• New! Please return any books and hotspots you received this year. You can drop them off at the EOY Parade, In Person Celebration or the Front Office during school hours.

• New! 8th Grade Awards Ceremony is being presented on June 8th from 8:30- 9:00. Students will be recognized from each subject area, All A's, and the Oberlin Middle School Awards presented to only 8th Graders. The awards ceremony is pre- recorded and will be shared out to parents on the day of. We will contact parents through Remind and Talking Points on Monday if your child is receiving an awards.

• Remember to continue to monitor PowerSchool and contact your students teachers if you have a question about assignments. Office hours are a great way to get individual questions answered and to get help if you need it!

• New! Please continue to encourage your child to log on to Meets and to complete work so they can end the school year on a positive note.

• New! We are holding an End of Year Celebration on June 10th for all students in the Virtual Academy. We will have both in person and virtual options available to students. Please complete the following form: VA 8th Grade EOY Celebration to help us account for students attending. We will be having a virtual event form 9:30- 11:05 for all students and an in person event for all students that can attend from 1:00- 2:30 and an event for families to attend from 3:30- 5:30. Please complete the survey above.

• New! T-shirts are ordered. You will be able to pick them up during the In person Celebration or Parade. Or any time during the summer.

• New! To help us prepare for the EOY Celebration we are asking students to complete a slide in our Virtual Yearbook. Here is a copy of the link: Virtual Yearbook.

• Meet the Teacher for Second Semester: Haven't met your child's teachers? New to the Ranger Team? Just want to be a part of your child's education? Sorry we missed you on our Virtual Meet the Teacher. Here are links to the presentation and video recording.

• Parent Information: Still do not have access to your child's grades? Here is how you can sign up for Home Base Parent Portal, the online student information system allowing you to access grades and more. Here is a link to the instructions.(HomeBase Parent Portal Instructions) .

• Parent Communication: The Rangers use Remind as a communication tool for students and parents. The team Remind code is @rents22021 (for parents ) and @dents2021 (for students). You can use the app or text the code to 81010. Individual teachers have Remind codes as well. They are located in the "Technology Cheat Sheet" below.

• High School Registration: In preparation of high school registration this year it is important that students be able to access their PowerSchool Account. Students will register for their classes through PowerSchool. More information will come regarding classes/ schedules and high school information.

• Yearbook News: The date to supply yearbook student portrait photos has been extended until January 19th. Parents can submit their own photo of their child for use in the 2020-2021 yearbook. For photos to be used in the book, they must follow the guidelines listed on the Oberlin webpage (click here for information). Cell phone photos are fine but must NOT be HEIC format (live format).

• Introducing Our New Ranger! This year brings us a new ELA/ Social studies Teacher, Ms. Richards. She will a great asset to the team and we look forward to her arrival. She is returning to WCPSS where she taught for several years before going to Moore County. She will be taking students previously enrolled in Ms. Parrish's classes for ELA and Social Studies. Please be on the lookout(Check your email!) for an invitation to her Google Classroom page.

• Ms. Blanton's Corner: Wake County has several parent workshops and resources provided. Here is a link to those: https://www.smore.com/86kv9. Also the deadline for Early College Submissions has been extended to January 6, 2021.

  • • Student Office Hours for Ms. Blanton - 2nd semester

    • Tuesday - 3:00 -3:30 / Join Google meet with code OberlinBlanton

The Magnet application deadline is January 28, 2021

Apply here: magnet.wcpss.net/apply

(You must reapply for magnet status for high school even if you are a current magnet student at Oberlin)

• The current Second Semester Calendar has been update by WCPSS. Remote learning days have not been added to the calendar

• Here is a copy of the OMMS Return to Campus Guide for parents and students. It provides information on protocols and procedures for the return of students to your school building November 9, 2020. Though we are a Virtual Team I want parents and students to be aware.

• Team Grading Reminder!- due to extended late work policy for the quarter we do not except resubmitted work-"If you submit you MUST commit!"

• It is so important that students attend "live" sessions. Many are missing them and missing out on instruction.

• For those students that have recently received a device. Please contact teacher to confirm what assignments you need to do to get caught up. You DO NOT have to do all!

• Please see our Curriculum Night Presentations below if you did not attend.

This week will be a short week for students. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and had the opportunity to relax after a stressful first couple weeks of school. Here are a couple pointers to make sure your child is successful:

1. Sign up for Google Summaries. We all use Google Classroom and it will help. Email one of us for them!

2. Check Powerschool weekly. We update it on a weekly basis. This is where we post the final grade status.

3. Check students work! Assignments may be turned in without any work completed. We have noticed many blank assignments!

4. Email teachers if there is an issue! We are all open to communication and are here to help!

5. Check out our Weekly "Things You Should Know". This will give you an idea of weekly assignments and topics.

6. Help students maintain a regular schedule! Assignments for classes are posted on non-live days. Please have them work on them. Many of these are important so we can review more difficult concepts live.

7. Relax and Breath! In through the nose and out through the mouth. It will be OK!

At the Meet the Teacher event we asked parents to complete a Q and A form for Virtual Instruction. Here is a list of those questions answered!