By: Cynthia Espinosa. Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Who said staff in-service meetings only required sitting while listening to a lecture? Ocean Academy is not a traditional school and therefore it would be no surprise for the staff to build communication and collaborative skills in a nontraditional way. The requirements for this December staff in-service consisted of […]
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By: Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle school Teacher Mr. Berman’s class has been busy learning about the importance of conserving and recycling our resources. We decided that it would be a neat idea to take old license plates and turn them into clocks. The students drilled holes through the license plates then inserted clock mechanisms into
By: Ms. Malley, Instructional Paraprofessional In Ms. Catalano’s English class, students and staff worked together to create a textbook Christmas tree! They worked as a team to organize the books to take the shape of a Christmas tree. After it was designed, they used colorful lights and a snowman topper to decorate it. Ms. Catalano’s
By:Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle School Teacher Mr. Berman’s class was very happy to see that Eddie The Elf made his way back to Ocean Academy from the north pole. He could have flown first class, but decided to hitchhike instead. He said he wanted to see all the sites that America has to offer. He
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By: Mr. Michelichi, Instructional Paraprofessional/ Substitute Teacher Ocean Academy staff and students were out this past week getting involved in the community supporting the Engage Toms River program. “Engage Toms River is a program that is committed to sustaining the participation of all Toms River residents in the arts. Their mission is to encourage every
By: Dave Berman, Elementary/Middle School Teacher Mr. Berman’s class along with Ms. Caffee have been very busy doing experiments for their STEAM (Science, Technology, Electronic, Art, and Math) class. Before the Thanksgiving Holiday the students wanted to see what kind of chemical reaction would occur when they mixed Mentos and diet soda. To their surprise
By Dave Berman, Elementary/Middle School and Mr. Michelichi, Instructional Paraprofessional/ Substitute Teacher We are very proud of one of our students, Haile, who just earned a trophy for the league’s most improved player. Haile plays offensive tackle for the Golden Elks which is part of Point Pleasant’s Junior Varsity Pop Warner Program. He earned this
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By: Tom Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher The students of Ocean Academy worked very hard to earn the opportunity to go on a wonderful trip to Fireball Mountain where they enjoyed an action-packed day of laser tag! Students and staff were split into two teams and got the chance to play numerous games with varying rules
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By: Tom Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Ocean Academy had its annual Thanksgiving feast, and it was a rousing success once again! There were buttered rolls, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet yams, stuffing, and steamed carrots with a brown sugar glaze. Both students and staff got their fill of the delicious buffet style lunch, but everyone
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By: Lynn Newman, Supervisor of Clinical Services/School Social Worker The Holidays are upon us!! For many this is a time of family, fun, food and giving. It can also be a time of emotional and financial stress. To help navigate the holidays, here are a few tips: Know your budget and spend within your
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