Oak Hill Observer

Hello, Wonderful Oak Hill Community!

As I am sure you are aware, Austin ISD is conducting a Superintendent Search. You can find more information about the process below. You can see the timeline, opportunities for community engagement, and give your input on the Superintendent profile. I encourage you to take a look.

Also included below is some information about upcoming traffic pattern changes due to the Oak Hill Parkway construction and information about Pride Week. Please be sure to read through those sections. Also- Carnival is coming very soon! Be on the lookout for more information and opportunities to sign up to help out! It takes many volunteers on the day of the event to make it a success!

As always, please check the calendar sections and Latest News for updates about our school. Thank you, as always, for your support and being a part of this community.

Your Proud Principal,

Lori Komassa

• March 6: CAC Meeting- 3:30pm
• March 8: Registration Event- 8-10am Cafeteria
• March 10: Go Texan! Wear western clothes.
• March 10: End of 3rd Nine Weeks
• March 13-17: Spring Break
  
• March 20-21: Camp Champions- 5th grade
• March 24: CARNIVAL 5:30pm-8pm
• March 31: Holiday
• April 5: Early Learning Day (prospective PK & K students)

• April 15: AISD Career Fair

• April 18: STAAR Reading for 3rd-5th Grades

• April 25: STAAR Science for 5th Grade

• May 2: STAAR Math for 3rd-5th Grades

Congratulations to all the students whose artwork is displayed in the AISD VIsual Arts Student Exhibit
List of Students:
Kinder: Jaxon R., Annabel A., Harriet M., Stevie F.
1st Grade: Isabella S.
2nd Grade: Abigail B., Erick F., Yennifer V., Ruby F., Elliana K.
3rd Grade: Juliette S., Adelaide J.
4th Grade: Emaree F., Jacob H.
5th Grade: Hector E.

Commemoration National Youth Art Month

Exhibit Opening: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Morning Viewing 10am - noon
Mid-day Viewing 1pm - 3pm
Evening Viewing 4pm - 6pm

Austin ISD Performing Arts Center
1500 Barbara Jordan BLVD., Austin, TX 78723

We need your thoughtful and candid input into this process in order to ensure that the voice of our community is part of our search to find the best superintendent for our district. Share your thoughts by completing the Superintendent Profile Survey by Wednesday, March 15.

The 2023 GT Student Showcase Theme is "Find the Good" which comes from a Jesse Owens quote:

"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it."

Note: We will only accept ONE link for each project submission. If students have multiple links, they need to find a way to organize/collect them into one link... for example they can create a Google Slide Deck or website and include all their links.

Austin ISD GT Student Showcase Website

March Cafeteria Menu

High school seniors in AISD who attended Oak Hill Elementary are eligible to apply for a $500 scholarship from the Oak Hill Elementary PTA. Three scholarships will be awarded. The scholarship announcement with all requirements is posted on Naviance. All applications should be emailed in one PDF to scholarship@ohepta.org or delivered to the Oak Hill Elementary Office by 5 pm on Friday, April 7th. Scholarship recipients will be announced by May 5, 2023.

We wanted to alert you of an upcoming closure that will alter traffic patterns along eastbound US 290 from Joe Tanner Lane to Monterey Oaks Boulevard, resulting in changes to how drivers and buses traveling from the west will access Oak Hill Elementary School.

As early as the week of March 20th, the US 290 eastbound frontage road from Joe Tanner Lane to Old Fredericksburg Road will close for six months.

• In order to access Oak Hill Elementary School off the westbound US 290 frontage road from eastbound US 290 during this time, drivers and buses will follow the eastbound main lanes and take the Monterey Oaks Boulevard exit.
• Once at Monterey Oaks Boulevard, drivers and buses will make a U-turn to access the US 290 westbound frontage road and Patton Ranch Road.

As early as the week of March 27th, the eastbound US 290 main lanes in this same area will close and eastbound traffic will be shifted next to the existing westbound US 290 lanes. Two travel lanes on the US 290 main lanes will remain open in each direction during this six-month period.

• Once the eastbound US 290 main lanes close, eastbound drivers and buses will follow the lane shifts and use a temporary crossover just past the Old Fredericksburg Road bridge in order to get back on the regular US 290 eastbound main lanes.
• Drivers and buses can then take the Monterey Oaks Boulevard exit and make a U-turn to access the westbound US 290 frontage road and Patton Ranch Road.

Detour maps are attached that show the alternate routes. Thank you for your patience and understanding during construction.

Every year, to honor the experiences and contributions of LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families, Austin ISD hosts its own Pride Week. This is a time to highlight the district's commitment to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. This year’s Austin ISD Pride Week will take place March 20–25, 2023 to align with National LGBT Health Awareness Week.

In Elementary, Pride Week means…

• All are welcome.
• Everyone should be able to be who they are.
• Differences are awesome!
• Love makes a family.

