OCEAN Newsletter

• OCEAN Secretary Hours
• Info for High School Juniors
• Bike-a-thon Gift Cards
• OCEAN Spirit Month
• Field Trip March 3
• Plant-a-thon March 4
• Jefferson Land Trust Spring Break Youth Corps (Ages 16+)
  
• K-5 Science Curriculum Planning

Our new secretary Shannon White will be in the OCEAN office from 9am to 1:20pm Monday to Friday. If you are planning to visit the office or to reach her on the phone these are the best times to find the office open. Before and after these hours the office is only open if principal Sarah is available. Always feel free to knock or call or email to make an appointment.

For Juniors and Families - Your high school counselors compiled this resource document of upcoming events and scholarship opportunities that can help in your post-high school planning. We will keep updating this list, and we encourage you to bookmark or star the document and check back regularly. Please note that unless specifically noted, these are not school-based or district-endorsed, we are simply passing on the information. Please contact your school counselor if you have questions or would like to discuss your future plans further.

Kiley Gard, PTHS Students A - L - kgard@ptschools.org

Kirsten Bledsoe, PTHS Students M - Z & OCEAN Students - kbledsoe@ptschools.org

If your student raised over $100 in pledges for this past Fall’s Bike-A-Thon, please reach out to ASB at oceank12asb@gmail.com and let us know the student’s name and your best estimate of the amount they raised. We will make sure that they receive their Elevated Ice Cream gift cards this upcoming week. This was our first time hosting this event and there was a record-keeping error, but we promise to learn from it! We are so sorry for the delay and we thank you for your patience.

ASB is excited to announce that the first-ever OCEAN K-12 Spirit Month begins on March 6th! We’ll be kicking things off with a week of OCEAN Otter pride, which means all students are encouraged to wear our school colors, blue and green! Please see the other weeks’ themes listed on the flyer, and feel free to email ASB at oceank12asb@gmail.com with any questions.

OCEAN Field Trip: Friday March 3rd

Science Exploration: Pacific Science Center

200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Our next field trip is on Friday March 3rd. We are going to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle to enjoy a day filled with science exploration and learning.

CHAPERONES: 1 adult for every 4 students.

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

Please RSVP via this Google Form. Select this link.

Who: K-12th Graders

When: Friday, March 3rd

Meeting Time: 7:00 AM @ Haines Place Park & Ride (Next to Safeway)

Trip Leaves: 7:15 AM on Jefferson County Transit Bus

Trip Returns: 5:25 PM @ Haines Place Park & Ride (Next to Safeway)

What to bring: Backpack to carry your water bottle, lunch, and snacks. Wear comfortable shoes to walk in. We will be walking about 4 miles round-trip in Seattle from the Ferry to Pacific Science Center and back.

Email: kfritchman@ptschools.org Call/Text: 360-379-4248

Itinerary & Transit Info

7:00 AM - Meet at Haines Place Park & Ride (next to Safeway)

7:15 AM - Get on Jefferson County Transit Bus to Kingston Ferry

FREE for 18 & Under $8.00 for Adults $6.00 for disabled

8:27 AM - arrive at Kingston ferry terminal

8:45 AM - Depart on Kingston-Seattle Fast Ferry $2.00/adult

9:24 AM - Arrive in Seattle

Walk 40 minutes to PSC

Bus Option with King County Metro: $2.75/adult

Walk 9 mins to 3rd & Madison St.

9:47 AM: Catch Bus on Route #33 - 3rd Ave & Madison St. (NB)

9:56 AM: Get off bus at Denny Way & 2nd Ave N. (EB)

Walk 3 mins to Pacific Science Center

10:10 AM - Arrive at PSC, explore with your group

10:30 AM - IMAX Documentary ~ Wings Over Water (45 minutes)

11:15 AM - Restroom/Lunch Break

11:45 AM - Explore the PSC with your group

1:00 PM - Laser Light Show - Movie Magic (30 minutes)

1:30 PM - Explore the PSC with your group

2:20 PM - Use the restroom and get ready to walk back to the ferry

2:30 PM - Walk back to ferry terminal

40 minutes walk to Ferry

Bus Option with King County Metro: $2.75/adult

Leave PSC and walk to Denny Way & 2nd Ave N.

2:38 PM: Catch the bus to Denny Way & 2nd Ave N. (EB)

2:50 PM: Get off bus @ 3rd Ave & Marion St (SB).

8 minute walk to the Ferry

3:20 PM - Depart Seattle on the Seattle-Kingston fast ferry $10.00/adult

3:59 PM - Arrive in Kingston

4:07 PM - Jefferson County Transit from Kingston Ferry Terminal

FREE for 18 & Under $8.00 for Adults $6.00 for disabled

5:22 PM - Arrive at Haines Place Park and Ride

Saturday March 4th is the next Plant-a-thon! This is a community volunteer event with Northwest Watershed Institute. Plant along Upper Tarboo Creek Preserve in Quilcene, WA.

• Who: Everyone
• When: Saturday March 4th
• Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Where: - ADDRESS CHANGED to 3281 Dabob Rd, Quilcene WA. This is due to freezing temps. Updated this morning from Megan Brookens with NWI.
• Bring: Warm clothes, rain gear, boots, gloves, water bottle, snacks & lunch.

Applications due March 27, 2023

The Spring Break Youth Corps is a one-week $300 paid internship position for 7 students, aged 16 and up. With Jefferson Land Trust staff and volunteers, students will learn about and undertake a variety of habitat enhancement and conservation activities on permanently protected nature preserves across east Jefferson County. Students will also learn about a variety of conservation and natural resources-related career paths from local natural resource professionals. Applications are due by March 27 - please use this link to the online application form and more detailed position description:

https://forms.gle/WzrMb49fdCwn74eA7

MB is writing a grant AND looking at school resources for creating a science lending library for our K-5 students. Her dream is for there to be hands-on science kits families can borrow from OCEAN. If you want to help be part of the brainstorm/dream you can start adding ideas to the attached document. The big grant is due in mid-March so deadline for input is March 3rd. Of course, this is all in the dream/brainstorm phase and is subject to receiving a grant and district approval. But, let's start the dream!

Requirements:

• Common Core aligned

• Secular curriculum (non-religious)

• Re-usable. As in a kit can’t have a ton of parts and pieces that can only be used by one student. Multiple students should be able to use it and check it out throughout the year.

• Family friendly! Does it look fun, engaging and do-able?

• Might reference a website but is primarily hands-on.

Attached

BRAINSTORM: Science Resources

Common Core standards condensed

Science standards website

• Feb 27 - March 2 - 5th and 6th grade at Islandwood with Judd and MB
• February 28 - ORCA Meeting
• March 1 - OCEAN Applications open for 2023-34 for new students (current students do not need to apply again)
• March 1 - ASVAB test at PTHS
• March 1 - West Sound Tech and Running Start Info Session at PTHS at 12:15pm
• March 3 - Pacific Science Center Field Trip
• March 4 - Plant-a-thon
• 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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