Oak Hills Newsletter
Week of February 5, 2024
Global Fair is on Friday, 2/9 @ 6-8pm
The Global Fair is finally here this week! So many of our Oak Hills families are working hard to put together a super fun event this Friday - don't miss it! Please see the flyers below. We are also looking for some volunteers to help with set up, handing out passports/door monitoring, and clean up. Please see myimpact for more info or contact pto@oakhillspto.org.
Club Schedule Reminders
This week:
Monday, 2/5 Little Otterbots; Rose City Chess Club
Tuesday, 2/6 RecTennis; Lunch Clubs: Chill Chess and Origami Club (3rd-5th Grade Lunch); Friendship Bracelet Club (2nd Grade lunch))
Wednesday, 2/7 World Champion Taekwondo
Thursday, 2/8 Kids Yoga
Next week:
Monday, 2/12 Little Otterbots; Rose City Chess Club
Tuesday, 2/13 Lunch Clubs: Chill Chess and Origami Club (3rd-5th Grade Lunch); Friendship Bracelet Club (2nd Grade lunch)
Wednesday, 2/14 World Champion Taekwondo (last class)
Thursday, 2/15 Kids Yoga
Friendship Day on 2/14
In February, we will focus on Inclusiveness, Friendship, Kindness, and Empathy.
Next Wednesday, February 14th, classrooms will host a party to celebrate Friendship Day. Teachers and grade-level volunteer coordinators will reach out if classes need volunteers.
What will take place on Friendship Day?
* Students will deliver friendship letters and cards to their classmates. We are requesting that students include everyone in the class. Teachers will share a class roster with first names.
* We ask families to not gift any sweet treats or candy with the cards and letters. This guidance is in accordance to the District Wellness policy. We also want to be thoughtful about allergy-sensitive classrooms.
*Teachers will be keeping in mind the District Wellness policy and double checking food-related student allergies when planning snacks.
Spirit Day is also on Wednesday, 2/14. The theme for spirit day is Kind Otters. Students are encouraged to participate by wearing Otter, hearts, kindness, and friendship apparel.
Reminder for 1st grade families: Hearing Screenings: Tuesday, 2/13
Hearing screening will be conducted by BSD Health Assistants for students in Grade 1 on Tuesday, February 13th. A second screening will be conducted a couple of weeks later for those students who did not pass the initial screening. Parents will only be notified if follow up care is recommended based on hearing screening results. Students in specialized classrooms will not participate in the school wide screening except by teacher/parent request.
Library News from Ms. Larsen
Top Library Classes for Second Term
K - Mrs. Reynaud Class
1 - Mrs. Caplan’s Class
2 - Mrs. Rios’ Class
3 - Ms. Evans’ Class
4 - Mrs. Willis’ Class
5 - Mr. Clarkson’s Class
Library Website - Check out the new Winter Choice Board for fun books and activities to enjoy at home!
OBOB
Thank you to our awesome OBOB BattleVolunteers! We are off to a great start! Please see the updated OBOB Volunteer sign up to sign up, confirm or reschedule your volunteer time.
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! Submissions are accepted all school year!
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
Lunch Club Request for Volunteers
**Looking for two volunteers to help with lunchtime chess and origami club (3rd - 5th grade) TOMORROW. Please contact alinahorrockspto@gmail.com if able to help**
Save the date:
Popcorn Friday
Feb 23rd - Popcorn Friday! The PTO would like to be the popcorn fairy again but we will need volunteers.
Family Movie Night
March 1st - Family Movie Night! 6-8pm in the Gym
Important Dates-Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, February 8 NAEP Test (Select 4th Graders)
Friday, February 9 PTO hosts Global Fair 6-8pm
Tuesday, February 14 Friendship Day/Valentine's Day & Spirit Day; Classroom Celebrations
Tuesday, February 14 Spirit Day --Kind Otters--Students are encouraged to participate by wearing Otter, hearts, kindness, and friendship apparel.
Monday, February 19 No school for students and staff-In observance of Presidents Day
Tuesday, February 20 No school for students--Staff Development Day
Friday, March 1 PTO Family Movie Night
Attention 5th Grade Families: 5th Grade Fly-Ups
All future 6th grade students will be “flying up” to visit their future middle schools on the morning of Wednesday, February 28th with their current 5th grade teachers. As a related event, each middle school will host an informational night for their incoming families. Tumwater’s informational night is Thursday, February 29th 6:30-8:00pm. Five Oaks will have their virtual meeting Wednesday, March 1st 6:30-7:30pm.
Incoming 5th Grade Family Night
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