On Monday, May 19, 2025, Oak Hill Elementary School will be participating in the Race for Education! We invite family and friends to join us in helping to raise funds to enrich the lives of Oak Hill students with essential educational items and experiences! 

Each participant can raise funds by asking sponsors to contribute a tax-deductible donation to the PTO. Fundraising for the Race is now live! Friends and family can donate to individual students by heading to that student's fundraising page. To find and customize your student's personalized fundraising page, head to the "My Order & Volunteer Forms" tab > Fundraising Campaigns.

Find additional information on the Race home page or contact  Jean Nagle (jeannagleohpto@gmail.com) with questions.

WE ARE IN NEED OF PARENT VOLUNTEERS ON RACE DAY!!
The race is scheduled for May 19th and We need lots of parents to help count laps! We also need volunteers to hand out Popsicles after each class completes their race!!! Below are the scheduled Race times for our students. You can come help for just one grade, a few grades, or all day!

 
Click here to sign up to volunteer or login to Membership Toolkit and find the volunteer sign-up sheet under My Order & Volunteer Forms by May 6th. LAP COUNTERS WILL NEED A CELL PHONE OR AN IPAD (OR ANDROID DEVICE). WE ARE DIGITALLY COUNTING THIS YEAR!  You will need to download the free app, EZ Scan 2 in your Apple or Android Store and log in using the following email: cbw1616@gmail.com and PW: OHESeagles34!

Spectators are also welcome at the Race for Education! 
Please register all spectators on our PTO website by May 6th. Spectators need to have their IDs ready on the day of the event. No pets permitted. Oak Hill students and volunteer runners only are permitted on the running track. Younger siblings may not run on the track. 

Please come join us in the fun! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Contact Jean Nagle jeannagleohpto@gmail.com

Join us for a special treat! OHES is partnering with Taharka Brothers Icecream for a fundraiser that could raise $1,000 for Oak Hill! Visit here starting May 14th to place your order using coupon code OAKHILL25. 

"Ride Your Bike To School Day" will take place on Tuesday, May 27th! With May being National Physical Fitness Month, students are encouraged to ride their bike or walk to school. There will be two separate “parking lots” for students to park their bikes for the day. Students must wear a helmet, and are encouraged to bring a bike lock. A transportation form will be sent out closer to the event date, it will need to be completed for students participating.

The 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held June 13th at 8:30am.  Each student is allotted 4 tickets for guests and seating is arranged based on random lottery. More information to come on this later. 

POOL PARTY: There is a pool party for your 5th grade students (no siblings here, sorry!) that Chartridge Community Pool on June 10th from 7-9pm. This is optional, and free! This is such a fun time for the students, and entrance includes a DJ, Photo Booth and snow cone truck. Drinks and snacks are also provided. Sign up for this is also live on your membership toolkit. Parents must sign their student in and out of the pool party. To chaperone, sign up here.

PROMOTION DAY EARLY DISMISSAL: on promotion day, you have the option to register to take your student home (and their Oak Hill sibling) for an early dismissal after the ceremony has concluded. Please please please fill this out in advance if you plan to take your student home early that day. Register here on membership toolkit.

Any questions or clarifications, please reach out to your Co-Coordinators: Melissa Boyle (mboyle84@hotmail.com) and Kelly Heilmann (kheilmann626@gmail.com) 

Do you have a creative student who may want to participate in our magnet design contest? Here's how to enter:

• Simply click here to be taken to the Contest Form.
• Download and Print either the Portrait or Landscape template of the design.
• Have your student decorate the template however they choose.
• Scan or take crisp, clear photo of the finished masterpiece.
• Upload the final submission in the same form you downloaded the template from.
• Each student can submit ONE design so make it count!
• All Oak Hill students K - 5 are welcome to participate.

Based on the number of submissions, the board will choose a number of finalists for the Oak Hill Community to vote on. Submissions are due by May 10, 2025. The winner will be the new design for the annual PTO magnet given to members in the 2025-2026 school year.

Remember to renew or sign-up for an Oak Hill PTO membership every August to receive one of these amazing Oak Hill keepsakes. All members who sign up before the early bird deadline in September receive a FREE Oak Hill magnet each year and your money goes to supporting our wonderful school and staff.
What a deal!

May 8: Band & Strongs Concert. 6pm.

May 14: Chorus Concert. 6pm

May 13: PTO Meeting. Virtually at 6pm.

May 22 & 23: School closed for Kindergarten Only.Conferences.

May 26: School closed. Memorial Day.

We invite you to join us for our next (and last for this school year) meeting virtually on May 13th 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!  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 positions needing volunteers are: 

1. 1st Co-Vice President (Fundraising)
   The 1st Vice President shall act as an aide to the President and perform the duties of the President in the absence or inability of that officer to serve. He/She will be responsible for all revenue-producing committees and will serve as the liaison between the Executive Board and the respective committee co-chairs. The 1st Vice President will be primary co-signer with the Treasurer on PTO checks.  For more information, please reach out to Dr. Tracey Kearse at tracey.kearse@yahoo.com
   
   
2. 3rd Vice President (Volunteer Coordinator)
   The 3^rd Vice President shall act as an aide to the president and be responsible for recruiting committee chairs and volunteers, coordinating committee efforts and volunteer assistance for teachers and school initiatives (including room parents, picture day, field day, and other committee driven activities). He/She will serve as the liaison between the Executive Board and the respective committee co-chairs. For more information, please reach out to Brooke Shivers at cbw1616@gmail.com.

If you have any question,  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.

Spring Dace Success! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the Spring Dance a magical night! A special thanks to Jessica Goldberg, who chaired the event,  and Lindsey Graves for steer\ing us to success! Thank you to Courtney Williams and Fallon Wareham for help with ticket sales and tool kit. 

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.