Phone: 520-209-8200 / Attendance Line: 520-209-8290 Anonymous Tip Line: 520-209-8299 Community Schools After-School Pickup: 520-209-8215
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To Plan For: - Sat, Nov 1 - Open Enrollment Application Opens
- Food Drive - Nov 1 - Nov. 22
- Wed - Fri, Nov 26 - 28 No School - Thanksgiving Break
- Fri, Dec 5 - OGMS Winter Dance
- Mon, Dec 8 - Beginning Band & 7th Grade Band Concert
- Tue, Dec 9 - Intermediate & 8th Grade Band Concert
- Thur, Dec 11 - Evening Tour of OGMS for Prospective Families
- Thur, Dec 11 - Orchestra Winter Concert
- Fri, Dec 12 - La Encantada Snow Fall Performance - 6th Grade Choir Only
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You won't want to miss this evening of music, comedy, and feats of dexterity as our Panthers show their stuff, bringing their talents to the stage.
It's a fantastically fun night - you will be stunned by our students' talent. Families and siblings welcome!
Friday, November 21 5:30 - 7:30 PM MPR |
Falcon Steel, the premier steel drum band from CFHS, will be joining us on Wednesday to add music to our lunch.
Families are welcome! Join your Panther at lunch and hear music designed to make humans happy.
RSVP below.
They will be playing during:
- 6th-grade lunch: 10:18 - 10:48
- 7th-grade lunch: 11:12 - 11:42
- 8th-grade lunch: 12:06 - 12:36
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1 in 4 children in Arizona relies on SNAP benefits (per the Children's Equity Project at ASU).
We have a community that stands ready to help.
If your family is experiencing hardship, or if you know someone who is, please contact Mr. Rubin-Toles. All information will be kept confidential. |
This year's Teacher of the Year nominations are now open!
Take 5 minutes to nominate a CFSD teacher - or several - who have made a difference for you or your family.
To be nominated is a wonderful honor - your words will be shared directly with your nominees. |
The Lost and Found table and rack in the OGMS courtyard are FULL - with half the quarter left! At least 50 cool-weather items are hanging on the rack and eight crates are full of water bottles and lunch boxes. We strongly urge families to mark items with Sharpies or other permanent identifiers.
Have your Panthers check the rack. We will do our best to send those hoodies home. |
Our students have worked so hard to prepare something special—and your presence makes it meaningful! To create the best experience for performers and guests, please:
- Arrive a little early and be seated before the performance begins.
- Silence phones and smartwatches; no flash photography or bright screens.
- Seat small children with a responsible adult at all times, facing the stage.
- Enter or exit only between songs or pieces; please wait for a natural pause.
- Keep voices low—even whispers travel.
- When recording, be considerate: hold devices low and avoid blocking anyone’s view, especially for those behind you.
- Applaud warmly at the end of each selection; save the biggest cheers for the finale.
- Stay for the entire performance so that every student has the opportunity to perform for a full, supportive audience.
Thank you for helping us create a positive, respectful space where our students can shine on stage with confidence! |
Last week we brought back a classic: cup-stacking.
Students were challenged to build towers of cups - each number shows how many cups high their "stack" was.
This challenge brought out the collaborative spirit, as Panthers banded together in teams to make their epic creations.
