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Dear Ocean Shore Families, Hello! Happy Friday! I hope you enjoyed the week. I was excited to enjoy the lovely sunshine! I have been told by many to “hang on” until the beautiful weather arrives in September and October! Everyone was correct in this prediction! I am excited for a very important event next week. Thursday (9/20) at 7 pm is our first general PTO meeting. It is a mandatory event, so be sure to send another adult on your behalf if you are not able to join. You do not want to miss this important evening! I look forward to seeing you there! Arrive early to meet with PTO representatives who will have booths available to talk with parents about required volunteering forms, spirit wear or other pertinent questions. I look forward to sharing updates with you for my Principal’s Report. Expect to hear from me in this report about topics such as my initial impressions of Ocean Shore, my core values as an instructional leader, the 2018-19 Pacifica School District curriculum highlights and student safety at Ocean Shore. Below is the proposed PTO budget for your review. Take a moment to review so that you have adequate time to review this prior to the meeting next week: PTO Proposed Budget Reflections From My Office: I had the opportunity to spend some time in our classrooms this week. I was eager to join their writing activities, known as Writer’s Workshop. This is an instructional model at Ocean Shore that has been the cornerstone of our instructional practices to teach writing across all grade levels. The fact that Ocean Shore has this workshop model for writing and reading was one of the main reasons I was so eager to come to Ocean Shore. As a classroom teacher, I found immense pleasure in watching how my students began to see themselves as real writers. Much of the Writer’s Workshop model rests upon the idea that students should write about ideas that matter to them. From small moment personal narratives to persuasive writing, students find that they have lots to say! Writing becomes a cherished activity, because they have the ability to express themselves. It has been inspiring to see how the students of Ocean Shore embody the mindset that they are writers with much to say about the world around them! When I observed a few of our classrooms today, I noticed that students were fanatic about getting their important thoughts on paper because they feel they have something important to share with their audience. This comes from feeling supported and encouraged in a positive classroom environment. This confidence is what Writer’s Workshop promotes, and to see it done through the collaborative partnerships that our teachers foster between students is magic! Each child comes to appreciate the other through the lens of writing and sharing ideas. In a 6th grade classroom, students were paired up and offered effective feedback to one another as they worked on personal narratives from their summer experiences. In a 3rd grade classroom, the teacher facilitated a constructive conversation about how to “show, not tell” your story. I captured her posters that decorate her room, which are posted below! As the 3rd graders worked on their pieces, they walked back to the poster to refer to the tips from their teacher. This is exactly how writing instruction should be for our students – it was informative, engaging, and prompts growth as a writer!   Staff Makin’ Waves: We are fortunate to have music available to our students at Ocean Shore in a variety of ways. I would like to highlight the contributions of one of our music teachers, Mark Unbehagen, who teaches music to our 3rd – 5th graders (brought to us by the Pacifica Education Foundation!). A talented musician himself, his love of music is contagious for our students and staff alike! Last week, he did something really fun for all of the staff in Pacifica. He organized a “Teacher Play-Date” after school on Friday. Teachers were invited to join him in the music room to try-out all of the different instruments. While the teachers enjoyed being students themselves with new equipment and learning opportunities, they also were given an opportunity to know more about the instruments their students would be using in music. Mark plans to host these events a few more times this year. I admire his innovation, which benefits our community in many ways! Parents Makin’ Waves (Shared From a Parent to All Parents!): Note to Parents: Please recommend a peer that you notice going above and beyond! I would love to celebrate their contributions to our community! Welcome to Ocean Shore, Johnny Davis! Johnny has brought his enthusiasm, energy and expertise to Ocean Shore by joining the committed group known as the Pacifica Education Foundation. As a new incoming kindergarten parent, Johnny is also jumping into his role as the VP and Volunteer Outreach Chair of PEF with contagious energy! We are fortunate to have his family at Ocean Shore! From the Front Office: Please Remember to Update Your TB Test! A reminder to visit your healthcare provider to update your TB test results and share this with our PTO record keepers! You can get this service done easily at places such as Daly City Urgent Care! It is open 7 days a week. This is required of ALL volunteers. Thank you! Amazon Wish-List for Books for our Library! A new wish list for books for the Ocean Shore library has been added. These are books we would love to add to our collection. Parents can search for "Ocean Shore School Library" from their Amazon account. When they have located us, the list "OSS Library Wish List" will be accessible. Thank you for helping us keep current and interesting books in the hands of our students ! You can find the link here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/25LCHT7LY60YB September is National Preparedness Month. You and your family can be better prepared by registering with SMC ALERT to receive important information in the event of a natural disaster or major emergency. SMC ALERT