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HINTS AND MORE!REMOTE LEARNING HAPPENINGS, HELPFUL HINTS AND
MORE!
REMINDER!! FRIDAY, JUNE 12 IS THE LAST
DAY OF SUN SCHOOL AND OPTIONAL
EXTENDED LEARNING
Dear Ocean Avenue Families,
As a school, we are processing the brutal death of George Floyd
through virtual conversationsas a whole staff and in smaller teams.
Ocean Avenue Elementary School has been working onunderstanding
race, culture, and bias for the past two years. However, we feel we
have muchmore to do, and are committed to taking action through our
curriculum and continued di�cult
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BELONGINGS DISTRIBUTIONDAYS - JUNE 4 & 5Student belongings
distribution dates are scheduled for June 4and 5. During these two
days, you will be able to pick up anyitems your student(s) may have
left behind at school. You willalso have the ability to bring back
any books (both classroomand school library books) and school
borrowed instruments. Lost and Found items will alsobe placed
outside on a table.
Teachers came into school recently and bagged up your student's
items, which we will bringout to you, once you drive up in your car
and tell us your student's name(s). We will greet youfrom afar,
retrieve your student's items and place the bag(s) on a table for
you to then retrieve.
For any books that you are returning, we will have blue
recycling bins labeled for Book Returnsnext to the student
retrieval item table outside. For school borrowed instruments
beingreturned, these can be placed on a big cart titled Instrument
Returns, which will also belocated next to the student item
retrieval table.
PICK-UP DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
conversations. Ocean Avenue staff supports Black Lives Matter,
especially those lives of ourfamilies and staff. We condemn racism
and violence. Our priority is to have a school whereeveryone feels
safe and welcome.
We have faced unprecedented times as a school community and
through our collectivestrength we have united. There are events
happening in our country and community thatchallenge our sense of
safety and security in a different way. We have included resources
fortalking to your children and families. Please reach out, if you
want to discuss further or wouldlike more resources.
“Let’s raise a generation of children who are thoughtful,
informed, and brave about race.” -https://www.embracerace.org
Yours in Peace and Solidarity,Karen PotenzianoCarly RoakDawn
GirschBeverly Stevens
A Couple of Resources for Families:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-racism-harms-children-2019091417788
The 60-minute special "Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A
CNN/Sesame Street TownHall for Kids and Families" will air on
Saturday, June 6, at 10 AM ET.
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Kindergarten - Thursday, June 4, 8-9:30 AMFirst Grade -
Thursday, June 4, 10-11:30 AMSecond Grade - Thursday, June 4,
12-1:30 PMThird Grade - Friday, June 5, 8-9:30 AMFourth Grade -
Friday, June 5, 10-11:30 AMFifth Grade - Friday, June 5, 12-1:30
PM
PLEASE NOTE: For siblings, you can pick up items for all
siblings at one pick-up date/time.You do NOT need to come back a
second time.
Please make every effort to make the appointed date/time above.
If you are unable to do so,please contact Melissa West. Thank
You!
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICELETTER ON THIRD TRIMESTERGRADING/REPORT
CARDSDear Elementary Families,
The purpose of this letter is to update you on the plan
fortrimester 3 reporting for elementary students. Based onfeedback
we received, we will not be sending formal reportcards home for the
�nal trimester for students in PreK through5th grade. While
teachers have been paying close attention toyour child’s work
throughout remote learning, we acknowledgethat it’s di�cult to
discern each student’s independent level ofmastery given the varied
levels of support at home and sincewe are still learning how to
best assess mastery in a remotesetting.
We can better understand where each student is at after
thesummer. We will adapt our instruction and offer support
forstudents in the fall to address any learning loss that was
aresult of remote learning. As always, if you have questionsabout
your child’s learning, reach out to their teacher or to
theprincipal.
We are deeply appreciative of everything you have done toadjust
to remote learning. We know this required a lot of timeand sacri�ce
on the part of families of elementary agestudents in particular. We
value your commitment to yourchild's education and will be asking
for feedback from familiesto help us design the program for
educating all of our studentsthis fall.
With appreciation,
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SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGETLETTER ~ MAY 29, 2020Superintendent
Xavier Botana has sent a letter to PPS familiesand the community
that details the Portland Board of PublicEducation’s recommended
$119.9 million budget, approved May26, which will result in no
increase in the tax rate. His letter alsodiscusses pending efforts
still to �nd as much as $400,000 inreductions in the budget, and
outlines next steps in the budgetprocess.
The budget now goes to the City Council, which sets the bottom
line of the school budget.The Council is slated to hold a �rst read
of the proposal on Monday, June 1. The council willhold a public
hearing and a vote on the budget on June 15. The budget then will
go to Portlandvoters at the July 14 primary.
Read the Superintendent's Letter in it's entirety HERE:
Melea Nalli, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching &
LearningAaron Townsend, Assistant Superintendent of
SchoolManagement
FOUNDATION FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS(FPPS) ~ THANK A TEACHER
CAMPAIGNMessage from Executive Director, Foundation for Portland
Public Schools:
The FPPS is reaching the end of our campaign to raise money for
the Innovation and EquityTeacher Grants program. As you may know,
our annual fundraising event for this, Spring forTeachers, was
canceled due to the pandemic. One of regular corporate sponsors,
whonormally donates $10K for these grants also had to back out due
to major business losses.
