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Dear Ocean Shore Families, Hello! It is hard to believe we are about to head into Winter Break. It seems like only yesterday it was the first week of school. Unbelievable how fast time goes – especially at a school! As we head into winter break, I wish you a wonderful, restful time to be with your family and friends. I know the kids (and staff!) are excited for some much-needed R & R! I’m looking forward to spending some time with my parents who will be visiting from Wisconsin. I am excited to explore my new city with my parents and play tourists! Reflections From My Office: On behalf of the staff at Ocean Shore School, Happy Holidays! I hope the winter break brings you rest and relaxation! We look forward to hearing the stories from the kids when they return! A few reminders as we head into break for the holidays: School resumes Monday, January 7! The office will be closed during the break. This morning was a special event! All of us gathered in the MPR for the "Wing Ding" to celebrate and share festive music with each other. Before the festivities began, we were able to make some special announcements. We announced to the kids the grand total they raised from the "Found Money" project which will support the recent fire victims. In grand total, the kids raised $1,168! This amount will be matched from a local company, PURE STORAGE! Isn't this awesome?! Next, we presented a portion of our proceeds from the Winter Bazaar which will go to the local community in the amount of $4,000! The kids erupted into applause to see their efforts go towards such a good cause. Thank you for your generous contribution to support the Winter Bazaar. What a beautiful gift our kids gave to our community! As I have mentioned before, I am so inspired by the benevolence that runs deep in our school. From our kids to parents to former alumni, the spirit of giving to those in need is thriving. This comes with grand lessons for our kids that go beyond any textbook or test. We are fortunate to have such a generous community! Our band played, students sang with Marilyn, the teachers serenaded the students, and our 8th graders did a dance (they choreographed) while the sang! It was so festive and great way to come together. I even was able to introduce my parents who were visiting for the day. A favorite moment occurred when a kindergartener looked up at me wide-eyed after introducing her to my mom and said in disbelief, "YOU STILL HAVE A MOM!?" I love these comments! On a personal note: Thank you, Ocean Shore families. This time of year brings me pause to consider my gratitude for my “favorite things.” Your support and encouragement has helped foster our indelible bond between school and home. I have enjoyed getting to know you and your children and look forward to building more memories together in January! Our community is strong. I am most grateful to be a part of it. Staff Makin’ Waves: We have some very dedicated music teachers at Ocean Shore. We are fortunate for the contributions of Ben Gower, Mark Unbehagen, and Marilyn Wells. Each teacher serves a unique niche in how they develop of love of music for our children. This time of year, they put in long hours and days to prepare for special music events that are priceless childhood memories. Ben has done a superior job facilitating our 6th-8th grade band, Mark leads a dynamic music program that gives children a robust foundation of music and music theory in our 3rd – 5th grade, and Marilyn helps our youngest students gain the poise and confidence to perform and sing their sweet little hearts out on stage! Combined, this provides the children of Ocean Shore with such a rich music experience. I am so grateful for each of their efforts! Here are are a few pictures from a class that recently took their love of music on the road. They sang for a local senior home and brought such joy to others!   Parents Makin’ Waves: Several parents have been very helpful in working with our 7th and 8th grade develop exciting new educational opportunities for our enrichment classes. One such class was offered this semester and I had the opportunity to visit the class recently. An 8th grade father, Brandon Diaz, whose family is new to Ocean Shore, lends his expertise of song composition with the students. Students are composing, writing and performing their own songs! Here are a few pictures from the latest class:  From the Front Office: Important Information for Families Registering a Sibling Into Ocean Shore Next year! YOU MUST ENROLL YOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS with the Kindergarten Sibling / Priority Enrollment card! These cards should be turned in as soon as possible, and can be turned into Patricia. These are in the Pacifica School District Kindergarten