OCEAN Newsletter

Here are the new announcements in this newsletter:

• End of the year event Tuesday June 18th at 5PM
• 2024-25 Schedule, Courses, and Important Dates
• Seeking Volunteers for the 2024-25 School Year
• Summer Healthcare Career Academy
• High School Student of the Week

End of the year event will be on Tuesday June 18th at 5PM at the Fort Worden Kitchen Shelter.

What to Bring:

• Students in grades K-8 should bring your end of year book of knowledge or trifold to share.
• Appropriate swimwear and a towel if you plan to take the traditional OCEAN plunge.
• Families can bring their own dinner and place setting.

If you would like you can bring a finger food snack or dessert to share

Below are links to the planned schedules and high school course offerings. High school students will finalize their class choices at their end of year conferences.

• Class Schedule 2024-25 (updated 6.16.24) - subject to change
  • High School
  • Grades K-8
• High School Course Offerings

Important Dates:

August 29, 2024 5-6 pm - OCEAN Back to School Night

September 3 - Course studies begin

September 3-Sept 6 - Beginning of year conferences

September 9 - First day of FPP in person classes

Sept 30 - Picture day

Oct 24 - Picture Make-up day

We are very fortunate to have many families step into volunteer roles to support our school. We are seeking several new volunteers for next year.

ASB Family Liaison - Attends ASB meetings and supports some of the ASB events. Commitment is about 1 hour a week. Contact Kyle or Sarah to learn more.

The PT PTA is currently looking to fill the following PTA OCEAN Committee positions for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The PT PTA supports all schools in our district.

OCEAN Liaison to the PTA board

-responsibilities include meeting with Principal on a regular basis to identify areas to provide family support, help communicate about and include OCEAN Families in PTA/District Wide Events, meet with OCEAN ASB to help identify areas of need and support.

OCEAN Events Coordinator

- responsibilities include identify and coordinate (or delegate coordination of) OCEAN Specific Events

OCEAN Volunteer Coordinator

- responsibilities include communication with OCEAN Families to coordinate family volunteers for OCEAN Specific School events

If you have interest in stepping into any of these PTA roles for next year email vikki.fennell@gmail.com or contact Sarah.

A huge thank you to Catherine Leporati and Vikki Fennell who have filled these roles this year.

Jefferson Healthcare, Peninsula College and the Port Townsend School District are excited to announce the first ever Healthcare Career Academy hosted at Peninsula College's beautiful Fort Worden Campus this summer, July 15 - July 19. Open to incoming 10th - 12th Grade Students from Port Townsend, Chimacum and Quilcene School Districts.

Come learn about healthcare careers, participate in field trips, get certified in First Aid and CPR, and more!

Apply Here!

Space is limited, apply early.

Class will be held from 9 - 3, July 15 - 19th at Fort Worden's Peninsula College Campus. Two full day field trips to Port Angeles are included in this hands-on learning experience. Breakfast and lunch are available upon request. Free. Must attend all 5 days.

For more information please fill out the interest form and/or contact ne-kwatson@jeffersonhealthcare.org

Willy Walden is the OCEAN student of the week. Willy Walden is an exceptional member of our OCEAN community. Willy dives right into learning history and he then shares his learning with his classmates via presentations. For his senior project, Willy taught guitar to several OCEAN. students at various levels. His students loved his classes, and they demonstrated so much growth in their learning of music theory and guitar. Willy's senior project presentation was outstanding, and we are so excited to see Willy thrive as a musician and boatbuilder in the near future.

June 18th - OCEAN End of Year Celebration - Fort Worden Beach Shelter 5:00pm

June 21st - Last Day of in person classes

June 24th-27th - End of Year Conferences

June 27th - End of the Semester

See what has been happening at OCEAN.

All school library books are due. Please check your student library account to ensure all books are returned and avoid fines. Books can be returned to the OCEAN office or any public library drop box.

All school technology needs to be returned to the OCEAN office no later than June 27. We are accepting chromebooks and hotspots for return anytime between now and the last day of school.

Seniors books and technology are due June 14.

This is our second notice regarding back to school forms. If you have already completed the forms for your student/s, thank you, and please ignore this notice!

This is a reminder that in preparation for next school year, all families need to complete the OCEAN Back to School Verification Forms for the 2024-2025 school year.

The forms need to be completed by June 20th, and are available to you through your Skyward account. If you need help logging into Skyward, or with your password, please contact the office for assistance.

The semester ends June 27.

Graduating Seniors - Last Day of class and all work due June 17, 3pm

All students - Last day of in person classes June 21

High School Students - Semester ends June 27 at 1pm

All students - Conferences June 24-27

“The Hobbit”

a play based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien

OCEAN School - March 2025

The K-12 OCEAN School is excited to announce that it will be doing a full production of “The Hobbit”, based on the beloved book by J.R.R. Tolkien, in March 2025. Tolkien is considered the “father” of modern fantasy literature and has influenced generations of writers since “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was written.

This ambitious production will feature giant puppets and shadow puppetry under the guidance of Puppet Masters, Thaddeus Jurczynski and Celia Fulton-Walden and original music by Aimee Ringle. Fans of the book and movie can expect some familiar characters including Bilbo the Hobbit and Gandalf, plus dwarves, elves, goblins, a dragon, and of course, Gollum! Preparations are already underway and will involve many K-12 grade students, parents, as well as local community professionals. Students can be involved in a variety of aspects of this production - from acting to puppetry, costumes, sets, poster design, and more.

“The Hobbit” will be directed by Marc Weinblatt, a professional theatre director, educator, activist, and long-time OCEAN parent. Marc recently directed this spring’s OCEAN production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Previously he directed (with Rowen DeLuna) 5 OCEAN student productions from 2011-2015. Marc has also directed multiple adult plays locally for Key City Public Theatre, including acclaimed Shakespeare-in-the-Park productions of “The Tempest” and “Hamlet”.

This exciting school/community project provides the opportunity to make theatre not only fun and entertaining, but also a powerful multi-generational educational experience. Come join us as we bring the fantastical world of Middle Earth to life!

Learn more: https://ocean.ptschools.org/our_school/hobbit

• June 18th - OCEAN End of Year Celebration - Fort Worden Beach Shelter 5:00pm
• June 21st - Last Day of in person classes
• June 24th-27th - End of Year Conferences
• June 27th - End of the Semester

View the OCEAN Calendar Online

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