Shasta Middle School

Family Fun Night: The Family Fun Night has been moved from February 16th to March 15. This is a silent auction for really cool stuff! There will be something there for everyone. More information coming soon.

Invitation To Meet With The Superintendent: Shasta families - there’s no need to rely on rumors when you can hear the truth from the official source.

Everything you wanted to know about Bethel schools is on the agenda for Superintendent Colt Gill’s Question and Answer session this Wednesday, February 15, at 6:00 p.m. in the Willamette High School library.

This one-hour open conversation for the entire community will include important information about the state’s new Open Enrollment law, school budgeting, Bethel’s facilities needs, and anything else on your mind related to schools.

Spanish interpretation will be available.

Band Festival: Friday, February 17th Shasta will be hosting the Bethel Band Festival.

Bethel Education Foundation Trivia Night: This is what you’ve been waiting for! Come to BEF’s Trivia Night February 24^th in the Willamette High School cafeteria. Tickets are $5.00 a piece. All money from the fundraiser will be going back to the kids through BEF grants. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, but seating is limited. Prizes will be given to the winning teams!

Click here for frequently asked questions about the event.

Shasta Showcase: Come enjoy the many talents of our very own Shasta Middle School students at the Shasta Showcase on February 28th at 7:00 p.m. in Powers Auditorium.

Exclusion Day for immunizations is Wednesday, February 15, 2012.  A number of Shasta students are missing the required vaccinations and face being sent home on February 15th.  Parents, please provide us with any updated immunization records for your student, including month and year of chickenpox disease vaccination. Updates can be sent to our new Health Room Assistant, Sheri Caprai. Questions – call 541-688-6911 x3242  Thank you for your assistance.

Online Thunderbolt Newsletter: Click here to read our Thunderbolt Newsletter to learn more about upcoming events, Leadership, choir/band news, and the students of the month.  The students of the month include color photos of all the award recipients.

Beijing visitor, Flora Huang, at Shasta with Colt Gill and Ginny Weil

Beijing to Eugene: Monday, February 6^th we will welcome over 70 guests from our sister school Beijing #159. They will spend time with our choir students in class and intramurals, and participate in a variety of activities with our students and staff. This is our seventh year hosting our Chinese guests here at Shasta. We look forward to this rich cultural exchange between the schools.

During spring break three of Shasta’s staff will travel to Beijing to vitir our sister school, exchange lessons, and stay with host families.

No Referral Party: The Shasta No Referral Party will be held February 9^th from 9:15 – 11:50 a.m. Students with no referrals, up until February 9^th, qualify for the party. Students who do not qualify will stay at school in a study hall.

Please fill out the permission slips and return them to Shasta, with admission cost, during lunches on Monday, February 6^th or Tuesday, February 7^th. It is a first come, first serve bases and there is a limited number of participants at each location.

Activities include:

• Putters
• Laser Tag
• Strike City Bowling
• Skateworld
• Brush Fire
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Open Gym at Shasta
• Movie at Shasta’s own movie theater
• Game room at Shasta

Click here for the No Referral Party permission form.

8^th Grade Celebration/PTO Meeting: We will be having an 8^th grade celebration planning meeting Thursday, February 9^th at 5:45 p.m. in the library. Following this meeting we will be having our PTO meeting at 6:30 p.m.

KMTR 16 visits Shasta: NewsSource KMTR 16 will be showing a feature story about the workshops being held for TAG and highly capable writers at Shasta Middle School.  The feature will air sometime next week. The students have been working with renowned literary coach Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse. February 10^th from 9:15 – 11:15 a.m. will be the fourth and final session.

Bethel Education Foundation Trivia Night: This is what you’ve been waiting for! Come to BEF’s Trivia Night February 24^th in the Willamette High School cafeteria. Tickets are $5.00 a piece. All money from the fundraiser will be going back to the kids through BEF grants. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, but seating is limited. Prizse will be given to the winning teams!

Click here for frequently asked questions about the event.

The Bookworms - Winner of the Shasta OBOB competition

85 – 80! That was the final score of our overtime Shasta Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) competition. After months of team preparation and “battles” Shasta claimed it’s winner – The Bookworms – Grace, Maya, Daisy, Alexa, and Kaitlyn. The competition was neck-and-neck. Mrs. Greydanus described it as “very tense!”

OBOB is a state-wide reading competition. A list of 16 books are chosen and questions are written for the Middle school (6th-8th) level.  Teams consist of four members, and each “battle” is composed of two teams. Participating students form teams, read the assigned books, and then compete against other teams to correctly answer questions in a “quiz show” format. Questions will begin with the words “In which book…” so that the answer will be a title and author, or it will be a “Content” question with the title of the book supplied and the team will need to provide the answer. After the team has been given 15 seconds to collaborate, the team’s spokesperson is given the chance to answer the question.

The Bookworms will represent Shasta at the regional OBOB competition, which will be held at Willamette High School on March 10th.

End of the First Semester: Thursday, January 26^th is the end of the first semester! Students are working hard to get all their homework turned in and study for final tests. There is no school Friday, January 27^th as it is a Grading Day. Grades will be mailed Tuesday, January 31^st, so you can expect them within a few days.

State Testing: January is the month when Shasta will begin state testing, also known as the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills(OAKS). Last year the state raised the scores required to pass the OAKS test in the area of math. This year the required scores for reading and science have been raised. All students in grades 6-8^th are required to test in math and reading. Eighth grade students will be tested in science.

Click here for information on the new OAKS standards in reading and science.

Ski Trip: Due to a lack of snow the January 27^th ski trip is cancelled.

Tag Writing Workshop: February 3^rd will be the third session of a four part series for highly capable writers who will work with renowned literary coach Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse.

PTO and eScrip: Help us earn money for PTO sponsored programs by registering through eScrip. eScrip is proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice. Registration is FREE and simple at escrip.com. Visit our family of merchants for a complete list of participants in the program.

•  You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program by going to eScrip.com and entering your Shasta Middle School id number 8566542.
• Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
• Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child’s behalf!

Shasta Archery Club

Bethel Archery Club: Join the Archery club to learn all about this timeless sport. Whether you are learning to shoot for the first time, or have the desire to practice getting that bulls-eye in competition or the field, Archery Club has a range, equipment, and professional instruction to keep you challenged in precision and technique. Opportunities for competition in indoor and field ranges will be available throughout the year. Join the club, and be right on target!

The first class is on Monday, January 30^th in the small gym. Classes will meet Monday’s and Wednesday’s at 3:35-4:30 p.m.

5 week session costs $50.00: call Petersen Barn Community Center at 541-682-5521 to register (see attached form).

Scholarships available – call Mary Tyson at 541-682-6042 to discuss cost coverage.