The Monthly Hoot- October Edition

There is still time to fill out the Parent & Family Engagement Survey. Please take a moment to complete it by clicking HERE. You can also choose your language of preference. Your feedback helps us understand how to better support you and your child. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!

Although we practice this every day, the week of Oct. 5-9 is designated Bullying Prevention Week. Please take a look at the flyer and see how we are dressing up for bullying prevention.

Join your child and their friends on Thurs, Oct. 8th from 7:40-8:00a for a fun storytime in the classroom! 📚🎉

⭐Must have a Fast Pass or Visitor's Pass to attend!

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 from CIS and Ms. Segovia!

🍟💙💛 McTeacher Night Has Been RESCHEDULED! 💛💙🍟
Due to possible weather concerns, our McTeacher Night originally scheduled for October 1st has been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, October 14th!

📅 Wednesday, October 14th
⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM
📍 McDonald’s – 7267 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78240

Come out, grab some dinner, and support Oak Hills Terrace Elementary! 🦉💙💛 A portion of the proceeds from the evening will benefit the Oak Hills Terrace PTA, helping us provide programs, activities, and experiences for our students.
Bring the whole family and come say hello to our teachers and PTA volunteers—we'd love to see you there!
Thank you for supporting OHT PTA and our Owls! 🦉💙💛
Together, we make a difference!

Since August, students and teachers have practiced and prepared for various emergency situations. Each month, OHT practices fire drill evacuations. In the coming months, we will also hold our first lockdown drill. This drill is practiced with students by our School Counselor, Mrs. Montoya, and classroom teachers ahead of time. You will NOT receive a formal notification ahead of time. But we will let you know on ClassDojo when we complete a lockdown drill. Lockdown drills will be conducted several times throughout the year.

Please reach out to Mrs. Villanueva, anna.villanueva@nisd.net, our Campus Safety Coordinator, with any questions you may have.

At its August 11 Board meeting, the NISD Board voted to place a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) and several bond packages on the Nov. 3 ballot. The first, Proposition A, is a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election, or VATRE, asking voters to consider a three-cent increase in the maintenance and operations tax rate, roughly $30 more per year for every $100,000 in home value.

The three bond packages (Propositions B, C, and D) total just over $886 million. While the VATRE funds daily operations such as salaries and utilities, bonds finance capital expenses such as construction and renovations. 

Under Proposition B, Oak Hills Terrace is slated to receive $45,000,000 to replace our Cafeteria, Kitchen, and Gym. Other funds under Prop B would bring ALE classroom upgrades, safety & security updates, and upgrade technology infrastructure. Our students would also benefit from new buses and bus upgrades within the Culebra substation.

Under Proposition C, Oak Hills Terrace would receive a portion of the $56,000,000 to replace instructional technology.

To learn more about the upcoming VATRE & Bond election, please CLICK HERE to watch the bond video or CLICK HERE to visit the website.

Our students are in the swing of things and have learned our Morning Arrival procedures. You can help your child remember the routine too!

• Our doors open to students at 7:00a.m.
• Breakfast is served from 7:00-7:40a.m. in the cafeteria.
  • Students will go through the line. Parents may eat with their child in the courtyard.
• Students wait in B Hall from 7:00-7:15a.m.
  • Pre-K, ECSE, & ALE students report directly to the Cafeteria to wait with their class, even if they are not eating breakfast.
• At 7:15a.m., students walk to their grade level area to wait with a teacher. Parents may walk their child to their hallway during this time WITH A FAST PASS or Daily Raptor Pass.
  • Pre-K, ECSE, & ALE students will report directly to the Cafeteria to wait with their class, even if they are not eating breakfast.
• 1st Bell Rings at 7:40a.m. Students begin going into their classrooms to prepare for instruction.
  • Parent exit the school building. Front Lobby doors close at this time and students walk to class independently.
  • Students eating breakfast head to class
• 7:45a.m. Tardy Bell rings and classroom instruction begins
• 8:00a.m. Tardy students MUST be checked into the office by a parent or guardian if dropped off after 8:00a.m.

A couple reminders for Dismissal Time:

• Dismissal begins at 3:00p.m.
• Please stay in your vehicle if you are driving in the Parent Pick-Up Loop. We will have ample staff available to help get your child into your vehicle. PLEASE refrain from leaving your vehicle unattended in the fire lane.
• If you choose to park and walk up to pick up your child, please use the crosswalk. We want to model safe practices for our students and keep all our Owl Families safe.
• Be sure to check in with your child's teacher as you walk up to pick them up. Students know their teacher will check them off the list before releasing them to you.

If you are driving up through the Parent Pick-Up Loop, please follow the steps below:

1. Display your yellow/green car sign in your windshield as you enter the loop.
2. Staff members will enter your child's grade and first name into our Dismissal system.
3. Pull up as far as possible as directed by staff (Car Sign 1, if possible).
4. Wait in your vehicle and staff members will bring your child to the passenger side door. We ask that all students enter from the passenger side door to maintain student and staff safety.

In accordance with HB1481, ALL use of personal communication devices (cell phones, smart watches, personal tablets, etc.) by students are prohibited during instructional hours.  Students are permitted to have them on campus, however once they arrive at school, they are to be turned off or placed on “silent” and placed in the student’s backpack throughout the instructional day.  Smart watches may not be worn on campus.

If a student is caught using a personal device during the school day on campus, he/she is subject to disciplinary action, which will include the device being confiscated until a parent or guardian can come to the campus and retrieve it from the office. 

The parent pickup loop is a No Phone Zone. Please refrain from using your phone while picking your child up in the parent pickup loop.

Track Your Child's School Bus with "Here Comes the Bus" App

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.

Stay Informed with Real-Time Notifications
Receive notifications or email alerts when the bus is close to your home!

Now Available Free at NISD!

For students eligible for transportation.
CLICK HERE for more info

SchoolCafé is a single location for all your cafeteria needs...Connecting Families to School Nutrition! From the SchoolCafé app, you can: 

• access daily menus
• view nutritional and allergen info
• add money to your child's account for them to buy ice cream and other snacks
• get notifications about your child's cafeteria account

CLICK HERE to learn more

The OHT PTA helps support students AND teachers! Joining PTA helps us provide that support. Some of the events they help host are:

• Field Trips
• Trunk-or-Treat
• Winter Wonderland Dance
• Movie Night
• Glow Party
• and MUCH MORE!!

For just $8, you can help support our school and our students!

CLICK HERE to join!

The safety and security of our students, staff, and families is a major priority at OHT! In the 24-25 school year, we began using a common language regarding school safety. The picture details the 5 standard response protocol.

Click HERE to read about the Safety Initiatives in NISD for the 2026-2027 school year and learn more about our Standard Response Protocol.