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Oak Ridge students work on the Code

'National Computer Science Education Week' is December 9th - 13th. To recognize the event, 6th grade students at Oak Ridge were given the opportunity to sign up for four lessons in Computer Coding during their Flex period. The lessons are part of Kahn Acadamy and introduce students to basic skills such as learning about functions, parameters, and pixels with guided hands on lessons. After working through a series of exercises students will create a picture using shapes and colors that they've thought of themselves. From tapping into the students' creativity to keeping problem solving fun, the overall goal is to get kids interested in programming and to learn about opportunities in the field of Computer Programming. After all, by 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor projects that there will be 1.4 million jobs in computer science.

Social Media

Parents: Do you know how your student is using social media? Recently, a number of Linn-Mar High School students have been the subjects of Twitter messages that are false, vulgar, and degrading. A Linn-Mar administrator was impersonated as the author of a number of untrue Tweets. Several Linn-Mar staff members and students were debased by Tweets. It's important to note that this act was also illegal. The statements made were defaming by malicious intent, and defamation in media using printed words or images is called libel. Many other students were followers of these exchanges and are now associated with the highly inappropriate, illegal messaging. We are very concerned that students are participating in social media disregarding their own digital safety and jeopardizing their reputations, especially as it affects their futures. While following a Twitter account may seem like harmless fun, or even a game, it puts followers at risk for their reputations in addition to potentially being implicated in harassment or bullying situations. The use of social media to degrade others, impune reputations, or cause disruption in the learning environments by attacking the intellectual and emotional safety of staff and students is a clear violation of social mores, code of conduct, and Board Policy. Remember that nothing on the Internet ever goes away and that many people do utilize web searches to gather information on applicants. Parents: Do you know how your student is using social media? Katie Mulholland, Ed.D.more

Oak Ridge's Turkey Fundraiser

Kudos to Oak Ridge for good deeds in helping families! Oak Ridge collected food and items for Thanksgiving and collected over $1000 in donations to go towards gifts for those families to make their holiday's a little brighter. Way to go Oak Ridge!

Important Information for our 8th Grade Families

8TH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE REGISTRATION PARENT NIGHT, JANUARY 27, 2014, at LINN-MAR HIGH SCHOOL: Linn-Mar High School will be offering an informational session related to registering for 9th grade classes and learning about the Linn-Mar High School Course of Study on Monday, January 27th. Teachers and counselors will be available on a ‘drop in’ basis to answer questions from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the LMHS Media Center. Building tours will also be available during the first hour. The large group meeting on academic planning and course registration will begin at 7:05 p.m. in the LMHS Auditorium. The online course registration availability via PowerSchool for 8th grade students will be available immediately following the parent meeting. Students are welcome to attend! Hope to see all 8th grade parents on January 27th.