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”.

The PTO hopes you will be active in the Oak Hill community. We have many great activities planned for this year and we encourage you to become involved. We have fun together and the students have enjoyable, meaningful experiences as a result of your involvement in their education. 

The PTO will meet on the second Tuesday of each month throughout the school year. We invite you to join us for our first meeting  virtually on Sept 9th at 6pm. A link to join the meeting will be sent out closer to the date. 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 Oct 7th at 6pm, Nov 5th at 6pm, and Dec 9th at 6pm.

A few of our committees are still in need of volunteers so please take a look and see if you can lend a hand. For a description of these committees and the suggested time commitment needed, please visit www.OakHillESPTO.org, click on “My Account”

If you are interested in lending a helping hand or have any questions, please contact Jessica Goldberg at thx4volunteering@gmail.com

Become an OHES PTO Member today to support our Students and Staff all year long! Click here to join today for only $10! After, September 26th membership price increases to $15.

Receive an Oak Hill car/fridge magnet when you join the PTO (One per family and while supplies last). A special Thank You to Mason G., 5th grade, for the design for this years magnet!

We know that parents love to volunteer to support their children and their school. We also know that sometimes, volunteering looks different from helping in the classroom. We'd love your feedback on how best you would/could volunteer this upcoming year. 

Everyone should have received a separate email with volunteer survey regarding your volunteering ability.  If you have not done so, please complete it so the Board can start planning events for the year.

If you have not received the email with the survey, please contact Jess Goldberg at thx4volunteering@gmail.com. 

Parent involvement in Oak Hill is what makes everything run smoothly for the students, teachers, and staff, and we are in need of a some parents who will take the lead on some committees to continue helping Oak Hill.  

Please consider becoming a chair of one of the following committees:

Artsonia - Works with the art department in photographing and uploading students' art to the website for parents to purchase items. Oak Hill receives funds from this committee.

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. 

Skate Zone - Students love have the place to themselves at Skate Zone, and its a fundraiser for Oak Hill.  

5th Grade Promotion - In order to make the promotion be a wonderful event for the 5th graders and their parents, 4th grade parents are needed to organize this event. 

Cultural Arts/Assemblies - Students (and staff) love the assemblies throughout the year - it is a nice break from learning (and teaching).

All of these committees have past committee chairs who are available to provide assistance in planning and implementing these activities, as well as information for the committee to allow for less work when scheduling. 

Any additional information regarding these committees can be obtained from the PTO Presidents, Lynn and Anna at oakhillptopresident@gmail.com or the 2nd Vice-President Volunteers, Jess, at thx4volunteering@gmail.com

We are currently looking for a Co-Chair for the annual Stars of Oak Hill Variety Show held in February. This is a huge event every year, over 100 students participate in creative acts, our school dance team shows off their skills, even our staff performs, and together they put on one fantastic show! Not only does it sell out each year, but it also raises quite a bit of money for our school. We currently have 1 volunteer parent who has co-chaired for the last 3 years but will require another volunteer to co-chair. If we do not fill this position by December 1, the show will be cancelled. 

Please reach out to OHES2ndVicePresident@gmail.com

You and your family are invited to Back to Scouting Night, tomorrow night Sept. 2nd from 6:30-7:30pm at Oak Hill Elementary School. Come meet Pack 918 Cub Scout leaders, Cub Scout members and their families. 

Cub Scouts provide a positive place where both boys and girls from kindergarten through 5th grades can enjoy safe, wholesome activities. These activities focus on building character, improving physical fitness, teaching practical skills, and developing a spirit of community service. 

Questions?, please contact CubMasterPack918SP@gmail.com or visit www.cubscoutpack918.org 

Join us for a special treat! OHES is partnering with Taharka Brothers Ice cream for a fundraiser that could raise $500 for Oak Hill! Visit here starting Sept. 12th to place your order using coupon code OAKHILL2024. Ice cream will be delivered to your home on Sept. 18th.

Girls on the Run is an 8 week running program designed to help girls in 3rd through 5th grade gain confidence and develop important life skills. Registration is open now through September 10th. You can register at: https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/Fall25ProgramGOTRGC.

