I can see it finally…. Spring is here! The tulips out front have begun to blossom…
much to the joy of our local deer population who have made quite a meal of our
flowers as they have come up… leaving us with lovely green stumps. Certainly not as beautiful as our Red Ribbon
Tulips! But Spring is here! We all need the rejuvenation that spring
brings with it! The field trips, the
state testing, the end of the year activities all require an extra boost of
energy!
Since the last Friday Bulletin we have had a Warren County
Clean Communities Grant environmental awareness assembly for our KG-5 grade
students. The program, The Grand
Falloons, is always enjoyable. Full of
music, science, some mayhem, a great message about the environment and the
importance of working to keep the planet healthy!
We hosted our second annual Poetry Slam in the evening of
April 17th! Parents and
students came out to promote poetry and to hear student poems! Thanks to Mrs. Housel, Mrs. Lurz , Ms. Dean,
Mrs. Dechert and Mr. Bloom for creating and assisting with the evening!
The PTA-sponsored after school activity, Eyes of the Wild,
has proven to be a success. We have to
close the KG-2 program since we are already over the number we had hoped
for. The 3-5 grade program is still open. Parents can send in their 3-5 grade
registration forms for the May 23 and May 30 programs.
The PTA is in need of parents who wish to fill vacancies on
the Executive Board. I know we are all
very busy in this crazy world, but this group does need your support at the
organizational level. If you have an
hour a month to spare for the PTA meetings, please consider running for one of
the officer positions! The benefits and
rewards are great! Please access the PTA
website, www.ocspta.org for more
information.
We had a spectacular culminating assembly for our CORRECT
“Talk It, Walk It, Pass It On!” campaign on Wednesday, April 24th! The program celebrated the positive character
traits of our students and the wonderful activities we have been working on
over the past few months. We recognized
students who were nominated by their peers and their teachers as “Character
Kids” and we heard many positive messages from our own character superheroes,
the Correct Crusaders, who led the student body and staff in many activities to
wrap-up our 2012-2013 program! Thanks to
Mrs. Carr, Mr. Kenney, Mrs. Saraiva and Mrs. Housel for carrying the yeoman’s
load and to all our staff and students for making this year’s program such a
success. Thanks to Mrs. Firling for
working on the school song with the students over the past few months! Of course a special thank you to our
“Crusaders:” Brian Quigley, Morgan DeMayo, Megan Bodmer and Anthony Lilly!
This past Wednesday we celebrated the fabulous work of our
secretaries, Mrs. Diaz, Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Halloran and Mrs. Ramkelawan. They all do such a great job here at OCS and
their efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank
you ladies!
We are going through another round of the Study Island
Benchmark testing and we will have one last round prior to the end of the
school year. The results of these two
rounds will be put together and reported at the end of the school year.
Speaking of assessments.. we begin the 2013 administration
of the NJASK next week. The testing
schedule is as follows:
Seventh Grade: April 29-May 2 Eighth Grade: April 29-May 3
Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade: May 6-May 9
Third Grade: May 13-May 16 Fourth
Grade: May 13-May 17
Please make sure that your student(s) gets plenty of rest the
week of their testing and eat as healthy as they can!
The Warren Hills Cluster of Schools held the Third Autism
Awareness 5-K and Family Fun walk last Saturday at Meadow Breeze Park. Thanks to all of our participants for making
this event a success. Thank you also to
the OCS staff who came out to volunteer!
OCS was represented by 33% of the staff, who all took time from their
lives to do something nice for others.
Special shout-out to Mrs. Diaz and Ms. Dachisen for their efforts!
The Student Council Duck Race was held this afternoon! Great weather, a great deal of fun and all
for two very good charities! Thanks to
the Student Council for hosting another successful event.
Tonight there will be a Warren County Student Art Show held
in Independence Township at the Municipal Building on Route 46. The county-wide show will include many pieces
of artwork from more than two dozen OCS students. Thanks to Mrs. Nemeth for putting the show
together!
Finally, I will be hosting a special meeting on Tuesday, May
14th to discuss the latest reports from the Department of Education:
the School Performance Report and the Taxpayer’s Spending Guide. This meeting will be held in the OCS Library
and will begin at 7:00 pm.
Phew… I am exhausted!
Till next time…
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