Onsted Middle School

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Thursday, December 7, 2023

Those interested in wrestling, Practice will start on Monday the 11th.

Robotics Club today - 3-4:30pm

Still have a set of airpods located in the office, if you have misplaced them come to the office to claim.

8th graders with candy bars and/or money to turn in...please bring it to Mrs. Smith immediately following announcements.

Donate canned goods to Brooklyn Food Pantry. Your classroom could be the winner if they have the most cans!

Two scheduled dances coming up December 15, 3-5 admission $5 and A Formal Dance admission $10 on January 27th 5-7pm, More info coming on this event.

The 8th grade boys basketball won a very close game at Dundee by 1 point. Carter Gillean scored 8 points, including making 6 out of 9 free throws to clinch the victory. Caleb Keefe had 5 points, and caused several turnovers and deflections. Parker Paquin also had 5 points including a three pointer. Zaden Koepfle ran the offense, had some nice assists, and hustled on defense. Trevor Hale had 4 points including draining a 3 pointer.

The 7th grade boys team traveled to Dundee and came away with a big 20 point victory. Wesley Garrison had a huge game scoring double points to lead Onsted to victory. Aiden Pliska and Kolton Sherwood played physical both contributing crucial buckets in the second half. Mason Jacob’s and Jacob Hill were both perfect from the free throw line tonight. Xavier Emery did a great job boxing out while Brenden Cannon continued to played dominant on ball defense.

We need the following students to come to the office to pick up your SOM gift certificate

Birthdays:
Braelyn Valasek

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:

December 11 - Wrestling practice starts, 3-5
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 15 - MS Dance (3-5pm)
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School
January 27th - Formal MS Dance (5-7pm)

You asked for it, and we have it! Stop by during school hours to grab your Onsted Wildcats Spirit Wear!

Thank you Onsted Kiwanis Club!

Even though the Walker Tavern is closed for the winter, State Historian, Laurie Perkins brings the tavern to the Hands On History Class in her PowerPoint presentation.

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Wednesday, December 6, 2023

"Reminder for all 6th grade students: bring your library books to class today!"

Great job to Lydia Sutherland for singing national anthem at varsity basketball game!!

Today, Coach Miller will be here during lunches to meet with any student interested in joining the wrestling team this season.

Can the student that had misplaced a set of airpods please report to the office after announcements.

8th graders with candy bars and/or money to turn in...please bring it to Mrs. Smith immediately following announcements.

Good Luck to the boys basketball teams as they are traveling to Dundee tonight!

Donate canned goods to Brooklyn Food Pantry. Your classroom could be the winner if they have the most cans!

Two scheduled dances coming up December 15, 3-5 admission $5 and A Formal Dance admission $10 on January 27th 5-7pm, More info coming on this event.

Birthdays:
Olivia Knipp

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
December 7 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 15 - MS Dance (3-5pm)
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School
January 27th - Formal MS Dance (5-7pm)

Congratulations to our November Students of the Month!

Some of the OMS staff were showing off their holiday team spirit today. And “spirit” can be good or bad!

We will be starting popcorn Fridays this Friday. Popcorn will be for sale during lunches for $1 a bag.
Funds raised will go towards our future positive acknowledgment systems we will be starting!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Monday, December 4, 2023

Donate canned goods to Brooklyn Food Pantry. Your classroom could be the winner if they have the most cans!

Two scheduled dances coming up December 15, 3-5 and A Formal Dance on January 27th, More info coming.

Boys basketball game will be HOME today, starting at 5.

Birthdays:

Happy Belated Birthday to Keith Dechert on December 2.

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:

December 7 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 15 - MS Dance (3-5pm)
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School
January 27th - Formal MS Dance (5-7pm)

Cheers to our OMS Special Education Teachers! Not only do they teach and help create specific plans for their students, they also coordinate and schedule 8 paraprofessionals who support students throughout the day! Go team!

The past two weeks have been very busy for the 2nd marking period, Hands on Local History Class. They braved the cold with Michelle McLemore for our walking history tour of Onsted. Jackie Freeman visited to educate us for our visit and decorating of the Wooden Old Stone School. Michigan State Historian, Laurie Perkins, visited to introduce our Walker Tavern and Underground Railroad lessons.

Save the Dates- our next after-school dance is Friday, December 15th from 3-5pm and our OMS Formal Dance is Saturday, January 27th from 5-7pm. Details on each will be shared soon!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Attention Students: Student Council will be holding a food drive/contest. Please, clearly label the cans with your classroom, so you gets points. 6th and 7th grade mark with your 1st hr teachers and 8th grade with 2nd hr teacher. The winning classroom with be getting a prize of some type. Make sure these cans are not outdated, If they are, we will throw them away.
Please help donate canned goods to a good cause! (Brooklyn Food Pantry)!

Good luck 7th/8th grade basketball players as they travel to Hudson.

Thank you to all the students who participated in Mrs. Permoda's drawing for Thanksgiving.
The question was....What does being thankful mean to you?

