 Kindergartners enjoying Noodle Relays.
Dear Parents,
It is beginning to feel like Fall! With this cooler weather, please make sure your child comes to school dressed for an outside recess. Please check the lost and found areas in our lobby and vestibule for those missing jackets or lunchboxes that did not make it home. We would like to take a minute to say THANK YOU to our Veterans and active duty personnel by inviting them to a short musical program and light breakfast on Monday, November 12th in our café. We would like thank Wegmans for their generous support of this event. Thank you for your continued support at Oak Hill through volunteering in the classrooms, café or through a PTA Committee. We also thank you for your financial support by becoming PTA Members, purchasing Spirit Wear or books at our Book Fair, dining out at any of our Spirit Nights at local restaurants or making a donation for Oak Hill students.
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to further support your child’s learning and experience at Oak Hill. My door is always open!
Sincerely,
Holly DeVore, Principal
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We invite all our Oak Hill ES Veterans, National Guard, Reserve, and active duty military and their families to join us for a light breakfast and Veterans Day program on Monday, November 12th in the Oak Hill Cafeteria. Breakfast will begin at 8:00 and the program will start about 8:15. We hope you can join us! The program will end in time for our Oak Hill students to be in class on time. |
On Tuesday, November 13, all first grade students at Oak Hill will be taking the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test. It is important that all students are present this day. If you have questions or concerns about this test please contact Cliff Credle at cmcredle@fcps.edu.
 Is your child in the early stages of reading or having difficulty decoding texts? Are you unsure how to assist your young reader at home? Then, please come to “Supporting Young Readers” presented by Cathy Lahr, an Oak Hill reading specialist, on Monday, November 12th following the Veterans Day celebration. The session will run from 8:50-9:30 in the library. The parent session will discuss the development of young readers and specific strategies to support your child’s reading at home. This workshop is suitable for K-2 parents, and caretakers of struggling readers in grade 3. We hope you will partake in this wonderful opportunity. Please be sure to RSVP on this google form if you wish to attend, so we can properly prepare for this presentation. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Hope to see you there! RSVP here for the November 12th Reading Workshop.
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Please join us at Dogfish Head Alehouse next Tuesday, November 13 for Oak Hill's Spirit Day and Night anytime from 11:30am to 11:00pm. Proceeds will benefit Oak Hill's technology fund. Dogfish is located in the Greenbriar Shopping Center at 13041 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22033. No flyer is needed. We hope to see you there! |
Do you know an extraordinary Oak Hill staff member that exceeds his or her responsibilities to help students and staff? Can you identify a teacher that understands students’ individual needs or has strengthened our school through outstanding leadership? Is there a staff member that goes above and beyond establishing a strong relationship with parents and the community? Then, please take the time to nominate a staff member in of the following categories:
Outstanding New Teacher, Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding New Principal, Outstanding Leader, Outstanding Operational Employee
To nominate a staff member please fill out this Google form before November 26th: OHES Award Nomination Link. You may work collaboratively with other members of the community to complete the initial nomination form if you prefer. Just be sure to only include one name on the “Nominator” line as a point of reference. It is important that you are specific and thorough when describing your nominee, for your comments will be shared among the Oak Hill Awards Committee to help determine our school winners. Please write two descriptive paragraphs highlighting your nominee’s strengths (75 words or more).
Please contact our award liaison, Cathy Lahr, at CCLahr1@fcps.edu if you have any further questions.
Thank you in advance for recognizing our amazing Oak Hill staff!
 First grade students collaborating using google docs.
The FCPS Digital Citizenship
In FCPS it is our vision that all FCPS students will proactively approach their digital participation with empathy, ethics, and a sense of individual, social, and civic responsibility. Our mission is that schools will develop and implement a shared responsibility program model for digital citizenship that includes students, parents, and school staff. At home, here are some strategies that you can use to support your child to help them become an empathetic, ethical, and responsible digital citizen.
Model
Be a media mentor and set the standard. Kids are experts when it comes to sniffing out hypocrisy, and tweens are especially good at calling out their parents, so modeling the behavior you want to see is your first priority.
Monitor
Use limits, not lectures, and be up front about checking their media use. If you are setting solid standards but don't like what your child is doing, monitoring their media use is the next step: device-free zones and times.
Mediate
Talk about content while using technology together, share in the experience together, and promote safe practices. Children need our support to understand and interpret content they view, whether on TV, or online. This strategy is especially helpful when they are very young and still eager for you to take part in what they’re doing. If your child is using video games, participate - share in the experience they see and discuss safe practices for communicating in online gaming experiences and on social media.
For more information and advice for parents, explore the Parent Concerns on Common Sense Media.
Family Dance Night & Kids cookbook show --Nov 15th 6-7:30 PM --- You don't want to miss this one!
What a fun filled way to start your holidays - come dance together as a family & experience an opportunity for kids to show their cooking talent! See details below.
- Submit Recipes at or before November 15th for Raffle and PRIZE eligibility. Prior to the event recipes can be dropped in the basket in the lobby near the cafeteria. Feel free to use the recipe templates and color them in
- Recipes will be compiled and posted on PT board
- Music by Bach to Rock
Math Kangaroo
Math Kangaroo is an international mathematical competition for students in grades 1 through 12. The competition consists of a single round. Any student that is currently enrolled in grades 1 through 12 is eligible to participate.
Oak Hill is a private center and parents have to use the Invitation code VAHERND0003307@19MK to register. Please login/Create new account here to register for Math Kangaroo.
Instructions for parents How to register for a "private" center
Location: Oak Hill Elementary School
Date/Time: March 21, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM EST
Practice Material can be found at here. This link has additional information.
Show your Oak Hill Wolf Pack pride!
Browse the sale and see our line of spirit wear for this winter. Oak Hill Elementary PTA members who are logged in to the system will see a discounted price.
Orders must be placed by 5:00pm 11/08/2018. We will make every effort to deliver products before the end of 2018 (pending product availability). Items will be delivered directly to your student's classroom. To browse our online store, click on the Form and Payment located here.
Mr. Herring After School Programs
Basketball Camp - Kindergarten to 2nd Graders
When: Tuesdays 11/13, 11/ 20,11/27, 12/4,12/11, 12/18 , ⅛ 3:40- 4:40pm
Who: Kindergarten to 2nd Graders
How much? PTA Members - $55, Non PTA Members - $80
Click here to Register
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – FOOD RESCUE
Be a part of the community who cares for the neighborhood. Oak Hill elementary participates in Food recycling program. The PTA is looking for volunteers to deliver rescued food to the Neighborhood resource center. Volunteers are expected to check in to Oak Hill Elementary cafeteria any time on Wednesdays & Fridays and collect the rescued food items and deliver it to the Cornerstones. Please sign up using this link.
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November 9: 4th Grade Field Trip to Williamsburg
November 12: Veteran's Day Breakfast at Oak Hill, 8am
November 13: Naglieri Testing for 1st Graders, Dogfish Head Alehouse Spirit Day
November 15: PTA Family Dance and Recipes Night, 6-8pm
November 21-23: Thanksgiving break
November 29: Make-up Pictures/Retake
December 3-7: Inclusive Schools Week
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School lunch menus are located here.
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