Open Classroom Community News
The Open Classroom Community News (OCCN) is our school community newsletter published approximately every 2 weeks during the school year by a volunteer parent. I hope this is a useful communication tool for our community. The newsletter is at its best when we get lots of contributions about the goings-on at the Open Classroom. Please feel free to submit photos, articles, announcements and important dates from, staff, parents, and students to oc.communitynews@gmail.com. Wishing you all the best this school year! Reinard Killpack-Knutsen (Editor)
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OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 13 – February 15, 2012
This Issue Includes: Charlie Brown: Teaching The Whole Child At the O.C.; O.C. Preschool! It’s Amazing!; OC Rummage Sale; The Sports Arena: The Northwest Recreation Center; Get to Know the Teachers: Christ Gesteland, Kathy Gilmour, Christina Hesley; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
Past issues
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 12 – February 1, 2012
This Issue Includes: The Principals Desk; Counseling Corner; The Library Shelf; The Money Line: Upcoming Fundraising Events; The Sports OC Arena: Yoga; Stories From An OC Classroom: The Math-nificent Cake; Co-opers Challenge; OC Life In Pictures; Doing Turtle: Mindfulness Stress Reduction For Students; Get to Know The Teachers: Carolyn Turkanis; Pam Clark; and Claudia Butter
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 11 – January 18, 2012
This Issue Includes: The Library Shelf: Books to help students deal with stress; From the Website: Books about education; What’s Happening? Your OC Community Connections; After Care Program Winter/Spring Enrichment Classes; Co-Oper Corner; Parent to Parent: Quality Salon Haircuts
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 10 – January 4, 2012
This Issue Includes: Co-Oper Challenge: Sharing Your Interests and Talents; Counseling Corner; Mad Science Class With After Care; Bricks-4-Kidz After Care Demo Class; The Library Shelf: Suggestions for Science Fair Reading; Recess! Recess! Recess!; What’s Happening? Your Open Classroom Community Connections Committee
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 9 – December 14, 2011
This Issue Includes: From the principals desk; Co-Oper Challenge; The Giving Tree; Solstice Celebration; The Library Shelf; OC T-Shirts On Sale; P.E. at the OC; Sports Corner; What’s Happening? Community Connections; Get to Know the Teachers: Kirsten Oliver and Shelly Marston
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 8 – November 30, 2011
This Issue Includes: Co-Oper Challenge; Art & Craft Bazar; Food Drive – What a Success; New Families Committee Fair; Changes at the OC After Care Program; The Giving Tree; Sports Corner; 2nd Trimester Sports Choices; Get to Know the Teachers – Gabby Desaux-Saxton, Alex Rowe, and Leslee Bartlett; and more …
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 7 – November 16, 2011
This Issue Includes: Sports Corner; Art & Craft Bazaar; Star Party; Get to Know the Teachers – Deborah Candler (1 / 2 Blend) & Denise Nelson Mavor (3/4 Blend); Halloween at the OC; and more…
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 6 – November 2, 2011
This Issue Includes: Making Good Parents Better: 2 Parenting Classes Left; OC Kid’s Art Fundraiser Deadline: Thursday; Art & Craft Bazaar; An OC Chess Champ; Get to Know the Teachers – Vanessa Noble-Horejs (Kindergarten) and Denny Jo Magna-Thompson (7th/8th Grade); and more…
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 5 – October 19, 2011 Includes: The Principal’s Desk; Co-oper Challenge: Love the One You’re With!; The Money Line: FUNdraising Update; Community Connections: What’s Happening; Photos of the 2nd and 3rd grade Geology trip on Oct. 12th; $1,189.54 on The Library Shelf; And more ….
OCCN – Volume 12 – Number 4 – October 5, 2011 Includes: The Co-oper’s Corner; Attention All Parents; The Library Shelf; The OC On The Web; Larry The OC Fundraising Fairy Says… ;Get to Know the Teachers: Amanda Johnson and Lena Foster September 21, 2011
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