Oak Hills Newsletter

Dear Oak Hills Families,

This week is the last school week of 2024! It's been an incredible school year so far; we are so grateful to welcome your children to school every day and embrace their brilliant minds, curiosity, and kindness. Thank you for your partnership and enthusiasm to make our community strong.

We wish all our students and families a restful winter break. Enjoy the beautiful and joyful moments with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming students back in 2025! School resumes on Monday, January 6th.

Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,

Ms. Do

P.S. Please review the district message about the Bond 2022 construction updates to Oak Hills. It is all very exciting! We will be working together as a staff to prepare for construction, review school map proposals and ideas, and plan for the changes that will take place during the 2025-2026 school year. Please reach out if you have questions. In partnership with the Bond project team and the BSD Communications Department, we will share updates throughout 2025.

We want to update you on the additional classrooms and covered play area projects at Oak Hills, part of the 2022 Bond. The contract has been signed, and permits are being reviewed by Washington County.

The additions will provide students and staff with four new classrooms, additional restrooms and a collaboration space attached to the north portion of the building. The added classrooms means that we won’t need the portables anymore. The portables will be vacated in two phases, the first during Summer 2025 and the second in the Spring of 2026. All the portables will be removed by the summer of 2026. The space beneath the portables will become more field area.

The new covered play area to the west of the existing covered play area will provide students with four basketball hoops. To maintain visibility to the field, the new covered play structure will be open on all sides.Additionally, we're widening the path on the south side of the field and adjusting some grading to address drainage issues. The sidewalks along both street frontages will be widened, as well.

As a part of the school modernization project, we'll refresh and reconfigure the library during the summer of 2025. We'll connect the two sides of the library into one contiguous “L” shaped space. Opening the side walls of the existing AV classroom will provide the desired library connection. We will build a new AV classroom adjacent to the library.

Construction preparations will begin over spring break and start in earnest in May (pending permit approvals).The grass area between NW 153rd and the north side of the existing school building will be used for construction material staging and contractor access. The northeast community gate will be closed for the duration of the project. The playground will remain open during the school year.

Due to all the various construction activities and the need to maintain safety, the entire site including field and playground will be closed this summer. When the new school year starts in August, the new library space and covered play will be ready for use; the addition construction zone will continue to be fenced off until construction completion in winter 2025-2026.

Thank you for your understanding and patience during this improvement project.

Websites for Winter Break:

Are you looking for free educational websites for your kids to enjoy over the break? Here are some recommended websites!

Phonics and Stuff - games and read alongs

The Wonder of Science - videos and resources

Scratch Garden - funny videos for many subjects

Half Pint Kids - Online free decodable books and activities

Chrome Music Lab - Music lessons

Mr. Nussbaum- activities for many subjects

Read Think Write - Learning games for many grade levels

Book Fair :

If you missed the in person book fair, the Online Book Fair is open through Dec 17th.

• Online Book Fair: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/oakhillselementaryschool2

We’re thrilled to announce that registration is open for the Journey to STEAM after-school program at Oak Hills! This engaging program, perfect for students in grades K-5 (now open to Kindergartners!), combines STEM learning with fun LEGO projects. We’ve introduced new curriculum topics this term, so returning students will enjoy fresh and exciting content. Spaces are limited and fill up fast, so don’t miss out on this chance for your child to explore, learn, and create with Journey to STEAM.

Please label all your student’s jackets and sweatshirts with their name. Staff makes every attempt to check found items for names and return labeled items to their owner. Unlabeled items are placed in the Lost and Found, which is located in the cafeteria. If your child has lost anything, encourage them to look through the Lost and Found.

Club Updates

When we return from break in January, we'll have a 6-week session of Lego Challenge Club during lunch on Tuesdays for ALL grades. Students will be given a Lego challenge or game for the day and be able to play and build. Before the PTO uses funds to buy new Legos, we will be collecting donations of used and random building bricks (any kind, but no large Duplos please). Donations will be collected in the front office. Thank you!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16

Rose City Chess Club (2:20-3:20pm)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17

Lunch clubs

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18

RAZ Tennis Club (2:30-3:30pm)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20

LEGO STEM Afterschool Club - (2:25-3:25pm)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 - No School: Winter Break

Thursday, December 19 Spirit Day

Friday, December 20 Winter Classroom Parties

December 22-January 3 Winter Break

Monday, January 6 School Resumes

Tuesday, January 14 PTO Meeting 7pm

Friday, January 17 Staff Development Day - No school for students

Monday, January 20 MLK Jr Day - No school for students and staff

Friday, January 24 End of Semester

Monday, January 27 Grading Day - No school for students

Thursday, January 20 Padres Unidos 6pm

Thursday, February 6 Global Fair 5-6:30pm

Tuesday, February 12 PTO Meeting 7pm

Friday, February 14 Friendship Day--Classroom Parties

Monday, February 17 Presidents Day - No school for students and staff

Tuesday, February 18 Staff Development Day - No school for students

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.

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