Here are the top 3 winners, not in any particular order:

Kendal Willhite
Renee Hosler
Kellen Kimbrell

Because there were so many great entries, Mrs. Permoda has 9 runner ups:

Evelyn Martinez Dejesus
Jessa Frederick
Briella Ross
Layla Lerch
Ellie Rose
Grady Barth
Marina Brown
Leeland Somers
Ella Arnold

These students can see Mrs. Permoda at Advisory time today

Birthdays:
Alex Tuttle

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 30 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 7 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Attention Students: Student Council will be holding a food drive/contest.Please, clearly label the cans with your classroom, so you gets points. 6th and 7th grade mark with your 1st hr teacher and 8th grade with 2nd hr teacher. The winning classroom with be getting a prize. Make sure these cans are not outdated, If they are, we will throw them away. Please donate canned goods to a good cause (Brooklyn Food Pantry)!

Attention AKIEN's 3rd hour only, report to Ms Sherman's classroom for class.

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 30 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 7 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Monday, November 27, 2023

1/2 day today, Dismissal at 11:10

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 30 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 7 - Robotics Club - (3-4:30pm)
December 14- Tiger Robotics Competition
December 20- OMS/OHS Holiday Band Concert
December 22-January 2- Holiday Break- No School

Hello OMS Families,

Please see the attached communication in regards to Hand, Foot, and Mouth.

OMS Letter
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E_B4W8Y3tEkFuiR9xNyvUwhmpth7m99Y/view?usp=sharing
LCHD Handout
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17kKjeoqJ7wMKGlMmKG95-z7H5zZbiVEg/view?usp=sharing

Can you guess what song was blasting in the gym? 〽️

Reminder: Tomorrow, Monday November 27th is a HALF DAY with an 11:10am dismissal.

Good information for those with iPhones. And it’s not just your contacts it can share, also your photos.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

If you have an iPhone and have done the recent iOS 17 update, they have set a new feature called “NameDrop” defaulted to ON after completing the update.

This feature allows you to share your contact information in a quicker fashion by tapping your phone to another and clicking “Share”.

To shut this off go to Settings, General, AirDrop, Bringing Devices Together. Change to OFF.

PARENTS: Don’t forget to change these settings after the update on your children’s phones to help keep them safe as well!

NOTE: This is intended for the public to be aware of as this is something that can easily be mistaken or looked past by elderly, children or other vulnerable individuals.

The intentions of the information provided is to inform the public of this feature and adjust their settings as needed to keep their own or their loved ones contact information safe.

With the help of the student body participating in hat day, Mr. Howland's math class, along with private and business donors, OMS Kiwanis Builder's Club, was able to shop for stocking stuffers for students in need this holiday season. Onsted Kiwanis Club

Thank you Kiwanis members for bringing the Christmas Spirit today!

Just a reminder, we have a PJ Day tomorrow thanks to our positive leader Tori Rutan! Please keep it school appropriate and no blankets or sleep accessories 😴
Dismissal at 11:10am!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Tuesday, November 21, 2023

8th graders who are selling candy bars...turn your money and unsold bars in to Mrs. Smith before school every day. If you forgot to turn your money in before school, take it to her immediately following announcements.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes would like to thank everyone who donated to our Operation Christmas Child drive.
We collected 11 full shoe boxes to be donated to needy children.

The 8th grade boys basketball lost an away game to a tough Clinton team by 7 points. Carter Gillean lead the Cats with 11 points. Mark Rascol played tough in the post scoring 2 points and had an impressive high low pass into the low post for an assist. Andy Marsh hustled on every play, got several rebounds, and played aggressive defense.

The 7th grade boys came up with another big win over Clinton by 9. Dustin Six, Alex Hunt, and Alex Moore stepped up offensively scoring multiple buckets for the Cats while Cade Symington hit a big 3 late in the game to help round out the victory. Luke Pfeffer was able to draw another charge for the 3rd game in a row while Brenden Cannon slowed down the pace of the game by executing excellent on ball pressure defensively. Jacob Hill led all scores with 19 displaying true leadership in tonight’s victory.

Good luck boys BB playing Blissfield tonight.

BIG thank you to our positive leader, Tori Rutan, in getting a free PJ day for tomorrow our half day!

Students if you call home to have something brought in, you will need to pick it up from the office. The office tries to avoid calling the classrooms as much as possible.

Birthdays:

Charlee Smith and Mr. Hoffman

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 22- Kiwanis Shopping @ Walmart, Half Day
November 23-24- No School- Turkey Days
November 27- Half Day *new to previously approved calendar*
November 30, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm

Check it out!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Monday, November 20, 2023

Chemistry Challenge students will meet today at lunch in Miss Martell's room. Please bring your folder.

Attention Mr. Aiken's 3rd HR classroom ONLY. You need to report to Mrs. Wetherby's classroom today.

