The Weekly Warrior
February 13, 2018
Important information/ dates from Mr. B
- Talent Show is February 23rd at 3:00 pm in the Cafeteria
- Yearbook Deadline: Buy a Yearbook at www.jostens.com it is only available through 2/25. Cost is $38.00
Outside food in the Cafeteria
Patrick Sharp Visits OQMS February 27th! (Sorry parents cannot attend)
Goodwill’s 2017 Pass It On Donation Challenge had 1,115 Metro Chicago schools participating, with Old Quarry Middle School winning a visit from Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks. Old Quarry donated 34,842 items to win the challenge.
The schools and communities always rally around the Pass It On promotion; the second place school was Park View in Morton Grove and third place went to Carl Sandburg Junior High in Rolling Meadows. Overall, all participating schools donated 950,000 items – Amazing!
Carl "Energizer" Olsen Visits Old Quarry
The Old Quarry Student Council is excited to welcome Carl “Energizer” Olson. Mr. Olson is known for his ability to teach important lessons to teenagers while engaging them in games and interactive simulations. Those who attended the student council fall leadership workshop can attest to the meaningful and long-lasting impressions gained from Carl’s presentation. He made such an impact on those students, and now he can share his message to the rest of our school. You can learn more about Carl Olson through his website.
When: Friday, March 2, 2018
Time: 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Complete this form to have your child attend the after-school event on March 2nd in the LRC
*sponsored by Student Council
Lemont High School Freshman Class Registration
Technology for Parents- Next class March 19th
Dear SD113A Families,
We are pleased to offer our SD113A parents a Technology & Home Workshop Series for the remainder of the school year to support digital integration in our continued 1:1 personalized learning efforts. Please see the session descriptions and dates below for more information and click on the link below to register. As a reminder, childcare will be offered!
The flyer is attached and can be accessed here.
Registration for Technology & Home Workshop Series: Registration Link
Technology & Home Workshop Session Description and Dates
Google Tools: Saving to the Drive? Creating a Slides Presentation? Designing a Google Drawing? Come and learn the basics of the Google Tools that your children are using and how you can better support them in their learning.
Google Tools: Tuesday - February 13th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Old Quarry Middle School
Google Tools: Tuesday - February 13th - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Old Quarry Middle School
Digital Subscriptions: At SD113A, students have access to a variety of digital subscriptions which support our curriculum. This workshop is an opportunity for parents to learn about these subscriptions, experience what they can do and understand how they can be accessed and utilized at home.
Digital Subscriptions: Monday - March 19th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Old Quarry Middle School
Digital Subscriptions: Monday - March 19th - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Old Quarry Middle School
Cyber Safety
Cyber Safety: Thursday - April 19th - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Old Quarry Middle School
OQMS Swim Team
Boy's Volleyball Tryouts
Track and Field Team Information
Board Game Club
In the board game club, we will be learning a variety of games that range from strategy, puzzle solving, to social party games, to cover the widest range of skill sets and participants preference.
The cost of the club $50.00 will cover the games used by the club and will be used in years going forward, so year after year, the club will have more and more opportunities for selection in gaming.
The club will meet two days a week right after school 2:30-3:30. Tuesdays will be teaching days, and Wednesdays will be playing days. This way the kids will have more time to be able to play the games to completion.
If you have any questions please feel free to email Dan Vieu dvieu@sd113a.org
Box Tops Competition
Old Quarry PTO will be having a Box Top contest! We will be collecting Box Tops from Jan. 18, 2018 through Feb. 16, 2018. Please be sure to clearly label your submission with your child's name & Advisory teacher, to ensure proper credit. The top 3 students in each grade level, will win a prize along with the top Advisory class of the school.
Submission bags can be dropped off in the white Box Top bin located in the Old Quarry office or with your child's Advisory teacher.
Thank you for supporting the Old Quarry PTO & Good Luck!
Old Quarry Middle School Information
Please follow us on Facebook, our goal is to get 1,000 followers before the end of this year.
We use the following hashtags on twitter: #OQMS or #sd113a(If you go to google and search these two you will find posts from teachers) no need for a Twitter account.
Email: jbillingsley@sd113a.org
Website: http://www.sd113a.org/oldquarry
Phone: (630) 257-2286 4101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldquarrymiddleschool/
Twitter: @OQMSMRB