middle School •1515 Rose St. • Junction City, OR. 97448
Phone: (541)998-3381 • Fax: (541)998-3383
Tom Endersby, Principal email: tendersby@junctioncity.k12.or.us
Dear Parents and Community Members:
Please feel free to visit with other parents at the Oaklea Parent Group meetings each month .
The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 1 at 8:30 a.m.
The Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held October 13 th and 14 th . Please be watching
for sign-up information to be coming home with your child. The conferences also include Trimester 1
mid-term progress reports and your child’s 09/10 Oregon Department of Education’s state assessment. If
you aren’t able to attend the conferences, student progress reports and the state assessment will be mailed
home. If you have registered on Edline, it’s another great source for ongoing 10/11 updates of student
progress.
School Calendar Reminder: Please be sure to check out Oaklea’s revised calendar of activities
in each newsletter. Our district web site noted below will also include updates of all district activities.
As always, feel free to call or e-mail me to schedule a conference to discuss any of your school questions
or concerns.
Note the email addresses for Junction City School District employees: the address includes
the staff member’s initial of their first name and their ‘complete’ last name, then junctioncity.k12.or.us
(e.g. my email is: tendersby@junctioncity.k12.or.us)
Parent or Visitor Sign-in: When visiting, please stop by the Front office, sign in and wear a
visitors badge. This procedure helps us keep the building secure as well as assisting you with any questions
you might have. Parents/guardians can pick up or drop off their student in the Front Office.
Tom Endersby, Principal
Calendar of Events
Fri., 10/1 8:30 Parent Group Mtg.
Thu., 10/7 School-wide Jog-a-thon
Fri., 10/8 NO SCHOOL
Wed., 10/13 Student Led Conferences:
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Thu., 10/14 Student Led Conferences:
All day- 8:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m.
Fri., 10/15 NO SCHOOL
Wed., 10/20 9:30 Late Start
Fri., 10/29 Dress up Day
Coming in November: Book Fair, 5th/6th Grade Family Fun Night, 6th Grade Choir and
Honor Band Concert, Veterans Day, End of first Trimester and Thanksgiving break.
Oaklea Website: www.jcoms.org
District Website: www.junctioncity.k12.or.us

Oaklea Parent Group News Attention! Oaklea Parent Group (OPG) needs you. This year our fall fundraiser
will different from years past. Our Fall Fundraiser is a jog-a-thon set for Thursday, Oct. 7th. 100% of the
money raised goes toward making your child's middle school experience exciting and fun. OPG fundraisers help pay
for fieldtrips, special equipment for the classrooms, fun activities like dances, and much more. We need help counting
laps and cheering on the kids. Extra pledge sheets and flyers are in the Front Office. Cool prizes will be
awarded also! Thank you to those who filled out the volunteer check list and we will be in touch. We look forward
to working with you all. Our next meeting is Oct. 1st at 8:30 AM in the seminar room at Oaklea. Don't miss it!
Shannon McAdams, OPG Chairperson. (mcadams.shannon@gmail.com or 998-5398)
100% Club and Self Managers—Encourage your kids to achieve these goals!
Members of this club have to have all classroom work completed and turned in on time during a trimester. Privileges
include: one minute early to lunch any day, sit wherever they want within river during assemblies, have a
party each trimester and end of the year, and they are able to visit other homerooms in the morning.
Self Managers have the same requirements in addition to having no tardies or referrals during the trimester. Their
privileges include the above plus they can use their 100% card as a bathroom pass and/or media center pass, and
they have 5 homework passes.
Go T.I.G.E.R.S.!
This year at Oaklea, staff and students are working together to have the best year yet. Each classroom has adopted
four general rules:
1. Follow directions immediately. 2. Work during all work times. 3. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. 4.
Arrive on time with all materials (pen, pencil, notebook, textbook, paper).
Visitors to Oaklea will also notice "Voice Levels" signs posted in areas. These are to indicate the appropriate voice
level for general-use areas such as the Media Center and the Cafeteria. Students are expected to follow the four
classroom rules in all areas plus use the appropriate voice level at all times. Together we can work towards a more
positive learning environment.
On September 28th, Oaklea held a school wide assembly to decide our T.I.G.E.R.S.' Roar. Each Team
class created a chant/song plus some sort of dance movement to promote the T.I.G.E.R.S.' Roar which
stands for Teamwork, Integrity, Getting ready for life, Effort and Excellence, Respect and Responsibility,
and Success comes after hard work. Guest judges included Jill Case, Mark Chase/ JCPD Chief
of Police, Jacques Gerdes/school board member, Holly Menino/ KEZI Morning Show co-anchor, and
Superintendent Kathleen Rodden-Nord.
In addition to the T.I.G.E.R.S.' Roar, all staff members will be rewarding students on a daily basis who display any
of the Roar's traits with Tiger Stripes. "Tiger Stripes" are a new currency at Oaklea that can purchase such items as a
Homework and Front of the Lunch Line pass plus will be redeemable at school wide events such as a Winter Giving
Store and Year-End Silent Auction. If you or your company would like to donate items for students to purchase with
their Tiger Stripes at either event, please contact our Counselor/Dean of Students, Lindsay Nelson at 998-3381.
Cell Phone Use
As you read through your student’s Agenda Book ,
you will notice on page 10 that the use of cell
phones or other electronic devices during school
hours (8:00-2:55) is not permitted. These devices
need to be turned off during the school day and
kept in lockers. Consequences are also listed.
They may be used outside of the building before
8:00 and after 2:55. In addition, taking
someone else’s picture with a cell phone
is not permitted for safety and privacy reasons.
NATIVES Program
This is a federally funded program serving the surrounding
school districts. They offer free services and
activities to eligible students such as tutoring, culture
classes, drum and dance classes, field trips and more.
Eligible students are attending school (K-12) and are a
Native American or are of Alaskan Native descent. A
completed Student Eligibility Certification (506) form
on file with the Program office, self-certifying Native
heritage is all that is required. Contact the Alan
Merrill, NATIVES Program at 461-8228 for eligibility
forms.