Orchard Families, Parent-teacher conferences are this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please check with your child’s teacher if you haven’t signed up for a time or call the office at 385-646-4954, and they can help you. During the conferences, you will receive a punch card, and if you visit 5 of the locations, you can turn it in for a treat at the end. We also have flu shots on both nights. We are looking for volunteers during our book ...
Weekly Update 9-11-2023
Orchard Families, Next week, we have our parent-teacher conferences. Attached is information on how to sign up for a time. Please sign up by Friday, September 15. During the conferences, we will have different rotations you can visit. You will receive a punch card, and if you visit 5 of the locations, you can turn it in for a treat at the end. We also have flu shots on both nights. We are looking for volunteers during SEPs. Click below to ...
Weekly Update 9/5/2023
Orchard Families, We are excited to announce that we could reschedule the school carnival for October 20. We will send more information when it gets closer. Did you know reading 20 minutes each night with your child has tremendous success for how they will do in school? Click here for free short reading passages you and your child can read together: http://tinyurl.com/4bxr5bd4. When children miss 10% of school, gaining reading and math ...
Weekly Update 8/28-9/1
Orchard Families, We are going to send in our T-shirt order form this week. Please send in your order and payment if you want a shirt or sweatshirt this year. As we begin a new school year, it can be challenging for students to return to the school routine. However, when students miss a day here and there, it makes it harder on them because they aren’t sticking to a routine. If your child is having difficulty coming to school, please get in ...
Ms. Holt’s Weekly Update 8/21/2023
Orchard Families, Thank you for a great 1st week back! We are excited to welcome our kindergarten students today. If you didn’t get a chance to come in and get the folder we sent home, please watch for it to come this week with your child. Inside the folder is a t-shirt form if you are interested in purchasing a shirt this year. Please turn the order form in by August 31, 2023. There is also a dental form if you want to participate in ...
School Carnival Cancelled
Orchard Parents,Due to the lightning and rain, we are canceling the carnival tonight. We will let you know the date and time if we can reschedule. ...
Weekly Update
Orchard Families, Welcome Back! We are excited to welcome students back on Wednesday, August 16, in grades 1-6. This is my 4th year at Orchard. I can't tell you enough how dedicated Orchard's teachers and staff are. They care deeply about all the students who attend, and I'm excited to join them for another successful year. The first day can always feel stressful, but here are some helpful hints for Wednesday: • Grades 1-6 need to be ...
Schoolwide Registration – August 1, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Orchard Families, Next week on August 1, we will hold our school-wide registration day! We are excited that this can take place in person or online. Below is a link where you can find information to complete the process. https://www.graniteschools.org/blog/2023/07/18/new-school-information-system-parent-packetjuly-2023/ We will have computers at Orchard on August 1 from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm for parents. We will also be here to help ...
Ms. Holt’s Weekly Update 3-9-2023
March 9, 2023 Orchard Families, If you have a child or know anyone with a child that will be five before September 1, 2023, please come to our office next week to register for kindergarten. This will allow us to get all the required information early and schedule a testing date for August. We use the information from that test to place students in our all-day kindergarten class. We will also have an informational kindergarten meeting on ...
PTA Read-A-Thon Fundraiser
Dear Parents and Students, Today we kicked-off our PTA Read-A-Thon fundraiser! The Read-A-Thon starts today 2/27/2023 and goes until 3/17/2023. Attached are the pages that came home in a packet today about the fundraiser. The first goal is to have 100% of all students register online! It's easy, FREE, and takes a few quick minutes! By registering online you earn the first individual reward of a passport stamp and Spaghetti Factory coupon. ...