LEADERBOARD 6th Grade Ivan LeRoy 16 Jake Hull 16 Zain Giuma 16 Fiona Banuelos 16 Kate Schaibley 16 Lyra Ingraham 16 Sophia Falso 16 Kayla Norris 16 Sophia Falco 16 Kason Strunk 16 Melody Yu 16 Ty Arrington 16 Alayna Fischer 16
7th Grade Maeve McGovern 18 Adelie Fidel 17 Ria Tuli 17
8th Grade Everett White-Smith 15 Josh Bowden 15 McAllister Cordon 13 Casey. Casper 13
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 6th Grade Ivan LeRoy Jake Hull Zain Guima Carter Espinoza Fiona Banuelos Kate Schaibley Lyra Ingraham Sophia Falco Kayla Norris Melody Yu Kason Strunk Ty Arrington Alayna Fischer
7th Grade Hunter Brannon Derek Paqutte John Hanna Malia Patel Kiera Kinney Maeve McGovern Adelie Fidel Ria Tuli Lily Frank
8th Grade Xavier Villari Josh Bowden McAllister Cordon Titus Escobedo Kenton Knight Sully Cohn Ayden Bazua Evertt White Smith Casey Casper |
More cup-stacking photos below in "Pics of the Week"... |
The CFSD Core and Supplemental Resource Preview List can be viewed at this link:
Governing Board Members Amy Krauss, President
Eileen Jackson, Vice President Jacquelyn Davoli, Board Member
Tom Logue, Board Member
Gina Mehmert, Board Member Dr. Denise Bartlett, Superintendent
State of Arizona Legislative Representatives for CFSD Legislative District 18 Representative Nancy Gutierrez Representative Chris Mathis Senator Priya Sundareshan |
Snapshots of life and learning at OGMS |
A hint of cooler weather to come and a Tuesday break to observe Veterans Day shook up the schedule a bit, but learning and laughter continued all over campus. |
Ms. Pyne's students are working on a project with a lot of moving parts: Creating models of the Earth-moon-sun system that reflect the complex actions involved. Earth spins and revolves around the sun; the moon spins and revolves around the earth. A lot of problem-solving goes into recreating the music of the (not quite) spheres. Students work from their own plans, but only after the teacher has initialed them. |
Artifacts are evidence connecting us to our past, Mr. McKee's social studies have learned in earlier lessons. Now they're being asked to argue persuasively for preservation of objects in the modern environment. According to Mr. McKee, the learning goal for the project was for students to analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts. Students applied what they learned about the importance of evidence left by people who lived before us. Students created a public service announcement (PSA) explaining why preserving specific items from our society is essential. Their PSA highlights how future generations can use these preserved items to understand the world we live in today. |
Goal-setting isn't always easy, but the SMART framework helps students focus on five key areas. SMART goals are: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound
In Ms. Alvarez's and Ms. La Chance's class, students focused on writing SMART goals. Says Ms. Alvarez, "Students will WOOP their goals!
WOOP stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan. Under "Wish," set a specific, meaningful and challenging but achievable goal. "Outcome" invokes the imagination: Think how good you will feel when you meet your goal! "Obstacle" recognizes the main thing that could get in your way - such as procrastinating or feeling overwhelmed. "Plan" is a plan for overcoming the obstacle. For example, if you feel the urge to procrastinate, make a commitment to *some* progress, such as working on the task for just 15 minutes. Small successes are motivating, the tailwind many of us need to get moving! |
To start a lesson, Ms. Sandeen's ELA students write down what they know about secret police, and what questions they still have. They researched a variety of secret police organizations throughout history, to build background knowledge for reading Before We Were Free, Julia Alvarez's novel about coming of age in the Dominican Republic under the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo. |
Ms. Sandeen's window is covered with connections students made between the text they're reading and their own lives... |
Students came in on their own time to clean up planters, trim bushes and otherwise tidy up common areas at Orange Grove Middle School. |
NJHS sponsors Ms. La Chance, Ms. Sandeen, and Ms. Willman (not pictured) were there to facilitate the session - and also jumped in to help! |
Parent volunteers staffing the game room Friday get some set-up help from a student who helped build the floor-sized Connect 4 game, a challenge of wits and strategy. Thanks to our generous FFO and parent volunteers for enriching students' experience with a brain game that's also a lot of fun! |
The eighth-grade Community Schools team also posted a win. |
Before a recent competition moved to the library, participants in a lunchtime challenge made some ambitious outdoors creations, as well: |
From the Department of Redundancy Department: Though we don't run out of Internet, occasionally we run out of time to make our deadline. So we bring you photos from a recent marching-band extravaganza at Catalina Foothills High School, as well as a karaoke-adjacent drumming challenge. And at the end, a student dressed for whatever the weather will bring.
Planned soon: Video of the Whitney Houston drum challenge and an assortment of stunning student artwork. |
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