Oak Hills Newsletter
Week of November 27, 2023
Message from the Principal
Dear Families,
We enjoyed welcoming your children back to school today! We hope you all had a restful fall break. Teachers and students dove into teaching and learning today; everyone was ready to get back into the routine.
As always, if you have wonderings or would like to stay connected about your child's progress, please email or send a message to your child's teacher via ParentSquare.
Have a wonderful week!
Ms. Do
Reminders About Upcoming Meetings and Events:
*PTO meeting on Wednesday at 7pm (More details below in PTO section)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83364343917?pwd=QnU3MnVyL2s4QUVsOWJ6VzcvcXJFUT09
Meeting ID: 833 6434 3917
Password: otters
*4th and 5th Grade Winter Music Showcase next Wednesday, 12/6
--5th Grade performs at 4:30pm in Gym
--4th Grade performs at 5:30pm in Gym
*No school next Friday, 12/8 --Staff Development Day
Club Schedule Reminders
This week:
Monday, 11/27 Rose City Chess Club; RecTennis; Little Otterbots Robotics Club (K-2)
Tuesday, 11/28 Chill Chess Club (during Grades 3-5 Lunch); After-School Chess Club (Grades 3-5)
Next week:
Monday, 12/4 Rose City Chess Club (Note: Last session 12/11); RecTennis (Last Session); Little Otterbots Robotics Club
Tuesday, 12/5 Tuesday, 11/28 Chill Chess Club (during Grades 3-5 Lunch); After-School Chess Club (Grades 3-5) after school
Sign Up for a Club!
Chill Chess Club (grades 3-5) during lunches
We still have room in the lunch sessions on Tuesdays. And we have just a couple available spots in the after-school session, also on Tuesdays. If you would like to register your student, please contact alinahorrockspto@gmail.com directly. It's a great activity for those cold and rainy days!
OBOB Optional Lunch Time Study Club Deadline is extended to TOMORROW, Tuesday November 28
There will be an OBOB Lunch club. This club is optional for students. Run by Laura Hoffmann and assisted with some other awesome book loving moms, this club will do fun activities based around OBOB books and give students a chance to talk about books.
Library News from Ms. Larsen
Chromebook Passwords
Your child set up a new password at school. We will no longer be able to access these passwords at the district level. I would suggest asking your child what new password they selected and storing that in a safe place at home. You will need this new password to log into your child’s Library Account from home.
Book Fair Coming!
Our Book Fair will be Dec 11-14th! We need volunteers to help students shop. Please sign up HERE if you are interested in helping! This is a fun event!
OBOB
Lunch practices will start this week. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up HERE. We need many volunteers!
Check out these OBOB resources:
OBOB Website: https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/
Washington County Library: https://www.wccls.org/obob
Author Pronunciation: https://www.wccls.org/sites/default/files/OBOB/2023-2024%20author%20pronunciation%203-5.pdf
Facebook Page: Oregon Battle of the Books
Roundabout Books Author Visits: https://www.roundaboutbookshop.com/oregon-battle-books-obob-events-and-titles
At home, please enjoy reading the books aloud as a family, create some fact flash cards, ask fun questions about details in the books, have a family OBOB (practice) night, listen to audio books, and attend an online author visit. Keep the joy of reading a fun activity at home. OBOB Battles will begin in January.
OBOB Hall of Fame
If your 3rd - 5th grade child is interested in reading all 16 OBOB books and becoming a part of the OBOB Hall of Fame, here is a LINK to the website page with where you will find the OBOB Hall of Fame link to complete and submit. Once submitted, your child will get a certificate, a free book and their picture in the newsletter!
