State Champs 2009

The Oxford Archery team once again were named state champs last week. This is a great honor for the students and community of Oxford. The archers will be heading to Louisville, Kentucky to represent the state of New Jersey at the national tournament. This year the national tournament is expected to be the largest tournament in United States history with close to 4,000 archers competing.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone for their support of our program. The dedication of the archery families is second to none, and the support from our administration and board of education make it possible to participate in a quality program. The archery team will be reaching out for donations to offset the cost of the trip. We have been very successful in the past raising the money needed to cover the cost of the trip. Thank you to everyone who contributes time, talents and funds for our team.
The archery team is having a flower fund raising sale. Please contact the main office at school if you are interested in purchasing some beautiful flowers for your home, or also a great Mother's Day gift.
Our 6th - 8th grade students are currently studying Human Growth and Development in Family Life classes. Our younger students are getting ready to begin studying about nutrition. We are getting ready to get outside again with our Physical Education classes now that the weather is starting to cooperate. Please remember that students should bring in dry socks and a change of shirt for Physical Education classes. We also recommend roll-on deodorants for students in grades 4-8. If we are outside in the morning the grass could be damp and we want the students to have dry socks and/or shoes to put on after class.
We are hoping everyone has great Spring Break and look forward to busy but fun end of the school year.

Happenings this week.......

Health
K-4
Students will be completing dental health activities. The second graders continue to work on completing their human body posters.

6-8
All students, remember to get the parent permission slips for the puberty unit signed and returned to Mr. C and Mrs. Hart as soon as possible!!!!!

In PE, students continue to participate in cooperative games, station work, the rock wall, physical fitness, floor hockey, and tchoukball.

February Is Dental Health Month!!!

Students in grades K-4 have been learning about their teeth in health. They also have been learning about the importance of brushing properly and flossing. We also talked about what to expect when they go for a dental check-up.
Grade 5 students continue to learn about drugs and alcohol with our DARE officer.
Students in grade 6 are learning about the dangers of tobacco. Finally, grades 7 and 8 are learning about alcohol from Ms. Napoli.

In physical education, students have been participating in cooperative games, floor hockey, and basketball activities this month.

2008-2009 Archery Team

Sixth through Eighth grade students participated in the National Archery in the Schools Program(NASP) in physical education classes. The students were scored twice on a rubric designed to focus not only on their individual score, but their behavior, attitude, and knowledge of the sport. The top 40 students received letters inviting them to shoot off for a spot on the state competition team. The top 24 scores from the shoot off qualified for the team. Congratulations to all the students who were invited to try outs. The success of the program is based on the commitment of the students and parents. Thanks to everyone for their continued support. We will do our best to prepare our team and represent the town of Oxford at the state tournament.

No Name Calling Week

January 26, 2009 begins No Name Calling Week. Students will be discussing how name calling can be hurtful. The old saying that "sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me!" is not really true, and name calling can hurt someone. Students will be participating in lessons designed to teach them about the seriousness of name calling and bullying. No Name Calling Week is recognized nationally, and we want Oxford Central students to participate in No Name Calling the rest of the school year. If parents would like additional information about No Name Calling Week, they can visit the following website:
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org
If any parent has questions regarding the lessons we will be teaching please contact us at school. Also please check out Ms. Napoli's news letter attached to the Friday bulletin.

It's QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT TIME!!!!! Students in grades 5-8 will be getting their study guides this week. Assessments will be given next week during pe/health classes. End of 2nd marking period is January 27th.

This week in phys.ed. students will continue work within the basketball unit.
In health, work will continue on body systems, nutrition, tobacco, and the DARE program for the 5th graders.

Have a great week everyone!

GO EAGLES!!!!!