• April 22 OHE Prospective Parent Open House 9:30 and 6:30 main building cafeteria
• April 22 Administrative Professionals Day
• April 23 Reception to honor Mrs. Faulkner's 25 years of service to OHE 3pm Library
• April 23 Kindergarten Field Trip to Crowe's Nest Farm
• April 24 Assembly, Annex Assembly
• April 24 Green Apple deposit day - 7:10am-7:45am - Art Room Breezeway

• April 27 LAT – Grades 3 & 4 – Mathematics
• April 28 TAKS – Grades 3 & 4 – Mathematics – English & Spanish
• April 29 TAKS – Grades 3 & 5 – Reading Retest
• April 29 TAKS – Grade 4 – Reading
• April 30 TAKS – Grade 5 – Science – English & Spanish
• April 30 3rd Grade Benchmarks – Writing
• May 1 LAT – Grade 5 – Science
• May 1 TAKS – Grade 5 – Science
• May 1 Field Trip – Mrs. Thomas & Phillips’ Classes – NIE (Newspapers in Education)
  
• May 8 Green Apple deposit day - 7:10am-7:45am - Art Room Breezeway
• May 22 Green Apple deposit day - 7:10am-7:45am - Art Room Breezeway

• Setup: May 5th and 6th.
• Book Fair: Monday, May 11 - 7:30 to 9:30, 9:30 to 11:30, 11:30 to 1:30, 1:30 to 3:00
• Book Fair: Tuesday, May 12 - 7:30 to 9:30, 9:30 to 11:30, 11:30 to 1:30, 1:30 to 3:00, 5:15 to 7:30
• Book Fair: Wednesday, May 13 - 7:30 to 9:30, 9:30 to 11:30, 11:30 to 1:30, 1:30 to 3:00
• Tear Down: May 15th

Are you interested in an after-school Math Pentathlon Club at OHE?

Yes you read right, your child can learn math while playing games! Math Pentathlon is a program of interactive problem-solving games, supportive curricular instructional activities and assessment tools for ALL students. This motivational program strengthens basic math concepts and skills, aligns with National and State mathematics Standards, and stimulates creative thinking while developing problem-solving skills. In addition to all that, it’s fun! For more information about Math Pentathlon and how it could benefit your child please visit http://www.mathpentath.org/.

This year only eight 1st graders have been able to participate in this wonderful program. I would like to know if there is enough interest to pursue expanding this program school-wide for next year. A few points to consider:

Participants will meet by grade-level once per week after school for about one hour.

Participants will learn five fun and challenging games specifically designed for their age division (Kinder/1st, 2nd/3rd, and 4th/5th).

There will be a nominal fee of about $35 per child to participate. This money will be used to purchase game sets and materials required for the program.

This program requires a high level of parent involvement either as a game coaches or assistants. We will need a minimum of two coaches per grade level and one assistant for every four children in the program. Coaches are responsible for teaching the games and for planning and coordination of the weekly meetings. Assistants attend the weekly meetings and help supervise the games. Depending on the number of volunteers, assistants could rotate from week to week.

An area-wide Math Pentathlon tournament is held in the spring each year. Club members are by no means required to take part in tournament play, but it gives those who wish to participate the opportunity to play all five games against students from other area schools in a supportive and non-threatening environment. Students are grouped both according to grade-level and to previous participation in the program. At the conclusion of competition, ALL students are recognized for their participation in the tournament.

If you are interested in this program or have further questions, please send an email to mailto:ily.abounader@gmail.com with the following information:

• Your name
• Child’s name
• Teacher
• Grade Level
• Male or Female
• Phone Number
• Email Address

Thank you!
Ileana Abounader
OHE School-Wide Math Pentathlon Coordinator (Hopefully!)
ily.abounader@gmail.com
512-965-4781

• April 23, Kindergarten Field Trip – Crowes Nest Farm
• April 22, OHE Prospective Parent Information Sessions: 9:30am and 6:30pm - Main Bldg Cafeteria
• April 24, Friday Morning Assembly, Annex Assembly
• May 5/6/7, Bicycle Safety Presentations in PE
• May 6, 4th Grade Field Trip – Aquarena Springs
• May 6, OHE Kindergarten Roundup 8:30a-3:30p; Parent Progam 9am-10:30am