 Mobile Dairy Unit visiting Oak Hill.
April 12: 4th Grade Colonial Day, 5th Grade Field Trip to Medieval Times
April 13: Two-hour Early Release for Students
April 16: Teacher Workday (No School)
- Kindergarten Orientation, 9-10am
- AAP Orientation, 3-4pm
April 18: Volunteer Breakfast in Library, 8-8:30am
April 19: 5th & 6th Grade Field Day
April 20: K-4 Grade Field Day
April 24: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Native Lands Bull Run Park
April 26: 4H Master Gardener's Presentation
Come out and support our school by running the annual Oak Hill
1K or 5K on Saturday, May 5, 2018! Participants will be guaranteed a
t-shirt if registered before April 20.
Check out the online registration website here for more information,
including important dates and prices. If you’d like to volunteer in any way, please sign up here. This
is a great way for students to earn service hours!
Screening for school based services can happen at any
time during the school year, but is done school wide in spring to determine
services for the next school year. For more information, please follow
the link to the Screening Newsletter. If you have further questions,
please email Jane Wheeler, Advanced Academic Resource Teacher at Oak Hill, jgwheeler@fcps.edu.
Rocky Run Middle School is hosting a Social Media night on April 26 from 7:00 – 9:00pm. This event will begin in the Little Theatre with two brief information
sessions:
- Social Media
and the Adolescent Brain
by Mr. Benjamin Clark, Therapist I, MS, INOVA Kellar School
- Parenting Tips:
Setting Limits on Social Media
by Mr. Rick Stegman, FCPS Instructional Technology Specialist
Parents will then have the opportunity to attend three
different breakout sessions from the following choices:
- Setting Parental Controls
- Helping Kids Understand Their Digital Footprint
- Common Sense Resources – a tremendous bank of online
resources for parents and families
- Exploring the World of Online Gaming
- How technology is used in instruction
Click this link for a flier and more information about the event.
 Talent Show
Thank you to all who signed up to audition for the talent
show! We have over 80 acts to watch next week. All performers should be
getting a schedule for their audition in their Wednesday folders.
Auditions will take place before school from April 17-April 20. If your
audition time does not work for you, please let Mrs. Hood know ASAP! We
look forward to hearing such great talent.
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WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS!!
Oak Hill’s annual FIELD DAY is coming up! We need parent volunteers to run the activities planned by our 6th Grade students.
There are several volunteer shifts to choose. We encourage you to volunteer for multiple shifts if you wish. Our teachers would welcome any assistance you can provide. Below are the links to the on-line volunteer sign-up sites for the 2018 Oak Hill Field Days:
For Thursday, April 19th: 5th & 6th Field Day, click here.
For Friday, April 20th: 3rd & 4th Field Day, click here.
For Friday, April 20th: K to 2nd Field Day, click here.
Rain Dates:
April 26th – 5th and 6th
April 27th – 3rd and 4th, K to 2nd
Notes:
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If you are volunteering at Field Day, please make sure you are registered in the office prior to this day. This will make check-in much easier the day of. If not, you must bring your driver’s license to register on Field Day.
- Allergy alert! We are serving the Fla*Vor*Ice popsicles at the snack station. These popsicles were purchased at Costco. Please contact us with questions.
Thank you for your support.
Ms. Croy/Mr. Herring
 2018-2019 Kindergarten Orientation and Registration
Oak Hill Kindergarten Orientation for children living within the Oak Hill Elementary School’s boundary is on April 16, 2018 at 9:00 – 10:00am. All parents/guardians and children who will be 5 years old by September 30, 2017 are invited to attend. Registration forms will be available at that time or can be downloaded from the following FCPS website here. Please contact our school registrar, Vicki Baron, to schedule a registration appointment at 703-467-3500.
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Students in grades 3-6 will be taking the Virginia Standards of
Learning (SOL) Tests from May 7 June 1. It will be very helpful if you can
avoid appointments and trips which may take your child out of school during
this time period. Make up testing will
occur throughout the window based on staff availability to administer
tests.
3rd grade
Friday, May 18th: Reading
Thursday, May 24th: Math
4th grade
Thursday, May 17th: Reading
Wednesday, May 23rd: Math
Friday, May 25th: Virginia Studies
5th grade
Wednesday, May 16th: Reading
Tuesday, May 22nd: Math
Friday, May 25th: Science
6th grade
Tuesday, May 15th: Reading
Monday, May 21st: Math
Last
week you received ordering information for our Original Works fundraiser
in the Wednesday folder. This is your opportunity to purchase fun,
exciting, and useful products featuring your child's artwork. This year
our theme is "self portrait", which will make it even more special.
Please remember that the deadline to order is this
coming Monday, April 16, 2018. Orders will arrive in time for
Mother's Day. If you have questions please contact Tara Gildenhorn
at tara.gildie@gmail.com
Spring is almost here and we will be ready to begin spring clean-up/planting in our Oak Hill garden! We are in need of parent volunteers who would be able to help with planting, watering, weeding, etc. throughout the spring, summer, and fall. If you are interested in volunteering or want more information about this wonderful opportunity to be a part of a great learning experience for our Oak Hill students and families, please email Jane Wheeler at jgwheeler@fcps.edu.
Students practicing their writing.
In Language Arts this quarter and
next, students in grades 1-6 have been learning how to use their critical
literacy skills to examine texts while being able to look at the perspective of
the author and others. Students have been looking at a variety of texts ranging
from fairy tales to stories of friendship to historical texts to practice these
skills. In this unit, our students are learning to decide whether or not they
want to agree with the ideas presented or form their own ideas. These are
important skills for our 21st century learners.
SUMMER
CAMPS AT OAK HILL ES
STEM
Camp with Mrs. Cosgrove
Rising
3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th graders
Money
Camp with Mrs. O'Malley
Rising
4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th graders
Camps
begin the week of July 9th with three sessions offered. The cost is $265 for the week and the sessions run from 8:30am - 3:30pm. Click here to register.
Staff Appreciation
Staff Appreciation Week at Oak Hill Elementary is quickly
approaching! It is less than one month
away and is taking place May 7-11. We have a great week of festivities planned (including a catered lunch)
that is sure to let our teachers and staff feel valued and appreciated.
We have two ways for parents to make a meaningful
contribution to the festivities. You can either donate your time or make a
voluntary monetary contribution.
VOLUNTARY MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS
We are taking a slightly different approach this
year and rather than asking parents to contribute supplies, we are asking for
monetary donations to cover the costs of the week-long festivities. Its a quick
and easy way for you to let the teachers and staff know how much you appreciate
all that they do for your children. We are accepting voluntary donations up until May 2,
2018. Donations may be made in three ways:
1. Check (made payable to "Lauren Meurlin" and
sent in to the main office in an envelope
labelled for "Lauren Meurlin, PTA Hospitality Coordinator")
2. Cash
(sent in to the main office in an envelope
labeled for "Lauren Meurlin, PTA Hospitality Coordinator)
3. Paypal (https://www.paypal.me/LaurenMeurlin).
If prompted, be sure to select that you are sending a payment "to a
friend" to avoid paying transaction fees.
A donation of $10 per student is suggested, but any
amount is welcome. For more information about how to make a monetary donation,
please click here.
VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME
If you are interested in volunteering your time to help
set-up and execute the planned festivities, please click here.
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