The Weekly Warrior
September 19, 2017
Principal Update- 3 Major Areas of Focus
1. Develop Strong Academic Units and Communicate them to Parents
2. Become a Professional Learning Community in which teachers collaborate with each other to deliver a Guaranteed and Viable curriculum.
3. Investigate and implement more aspects of personalized learning, including leveraging technology.
Springfield Trip Deadline September 27th
The cost of the trip is $115.00, this includes dinner but not lunch.(Students Bring Sack Lunch)
Use this form to register(Must Complete for Bright Spark)
OQMS Permission Form (Must Complete for OQMS)
Itinerary (FYI)
Medical Authorization(Only needed if your child needs medication dispensed during trip)
Respectfully,
Johnny Billingsley Principal
White Pines Final Information
Chaperones were selected and notified today.
The White Pines Trips are quickly approaching for our 6th-grade students. We need many forms returned to our school to attend the trip. Old Quarry needs 1. The electronic permission slip completed 2. The Authorization for Administration of Medication Form(only if sending medication to our nurse) 3. White Pines Outdoor Education Emergency Information 4. White Pines Horseback riding Form
Respectfully,
Mr. Billingsley
Washington DC Signup Deadline is October 13th!
The deadline to sign up for Washington DC trip is quickly approaching. Here is the form with the link to sign up.
Parent Night Presentation- If you missed the meeting, here is a copy of the presentation.
Mr. Billingsley
Extra Curricular Activities
Please encourage your child to sign up for extracurricular activities. Research shows that a student who is involved in extracurricular activities performs better academically.
New this year- OQMS Winter Musical, Conservation Club, Drum Line
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