Orchard Families,Thank you to those who participated in our school fundraiser. We raised $9,500 and are so grateful to those who donated. Although we didn’t get to 10,000, we are pretty close, so students will still get a chance to dunk me later this month in a dunk tank! Thank you again for your support with our school fundraiser.The PTA is looking for nominations for our board next school year. Please see the attachment for more details. PTA ...
Weekly Update 3-18-2024
Orchard Families, We are almost half way to our goal. We have raised $4,862.00, and students have logged 4,342 reading minutes. Thank you so much for your support with our school fundraiser. Attached is information about how we use the funds and how you can register your child if you haven’t done so already. Fundraiser Facts On Tuesday, March 19, students can wear hats and sunglasses to school since we met our $4,000 goal. We are ...
Weekly Update 3-11-2024
Orchard Families, We started our school fundraiser on Friday and have already raised $1,075.00. Eighteen students have registered online, and they can start tracking their reading minutes. If you can’t donate, that is okay, but please register so students can track reading minutes and earn a free All-Star Reading bookmark. I have attached information on how to register. Students can earn a Bluetooth speaker if they collect $300 in ...
Weekly Update 3-4-2024
Orchard Families, Every year, we see an increase in students using social media, and we see the age when they start getting younger and younger. Here is a playlist with short videos about the Harms of social media: https://tinyurl.com/bp5mux4d Setting up parental controls is one way to help ensure students are safe using a phone. https://tinyurl.com/27wfns98 Important Dates: March 5 – Family Resources – Family Center at 9:30 ...
Weekly Update 2-27-2024
Orchard Families, Students are learning about being Responsible. Have some fun connecting as a family this month while practicing Responsibility. Here are 2 “Purposeful Pursuits” you can complete together! 1- As a family, think of ways to make someone’s life a little easier by helping a neighbor or family friend with 1 of their Responsibilities. Could you bring the garbage or take it out to the curb? Could you carry things in from the ...
Weekly Update 2-12-2024
Orchard Families, Thank you for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences last week. If you didn’t get a chance to meet with your teacher, you can reach out to them through Class Dojo. Parents, we need your help with our drop-off lane. We still have parents parking in the drop-off lane, which causes traffic to back up. Please do your part and park in the parking lot if you are staying. If you would like to volunteer to help with this, please ...
Weekly Update 2-5-2024
Orchard Families, We have Parent-Teacher Conferences this week on Wednesday and Thursday. If you haven’t signed up for a time, please call our front office, and they can help. We will have a lot of partners at our event. Please pick up a card in the front. Some grade reconfiguration meetings are coming up. I’ve attached a flyer with more information. They are hiring crossing guards in our area. Attached is a flyer with more ...
Weekly Update 1-24-2024
Orchard Families, We have a family night on Wednesday, January 24. It will be a multicultural night that our PTA is putting together. Attached is a flyer for the event. Over the next four weeks, teachers will be teaching students about Respect. One way to think about Respect is "seeing value in all people and things & treating them with care." Many people feel Respected in different ways. We hope this will inspire discussions with your ...
Multicultural Night
Orchard Families, Thank you to everyone who attended our Parent Talk and movienight on Tuesday. We had a great turnout,and I heard goodthings about the presentation, and the kids enjoyed the movie.We are committed at Orchardto helping all our studentssucceed, and we can’t do this without your help andinvolvement, so thank youagain for attending. I’m sending a second weekly update this week to inform youabout another family night we have ...
Weekly Update 1-16-2024
Orchard Families, Tonight is our Parent Talk Night. Parents will meet in the library at 5:30 for a Parent Talk about challenging behavior. Students will meet in the gym at 5:30 to watch the movie. We will serve tacos after the parent presentation. Because we don’t want to interrupt the presentation, we will close the doors at 5:40 pm. If you arrive after that time, we will ask that you attend the next one we put on. We are excited to tell ...