After attendance, 6th grade incentive kids get coats and leave your phones then report to the Cafeteria. NO PHONES ALLOWED. Teachers have a list.

8th grade will be leaving at 10:00 with Mr. Hoffman.

7th Grade will be leaving at 1:00 with Mr. Hubbard.

Birthdays:

Addisan Thompson belated on Saturday 11/19

Today Abigail Greshaw

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 22- Kiwanis Shopping @ Walmart, Half Day
November 23-24- No School- Turkey Days
November 27- Half Day *new to previously approved calendar*
November 30, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm

We have babies! Welcome Ms. Martell’s new bundles of joy! We are excited to watch them grow!

If your students mention turkeys in the building, they aren’t wrong!
We had a staff game today! 🦃

The first marking period incentive will be outside on Monday, November 20- so please have your students dress appropriately if they qualify. Incentive criteria are in our handbook on our website and highlighted in the monthly newsletters.

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Friday, November 17, 2023

Dungeons and Dragons Club. First meeting will be today at 4:00 pm in the HS Media Center.

Dane Harger please report to the office after announcements.

Lost earring found in Mr. Howland's classroom. Makeup bag found in front on office.

Birthdays:

Mrs. Steinmetz

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 22- Kiwanis Shopping @ Walmart, Half Day
November 23-24- No School- Turkey Days
November 27- Half Day *new to previously approved calendar*
November 30, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm

Please see the November Newsletter from Mrs. Ellison.

Updates from Mrs. Ellison Spreading Kindness World Kindness Week is the week of November 13th each year. While we know kindness is important all year, we wanted to...

We are SO EXCITED to update you on the successes of our YIG students. Klair Baker, Grace Wright, Chase Goldbach, Lena Marsh and Sophie Smith had their bills signed to laws! This was an arduous process involving vetoing and amendments. These will be looked at by our elected officials for consideration for legislation. We want to again congratulate Lena Marsh on being elected Speaker of the House as this is the FIRST time an OMS student has held this position. Thank you to our YIG facilitators, Mike Hoffman, Tony Aiken & Jodie Sherman for organizing this annual experience for our students!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The 7th grade boys won an a nail bitter over Dundee by two points at home tonight propelled by an outstanding home crowd fueling the Wildcats to a victory. Jacob Hill, Wesley Garrison, and Owen Gemalsky played pivotal roles in tonight’s win applying great defense - turning steals in points. Alex Hunt and Alex Moore stepped up making critical free throws while Luke Pfeffer was able to draw a timely charge for the Cats. Overall, a game filled with suspense, teamwork, and hustle resulting in a Onsted victory.

Onsted 8th grade boy’s basketball beat Dundee at home by 5 points. Carter Gillean lead all scorers with 19 points. Caleb Keefe scored 4 points, got several rebounds, and played aggressive defense. Jake Ohlman played tough defense causing several turnovers and scored 2 points.

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 12-14- Youth In Government in Lansing
November 15 - Kiwanis Club
November 16, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm
November 22- Kiwanis Shopping @ Walmart, Half Day
November 23-24- No School- Turkey Days
November 27- Half Day *new to previously approved calendar*
November 30, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm

When the coach has his own student section 🙌🏻

Youth in Government update: Many of our students passed their bills through committee last night. Congratulations to Lena Marsh as she was elected Speaker of the House. We are on our way to the State Capitol Building to make laws!

Onsted Middle School Announcements, Monday, November 13, 2023

Attention 8th graders, the Mock Trial in your ELA class has been postponed until Thursday. Please bring your regular materials, including your SSR book, to class for the next three days.

Tate Theisen please report to the office after announcements

Birthdays:
Haven Bishop

At this time, please stand to honor America with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Important Upcoming Dates:
November 12-14- Youth In Government in Lansing
November 15 - Kiwanis Club
November 16, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm
November 22- Kiwanis Shopping @ Walmart, Half Day
November 23-24- No School- Turkey Days
November 27- Half Day *new to previously approved calendar*
November 30, Thursday - Robotics Club - 3-4:30pm

Our Youth in Government (YIG) group is on their way to Lansing! We are excited to hear about your learning over the next few days. Way to represent OMS!

Our OMS Kiwanis Builders Club members served breakfast to Veterans this morning at Durkee-Seager Onsted American Legion Post 550.

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served.

We stand united in respect for you, our veterans. This morning our students are serving breakfast to local Veterans at the Durkee-Seager Onsted American Legion Post 550. We honor their service!

This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country's service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to "Veterans Day" in order to account for all veterans in all wars.

We celebrate and honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

Yesterday, in observance of Veterans Day at school, Mr. Aiken announced the following:

It is now the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month. At this time in History, the Germans signed a treaty of Armistice with the Allies, officially ending WWI in 1918.

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans (living or those who have passed) but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Please join me in a moment of silence to recognize the sacrifices of all those who have fought and continue to fight for our country and the freedoms that we enjoy.

Thank you. Enjoy the rest of Veterans Day!!