Enrollment 2019-2020 packet. Please stop by the front office if you need a copy. If you have a child who will be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2019, your child is eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall 2019. If your child will turn 5 between September 2 and December 2, 2019, please request the Transitional Kindergarten Enrollment Card. Information from Jefferson Union High School District for Enrollment Deadlines for 8th Grade Families: Online enrollment closes on January 7, 2019! If you wish to have assistance with this enrollment process for 9th grade, visit IBL (Ingrid B. Lacey Middle School) on Wednesday December 12th 5:30 to 7:30 PM where district representatives will be able to assist you with this process. ASEP Sculpture Class: Students who were in this class should stop by the art room to check the shelves for any ceramic pieces that are ready to pick up and take home. Any questions, check with Tim VanRaaphort. Yearbooks are on Sale! Our middle school staff will be working hard to preserve your memories. Don't let these memories pass you by, order yours today online visit: www.treering.com/validate Private OSS passcode: 1014115995473789. If you have any questions contact [email protected] School Safety Update: From Safe Routes to School: Please Lend Your Voice! Safe Routes to School brings us Y-Bikes and Lower Your Carbon Footprint Days. In the past, the district has received some support for infrastructure as well. Two years ago, Pacifica had such a good response rate that we got some extra funding! Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback allows us to adjust Safe Routes to School (SRTS) education and encouragement program features to best meet the needs of each individual school. Your feedback will also be shared with decision makers throughout the county who can address infrastructure issues regarding safe walking and biking. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. LINK TO ENGLISH SURVEY - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/1819_English LINK TO SPANISH SURVEY - https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/1819Spanish Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completar esta encuesta. Su participación nos permite ajustar la educación y el fomento en el programa Rutas Seguras a Escuela para cumplir mejor con las necesidades de cada escuela. Sus comentarios también serán compartidos con autoridades que pueden abordar cuestiones de infraestructura sobre de caminar y andar en bicicleta con seguridad. La encuesta no tomará más de 5 minutos en completarse. From PEF Corner: Winter Gala! Thank you to everyone for sharing and attending the Gala! Your participation helped us reach our goal successfully, and brought positive feedback, too. Our fundraising goal was set at $15K. Results? ~$26K! Generous donors "pledged" (~$19,650). Company matches (~$3.5K) and attendee's (~100) generated ticket sales (~$2.8K) really help, too! This is a great injection to help fund our programs for the remaining school year. But...we're not done yet. What's next for PEF? Read on! January Jazz! Please help raise awareness about this socially stimulating musical event in the December / January school newsletters, and help us distribute attached flyer at key entry/exit points. Music Matters in Pacifica (MMiP, a PEF program!) presents January Jazz Night! Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at the Pacifica Moose Lodge (776 Bradford Way). 4pm: Matinee featuring Pacifica School District Jazz Ensembles (Cabrillo, Vallemar, Ingrid B. Lacy, and Ocean Shore Schools) and featuring special guests: The Terra Nova High School Jazz Ensemble. $15 for adults, $10 for children under 10 yrs. 7pm: An Adult evening featuring a live musical lineup! Entry includes Dinner, Silent Auction and a beverage ticket! $40 per person (21 or older, only). Tickets available (soon) at https://www.brownpapertickets.com and space is limited, so buy your ticket(s) ASAP. Save $10 When purchasing a Combination Ticket for Matinee and Evening Admission! ($45 for both events). Tickets can also be purchased at the door, at face value. NEXT WEEK HAPPENINGS! WINTER BREAK! NO SCHOOL! Friday, December 21st – January 4th! School will resume on Monday, January 7th! Upcoming Dates: SAVE THE DATE 5th GRADE FAMILIES! January 10th 6 – 8 pm! What is Middle School Like at Ocean Shore? 