So...we launched a fundraising campaign that was designed to
simultaneously show gratitudefor school staff and raise money to
distribute to teachers in the fall. We've raised almost $6Kso far,
but would love to double that. You know better than almost anyone
that teachers willneed funds to innovate next year more than
ever!
If you would like to make a donation to this campaign , here is
a link to FPPS email about theThank a Teacher campaign.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ~STUDENT DEVICE RETURNPlease Note: All
elementary school student devices andhotspots, handed out from
Portland Public Schools, will becollected when students come back
to school for the 2020-21school year.
Your child(ren) can use their devices over the summer to
continue with any learning platformstheir teachers assigned, if
they would like to do so. If they are not using their device over
thesummer for learning though, please store them in a safe, secure
spot, so they can be returnedwhen school resumes.
Thanks for considering and best of luck wrapping up the school
year!
Andrea Weisman SummersExecutive DirectorFoundation for Portland
Public Schoolswww.foundationforpps.org(c) 207.400.1151pronouns:
she/her
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONKindergarten Registration for the
2020-2021 school year isOPEN! Even though school is closed, we
encourage you toregister your child online to start the process.
CLICK HERE toregister online.
For questions regarding online registration, please
contactJanice Caminiti at [email protected] or MelissaWest
at [email protected].
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HELPFUL VIDEOS AND NEWS FROM
SOME OF OUR VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
REFLECTIONS AND INSIGHTS FROMKINDERGARTENAs our Kindergarten
students wrap up the school year, many of them would like to share
theirre�ections on what they learned, what they miss, or just share
their insights on differentsubjects. Thank you all for your
wonderful submissions.
In our �rst re�ection below, Westley, a Kindergarten student
from Ms. Crowley's class, shareswhat he will remember from
Kindergarten. What great memories Westley, and what a fun,colorful
time you had in Kindergarten. Thank you for sharing!
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Asher, a student in Ms. Crowley's Kindergarten class, shared
histhoughts about completing the school year as a
Kindergartener.
"I am a big kid now!Now I can help the new generations of
Kindergarteners!!!
The past is the past, and there's always the future!The future
looks good ...
Anna, a Kindergarten student in Ms. Crowley's class, shared
herthoughts about her new puppy.
Kindergarten students often come up with the wisest
insights!
"Puppies, they don't learn in a snap.They learn slow...just like
me!
At Kindergarten, I did math slowly,I learned writing slow,I did
reading slowly,...
I even learned art slowly!It is OK to make mistakes.
That's how it works!I just kept trying and trying and I learned
it !!!!!
Did you know I am �ve and a half now?!"
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My goal in the future is to �nish all of the Dogman books!"
HARD AT WORK IN FIRST GRADE!Hollis, a �rst grade student in Mrs.
O'Shea's class, shared her story titled "Tea Party". She
evenincluded her menu!
Thanks for sharing Hollis! We love your story!
Maeve a �rst grade student in Mrs. O'Shea's class, wrote a poem
titled "My House". She alsoincluded an illustration of her
house.
Keep up the great work, Maeve!
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Juliet, a �rst grade student in Mrs. O'Shea's class, shared a
sampling of all the work she hasbeen doing during remote learning.
Juliet has kept busy with worksheets, writing, and evenshared a
plan for making her own telescope!
Awesome work, Juliet! We love your creative thinking!
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SECOND GRADE VIDEO SHAREBenedicte, a second grade student in
Mrs. Thompson's class,shared a video with us recently. In this
video, she expressesthat she misses school and her teacher, and
looks forward tothe end of coronavirus outbreak, Benedicte said
that if thisdoesn't happen, she'd like to turn into a little bug
and �y toschool to see her teacher and friends.
We miss you too, Benedicte. Thank you for sharing your videowith
us!
Benedicte_Video.mp4 drive.google.com
THIRD GRADE'S POETRY PROJECT FILM REVEALThird Grade's Poetry
Project Film Reveal is scheduled for June 12 at 9:30 AM. The Zoom
linkfor this this will be posted on the third grade Google
Classroom page.
For a sneak peek at one of our third grader's poems, please see
the poem written byMrs.Taylor's student, Morgan, on GUINEA PIGS!
Thank you for your submission Morgan!
Morgan Verey 2.mp4 drive.google.com
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THIRD GRADE MYSTERY SERIESPROJECTSCheck out some of Mrs. Riley's
third graders fabulous mysteryseries projects they have been
working on during remotelearning. Great work third graders!
Spirit Animals to the Rescue, A Photo Album by LucyTopperSpirit
Animals abc, by Luke EmeryThe Boxcar Children ABC's, by Vincent
CiccomanciniSpirit Animals - Stealing the Evertree, by Gideon Noah
ChaleffThe Case of Missing Dino Egg Character Cards, by Evan
AyanSammy Keyes: Character Cards, by Morgan Elizabeth Verey
THIRD GRADE REFLECTIONSMaggie and Miles, third grade student's
in Ms. Vaznis' class, share re�ection letters about theremote
learning experience.
