Join Parent Circle and get involved!

The Parent Circle is Acorn Hill’s equivalent of a PTA – a gathering of parents who want to take an active part in building a vibrant Acorn Hill community. Our goal is to support the faculty and staff by organizing community-building events and fundraising activities. Although we primarily engage in volunteerism, our purpose is also to be a social forum for parents. Please send any questions or comments to acornhill.parentcircle@gmail.com and we will get back to you.

Parent Circle Events Calendar 2023-24

Aug 14 Mon Business office reopens, 9 am-3 pm
Sept 5 Tue Open House, first day of school, all classes
Sept 6 Wed Soft Opening begins
Sept 8 Fri Regular program begins for Kindergarten classes & Returning Nursery children
Sept 11 Mon Early Birds and Owl’s Nest begins for Kindergarten and Returning Nursery children
Sept 14 Thu Regular program, Early Birds and Owl’s Nest begins for New Nursery children
Sept 20 Wed Parent Circle Meeting and Coffee Hour, Sycamore (9:15am)
Sept 25 Mon Yom Kippur, school closed
Sept 30 Sat Fall Welcome Picnic and Puppet Play (10:00am and 12:00pm)
Oct 4 Wed Fall Clothing Exchange
Oct 9 Mon Indigenous Peoples’ Day, school closed
Oct 11 Wed Parent Circle Meeting, Zoom (7:30pm)
Oct 28-29 Sat-Sun Family Pumpkin Carving in the Meadow
Nov 2 Thu Parent Teacher Conferences, half day, noon dismissal, afternoon programs canceled
Nov 3 Fri Parent Teacher Conferences, school closed
Nov 8 Wed Parent Circle Meeting and Coffee Hour, Sycamore (9:15am)
Nov 9 Thu Acorn Hill Lantern Walk
Nov 10 Fri Professional Day, school closed
Nov 22-24 Wed-Fri Fall Break, school closed
Dec 2 Sat Wee Shoppe, 9:30am-12:30pm, Dogwood classroom
Dec 6 Wed Parent Circle Meeting, Zoom (7:30pm)
Dec 21 Thu Acorn Hill Mid-Winter Spiral
Dec 22 Fri Half day, noon dismissal, afternoon programs canceled
Dec 25 – Jan 5 Mon-Fri Winter Break, school closed
Jan 15 Mon Martin Luther King Jr. Day, school closed
Feb 4 Sun Annual Acorn Hill Bonfire, 2:30pm-5:00pm
Feb 7 Wed Parent Circle Meeting and Coffee Hour, Sycamore (9:15am)
Feb 9 Fri Professional Day, school closed
Feb 12 Mon Professional Day, school closed
Feb 19-20 Mon-Tue February Break, school closed
Mar 13 Wed Parent Circle Meeting and Coffee Hour, Sycamore (9:15am)
Mar 21 Th Parent Teacher Conferences half day, noon dismissal, afternoon programs canceled
Mar 22 Fri Parent Teacher Conferences, school closed
Mar 25 – 29 M-F Spring Break, school closed
Apr 10 Wed Eid, school closed
Apr 17 Wed Parent Circle Meeting and Coffee Hour, Sycamore (9:15am)
May 4 Sat Spring Celebration and Puppet Play (10:00 am and 12:00pm)
May 27 Mon Memorial Day observed, school closed
Jun 13 Thu Last day for all classes. Half day, noon dismissal, afternoon programs canceled

Parent Circle Leadership

Maria Chafetz, Tarina Szezmo, and Hallie Parker

Meeting Minutes

Future “Meeting Minutes” will be posted here.

Join the Oakbranch Listserv

The Oakbranch is an email listerv for the greater Acorn Hill community, primarily consisting of current families, faculty, staff and board members, as well as alumni families and friends. We hope that this platform will facilitate the exchange of useful and relevant information, serve as a source of support, and foster the social health of our community.

Questions?

Contact your Class Captain, Co-Chair, Parent Circle member, or email us. Thank you!