ORMS Newsletter June 1 – June 4, 2021

Return of CCPS Laptops and MIFI Devices: All CCPS laptops (with chargers) and MiFi devices borrowed from Carroll County Public Schools MUST be returned by the end of the school year. We will be collecting laptops with chargers from students who are in- person on Thursday, 6/10, so please make sure your child brings their device(s) with them to school that day. For families with fully virtual students, you will need to return your child’s borrowed device(s) on Wednesday, 6/16 between 8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. OR on Thursday, 6/17 between 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. PLEASE WRITE YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON A STICKY NOTE AND PUT THIS ON THE DEVICE WHEN RETURNING IT.

Review grades on Home Access Center: Please check your child’s grades and progress on the Home Access Center.

Announcing this week’s ORMS Achievement Raffle Winners: Ethan S. Matthew B. Jude Kim Laith J. Caroline R Anthony M.

This raffle is to help ORMS students stay motivated and reward them for an outstanding work ethic. Only those students who have handed in all assignments for the quarter in every academic and related arts class will be eligible to enter the raffle. Every Friday, we will raffle off a $10 gift card per team. We will also raffle off one - $25 gift card per grade at the end of the quarter. If a student wins a weekly prize, they will still be eligible for the end-of-quarter raffle. We will contact the families of any virtual students who win the raffles so that they can pick up and sign for the gift cards.

ORMS Overdue and Lost Books We have been advised that there will not be any fees charged for overdue and lost books as of May 21st. We would like our overdue and lost library materials returned so we may add them to our collection as some of them are in high demand.

• Visually, our books have a white spine label on the spine of the book and a black and white barcode on the back cover. • Our audio books are in orange cases. These cost $60+ so there would be a great financial loss if not returned. • If you and your child/guardian has received a late or lost email from us, please have them look for the visual clues while looking for our materials.

Thank you in advance for supporting our media center by promoting library material responsibility. Thank you, Mrs. Cherry and Ms. Keffer

Calendar Information

Monday, May 31 Schools/Offices closed for Memorial Day

Tuesday, June 1, B Day Today is the deadline for parents of 8th grade virtual students to RSVP to the 8th grade picnic.

Wednesday, June 2, A Day, Virtual

Thursday, June 3, B Day

Friday, June 4, A Day Grade 6 Virtual Speaker, 9:00-10:30 a.m., Ms. Lillian Doherty, Greek Mythologist, UMD Today is the deadline for parents of 8th grade virtual students to RSVP to the 8th grade recognitions.

Monday, June 7 Deadline to submit completed service hour forms so that the hours will be included on the Q4 Report. LHS Virtual Drama Meet/Greet for interested 8th graders 5:00 p.m. – more information provided in this bulletin

Tuesday, June 8 S.G.A. Meeting, Cafeteria, 3:15-4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 9 Reminder for in-person students that CCPS laptops/chargers will be collected in school tomorrow, June 10.

Thursday, June 10 CCPS Laptops and power cords that in-person students have borrowed will be collected today, June 10. Debate Club, 3:15-4:00 p.m., Room 190 LHS Virtual Drama Meet/Greet for interested 8th graders 5:00 p.m. – more information provided in this bulletin

Friday, June 11 Grade 8 “Picnic” lunch/fun activities 12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Monday, June 14 8th Grade Recognition, Team 5, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Team 6, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 15 Last day of school for students – two-hour, 45-minute early dismissal

Wednesday, June 16 Last day of school for teachers 8:00-10:30 a.m. Parents of virtual students return CCPS laptops and chargers with student names on them

Calendar Information, Continued

Thursday, June 17 12:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Parents of virtual students return CCPS laptops and chargers with student names on them.

Monday, June 21 Free school supplies program begins at Shepherd’s Staff (30 Carroll Street, Westminster, MD) and runs through July 19, 2021. Please call for an appointment (410-857-5944)

Report Cards for Quarter 4 Student report cards for quarter 4 will be mailed home at the end of the school year.

Liberty High School Drama New Student Meet and Greet with Liberty Drama!

