As the holidays approach, many of us are counting our blessings and looking to show gratitude to close out the year.  This year you may again offer some financial support to help families in our OA community so that their holiday season can be a little brighter!

We will be collecting grocery cards from Safeway and Giant to distribute to OA families in need for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Please send them directly to Ms. Naves at the Oyster Campus and to Ms. Hanson at the Adams campus. Click the here to see the flyer for more information.

• New All drills, including both fire and alternate, must be completed by the 15th of each month.
• DC Public Schools' FY25 (SY24-25) Public Budget Hearing (11/14, Register to Testify by 11/10). DCPS will convene a public budget hearing on Tuesday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m. to gather input from the public about the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 (School Year 2024-2025) budget. Members of the public are invited to provide testimony at the hearing. Individuals or groups wishing to testify should register online here by Friday, November 10.
• Thank you to all families who provided their feedback on the proposed schedule for the overnight and international trips for grades 4-8. We are currently reviewing all comments and will circle back with the final plans in the next few weeks.
• There is an addition to the general schedule for November. We have a high school information session led by AP Hawkins and Ms. Alvarado. This will be a virtual session on November 16 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. We will also send reminders and the link to join the session to families in middle school once we are close to that date.

This is all for now--we wish everyone a great short week!