Weekly Ticker - March 11, 2018

Week of March 11, 2018

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Spring break is almost here! Students will be dismissed for spring break at the end of the school day on Thursday, March 15. School will resume on Monday, March 26. We hope you and your family have a safe and enjoyable break.

• Our next Lenten service is this Wednesday, March 14, at 8 a.m. in the First Presbyterian sanctuary. The fifth grade Lime cohort will lead this service. Our Lenten services will focus on the lessons that Jesus taught us while he was here living on Earth. All students are expected to wear their dress uniform. Parents are welcome to join us and attend the Lent services.

• Please remember to fill out the Parents Association Volunteer Interest Form to help with the many planned events for the 2018-19 school year. If you would like to volunteer, please complete the form found HERE as soon as possible.

• The last day to sign up for the final session of Explorations mini-classes is this Thursday, March 15. We are delighted to continue offering Gymnastics, Taekwon-Do, Chess, Drawing  and private guitar and piano instruction. Please note, space is limited for piano and guitar lessons. We are also excited to add Yoga, A2D Soccer Skills and Chem Kidz! All students registered for a mini-class may also attend Explorations on their assigned class dates at no additional charge. For specific details about each class and the link to register, please click HERE.

• The seventh annual Common Trust Cup Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, April 16, at the Golf Club of Tennessee. All OHS parents, grandparents, alumni and friends are invited to play, either through forming a team or playing as an individual. All funds raised go directly to the Common Trust Speaker Series, which has brought in premier speakers on education and child rearing to Oak Hill School during the last several years. For more information, please contact John Boyer, boyerj@oakhillschool.org.

• Camps are continuing to fill for our Under the Oaks Summer Program. Click HERE for more information and the link to register.

• The next Weekly Ticker will be sent on Sunday, March 25.

The March virtue is PEACE. Our verse this week is from Philippians 4:7, “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

WEEKLY CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Monday, March 12

Rotation Day A

Coding Club (1st-3rd), 7:10 a.m. - 7:55 a.m., C104

Girls Lacrosse Practice, 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Front Lawn

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

Track Practice, 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., Overton High School Track

Field Events Practice, 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Overton High School Track

Tuesday, March 13

Rotation Day K

Track Practice, 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., Overton High School Track

Field Events Practice, 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Overton High School Track

Wednesday, March 14

Rotation Day H

Lent Service, 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., FPC Sanctuary—students are required to wear their dress uniforms

Girls Lacrosse Practice, 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Front Lawn

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

Thursday, March 15

Rotation Day I

Moms in Prayer, 7:45 a.m. - 9 a.m., FPC Gathering Place

1st Grade Field Trip, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., TN State Museum—students should wear their green field trip shirt

Friday, March 16

Spring Break, School Closed (through Friday, March 23)