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Reflections
The Reflections Gallery will be open for public viewing on Tuesday, November 10 from 5-6pm, with a short Recognition Ceremony in the Cafeteria at 6:00pm.
Need a dinner plan after Reflections? Stop by (dine in, delivery, or take out) Craig O's on Tuesday after the Reflections Ceremony! It's OHE Spirit Night (10 % of sales for OHE.
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Spanish Translators - can you proofread and fix spanish documents with a quick turnaround? Please email: webmaster@ohepta.org
8 men to play Santa in one hour shifts on Dec 12th. Please email webmaster@ohepta.org
Library News
ATTENTION STUDENTS AND PARENTS...
PLEASE DO NOT PUT WATER BOTTLES IN BACKPACKS. CARRY YOUR BOTTLES OR
LEAVE THEM AT SCHOOL TO REFILL THEM IN THE MORNINGS.
ONE OF OUR CHARACTER TRAITS IS RESPECT.
Let’s respect school property by taking care of our library books!
In the months of September and October we have lost over $150 worth of books due to water damage. These books have to be throw away and replaced due to mold concerns. With just a little more attention to care, we will be able to buy new books versus replacing old books to make our collection even better!
STUDENTS: PLEASE SHOW RESPECT BY BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BOOK(S). KEEP WATER, FOOD, AND PETS AWAY FROM THEM. KEEP BOOKS IN A SAFE PLACE LIKE YOUR BACKPACK!!!
PARENTS: PLEASE HELP STUDENTS BY REMINDING THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BOOK(S) AND RETURNING THEIR BOOK(S) ON TIME!!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
READ ON!
MS. UNDERWOOD
OAK HILL LIBRARIAN
Dragons Clean Up OHE
A
roaring shout-out goes to the Webelos Cub Scouts of Dragon Den, Troop
446! Led by their Den Leader, Mr. Jim Picardat, they (along with their
moms, siblings and friends) stayed after school this past Friday to
clean up our campus after the fun and frivolity of Fun Field Days!
Thank you for being good stewards of planet Earth and keeping our
campus clean!
Clint Small Middle School RISING STARS
OPEN HOUSE
Incoming 6th Grade Students and Parents
Clint Small Middle School
4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Cafeteria
Come visit our school, tour our building, meet some of our teachers, and meet our principal during this “come and go” open house.
Magnet School Information Sessions
You are invited to attend an information session on the Kealing Magnet and Fulmore Magnet programs and the Ann Richards Schools for Young Women Leaders about the Fall 2010 enrollment.
The Directors/Principal from all 3 schools will be at:
Oak Hill Elementary
on Thursday, November 12, 2009,
with the following schedule:
10:00 a.m. Kealing
10:20 a.m. Fulmore
10:40 a.m. Ann Richards (girls only)
You are welcome to join us or for more information, contact the school counselor.
AISD NEWS
How Do We Budget
for a Quality Education?
Class Size?
Consolidation of Schools?
Teacher Salaries?
Where Should We Spend Austin’s Tax Dollars?
Please Join AISD Superintendent
Dr. Meria Carstarphen
for a Community Conversation
About How the 2010-2011 District Budget
Can Best Support Greater Student Achievement.
Thursday, November 12, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 6-8:30 p.m.
Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Drive Travis High School, 1211 E. Oltorf Street
Light Dinner Provided. Please RSVP.
5th grade field trip
written by Franny, an OHE Fifth Grader
On Wednesday, November 5th my class and I went on a
field trip to McKinney Falls. After everyone got off the bus, Mrs.
Osio's, Mrs. Wiley's, and Mrs. Ledbetter's classes all gathered around
the front of the McKinney Falls building.
The classes split up, and we went on a nature hike.
On the hike we saw Old Baldy; a green area with wildlife, and we
went through a rock shelter looking for types of erosion. Later on,
we came to a large limestone area where we looked for hollow spots in the
rock. Then we came back and looked at fossils and rocks in the McKinnery
Falls building.
We went in an exhibit room showing the stages of Onion
Creek before man came, when Indians came, when Mr. and Mrs. McKinney were
there and now, when McKinney Falls became a state park.
Later, we walked to the actual falls. Not much water
was in them, but they were beautiful. We saw turtles basking in the
sun. Shane, one of our tour guides, was telling us about the pollution
history at the Falls. We also got some of the lake water and looked
for invertebrate bugs that are at the bottom of the food chain. We
found a lot and sorted them into groups.
Finally it was time for lunch and games. After
that, it was time to get back on the buses and head back to Oak Hill Elementary.
I had a blast!
Carnival News!
We are already collecting donations for the OHE Carnival!!! Mark your
calendars for March 5, 2010 and drop off donations in the designated boxes
outside the Annex and Main offices at your convenience. We need new and
gently used books, new toys (ex: wrapped fast food kid meal toys or items
from places like Oriental Trading) and lots and lots of eggshells!! Please
contact Heather Sendera (
494-4411) with any
questions.
*please see our website calendar for the most up-to-date dates and more information
Principal’s Coffee is This Week!
We hope you plan to stop by the Principal’s Coffee on
Wednesday, November 11, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Main Building Cafeteria. This
new event hosted by the PTA Welcoming Committee will give you a chance to not
only visit with Ms. Whistler in a friendly, informal setting, but you will also
get to meet our Counselor Candi Caporal and our Reading Specialist Pat
Shotwell.
