 Students walking to school to celebrate International Walk to School Day 2019.
Dear Parents,
I hope you have been enjoying the smells and sights of the Fall season! I will be sneaking in one more camping trip with my family before cooler weather is here for good. I hope you can also enjoy the outdoors and unplug for a while this weekend.
I would like to invite you to the PTA Meeting at 6:00pm on October 16, 2019 where you will have the opportunity to hear from Eric Brunner, FCPS Coordinator of Capital Projects. Can you believe OHES is 36 years old? I know we “look good” but OHES needs some freshening up. Renovation will begin in the Fall of the 2021-22 school year! Planning for such an event begins years before ground is broken. The first step is to come together and share the preliminary plans for Oak Hill and have a chance to answer questions you may have. When renovation is complete, all students will be housed inside Oak Hill’s walls and will no longer be in a modular or trailers. We look forward to this partnership with FCPS Design and Construction!
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
Each year Oak Hill writes a School Improvement and Innovation Plan (SIIP). This plan contains goals and strategies our school is working on this year. To access Oak Hill's School Improvement and Innovation Plan please click here.
To enhance understanding of Dyslexia, FCPS is offering free services to parents and families on phonological awareness. This open house will be held on Thursday, October 24 from 10-11am. Registrants will be able to browse exhibit tables and learn about next steps for FCPS students with dyslexia. For more information and to register click here.
The Office of Food and Nutrition services is currently processing 2019-2020 free and reduced lunch applications. Last year’s status expires on October 8th, so please make sure you submit a new application for each of your children. In addition, the online applications are being processed faster than the paper copies. Please contact the Office of Food and Nutrition services at 703.813.4800 to check your child’s status. The online application is located here.
Dear Region 5 Communities,
Each of the 32 schools in Region 5 of Fairfax County Public Schools are uniting together to support the humanitarian crisis that has occurred in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian. We have all witnessed the devastation from this deadly storm and we want to be able to help. There are an estimated 18,000 children in crisis and many children have lost everything they own. So we are calling each of our communities to action!
Over the next two weeks, we will be fundraising by using a GoFundMe page. The link is below which also includes a link to a video for more information. All proceeds will go to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Our funds will go to water, shelter, food, clothes, backpacks, books, and other school materials.
Please join Region 5 in making a difference. Any amount can be helpful! The fundraiser will run from Wednesday, September 18th to Friday, October 4th.
Please click this link to go to our GoFundMe page.
Thank you for supporting this cause!
FCPS aims to support the positive mental health and wellness of all students. School counselors are excited to share our mental health resource site for the Chantilly community. We have created a site for parents/guardians located here. If you have specific questions or needs, please contact your child’s school counselor directly.
All counselors in the Chantilly Pyramid encourage families to attend the sixth annual FCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference sponsored by Inova being this Saturday, October 5, at Fairfax High School from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Participants will be able to choose from a wide variety of breakout sessions, and there will be many resource tables available, representing public and private offices and agencies providing services within our schools. More information is available on the Mental Health and Wellness Conference webpage.
The Oak Hill Health Room is looking for volunteers. We especially need your help for Vision and Hearing Screening which will be held on October 8 from 9:00-12:00. Each year every Kindergarten and 3rd grade student will have both a vision and hearing screening. If you can spare a couple of hours to help us out it would be greatly appreciated and help the day go more smoothly. You do not need any training to assist with the vision/hearing screening.
In addition, we need volunteers to come in and help the Health Aide with some day-to-day tasks and basic care for students. Sometimes we need help if the Health Aide needs to do some filing or if the health room is very busy. You need to complete a 2-3 hour Health Room Volunteer Training prior to helping in the health room. To volunteer and sign up for the training, please contact Juliana Rampersad at jtrampersad@fcps.edu.
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Students in grades K-6 participate in Family Life Education (FLE) instruction through their classroom teacher. Students in K-3 receive instruction in an emotional and social health unit. Students in grades 4-6 receive instruction in a human growth and development unit and an emotional and social health unit.
There are no changes to the FLE lesson objectives for the 2019-2020 school year. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade level program descriptions here.
In addition, grade level-specific curriculum lessons are available for review in multiple locations.
- Online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream media online.
- Fairfax County Regional Library in the City of Fairfax (this location does not have media).
You are invited to attend an evening opportunity to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held at Oak Hill on October 9 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time. If you are unable to attend this night presentation, lessons and media will be on display on Friday, October 11th from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Please note that classroom teachers will not be available to answer questions about the material on this makeup date. If you plan to attend on Friday, October 11th, please RSVP to Kim Gallagher at kagallagher1@fcps.edu or 703-467-3575 by October 7th.
Oak Hill’s annual Field Days are coming soon! We need parent volunteers to run the activities planned by the PE Department. There are several volunteer shifts to choose from. 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 2019 Oak Hill Field Days. Please note that the 3rd & 4th grade Field Day date has changes to Tuesday, October 22nd.
