Wednesday, May 8, 2013

May Flowers....

well, not really flowers more like pearls of wisdom! :)



May is here and with May comes the typical spring rites of passage… field trips and testing!  Classes are going to places all over the area in May:  the State Theatre, Liberty Science Center, the American Museum of Natural History, Sterling Mine, the estuaries of the South Jersey coastline and many other places of interest in our area.  As of this bulletin, testing will be coming to a close next Friday, May 14th.  Students have been hard at work preparing and taking tests – AH! The signs of spring in NJ!!

Speaking of students… congratulations to Alyssa Cupo who was awarded second place in the 2013 Tri-County Reading Council contest!  We are all proud of her accomplishment.

Speaking of accomplishments… our 7-time State Championship Archery Team is currently in Kentucky at the NASP National Championships!  Check the school Facebook page for updates. 

Speaking of updates… (sensing a theme here?) Thank you to our Speech Therapist, Miss Hoyt for promoting the importance of “Better Hearing and Speech Month.”   Please check our website link and her blog site for updates on how to keep your hearing and voice at peak health!!

Thanks to the PTA for helping us celebrate Staff Appreciation Week here at school!  From daily “gifts” to the HUGE Lunch on Tuesday, the week has been a great success.  Thank you to Mrs. Blendermann, Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Dolan for creation, the set-up and the clean-up of this wonderful event!  Thanks also to Mrs. McGrath and the “elves” that have been providing daily treats and inspirational messages for our staff!

Thank you to Mrs. Svercauski, who was feted this past Wednesday by staff and students for National School Nurse day!

Finally, I want to remind everyone that this coming Tuesday night at 7:00 pm in the OCS Library, I will be hosting a discussion about the new School Performance Report.  Everyone should have received an informational flyer about the meeting early this week. 

Till next time….

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