OCEAN Newsletter

Here is what you will find inside this newsletter:

• No School - MLK Day Monday January 16
• Tuesday Enrichment Changes
• K-12 Family Resource Night
• Salmon Stream Restoration Field Trip
• Game Night
• ASB Movie Night
• Salish Coast Elementary LIbrary Open Wednesday 1-3pm

Community volunteers from JeffCO Repair will be running four classes at OCEAN for our K-5 students. These classes will spark connections within the community through the exchange of valuable mending and repair knowledge . Students will be introduced to tool use, sewing machines, sewing buttons and patches in clothes, fixing a lamp and more.

MB will be running a 2-hour enrichment class on Tuesday's in February, from 12-2. PLEASE make sure your child knows about the class change and is excited to be focused for a 2 hour chunk of time. Sign up with MB at: marmstrong@ptschools.org.

Other Tuesday enrichment options:

12-1:15 Violin with Daniel

12:00-1:00 Robotics with Koyuki

1:00-2:00 All Ages ASL with Koyuki and Westley

January 18th, 5:30-7:00pm

Parents! Adults! OCEAN staff is standing by to help support your work at home. Join us for an evening of K-8 Math support with MB, Koyuki, Judd and K-12 argumentative writing support with Daniel, Katie and Judd. Dinner and childcare is provided so we ask you to RSVP to MB by Monday January 9th so we can plan accordingly. RSVPat : marmstrong@ptschools.org. If you have already signed up with your conferencing teacher then you are all set and we will see you there. Thank you!

Salmon Stream Restoration: Community Service Project with NWI

YAY helping the earth! Our next field trip is on Friday January 20th. We are going to do community service by helping Northwest Watershed Institute (NWI) with aspects of their salmon restoration projects in the Tarboo area. Here is a blurb from Megan (the project coordinator for NWI):

The project will be harvesting live cuttings from plants on the preserve to plant in February. We may also work on potting up plants in the nursery or removing tree protectors depending on the size of your group. The first hour of the project will involve a training on plant identification, harvesting techniques, and propagation. This would involve pulling some English ivy that is creeping around the base of trees or digging up Himalayan blackberry roots from a recently cleared area.

This is a work trip! Come prepared to work hard and do something for the planet. Please dress appropriately for being outside in all weather. Boots and raingear will make you much happier.

As always this trip is parent accompanied. Once I have three confirmed chaperones. We will have space for unaccompanied students in the vans. This is done on a first come first served basis.

Important: Please rsvp via email dmolotsky@ptschools.org ASAP if you want to come. We have a lot of students this year and need to know the numbers in advance so NWI can plan.

When: January 20th

Meeting Time: 9:00

Trip Leaves: 9:15

Arrive at Site: 10:00 - 12:00 Work

12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch

12:30 - 2:00 - Work Trip

Returns 2:45 ish

What to bring: Water Bottle, Lunch, Snacks, Raingear, and Appropriate Shoes.

If you have them, please bring: Journals and pencils.

ORCA OCEAN GAME NIGHT is on Friday January 20th from 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.

Bring your favorite game to play with others, or play a game here at OCEAN. All are welcome to join. *This is a parent accompanied event. See you there!!

Movie Night & Pizza Party
Hosted by the OCEAN ASB
Thursday, Jan. 26th
5:30-8:00 in the Blue Heron Gym

We had such a wonderful time with all of you at our first Movie Night in October, we couldn’t wait to plan another!

ASB invites all OCEAN families to join us for pizza and a showing of “The Incredibles.” Bring pillows, blankets, or folding chairs if you’d like! Benches will also be available. Students must be accompanied by an adult. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Salish Coast Elementary School Library is open Wednesday 1-3pm for all in the community.

See some of the great things happening at OCEAN.

• January 16 - No School MLK Day
• January 18 - 5:30 pm Family Resource Evening
• January 20 - ORCA OCEAN Family Game Night 6-8pm
• January 24 - ORCA Meeting 5:30pm
• January 26 - ASB Movie Night 5:30-8 pm
  
• January 27 - High School Semester Ends

View the OCEAN Calendar Online

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Sarah Rubenstein, Principal

Email: srubenstein@ptschools.org
Website: https://ocean.ptschools.org/
Location: 3939 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend, WA, USA
Phone: 360-379-4272
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oceank12

Port Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Title IX Coordinator, Darrell Thomas, (360) 379-4548,dthomas@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Shelby MacMeekin, (360) 379-4366, smacmeekin@ptschools.org

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Darrell Thomas, (360) 379-4548, dthomas@ptschools.org