Weekly Ticker - October 15, 2017

Week of October 15, 2017

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Tuesday, October 17, and Wednesday, October 18. Teacher Professional Development is scheduled for Thursday, October 19. Students will be dismissed early on these days. Dismissal for PreK and Kindergarten only students is 10:45 a.m. All other students will be dismissed at 11 a.m.

• As a reminder, children are not permitted to be left unattended on the school campus during Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you require care during your scheduled conference, please take your child to Explorations. You will be billed the applicable half-day Explorations fee. Additionally, any child left unattended will be taken to Explorations and the fee for half-day Explorations will be applied. Children sitting outside the classroom door will be considered unattended.

• The Admissions Open House for PreK and Kindergarten is Wednesday, October 25, at 11:30 a.m. Any current family who is considering OHS for a younger sibling is welcome to attend. Please encourage families you know who may be interested in Oak Hill to also attend. A light lunch will be served. For more information, contact Todd Counter, countert@oakhillschool.org, or Donna Stewart, stewartd@oakhillschool.org.

• To support those in our Nashville community struggling with hunger, the Service Learning Board will be collecting peanut butter, canned meat (chicken or tuna), canned vegetables, canned fruit, pasta and cereal. Beginning Tuesday, October 17, through Monday, October 30, bring in any of the suggested items to help those in need. Collection bins will be located in the Rotunda. Open your pantry door and grab just one can to make a difference. Together, we CAN solve hunger!

• Please join us for OHS Sunday at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 22. During both morning worship services, FPC celebrates the relationship with Oak Hill School as an outreach mission of the church. Brenda Boon will give brief remarks during the early service at 8:30 a.m. and the late service at 11 a.m. The OHS choir will also sing at the late service. Hope to see you there.

• Dads! Mark your calendars for the upcoming all Dads Breakfast on Friday, November 3. Our speaker for the morning will be former UT athletic director, Mike Hamilton. Mike has since joined Show Hope, an organization whose mission is to care for orphans by engaging the church and reducing barriers to adoption, as the Executive Director. A man of deep faith, Mike has extensive experience in leadership and development, serving 26 years in intercollegiate   athletics at Clemson University, Wake Forest University, and the University of Tennessee. He served at the University of Tennessee for nearly 20 years, eight as Athletic Director. Mike also served on the board for Show Hope, as well as other local, regional and national nonprofits. 

• Save the date for our upcoming Thanksgiving lunches! Parents, you’re invited to join your child for a special lunch in the Dining Hall. Following is the Thanksgiving lunch schedule: Wednesday, November 15—PreK at 10:50 a.m., 2nd grade at 11:45 a.m., and 5th grade at 12:45 p.m.; Thursday, November 16—Kindergarten at 10:50 a.m., 3rd grade at 11:45 a.m., and 6th grade at 12:45 p.m.; Friday, November 17—1st grade at 10:50 a.m., and 4th grade at 11:45 a.m.

WEEKLY CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Monday, October 16

Fall Break—school closed

Tuesday, October 17

Rotation Day A

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

Parent-Teacher Conferences, 11 a.m. dismissal (grades 1-6) and 10:45 a.m. (PreK and Kindergarten only)

Explorations Open, 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Musical Theatre Workshop Rehearsal, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Auditorium

Boys Open Gym, 3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., FPC Gym

Boys Soccer Practice, 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., FPC Upper Soccer Field

Wednesday, October 18

Rotation Day A

Parent-Teacher Conferences, 11 a.m. dismissal (grades 1-6) and 10:45 a.m. (PreK and Kindergarten only)

Explorations Open, 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Musical Theatre Workshop Rehearsal, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Auditorium

Girls Soccer Practice, 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., FPC Upper Soccer Field

Girls Open Gym, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., FPC Gym

Thursday, October 19

Rotation Day K

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

PA Board Meeting, 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., OHS Board Room

1st Grade Pet Show (Fitzpatrick and Fralick classes), 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., North Porch

Teacher Professional Development, 11 a.m. dismissal (grades 1-6) and 10:45 a.m. (PreK and Kindergarten only)

Explorations Open, 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Musical Theatre Workshop Rehearsal, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Auditorium

Boys Open Gym, 3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., FPC Gym

Boys Soccer Practice, 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., FPC Upper Soccer Field

Friday, October 20

Rotation Day H

4th Grade Field Trip, 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Ruby Falls and Rock City—students should wear their green field trip shirt

1st Grade Pet Show (Ackerman and Griffin classes), 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., North Porch

Girls Soccer vs. USN, 4 p.m., USN River Campus

Boys Soccer vs. USN, 5:30 p.m., US River Campus

Sunday, October 22

OHS Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services