School Supply Sale for 2024-2025 Coming Soon!

5/6/2024 1:51 pm

Look for a link to order in the next Hootiegram and an email next week. Remember supplies will be delivered directly to Oak School and the students' teacher will receive.
them.

IF YOU ORDER AFTER JUNE 23rd 2024

PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND SUPPLIES WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME INSTEAD OF SCHOOL.

The code for our school is OAK058

This is an Oak Elementary PTO fundraiser and we hope you take
advantage of the convenience this service provides. No need to
shop for school supplies and they go directly to school!

Thank you for your support!

Lockdown Safety Drill - Friday, 5/10 @2:30 pm

5/6/2024 1:50 pm

Lockdown Safety Drill:

On Friday, May 10th at 2:30 pm will conduct a lockdown drill that will include Hinsdale police.

We understand that some parents/guardians may want to opt out of this type of drill for their child(ren).

As the parent/guardian, you have the option to exempt your child, for any reason, from this drill. 

If you choose to exempt your child from the drill, you must notify Effey Nassis at enassis@d181.org

NO later than the day prior (Thursday, 5/9) to the drill.

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Ice Cream Truck Event

5/6/2024 1:46 pm

Please join us for ice cream and popsicles to celebrate our teachers and staff.

Windy City Ice Cream will be with us on

Monday May 6th at 3pm.

All popsicles and ice cream bars are $5 each.

We are asking that a parent or guardian attend with your students so we can keep everyone safe.

MAP Testing coming up...

4/29/2024 2:20 pm

All testing will occur in the morining. 

Please try to avoid any preplanned absences on these dates.

Spring NWEA MAP Testing (Grades 3-5)

3rd, 4th, 5th Grades:

April 30 (reading) & May 2nd (math)

Please make sure ipads are charged and your child(ren) get a good night sleep

and a healthy breakfast.

GOOD LUCK!

THIS week....Community Speaker- Jeff Selingo - Wednesday, 4/24 @ 7 pm!

4/22/2024 2:50 pm

Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
7:00pm - 8:30pm
In Person at the Hinsdale Central Auditorium

Register http://weblink.donorperfect.com/CSSSelingo

It’s the question on the minds of teenagers and their parents everywhere: how do colleges select their freshman class? For an entire admissions cycle, Selingo was embedded in three admissions offices and followed a group of high-school seniors through the process as well as players behind the scenes, including the marketers, the financial aid consultants, and the rankers.

Selingo dispels the entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, reveals why families have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good” college, and explains how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact admissions in the long run.

La Fortuna Fundraiser - 5th grade events

4/8/2024 2:45 pm

Keep caffeinated and support our graduating 5th graders all at once!

Where: La Fortuna in downtown Hinsdale

When:  Thursday, April 18

Don't forget to mention Oak School.

A percent of the purchase will help celebrate our 5th graders and all of their hard work at Oak.

Thank you for your support!

Oak School Benefit: April 13th, 2024

4/8/2024 2:40 pm

Buy Your Tickets Now 

Oak School’s Biennial Benefit

https://Oak.givesmart.com

Please reach out to the Benefit team with any questions or feedback at benefit@oakpto.org

Oak School Benefit

4/8/2024 2:30 pm

ALL 5th Grade Parents...JOIN us TOMORROW night 4/9!

4/8/2024 2:10 pm

Welcome Parents of Hinsdale Middle School

Class of 2027!

Please join the HMS PTO to kick off spring and gather together to meet other HMS parents.

We will welcome incoming 6th grade parents, and say farewell to our 8th grade parents! 

When: Tuesday, April 9 from 5-9pm

Where: The Open Door in Clarendon Hills

Raffle tickets for amazing locally curated baskets will be sold!

Please bring cash, check or pre-purchase tickets

via Zelle treasurer@hmspto.org 

(1 ticket for $25 or 5 tickets for $100).  

Please put your first name, last name and phone number in the Zelle notes.

The raffle drawing will take place at 8pm, and you do not need to be present to win.

10% of all sales for the ENTIRE day will be donated back to HMS, this includes product purchases!

Please consider stocking up for your spring and summer events.

The Open Door Taproom offers a  variety of beverages from mocktails and slushies to beer and wine,

they are pet and kid friendly and have an outdoor patio that will be open.  

For more information about The Open Door click here 

If you plan to attend please sign up here:  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0844AEAF22ABFC1-48478249-hmspto

10am TODAY... Auction goes LIVE!

4/8/2024 2:00 pm

As you are likely aware, Oak School’s Benefit is on Saturday, April 13^th

It’s going to be a fun evening, celebrating our teachers and students as we raise money for our new Oak playground!

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to purchase tickets via the Givesmart website at:

https://Oak.givesmart.com

Please mark your calendars for Monday, April 8^th, at 10AM

when the Oak Benefit silent auction website will go LIVE

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the silent auction...

Particiapation is OPEN to ALL families!

You can preview the instant ticket items, silent auction items, and live auction items by visiting:

https://Oak.givesmart.com 

Instant ticket purchases will include:

teacher-hosted parties

parties by grade

and other unique experiences for kids.

Some of these parties have limited ticket quantities, and it’s first come first served. 

**Note that parent and teacher parties will be posted by this weekend, and all instant ticket items will be listed at the top of the Givesmart auction page for ease of finding them** 

Please reach out to the Benefit team with any questions or feedback at benefit@oakpto.org

….See you at Benefit!