5th grade parents and students are invited to an informational meeting to hear from Ocean Shore high school alumni and current middle school students and teachers. More details to follow! Picture Retake Day January 18th! Mark you calendar if you wish to have your child pictures taken again or if your child was absent. Weekly Flyers: Dear Ocean Shore Families, Hello! What a festive week at Ocean Shore! With only one more week remaining before we go on Winter Break, you can feel the energy and excitement across our classrooms, hallways, lunchroom, and the playground. I hope you are finding time to enjoy this special time of year. I love the events that are bringing us all together and have enjoyed seeing so many families at school! Reflections From My Office: I am reflecting this morning on the extraordinary event that occurred yesterday – our Winter Bazaar. It epitomized the heart of our school which is how the community comes together as powerful force for good in our world. It was exciting for me to be part of my first Ocean Shore Winter Bazaar and it was beyond what I could have imagined! The event kicked off with a sweet music serenade from our younger students. I was amazed at how our team of teachers, staff, parents and students transformed our MPR into a merry land of goods and crafts lovingly prepared by students (and teachers!) to sell in efforts to raise money for disadvantaged local Pacifica families. We will announce our final earnings next week! It was fun to see the kids dash from table to table in search of treasures and gifts to give their family members. A 6th grader proudly displayed all of her items that she found for under $15. She was so proud and told me how she knew her dad would love his new plant! Another kindergartener longingly glanced at a basket for the silent auction. He begged his mom to buy the basket for him. When she explained it was for an auction and not to be purchased like the other items, he did not bend. Instead, he looked at her as only a kindergartener could and said with big eyes, “But mom… this basket is my dream.” Precious! Like most things at Ocean Shore, it was not just the event itself that left an impression upon me. It was the way in which our community was woven together to produce the event from the planning to the cleanup, all under the direction of our beloved Ocean Shore teacher, Patty. The finishing touches at the end of a long day to round up of all the baskets was something quite extraordinary. I witnessed students, staff members like Patricia and Barbara, teachers who had taught a long day, and dedicated parents work like clockwork to clean the MPR, call raffle winners, and reassemble our hallways and MPR in order to welcome students to school today. It was impressive to see how everyone rolled up their sleeves to lend a hand to facilitate this special event that will remain as one of my favorite Ocean Shore traditions. It was awesome to see how alumni and neighbors visited. Ocean Shore’s original secretary even stopped by to shop, along with many other former parents and students to support the Winter Bazaar! The last part of the evening was especially touching. Staff and parents headed across the street to support our teachers Jonathan and Jason who had organized a “Playin’ for Paradise” benefit at the Pedro Point Brewery to support the Camp Fire Relief fund for victims of the recent fires. There was a tremendous turnout! They raised close to $600! This will be combined with our “Find Money” project , in which a local company will match this donation bringing the grand total to close to $1,200! The jars in classrooms will be collected later today, and we will announce to the kids next week about our total amount raised from the “Find Money” project. It is pretty awesome when you think about the power of community when we work together to help others. In one single day, our school hosted the Winter Bazaar to raise money for local families, while at night we gathered to support victims of the recent fire tragedy. It is inspiring as this is an example of how one idea can lead to grand results. I am so supremely proud of the adults who lead our children and the parents at home who set a positive example for our kids. We are fortunate and I am grateful to call Ocean Shore my home. I am our biggest fan! Staff Makin’ Waves: As mentioned above, it was awe-inspiring to see the work and dedication of teachers such as Patty who has helped us prepare for months for the successful Winter Bazaar event. Long hours were spent executing every detail, and bringing others together on the weekend to prepare, and keeping a cheerful smile all the while! Other teachers like Natalie helped organize and prepare for the event. One of our part-time teachers who is a long-time Ocean Shore teacher Alice contributed two full tables of her beautiful knitting to see at the Bazaar! We joked that Alice semi-retired so that she can knit to make items to sell at the Winter Bazaar. What a selfless, generous service Alice contributes to our community! Teachers like Jason and Jonathan set such a positive example for our kids by initiating the music event to raise money for our fire victims! Here are some pictures from the memorable day yesterday!    