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October 18th, 2009
Did You Know?
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Mrs. Whistler posts a blog entry every week?
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Parent/Teacher Conferences this Month
How many times have you asked, "What did you do at school
today?" And all too often the response is, "Nothing. Well, the week of
October 19 parents will get a chance to gain more insight into how
their child is doing this year during Parent/Teacher conferences.
There is no school October 19 to allow teachers to meet with
parents. Please contact your child's teacher if you have not scheduled
a time to meet.
Support Your OHE Eagles!!
Order an OHE T-shirt or Full-Zip Sweatshirt Jacket
This year we will again be offering OHE T-shirts in a short-sleeve style as well as a full-zip hooded sweatshirt jacket option.
The T-shirts are 100% cotton in a dark navy color. This year we have pre-ordered the shirts so they will be for sale at random school events as well as through this order form.
The sweatshirts are a 50/50 cotton/polyester blend in a black color. The jacket design is the same as the jackets sold last year and will have a small eagle surrounded by the school name and the phrase “Home of the Soaring Eagles” on the left chest.
Samples of both the shirt and sweatshirt can be seen near the offices in the annex and the main building. Orders for sweatshirts will be accepted through Friday, October 30th and T-shirt orders will be accepted all year. Please complete the order form and return it to your child’s teacher along with your payment. We are able to accept cash or checks made payable to OHE PTA. Any overpayment will be treated as a donation to the PTA. T-shirts will be delivered within 10 days of the receipt of the order and jackets are expected to be
delivered by mid-November.
Please note: the youth T's run big and that the youth jackets run small. The adult sizes (of both) run about the right size.
Reflections
It's Reflections time again. Reflections is an art program sponsored by the PTA. The categories for entries are Literature, Music, Visual Arts, Photography, Film and Dance. The theme for 2009-10 is "Beauty Is..." Deadline for entries is Monday, October 26th. More information was sent home in your child's folder and can also be found on our website here. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Sasser.
First Graders Tie Dye!
by Stephanie Swan
This last Friday, the students from Mrs. Flores, Mrs. Hernandez, and Mrs. Hamelright's 1st grade classes "traveled back to the '70's" and made tie-dyed t-shirts to wear on their class field trips this year. The students used Sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol in leu of liquid dye to create "faux" tie-dyed designs of all kinds. There were rainbows, peace signs, flowers, spiral designs, and lots of great creativity going around-we even had '70's music to help us get "into the groove" of things! Be on the lookout for all of these very unique and colorful shirts!
LOOKING AHEAD
By Wendy Primeaux
Legislative Liaison, Oak Hill PTA
I know for many of you it seems that high school is so very far in the
future, but let me tell you, it really is here before you know it. My
first Oak Hill Eagle will graduate from Austin High this spring and it
seems impossible that it was 13 years ago that I brought her to Oak
Hill for the first time.
With that in mind, I would like to make you aware of some things that
will have an impact on your child’s ongoing education. First, in its
last session the Texas Legislature changed the top 10% automatic
admission to state universities rule to the top 8% beginning with the
graduating class of 2011. Here is a link to more detailed information on this legislative action.
Also, House Bill 3 changed the elective graduation requirements
concerning PE and health. The district is conducting an online survey
soliciting feedback from parents on how they would like to see these
changes implemented. Provided is a link to the AISD main website. On
the home page, look for the big red check and you will see how to
access the survey and more information on this bill.
http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/
In addition, Dr. Lucio Calzada, the principal of Austin High School,
will conduct a question and answer information session regarding HB3
for the AISD community at Austin High on October 21 at 6:00 in the
Performing Arts Center.
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Mark your calendars!
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- School Bus Driver Appreciation Week, Oct 19-23rd
- Q&A on HB3 at Austin High, Oct 21st, 6pm
- Vision & Hearing Screening, Oct 20-Oct 22nd
- 2nd Grade Field Trip, Oct 22, 2009
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- 4th grade (Thomas/Phillips) field trip, Oct 23, 2009
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- 3rd grade field trips, Oct 26 and Oct 27
- OHE Town Hall Meeting (boundary), Oct 27th 6:30pm
- T-Shirt deadline, Oct 30th
- OHE Night at Learning Express, Nov 5th
- Science Projects Due, Nov 16th
*please see our website calendar for the most up-to-date dates and more information
Boundary news you can use!
Please take some time to check out the boundary update flyer in your child’s take-home folder. For more boundary news, go to www.boundary.ohepta.org. Be on the lookout for a survey regarding your concerns and priorities for the boundary process during the week of October 19th. Also, mark your calendars for an Oak Hill Elementary Boundary Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Building Cafeteria.
