Happy November, Oak Hill families!

The leaves 🍂 are crunching, the air is crisp, and the school halls still smell faintly of candy corn and pure joy. We hope everyone’s recovering nicely from a spook-tacular Halloween!

 A huge, heartfelt thank-you to every volunteer who made the magic happen —both at the Halloween Dance and in the classrooms during the Halloween parties. You showed up with energy, creativity, snacks, decorations, and that special “I’ve got this” attitude that turns a regular school day into a memory kids will talk about for years. We see you, we appreciate you, and we are so grateful for the time and love you poured into making Halloween special for our Oak Hill students.

 Here’s to a cozy, thankful November ahead. We’re already looking forward to everything we’ll create together this month!

 With gratitude and a little leftover candy,

 Your PTO Co- Presidents

Anna C Builta & Lynn LaRocca

• Sexual Harassment/Child Abuse Training required every year
• AACPS Fingerprinting: $63
• Fingerprinting remains valid while you have children enrolled in AACPS

💙 Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who volunteers their time and helps make Oak Hill such a wonderful community!

Do you know what a "dink" is or have you never picked up a Pickleball paddle?  That doesn't matter for Oak Hill's First Ever Pickleball Glow in the Dark Open Play Fundraiser.  

Come out on January 29, 2027, as a single or a team and enjoy an adults-only event to raise funds for Oak Hill.

More details and the link to register coming soon!

Thank you to all the families who donated food during Harvest for the Hungry.  Our school collected 3,619lbs of food for those in need.

We have the best families at Oak Hill Elementary School!!!!!

Love seeing our school colors in the hallways? We’re looking for a Spirit Wear Lead to head up this year’s t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and more! This is a fun way to build school pride and raise money for PTO programs. 💙

You’ll work with the PTO board members to pick designs, coordinate with our printing vendor, set up online orders, promote sales, and get orders into families’ hands. It’s about 2–5 hours a month, with a few busier weeks around ordering and distribution. 🗓️

You don’t need any experience, just a lot of Oak Hill pride🤝

Interested? Reach out to Leah Paley at leahpaley2012@gmail.com to learn more! ✉️

Students and teachers were wowed by our guest Sidney Bateman, former WWE and Cirque Du Soleil star. Sidney shared his journey of resilience, courage, and the decision to rise above, and thrilled everyone with his amazing stunts! Big thank you to Clyde Hicks and his family for connecting us!

Do you have ideas of who could visit Oak Hill? Share ideas, or better yet, step up to be our Assembly Coordinator! It's a very small commitment, and gives you a voice in what performances to provide for our kids!

Email VP of Student Enrichment, Lindsey Graves.

Thank you to our amazing Room Parents and Parent Volunteers for all their hard work making the classroom parties such a success!

Held the 2nd Monday of each month

PTO reimburses $100–$200 per month

Still need volunteers for January, February, March & April

Sign up here!

Hero Boys end of season 5k will take place Saturday, November 7^th at 9am! The race is on the B & A Trail and starts behind the LA Fitness at Jumper’s Hole Rd. We run up to Marley Station Mall and back. Please arrive by 8:45. The race organizers will go over race rules beforehand. If you can't make it, they put on the race every week.  (Additional details available by contacting Mr. Robinson). 

Go Girls end of season 5k will take place Saturday, November 21st at 8:00am. A sign up for volunteer opportunities will be sent to Go Girls' families, but we invite our whole community to support the girls! 

A favorite event for both students and their families, this year's Talent Show is scheduled for February 26th. Students in every grade are encouraged to sign up and wow us with a dance number, skit, vocal performance, magic act, martial arts demonstration, comedy set, puppeteering, dramatic reading, etc. But before you start picturing your child's amazing performance, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. Our seasoned co-chair has moved up to middle school, and our new co-chair will need lots of support to keep the magic going this year! And since we only allow 34 acts per show, if we receive more sign-ups than that, which has happened, your students are guaranteed a spot as a panel member! 

Reach out to Megan Burns if you're interested in learning more about how you can help!

Currently accepting: Recent field trips and fall sports/activities ONLY.

Our yearbook program is more popular than ever, receiving hundreds of submissions per request, so we kindly ask you not to submit more than 1 photo per child for any event (please don't make us choose).

Send to YearbookOHES@gmail.com, OR use links provided in yearbook emails.

Be sure to include just the grades of the student and send full resolution images.

Nov. 10: PTO Meeting. Virtually at 6 p.m.

Nov. 23 and Nov. 24: Schools Closed - Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Nov. 25 through Nov. 27: Schools Closed - Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 8: Two-hour early dismissal

We invite you to join us for our next meeting virtually on Nov. 10th 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 Dec. 15th and Jan. 12th at 6pm. Links to join the meeting will be sent out closer to their dates.

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.