OCEAN Newsletter

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Here are the new announcements in this newsletter:

• Picture Day - September 30
• Olympic Peninsula College Fair - September 27th
• OCEAN T-Shirt and Hoodies For Sale
  
• FREE Mindful Morning Movement at Blue Heron Wednesday Mornings
  
• School Safety: ALICE Safety Drill
  
• Seeking: Fish Volunteer
  
• Responsible Use Compact
  

OCEAN Picture Day is September 30. Students who have class on campus on Monday, September 30 will have a scheduled time to attend.

For students in grades K-5 they may come for photos at 12:45pm on September 30. Meet at the OCEAN office. K-5 students can also wait until picture retake day on Thursday, Oct 24.

Get ready to say “cheese” and don’t forget – please don’t wear green.

Friday, September 27th, PTHS will be hosting the Olympic Peninsula College Fair in the gym. This will be a great opportunity for students to explore post-secondary options.

OCEAN High School Students are invited to attend during 7th period: 2:25 - 3:10

If you have any questions please reach out to Emily Eldridge, eeldridge@ptschools.org.

All Hoodies and T-Shirts are the winning logo made by William DeJarnatt printed on a light blue garment.

All orders due by 12/20. Make checks payable to Port Townsend School District and bring to the OCEAN office with the order form.

FREE Mindful Morning Movement at Blue Heron

Calling all parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, caregivers... Students and family members, age 11 and up, welcome!

Wake up with gentle stretching! Get over the mid-week hump with a few deep breaths and easy movement.

Wednesdays, Sept. 25 - Oct. 30, 7:30am - 8:10am, Blue Heron Gym

This week students in grades 6-12 reviewed the ALICE protocol to use in the event of a school emergency regarding intruders and school shootings. On Monday, September 23rd, our students will practice this type of safety scenario through a discussion of lockdown and evacuation, including practicing decision making during times of crisis. Our goal is not to create fear, but to provide reminders of the importance of how to respond during a violent intruder event. We never use scare tactics during scenario drill training. We want this experience to be a positive one for our students. While it can make some feel a bit anxious, it is important for students to understand how to make these choices when faced with an emergency situation. Further, I encourage you to talk with your child at home about their understanding of the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) principles, and what strategies they can share with you, about our safety protocols.

WANTED! Fish volunteer! Are you or someone you know able to cut out a simple salmon shape in wood for students to design and paint? We need 25-30 wooden salmons to paint by October 18th. Salmon can range in size from 1-2 feet.

And/or

Are you or someone you know able to lead a group in fish printing on October 18th ?

If so, please contact MB: marmstrong@ptschools.org

The Port Townsend School District supports the rights of all students to be provided with and engage in a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment. This extends to the use of digital tools and online communities and is underpinned by our expectation of safe and responsible behavior of all members of the school community.

The below agreements outline students responsible use of technology expectations.

• Elementary Responsible Use Compact
• Middle and High School Responsible Use Compact

This week your student will bring home a copy of the signature page for you to sign after reviewing the expectations with your student.

Students in grades 4-12 will be participating in sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention lesson as part of their classes at OCEAN this school year.

Our district is using lessons from Rights, Respect, Responsibility Advocates for Youth, which includes information about how people get HIV and how to prevent it. It stresses the importance of student-family communication and abstaining from sex. It provides age-appropriate information about human growth and development and the reproductive system, healthy relationships, consent, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy prevention methods.

Since 1988, all Washington students in grades 5-12 must receive HIV/AIDS prevention education at least once each year (RCW 28A.230.070). Parents and guardians may remove their children from these lessons with a written request after attending a district presentation about the curriculum. Students will be given other lessons.

Since 2022 all Washington schools are required to provide comprehensive sexual health education at least twice between grades 9-12, at least twice in grades 6-8, and at least once in grades 4-5. Parents and guardians may review the sexual health education curriculum and may remove their children from these lessons with a written request. (RCW 28A.300.475). Students will be given other lessons.

A presentation for parents and guardians will be held at back to school night:

Manday, September 23, at 5pm at OCEAN.

For more information, to request an interpreter for the parent presentation,

or to request that your child(ren) be removed from lessons, please contact: Sarah Rubenstein, srubenstein@ptschools.org.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend Ocean Parents Group meeting to build up our school community and collaborate on topics important to you.

Tuesday Sept 24th, 6-7 pm, @ Aldrich's upstairs.

Sign-Up genius link for supporting meals during conference week

OCEAN K-12 Parents: Food LOVE for OCEAN Teachers & Staff (signupgenius.com)

A big thank you to the OCEAN community. The OCEAN staff appreciates your support in providing a nourishing meal during our busy conference days. We are often hustling between conferences and knowing there is a meal waiting for us in the office is an amazing gift to the staff.

Please join us for the annual OCEAN Family Camp Out

A PT PTA sponsored event

WHEN: October 11-13, 2024

WHERE: Fort Flagler Wagon Wheel

WHAT TO BRING:

● Whatever you need to camp your way, including your food

● bikes, games, exploring gear

● Guitar, bongo, harmonicas & your favorite songs for campfire joy

● Campfire stories, myths & urban legends

● Art & craft supplies

Saturday Pancake Breakfast provided by PTA

** bring your own dishes and cutlery**

• September 23 - 5pm, Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Family Info Night
• September 24, 6pm OCEAN Parent Group Meeting

• September 27th, Olympic Peninsula College Fair

• September 30 - Picture day

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Email: srubenstein@ptschools.org
Website: https://ocean.ptschools.org/
Location: 3939 San Juan Ave, Port Townsend, WA, USA
Phone: 360-680-5750
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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:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642): Carrie Ehrhardt 360.680.5756 cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Title IX Officer: Carrie Ehrhardt 360.680.5756 cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5763, smacmeekin@ptschools.org

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR):https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html