Thank you to Lindsey Graves with Fallon Wareham and Simona Navazo for their hard work in planning and preparing our Bedtime Story Night event! Thank you to the following volunteers who provided support on the day of the event: Courtney Williams, Amanda Garner, Maggie Cowell, Hannah Schey, Megan Cook, Monica Lehman-Lima, Emily Laws, Annie Greaves, Nora Dieponbrock, Megan Bueter, Eric Rennie, Jennifer Carr Pilholski, Bruna Fileta, and Megan Connolly. You all made it seamless and clean up was SO fast! We can't hold these events without your help!

Grandparents/Special Friends Day is Friday, April 5th from 8:30AM - 9:45AM for Kindergarten-5th grade. Please remind your child’s visitor(s) to bring their identification and have it ready to show upon entering the school.

April 5^th is a 2-hour early dismissal day for Anne Arundel County, and the children will be getting out of school at 12:25 p.m. If you would like for your child to go home early with a grandparent/special friend, please fill out the attached Permission Form for Dismissal with Grandparent for EACH child and send it back to your child’s teacher anytime between now and the event.

We are in need of A LOT of volunteers to make this day run smoothly, so please email if you can help out that morning to Megan Sundberg at meganlsundberg@gmail.com 

The upcoming monthly Lost & Found clean out us coming up on April 9th. Please have your students check and claim items from the OHES lobby before then. Items may also be claimed by contacting the Oak Hill main office during school hours. Don't forget to follow @OHESLnF on Instragram to review photos of current items.

You're Invited! Join us for the Oak Hill Parent/Child Spring Dance on Saturday, April 13th from 5-8p.m. at the Severna Park Community Center. Tickets are on sale now! Ticket price is $10 per adult and $5 per child. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. 

A limited number of tickets are available. Please limit your child ticket purchases to OHES students and siblings to allow as many OHES students to attend as possible.

To make this event a success, we need your help! Please consider volunteering for a short shift and help us to make this a fun and memorable experience for all kids and families. Click Here to be directed to the to sign up for a volunteer opportunity.

Questions?: Email Amanda Rothenbecker at Amanda.rothenbecker@gmail.com

Squisito's of Severna Park is hosting an OHES Family Fun Night on Wednesday, Apr. 24th from 4-9 p.m. When you dine in or carry out during these hours, please tell the cashier you are supporting the cause to make sure that 15% of the proceeds will be donated to Oak Hill Elementary.

To order your copy of Oak Hill’s yearbook click here! All orders must be submitted by April 17th. Don't miss out! Last year we were flooded with questions about ordering a yearbook AFTER they were delivered to the students. This is not the time to ask for a yearbook. 

Please take the time to ORDER NOW!! We will not be able to order any additional books or reopen sales after the fact. 

April 3rd begins Kindergarten registration for Fall 2024. Families can register online here. Please share with friends who are new to entering Oak Hill. Also, we would love to welcome our new students and have them join us for some summer play dates to get to know other students who will be going into Kindergarten. Please visit the the Class of 2037 PTO facebook page for more information.

On May 10th, OHES students will participate in our annual Race for Education! The Race for Education is a jog-a-thon (or walk-a-thon) for ALL OHES students where each grade will have a designated time to job (or walk) around the side field of the school.

Last year we raised just shy of $40,000 to enrich the lives of Oak Hill students with essential educational items and experiences!

STEP 1- CREATE A FREE MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT ACCOUNT  Already have one? GREAT! 

STEP 2 - ORDER YOUR CHILD’S FREE T-SHIRT TO WEAR ON RACE DAY ONE FORM PER STUDENT. ORDER BY APRIL 5TH.

STEP 3 - PERSONALIZE YOUR CHILD’S FUNDRAISING PAGE. Log into Membership Tookit and navigate to your child's fundraising page, found within the My Orders & Volunteer Forms tab Fundraising Campaigns . There you can add your child's picture and emails of those you'll be asking for donations. Individual messages will go out automatically with a link to your child's fundraising page. Receipts, too.

This year's incentives...

HOMEWORK PASS for each student who receives three (3) donations.

ENTRY INTO GRAND PRIZE DRAWING for each student who meets and/or exceeds their individual fundraising goal.

30 MINUTE OF PLAY IN A VIDEO GAME TRUCK for each student who meets or exceeds $150 in individual fundraising.

MEDALS for the girl and boy in each class who complete the most laps on Race day.

A SCHOOLWIDE SURPRISE if we beat our fundraising goal of $20,000.

The PTO is very excited as this is one our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS! We have many ways that you can easily help from home too! If you are interested in helping in any way, please contact Jean Nagle jeannagleohpto@gmail.com

Any aspiring artists out there interested in designing our next Oak Hill Magnet?! Email your designs in pdf format to amanda.rothenbecker@gmail.com by May 31st!

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Apr. 4th & 5th: Two-hour early dismissal. End of third marking period.

Apr. 9th: PTO meeting. Virtually at 6pm.

Apr. 10th: School Closed. Eid al-Fitr.

We invite you to join us for our next meeting virtually on Apr. 9th at 6pm. The school and the PTO will benefit from hearing your ideas, and you will be better informed about upcoming events at the school. We hope to see you there! The next meeting will be held virtually on May 21st at 6pm. Links to join the meeting will be sent out closer to their dates.

The PTO is busy preparing for a few board member transitions, as the end of their terms are approaching. The three positions are:   

1. 2nd Vice President (Student Enrichment)
2. Treasurer
3. Secretary

You may find yourself in a position where you think you may want to be on the board, but you are a little uncertain of what is expected. If you have any questions about what the responsibilities are, please feel free to reach out to us or another board member at oakhillptopresident@gmail.com It’s incredibly rewarding to be part of the board and we hope you choose to join us.

There are many opportunities for parents and community parents to get involved!  Your help is needed!  Complete the Volunteer Interest form by clicking on the box below and someone from the PTO will be in touch with you.

Oak Hill students are creating wonderful pieces of artwork! Parents can view them at Artsonia.com.  If you have not done so already, please connect with your student by registering on the Artsonia website, here. You will receive important notifications, such as when new artwork is posted to your child's gallery.

Together in Education

Link your VIC card online at www.harristeeter.com to our School ID#4406

Click here for more information.

Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online.

A NEW WAY TO TRACK BOX TOPS PARTICIPATION!

Now when you use the Box Tops app to scan your store receipt, you can "Give Credit" to your child's classroom. To "Give Credit" make sure you have the latest version of the Box Tops app, scan your receipt, then tap the star icon to enter your "Give credit" memo.

Get the app

Download or update to the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app on your phone. You can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.