Ocean View strives to support a safe and secure learning environment that treats all students with dignity, respect, and high expectations

Halloween is on Friday, October 31st and it is a full day, no early dismissal. 🎃

Your student can wear their costume to school, but please abide by the following guidelines:

• Costumes should not depict gangs or horror characters

• Costumes should not be scary for our youngest students

• Masks are allowed only during the parade and must not obstruct vision

• Costumes may not demean any race, religion, nationality, handicapped condition or gender

• No fake fingernails

• No weapons, even fake ones

• Make sure your child can walk in their costume

Parade Viewing - Families and friends are welcome to attend Ocean View’s annual Halloween Parade. Kindergarten will have their parade at 9:45am and 1st-5th grade will have their parade at 1:55pm.  The parade viewing areas are outside of school grounds in the coned off drop-off lane in front of the school, and in front of the parked cars in the North Staff Lot. The parade will travel along the sidewalk in front of the school.  All parent visitors will need to wait outside of the school to view the parade.  

At the conclusion of the 1st-5th grade parade, and once all grades have returned to their classroom, we will open the gates and for parents to visit their child’s classroom and sign their child out early if they choose.  If you do plan to sign your child out early, please be sure to sign your child out with their teacher. Please check-in with your teacher, as many will be holding their Halloween festivities after the parade.

Ocean View PTA excitedly invites you and your family to the annual Fall Festival, taking place Saturday, October 25th from 11am-3pm! We will have lots of activities and events to walk around and enjoy, such as our signature Walk-a-Thon and our first ever Pie Baking Contest. We also have volunteer opportunities if you would like to help make this day magical for our students and the Albany community at large! 

Thank you all, and we can't wait to see you there 

To register for the Walk-a-Thon, click the link here: Pledgestar Walk-a-Thon Link

To register as a Pie Baking Contestant, click here (OV students only): Pie Baking: OV student Only Link

To volunteer as a AUSD Middle/HS volunteer for the festival, click here: AMS/AHS volunteer link

To volunteer as an OV community member for the festival, click here: OV Parent Sign-up Link

To volunteer to cook/bake a dish for the bake sale, click here: Bake Sale Sign-Up Link

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As ICE enters Alameda County, we wanted to ensure that our Ocean View Families have information needed to stay safe.

Ocean View PTA stands alongside our community. We are proud to be members of a sanctuary city, and whole-heartedly believe that schools should be a safe haven for students and families, not a place where they must fear for their safety. We are committed to standing alongside our Ocean View and AUSD families. We stand together, we stand strong. 

Below, you can click on the link for more information on knowing your rights with ICE:

https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/

Please read the full California PTA statement.

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Dear OV Families,

During these scary and uncertain times, we understand that some families may not feel comfortable being out in public right now. 

We have had some amazing family volunteers reach out to offer their assistance in walking your student home. This service would be provided for families that might be uncomfortable being on OV campus during drop off or pick up. If you would like to connect with one of our volunteers, please reach out and we can help to facilitate contact/make sure your student has someone safe who they can walk with. 

If you'd like to volunteer to help walk a student to/home from school, please reach out and we will place you onto the volunteer list. Feel free to contact Principal Delgado, adelgado@ausdk12.org

Thank you so much everyone!

In solidarity,

Jolene

AEF Book Fair at Pegasus Books Starts Saturday!

Support Albany schools while you shop at Pegasus Books! Albany Education Foundation (AEF) is having a book fair fundraiser at Pegasus Books on Solano Ave. starting Saturday. From October 25 through November 1, Pegasus will donate 30% of all sales when you mention "AEF" at checkout. Do you have friends and family who live out of town who would like to support our schools? Direct them to pegasusbookstore.com/albany-education during the AEF Book Fair and be sure to type "AEF" at checkout. All purchases at Pegasus qualify — books, gifts, gift cards, etc. If you would like to purchase a book for a classroom or library, Pegasus has lists — both in store and online — of requested books for each AUSD school. The AEF Pegasus Book Fair helps fund future AEF grants for teachers while supporting a valued local bookstore. Thank you!

Diwali, The Festival of Lights

The Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) Parent Engagement Group is hosting a Diwali potluck get-together. All are welcome! Saturday, November 1, 1–3:30pm in the Ocean View Multipurpose Room. 

Albany Community Craft Fair

The AMS PTA’s Craft Fair returns on Sunday, November 2, 11am–3pm. Come for crafts, music, and food. All are welcome!

SWANA Ice Cream Social

Superintendent’s Community Update

K-5 ELA Adoption Committee:

At our recent ELA Adoption Committee meeting, we selected Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) as our spring pilot (Jan-Apr). Here is a short video introducing CKLA’s newest 3rd edition. As a reminder, teachers are currently piloting Fishtank through December. Here is a brief overview of Fishtank and here is a video showcasing implementation in various schools & districts.

This past month, ELA Adoption Committee members also engaged colleagues in empathy interviews. At our recent meeting, we read 120+ direct quotes from teachers about what they need from our adoption process. The top themes and insights from these quotes are below. We will use these insights to inform our adoption process as well as our 3-5 year implementation plan once a curriculum is selected to recommend for board adoption in April:

• Easy to Use: Materials need to be well-organized and accessible, with built-in supports and scaffolds so teachers can focus on teaching rather than creating resources from scratch.

• Realistic to Implement: Lessons and pacing need to fit within the school day and across the year.

• Equitable Access for Students: All students must have access to grade-level content through clear, consistent, and rigorous instruction.

• Builds Knowledge and Vocabulary: The curriculum must intentionally build students’ background knowledge and vocabulary, which are key to strong reading comprehension.

• Culturally Relevant: Students need to see themselves reflected in what they read, and learn about the diverse experiences of others.

• Aligned Assessments: Assessments need to be consistent and connected to the curriculum, reducing the need for teachers to create their own and ensuring coherence across classrooms and sites

• Strong Ongoing Support: Teachers need high-quality, ongoing professional learning, support, and collaboration to implement the curriculum effectively; while allowing teacher expertise and creativity to flourish

Math Vision Team: 

At our first Math Vision Team meeting, we dug into shared values, agreements, and shared our personal mathographies. Curious to know more? Check out our Math Vision Team folder which houses agendas, the Team dashboard, and more.