New Student Meet & Greet with Liberty Drama! You’re invited to our New Student Virtual Meet & Greet! Meet your director, Mrs. D., learn about our program and ask any questions you may have! We would love to get to know you!

Join us via Google Meet on Monday, June 7th OR Thursday, June 10th at 5:00 p.m.

These informal sessions will be a wonderful opportunity to get to know the program and interact with your fellow thespians!

Are you an incoming freshman interested in Liberty Drama? If so, then we would like to invite you to a virtual meet & greet event and/or add you to our email list to keep you posted over the summer about the upcoming fall play, Clue: On Stage, based on the motion picture and board game, and other Drama events. Please use the link below to RSVP to one of the 2 virtual meet & greet events AND/OR add your email to our list. https://forms.gle/o4sgcKFhhCt3LoFy5

Auditions for Clue: On Stage will be held on Thursday September 9th and callbacks will be on September 10th. Information on what to prepare for auditions will be provided during the summer via our social media, email, and website.

Be sure to check us out: Facebook- Liberty High School Drama Club and Booster Organization Instagram- @lhsdrama21784 Webpage at http://www.lhsdramaclub.com/ Any questions please email [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you at the virtual meet & greet events and in the fall! Danielle Dickstein Director, Liberty High Drama

Fundraiser – Furnace Hills Coffee from Westminster We would like to help support our small, local businesses and have joined with Furnace Hills Coffee from Westminster for a fundraising event. For each pound of coffee purchased, ORMS receives $5.00. You can order online, and the coffee can be picked up in the store or sent directly to you. This fundraiser will be on- going through the end of the school year. Please feel free to pass the below link on to family and friends. We appreciate the support from our ORMS community!

Oklahoma Road Middle School - FURNACE HILLS COFFEE®

Service-Learning Update The end of the year is quickly approaching, so be sure to remind your student to submit any completed service-learning forms for approval by Monday, June 7 to appear on the quarter 4 report card. Students may submit their paper forms in the front office OR they may submit the form electronically using the link below (also located on the ORMS website): https://sites.google.com/carrollk12.org/ccpsservicelearning/forms

Looking for ways to stay busy this summer and have your student earn some service-learning hours by helping the community? For more information about service-learning, please access the link with resources below: https://www.carrollk12.org/schools/middle/oms/StudentInformation/Pages/ServiceLearning.aspx

Summer Camps 2021

Summer Camp Opportunity for Sixth Graders! Carroll County Public Schools will be holding Camp Invention at various regional locations this summer in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Camp Invention is a nationwide K-6 STEM summer camp providing in-person and at-home learning opportunities. Camp Invention is open to all CCPS students K-6. Students may choose to participate in-person or virtually.

CCPS to Hold Camp Invention STEM Summer Camp - News (carrollk12.org)

Young Leaders Camp – July 26-30 www.TogetherWeOwnIt.org

Focused on empowering tomorrow’s leaders, youth will immerse themselves in programming to explore their strengths, move beyond their fears and learn more about their community. Young leaders will explore post- secondary opportunities and pathways, while building confidence and character. For teens ages 14-17 $100/week Registration opened on May 20th.

Camp Own It – July 12-16, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. www.TogetherWeOwnIt.org

This camp is for girls entering the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade. To own it is to make a commitment to ourselves. It is standing for who we are, owing our vulnerabilities and finding our strength. $100/week Registration opened on May 20th.

Tech Issues – Link to form for students and parents We no longer have the [email protected] tech issues. Students/parents will now have to fill out a form that better informs IT as to the issue that needs to be addressed. Link: scroll to the bottom to get to the form. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FhEpcaZxr0GbpZtpycs_RsfaTALfUZ1HtOtIn5r22GNUM VA5NklFTVRDM0hUWkdHQk5FU084SVFaMy4u

Tutoring There is a new, free tutoring service available through the Carroll County Public Library called Brainfuse. It is live, online tutoring every day from 2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. and is available for all ages and levels. You do need a library card to access the tutoring. The website to access this is: Welcome to Brainfuse eLearning