Dads, bring your child to school this Thursday and have a
donut on us!
Calling all Dads (or other male role models) to take their kids to
school on Thursday, October 22, for Donuts With Your Dude! Stop by the
playground under the blue shade from 7:15 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. where you and your
child can enjoy donuts, bananas, coffee and orange juice before school starts.
(Students must still arrive to class by 7:45 a.m.) Donuts With Your Dude is a
new event organized by the PTA’s Welcoming Committee as a way to
recognize the special role that dads (or other male role models) play in a
child’s education. For more on this topic, check out the Texas PTA web
site.
Science Fair Boards Now On Sale!!!
The PTA is now selling science fair display boards for $5. The boards are light blue colored and include project titles. If you would like a board, please fill out this order form (also in Spanish) and return it to your child's teacher with payment in cash or check. Please make checks payable to OHE PTA. Boards will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last, so get your order in early! Contact Ileana Abounader with questions.
Celebrate School Bus Driver’s Appreciation Week
October 19-23
School Bus Driver’s Appreciation Week gives all of us the chance to thank and recognize our bus drivers and transportation employees including monitors, mechanics, dispatchers, and supervisors for keeping our students safe every day.
The position of a school bus driver requires tremendous responsibility; every day, twice a day, our transportation employees carry more than 20,000 students to and from school on 368 different routes. They drive in fair and foul weather, and have to maneuver through traffic regardless of road conditions, while also maintaining the conduct of the students on the bus. Transportation employees are also looked upon for leadership and life-saving decision-making in the event of an emergency. As you can see, these are essential personnel who work hard to get students to and from school on time regardless of the challenges that come their way.
Although we should express our heartfelt appreciation throughout the year, please set aside some extra time during this special week in October to show how much you appreciate these hard workers for the outstanding job that they do and the service that they provide for our students every day.
Simple Ways You Can Show Appreciation:
1. Present your bus drivers and transportation employees with a thank you card and a wonderful potluck style lunch or breakfast on behalf of the student body or employees
2. Create posters or a bulletin board and encourage employees and students to post thank you notes and appreciation messages
3. Have your employees, student council, art classes, or drill teams make a large appreciation banner that can be placed on the side of the campus access road
4. Leave a "goodie bag" on each bus with a variety of healthy snacks and a thank you note on behalf of the school or office
5. Have students participate in a poetry-writing contest to honor school bus drivers and transportation employees
6. Include a “School Bus Driver’s Appreciation Week” message on your school and stadium marquees
7. Organize a school assembly to emphasize school-bus safety and to recognize school bus drivers or transportation employees
Thank you for going the EXTRA MILE!
Thanks for coming out to the PTA Ice Cream Social!
We had an AWESOME turnout Friday night at the PTA Ice Cream Social.
The weather could not have been better! The event could not have been
possible without the help of many, many volunteers:
Liddy Zierer, co-chair person
Geeta Suggs, co-chair person
Frances and Maria, members of our OHE custodial staff
Constable Richard McCain and his deputy
Ms. Whistler
Ms. Christenson
Deena Perkins
Kim Sheridan
Tracy Geyer
Susan Malachowski
Lindsay Casteneda
Cub Scout Pack 446
Jodi and Jim Picardat
Ily Abounader
Rachel Schmidt
Su Kosub
Bridget Brown
Melissa Wells
Annemarie Read
Dana Honganen Brown
Cathy Cox
Jennifer Pencis
Heather Sendera
Ashley Waggoner
Elizabeth Jackson
Lynn Mitchell
Denise Rose
June Plunkett
Eden Yows
Melissa Orts
Lisa Moe
Linnett Decarli
Kristy Lawsow-Waller
Mariagoreti Souza
Kareen Littlefeather
Swati Jere
April Vasquez
Holly Tichenor
Shyamala Murthy
Melinda Cantu
and many more that helped out that night
Thank you all so much for making it a great success.
Mark your calendars for the next event:
PTA FAMILY FUN NIGHT - MOVIE NIGHT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 2009
more details to come
Shop for the holidays and earn 20% for Oak Hill!
The new Learning Express toy store is donating 20% of sales to the
Oak Hill PTA when you shop from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday, November 5.
Mark your calendars for a night of holiday shopping - and enjoy
refreshments while your items are gift wrapped free too! Shop from 4
to 8 PM and 20% helps our school programs! Learning Express is located
near Kohl's and DSW.
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