We Listen Without Judgement

• If a child wants to discuss LGBTQ+ identity, listen with an open mind. Listening without judgement provides them with a safe space to express themselves. As adults, it is our responsibility to use a positive attitude rather than discriminatory stereotypes.

Each campus will receive a guide of suggested activities and resources for PRIDE Week. Campuses are encouraged to coordinate activities that engage, educate and inspire.

Pride Swag—On March 20 and 21, students may visit the front office to pick up Pride and Ally stickers, posters, flags, pronoun buttons and more!

Austin ISD Pride Week Themes

• Monday, March 20 - All Are Welcome
• Tuesday, March 21 - Differences are Awesome
• Wednesday, March 22 - Austin ISD Shows Respect
• Thursday, March 23 - Pride and You - Creative Expression
• Friday, March 24 - Local Pride and Spirit Day
• Saturday, March 25 - Pride Y'all! Connect and Celebrate
  5 p.m.–9 p.m. - Austin ISD Performing Arts Center

• Brain Breaks (Compassion, Be a Good Friend,Be an Upstander, Rainbow Breathing, Kind Wishes)

• Daily morning announcements

• One day during week 3-5 No Name Calling Week Activity NNCW-Poetic-Reactions.pdf

• One day during week K-2 Video of Book Say Something by Peter Reynolds

• One day during week K-2 Video of Book You Matter by Chris Robinson

Like any other campus activities, if you would like for your child to opt-out of these activities, please follow our campus procedure instructions listed below:

• Email your child's teacher to let them know you wish for your child to opt-out

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mayra Rosales, Counselor.

The Annual AISD Summer Theatre Series will be offered this year at the AISD Performing Arts Center. Please share information with teachers and students.

Students of all experience levels are welcome to shine on stage during the free Summer Theatre Series program. Current 5th through 12th graders in Austin ISD are invited to try out for the program’s summer series.

The program dates are: June 5, 2023 through July 24, 2023. The Summer Theatre Series will feature Mary Poppins as the musical production, Treasure Island as the black box studio production, and the Summer Theatre Series Rising Stars program—a one-week educational theatre camp that offers workshops in acting, dance, and voice.

Students interested in participating must register and submit video auditions to the STS Blend course by March 21, 2023.

Link to registration, audition, rehearsal, and performance information: https://www.austinisd.org/arts

Please contact Jessica Champion at Jessica.champion@austinisd.org with any questions you may have.

WHO: Previous school year Kindergarten-5th Grade OakHill Students, Coach Parra & Ms. Rettig!
WHAT: CREATE exciting art projects, PLAY awesome games, EXPLORE indoor and outdoor activities, and HAVE FUN with your OakHill friends!
WHEN: Session 1: July 10-13, 9:00-12:00; Session 2: July 10-13, 1:00-4:00; Session 3: July 17-20, 9:00-12:00; Session 4: July 17-20, 1:00-4:00
WHERE: OakHill Elementary
COST: $200 per child per week. Price includes all materials, and a t-shirt. Children should bring a packed snack each day. Coach Parra and I will be around during that hour for lunch if you just wanna spend all day with us and sign up for both morning and afternoon sessions- Just pack a lunch :)
Venmo @JoLynn-Rettig or Check Payable to JoLynn Rettig
*You may reserve a spot with a $50 deposit.

Click on link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyAmlb_Aw2ZYWCWQ0kjdIESzAx_I9R9itO4t9bBHFia2cwOQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

QUIEN: Estudiantes de Oak Hill de Kindergarten a 5to grado del año escolar anterior, Entrenador Parra & Ms. Rettig!
QUE: CREAR proyectos de arte emocionantes, JUGAR juegos impresionantes, EXPLORAR actividades de interior y al aire libre, y DIVERTIRSE con sus amigos de Oak Hill!
CUANDO: Sesión 1: Julio 10-13, 9:00-12:00; Sesión 2: Julio 10-13, 1:00-4:00; Sesión 3: Julio 17-20, 9:00-12:00; Sesión 4: Julio 17-20, 1:00-4:00
DÓNDE: Oak Hill Elementary
COSTO: $200 por niño por semana - El precio incluye todos los materiales, y una camiseta. Los niños deben traer un bocadillo cada día. Entrenador Parra y yo estaremos alrededor durante esa hora para el almuerzo si quieres pasar todo el día con nosotros y se inscriben para las dos sesiones de la mañana y la tarde (Sólo empacar un almuerzo para usted:)
Venmo @JoLynn-Rettig o Cheque a nombre de JoLynn Rettig
*Puedes reservar un lugar con un depósito de $50 o puedes pagar ahora.

