MS Newsletter 6/25/2026

Upcoming Events:

• The middle school office will be located at the high school this summer.  All phone numbers and emails remain the same.

• The middle school building will be closed to everyone until the end of August.

• The Special Programs office will be located at the high school also.

Athletics:

5th Grade:

• 5th Grade ELA:  Have a great summer and keep reading!

• 5th Grade May and June Readers of the Month:

McKenna Blair. Kristabelle Rounds, Parker Brown, Bennett Brizzee, Benson Breck, and Rye Pecka

 "Awarded First Place (5th/6th Grade Division) in the Mini Monster Writing Contest, resulting in the publication of their original short fiction in Young Writers: Monster Mini Tales – Stories of the Fantastic."

Left to Right: McKenna Blair, Abryanna Rhodes, Reese Rhodes, Lyndsay Davis, James Timke

Bottom Left to Right: Ella Jordan, Riley Moyer, Benson Breck,  Dominisk Bess (missing)  

6th Grade:

• 6th Grade ELA: Have a great summer and keep reading.

• 6th Grade May and June Readers of the Month:

Rachael Maynard, Logan Guathier, Henry Bogardus, Kahlea Frellis, Maddie Locke, and Rayann Beadle

• Math amusement park projects:

• Math: The students did a fantastic job on their Amusement Park Projects! It has been a pleasure to work with them this year and I know they will be successful in 7th grade.  Have a wonderful SUMMER! 

• Science had a productive year.  I wanted to say thank you for your support the last two years.  I also would like to wish students and their families the best as they move on to 7th grade.   We participated in an egg drop this week.  I am hopeful everyone has a nice summer break. 

7th and 8th Grade:

• Science Supply List:

• One pack of 3x5 lined index cards

• Pencils

• Blue folder with inner prongs for 8th (walmart link)

• Green folder with inner prongs for 7th (walmart link)

• Social Studies:

• Notebook and folder

• Technology 6, 7, 8:

•  Writing Utensil and a 2-pocket folder.

• Spanish:

• composition notebook (not spiral notebook) 

• pencils, colored pencils and one packet of flash cards. 

• ELA 8:  It has been a truly remarkable and busy year, and it is hard to believe it has already come to a close!

• Throughout the year, our eighth graders have worked diligently to refine the skills necessary for success in ninth grade and beyond. From improving their reading and writing abilities to participating in field trips and cross-curricular projects, they have embraced various ways of learning.

• It has been a sincere joy to have your children in my classroom. This wonderful group of students has impacted my life and this school year in such rewarding ways. I truly hope they stay in touch as they move forward, and I always welcome hearing from both you and your children.

• To support your child's transition into ninth grade, I recommend a few key practices for continued success:

• Engage in daily, meaningful conversations and take time to truly listen to their thoughts.

• Foster a love for reading and encourage them to write frequently—whether through journals, letters, or stories—to help organize their ideas.

• Practice organizational habits and help them build the confidence to solve problems independently.

• Getting to know you and your children has been an absolute pleasure. Strong parental support and open communication are vital to a successful year, and I thank you for everything you have done to make this year so memorable.

• Wishing you all a restful and wonderful summer!

Mrs. Crandall

• Spanish classes:  8 graders if you have a picture of you alone or with me and you want me to add it to my personal bulletin board classroom please email it to me or drop it off at the middle school office. I love good memories. 

• Next year 8 graders, do not forget to save your composition notebook from 7 grade to continue adding vocabulary on it. 

• New 7th graders you will need a composition notebook for Spanish class, Check the list for class supplies. 

News / Programs / Clubs / Related Arts:

Egg Drop with Mrs. Pizza on Fun Day:

5-6 Honors Trip to Bowman Lake:

• Tech 6-8:  With the flurry of the end of the school year, I thought it appropriate to give thanks to some generous contributions bestowed on the Oxford Technology Department during the  2025/26 year. I first want to thank our local Norwich Curtis Lumber, in conjunction with Spec Ops Tool Co. and store manager Bob Moore for an extraordinary tool donation. I had reached out to Curtis Lumber earlier this year hoping to affordably update much needed tools in our wood shops. They not only donated my original acquisition of a class set of tape measures, but also included many other useful, quality tools for use in our Tech Classes. This fundamentally refreshed and updated our tech labs, and I am profoundly humbled and grateful for this significantly impactful gift.

Tools donated include:

• 16' Tape Measure    x 16

• 25' Tape Measure    x 16

• Hammers                 x 15

• Screwdriver Set       x 18

• Trim Bar                   x 20

• Carpenter's Pencils  x 100

Please consider both Curtis Lumber, the next time you are in Norwich, as well as Spec Ops tools for quality tools and materials.

Further, earlier in the year, Enoch and Debbie Perkins of Newark Valley were kind enough to choose Oxford as the recipient of the Kelly Perkins' Classroom Dream Scholarship. This $100 donation will be used to upgrade a to be determined tool or supplies in the high school shop. Thank you Enoch and Debbie!  

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE:

• It has been a very good year.  We love seeing your children everyday and wish them well this summer.  We will see you in September:

• ParentSquare will be used for all communication from the school including progress and report cards in the newsletter.  You can download the ParentSquare app and create an account or you can go to the schools website and scroll all the way to the bottom and can get to the site from there as well.

• Thank you for sharing your children with us.

• Be great everyone.