Maggie's Re�ectionMiles Re�ection
Thank you both for sharing what has worked, what hasn't worked,
what you have liked anddisliked, during this time of remote
learning.
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LIBRARY NEWSThe Portland Public Library will be revealing its
summer readingprogram shortly. It's called Happy Birthday Maine!
and it beginson June 15. Book logs will be available digitally and
in person,with more details to come. Keep your eye on the Portland
PublicLibrary website for information on this and other
summerreading information.
If you have library books to return, please refer to the
Belongings Distribution Days - June 4and 5 article at the top of
the Weekly Note for more details. Also, if you'd like to hang
ontothem for a bit longer, they can be returned next year as well
(even at the Portland MiddleSchools). For more information on what
books you have out, please feel free to contact Ms.Platt.
And �nally, keep checking out the library Read Aloud page for
more books from Ms. Platt.There are a ton of other wonderful links
there too.
All the very best,Mrs. Platt
PHYSICAL EDUCATION NOTESThe past few weeks of remote learning
have been busy inPhysical Education. Students have been
participating in newexercise challenges, obstacle courses, and the
OAES VirtualFun Run. The last week of May was dedicated to Field
Day.
If you missed the �eld day games and activities, you can
clickHERE to �nd them.
As you head into Summer break, remember how important it isto
take care of yourself. Get plenty of rest, eat healthy foodsand be
physically active everyday. Scavenger Hunts andobstacle courses are
great ways to get active. Click on thelinks below for activities
that the whole family can have fundoing rain or shine!!
For an Inside the house Scavenger hunt click HEREFor an Outside
/scavenger Hunt Click HERE
Finally, to mark the �rst week of Sun School you can clickHERE
to �nd out how to create your own obstacle course!
HAVE FUN!
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MUSIC NOTESEcho Song: As you know, we like songs about animals.
Enjoy the silly yetunfortunate song tale of Bill Grogan and his
goat. We feature avery fun and silly instrument in this song called
a kazoo. If youhave a kazoo grab it and play along with us at the
end of
thesong!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBH8vf7XZgY&t=88s
Songtale: Enjoy one of my students favorite stories "Everyone
AskedAbout You." Nora's friends want her to come out and play
butshe will not come out of her room because she is feeling
blue!Then her friend has an idea. He tells her that everyone
(eventhe butter�ies, the man in the moon, and �sh in the ocean)
askabout her. Do you think she'll come out? Listen and see!The tale
is sung by Bob McGrath and the music composed isso fun and
catchy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4poVyVxV10Q&t=17s
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SCHOOL & COMMUNITY RESOURCES
NURSE NOTES ~ REQUEST FORFACE COVERINGS!While we don't yet have
the details about how and when we willphysically return to school,
I anticipate that there will be a needfor cloth face coverings for
both children and adults. So, for allyou sewers out there who have
the time, ability and resources,donations would be greatly
appreciated!
I know many of you have been furiously sewing and donating to
worthy causes in ourcommunity and your help is greatly appreciated.
Any donation of this sort helps our entirecommunity. But, for those
of you who haven't done this yet and are looking for ways to
getinvolved, here it is!
There is no one perfect mask and the design is somewhat
dependent on your comfort leveland ability, but all have at least
two layers of fabric and should be easy to put on and take off.Many
are simple and easy to make and make a great �rst sewing
project!
I will collect them as we get closer to returning to school, but
summer would be an ideal timefor work on this initiative. Thanks in
advance for your efforts to keep everyone safe andhealthy and your
contributions are much appreciated!
LET'S GO! 5210 ~~ KITCHEN SCRAP GARDENINGThe MaineHealth Let's
Go! 5210 Team has been sharing out helpful wellness resources
onvarious topics from physical �tness ideas, to nature-based
educational tools and activities, to
BLOOD SHORTAGEThere is a signi�cant blood shortage nationwide
and in ourcommunity during this pandemic. Parents, please
considergiving if you can. The Red Cross is offering regular blood
drivesat the Elks club on Wednesdays between 10 AM and 4 PM,
byappointment only from June 10-July 1. Safety protocols are
inplace for everyone's protection.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Thank you for considering giving in this way to those who
areless fortunate and critically ill.
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kid friendly quick and healthy meals and much more. In
thisweekly note, I am sharing out information on Kitchen
ScrapGardening.
Gardening is one of the best ways to encourage healthy
eatingamong children. Active involvement in the growing
andharvesting of their food can help kids develop more
positiveattitudes towards fresh fruits and vegetables, allowing
them tobetter recognize preferences and increase their willingness
to try new foods. If outdoorgardening appears to be a challenge –
whether due to space, climate or something else – youcan grow
indoors with items right in your own kitchen!
CLICK HERE FOR IDEAS
Remember to stay healthy both in both mind and body!
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