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Dine Out at Chipotle this Month!

Durham Bus Tracker App

Rockin' for Rett 4/8/17

CFHS Band Boosters Invites You to Join Their Yard Sale

The Boarder 2/14/17

Teachers of the Year Announced!

School Schedule Next Week

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School Schedule Next week: Monday, February 20 th – Regular School Day Tuesday, February 21 st – Regular School Day Wednesday, February 22 nd – No Late Start School starts at 7:30 a.m.                                                             Thursday, February 23 rd – Rodeo Break – No School   Friday, February 24 th – Rodeo Break – No School

Principal's Message

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February is here and we have a busy month ahead as we invite 5th grade families from our elementary feeder schools to join us for transition meetings, and we meet with our 8th grade parents to share promotion happenings. We are excited for these two upcoming events. As we finished the month of January and closed out our theme of goal setting we have moved forward with our new theme, Digital Citizenship. This new theme supports students remembering that when using technology there is an expected etiquette that should be followed before pushing send. Ask your child to share throughout the month what he/she is learning about being a good digital citizen. We continue working to support our Site Improvement Plan through our professional development teams at OGMS. We have staff creating Problem Based Learning units for your child(ren), we have Systems Thinking Tools being woven into lessons, we have students (with the support of their instructors) creating Growth Mindset mess

Student Council Sock Drive

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STUCO SPONSORED SOCK DRIVE Feb 6 - Feb 10th The OGMS Student Council is sponsoring a sock drive to benefit Youth On Their Own during the week of 2/6 - 2/10. They are asking students to bring in new socks for children ages 10 - 17. Student Council's goal is that each first period class collect the same number of socks as they have students in the classroom. Youth On Their Own (YOTO) is a dropout prevention program that supports the high school graduation and continued success of homeless, unaccompanied youth from 6th grade through 22 years old in Pima County. Since 1986 over 16,000 homeless and compromised students have been encouraged to stay in school and pursue opportunities for self-sufficiency. When talking to Youth On Their Own, they mentioned that their most needed item was SOCKS! Your student bringing in one pair of socks can make a huge difference, if every person in our whole school brings in one pair of socks we will have over 700 pair of socks! Thank

Mark Your Calendar

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Mark Your Calendar for These Events: February 6-10   Student Council Sock Drive February 6        Elective Forms given to 6th and 7th graders, Due back 2/22 February  9       3:00 p.m. 5th grade band students visit OGMS                          7:00 p.m. 8th grade Choir Concert February 10      Mid Quarter Progress Reports February 15      6:00 p.m. Open House for Incoming 6th Grade Parents February 16      7:45 a.m. 8th grade Parent Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. FFO meeting February 17      Math Counts Competition February 21      7:00 p.m. 8th Grade Band Concert at CFHS February 22      No Late Start, School starts at 7:30 a.m.                           Elective Forms for Next School year due from 6th & 7th graders February 23-24  Rodeo Break February 28      7:00 p.m. 6th Grade Band Concert at OGMS March 1            7:00 p.m. 7th Grade Band Concert at CFHS March 2            8th Grade Portraits for those who paid March 9            ABODA Festival for Band students a

Keeping You in the Loop

Keeping you in the loop at Orange Grove www.orangegroveffo.com Color Run Don’t miss our 2 nd annual Color Fun Run!   The 2.0 mile fun run/walk happens today, Friday Feb. 3 rd at OGMS on the softball field (3:30 check-in, 4:15 run).   There will be blasts of color, a D.J. with great music, a food truck and a ton of fun for the whole family !   Students should be accompanied by an adult and there is no after school supervision available. Sunglasses are encouraged as eye protection, wear some from home or we have some for $4 (preorder at link, or leftovers will be available for purchase at run). Thank you to all who have registered so far. It’s not too late!   To register for the run, go to the following website (late registration will not receive a shirt): https://orangegroveffo.com/color-run/ 8 th Grade Promotion Planning for 8 th Grade Promotion is already underway, and 8 th grade parents are invited to attend an informational meeting about promotion on Thursday,

