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Missed our last PTA meeting? Check out our presentation below for information that we went over.

PTA Presentation: 11/20/25

Thank you to everyone who attended the OV Fall Festival and to all who participated in the Annual Walkathon! Overall we raised over $50k in funds during this year’s event!

As promised, the winning classes and some of the prize winners for the PledgeStar/Walkathon are as follows:

Top earning class in Ocean View: Cohen/Skavdahl

Honorable Mention: Hatem

For the first time in OV Walkathon history, not one but two classes raised OVER $5,000! (*Note: this was not reflected in the below class totals as both numbers continued to rise following the PledgeStar end date/time)

Because of such extraordinary fundraising conducted by both classes, a pizza party will be awarded to both Cohen’s 4th grade class and Hatem’s Kindergarten class.

Classes with the most money earned at each grade level (Earns an ice cream party and extra recess):

These numbers reflect the funds raised by Monday, Nov 10th at 10am, and do not account for any additional donations that may have come in after the aforementioned date and time. 

TK Westwood          $609

K  Hatem   $4860

1  Finan/Cadle $2871

2  Yoo $1176

3  Goose $3104

4  Cohen/Skavdahl $4879

5   Bischof $2114

Top student with the most laps recorded at each grade level (Earns Certificate of Recognition and Otter Pop voucher):

TK Hanah Kaci                32  laps 

K Adeira Arnold        63  laps

1 Haru Jaramillo    41  laps

2 Charles Allen   160  laps

3   Robert Li                     113  laps

4  Sidhartaa Sathyanarayanan   182  laps

5  Iakov Oborin         136 laps

Students who earned more than $250 in sponsors (Earns Certificate of Recognition and Otter Pop voucher):

There are over 50 students in the OV community who raised over $250 in sponsor funds for the Walkathon!

Of those, 6 students raised over $1000 in sponsors!!!

All students' names will be listed and honored at a later time.

AEF First Mondays at Little Star Pizza

Little Star Pizza will donate 10% of all sales — take-out and dine-in — to Albany Education Foundation on Monday, Dec. 1st, and every first Monday of the month. Warm up with some delicious food from Little Star! AEF funds grants for teachers. Thank you for supporting Little Star Pizza and Albany Education Foundation!

Making College Affordable: FAFSA & Early Financial Planning 

Join the Asian Pacific Islander Parent Engagement Group (API-PEG) on Thursday, December 11 at 7pm via Zoom for valuable insights and an interactive discussion (a Q&A section will be included) with the expert, Mike Nie. Mike specializes in family-centered tax and real-estate strategies, with deep expertise in college cost planning. You may join API-PEG Google Group by filling out this form. Join API-PEG Group email by filling out this form.  You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you have any questions, please email AlbanyAPIparents@gmail.com.

Free Weather Station Science Event

The Science Olympiad Team is running another great science event: Weather Stations! SciOly will have Interactive lab stations on clouds, rain, useful tools for measuring weather, and more! If your child is interested in attending the event, sign up here. If you are interested in volunteering to bring snacks or drinks for the kids, sign up here (no allergens, please!) Sunday, November 23, 10am–1pm at Albany Middle School. Please arrive at 10am, and stay as long as you like! If anything changes, we will contact registrants via email. Questions? Email the SciOly Div A Leadership Team at scioly.div.a@gmail.com.

Columbia Employee Store Deal

Columbia Sportswear is providing AUSD families with a Family Savings Pass, granting access to the Columbia Employee Store from November 21 through December 7. This pass includes 40% off storewide at the Columbia Employee Store and a bonus 10% off the entire purchase with Golden Ticket Savings. 1414 Harbour Way S., St. 1010, Richmond, CA.

Gill Tract Community Farm Winter Festival

The Gill Tract Farm is holding a festival Friday, Dec. 5, 11am–7pm to raise funds for a new irrigation system. You can work on winterizing the vegetable beds, do monarch butterfly activities, or wood-block print your own t-shirts or tote bags. Suggested donation of $5–$25, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All are welcome!