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Mission Statement of Orient-Macksburg School At Orient-Macksburg we provide a nurturing environment in which every Student can develop a passion for learning and reach personal excellence
Newsletter of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District
March 2017 Judy Johnson, Editor __————————_________________________________________________________—______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-______——-
The last few months I have shared thoughts on becoming a more productive, more fulfilled and happy person. It takes an investment on each person’s part to increase his or her value. A quote on the middle/ high school wall says the following: Your value is determined by what you make of yourself.
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The rest of the story continues … You have a plain bar of iron that is worth about $5. Made into a horseshoe it’s worth about $11. Made into screwdrivers, it’s worth about $15. Made into needles, it’s worth about $3500. The same is true about another kind of matter … YOU!! Your value is determined by what you decide to make of yourself. At Orient-Macksburg each student can decide what they want to make of him or herself. Each of our teachers have written a three point plan to help students be more accountable for their learning and to make sure that failure is not an option. Make Each Day Your Masterpiece! Clark S. Wicks
Orient-Macksburg CSD P.O. Box 129 201 S School Street Orient, IA 50858-0129
MARCH 2017
Superintendent of Schools Make It a Great Day Friday March 3rd Deadline for April ACT Registration Saturday March 4th FFA District @ Red Oak Friday March 10th No School—PD Friday March 10th Red Cross Blood Drive 11-5 Saturday March 11th State Speech individual Wednesday March 15th NHS Induction 2:00 Fri March 17 to Fri March 24th NO SCHOOL-SPRING BREAK
CONGRATULATIONS JACKSON MIKKELSEN
Monday March 27th
FINISHED 3RD PLACE AT STATE!!!
Start of 4th quarter
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7th & 8th Grade Science We are studying buoyancy. So we completed a project with a boat. The boat that the student built had to stay floating for 10 seconds, it had to hold 50 pennies, it had to weigh less than the pennies, and the boat could not be bigger that 15cm by 15 cm. The boat could also only be made out of metal. With this project the students learned about: Buoyancy is the ability or tendency to float in water, air, or some other fluid. An upward buoyancy force is equal to the magnitude of the weight of fluid displaced by the body. The center of buoyancy of the objet is the centroid of the displaced volume of fluid. Surface area of a solid object is a measure of the total area and the surface the object occupies. So they learned that the bigger surface area their boats had the less chance of sinking because the surface area helped to spread the weight of the pennies out.
Public Resource Technology Center - Orient Public Library Located on the East side of the O-M School P.O. Box 182, 201 School St., ORIENT, IOWA 50858
[email protected] www.orient.lib.ia.us 641.337.5061 X124 Public library hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm weekdays. Saturday 10:00 am - Noon. To contact the public library after school hours: 641.337.5061 X124. Winter Weather: Only one more month of weather, we hope! Remember, the public library is closed whenever school is closed due to inclement weather. This includes days when there is no school and when the school dismisses early due to snow/ice. Call the public library anytime when in doubt about hours, 641.337.5061 X124. Adult Coloring Program: Once a month the public library hosts an Adult Coloring session. All the supplies are provided and there is no need to pre-register. This come and go event is from 4:00 - 6:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month. Hope to see you Thursday, March 2 or April 6! Try it! Lego® Camps: Lego Camp for second - eighth graders occurs on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm on March 14, and April 11. Lego Camp is canceled if school dismisses early for weather or if there is no school due to weather. Check the library Facebook page for weather related announcements. Adult Programs: Planning is underway for a few more adult programs in March. New Books: The Runaway Midwife by Patricia Harman is the newest book about midwives at the library. This author has written three books about midwives, the first one was read in Book Club #1. Other new books are The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams, The Wedding at the Orange Blossom Inn by Shelley Shepard Gray, The Guests on South Battery by Karen White. You can look up descriptions of all these new books in the library catalog. The O-M School homepage (o-mschools.org) has a link to the library catalog. Look for Quick Links on the left, the last one is “Library Catalog”. Click on that to search the library catalog for both the school and public library. Adult Programs: Several programs are planned for March and April at the public library. A "Tatting" program will be held on Saturday, March 4 at 10 am with Angie Wortman. She will demonstrate how to do it and give attendees a chance to try it. "Growing Tomatoes" with master gardener Jim Nelson will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 10 am. A Library Coffee will be held on Saturday, March 18 at 9:30 am. Vive Las Veggies! will be offered on Saturday, April 1 with Barb Fuller. Learn how to eat more veggies and enjoy doing it. Preregistration is required. Lego Camp was held February 7 at the public library. Fifteen children participated. Each child built whatever they wanted during this session. All the projects are on display in the display case across from the library. Stop by and see the creativity of young children next time you are in the building.
Attention!!!!!
2016 high school yearbooks are in and if you want to purchase one contact Mrs. Ray The cost is $55.00 for High School Books and $12.00 for Elementary books. New Elementary books might be here as soon as April
Congratulations to Katie Bauer—-Winner of the Rock Raffle!
O-M Student Council Fundraiser They still have a few pairs of socks left. Just contact Jennifer Ray. They cost $15.00 a pair. Just let her know size (medium or large) and color (red or white) Make checks out to O-M School.
PI DAY! Eileen Westfall’s 7-12th grade Math Classes are going to be celebrating Pi Day on March 14th. They will be celebrating with Chocolate Chip Cookie Pies, reading a children’s book on pi, and probably watching a few videos.
SPIRIT WEEK Spirit Week was January 30th to February 3rd. Thanks to all who helped Pack the Gym be a success! The pictures below show some of the fun for the week.
CONGRATULATIONS DYLAN Dylan Nichols achieved his 1500th career point, while playing Iowa Christian Academy on February 7th. Last year Dylan achieved his 1000th career point, while playing Iowa Christian Academy, February 13, 2016.
Cheerleading is available to any O-M High School students who will be incoming freshmen and to those who will be seniors for the 2017-18 Football and Wrestling season. This year tryout practice dates will be held at Creston High School on April 12th, and 13th at 4pm6pm. An informal parent meeting will be held Monday April 3rd at 6pm. to share information about the Cheerleading program and to address any questions or concerns. Please feel free to contact the Head Cheerleading Coach Mrs. Sevier at
[email protected].
PRESCHOOL Staff on Squad Day
Door Competition Winner—2018 Juniors
Overall Winners—-2019 Sophomores
Please check your children’s food service accounts to see if funds need to be added.
The O-M preschoolers had a visitor from the Creston Police Department, Officer Mitch Pashek . While he was visiting he discussed stranger danger, traffic safety, how to use 911, his uniform and belt gear.