For Thursday, October 17th: 5th & 6th Field Day click here.
For Friday, October 18th : K to 2nd Field Day click here.
For Tuesday, October 22nd: 3rd & 4th Field Day click here.
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The Oak Hill Library is gearing up for our upcoming Book Fair. At the Book Fair you will find the latest and greatest titles for kids, as well as books of interest for parents and teachers. The book fair will run Oct 21-25 in the library. All proceeds benefit the library program at Oak Hill. Children will preview the book selections on Monday, Oct. 21st and then shopping begins the next day. There will be family shopping hours after school until 7:00pm on both Tuesday and Wednesday that week. You can also purchase and contribute books to your child's classroom library through our Teachers' Wish List program. And you will have the opportunity to purchase books online. Book Fair is a great way to get everyone excited about reading.
Now, to make all this happen, we will need parent volunteers! Please visit the Sign Up Genius here.
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Oak Hill Elementary School invites all families of Oak Hill to share their culture or ethnicity with other members of the school community through participation, food & games and many other things that make cultures unique. In addition, there will be several Fall activities and games!!!
This event will take place on Thursday, October 24th, 2019 from 6pm – 7:30 pm. Entry is free. There are several ways you can participate in this exciting event and we look forward to seeing you there.
- Help us by volunteering for the event.
- Sign up for a table display to represent any country/culture. or
- Just come in your costume and enjoy the event.
If you are interested in hosting a table display please sign up by Monday October 15th- here. I f you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here. Perfect opportunity of accruing service hours for kids!!!
Each year the Salvation Army provides holiday assistance to families in need in our community. If your family would benefit from this support, please consult the information at this link, or call 703 385-8700 for information regarding the application process, which will be held from Oct. 7-11.
 Fifth graders using #chalktalk to answer essential questions about science.
Join the PTA today - Building a Brighter Future Together!
Help support our students' bright future through the support of the PTA. The membership pledge is $50/family. Some of the benefits include the following:
- Educational enrichment programs, family fun events, after school activities, and much more!
- Early Bird Access Link & $25 discount on each Afterschool Activity
- Membership access to discounts (Office Depot, Hertz, Lifelock, Lenovo, Quicken, Tea Collection, Relay, Great Wolf Lodge, Mount Vernon, etc.)
Join at https:oakhillpta.ptboard.com. To join our school use code: 8HSEEV Contact membership@oakhillpta.org for questions.
October is Membership Drive Month!
We are currently at 43% membership. Look out for our challenges through 2019 to help achieve our goals and fund our programs. PLEDGE today and we can achieve them faster! Encourage your family and friends to support our students' bright future as a pledge member. There will be a meeting for all on Wednesday Oct. 16 from 6:00-7:30pm in OHES Café for information on the OHES building renovations from a county representative.
Geography Club - Winter
Geography Club Fall is underway and will be at Multi-Cultural Night on Oct 24. Come see the table and find out about Geography Club Winter and Geography Competitions. For more information, contact the Geography Club Director, Allen at allenpetrin@gmail.com.
Virginia Science Olympiad (VASO) - Division B
VASO seeks to inspire a passion for science and technology in Virginia's students through collaboration and teamwork, hands-on experiences, variety and creativity in topics and skills, and fun and rewarding tournaments.. For more information, please visit their website at Home | Virginia Science Olympiad
Fifth and sixth grade students will be participating in Division B. The tournament will be held in Feb 2020. Please reach out to Raji at auroji@yahoo.com or Jaya at j_jaya06@yahoo.com with any questions. Registration will open for PTA members from October 7th and non-PTA members from October 14th.
Math Olympiad
The Mathematical Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is an international math competition for grades 4 through 8, headquartered in Bellmore, New York. The purpose of MOEMS is to stimulate and further enthusiasm for mathematics. MOEMS teach major strategies for problem solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving problems, strengthens mathematical intuition, and fosters creativity and ingenuity in mathematics. Please reach out to Krishna at kvmallangi@gmail.com and kalai at janani.ms@gmail.com for further questions. Registration opens on October 7.
Materials can be purchased at store.moems.org CREATE-A-PACKAGE
Fees: $30 - Members,$55 - Non members
Grades: 4th, 5th and 6th
Dates: November 20 , December 11 , Jan 15 , Feb 12 and March 11
Time: 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM
Location: Oak Hill Cafeteria
October 3: 5th Grade Fall Picnic, 12-12:30pm
October 9: FLE Parent Preview Night
October 14: Columbus Day, no school
October 16: Fall Pictures
October 16: PTA Meeting, 6pm
October 17: Field Day for grades 5 & 6
October 18: Field Day for grades K-2
October 21-25: Book Fair Week
October 22: Field Day for grades 3 & 4
October 22 and 23: Book Fair Shopping, 3-7pm
October 22: Chantilly Pyramid Choral Concert @ CHS, 7pm
October 24: Multicultural Night, 5:30pm
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