The F.O.C.U.S.  Group at Oxford  Elementary School was established to allow parents and families of color to convene on a monthly basis to work together to achieve the common goal of academic success for students of color.

            Families of Color United for Success

Our primary focus is the achievement gap and ensuring our children have the resources necessary to overcome the institutionalized racism. These monthly meetings are open to the public and all parents of students of color are encouraged to attend and participate. As we all know, it takes a village to raise a child and together we can create a village at Oxford. Together , we will strive for excellence not for ourselves, but for our children and our children's children.

                                                      WELCOME

We, the members of the F.O.C.U.S., would like to welcome you to both Oxford Elementary School and to the   F.O.C.U.S. for the 2007 - 2008 school year. We look forward to a lot of new events and activities this year at Oxford.

                   February 2008 notes

                             OXFORD SCHOOL FILM SERIES

F.O.C.U.S and the Oxford P.T.A. would like to thank all in attendance of the film

"Making WHITENESS visible"

A good turn out and great discussions led by Mary Ann Carlton  filled the night.

There will be another showing of the film at a later time and date to be announced.

OXFORD SCHOOL's Black History Month Celebration The Oxford Community is invited to attend a Black History Month Celebration! Our theme this year is Kwanzaa. Please join us for a family lunch followed by a Kwanzaa Presentation featuring student performances. Bring a sack lunch for you and your child(ren) to share and enjoy the festivities! When: Thursday, February 28th Where: Oxford School Time: 11:30am-1:30pm Kwanzaa is a non-religious African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from 26 December thru 1 January, its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili, a Pan-African language which is the most widely spoken African language. Kwanzaa is: · a time of ingathering of the people to reaffirm the bonds between them, · a time of special reverence for the creator and creation in thanks and respect for the blessings, bountifulness and beauty of creation; · a time for commemoration of the past in pursuit of its lessons and in honor of its models of human excellence, our ancestors; · a time of recommitment to our highest cultural ideals in our ongoing effort to always bring forth the best of African cultural thought and practice; and · a time for celebration of the Good, the good of life and of existence itself, the good of family, community and culture, the good of the awesome and the ordinary, in a word the good of the divine, natural and social.                                                                                              click to

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                              MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT  

 The next meeting for the 2007- 2008  F.O.C.U.S. team  will be held at Oxford School in February  20th at Oxford School from 6:30p.m to 8:30p.m. . There will be childcare and dinner provided. Come meet other parents and discuss and learn what can be done to help our children succeed .

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