Parents Makin’ Waves: Last week, our students at lunch had an opportunity to work computer programmers from Google. This event was in recognition of the national “Hour of Code” event which encourages students to be excited about coding. It was a great turnout, and fun to see how our students were creating code! The event would not have occurred without the help of Brett Duncavage and his coordination of the volunteers. Thank you to the Duncavage family for their volunteerism! From the Front Office: Important Information for Families Registering a Sibling Into Ocean Shore Next year! YOU MUST ENROLL YOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS with the Kindergarten Sibling / Priority Enrollment card! These cards should be turned in as soon as possible, and can be turned into Patricia. These are in the Pacifica School District Kindergarten Enrollment 2019-2020 packet. Please stop by the front office if you need a copy. If you have a child who will be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2019, your child is eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall 2019. If your child will turn 5 between September 2 and December 2, 2019, please request the Transitional Kindergarten Enrollment Card. Information from Jefferson Union High School District for Enrollment Deadlines for 8th Grade Families: Online enrollment closes on January 7, 2019! If you wish to have assistance with this enrollment process for 9th grade, visit IBL (Ingrid B. Lacey Middle School) on Wednesday December 12th 5:30 to 7:30 PM where district representatives will be able to assist you with this process. ASEP Sculpture Class: Students who were in this class should stop by the art room to check the shelves for any ceramic pieces that are ready to pick up and take home. Any questions, check with Tim VanRaaphort. Yearbooks are on Sale! Our middle school staff will be working hard to preserve your memories. Don't let these memories pass you by, order yours today online visit: www.treering.com/validate Private OSS passcode: 1014115995473789. If you have any questions contact [email protected] School Safety Update: From Safe Routes to School: Please Lend Your Voice! Safe Routes to School brings us Y-Bikes and Lower Your Carbon Footprint Days. In the past, the district has received some support for infrastructure as well. Two years ago, Pacifica had such a good response rate that we got some extra funding! Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback allows us to adjust Safe Routes to School (SRTS) education and encouragement program features to best meet the needs of each individual school. Your feedback will also be shared with decision makers throughout the county who can address infrastructure issues regarding safe walking and biking. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. LINK TO ENGLISH SURVEY - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/1819_English LINK TO SPANISH SURVEY - https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/1819Spanish Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completar esta encuesta. Su participación nos permite ajustar la educación y el fomento en el programa Rutas Seguras a Escuela para cumplir mejor con las necesidades de cada escuela. Sus comentarios también serán compartidos con autoridades que pueden abordar cuestiones de infraestructura sobre de caminar y andar en bicicleta con seguridad. La encuesta no tomará más de 5 minutos en completarse. From PEF Corner: Winter Gala! Thank you to everyone for sharing and attending the Gala! Your participation helped us reach our goal successfully, and brought positive feedback, too. Our fundraising goal was set at $15K. Results? ~$26K! Generous donors "pledged" (~$19,650). Company matches (~$3.5K) and attendee's (~100) generated ticket sales (~$2.8K) really help, too! This is a great injection to help fund our programs for the remaining school year. But...we're not done yet. What's next for PEF? Read on! January Jazz! Please help raise awareness about this socially stimulating musical event in the December / January school newsletters, and help us distribute attached flyer at key entry/exit points. Music Matters in Pacifica (MMiP, a PEF program!) presents January Jazz Night! Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at the Pacifica Moose Lodge (776 Bradford Way). 4pm: Matinee featuring Pacifica School District Jazz Ensembles (Cabrillo, Vallemar, Ingrid B. Lacy, and Ocean Shore Schools) and featuring special guests: The Terra Nova High School Jazz Ensemble. $15 for adults, $10 for children under 10 yrs. 7pm: An Adult evening featuring a live musical lineup! Entry includes Dinner, Silent Auction and a beverage ticket! $40 per person (21 or older, only). Tickets available (soon) at https://www.brownpapertickets.com and space is limited, so buy your ticket(s) ASAP. Save $10 When purchasing a Combination Ticket for Matinee and Evening Admission! ($45 for both events). Tickets can also be purchased at the door, at face value. HoPEFful News: 1.) Sandy Stefancic has completed her PEF Presidency term (5+yrs!). Alden Miller and Emily Hennessey are co-habitating the role going forward. Wish her well and support Alden and Emily going forward! 