Haga clic en el enlace para suspirar para arriba:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyAmlb_Aw2ZYWCWQ0kjdIESzAx_I9R9itO4t9bBHFia2cwOQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

April 18: STAAR Reading- Grades 3,4,5

April 19: STAAR Reading Make-ups- Grades 3,4,5

April 25: STAAR Science- Grade 5

April 26: STAAR Science Make-ups- Grade 5

May 2: STAAR Math- Grades 3,4,5

May 3: STAAR Math Make-ups- Grades 3,4,5

*Please note that the campus will be closed to visitors and volunteers on this date.

Hello Oak Hill Parents: If you have not yet registered your student for the next school year, we will have a registration session for students enrolling in 1st through 5th grade. It will be on Wednesday, March 8th at Oak Hill Elementary from 8am to 10am.

Hola Padres de Oak Hill: Si aún no ha registrado a su estudiante para el próximo año escolar, Tendremos una sesión de inscripción para los estudiantes del 1er hasta el 5 grado. Se llevará a cabo el Miércoles 8 de Marzo en las instalaciones de Oak Hill Elementary de 8am a 10 am.

Families, community members, and staff are invited to attend the upcoming Power Hour learning opportunities hosted by the Austin ISD Special Education Department.

Dan St. Romain, a national education consultant with roots in special education support and development, will be presenting virtually on goal setting and positive behavior supports. These are two different sessions in February and March, which are repeated with lunchtime and evening virtual offerings. Interpretation services will be provided.

Date: February 23, 2023

Date: March 30, 2023

First, we both want to thank our families who have wished us a Happy Counselor Appreciation Week in one way or another SO much!!! We have felt showered with love this week, and are so appreciative. We absolutely love what we do and getting to work with each and every one of your children. THANK YOU!!

Our SEL Trait of the Month for February is "Respect". First grade introduced our new trait to our students at the assembly this week. We will be reminding our students to show respect to their peers, themselves, their materials, the school building, in the cafeteria, to their teachers, etc. You can help us by also modeling what respect looks like in your home. Maybe it's respecting your family members, your pets, the items you purchase for them to use, nature by not littering, etc. We often receive respect from others, when we show respect to them mutually. We look forward to modeling this trait at school this month, and always!

Be sure you and your entire family are eating heart healthy. Follow these tips from the CATCH Program:

• Eat plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

• Eat plenty of plant proteins such as beans, nuts and seeds.

• Include lean meats, fish and poultry, and low-fat dairy foods.

• Cook with olive or canola oil. Avoid cooking with butter, margarine, shortening or lard.

Due to technical difficulties, the online registration for the 22-23 school year and the 23-24 school year will now open concurrently starting January 16th. Out of district families will also be able to register online.

Here are the important links for these two activities:

1. Enrollment landing page: https://www.austinisd.org/enroll

2. Important dates and deadlines: https://www.austinisd.org/transfer/dates-deadlines

3. For questions, please use the districts Let’s Talk https://www.austinisd.org/letstalk and click on “Student Services: Enrollment, Records, & Transfers” (See image below.)

As we prepare for the FY2024 Budget year, please join us in conversations about Austin ISD’s 2023-24 budget. There will be several occurrences between January and May to attend. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the district's priorities, plans for staffing and programming, and how you can get involved in the budgeting process with your campus.

An updated calendar is available at https://www.austinisd.org/budget

• Due to space, participation is limited to the first 50 parents to sign up.
• Parents need to sign up HERE by noon the Thursday before.
• Once the form reaches 50 people, it will no longer accept responses.
• The next 3 Fridays are listed for now and we will add additional dates for the spring semester.
• Parents must enter the building through the front door only AT ALL TIMES.
• We ask that each parent that is attending sign up and assembly is limited to PARENTS only at this time.
• Please make sure you are able to attend if you sign up so as not to take that spot from someone else.
• Parents can only stand in the back of the assembly due to space concerns. Please do not sit in the line with your child.
• Please model appropriate assembly conduct for students by not having side conversations.

If you are able to sign up, the office will pre-print a badge for you and you can pick it up on the front porch beginning at 7:20. If you have not been on campus this year, you will need to check in at the main office with your ID before assembly to get your badge.

We will continue to add dates to this form, so you can use the same link (above) to sign up for future dates. Thank you for following the rules of the campus to make sure things run smoothly and everyone stays safe. We appreciate you!

February Cafeteria Menu

Please remember to bring your ID with you EVERY time you visit campus. It is a requirement that we scan in your ID each time you come onto the campus. We appreciate you helping us to follow the procedures and keep our students safe!

Hi 5th grade families!

This will be a one stop shop for all middle school information. We will update it as we receive new information from middle schools, so keep checking back periodically. Middle School Information 2022-2023

Website: www.oakhillelementary.org
Location: 6101 Patton Ranch Road, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2336
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OakHillElementary/
Twitter: @OakHillElem