Dear Families of Seventh Grade Students,
Due to room changes for our seventh grade math teachers, Ms. Turner and Ms. Schena, there has been some confusion about homeroom assignments. Ms. Schena is in room 119, Team 7-1 and Ms. Turner is in room 124, Team 7-2. This information is correctly listed in the Panther Handbook. Mr. Golden is room 122; there was a typo in the Handbook. He is also on Team 7-2 this year. In addition, some students are cross-teamed for math to balance numbers. This has been done routinely in the past for both accelerated and regular math in order to have reasonably sized classes. Continue reading →
Here is the text of a letter from Superintendent Schools David Fleishman. The original letter in PDF format can be found here.
Dear Parent or Guardian,
I am writing regarding the preliminary 2010 MCAS test scores Newton received this week. These initial results are unofficial and will not be publicly released until mid September, when you will receive your child’s scores. Continue reading →
Please see the next three posts below for important announcements from Oak Hill Principal Eva Thompson about:
- School Opening Information
- Staffing Updates
- Lunches, MBTA Bus, and updates on significant construction projects completed at Oak Hill over the summer
We are now posting all announcements from the Principal and from the PTO on the Oak Hill PTO website (www.oakhillpto.org). On each day when announcements are posted, we will send one email containing all new announcements to all parents on the PTO mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe from this list, please click on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of this email or write to info@oakhillpto.org.
Community notices (not from the Principal or PTO) are posted on the website but are not emailed. Please look for them under Community Notes.
Dear Oak Hill Families,
With the 2010-2011 school year about to begin, I hope this letter finds you well and eager for the start of school. After a wonderfully relaxing yet busy summer, I am very much looking forward to welcoming all of you and your children once the doors reopen on Tuesday, September 7.
As students spill into the halls, the first days of school are filled with excitement and some nerves in anticipation of reconnecting with familiar faces and becoming acquainted with new teachers and peers. After a week or two, classroom communities begin to form, routines become understood, and the familiar rhythm of the school year settles in. Looking forward, the teachers and I anticipate a productive year working in partnership with you to ensure that your children experience a successful year of learning.
The following Information is for your advance planning and is further detailed in our Handbook, which I strongly urge you to read and discuss with your children. Continue reading →
As always changes occur during the summer. This spring and summer, we hired four new classroom teachers, a Physical Education Health and Wellness teacher, a math coach, and several assistants. With bittersweet sentiments, I share that Brian Marks, grade 8 math, has accepted a Math Coach position at Day and Bigelow Middle Schools. This is an exciting opportunity for Mr. Marks as he grows his leadership skills, yet he will be very much missed. Please join me in wishing him good luck! I’m pleased to tell you, however, about the new faculty members who will join the Oak Hill community this fall. Continue reading →
In this end-of-summer update, I want to tell provide informational tidbits about school lunches, the MBTA bus, ‘working papers’ for eighth graders, and a review of summer building projects at Oak Hill. Continue reading →
Information and forms for bus transportation for the new school year were mailed out to parents last week. The forms say that they should be returned to the Education Center by July 31. We’ve learned that this is a soft deadline. The NPS Transportation Dept. would like to get your form as soon as possible in order to avoid a last-minute processing backlog when the school year starts. Read on to learn how to file the form and pay the fees online. Continue reading →
The Oak Hill PTO is the parent-teacher organization of the Oak Hill Middle School. All Oak Hill parents and teachers are members of the PTO. Continue reading →
Dear Oak Hill Families,
Reflecting Back:
The 2009-2010 school year is quickly coming to a close! As I complete my first year at Oak Hill, I want you to know that I am honored to be here as your principal. It has been a pleasure to join a faculty that understands what motivates middle schoolers and to see how well our staff strives to meet the varied needs of our students. Our students have been welcoming, some shyly, others making connections through humor or by offering a quick, “Good morning” or “How’s it going?” And I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting parents at the Back to School Picnic, morning and evening coffees, concerts, sports matches, Newton Serves day, events for incoming 6th Graders, and most recently, at our Field Day. We will continue to explore ways to open up the school to parents. Continue reading →
