April 30, 2016
 
Oak Park 50th Anniversary Game Board Pre-Sale Opportunity

The Oak Park Community is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in honor of all the families and businesses who have helped build this community into the Top Rated School District and Family Friendly Environment we all have come to love.  To mark this auspicious event, the OPUSD Community Outreach Committee is producing our own Oak Park-Opoly Game Board. We have asked our community to sponsor the game board to give it an authentic look at Oak Park and to celebrate it's history.  We are offering this unique one-of-a-kind game board at a special Pre-Sale price. Order your Oak Park-Opoly game board for a special pre-sale price today at www.oakparkusd.org/Page/7278. The price goes up on May 2nd.  
 
Notes from the April 19 School Board Meeting

At the regular monthly meeting of the Oak Park USD Board of Education held on April 19, the Board recognized Brookside PTA President Tina Wang with the Partners in Education Award. The Oak Park High School Academic Decathlon Teams and their Coaches, Robin Midiri and Jan Willis were recognized for their outstanding achievement at the 2016 Ventura County Academic Decathlon Competition.

The Board also heard regular reports from Board Members, the Student Board Member, the Superintendent, and the school site councils. Click here to read more....  
 
Information Session, Q/A Potential OPUSD Bond Measure
Monday, May 9th, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the  Medea Creek Middle School Library

Parents and community members are invited to an information session and Q/A about a potential school bond measure that may be placed on the November ballot by the school board.  Your input and feedback are desired!
 
2016-2017 Registration Volunteers Needed  
We can't run our annual registration event without the help of over 160 volunteers! We need many slots filled! Please take a look at the Sign Up Genius and pick a slot, or two!
Remember, you may register your child, the day that you work. MCMS Registration dates are August 4,5 and 8. First Day of school is August 9, 2016.

Any questions please email medeacreekreg@gmail.com
   
 Interested in joining the MCMS VEX Robotics Team for next year?
Robotics is an engaging and fun way to be introduced to engineering practices and have an opportunity to apply them in designing, building and programming a robot to meet the Starstruck challenge. The game for the 2016-17 VEX Robotics Competition year is Starstruck. VEX Starstruck is played on a 12'x12' square field. Two alliances, one "red" and one "blue," composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by scoring your Stars and Cubes in your Zones and by Hanging Robots on your Hanging Bar. Click here for more information.
 
Signup to Receive the OPHS Weekly eNews

Soon your eighth grader will culminate from Middle School and move on to High School. It is suggested that you sign-up to receive the weekly eNews bulletins distributed by the OPHS PFA and stay informed of events at the High School. Click here to sign-up and then follow directions. Sign up to be in the "Class of 2020 (incoming freshmen)"
 
Notes from the Office 

  • If you know that your 8th grade student will not be attending Oak Park High School, please make sure you email Loretta Brown at lbrown@opusd.org in the MCMS office as soon as possible.
 
Advertising Opportunities for Next Year   
Are you interested in advertising in the MCMS eNews next school year? We feature one business banner per weekly bulletin. Spaces are available beginning in August and run through May and sell out very quickly. If you are interested in placing an eNews ad or advertising in our student directory, please contact melissachanstone@gmail.com.
 
Notice From the MCMS Library

The MCMS library will be closed to students after Friday, May 16. Please make other plans for those students who have been arriving at school early and using the library before class in the morning or staying after dismissal in the afternoon. 

The last day of Homework Club and WEB Tutoring is Thursday, May 12th.
Library books that have been checked out should be returned to the library by their final due date, May 16, 2016. Teachers will bring students to the library at assigned times to return their textbooks. Please remember that students and parents are financially responsible for all books that have been lost, damaged, or destroyed. All library obligations, including overdue and damaged or lost book fines, must be paid before the end of the school year in order to receive culmination certificates, and class schedules at registration in August.

Please feel free to contact Mrs. Paniz in the library if you have any questions. Thank you!
Save the Dates

  • 5/1            -   Big Sunday Day of Service
  • 5/2-5/5      -   6th Grade CAASPP Testing
  • 5/9            -   Potential Bond Measure - Q/A information Session 9:00 am 
  • 5/17          -   6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Drama Production: Bye Bye Birdie
  • 5/20          -   6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Culmination Dance
  • 5/23          -   6:45 AM - 7:00 PM 8th Grade Universal Trip
  • 5/24-5/27  -   Minimum Days for all grades - Dismissal at 12:35
  • 5/25          -   8:30 AM - 10:00 AM 8th Grade Awards (parents welcome)
  • 5/25          -   8th Grade Culmination at OPHS 6:00 pm
  • 5/26          -   8:30 AM - 9:00 AM 8th Grade Breakfast
  • 5/27          -   Last Day of School
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