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Track and Field Season is Here! Spectacular Third Grade Long-Jump (Slideshow)
Reminder: Daylight Savings Began Today (Sunday, Mar 8)

“Daylight saving time began today. From coast to coast, most Americans are asked to ‘Spring forward‘ by one hour early Sunday morning.” Set your clocks forward one hour, and we’ll see you at 8 AM tomorrow (but it will feel like 7 AM). If you don’t set your clock forward, we’ll see you at 9 AM!
OTA Lottery Enrollment Period Closed March 6 at MIDNIGHT
Interested in enrolling your child at Old Town Academy for the 2015-2016 School Year?
Please remember enrollment closes at Midnight March 6. Registration Links Below.
Click to view video • Click on the links below to Start the Application Process to register your child/ren for the Old Town Academy 2015-2016 Lottery.
ENGLISH Lottery ApplicationSPANISH Lottery Application
Please Note:
- A separate application must be filled out for each child
- Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 6, 2015. After you successfully complete the online application you will receive an email confirmation with a submission ID, which will mean your child is officially enrolled in the lottery.*
- Submission Confirmation
Dear parents of “Student Name”,
The 2015-2016 Enrollment Application for Aaron has been successfully submitted to LVCP. [Old Town Academy’s Charter School Network]
Here is your Submission ID: 7683294
- Submission Confirmation
- Kindergarten children need to be five years old ON OR BEFORE: September 1st of 2015. A Birth Certificate or Passport is required for verification before enrollment is finalized.
- If your child applied for the lottery last year and is on the wait list now, you must apply again for 2015-2016. Wait list numbers do not carry over from year to year.
- If your child or children are already enrolled in OTA, you do not need to fill out a Lottery Application, but do need to fill out an Intent to Re-enroll Form by Mar 6, 2015 to hold your place for 2015-2016 (most families have already done so).
Enrollment Procedure:
…. (Slideshows) …. Continue reading
Lost n Found • Movie Night Tonight! Food 5:15, Film Starts @ 6
- Lost and found items will be displayed on the field after school today!
- and tonight at Movie Night -Mar 6…
- and Gone tomorrow to the Stand Up For Kids center.
If you are missing jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes, etc., please take advantage of this last opportunity to reclaim your items!
OTA Lottery Enrollment Period Closes March 6 • Last Tour Before Lottery is Today at 4 PM!
Interested in enrolling your child at Old Town Academy for the 2015-2016 School Year?
Click to view video • Click on the links below to Start the Application Process to register your child/ren for the Old Town Academy 2015-2016 Lottery.
Please Note:
- A separate application must be filled out for each child
- Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 6, 2015. After you successfully complete the online application you will receive an email confirmation with a submission ID, which will mean your child is officially enrolled in the lottery.*
- Submission Confirmation
Dear parents of “Student Name”,
The 2015-2016 Enrollment Application for Aaron has been successfully submitted to LVCP. [Old Town Academy’s Charter School Network]
Here is your Submission ID: 7683294
- Submission Confirmation
- Kindergarten children need to be five years old ON OR BEFORE: September 1st of 2015. A Birth Certificate or Passport is required for verification before enrollment is finalized.
- If your child applied for the lottery last year and is on the wait list now, you must apply again for 2015-2016. Wait list numbers do not carry over from year to year.
- If your child or children are already enrolled in OTA, you do not need to fill out a Lottery Application, but do need to fill out an Intent to Re-enroll Form by Mar 6, 2015 to hold your place for 2015-2016 (most families have already done so).
Enrollment Procedure:
….(Slideshows)…. Continue reading
Reminder: Movie Night Rescheduled for this Friday, March 6 • OTA Decals! with Wall of Wine Donation
Join us for Family Movie Night on the Green…supporting OTA Robotics! (Slideshow)
While you are there, help us get ready for the OTA Wine and Dine, our school’s largest fundraiser, Saturday, April 25, 2015.
- Wine: Wine Tasting with World Class Vineyards
- Dine: Cuisine from the Fabulous Local Restaurants
- Breweries Too: Local Craft Beers
This year our fundraising efforts will be focused on raising funds towards our STEM Curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math): labs and maker spaces for the classrooms.
- Tickets – Tickets for the OTA Wine and Dine will be on sale at Movie Night! Stop by and purchase your tickets (early bird pricing ends March 15!) so you can take advantage of early bird pricing. Checks and credit cards will be accepted.
- Wall of Wine/Gift Card Tree – Bring a bottle of wine or gift card priced $20 or more and receive your complimentary limited edition OTA decal.

Thank You to the Schmutz Family, Devlin & Julie, for creating and donating the stylish decals!
Meredith
- You may send your children with other OTA families but not unaccompanied.
- Students will not be allowed to leave campus, without their parents or supervising Adult, until the movie ends.
Reminder: Join us for Family Movie Night • Friday, March 6!
- 2015 Robotics Team
- Kindergarten Robotics
- 2013 Robotics Team
OTA Robotics and Robotics Teams 2011-2015 Slideshow:
Movie Night Rescheduled for Friday, March 6 • OTA Decals! with Wall of Wine Donation
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Family Movie Night, supporting OTA Robotics Teams!

While you are there, help us get ready for the OTA Wine and Dine, our school’s largest fundraiser, held on Saturday, April 25, 2015. This year, our fundraising efforts will be focused on raising funds towards our STEM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
- Tickets – Tickets for the OTA Wine and Dine will be on sale at Movie Night! Stop by and purchase your tickets so you can take advantage of early bird pricing. Checks and credit cards will be accepted.
- Wall of Wine/Gift Card Tree – Bring a bottle of wine or gift card priced $20 or more and receive your complimentary limited edition OTA decal.

Thank You to the Schmutz Family, Devlin & Julie, for creating and donating the stylish decals!
Meredith
Sci High San Diego STEM High School Presentation, Thursday March 5, 6:30 in 7th Grade Room
OTA Parents, please join us Thursday night to learn more about an exciting new charter high school for San Diego. (Parents who joined us for the first presentation in February were very very impressed!) Bill Hixson, lead developer of the project-based STEM High School, will be there to tell you more about his new school. Bill is a software entrepreneur who after selling his company “retired” into a second career in teaching. He focused on STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education and worked on school turn-around teams in NYC, in addition to teaching on the faculty of Colombia Teachers College.
We believe this school will be a good fit for OTA students, with a strong faculty and a curriculum focused on independent learning (the school will be incorporating Project Trees) and mathematical & scientific literacy. Internships will be a large part of the program starting in 11th grade, and its project-based, blended learning model will integrate in-class and online learning activities within each project.
The projected opening date for the new high school will be the 2016-2016 school year. All parents are welcome but parents with students in grades 5th-8th are particularly encouraged to attend Thursday to learn more.







