Olympia Middle School

Q&A Time! bit.ly/OlyCBQ1 Responding to Haters & Trolls Online. Finding out that your kid has been cyberbullied is emotional. You or your kid might want to retaliate, but it's best to help your kid defuse the situation, and make rational efforts to put a stop to the bullying.

7th Grade Boys 🏀 defeated Midwest Central 48-18

The middle school boys basketball game tonight vs. Midwest Central will be played in the high school gym.

Family Tip 2: Check in about online life. Just like you'd ask your kid about their sleep, exercise, and eating, stay on top of their online life. Who are they chatting with? How do people treat each other in the games and on the sites they're using?

Tonight's Boys JV/V Basketball game vs. Peoria Christian has been cancelled due to COVID concerns with Peoria Christian. It may be rescheduled at a later date.

Teachers at OMS, along with Dr. O'Donnell & Dr. Lee, are diving into historic and timely topics through the context of literacy. This is reminding our teachers of their critical hand in empowering students to think intentionally. Success is achieved when our students seek curiosity and skepticism, shape themselves and their ideas through evidence and reason, and in doing so forge themselves and our world through reading. Teachers are also learners and we are lucky to have such committed teacher learners at OMS!

Family Tip 1: Define your terms Make sure kids understand what cyberbullying is: repeated and unwanted mean or hurtful words or behavior that occur online (through texts, social media posts, online chat, etc.).

Discussion around common parental concerns. Once kids go online, their chances of finding cyberbullies, haters, and trolls is, sadly, quite high. Find age-specific guidelines, videos, and articles to help with tough conversations -- whether your kid is a bully or is being bullied. Explore answers to all your cyberbullying questions, age-appropriate advice, school resources, and more from parents and experts. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

Final Score: Eureka 77 Olympia 53

Varsity Boys Basketball down 40-19 at halftime.

MS Cheer date changes - tryouts will be Wednesday, Jan 27th, Friday, Jan 29th and Monday, Feb. 1st - all in the HS Cafe until 5:30pm. Shuttle bus runs at 5:45pm.

Middle Boys Basketball practice change --- Tuesday Jan. 26th, 6th grade boys at Oly West --- Wednesday Jan. 27th, 7th and 8th grade at Oly West.

MS Volleyball - 7th grade will now practice on Wednesday the 27th with 6th grade. 8th grade is still planned for Tuesday, the 26th - all after school in the MS Gym.

MS Cheer - Tryouts are Monday 25th and Wednesday the 27th after school in the HS Cafe ending at 5:30, shuttle leaves at 5:45pm MS Dance - Practice is Wednesday 27th after school in the MS Cafe ending at 5:30pm, shuttle leaves at 5:45pm.

MS Boys Basketball practice next week: 8th - Monday 25th & Thursday the 28th, 7th - Tuesday the 26th & Friday the 29th, 6th - Wednesday the 27th. All practices are at West and will end at 5:30, shuttle from MS leaves at 5:45pm.

MS Volleyball - practice next week: 7th - Monday 25th, 8th - Tuesday 26, 6th - Wednesday 27th. Whole Group Thursday and Friday all in the MS Gym until 5:30, shuttle runs at 5:45pm.

Sixth grade students are using the Lift-a-Line Strategy today to complete a skill check by finding prepositional phrases in their own books. This is a fantastic strategy to help students cite evidence from a text and make connections! #ReadersAreLeaders

Middle School Cheer tryouts will be on Monday Jan. 25th and Wednesday Jan. 27th in the high school cafeteria after school. Remember to register on 8to18, turn in a current physical and a signed Covid release form.

MS Dance – will resume practice on Jan. 27th after school in the middle school cafeteria.

MS Boys Basketball – can start practice right away. 8th will practice/tryout after school on Jan. 20th, 7th on Jan. 21st and 6th on Jan. 22nd all at Oly West. Make sure you are registered on 8to18, have a current physical turned in and COVID release form.