Questions about the happenings in Library? Check out the LIBRARY WEBSITE for:
Helpful Library Links for students and parents
How to View Your Library Account (Slides 1-7), View the Library Catalog (slide 8), Putting Books on Hold (Slides 9-10), Renewing books (slides 11-12), Paying Library Fines (Slide 13)
OBOB Information
Ordering Books From Scholastic for your home collection
Donation
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Larsen at leilani_larsen@beaverton.k12.or.us
News from the PTO
Next PTO Meeting: November 29th at 7:00 pm, School Gym
Please join us for the last PTO meeting of the year (no meeting in Dec). We will be discussing clubs, Global fair, STEM night, and potential use of legacy funds. Audio option available via zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83364343917?pwd=QnU3MnVyL2s4QUVsOWJ6VzcvcXJFUT09
Meeting ID: 833 6434 3917
Password: otters
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
12/06 - Music Showcase Click Here
Ms. Boling and Teacher Sally are asking for people to help with some set design. If you are interested in helping the music teachers: work on set design, help before, during or after the showcase, please contact Teacher Sally at sally_wall@beaverton.k12.or.us
12/11-14 Scholastic Book Fair Click Here
Ms. Larsen needs volunteers to help monitor the book fair while students shop and to help students count their money and their purchases. Help will be needed the week of at various times throughout the day, usually lunch from 10:30 to 1, with the most needs and after school. If you want to hear more, please email Ms. Larsen at leilani_larsen@beaverton.k12.or.us
12/15 Tear Down - Scholastic Book Fair Click Here
REQUIRED OBOB Lunch Time Practice
Volunteers are needed, especially for the 3rd Grade 11:40- 12:10. This is a great way to see what the OBOB world looks like.
CLICK HERE to see dates and sign-up if you can!
On the Move - Still Going!
The temps are dropping, but the weather is holding, and enthusiasm for On the Move is rising! On the Move will continue through winter as the weather allows. Our kids and entire staff are extremely enthusiastic. Oak Hills is loving it, and every week we make it happen, just. Please take a look at your calendar and sign-up if you can. We promise, this is a mood booster for you too! CLICK HERE to sign-up. Only 5 shifts until Winter Break!
Thursdays and Fridays - Weekly Workroom Help
Teachers need consistent reliable workroom/copying on Thursdays and Fridays. MyImpact lists the needs in two shifts: Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM. This is at the top of the list of needs for our teachers.
Paper Volunteer Interest Forms
Hopefully you saw a volunteer newsletter/interest form that was either given to you at Conferences, or in your child’s backpack. If you haven’t seen it yet, please click on the link(s) below. Please take a little time to look it over and return it to the office or to your classroom teacher.
Kindergarten Second Grade Fourth Grade
SPIRITWEAR HOLIDAY SALE!
Dive into the festive season with the Oak Hills Holiday Sale! 🛍️✨ Discover our latest collection of unique designs perfect for everyone on your list - from parents to grandparents and beyond! Visit: https://1stplace.sale/77416Important Dates-Mark Your Calendars
Wednesday, November 29 PTO Meeting 7pm
Wednesday, December 6 Winter Music Showcase 5th Grade @ 4:30pm; 4th Grade @ 5:30pm in Gym
Thursday, December 7 Spirit Day--Comfy and Cozy
Friday, December 8 NO SCHOOL for students--Staff Development Workday
December 11-14 Book Fair
Friday, December 15 Classroom Winter Celebrations
December 18-January 1 NO SCHOOL-Winter Break
Tuesday, January 2 School Resumes
Things Worth Repeating
Helpful Website Buttons--Report Absences and Going Home Plan Changes
Absences and dismissal changes can be reported to us via the Oak Hills website. There are buttons where you can click and report an absence or changes to how your child will be going home.
For dismissal, please do your best to report the changes before 1:00pm since this is when we will be delivering the information to our teachers and students. If it is after 1pm, please call the main office to report the change and not the website button.
Thank you in advance for utilizing this communication tool. It will free up our phone lines for families, staff, and community members who urgently need to get in touch with the office.
Oak Hills website:
Thao Do-Gwilliam
Email: thao_do_gwilliam@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://oakhills.beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 2625 Northwest 153rd Avenue, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503.356.2410