Oak Hill Observer

Hello, Wonderful Oak Hill Community!

This week, parent conferences were held with many of our families. There may still be a few ongoing this next week. If you did not have a conference and you want one, please reach out to your child's teacher to schedule a time to meet.

A couple things to note that are coming up: Spring & Classroom Group Photos are coming up on February 27. Information is below and flyers will come home on Tuesday, February 21. TELPAS testing begins this week for many of our students. There is more information below about what TELPAS testing is and who takes the test. There will also be a Principal Chat on Thursday, March 2 to discuss STAAR Redesign changes.

This week is Food Service Appreciation Week. We have the best food service staff in all of Austin ISD! We are so lucky to have them! 💚

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

• February 20: School Holiday
• February 22- March 10: TELPAS Testing Window
• February 27: Spring & Class Pictures
• March 1: Young People's Concert- Grades 4 & 5
• March 2: Principal Chat 8am- Cafeteria
• March 3: Safety Drill
• March 6: CAC Meeting- 3:30pm
• March 8: Registration Event- 8-10am Cafeteria
• March 10: End of 3rd Nine Weeks
• March 13-17: Spring Break
  
• March 20-21: Camp Champions- 5th grade
• March 24: CARNIVAL 5-8pm
• March 31: Holiday
• April 5: Early Learning Day (prospective PK & K students)

Paper flyers of the information seen below will be sent home with students on Tuesday 2/21. Individual Spring Pictures are ordered after the proofs are delivered to the school.

We send our thanks and appreciation to our Food Service Workers and want them to know how wonderful and special they are to the Oak Hill Elementary community. We thank them for their hard work in giving our students the healthy foods they need to grow and learn each day. Show them some love and thanks this week!

Please join us on Thursday, March 2 from 8-9am in the cafeteria for a chat with Mrs. Komassa. She will give a presentation on changes to the STAAR test and accountability system. You will want to attend if you have students in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. She will also share any bond updates that we may have at that time.

Kids Create Art

March Art Class

March Art Classes are getting closer. Students will be creating with many fun art supplies. If you have Wednesdays free and would like your child to sign up, classes are March 8, 22, 29 and April 5. Classes will be held in the artroom after school until 430. Pick up on the side by the teacher parking lot. Sign up now before spots fill up. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.

Supply fee $100(check or venmo @JoLynn-Rettig)

Thank you!

Please click on link below to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F45ABA622ABFC1-march2

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

TELPAS fulfills federal requirements for assessing all Emergent Bilingual students in K-12 in four

language domains.

Emergent Bilinguals are students who speak another language other than English. All Emergent Bilinguals will continue to be assessed yearly in the 4 domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing in English until they have achieved Advanced High in each domain and have passed the STAAR Reading Exam.

In Kinder - 1st grades TELPAS Holistic exam measures listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills based on ongoing classroom observations and student interactions.

In 2-12 grades students take the TELPAS online assessment which consists of a Listening and Speaking portion and a Reading and Writing portion.

If your child is an emergent bilingual and you will like to have your child practice before testing please click on the link here. https://www.texasassessment.gov/practice-tests.html

2nd graders will be testing on Wednesday, February 22 and Friday, February 24th.

3-5 graders will be testing February 28th to March 2.

During our celebration of Black History Month, AISD will host community events that all are invited to attend. Please see below for more details:

African American Heritage Celebration - 40th Anniversary

Theme: “Building the Future from the Lessons of the Past

February 24, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.

Austin ISD Performing Arts Center

Join the 40th annual African American Heritage Celebration honoring over 130 students, as well as community and staff members who made a contribution to Austin ISD. Each year the African American Heritage Committee selects a high school to showcase the talent on their campus and host the program. Please attend this event to celebrate culture, heritage and history and honor our African American students.

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