OLHMS Weekly 10/11/22

Our Family Conference structure is an essential component of building strong, 2-way learning partnerships between the classroom and home. Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 Family Conferences will be completely scheduled online via Skyward. All District 123 Families are asked to schedule a maximum of 3 conferences. OLHMS families should schedule conferences with

(1) Core Teacher, (1) Encore Teacher, and (1) Family Choice.

• Use this link for support!

• This year families had the opportunity to schedule In-Person, Virtual, or Telephone Conferences. Families scheduling virtual meetings should be receiving Google Meet links soon!

• All scheduling has been completed in Skyward Family Access. The scheduling window was open from September 29th to October 10th and families should have scheduled up to three conferences.

• Families had the opportunity to schedule conferences with an expanded set of staff members.

• Families should have scheduled a total of up to three conferences. The 1-1-1 model (1) Core Class, (1) Encore Class, and (1) Choice Option (Core, Encore, Specialist) is a new scheduling format this year.

• If conference scheduling was filled with individual staff, you may be able to set up a meeting at a later date or if times become available during the 13th and 14th.

• There are certain conference times designated for staff lunch and restrooms breaks, these are listed as "cancelations." However, this does not mean those time are available.

Mustang Families,

We are looking forward to the upcoming D123 Family Conferences on October 13th and 14th. Conferences should have been scheduled through Skyward. We do have a 1-1-1 (1- Core Teacher, 1- Encore Teacher and 1- Family Choice) model and families registered for virtual conferences should be expecting the Google Meet Links soon!

We had an exciting morning at the OLHMS as our SWIC Championship Girls Softball paraded our halls! Once again, congratulations to our scholar-athletes!

Picture Retakes: Don’t forget 6th & 7th Grade families. If you need to retake your Fall pictures, please come dressed on Thursday, October 20th. You must turn in the old proofs.

**Just a reminder, Please do NOT wear green**

Skyward Family Access: Make sure you are checking/ logging into Skyward Family Access routinely. This is a great place to obtain supportive information such as student's courses, bus routes, student fees/ debts.

Health Examination and Immunization Requirements: There are specific requirements for students entering preschool, kindergarten, second grade and sixth grade, as well as for all new students. Visit our Health Forms & Guidelines page for more information. Please note that these vaccinations and/or health examinations are required by state law. Medical exclusions from school begin next week. Students are not allowed to participate in sports without physicals!

Dates:

10/11-10/14: Scholastic Book Fair

10/13 & 10/14: Family Conferences (Virtual, In Person or Phone) 1-1-1

10/17-10/21: Unity Week

10/20/22: Picture Retakes (6th and 7th Grade)

10/26/22: OLHMS High School Fair

10/31/22: Half Day

Looking Ahead:

11/4/22: Veterans Day Assembly

11/11/22: End of Trimester

11/12/22: Senior Leaf Raking

12/17/22: Feed Six

OLHMS PTSA

All staff and families are highly encouraged to join the PTSA and attend meetings. This is an incredible opportunity, partnership and fun way to support our scholar’s experience at the middle school!

• Membership can be online using this link: https://olhmsptsa.memberhub.com/store

• Thank you to all of the volunteers and participants at our first PTSA Open Gym!

• Our PTSA is seeking to identify a new Vice President. Candidates should reach out to any PTSA Board member.

• Reach out to Mrs. Shane, our PTSA President for more information (tmshane@gmail.com)

Oak Lawn High School

Shadow Day

Richards High School

Fall Play at Richards High School

Brother Rice

Open House: 10/2, 11/6, 11/30

Shadow Days: 10/10, 10/14, *Shadow Days are available any day Brother Rice is in session.

December 3, 2022: Placement Exam

Marist

Little Redhawk Tutoring Program

Mother McCauley

Jr. High Symphony

Jr. High Art Workshop

Performing Arts Workshop

Providence Catholic

2022 Upcoming Opportunities at Providence Catholic

2022 Super Celtic Shadow Day

Junior High Night

Registration Link: Junior High Nights at Providence Catholic! | Providence Catholic High School

Open House

Mini Open House

Families who would like to set up a time for a personal family tour of Providence Catholic to learn more about academics, extracurriculars, athletics, STEM, Engineering Science, IncubatorEDU, and more can contact the Admissions Office at swithers@providencecatholic.org or (815) 717-3160.

December 3, 2022: Placement Exam

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

St. Ignatius

Open House: 11/13 12:00 PM-4:00 PM

December 3, 2022: Placement Exam

8:00 AM-12:00 PM