PT Schools Family Newsletter November 2025 | | |
|  | Para leer en Español, haga clic en la palabra "Translate" | Dear PT Schools Families,
Thank you for taking the fall Family Survey! If you haven’t already, we’d love to hear from you. We use family and student survey data to inform our School Improvement Plans and track our progress in key areas. The survey closes on November 21st. Here is the link: bit.ly/CEE-Family-PtTown Thank you!
There is so much going on at PT Schools! I had a wonderful time watching our talented students in the Sound of Music at PTHS and I can’t wait to see Winnie the Pooh performed by OCEAN students. I am excited that we are looking at ways to improve both PT High School and OCEAN K-12 Alternative School. Our school board has proposed we fund the work with a possible bond. I hope you will join us for a campus tour and informational session in December or January to learn more. See below for more details.
On Thursday, November 20th we are honored to host Indigenous hip hop artist and Fancy Dancer Supaman at assemblies at all four schools plus two performances for the public at PTHS. Hope to see you there!
Stay warm, Linda Rosenbury Superintendent, PT Schools |  |  |  | | | Port Townsend High School and OCEAN K-12 Alternative School are in need of considerable facility upgrades. This month our school board voted unanimously to pass a resolution to run a $99.25 M 20-year bond in the February 2026 election. To learn more, please visit our PTHS & OCEAN Facilities Upgrades webpage.
You are invited to attend an informational presentation and tour on Thursday, December 4th 9:00 - 10:30 am or Tuesday, January 20th, 9:00 - 10:30 am. RSVP for one of the tours here: https://forms.gle/g6UJWW3mdukvQghw8. Or click on the flyer below.
Tours will be led by students, staff and community members from the Facilities Advisory Committee. Participants will have a chance to explore buildings and see classrooms, ask questions and view the current proposal for improvements.
We hope you will join us! Questions, email info@ptschools.org. |  | | | We all deserve to have healthy nutritious food! At PT Schools we are happy to provide multiple ways families can access food and meals. Please check out the following resources and talk to your school office if you’d like to learn more.
Sign up your student for free or reduced breakfast and lunches - English application & Spanish application Enroll in the Backpacks for Kids program which provides weekend food packages to take home - Your school secretaries can help you! Register for YMCA Food Over Breaks (click on fliers to sign up for November) Visit our new “Little Free Pantry” opening in Salish Coast Elementary cafeteria Remind your student they can grab a snack from the "Share Fridge" located at each school!
|  |  |  | | | |  | | | Did you know there are over 10 lanugages spoken by students and families at PT Schools? Free interpretation services are available all year so that families can communicate with their students' teachers and support their students' learning. If you would like to request interpretion at parent-teacher conferences at Blue Heron Middle School or Port Townsend High School this month, please contact your school office. |  | | | Amazing opportunity! PT Schools is hosting a special event with Supaman, a indigenous Fancy Dancer, hip hop artist, beatboxer, DJ, and tribal member and ambassador for the Crow Nation (Apsáalooke). Community members are invited to two all-ages evening performances on Thursday, November 20th in the PTHS Auditorium from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Tickets are available at https://gofan.co/event/5323548?schoolId=WA23304. Tickets are $10 per person, with an option to pay $20 to sponsor someone else and a $0 option so no one is turned away for lack of funds. All students in PT school District will have a chance to see Supaman perform during school assemblies! |  | | | If you or your family could use support with gifts for your children over the holidays please visit https://ptkiwanis.org/kids-christmas-projects. You can sign up to support your own family, make donations, or volunteer for the gift giving event. Note: Christmas 4 Children is a non-denominational program, gifts are provided for any winter holiday. |  | | | This holiday season, The ReCyclery will be donating kids bikes to families in our community. Families can apply using this link. Questions, please email nick@ptrecyclery.org.
After you apply, families are encouraged to pick up their bikes at our Holiday Party which will be held on December 20th at the ReCyclery from 1 - 5 pm.
For more information on the Kids Holiday Bike Giveaway or the Holiday Party, check out this Info Sheet. |  | | |  | | About Port Townsend School District | Non-discrimination statementPort Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642): Carrie Ehrhardt 360.680.5756 cehrhardt@ptschools.org Title IX Officer: Carrie Ehrhardt 360.680.5756 cehrhardt@ptschools.org Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5763, smacmeekin@ptschools.org Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR):https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html |  | Para leer este boletín en español, haga clic en la palabra "Translate" en la parte superior de la página. Luego seleccione español en el menú desplegable. |  | PT Schools |
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