In the Express-Times today (October 26, 2010) there are two references to the problem of bullying. One is an editorial by Joseph Owens, who is the editor of the paper. His message is clear... as parents we all need to take inventory of our children and ask them about school and about bullying. This conversation might be very enlightening! The other item from the newspaper is the story about NJ Assembly Bill A3466 and the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. The bill is designed to provide state-wide improvements to school districts ability to handle cases of bullying.
Over the past five years, our Character Education Committee has been a major force in our county in promoting positive character with the goal of decreasing incidents of bullying behavior. Their efforts have been so successful, they have won a county Human Relations Commission Award and been recognized nationally as a Character Education School To Watch!
WE WILL NOT stop promoting and working to build this program. Our latest layer of support for positive student interaction, the School-Wide Positive Behavior Support initiative, is being met here at school with positive results and words form staff and students.
Good things continue to happen here at OCS, and they will continue for many, many years!
Till next time...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Red Ribbon Week
This week marks another important week's worth of activities here at OCS! Once again our Red Ribbon Committee has put together a schedule of events that will help remind our students about the importance of avoiding drugs and alcohol and making healthy choices as they get older. As we all know there are too many incidents of students who get involved in unhealthy lifestyle choices and we read the stories about how substance abuse ruins the lives of our young people. We hope that this week, coupled with our on-going year-long efforts to educate kids, will result in the development of a healthy community!
Please check out our Red Ribbon letter that went home recently:
http://www.oxfordcentral.org/letters/RRW%20home%20letter.pdf
Till next time...
Please check out our Red Ribbon letter that went home recently:
http://www.oxfordcentral.org/letters/RRW%20home%20letter.pdf
Till next time...
Friday, October 15, 2010
Oh, I almost forgot...
We are promoting cancer awareness month here at OCS and the K-Kids and the Student Council sponsored a hat day today, Friday, October 15th! Thanks for all parents and students who supported the students efforts to raise money and awareness! I will post the results of the donations asap.
till next time....
till next time....
Absent Blogger...
Why didn't someone tell me it has been two weeks since my last post? Anyhow...
There are many things happening here at OCS and we continue to move along enjoying success in all areas of the school.
Congratulations to staff members, Mrs. DiRenzo, Mrs. Esposito, Ms. Dachisen, Mr. Causton and Mrs. Hart who were all awarded mini-grants from the OCS PTA! These mini-grants are graciously provided by our PTA to as sit teachers with projects and materials they might need to bring new ideas to the school.
Congratulations also to Mrs. Kantz who was awarded a grant from the Eagleton Institute of Political Studies! This grant will allow us to continue to take students to the State house in Trenton! This is the fifth year in a row our school has been awarded this grant!
We enjoyed a successful Walk to School Day back On October 6th. I won't lie and say I was happy with the number of students who joined me in the walk to school... because I was hoping for more students and parents. Maybe next time?!
Red Ribbon Week is coming up during the last week in October. The RR Committee has been working hard all year to develop activities that will promote healthy choices for our students. This is the 25th year that Red Ribbon Week has been promoted in NJ. Consult our website and the letter that will go home about the week's activities.
Well got to run, duty calls.
Till next time...
There are many things happening here at OCS and we continue to move along enjoying success in all areas of the school.
Congratulations to staff members, Mrs. DiRenzo, Mrs. Esposito, Ms. Dachisen, Mr. Causton and Mrs. Hart who were all awarded mini-grants from the OCS PTA! These mini-grants are graciously provided by our PTA to as sit teachers with projects and materials they might need to bring new ideas to the school.
Congratulations also to Mrs. Kantz who was awarded a grant from the Eagleton Institute of Political Studies! This grant will allow us to continue to take students to the State house in Trenton! This is the fifth year in a row our school has been awarded this grant!
We enjoyed a successful Walk to School Day back On October 6th. I won't lie and say I was happy with the number of students who joined me in the walk to school... because I was hoping for more students and parents. Maybe next time?!
Red Ribbon Week is coming up during the last week in October. The RR Committee has been working hard all year to develop activities that will promote healthy choices for our students. This is the 25th year that Red Ribbon Week has been promoted in NJ. Consult our website and the letter that will go home about the week's activities.
Well got to run, duty calls.
Till next time...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Senseless Tragedy at Rutgers
Senseless Death at Rutgers…
Cyber-bullying continues to be a problem- seems like we read a tragic story every week! I wanted to reiterate to everyone why the law is so clear and definitive… when we hear about cyber-bullying, affecting one of our students, (even if it occurs off school grounds) we must report it to the police. A serious subject that must be treated with the same serous response!
In the few incidents that have been reported to school administration over the past four years, we have consistently referred the matter to the police, yet it is always astonishing when parents look to me and wonder why I took this drastic step. "The Police! It's just kids being kids. Making bad choices."
It might be. But that bad choice is bullying! It is wrong and hopefully tragedies like the ones I have read in the papers over the past few weeks can be averted. This issue is serious and we will continue to treat it as such!
Till next time...
Cyber-bullying continues to be a problem- seems like we read a tragic story every week! I wanted to reiterate to everyone why the law is so clear and definitive… when we hear about cyber-bullying, affecting one of our students, (even if it occurs off school grounds) we must report it to the police. A serious subject that must be treated with the same serous response!
In the few incidents that have been reported to school administration over the past four years, we have consistently referred the matter to the police, yet it is always astonishing when parents look to me and wonder why I took this drastic step. "The Police! It's just kids being kids. Making bad choices."
It might be. But that bad choice is bullying! It is wrong and hopefully tragedies like the ones I have read in the papers over the past few weeks can be averted. This issue is serious and we will continue to treat it as such!
Till next time...
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