East Oxford’s School Goal for 2018-2019 Students and staff will improve their understanding of number relationships through additive reasoning skills and to apply them effectively when problem-solving.

Deli Dude Pepperette Celtic Fundraiser

Thanks to everyone who ordered Pepperettes to support the Grade 8 Celtic Trip in June. Delivery will be Wednesday, May 1 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the Library Learning Commons.

April Dates/Events April 2 Autism Awareness Day - wear blue

Girls’ Badminton Tournament @ S.Fox April 4 Spirit Wear Day

Badminton matches vs. Roch Carrier April 8 National Volunteer Recognition Week begins

Pepperette Orders & Money Due April 9 Girls’ Badminton Tournament @ CASS EO Home & School Association Meeting 6:30 April 11 Boys’ Badminton Tournament @ CASS April 12 Book Character/Superhero Day April 15 Gr. 7 Immunizations Co-ed Basketball @ Central April 17 SK & Gr.8 Graduation Photos Team and Club Photos TVDSB Badminton Finals in London April 18 Cadence Concert/Assembly @ 1:00 April 19 Good Friday April 22 Easter Monday April 23 20 Minute Makeover - EcoSchool event April 25 Administrative Assistants’ Day April 26 Gr. 6-8 Math Club May 1 Pepperette Delivery/Pickup 3:30-5:30 pm Volunteers are Welcome! With end-of-year field trips fast approaching, this is just a reminder that all volunteers will require a current Police Check. Please contact your child’s teacher to request a letter from the Principal to take with you to the local OPP station.

Thames Valley Education Foundation

Sports and Clubs at East Oxford Central East Oxford sent 31 students to the Grade by Grade Chess tournament in London at the end of March where more than 700 students were playing chess at one time. All of our students should be proud of how they played. Three of our students just missed out on making the finals. Congratulations to Cole Leuszler and Ben Beaver for making it to the finals. Cole brought home a 7th place medal and Ben brought home an 8th place medal. Well done Knights!

EO’s Concert Band festival season is off to a great start. We had a great performance at Woodstock Rotary Festival of Music and came away with First Place in our 1st and 2nd year of playing split class. We will be playing at the school during the all school concert on “Music Monday”, May 6, at 1 pm. We are also looking forward to having the ACapella group “Cadence” perform on April 18 at 1:30 pm. Everyone is invited on both days! Our Junior Co-ed Basketball and Badminton teams are

busy into their schedules, and basketball intramurals,

Math Club, Bird Feeders Club and Dance Club are also

up and running at East Oxford. Always a busy place

during recesses!

Thanks again goes out to all staff coaches and leaders for your dedication to supporting our students’ extra-curricular learning opportunities!

Trish Elcombe, Principal Sherri Spring, Secretary 505767 Old Stage Road, Woodstock, ON N4S 7V8 Bill McKinnon, Trustee Barb Yeoman, Trustee Ms Karen Edgar, Superintendent of Student Achievement

519-467-5243 (office) 519-467-5536 (fax) www.eastoxfordcentral@tvdsb.ca

East Oxford School Council and Home and School Association East Oxford Home and School Association is currently running the annual spring clothing drive from April 1 to May 31. The boxes are in the front foyer of the school and can be dropped off between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday. Please bag all donations in a garbage bag to a Maximum of 20 pounds per bag. Items that can be donated are clothing, outerwear, shoes, bedding, towels, pillows, stuffed animals and anything made of fabric. Items can be in good condition or ripped or stained as it is sorted and sold in thrift stores or recycled. We are in the planning on hosting a family fun day style event on Saturday May 25 at the school. This event will include the book fair, vendor sale, plant sale, penny sale and silent auction to name a few. We are looking for volunteers and donations for the day. If you have a business or family that would like to donate to our day please feel free to contact Bobbi Pye at 519-532-1346. Cinnabon order forms will be coming home next week and are due back at the school on April 24 and delivery being on May 8. Just in time for Mother’s Day! Our next joint East Oxford Home and School and School Council meeting will be Thursday, May 9 beginning at 6:30 pm in the Library. Childcare is available if needed. All East Oxford Community members are welcome to attend. See the East Oxford Central PS website for Executive members’ contact information.

