To quote Robin Williams…

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let's Party!”

Today is officially the first day of Spring. You start to notice it slowly. When you let the dog out in the morning it is not so cold that your shake for an hour after he comes back in! It stays lighter longer. The grass is starting to turn that yellowish green color. Apple Mountain is open, and you start to pick up the faint sound of birds chirping every morning. Yes, Spring is here!

With a new season comes new events and new challenges. State testing will be here at the end of April and take up most of May; school will be in session on March 27th; there will be a meeting for all parents of our new Kindergarten students on Tuesday March 31, the Pasta Dinner will be Wednesday, April 1st (no fooling!) and there will be a presentation of the 2009-2010 school budget on Thursday, April 2nd!

Be sure to get your tickets for the Pasta Dinner on Wednesday, April 1st! This annual fundraiser helps our 7th and 8th grade students generate funds for the trips they will get to take each year. Our 7th graders travel to the estuaries and bays of southern New Jersey for ocean and estuary studies. Our 8th graders travel to Washington, DC. This is a great night and the students are working hard to make this night successful.

If you have a son or daughter who is entering Kindergarten in September, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 31st. At 6:00pm we will be meeting with parents who have incoming Kindergarten students as part of our orientation process. The meeting will be held in the OCS cafeteria.

Enjoy the first days of Spring!

Till next time…