2.) November Meeting Minutes (DRAFT) for additional Gala event / annual planning insights. NEXT WEEK HAPPENINGS! Wednesday, December 19th: Choral Performance Concert for Primary Grades! Arrive at 6:45 pm with the concert to begin at 7 pm! Thursday, December 20th: MINIMUM DAY! WINTER BREAK! NO SCHOOL! Friday, December 21st – January 4th! School will resume on Monday, January 7th! Upcoming Dates: SAVE THE DATE 5th GRADE FAMILIES! January 10th 6 – 8 pm! What is Middle School Like at Ocean Shore? 5th grade parents and students are invited to an informational meeting to hear from Ocean Shore high school alumni and current middle school students and teachers. More details to follow! Picture Retake Day January 18th! Mark you calendar if you wish to have your child pictures taken again or if your child was absent. Weekly Flyers: Dear Ocean Shore Families, Hello! This was a fun week with lots of festivities underway. From our POD day, “Paint Night” fundraiser, PSD facilities planning meeting to preparations for the Winter Bazaar next week, December is a busy and productive month. Our staff lounge has been transformed with anticipation of the Winter Bazaar on Thursday next week. I look forward to seeing you there! Take a look at the details below (a beautiful poster created by our own 2nd grade teacher, Juli!).  Reflections From My Office: As a classroom teacher, I always enjoyed this time of year for the festive celebrations and ways the focus on giving. I especially liked talking with students about what are the “best gifts.” This often led to a discussion about how the best gift aren’t always things…they can be words. My students and I would swap “word gifts” with each other. We shared how they didn’t cost much money, never ran out or went away, and were very easy to wrap! I enjoyed talking about this with our students during lunch this week. At the lunch tables, this provided a great discussion topic: “Word Gifts.” Here were some responses from students when I asked them for examples of “Word Gifts.” My question: What is a word gift you would give to someone? Student responses: · “I would tell my mom that I love her. More than anything!” · “I’ll give a word gift to my best friend. I will tell her I would do anything for her.” · “My friend will always stand up for me. I will tell her that.” · “My mom and dad tell me I’m smart. That always stays with me.” · “My dad believes in me. He tells me that when he drops me off to school in the morning.” · “My grandma told me I’m beautiful.” I encourage you to engage in this conversation with your family! Share with me your responses! Staff Makin’ Waves: We are fortunate to welcome Mika Duff to our faculty this year. As our school psychologist, Mika has jumped into our Ocean Shore family with a splash! She is a wealth of knowledge, works diligently with teachers and parents to support each student need. We are grateful to have her at Ocean Shore this year! From the Front Office: The Winter Bazaar is Coming and We Could Use Your Help! The staff is looking for a few parent volunteers to help on the day of the Winter Bazaar (Thursday, December 13th!). Please visit the poster on the bulletin board in the main hallway to sign up if you can help us out! Important Information for Families Registering a Sibling Into Ocean Shore Next year! YOU MUST ENROLL YOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS with the Kindergarten Sibling / Priority Enrollment card! These cards should be turned in as soon as possible, and can be turned into Patricia. These are in the Pacifica School District Kindergarten Enrollment 2019-2020 packet. Please stop by the front office if you need a copy. If you have a child who will be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2019, your child is eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall 2019. If your child will turn 5 between September 2 and December 2, 2019, please request the Transitional Kindergarten Enrollment Card. From Our Library: Book Fair was a success! We'd like to thank you all for helping to make our Book Fair a success yet again. Despite the smoke lowering the amount of sales, we did well thanks to your support! Thank you to the families that purchased books for the library for all to share and a big "Thank You" to the Darah and Milo Katz family for their most generous donations of many books to our library and to multiple classrooms! Lastly, Thanks