Regular Noon Hour Supervisor for September

Thankfully, we have had a couple of community members who are now able to help us from time to time as Noon Hour

Supervisors. We could still use someone who is able to help with supervision on a regular basis from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm daily now and for September. If you or someone you know would be interested in this paid position, please contact Ms. Elcombe.

FDK Outdoor Learning News Spring! We are moving into another season, and students continue to explore the natural environment as we continue our inquiries. Shadows on a sunny day generated interest among some students so we explored shadows. One student asked, “When you run does the shadow go away?” The student discovered that, “my shadow was running and not going away!” Try it at home! What did you discover? One idea is to extend this by playing a game called, “Guess the shadow”. Students take turns guessing the shadow of different objects and people. We are continuing to explore the interests of students through our inquiries.

As we change seasons, please remember to dress your child for the weather. You can help your child to enjoy the great outdoors by ensuring that he/she comes to school dressed appropriately. Items of clothing to consider for Fall/Spring include rainboots, raincoat, hat, sunscreen (applied at home before school), sweater, plash pants, warm mittens/gloves as temperatures are still low. Ms. Ronsyn – FDK Prep and Outdoor Learning Teacher Wacky Hair Day at East Oxford

From Mrs. Bowald’s Grade 6 & 7 Class Grade 6’s have been learning about SPACE. We have learned an enormous amount of information about “what’s out there”. Some students have made the case as to Pluto, the small spherical mound of ice that used to be considered a planet and some think it should still. Hear from the students themselves…

I think Pluto is a planet. Just because it does not orbit like other planets doesn’t mean it isn’t one. Venus is warmer than Earth so why should Venus be a planet if Pluto can’t? Some planets have an gassy surface and some have a rocky surface, why aren’t planets with a gassy surface not planets? Mercury is very small compared to some planets, so why is it a planet? Earth is the only planet that has a huge amount of surface covered in water, no other planets do so why is Earth a planet? I think Pluto should be researched further to find more information on it to help us understand why it should or shouldn’t be a planet. By: Kayden H I think that planet Pluto should be a planet because size should not really matter. What if Earth was only half of Mercury? Would earth then be considered not a planet? If Earth had a tilted orbit would it be then not considered a planet? Uranus’s surface is icy but it is still a planet so I still think Pluto should be a planet. By Chloe J Storybook Character/Superhero Day This Friday, April 12, dress up as your favourite storybook character or superhero. Wondering who we will be greeting at the door? Wonder Woman? Pete the Cat? Superman? Harry Potter? Shazam? Waldo? Black Panther? Anne of Green Gables? The possibilities are endless!

East Oxford Talent Show Student Council will be hosting a talent show on May 2 to exhibit our students’ many talents. Sign up sheets will be available next week outside the gym with tryouts during first recess from April 24 - 26. Poetry reading, singing, dancing, joke telling, karate demonstrations, magic tricks...all talents are welcome to audition. Acts are limited to 90 seconds. Auditions will be held at the same time for a couple of talented students to act as the host emcees! Looking forward to showcasing our many talented EO students! Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments All grade 3 and 6 students will be writing the provincial EQAO assessments during the May 21 to June 3 timeframe. Exact dates and times have not yet been determined. If possible, please refrain from scheduling appointments during the school day for the assessment period. If you know that your child will be away during this time, please send a note to your child’s teacher. Public Input requested The TVDSB is requesting public input on the revised Pediculosis (Head Lice) Independent Procedure. Please use the link below to share your input. https://www.tvdsb.ca/PublicInput/ Clean & Green 20 Minute Makeover This initiative is coordinated by municipalities to promote neighbourhood clean ups by businesses, organizations and schools. These actions, although small, have significant positive impacts on the environment and demonstrate the possibilities of collective impact when working together. This is one way to empower our students to make a visible difference in their community. On Tuesday, April 23 at 2:30 pm, we will conduct a school yard clean up to promote stewardship of our school’s local environment. Community members are welcome to join us. Please dress appropriately, and bring garden gloves from home to use if possible.