Weekly Ticker - April 3, 2016

Week of April 3, 2016

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Common Trust Speaker Series event, featuring Dr. Daniel Goleman, world-renowned psychologist and author of The New York Times bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, is TOMORROW, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  Goleman has transformed the way the world educates children and relates to family and friends. During his presentation, Goleman will speak about the elements of emotional intelligence and why it is every bit as important to a child’s learning and development as IQ. Hope to see you there!

• As a follow-up to Goleman’s presentation, a final Lunch & Learn seminar with Nan Russell, along with OHS guidance counselor Sarah Mathiesen and third-grade teacher Elizabeth Derck, will be held on Thursday, April 7, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  A complimentary light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Kate Sullivan, sullivank@oakhillschool.org, if you plan to attend.  

• Our cherished Grandparents & Special Friends Day is this Friday, April 8. The PreK-2nd grade program begins at 9 a.m., in the Enrichment Center, followed by classroom receptions for ALL GRADES at 9:45 a.m. The 3rd-6th grade program begins at 10:40 a.m., in the Enrichment Center. Students should wear their dress uniforms for this special day. PreK and Kindergarten only students will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m., and all other students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. 

• Explorations will be closed on Friday, April 8, following early dismissal for Grandparents & Special Friends Day. 

• Calling all Oaks and Acorns families, Field Day is quickly approaching! If you are interested in volunteering for Field Day on Friday, May 13, please click HERE to sign up. 

• By now you should have received an electronic invitation for the Oak Hill Spring Fling to be held on Friday, April 15, at aVenue, located downtown. We hope you will be able to join us for what will be a great night of dinner, music, a class art auction and the live auction of the coveted day with Miss Roxie. To RSVP and pay to attend this event, please click HERE.

• Please remember to fill out the Parents Association Volunteer Interest Form to help with the many planned events for the 2016-17 school year. If you would like to volunteer, please complete the form found HERE as soon as possible.

• Don’t forget to register for the Under The Oaks Summer Program! Click HERE to sign up today.

• Tired of going to the recycling center with a trunk full of glass bottles and jars? Then, sign up for Just.Glass! In conjunction with the OHS Service Learning Board, we have partnered with Just.Glass, an organization that employs and empowers people who are working to break the cycle of poverty, to offer a home-based glass recycling program that helps to protect the environment and helps those in need, while giving back to OHS at the same time. For a small monthly fee, Just.Glass will pick up your recyclable glass from your curbside twice per month. By signing up to recycle your glass, you are helping hard-working people make a living. For more information about the recycling program and a link to sign up, please click HERE.

WEEKLY CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Monday, April 4

Rotation Day O

Early Morning Art, 7:15 a.m. - 7:50 a.m., Lower School Art Room

Girls Lacrosse Practice, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Front Lawn

Track Practice, 4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m., FRA track

Boys Lacrosse Practice, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Front Lawn

Track Field Events Practice, 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., FRA track

Common Trust Speaker Series with Daniel Goleman, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Enrichment Center

Tuesday, April 5

Rotation Day A

Mid-term progress reports sent home

Coding Club (Kindergarten through second grade), 7:10 a.m. - 7:40 a.m., Innovation Lab

Fourth-Grade Parent Meeting, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Choral Hall

Track Practice, 4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m., FRA track

Track Field Events Practice, 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., FRA track

Wednesday, April 6

Rotation Day K

6th Grade Girls Lacrosse vs. Grassland, 4:15 p.m., Jim Warren Park

Boys Lacrosse vs. West End Middle School, 5 p.m., West End Middle School

5th Grade Girls Lacrosse vs. Grassland, 5:30 p.m., Jim Warren Park

Thursday, April 7

Rotation Day H

Coding Club (third through sixth grade), 7:10 a.m. - 7:40 a.m., Innovation Lab

Lunch & Learn with Nan Russell, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Discovery Lab

Track Practice, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., Front Lawn

Friday, April 8

Grandparents & Special Friends Day, 9 a.m., Enrichment Center and classrooms

Early Dismissal, 11:30 a.m. (PreK and K only lines dismissal 11:15 a.m.)

Saturday, April 9

Track Meet, 8 a.m., Brentwood Academy

Sunday, April 10

Rising-Kindergarten Picnic, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., OHS Playground