Registration is done on a lottery system. The lottery is held on September 11th. If a participant isn't selected from the lottery, their registration will then be refunded. 

 Based on the number of volunteer coaches we have for this season, our team will have space for 20 girls. Daughters of coaches are guaranteed a spot. If we are able to get at least one more coach, we would be able to increase the number of participants we can accept to 30-35. If you are interested in becoming a coach, or if you have any questions, please reach out ASAP to Lindsey Graves at ohes2ndvicepresident@gmail.com. 

First practice is Monday, September 22 and will continue every Monday and Wednesday, 2:30 - 4:00pm (when school is open) until the final race in November.

Lego Club returns to Oak Hill Elementary! Keep a lookout for more information in the coming weeks about how to sign up. This club will meet once a week and it will open to all 3rd - 5th grade students. 

Dates to follow

Bring your blankets and chairs and join us Friday, September 26for a movie that is  part dog, part man, all hero The event begins at 5:30pm with the movie starting at 7:15pm approximately. This year’s feature presentation will be DogMan.  Admission is $10 per family and will include activity bracelets for children 4 and up and a free popcorn. There will also be additional popcorn, cotton candy and pizza for pre-order. 

Information on pre-ordering tickets will be available shortly so keep an eye out for that email. 

Questions? Contact Monica Lehman at monicajay519@yahoo.com and Ashley Clayton at ashleyclayton817@gmail.com

Save the Date: The 2024 Harvest for the Hungry (H4H) Kids Helping Kids Food and Fund Drive to benefit the Anne Arundel County Food Bank will run from October 1 - October 31. Last year, the Oak Hill Elementary School community donated over 4,978 pounds of food to the Anne Arundel County Food Bank, which through its network of partners provides food and other basic necessities to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Please be on the lookout for more information about this opportunity as we get closer to October. For any questions or if you would like to help coordinate food collection activities in collaboration with our school's H4H coordinator, please reach out to Leah Paley at leahpaley2012@gmail.com

Save the date for our Oak Hill Dance at the Severna Park Community Center, but this year it's a Costume Extravaganza!

Join us Saturday, October 18 from 5:00 - 7:00pm at the community center gymnasium in your best Halloween costume (or just a fun fall outfit!) to dance, hang with friends and maybe enter the costume contest.

Tickets go on sale in mid-September.

$5.00 Kids and $10.00 Adults

Volunteering opportunities for this event will be available on Toolkit starting in September!

Spirt Wear is available for purchase.  Whether you are a new family to the school or your children have just outgrown their old Oak Hill wear, there is no better time to purchase new shirts to show your Oak Hill Spirit.  There are two design options which can be located by the below links:

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/oak-hill-elementary-5564?utm_campaign=desktop-campaign-page-share-v3&utm_content=oak-hill-elementary-5564&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/oak-hill-elementary-5764?utm_campaign=desktop-campaign-page-share-v3&utm_content=oak-hill-elementary-5764&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link

Any questions please contact Kayla Earhart at oakhillptofundraising@gmail.com. 

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.  

Currently accepting: Sneaky Peek, First Day of School, and Kindergarten Playdates photos ONLY.
(Sports, etc will be requested at a later date, no summer vacation photos please!)

Our yearbook program is more popular than ever, receiving hundreds of submissions per request, so we kindly ask you not to submit more than 2 photos for any event (please don't make us choose).

Send to YearbookOHES@gmail.com

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

Sept. 1: School Closed. Labor Day

Sept. 9: PTO meeting. 6pm virtually

While most of our Oak Hill Families were enjoying their summer break, a few very special parents were especially busy. Our students will have lots of great choices for after school fun! Thank you Kayla Earhart and Tracey Kearse for setting up fundraisers at the beginning of the school year. Thank you Lindsey Graves & Courtney Williams for coordinating our Sneak a Peek to allow our kiddos to meet their teachers and have a treat! Thank you to Anna Chludzinski for coordinating the summer play-dates for incoming kindergarten students allowing the children to meet new friends, making their transition to Oak Hill a bit easier. Thank you Becky Trevillian for keeping us up to date with our monthly newsletters. Thank you to Fallon Wareham and Courtney Williams for all their hard work in updating our website, powered by Membership Toolkit, for all things PTO!

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.