Oak Hills Newsletter

All visitors to Beaverton School District sites will need to be processed through the Raptor Visitor System. Visitors are defined as anyone who does not have a district key badge to Oak Hills. We can no longer have visitors enter the building for a quick moment to grab a lost coat or use the restroom without signing in. This is new district guidance. We appreciate your understanding and parternership.

There is a kiosk set up in the main office (see image below). Below is an overview for entry. Note: There will be a volunteer option in the future, but for now volunteers need to enter the school as "visitors."

Overview of Sign-In Process

1. You will scan a form of identification (DMV issued ID). The scanner will request you scan the front and back of the ID. If for some reason you do not have your ID with you when you enter the building, you will enter your name and date of birth for processing.

2. Next, you will be prompted to take a picture (selfie).

3. Please select the destination of your visit (e.g. classroom, library, cafeteria, office).

4. A sticker badge will print out with your picture, name, and destination.

5. Upon completing your visit, scan your badge sticker to log out. You do not rescan your regular ID at this point.

Front office staff will be here to support you through this new process. The district continues to receive feedback about the new guidelines and process. If you have concerns or questions, please connect with the office assistants, Ms. Do, or Ms. Hansen.

Wednesday, September 25 Picture Day

Thursday, October 10 PTO Jog-A-Thon Fundraiser

Friday, October 11 NO SCHOOL--Staff Development Workday

Friday, October 18 Popcorn Friday

Thursday, October 24 PTO Fall Fest 6-8pm

Friday, October 25 No school for students--Grading Day

Returning Library Books - We encourage students to return their library books as soon as they are finished with them and not wait until library day since our rotation is every 8 days. This way your child can also ask his/her teacher about going to Open Library to check out another book, if desired, before the next library class.

Volunteering: if you are interested in volunteering in the library to help with our Book Fair or OBOB, please email Ms. Larsen.

Please check out the LIBRARY WEBSITE for:

• Helpful Library Links for students and parents

• How to View Your Library Account (Slides 1-7), View the Library Catalog (slide 8), Put Books on Hold (Slides 9-10), Renew books (slides 11-12), Pay Library Fines (Slide 13)

• OBOB Information

• Ordering Books From Scholastic for your home collection

• Donations

If you have questions please feel free to reach out to Ms. Larsen at leilani_larsen@beaverton.k12.or.us

Roundabout Books offer live author visits.

Fall Into OBOB Author Series

Tuesdays, October & November, 6:00pm

You can register for any of the upcoming FREE OBOB events HERE.

OBOB Resources:

Visit our OBOB Resource page HERE

New to OBOB? Attend this meeting at Cedar Mill Library to find out more!

White Envelopes

Reminder: White Envelopes are due on Wednesday September 25th. Donations from these envelopes are the sole funding source for special programs (class parties, On-the-Move and Art Lit).

On the Move Volunteer Opportunities

The kid-favorite lunchtime running program starts Thursday! Please sign up to help with a shift or two at the following link: On the Move Volunteering

Jog-A-Thon on October 10th

Oak Hills Elementary’s main fundraiser is happening on Thursday, October 10th. The running schedule will be sent out soon. Check your child’s backpack for the flyer with more information. Our fundraising goal is $35k this year. Please register through Pledgestar to get started on fundraising today!

5th Grade Celebration Committee

Please email pto@oakhillspto.org if you are interested in joining the 5th Grade Celebration Committee. We will be sending committee meeting information to those who are interested in joining the group!

Volunteer Updates

With the BSD adoption of the new Raptor system, the Better Impact program is no longer active. We have now shifted to using ParentSquare to sign-up for volunteer opportunities. Please take a minute to look at the slides at the following link for a quick tutorial of the sign-up process: How to Sign-Up to Volunteer

Also, with this new ParentSquare volunteering system, we have created a Volunteer Newsletter. Please click here for our first newsletter regarding volunteer information!

Upcoming Dates

10/10 - Jog-A-Thon

10/16 - PTO Meeting at 7pm

10/24 - Fall Fest from 6-8pm

Your child may be interested in participating in after-school club and enrichment opportunities. Below are organizations that have worked with Oak Hills. There are fees with these clubs. The clubs will meet at Oak Hills.

The PTO has a Club Coordinator that will be recruiting volunteers to facilitate after-school clubs soon. Our goal is to have these clubs start in mid-October. They will be free to students.

Clubs that will be offered during the fall/early winter:

Tennis Afterschool Zone (TAZ) - Wednesdays (1st-5th)

Rose City Chess - Mondays (2nd-5th)

Kids Yoga - Thursday (K-3rd)

Lego STEM - Fridays (1st-5th)

As part of our back-to-school safety learning, we are required to host monthly emergency drills, starting with an Evacuation (fire) Drill this past week, followed by our annual Bus Safety & Evacuation Drill this week and a Secure Drill wrapping up the month of September. The first secure drill will be on Friday, 9/27. Our safety drills give us an opportunity to practice for a range of emergency situations. You can expect to hear about monthly emergency drills this year, including evacuation (fire) drills, earthquake drills, secure drills, and lockdown drills. During the first month of school, teachers review safety plans with students beforehand, so our students are well prepared for a drill or an unexpected emergency situation.

Our district uses the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) from the I Love You Guys Foundation. (see flyer below). This approach to emergency preparedness offers a coordinated response, with shared language between students, staff and first responders. The response is flexible and can be used to address a full range of emergency situations. The SRP responses that are practiced throughout the course of a school year. When staff and students have opportunities to practice, they build the muscle memory to respond appropriately in an emergency situation.

Please talk with your child at home about the importance of planning for safety emergencies. You may consider working with your child to make an emergency evacuation plan, checking your emergency supplies, or replenishing items from a first aid kit as part of your family conversation. These are some of the many ways we work to keep ourselves safe at school.

This year, all students are eligible for free Breakfast and Lunch here at school. Here is the link to the current month’s food menus.

There are several ways to communicate with the office regarding a student absence. Parents can use ParentVue to log the absence. Simply click on the “report absence” button next to your student’s picture.

Or, parents can send a message straight to office staff via this form accessed by the gray “Report Absences” button on the Oak Hills homepage. While it is also helpful for parents to communicate directly with classroom teachers, doing this exclusively can prevent accurate attendance information from reaching the office by the time unexcused absence calls go out via the automated system.

Equally important is communicating with the office if a student will leave school early for any reason. Please complete this form accessed by the gray “Going Home Plan Change” button on the Oak Hills homepage. It enables staff to prepare students for pickup. Otherwise, a student may be at recess or in specials which will delay their departure as they go back and retrieve their backpack and other personal belongings.

Please also use this form for notifying office staff that a student has an alternate way of going home on a specific day, or if a change is permanent. This is especially important if a student is going home with a friend on the bus, or if someone else is picking them up. Students are only released to parents or guardians or previously authorized emergency contacts listed in Synergy. Please contact the office directly to update a name for addition or removal from emergency contacts.

Email: thao_do_gwilliam@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://oakhills.beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 2625 Northwest 153rd Avenue, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503.356.2410