The PTO planned and provided a catered lunch to kick of the start of the year for our staff. In addition to our Manic-Less Monday program, the PTO caters 3 large scale luncheons each year to show our staff how much we appreciate them! They look forward to another delicious meal in just a few weeks as part of their holiday gift.

Speaking of holiday gifts, we learned that our staff also wanted some new Oak Hill swag. We worked closely with school administration to design a fun Maryland inspired Oak Hill crab t-shirt to sport down the hallways! Each staff member will be provided a new OHES swag t-shirt paid for by our PTO as part of their holiday gift. 

Silent & Live Auction - This event has been a staple for Oak Hill for the last several years, and is a source of funds for the PTO to assist in providing support for the students, teachers, and staff.  Two co-chairs are needed to set up this event.  

If anyone is interested, please contact Lynn or Kayla for additional information. 

The 38th annual Harvest for the Hungry drive to benefit the Anne Arundel County Food Bank is now underway. For the last 2 years, our school has been a top donating school;. we hope to continue this streak! We have put together a list (Click Here for List) with suggested items to bring in each day throughout the month. All non-perishable, non-expired foods are welcome! Please keep in mind that glass containers often break so please select plastic instead.

We will be collecting food from October 1 - 31st.

To celebrate the event, we will be having a Spirit Week from Monday, October 20th to Friday, October 24th.

• Monday- Mix It Up! | Wear your wackiest, tackiest outfit and bring 2 mismatched foods.
• Tuesday- TWOs day |  Bring 2 items and wear something to show a place you’d love to travel TO!
• Wednesday- Wake-Up! | Wear PJs to school and donate non-perishable breakfast items.
• Thursday- Colorful Crew! | Wear as many colors as you can and donate canned fruit.
• Friday- Souper Bowl Friday! | Wear your favorite sports team jersey or favorite color and donate soup.

Please consider donating small to medium-sized boxes to the school to hold the items collected. Boxes can be dropped off at the main office.

For more information or to help coordinate, please contact Harvest for the Hungry Food and Fund Drive PTO Coordinator, Leah Paley at leahpaley2012@gmail.com

We have NO CHAIRPERSON for our annual Talent Show held in February.

If we have no chair by December 1, 2025 this event will be cancelled because of the amount of planning that must be done by the committee but also the performers need ample time to prepare.

This is a SUPER FUN event, we promise the work you put in will be worth it!

We already have a working project plan, it just needs to be implemented, you will not be starting from scratch! One of the chairs from last year is on board to help but this is a 2-person event that does require quite a bit of planning.

If you're interested in co-chairing this event either yourself or as a team, please reach out to:

OHES2ndvicepresident@gmail.com

Saturday, October 18th 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tickets are ON SALE: Click Here for Tickets!Ticket Prices: $5 per child, $10 per adult (limit 6 tickets per family)Please reach out to OHES2ndvicepresident@gmail.com if you need additional tickets and we will do our best to accommodate.
There will be a fun, low-stress Costume Contest:
Secret Judges will walk around and pick the 3 winners, who will receive a small gift.
Refreshments will be available for purchase:
Assorted Drinks, Baked goods, Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza, and Chick-Fil-A Nuggets.

Volunteer Opportunities are AVAILABLE! Click Here!

This is not a successful event without our wonderful volunteers.

Final call for Sneaky Peek, First Day of School and Kindergarten Playdates photos.

Parents can submit NEW photos for After School Activities!

Does your student play a sport or do some kind of other structured after-school activity? You can begin submitting these photos for our "After School Life" spread.

Note: This should be a team or educational type of structured program.

Yearbook store opening has now been pushed back to December 1, 2025. You will receive an email when the store opens.

Send photos to yearbookOHES@gmail.com.

As a gift for paying your PTO dues early, we provide an OHES-themed car magnet and this year's was designed by contest winner and 5th-grade student Mason G. If you paid your annual PTO dues before September 4th, you should have received your magnet either sent home with your student or hand delivered to your porch. If you paid your dues after September 4th, your magnet will be sent home soon! We have VERY limited supplies remaining, so join the PTO today to guarantee your magnet (free magnets for PTO memberships only while supplies last). 

Play our National Anthem with the SPHS Marching Band!

Calling All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Band & String Students!

Severna Park High School is extending an invitation to play our National Anthem with their Marching Band on October 18, 2025 to kick off the "Marching in the Park" regional marching band competition. This opportunity is open to all 3rd - 8th grade students.

This is the perfect event for your developing musician to get a taste of the High School band experience!

Please use the links below to read more about the event and sign--up if you're interested.

Click Here for More Details:Future Falcon Event Details
Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/keV7YdHGQE1rGtJt7

Oct. 2: School Closed. Yom Kippur

Oct. 14: Two-hour early dismissal. Project Unity Day. Wear Orange! 

Oct. 27: Two-hour early dismissal. End of first marking period.

Oct. 28: Two-hour early dismissal. End of first marking period.

Oct. 31: Halloween Parade. 8:30am. Weather permitting.

We invite you to join us for our next meeting virtually on Oct 7th 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! Upcoming fall meetings will be held virtually on Nov 11th at 6pm, and Dec 9th at 6pm. Links to join the meeting will be sent out closer to their dates.

Have you downloaded the FREE Membership Toolkit app and updated your student's class info yet? This is how Room Parents send class messages, so make sure you get on the list! It also gives members access to the PTO school directory and calendar from the convenience of a cell phone. You can text, call, or email straight from the app.

To update your contact information, email address, and child’s class information on www.OakHillESPTO.org, click on “My Account”.

Thank you to Brooke Shivers and Jessica Goldberg for all their work organizing room parents, grade level contacts and training all of our new volunteers. Thank you to all of our grade level contacts and room parents for helping our teachers at school. Thank you teachers for giving parents volunteer opportunities!

Be on the look out for communication from your child's room parent. This will include many volunteer opportunities through the school year to help assist teachers, staff, and students.

Thank to all those who volunteered to be a Grade Lead or Room Parent - your time is appreciated. 

Sign up here to provide snacks and treats for the teachers to make the beginning of their weeks a little less crazy.  

Get those special outfits and dazzling smiles ready for picture day on October 17, 2025.

Twelve (12) volunteers will be needed to make sure the students do not cause too much ruckus while smiling for the camera.

Sign-up for picture day volunteers will go live on October 1, 2025.

• Be sure to complete AACPS volunteer requirements:

  • Every 2 years: Sexual Harassment/Child Abuse video & form

  • Background check (2-year validity) or  one time fingerprinting at the Board of Education (valid until your youngest child graduates High School)

• All information to complete both can be located here.

Artsonia is the world's largest collection of student art, published by teachers and students from around the world. Parents and family can view the art online, leave comments and order keepsakes featuring the artwork. Proceeds contribute to purchasing art supplies for OHES art classes. Register on the Artsonia website here, so that you 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.

Continue cutting and saving your Box Tops. There are still some out there!  Next deadline is in October. Please place Box Tops in a Ziploc bag labeled with your child's name and homeroom, then send them into school. We are receiving several baggies without teacher's name. Teachers will not receive credit for baggies without teacher names.

THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOX TOPS IS HERE.

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.