Counselor's Corner

Counselor’s Corner February Edition Rolling into the second semester,  it is essential to recognize the importance of regular attendance. According to greatschools.org, “The attendance rate is important because students are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school consistently. It's difficult for the teacher and the class to build their skills and progress if a large number of students are frequently absent. In addition to falling behind in academics, students who are not in school on a regular basis are more likely to get into trouble with the law and cause problems in their communities.” Additionally, at OGMS we truly feel each child plays a crucial role in setting the dynamic of individual classrooms and without each piece of the puzzle here at school, on task, and on time, it makes it difficult for the completion of topics, projects, and activities to occur. Pointers for the morning: -Set up a routine with exact times outlined for all morning ne

Update on Linda Lorimer, School Nurse

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Dear O.G.M.S. Families and Friends: Due to ongoing health concerns, Mrs. Lorimer, our school nurse, will not be returning to Orange Grove Middle School for the remainder of this year.   She has also indicated that she will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 school year.   Mrs. Lorimer has been a School Nurse in Catalina Foothills School District since 1995, having worked at Ventana Vista Elementary, Canyon View Elementary, Esperero Canyon Middle School, and since 2004, at Orange Grove Middle School.   She had an extremely rewarding and diverse Nursing career.   In her words, “It has been a privilege to work with and care for the children/students in Catalina Foothills School District, especially the Orange Grove family of students.” We wish Mrs. Lorimer well on her recovery.   We will be hiring a replacement for Mrs. Lorimer and will keep you informed about that process.   In the meantime, we have two qualified substitute nurses, Allison Holmes and Lyndee Jones, who wil

Parking Lot Safety

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There have been a few fender benders in the OGMS parking lot, caused when drivers pull through parking spaces entering or exiting.  We are concerned about your safety, but more importantly about our students' safety.  Please slow down, please leave a few minutes earlier to support your child not rushing out of your car, and do not block accessible parking. In the aisles that have spaces facing each other, please back out of the space instead of pulling forward. We all want to support student safety and we thank you for having a sense of humor as you drive through our lot and support our kids/your kids being safe. For additional safety, please remember as you are driving through neighborhoods to observe speed limits to support the safety of students who are walking or biking to school.  Of particular concern are East Chula Vista Road, North Camino Padre Isidoro and East Camino La Zorella.  

News from the Math Department

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Math 6 started the year with a ratio and proportion unit. We then focused on multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting decimals and fractions. In second semester, we will use these skills in expressions and equations, geometry and statistics. In May, the students will put their creative and innovative thinking skills to work and create original programs in Scratch. Throughout all of our math units, we use the 8 mathematical practices especially when we look at the relationship between math in the classroom and the real world. 6 PLUS - During the spring semester, we enter the exciting world of Algebraic expressions and equations. We will learn to write function rules and write inequalities to represent real-world situations. We will also explore Geometric concepts of area, volume and surface area. Math 7 started off with a unit on Ratios & Proportional reasoning. We will explore number relationships and how factors and multiples, fractions, decimals and percentages

AJ's Fine Foods Request

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Parents, It has come to our attention from AJ's management that some students are walking to AJ's Fine Foods after school and/or being dropped off there late start Wednesdays and that they are unsupervised.  It was noted that our students are not being as respectful and responsible as we would all hope they would be.  We have put reminders in our morning announcements to help students remember to show their Panther Pride and do the right thing even when not on our campus.  Your partnership to support our students not running through AJs, being thoughtful of customers shopping, and of course always being respectful will help compliment our messaging at school and support our students making good decisions when at La Encantada. Thank you!

In District Parents: Register now for SY 17/18

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Online  Registration  for  resident  families began on January 12, 2017 .   The link to Online  Registration  is available through the “ Register  for School” button on the CFSD and OGMS websites. We respectfully request that you complete the  registration  process as soon as possible to ensure that the district has accurate enrollment numbers to plan for the next school year.                                  ↑↑↑ ←←← Current Open Enrollment  families may  not   register  students at this time. You will be notified by the Superintendent if your student has been accepted to OGMS through the Open Enrollment Program, and you will receive instructions about registering your student(s) at that time.

Keep Germs at Bay!

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With Flu season upon us, we ask that you remind your kids to wash their hands at school.  This will go a long way to keep them and other students healthy.  Thanks!

Fun with Football

Go Hiking or Caving in Tucson over Rodeo Break with CS

You're Invited to the CFSDF Teacher of the Year Celebration