 Mrs. DeVore and Mr. Credle wish the staff, students, and parents a "Happy Winter Break."
Dear Parents,
It was so wonderful to see many of you during the last couple of weeks for the Band, Chorus, and Strings Concerts as well as volunteering in classrooms with special events! We appreciate all that you do to support our staff and student body. I would like to invite your child to slide in to the New Year and beat those wintertime blues with some Oak Hill Spirit! We had some much fun with this last year that we are doing it again! We have fun and easy spirit days planned for the month of January to keep students and staff feeling positive, healthy and a part of a greater school community. You can see the days listed below in the calendar portion of our news. We look forward to the fun and thank you for your support!
From the entire Oak Hill Staff, we wish all of you a safe and joyous Winter Break with family and friends. 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
As a reminder, this year winter break starts on December 23 and ends on January 3, 2020. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2020. Oak Hill's Office will close at 4:30pm on Friday, December 20 and will reopen at 8am on Monday, January 6, 2020. See the complete 2019-20 school year calendar.
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Oak Hill would like to recognize the following staff members who were nominated for various FCPS awards. Congratulations to all of our nominees and winners! Thank you to all the parents who nominated staff members.
Outstanding Teacher Nominees: Ana Young, Katy Wright, Stacy Muscar, Sara Horn, Anne Wieder, Jennifer Wagner, Hadley Payne, Pam Bennett, Mary More, Kevin McGorty, Sherry Cosby, Jeanette O'Malley, Rachel Powell, Jenny Henry, and Rachel Djuric
Outstanding New Teacher: Leasley Alvarado
Outstanding Professional Nominees: Christy Ryder, Kim Gallagher, and Stacey Allman
Outstanding Operational Employees: Billy Germain, Holly Deschene, and Chuni Petros.
The following staff members were chosen as winners from Oak Hill and will be moving onto the Pyramid Level for further award consideration. We wish them the best of luck!
Outstanding New Teacher: Leasley Alvarado
Outstanding Teacher: Pam Bennett
Outstanding Operational Employee: Billy Germain
Outstanding Professional Employee: Kim Gallagher
Benefits of Graphic Novels
Graphic novels are popular among children. Did you know graphic novels have been proven to heighten children’s motivation to read and can be less overwhelming to decode? When reading these types of texts, students practice synthesizing information. This genre provides children with opportunities to make inferences between dialogue frames, while at the same time, exposes them to more sophisticated vocabulary. To learn more about the benefits of graphic novels, Click Here.
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This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for referring students in Grades 2-7 for AAP full-time Level IV consideration is January 9, 2020. Parents are welcome to submit early, but no late referrals will be accepted. We advise parents not to wait for pending abilities test scores if they would like their student screened. While the Grade 2 screening pool casts a starting point for screening some students, test scores are only one factor in the eligibility decision.
If you would like more information about Level IV AAP services or the screening process for Level IV, there are two parent presentations available on the AAP public website that have the same information that was shared at our local school information meetings. https://www.fcps.edu/academics/academic-overview/advanced-academic-programs)
Referrals can be submitted to the Oak Hill ES Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Jane Wheeler, at any time up through January 9. If you have questions, please contact Jane Wheeler, AART, at jgwheeler@fcps.edu.
We have an abundance of jackets in our Lost and Found. Please encourage your child to check if they are missing an item. All items that are not claimed by Friday will be donated. As a reminder, we do look for names in jackets before we donate. We encourage you to label your child's clothing.
 Fifth graders sharing their narrative non-fiction books with 2nd graders.
Afterschool Activities - Winter - Coming Soon!
The early access link has been sent to members for all activities except: Journalism, Geography Club. Mr. Herring's sports is open to all. If you are a member and didn't receive the link, please email secondvp@oakhillpta.org (After School Activities, Mr. Herring's sports) firstvp@oakhillpta.org (Geography Club, Journalism) or membership@oakhillpta.org. If you are not a pledge member consider joining as members receive early access to your student's favorite activity, some go fast.
Membership Drive Month continues until the 2020!
We are still at 54% membership, therefore the membership drive continues. Our first challenge is to get to 400 pledge memberships. With 400 pledge memberships, the school will celebrate with:
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Extra Recess and Pajama Day for All Students
Help us achieve our goals and fund our programs. Without your support we may need to defund some programs including Assemblies, Grace Arts (former name), Classroom Support, Field Trips. PLEDGE today!
Join at oakhillpta.ptboard.com. To join our school use code: 8HSEEV Contact membership@oakhillpta.org for questions.
International Academic Competitions
International Academic Competitions (National Geography Championships/Bee in all grades, (new) National History Bee in all grades and (new) National Science Bee in all grades), is now open here. It's FREE! Form closes December 21. Regional Finals (not free) for History, Academic and Science are held at Thomas Jefferson in Alexandria, VA Feb 22 or Burleigh Manor Middle School in Ellicott City, MD Mar 28 if your student qualifies. Contact membership@oakhillpta.org.
ART Contest Opening in January!
From January 2 – January 31, public school students can enter their original artwork online for a chance to win a $150 gift card and money for the OHES art department. One winner will be selected from each of the three levels: elementary school, middle school, and high school. The winning designs will be featured on thousands of thank-you notes being distributed across the state during National Teacher Appreciation Week 2020. On January 9th we will hold an informational gathering with an opportunity to draw with others and enter the competition.
Need Volunteers!
FLL Jr. coordinator - Without an FLL Jr. Coordinator we cannot operate this program and it must be cancelled. If you are interested, please reach out to the president at president@oakhillpta.org or firstvp at firstvp@oakhillpta.org
December 23 - January 3: Winter Break: School and office closed.
January 6: First day of school after winter break- wear your PJ's or comfy clothes.
January 7: Rachel Carson MS Counselors visit Oak Hill- wear red and perform one act of kindness.
January 8: Wear white in hopes of a snow day.
January 9: All Level IV referral forms and support documentation due to Mrs. Wheele - wear clothes from any decade.
January 10: 4th Grade Strings Concert (Parents only), 9am
January 16: IOWA test for certain students
January 16: Rachel Carson Curriculum Night, 5:45pm at Carson MS
January 17: PTA Family Movie Night, 6-8:30pm
January 20: No school, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
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