to our volunteers for helping us set up, run and breakdown the fair - we couldn't do it without you! Mystery Donation! We recently received a donation of 35 books from our Amazon Wish List! Wow! Unfortunately, there was no paperwork in any of the boxes so our benefactor(s) remains a mystery... Thank you mystery donor! Thank you, thank you! We would love to know your identity so we could thank you personally. As always, we truly appreciate your help in fostering a love of reading and learning in our students. Barbara and Renee Information from Jefferson Union High School District for Enrollment Deadlines for 8th Grade Families: Online enrollment closes on January 7, 2019! If you wish to have assistance with this enrollment process for 9th grade, visit IBL (Ingrid B. Lacey Middle School) on Wednesday December 12th 5:30 to 7:30 PM where district representatives will be able to assist you with this process. Yearbooks are on Sale! Our middle school staff will be working hard to preserve your memories. Don't let these memories pass you by, order yours today online visit: www.treering.com/validate Private OSS passcode: 1014115995473789. If you have any questions contact [email protected] School Safety Update: From Safe Routes to School: Please Lend Your Voice! Safe Routes to School brings us Y-Bikes and Lower Your Carbon Footprint Days. In the past, the district has received some support for infrastructure as well. Two years ago, Pacifica had such a good response rate that we got some extra funding! Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback allows us to adjust Safe Routes to School (SRTS) education and encouragement program features to best meet the needs of each individual school. Your feedback will also be shared with decision makers throughout the county who can address infrastructure issues regarding safe walking and biking. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. LINK TO ENGLISH SURVEY - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/1819_English LINK TO SPANISH SURVEY - https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/1819Spanish Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completar esta encuesta. Su participación nos permite ajustar la educación y el fomento en el programa Rutas Seguras a Escuela para cumplir mejor con las necesidades de cada escuela. Sus comentarios también serán compartidos con autoridades que pueden abordar cuestiones de infraestructura sobre de caminar y andar en bicicleta con seguridad. La encuesta no tomará más de 5 minutos en completarse. From PEF Corner: SUPPORT PEF! The Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) is taking education to new heights. They completely fund educational programs which exceed California’s core school standards; which our district budget cannot accommodate. Simply, PEF funds, advances, and protects a higher quality education for OUR students. Learn more, here. PEF SPONSORED PROGRAMS: - Elementary School Music Program - Middle School Band Program (Music Matters in Pacifica - MMIP) - Middle School Computer Science Program - Elementary School Slam Poetry Program (SPARC - Stage Performance + Rhythmic Culture - Poetry) - Professional Science Curriculum Development & Training For Teachers (Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)) Learn more, here. GIVE BACK! PEF gives our children an enriched educational experience. Give back to PEF and don’t forget your employer-sponsored donation matching too! Give back or donate here. LISTEN & LEARN: PEF Ambassadors will be onsite at PTO events. You can volunteer to help us here. HOW CAN I HELP? - Volunteers needed, here. - Like & Follow PEF on Facebook, here. - Reach Out to our PEF Ambassadors, below:
NEXT WEEK HAPPENINGS! Thursday, December 13: WINTER BAZAAR! Stop by the MPR to find treasures for the holiday season and support our local community! Thursday, December 13 (following the Winter Bazaar). Support Fire Victims at Pedro Point Brewery! Come out to hear our Ocean Shore teachers Jason and Jonathan! They will be playing music at Pedro Point Brewing on December 13th, after the Winter Bazaar, to raise money for the Paradise fire victims. We will start a chilled out acoustic set around 6 pm. It is a Free show with tips going to non-profit organizations to help the people of Paradise. Upcoming Dates: SAVE THE DATE 5th GRADE FAMILIES! January 10th 6 – 8 pm! What is Middle School Like at Ocean Shore? 5th grade parents and students are invited to an informational meeting to hear from Ocean Shore high school alumni and current middle school students and teachers. More details to follow! Picture Retake Day January 18th! Mark you calendar if you wish to have your child pictures taken again or if your child was absent. Weekly Flyers: |
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