OHT April 2026 Newsletter

🏀The Final Four are here and they have a big challenge ahead!
3 out of the 4 matches during the "Elite 8" ended within a tenth of a point!!
 

🏆Let's see who can pull it out! Good luck to:
Ms. Palmgren's 2nd Grade
Mrs. Johnson's 4th Grade
Mr. Chesser's 5th Grade
Mrs. Foster's 5th Grade

At OHT, we're crazy for great attendance! So in March we kicked off our March Madness Attendance Tournament 🏆
🏀 Classes participated against one another to have the highest attendance percentage.
🏀 The first week was a qualifying round in which all 22 classes will participate.
🏀 The 16 classes with the highest attendance percentage earned a spot in the round robin matches.
🏀 Classes are eliminated until we reach the “final four”.
🏀 The last class standing will win a pizza party!

Will your class come out on top? Come to school each day this week to help your class earn a spot in the bracket!

We are kicking off our SchoolStore.com Fundraiser Wed, April 1st and it's no joke! 

This will be one of the easiest fundraisers to support! It is entirely online.  Families who choose to participate must return the completed Book Buddies prize badge by Thursday, 4/30. Check out the badge your child came home with for more info on how to get the prize code and help raise funds for OHT!

Please remember there will be no school on Friday, April 3rd and Monday, April 6th. 

We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, April 7th!

All OHT students that come to school before the tardy bell between 7:00-7:45a.m. will have an opportunity to choose a prize of their choice. 

An announcement will be made over the intercom to remind those students who arrive via the bus to come pick a prize.

Sponsored by Communities in School (CIS).

Dear Parents,

We are excited to announce OHT/BSE Night at the San Antonio Missions on Friday, April 10th! We are also fortunate to have our Owl students sing the National Anthem. This year, the Missions are playing the Corpus Christi Hooks. Tickets are $20.68 per seat. ALL participants must have a ticket purchased to enter the stadium. You can also pre-purchase parking passes. Everything can be purchased online at the website below:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Braunstation42

This year, we are inviting ALL students to sing and sign the National Anthem before the game. If your child is interested in this great opportunity, please fill out the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5uc1uiRfKBpxwZrGnpQyueZ8XBVzArISx_l-bJghmR3NCPQ/viewform
Specific details will be emailed to the address submitted in the Google Form when registering your child for this event.

Come out and support OHT at the Missions on Fri, April 10th! If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Klekar by email at robert.klekar@nisd.net

Thank you!

Viva Fiesta OHT!

On Thursday, April 23rd, OHT will be celebrating Fiesta with a day full of fun! 

Our littles will also show off their float-making skills with a Fiesta Parade! Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st grade will parade around the school at 8:30a.m.

9:00-10:00a Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades will have their parties
1:00-2:00p ALE, 3rd, and 5th grades will have their parties

• All donated food items must be store-bought and in originial packaging
• Please send food items with your child in the morning or send them in before Thursday
• Parent Volunteers can use their fast pass
• If you don’t have a fast pass, come by the office with a physical copy of your state-issued ID before Party Day to have a Visitor’s Pass Pre-Made for you
• You may check your child out early with their classroom teacher

This month we will have STAAR testing on several days. During this time, we will not be able to allow for any visitors to ensure test security. We will not have any visitors on campus on the following days:

Tues, April 14th
Tues, April 21st
Tues, April 28th

• Parents may walk their child to class in the morning but must be out of the building by 7:40a.m.
• No visitors at lunch
• No deliveries

Please help us welcome our newest Owl to the Nest. Ms. Roxane Maas is our NEW Special Education Instructional Assistant!
If you see her on campus, be sure to welcome her and congratulate her on her new position!

On your mark, get set, GO!
Lace Up and Hit the Road - NEF 5K on May 2nd! 🏃‍♂️

Dear Families,
The Northside Education Foundation’s (NEF) Annual 5K Run/Walk is just around the corner, and we want YOU to join!

Join us on May 2nd at Northwest Vista College.
This 5K is NEF's largest community fundraiser, supporting innovation and creativity in and outside of the classroom across NISD.

This year, we want to make a strong showing from Oak Hills Terrace and will be putting a team together!
Here’s how you can help:

Register for the 5K: Register HERE!
https://solerssports.com/nef-5k-run-walk-3/

Choose Oak Hills Terrace when you sign up, so we get credit for your participation.
Spread the word: Invite your friends and family to join in and help us reach our goal. Sponsor student runners
Let’s show up and support our school in this exciting event! Go Team Oak Hills Terrace !

The Even Start Family Literacy Program, which is under the Whole Child Department, is hosting its annual Dad/Child event. This year it will be held on Saturday May 2nd at NAC. Open to all NISD Title 1 school dads, stepdads, grandfathers, uncles or any other male role model & all their children! Research shows that when dads engage with their children they become stronger students.

In preparing for the 2026-27 school year, NISD needs to verify student information for all currently enrolled students by June 1, 2026 to ensure that your child has a space at their current or home campus. Eligible students, both new and returning, must register for bus transportation by June 30, 2026, to guarantee transportation services for the first day of school which will be taken care of through the data verification process.

Register today: Go to the NISD Home Access Center (HAC) website https://hac.nisd.net/

Please contact the front office if you need assistance with data verification or registering your child at 210-397-0550.

For the last time this school year, we are asked all visitors to update their Fast Pass. If you missed the update window, you can still stop by the front lobby window this week with your physical ID to get updated for the remainder of the year!

**ATTENTION: Parents attending 5th Grade Promotion and Fiesta Parties can use their Fast Pass for quick entry.**

Please take a look at our library newsletter. 

Our daily classroom instruction begins promptly at 7:45a.m. and goes until 3:00p.m.

If you are needing to sign your child out early for an appointment, we ask that you do so before 2:30p.m. 

The end of the day is hectic and we want to ensure each child goes home safely. If you arrive after 2:30p.m. to check your child out, we will ask you to wait until normal dismissal time at 3:00p.m.

As we head back into the school year, please help your child be ready for learning each day by starting the day off right!

Please remember after 8:00a, we ask parents to come into the lobby to check their child in.

Here Comes the Bus (HCTB) is a revolutionary app that parents can download to conveniently track their child's school bus in real-time. With this app, you’ll receive timely notifications about the bus's location, ensuring you never miss the bus and always know exactly when your child will be arriving home. No more waiting in uncertainty or worrying about delays—stay informed and in control with Here Comes the Bus.

For more info, CLICK HERE

If your child will be celebrating their birthday and would like to share the fun with their class, please notify the teacher first of when you would like to bring in store-bought cupcakes, cookies, donuts, or pre-cut brownies. Birthday celebrations typically happen near the end of the day so be sure to send the items in with your child when they come in in the morning.

Please help keep all our Owls safe and healthy by not smoking or vaping on school property, including at Dismissal.

Thank you!