School News

Orchard Families, Over the next few weeks, we are teaching students about Empathy. One way to think about Empathy is “understanding and connecting with other people’s feelings.” Empathy is a practice that can help us grow strong relationships. Empathy is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Kind. Across grade levels, students will be developing skills like perspective-taking, conflict resolution, and ...

Orchard Families, Our Halloween parade will take place on Thursday, October 31, at 9:00 a.m. It will be held outside. At 8:45 a.m., the drop-off lane will be blocked off for an hour so the students can walk through safely. Parade watchers will be sitting on the grass or in the driveway, so plan to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Please remember that because the parade is taking place outside, you and your child will want to make sure that ...

Orchard Families, The application for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade students who want to attend a Granite School District school other than the student's residence boundary school will open on November 15, 2024. Below is the link to the online application. We are looking forward to focusing on Gratitude over the next few weeks! One way to think about Gratitude is "choosing to appreciate the people and things in our lives." Practicing ...

Orchard Families, We hope everyone had a fun Fall Break. We are excited to begin term 2, and report cards will come home soon. You can also access report cards through the parent portal at any time. We have had an increase in stolen scooters at Orchard. Please remind your students that if a scooter doesn’t belong to them, they shouldn’t take it out of the bike cage. Also, if your child does bring a bike or scooter to school, please send it ...

Orchard Families, Responsibility is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on through out the year that helps students Be Strong. As a family, think of ways in which you might make someone’s life a little easier by helping a neighbor or family friend with1 of their Responsibilities. Could you bring the garbage to the chute or out to the curb? Could you carry things in from the grocery store? Could you invite someone over for a meal or a show? We want ...

Orchard Families, Thank you for joining us last week during Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you didn’t get a chance to meet with your child’s teacher, please get in touch with them if you have any questions or concerns. We are lucky to have excellent teachers at Orchard. Excel Educator Award nominations are open for just one more week! Here is a link to the nomination page:https://granitekids.org/excel/page.html. You can also follow the ...

Orchard Families, Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Please get in touch with the front office to check your appointment time. Parents, we need your help with after-school dismissal. Quite a few students are going to the church after school. We want to ensure students get home safely, and there have been reports of unsafe behaviors. Please ask your children to come home after school so they can get ...

Orchard Families, Thank you to those who could attend the boundary study meeting last night. We had great representation from the Orchard families there. If you couldn't attend, please see the link below, and you can access the slides about the meeting. If you have any questions, please email me at cholt@graniteschools.org. Also, if you have concerns or any feedback about the presentation, please fill out the feedback form so the school board ...