Happy Friday, Sharks and families!

Our soccer team has been practicing and they look strong, Art projects in all grade levels are looking good, and the vibe across campus is strong and positive. Even though there are lots of great experiences at Surfside, School is not always easy, and sometimes it may not be fun, the goal is to prepare students for the next year and ultimately life after high school. When things get hard, we are here to support you with a variety of resources including tutoring, counseling, and mentoring. If you need something let us know.

For those students enrolled in Surfside's direct instruction learning, please know that we are only 2 weeks away from the end of the quarter. This leaves just enough time to complete any outstanding assignments in order to bring those grades up. Please remind your student to attend every class, every day and get that work done. Of course, we are here to help should questions arise or if help is needed.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Principal Frandsen

Enrollment for the Device Protection Plan for the 2023-2024 school year is now open and will close on September 30th! This plan offers coverage for accidental damage, theft, and more until June 6, 2024, excluding charger replacement and intentional damage.

El plazo de inscripción para el Plan de protección de dispositivos del ciclo escolar 2023-2024 ya empezó y terminará el 30 de septiembre. Este plan ofrece cobertura en caso de daños accidentales, hurto y más hasta el 6 de junio de 2024, y no cubre reemplazo del cargador ni daño intencional.

Shark Nibbles…K-5th Updates

Student Writing

This year, we are focusing on student writing goals and writing proficiency. Some of these include punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Students always amaze us as they strive to meet their goals! Students in Kindergarten are trying to write 5 words on their own and they receive help as they orally share their story and have a teacher write for them. 1st grade students are trying to write 10+ words; 2nd grade students' goal is 20+ words; 3rd grade is 30+ words; etc. We have been learning about characters and settings as we incorporate art and students have already been very successful. Virtual students at home are provided the same lessons. Please ask to see their stories because many want to keep writing and have fantastic ideas. We will continue to build as the year continues, and some students are already close to writing 200+ word stories in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Our goal is to inspire young minds to write great stories and research papers. Great job, everyone!

Our Community

We are proud of how well our students learn to work, adapt, and build a safe community for all learners. K-5 students learn to interact with each other in healthy ways and how to problem solve, if conflicts arise. We strive to help students learn to talk about their feelings and ideas on how to solve any problems that may arise. Students really enjoy coming to Surfside because they feel valued and cared about. As teachers, we strive to build a safe learning environment and we appreciate your child using the strategies we have taught them to build lifelong friendships.

Picture Day

We are looking forward to picture day on Tuesday, October 3rd. Look for the email sent earlier this week for how to participate.

Work Turn In

The next work turn in date is October 6, 2023.

As always, we are happy to help customize which packet components will be most beneficial for your student to complete and make the most of your Independent Study experience.

The Surfside art classes are working on some amazing and beautiful concrete skulls for Dia de los Muertos.

We are so excited to FINALLY have a store for Surfside Spirit Wear. Please click the link below to access the store and use discount code: SAVE20 for 20% off select items. You can even put any of the amazing Surfside designs on any piece of clothing offered. Follow the steps on the homepage!!

Items will ship directly to you. Go Sharks!!! All items are available to students, families and staff!!!

Seniors...You can also order your Class of 2024 gear!

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/california/oceanside/surfside-educational-academy

While the weather is warm, please make sure your student stays hydrated. Pack a refillable water everyday. Water refill stations are located around campus.

TriCity Food Panty will be serving the Surfside community once a month this year. Please see the distribution dates and times below:

Friday September 29 at 12pm

Friday October 27 at 12pm

Surfside high school students...if you are interested in attending this event please pick up a packet in the Career Center or front office.

Throughout the month of September, NCTD is actively participating in a nationwide effort to remind the public of the importance of rail safety. The NCTD Board of Directors also unanimously adopted September as Rail Safety Month to educate the public about dangerous behaviors that lead to tragic and fatal incidents on and around railroad tracks.

We hope you will partner with us to change the staggering rail incident statistics. California continues to have one of the highest numbers of trespassing and rail-related deaths in the nation. In 2022 alone, there were 256 rail incidents in the state, of which, 97 resulted in injury and 159 were fatal. These incidents could have been avoided by following rail safety practices.

You can help ensure that our children and community members know the importance of being safe near train tracks year-round by learning more #RailRules at GoNCTD.com/Safety, and by following @GoNCTD on social media.

Conference: Combatiendo el Fentanilo (Combatting Fentanyl)

• San Marcos - Friday, September 29, 2023 from 5:00-7:30pm
• One Safe Place, 1050 Los Vallecitos Blvd., San Marcos, CA 92069
• National City - Friday, October 6, 2023 from 5:00-7:30pm
• MLK Jr. Community Center, 140 E 12th Street, National City, CA 91950
• Spring Valley - Friday, November 3, 2023 from 5:00-7:30pm
• Spring Valley & East County Communities Center, 3845 Spring Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977

Website: surfside.oside.us
Location: 1125 South Ditmar Street, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: 760-901-8600
Twitter: @SurfsideOUSD