OHE PTA MOVIE NIGHT
OHE PTA Movie Night
Nov. 13th, 2009
6:30-8:30pm
OHE Cafeteria
Tickets are free and will available at 5:30-6:15pm on 11/13
Doors will open promptly at 6:30pm.
Please bring a canned food item for donation to the Capital Area Food Bank. SPACE IS LIMITED due to FIRE CODE.
Everyone MUST have a ticket to enter. No exceptions.
The first 425 people will get in.
Every student MUST have an adult with them.
Please be mindful that this is an OHE Event!
Bring a blanket to sit on and water bottles for your group.
Tshirts, Popcorn, and Candy will be sold at the event.
The movie is rated PG. It is a Disney new release (release date is
11/10). It is two letters and has a man and a kid and a house with
balloons on the flyer! (due to licensing, it can not be advertised
here!)
Are You Interested in a Dual Language Two-Way Immersion Program at OHE?
AISD is currently discussing the possibility of implementing a dual language two-way immersion program in some elementary schools for the 2010-2011 school year. Please help the OHE PTA determine the level of interest in implementing such a program at OHE by completing this two-minute survey. The deadline for completing this survey is Thursday, November 12th.
Not sure what a dual language two-way immersion program is? Read on!
Dual language two-way immersion programs offer students an opportunity to become bilingual and biliterate in both English and another language such as Spanish. These programs
Develop academic proficiency in both languages simultaneously,
Serve both English speakers and Spanish speakers, and
Typically start in kindergarten and continue through the 5th grade or possibly to middle and/or high school.
Dual language two-way immersion programs differ from traditional bilingual education programs such as the one currently offered at OHE in that they serve both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers in an integrated environment with the goal of teaching both languages. Both groups of students study together most of the day. They learn language through academic content instruction in both languages taught in separate time sequences. For example, students may learn science in English and math in Spanish one day and the other way around another day. All students become proficient in using two languages for communication and learning.
Studies are showing that two-way immersion students, both English dominant students and Spanish dominant students, out perform their peers in cognitive skills and academic achievement.
For more information about two-way immersion programs please visit http://www.cal.org/twi/FAQ/faq1.htm. You may also contact Ileana Abounader (512-965-4781) or Shelli Dinius-Hix (512-338-9950).
FYI – Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 19. AISD will be hosting a public discussion about dual language programs at Sanchez Elementary School. Click here for details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We rely on our parents to make many of our events at OHE run smoothly. Please consider giving the gift of time in one or more of the areas below. We NEED YOUR HELP!
MOVIE NIGHT: Volunteers are guaranteed 2 tickets.
Science Fair (Nov 18-Nov 20): *LOTS of volunteers needed!
OHE Book Fair: *LOTS of volunteers needed!
Picture Re-take Day: Nov 17th
Reminder: Only children that were absent or did not like their pictures are going to retake. Parents need to return their package to be able to do retake.
On Thursday, November 5 the Oak Hill PTA held a fundraiser at the Learning Express Toys location in Sunset Valley. In a few hours many parents had started (and even finished!) their Christmas shopping! Learning Express donated 20% of the sales from people shopping for Oak Hill and we earned $600! Thanks go out to the following parents that gift wrapped and donated refreshments for the fundraiser:
Bridget Brown
Laura Bettor
Linnett DeCarli
Emily Francis
Lisa Goeller
Kaci Harris
Lori Luce
Lisa Moe
Deena Perkins
Jenny Platt
And many parents for shopping for a cause!
If you were unable to attend and shop Learning Express at a future date, be sure to say "thanks" for supporting our school.
Thank you!
Jill Ivie
Community Partners Chair
OHE T-Shirts/Jackets
Thank you to everyone who has already purchased
their OHE T-shirts and jackets!! We have had a fantastic response. The jacket order has been submitted to the printer and the jackets should arrive
in 2 - 3 weeks. We will continue to sell the shirts via this form and at school events until the shirts are sold
out. We are already out of Adult Large, Adult XXL and Adult XXXL and are
nearly out of both Youth Small and Adult XL! If you still want a shirt be
sure to place your order soon in order to get your preferred size. Please
contact Heather Sendera (hsendera@austin.rr.com or 470-7743)
with questions!
Teaching Garden Project Underway
As you may have noticed, the landscape at the Kindergarten Annex is
looking a lot different these days. Gone are the dead and dying shrubs
as well as the stumps that dotted the landscape. Now, stairs,
limestone borders, fresh decomposed granite and gravel mark the
beginnings of a beautiful and enriching garden.
This transformation is all due to the hard work of the AISD Grounds
crew. They spent several long days excavating (by hand) the area to
lay the beautifully bordered pathway. Aesthetics aside, this
improvement also creates better drainage along the front of the
building and provides more thorough access for pest control. We can
also thank AISD for the stone steps that will help kindergarteners and
their parents have a safer walk down the embankment to the granite
path.
This work has been a perfect jumpstart for the Grounds Committee to
begin the next phase of this project. As of now, the next step is to
create three bordered gardens filled with plants that attract
butterflies, hummingbirds and birds plus begin work on new granite
paths.
Parents, faculty, staff and administration...join us in this
momentous endeavor and help us make this garden grow! While this
garden will primarily be a place where students can observe and study
birds, butterflies and other creatures, this garden is for us all.
Contact Luci at 899-8778 or at luci@latimer.com for more information or to let me know you would like to help!
