This Week Around OHE:
- No school Monday, Jan 19th
- First grade field trips, Tuesday and Wednesday
The Principal's Corner - the BLOG
by Geeta Suggs, OHEPTA/OHE webmaster
Did you know you can subscribe to weekly information from Mrs. Whistler? Every week, in addition to this electronic newsletter, a blog post is made my Mrs. Whistler, our OHE Principal. If you want to keep up to date without having to login to see what she's saying, you can subscribe to get an email update ANY time she posts to her blog. It's easy to signup:
- Go to the Principal's Corner Blog: http://principalblog.ohepta.org/
- On the top left side, enter your email address in the box that says "Subscribe".
That's it! Now everytime she posts something, you'll get an email with that information!
Kindergarten to celebrate 100th day of school
by Ms. MsCasland, Kindergarten teacher
In kindergarten we will be celebrating the 100th Day on Feb 5th. This is a huge celebration for all of Kindergarten. Many classes will have displays of their 100 Day Museum on their Bulletin boards. Be sure to check it out!
AISD Trustees Invite Input on Southwest Middle School Boundaries, Configuration
January 14, 2009 - The Austin School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 20, to discuss proposed boundaries and a proposed alternative grade configuration for the new Southwest Middle School, currently under construction at 7412 Slaughter Lane.
Citizens Communication will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Citizens may sign up to speak from 7:45 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. in Room A-250 of the Carruth Administration Center; and from 4:45 until 7 p.m. in the Board Auditorium, B-100. Sixty speakers will be heard, at 1-1/2 minutes each.
Opening in August 2009, the new school will relieve overcrowding at Bailey and Small middle schools; and proposed changes would affect Bailey, Small, Covington, and Paredes middle schools. Maps of proposed school boundaries are available for viewing at the meetings and on the AISD website, www.austinisd.org.
Also under review is a one-year proposal to open the school in 2009-2010 as an intermediate center for grades five and six, relieving overcrowding at several area elementary schools until a new elementary opens in 2010. As proposed, the Southwest Middle School would convert to a traditional grades 6-8 model in 2010.
Trustees are scheduled to make decisions about the school boundaries, grade configuration, and school name on Monday, January 26.
OHE PTA Publicity Plug!
The OHE PTA Publicity committee has an immediate need for volunteers to cover the following events:
- Jan. 20/21, 1st Grade Field Trip – Austin Children's Museum – 9 a.m.
- Jan. 26, CAC Meeting – 3 p.m. – Library
- Feb. 3/4, 5th Grade Field Trip – LBJ Library – 9 a.m.
- Feb. 5, Kindergarten 100th-Day Celebration
- Feb. 6, Student Council Spirit Day – 60's Day
To volunteer or for more information send email to Ileana Abounader at publicity@ohepta.org.
O'Henry Coffee
by Wendy Primeaux
The O. Henry PTA invites all moms and dads to an informal “Coffee Talk” on Wednesday, January 28 at 8:30 am O. Henry Band Hall (2610 W. 10th Street)
Do you have questions about middle school? Are you worried about the transition? Ask our O. Henry parents. Or just drop by to say hello! We look forward to meeting you!
Questions? Call Jana Howden 736-9847 or janahowden@aol.com |
