OCEAN Newsletter

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Here are the new announcements in this newsletter:

• 2025 - 2026 School Year Registration
• Important End Of The Year Information
• Lost and Found
• End Of Year Potluck Celebration!
• 8th Grade Dinner Dance! June 21, 6:30 pm – 9:45 pm

• Community Activities

**NEED HELP WITH REGISTRATION?**

We will have computers and registration specialists available in the office during conferencing week on June 20, 23, 24, and 25 to assist you with completing next year's registration form. Drop by the office before or after your conference for assistance. Please allow approximately 20 minutes to fill out your form.

Skyward: Please log in to complete your registration for the next school year. (Skyward link here) If you would like to complete the registration on paper, please visit your school office.

• If using your phone, log in through your browser, not the Skyward app.

• Out-of-District Students: Proof of Residence: If you live outside the PT School District boundaries (map here), please complete a choice transfer request here.

• Spanish Language Forms: If you would like to complete your student's back to school registration forms in Spanish, please visit your school’s office. Thank you! Formularios en español: Si desea completar los formularios de inscripción de regreso a clases de su estudiante en español, visite la oficina de su escuela. ¡Gracias!

Please note that if you do not complete this registration, your student’s schedule and/or class placement may be delayed.

It's the time of year when school Chromebooks need to be returned!

Chromebooks, Power Cords, and Wi-Fi Connectors: Please return checked-out computers and accessories by the last day of in-person classes, JUNE 18.

High school students who need a Chromebook to work on credit recovery during the summer will need to come into the office and fill out a new rental contract.

Please contact the Ocean office with any questions, 360-680-5750.

Please come by the office by June 25th to gather your items. Everything left behind will be donated.

Let's celebrate our students and staff, June 18, 5:30-7:00 pm, at the kitchen shelter at Fort Worden State Park.

• Bring a meal to share
• Swimsuits for Communal Plunge (Optional)

The event is brought to us by the OCEAN Parent Group. Some drinks and plates, forks, and napkins will be provided.

The 8th Grade Dinner Dance is an exciting event celebrating 8th grade students as they make this transitional milestone to high school as The Class of 2029!!

Event Details:

The evening will include delicious food, snacks, and dessert as well as dancing, photo ops, and a variety of activities to make a memorable night for everyone! 8th grade students registered in Port Townsend School District are welcome to join this event. Tickets are $25, but no student will be turned away.

There are two steps to sign your child up for this event. Both steps must be completed by June 6, 2025 for your child to attend. Thank you!

1. Purchase Tickets and find more information at https://app.givebacks.gives/dinnerdance2025/Campaign/Details
2. Register so parent volunteers can support your child during the event. - Click Here for the Required Registration Form Link

Event Information:

The 8th Grade Dinner Dance is planned, hosted and fund sourced by 8th grade parents. Please join the fun by volunteering and make this event awesome for all our students by helping fundraise through donations!!

Help raise funds for this awesome event by donating through this website:

• $25 Pays for a ticket for a student who otherwise would be unable to attend.
• $75 Helps provide a festive outfit for a student who otherwise couldn't afford one.
• $150 Helps pay for food, decorations, and entertainment activities for all students.

Business Sponsorships! Businesses who donate $200 will receive special recognition at the event. Please consider sponsoring the 8th Grade Dinner Dance!

Volunteer! It's fun! Email 2029redhawks@gmail.com to volunteer!

Supplement food needs during school break, youth and families can participate in our "build-your-owns-food-box" program at one of four YMCS pop-up sites (Brinnon, Quilcene, Port Hadlock, or Port Townsend). Choose the foods you love from the Y's big selection of nutritious snacks, fresh produce, meal ingredients, and much more!

For Jefferson County, you adults ( up to age 24) and families with children (ages 0- 18).

Question? Contact Molly French at 360-605-3371 or mfrench@olympicpeninsulaymca.org

SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, is a new federal program that provides families with $120 per eligible child to purchase groceries when school is out of session. These benefits will reduce summer food insecurity for 600,000+ children in Washington state.

Who is eligible?

Many students are automatically eligible for SUN Bucks. This includes:

• Children (of any age) who have completed their school’s Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit form(CNEEB) and are below 185% of the Federal Poverty Line.
• Children (age 8-18) who are enrolled in certain public assistance programs, such as SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid.

These children will be automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks and do not need to submit an additional application.

All other families with annual household incomes below 185% of the Federal Poverty Line will need to submit an application with DSHS to receive SUN Bucks.

For meal sites near you and Sun Bucks eligibility requirements, text to 509-509

Explore improvisation, listening skills, stage presence, and community building — all while laughing, moving, and working together. Class play will be very physical, connective, and a terrific way to spend a summer afternoon with peers.

For OCEAN students entering 4th -8th grade in September 2025. After June 15th, registration will be open to the public if all 15 spots are not filled. This is not a Port Townsend School District, or OCEAN produced camp.

Instructor: Marc Weinblatt (Bio)
When: July 14 - 17, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Monday -Thursday)
Where: Fairgrounds Art Building, 4907 Landes St.
Cost: $200 (value of tuition) or
(Pay what you can with a minimum $50)

REGISTER HERE:

https://givebutter.com/actingcamp2025

Based on student, family, and teacher feedback we have created a new weekly OCEAN schedule for the 2025-26 school year. These changes provide more time for high school students to have on campus instruction, change conferencing days to Wednesdays, will have K-12 field trips on different days of the week throughout the year, will offer more enrichment times for students in grades K-5, and will provide additional support for some students in grades 6-8 on Tuesday and Friday. This will provide a more equitable amount of time on campus for all grade levels.

Important Changes:

• Grades K-5 will attend school on TUESDAY and FRIDAY
• Grades 6-8 will attend school on MONDAY and THURSDAY
• Grades 9-12 will attend school MON, TUE, THUR, FRI

Below is the schedule and course offerings, and is subject to change based on student enrollment numbers.

• Family Partnership Class Schedule 2025-26 (updated 5.16.2025)
  • High School
  • Grades K-8
  • High School Course Offerings

Thank you to all the students and families who provided feedback on our schedule and course offerings. We know change can sometimes be challenging. If your family or student is not sure how to best navigate the schedule for next year, please reach out to your conferencing teacher.

• June 16, Student Exhibition, Grades 6-8 in class
• June 17, Student Exhibition, Kindergarten through 5th grade in class
• June 18, Last Day of In-Person Classes, and End Of The Year Celebration
• June 23, 24, 25 Conference Week

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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: 360-680-5750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oceank12

Instagram: https://www.instagram.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:

Civil Rights Compliance, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Coordinator Title IX Officer, Carrie Ehrhardt, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5756, cehrhardt@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Shelby Macmeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680-5762, smacmeekin@ptschools.org

Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education for the OCR/Title IX complaints https://www.justice.gov/crt/educational-opportunities-section

Discrimination Procedure