OGMS Weekly Update
12.01.23
Principal's Message
Hello Ockley Green Families & Partners -
It has been wonderful to have our students & staff back! The students have been excited to reconnect with friends and to engage in learning. There are many routines that students have fallen back into quite easily. For some of our other routines & expectations, we are taking time during Advisory to review these. Generally, our students are doing a great job of being learners while they are here!
Earlier this week, you should have received notice that the Week of December 18-22 is now a week of school. This not only may create a conflict for your family, but it is also problematic for some staff that have airline tickets bought and are traveling. Please know that we are already preparing to have plans in place to support any subs here that week, including the expectation that our teachers have appropriate learning activities provided to the sub. If your child will be gone during this week, then see below for more information on how to communicate that to our team.
In Partnership,
Julie Rierson
Pronouns: she/her
Principal, Ockley Green Middle School
Attendance for Week of December 18 - 22
We understand that the make-up instructional days the week of December 18 - 22, as determined as part of the PAT & PPS agreement, will potentially impact your Winter Break plans. To help with our planning, we would appreciate you letting us know if your child will be absent for any of that week. You can send this to our attendance email, attendance-ockleygreen@pps.net.
Please include the following in the email:
Full Student Name (Last, First)
Student ID, if available
Date(s) of Absence
Reason for Absence (Vacation, Family Emergency, etc.)
Conference Update
We will hold Conferences over 4 evenings in January. More information on the times and format will come soon, but please mark your calendars for the following times:
- Tuesday, January 9th (Virtual Only)
- Thursday, January 11th
- Tuesday, January 16th
- Wednesday, January 17th
PIL Youth Sports Tryouts
ROOSEVELT Youth AD: Jaeger Vega jvega@pps.net
Boys Basketball Head Coach: Jamarr Lawson: Jlawson1@pps.net
Tryouts at Roosevelt HS
December 2nd & 3rd, 2023
6th/7th: 1:30-3 pm
8th: 3-4:30 pm
Girls Basketball Head Coach: Nike Greene ngreene@pps.net
Tryouts at Roosevelt HS
December 2nd & 3rd, 2023
6th/7th: 10-11:30 am (Dec. 2nd only)
8th: 11:30-1pm
Wrestling Head Coach: Justin Hollingshead jhollingshead@pps.net
Practice beginning the week of December 4th, 2023
Roosevelt Mat Room
Tuesdays and Fridays @ 6-8pm
JEFFERSON
Boys Basketball Cluster Coordinator: Andre Lawrence alawrenc@pps.net
Head Coach: Pat Strickland pstrickland@pps.net
Tryouts at Jefferson HS
December 3rd, 2023
6th: 9- 10:30 am
7th: 10:45- 12:15 pm
8th: 12:30- 2 pm
Girls Basketball Head Coach: Andre Lawrence alawrenc@pps.net
Cluster Coordinator: Andre Lawrence alawrenc@pps.net
Tryouts at Jefferson HS
December 3rd, 2023
6th-8th: 2:30- 4 pm
Wrestling Head Coach: Montral Brazile mbrazile@pps.net
Practice beginning the week of December 4th, 2023
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
5:30-7pm in the Jefferson Mat Room
High School Lottery & Transfer is Open
The HS Lottery & Transfer window for our 8th Grade students is now available until December 22nd. More information is available on the Enrollment & Transfer Webpage.
High School choice & lottery will all occur this year on ParentVue. In the upper right of the screen, you can click "Online registration/transfer" then click on the MS/HS lottery. You should be able to make the dual assignment choice or any other choice.
If you do not have ParentVue, you can reach out to Ian Palu, ipalu@pps.net, for your specific ParentVue Activation Code.
Capstone Dance Fundraiser
Our Dancers are beginning their Chocolate Bar Fundraiser for their Capstone Field Trip. This year, they will be taking orders through a Google Form and students can pick up their Chocolate Bars at the end of the school day. Use this QR code to link to the order form. Students will be able to use their Chromebooks to complete their orders.
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Available in multiple languages, please download it on your preferred device for easy access to everything Ockley Green!
No need to keep tabs on the Remind app, or search through your emails for the latest news. We'll be sure to have everything in your Trivory app waiting for you! You'll also have a calendar with events, as well as which class schedule we're on for the day.
Fundraising
Italian Butcher Shop & Restaurant
OG Supporters Fundraiser Event! Come support an Ockley Green parent managed local restaurant, Piccone’s Corner, Italian Butcher Shop & Restaurant, at 3434 NE Sandy Blvd on Thursday, 12/7 (special hours this day from 11am-8pm) and they will be donating a percentage of all sales, dine-in, take-out, and butcher/market. They will be preparing a special OG kid friendly Italian dinner menu. Come support an Ockley Green managed local restaurant, enjoy a great meal, and support OGMS!
OGMS Calendar
Upcoming Dates
- 8th Grade Parent Information Nights
- Roosevelt - Thursday, Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m.
- Grant - Thursday, Dec. 14, 6:00 p.m.
- Band Winter Concert - Thursday, January 18th @ 6:30
- Dance Winter Showcase - Wednesday, January 31st @ 6:30