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Guardian Survey: Your Feedback is Needed!

Families, your feedback is needed! The District’s annual Guardian Survey has arrived or will be arriving soon in your email inbox! Please take a moment to tell PPS how you feel about your child's school.

🏫 Parent-Teacher Conference Next Week ~ Wednesday, March 4th and Thursday, March 5th!

Student led conferences are next week! Below is some helpful information on what to expect during conference week.

• Wednesday, March 4th ~ STUDENTS DISMISSED AT 1:10 PM
• Thursday, March 5th ~ STUDENTS DISMISSED AT 11:10 AM

We are so excited to welcome you to campus to celebrate your child’s growth, look at their work, and set goals for the future.

What can we do as a family to keep the learning going over February break?

Great question! I have put a list of ideas together here. If your family has favorite activities for school break times, please let us know and we can add them to our list.

Good Afternoon Ocean Avenue Families,

Thank you for the thoughtful feedback shared during our fall conferences. Based on input from both families and staff, the district has finalized the spring conference dates and made a few adjustments to better support everyone’s schedules.

Ocean Avenue School’s spring parent-teacher conferences will take place on Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5.

PTO Campaign ~ Helping Ocean Avenue School Families

The PTO has restarted a campaign to raise funds to provide support to our Ocean Avenue Community members. The PTO has partnered with our social workers with the goal of providing Hannaford Gift Cards to families struggling with food insecurity. Any donation is appreciated and will directly support our community. Thank you!

Global School Play Day at OAES

Wednesday, February 4th is Global School Play Day! This is a day dedicated to unstructured, screen-free play where students choose how they play and interact. At Ocean Avenue, this will look like students engaging in simple games, creative activities, and social play throughout the day with an emphasis on fun, collaboration, and imagination.

Possible Remote Learning Days

I would like to share a quick reminder regarding snow days and remote learning at Ocean Avenue Elementary School.

Portland Public Schools has built in three snow days into the school calendar. Since we have had two, our next snow day will be the final “traditional” snow day. If we experience a fourth snow day this winter, students will transition to a remote learning day.