OCEAN Newsletter

Spring is a busy time of year in OCEAN. We are fortunate to have lots of activities, field trips, and special opportunities coming up. The weekly newsletter will be a good go to place for staying up to date with the upcoming activities.

• Annual District Family Survey
• Spring Break Food Boxes
• K-8 Learner Exhibition March 16
• ORCA See's Candy Fundraiser
• ASB Announcements
• Neah Bay Field Trip: April 12th ~ 14th
  
• High School Field Trip May 16-18 - Sign Up required
• Seeking Donations for Cooking Class
• Now Accepting Applications for New Students for 2023-24
  
• Human Growth and Development Lessons

We want to hear from you!

Please take this 10-15 minute survey before Friday, March 27th.

Visit: tinyurl.com/2p8d93ak

1. Choose your language preference on the opening page of the survey.

2. Select your child’s school. If you have children in multiple schools, complete one survey per child.

3. Complete the survey and click submit.

Thanks to our generous community, the YMCA of Jefferson County is able to provide healthy meal boxes to families over spring break. They will provide one produce box and then a box of non-perishable food. They provide food delivery to all families who want this service. Please fill out this survey to let us know how we can best help the children/youth in your family.

Please note: THE YMCA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS to make this program happen. If you're able to volunteer or know someone who would like to volunteer for the Meals Program, please share this contact: slarsen@olympicpeninsulaymca.org. Thank you and have a wonderful Spring Break!

Our K-8 Student Learning Exhibition is coming up on March 16th. Participation is optional but I hope you join us! We will host a potluck in the Otter Lounge from 5:30-6 and Student presentations will start at 6:15 in the OCEAN Classroom portable. Come for all of it or come for part of it- whatever you can do! Please bring work from home related to the study of Ancient China and/or the Rube Goldberg Challenge (be it what you built, drew or did in Minecraft. Rube Goldberg machines can be set up ahead of time in MB's classroom if needed).

For the next two weeks, ORCA is proudly partnering with ASB for a sweet fundraiser with See's Chocolate. Enjoy stocking up for Easter and Mother’s Day gifts! All students will bring home a pre-order form this week (week of March 6th). *Please check backpacks or email orcaparentgroup@gmail.com if you have questions or don’t receive the pre-order form. If you’d like to simplify things, order online directly. Pre Order forms are due 3/20-3/21 to the OCEAN office and online orders close 3/24 . We are so happy to offer this to the community and would love your help in meeting our fundraising goal of $2,000. Please share the link below with your friends and family! Thank you.

See’s Candy Online Order Link - buy directly & share with friends and family:

https://www.yumraising.com/secure/oceans_ocean_fundraiser_68/Aliali7690/candy

Wear Your Otter Pride!

ASB is very excited to announce that OCEAN apparel order forms are being sent home with students this week! Extra forms will be available in the OCEAN hallway, and a PDF is provided below. Please bring forms with cash/check to the OCEAN office between 8:30am and 12:00pm. Orders are due by March 31st.

Pajama Week

March 13th through 17th

Video Game Night (Grades 7-12)

Friday, March 17th

4:00-6:30pm

Kyle’s Classroom

ASB invites all 7th-12th graders to come and hang out, eat pizza, and play Mario Kart, Smash Bros and other video games together using our classroom projectors. Talk with Kyle if you have any questions.

RSVP BY Tuesday March 21st REQUIRED:

Select this link: NEAH BAY FIELD TRIP

CHAPERONE VOLUNTEER FORM: If you want to go to be a chaperone, make sure you fill out volunteer paperwork. You only need to complete this ONCE a year. Select this link MAX: 18 chaperones on trip

CARPOOL DRIVING FORM: If you can help with carpooling, please complete this paperwork. There are 2 forms to complete or grab two printed copies from Koyuki. WE NEED CARPOOL DRIVERS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE TAKING A BUS. Select: Form 1. Select: Form 2.

Who: K-12 OCEAN Students Cost: $25/person for food expenses to ORCA

Where: Neah Bay, WA (~3 hours away)

When: April 12 ~ 14, 2023

Trip Starts: Wednesday, April 12th @ 9:00 AM

Trip Returns: Friday, April 14th @ 5:00 PM

Why are we going?

• To learn more about Native American cultural connections to Ethnobotany and Marine Science. We will visit an ethnobotany garden, cultural museum and archeological site. We will also create Makah crafts led by Native instructors, enjoy storytelling & a Makah led beach tour.

Email: kfritchman@ptschools.org

Call/Text: 360-379-4248

CedarRoot is leading an optional high school field trip for all OCEAN 9th-12th grade students on May16th-18th (pending board approval). Students will be adventuring, camping and learning outdoor skills such as: building a minimalist campfire, plant identifications, wild foraging for edible and medicinal plants, shelter building, water collection and wildlife tracking. Students are required to sign up if interested by Monday March 13th. They can sign up in the OCEAN portable hallway bulletin board or email MB at: marmstrong@ptschools.org. This trip is fully funded. CedarRoot presented information about the trip to students this week. Please ask your child if they are interested! Of note, we will be going to the Washington Coast. The detailed itinerary is not fully formed yet. Interested students will be invited to take part in planning the details of the trip next week.

We are running a high school cooking class to support students completing their Food and Nutrition course work. We are seeking donations from families for any of the items listed below. Maybe you have an extra few things laying around in your kitchen. Donations can be left in the OCEAN office.

• Silverware - forks, spoons, butter knives (12 each, does not need to be part of the same set)

• Chopsticks

• Cutting boards (x 4)

• Hand towels - old/used

• Dish towels - old/used

• New Sponges

• Plastic containers - food storage

• Mixing bowls - multiple sizes

• Colander/Strainer

• Wok (pan)

• Skillet (pan)

• Soup pot

• Serving spoons (x3)

• Tongs

• Spatula (x2)

• Dish Soap

• Aluminum foil

• Saran wrap - plastic

• Ziploc bags - sandwich, quart, and gallon size

• Cutting knives

Do you know someone who wants to join OCEAN next school year? Applications are now open for the 2023-24 School Year.

Share our application link with anyone who might be interested in applying for next school year.

https://ocean.ptschools.org/our_school/apply

Returning students do not need to reapply. Later this year we will surveying current students to determine their plan for next school year.

In grades 5-8, and 11-12 we will be teaching Human Growth & Development lessons the week of April 10.

The lessons include age appropriate comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention instruction as required by RCW 28A.230.070 and RCW 28A.300.475.

A parent info session will be held Tuesday, March 14, 5:30pm via Zoom where we will review the curriculum and have an opportunity for families to ask questions.

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86358572977?pwd=MjhqSzhLc3hKVzRNMXNhMHBPZ0VRUT09

Grades 9 and 10 participated in lessons last semester in Health class.

• March 13 - 5th grade tour of Blue Heron during class
• March 14 and 15 - K-5 Pi Day
• March 14 - Human Growth and Development Info Session Zoom - 5:30pm
• March 16 - Bravo Team Field Trip
• March 16 - K-8 Student Exhibition, 5:30-7:30 pm
• March 17 - ASB Video Game Night, 4-6:30 pm
• March 23 - 2nd Grade Cognitive Abilities Screener during class
• March 28 - MS LABWell Field Trip
• March 28 - ORCA Meeting 5:30-7pm
• March 29-30 - Math Market
• March 31 - HS LABWell Field Trip
• March 31 - End of 3rd Quarter - High School Student grades sent home

View the OCEAN Calendar Online

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

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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