is the primary means of communication used by the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Pacifica Police Department, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services, to alert our communities to major traffic events, critical incidents, and emergencies. Information during an emergency would include safe evacuation routes, the location of evacuation centers and community points of distribution for supplies. SMC ALERT provides emergency communications delivered to your cellular telephones, electronic mail and text messages in order to inform the community of events that may impact them. Stay informed and be prepared – sign up for SMC ALERT today. To learn more or to register go to www.smcalert.info or just text your zip code to 888777. Questions Regarding Requirements such as Live Scan for Parent Volunteers: We are in the process of working together with our staff, district, parent and larger community including law enforcement to gain the most current information regarding our policies and practices required for parent volunteers at our school. Student safety is our top priority, and collaborating with all stakeholders to ensure our special programs and field trips can continue through our reliance on parent volunteers while keeping students safe is essential. I welcome any questions or suggestions you may have regarding this topic. You will be updated as information related becomes available. From the PTO Corner: THANK YOU for your continued patience with parent volunteer forms: THANK YOU to all of our parents for your patience and flexibility as we adjust our procedures for collecting volunteer forms. In an effort to protect privacy, the collection process has been adjusted this year. While this new process is put in place, your support has been much appreciated. We expect a smooth roll-out of these forms next year as we continue to improve our systems and reduce inconveniences for all of our parents, volunteers, teachers and staff! Ocean Shore PTO Corn Booth Volunteers Needed September 29 & 30. Have fun at Fog Fest and earn hours while raising money for Ocean Shore PTO!Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a45aaa823a5fd0-fogfest Questions? Contact Sam Leon at samcleon@gmail.com Join Us for a Fun Fundraising Event! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st at Sea Bowl is Ocean Shore Family Fun Night! Take your family bowling with fun lasers and fog machines while supporting our school! Join Empowered Fitness between NOW AND HALLOWEEN and all proceeds will benefit OSS PTO! Get fit, have fun all while supporting our school! From the Diversity Leadership Group Corner: Do you speak another language? Would you like to share a picture book story read in that language to a classroom of students, and then share a little something about your culture or the culture of your language or why you speak this language…? The Diversity Leadership Group is recruiting volunteers to do short 15 – 20 minute presentations in a classroom or a few classrooms to celebrate International Literacy Day. We are going to celebrate it all week long the first week of October with the first week of the annual read-a-thon. Please email jonelle.chase@comcast.net if you want to know more or want to volunteer to present. 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. UPCOMING PEF EVENTS: - PEFATHON: Mark Your Calendars - Oct. 28th - Run & Walk to support our school! Races for all ages, Fitness Fair, Awards, Prizes and much more! See the attachment on this newsletter; or click here. -NEW MEMBERSHIP PLANS: Membership provides you tickets and/or discounted access to fun annual family events, supporter decals, and much more. Learn more, 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! Coastal Clean-Up Tomorrow! (9/15 at 9 am) Ocean Shore School Ocean Shore School has adopted Sharp Park Beach as our clean up area. Come help and earn volunteer hours for our school! If people are willing to volunteer, you will need to be at the start of the levee at 9am to sign in and complete a waiver. Alternatively, you can complete a waiver on line here before hand: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDF_whO84HnInP_PMLERlIVB13M_Zob5miXo6gaTYxLBFu_Q/viewform Thursday, September 20th PTO General Meeting 7 – 9 pm in the MPR: I hope to see you at our first General PTO Meeting! I look forward to speaking with you and sharing insights for our year ahead. This will be my first meeting, so join me if you are also new or returning for another great year at OSS! Join Us for a Fun Fundraising Event! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st at Sea Bowl is Ocean Shore Family Fun Night! Take your family bowling with fun lasers and fog machines while supporting our school! UPCOMING EVENTS! Tuesday, September 25th Ocean Shore School Safety Committee Meeting 7 pm (Room TBD): Join me, our new Superintendent, Dr. Heather Olson, teachers and parents interested in discussing ways we can support student safety and well-being at our school. All are invited to attend! EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND GAIN VOLUNTEER HOURS: NEED HOURS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL? The Oceans 411 committee needs you! We're looking for parents to cut and paint plywood for a project. If you can help, email Sheila at sgambled@pacificasd.org. HELP RUN AN ELECTIVE FOR 7th and 8th GRADERS! We are still looking for parents who would partner with our teachers to facilitate an electives course. These are offered each trimester and we hope to host a class such as a language, coding or computer-programming course. If you have an interest in offering this opportunity to our kids, please let me or a 7th/8th grader teacher know about your expertise or availability! Weekly Flyers: Comments are closed.
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Jeanne BellingerPrincipal of Ocean Shore. Check back here for weekly updates and messages from the principal. Archives
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