Boxing Day--not a time to beat people up!

Not a big holiday here in the united States, but it is celebrated in nations all over the world. Those nations, primarily the United Kingdom and nations' that were once colonized or affiliated with the UK, all celebrate Boxing Day after the Christmas holiday.

The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon tradition of giving gifts (in the form of a "Christmas box") to less wealthy people and slaves. In the United Kingdom this was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers, servants, tradespeople and postal workers. Today, it is primarily a shopping day intended to buy items at a cheaper price, however, I read an article recently that said it is still the single busiest day of charity in the United Kingdom!
Interesting.

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Oxford Central School Teacher of the Year

It is the time of year when we start to look at our staff for the fine work and efforts they put in everyday, and recognize one person to represent the school as the Teacher of the Year. As in the past we would like to have two parents on the committee to review the nominees and recommend a teacher. If you are interested, drop me a line via my email at bmagnuson@oxfordcentral.org.

Thanks.

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The School Budget

Next year's school budget will be the topic of discussion at our next Budget and Finance meeting this Thursday, December 10th. The meeting will start at 10:00 am and input from the public is encouraged!

Phishing

No, I do not mean travelling around with the former band!

I am referring to the email and text fraud that tries to get people to give up valuable information and/or put viruses on your computer.

Apparently it is happening under the guise of messages from the CDC or a county agency trying to get people to register for H1N1 information.

The Warren County Health Department wants everyone to know that they are only disseminating information via the schools and their website, not emails or texts messages. If you get an email asking you to download a form or give more information, please do not! Call the Warren County Health Department at 908-475-7960.

Stay Healthy!

28,080...

that is how many minutes until the holiday break starts... give or take a few!

Did you know...?

that the cow eye has four muscles used to move the eye and the human eye has six muscles! I did not know that until the PTA-Sponsored presentation from the Liberty Science Center! That is why it is easier to sneak up on a cow!
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