AH! February!

Man, if I wasn't born in this month, I would hate it!! Snow one day, then 40 degrees the next right before the next snow storm... What a month. It has been quite a month here at OCS. Fortunately we put the new roof on and that is not leaking, although we do have some minor issues where the addition roof meets the new roof, but we are taking care of that. Now it could just stop raining and snowing... I would be fine with that! I guess I am done ranting...

Till next time...

Cool stuff going on...

The fifth grade traveled this past Tuesday to Rutgers University where they took part in the Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observatory Lab (RU COOL). This is the second year we have been invited to attend this wonderful project. Thanks to Mr. C for helping organize and to the chaperons--Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Kimball, and Mrs. Ficarra. The students tell me they had a great time.

The fifth grade also presented their colonial America projects, which were awesome. This old history teacher had a tear in his eye! Nice job to Mrs. Payne for helping to bring the colonial period to life for our students and for the classes who came to hear and see the projects.

Till next time...

Spring Sports at Warren Hills Middle School

are available for our 7/8 grade students... for further information please call Mrs Joan Duryea in the Warren Hills Athletic Office. Her number is 908-689-3050, ext. 3047.

Enjoy the snow!

Till next time....

Day 100!!!

is on its way... Monday February 8th will be the 100th day of school. The kindergarten and first grade are keeping me up to date!

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delayed openings...

Just an FYI to our bus students and their parents...

In case you did not notice the pattern, when we have a delayed opening our buses arrive here at OCS later. The reason is that Warren Hills keeps the students ten minutes longer, therefore the buses do not get here at their usual time.
Obviously that places them home a few minutes later than they usually get home.

Till next time...

Operation Smile

is a wonderful worldwide program that provides cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries for deserving children all over the world. As part of our character education program last month we asked parents and children to bring in used books that they had at home for a book sale. I am proud to say the total amount raised.... DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

$600.00!!!!!

We also had more than 50 books donated to our school library and to other charities as well.

What a wonderful project for our OCS community to be a part of and what an excellent result!!

Till next time...