Thanksgiving facts...

Thanksgiving is celebrated in October north of the border in Canada... must be from those world famous Canadian Pilgrims I heard about!

The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.

The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days... there must have been plenty of leftovers!

Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving.

Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long.

Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

Turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining!

Why are you sleepy after a big turkey dinner? It's a combination of the type of food, amount of food, and celebratory atmosphere. Happy Thanksgiving!

OYA Movie Night

Starts at 7:00 pm. Mr. Pierro is currently selecting the finest corn kernels in the land for the popcorn!

7:00 pm start time!

Twitter? No way, not me!

Well, that is what I used to think. Now I am willing to try it. I am tweeting, slowly: baby steps... but trying none the less! If you would like to find out more about this bizarre sociological experiment, please read my latest blog.

Till next time...

Upcoming events...

This week we will be having our first PTA Family Fun Night: Family DodgeBall! The evening will kick-off in the OCS Gym at 6:00pm and will go until 8:00pm. See everyone there---

Next week we will be hosting the Warren County Vocational -Technical School Drama Club on Thursday, November 19th! The students from the Vo-Tech will be presenting "The Case of the Missing Paragraph." The program will be presented to our 3-8 grade students and will be held in the OCS Gym at 10:30 am. Everyone is invited to attend.

Finally, next week (Friday November 20th) will mark the second of the monthly Movie Nights, sponsored by the Oxford Youth Association! The movie will start at 7:00 pm. This month's movie will be the Disney?Pixar film, UP!--Man, I can not wait! Get the popcorn cookin', Mr. Pierro!

Till next time...

School is closed

this Thursday, November 5th and Friday, November 6th. We will reopen on Monday November 9th.

Today is the birthdate...

of one of most beloved of all characters in our childhood... Cookie Monster! I am not sure how old he is today, but according to the Children's Television Workshop we should all wish C.M a happy birthday today!