4.21.23
OHS Family News
Dear OHS Families,
5th Grade Spelling Bee Winners
Congratulations to Jason Rosado and Charlotte De Young for winning first and second place in the Orchard Hills Spelling Bee! Jason will advance to the Junior Woman’s Club of Milford Annual Citywide Spelling Bee on Wednesday, April 26th.
We are so proud of both Jason and Charlotte!
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Scholastic Book Fair
The PTA will be running the Spring Book Fair on Tuesday, April 25th- Friday, April 28th. The items are Buy 1 Get 1. Please check with your teacher for their shopping date.
All purchases through the Book Fair benefit our school.
Thanks for supporting our kids! Happy reading!
Our Book Fair offers eWallet, a safe and secure alternative to cash. Simply create a free account to add funds and/or invite family and friends to contribute so your child can select their own books. Any unused funds can be spent at The Scholastic Store Online or to fund a future eWallet. There won’t be cash back for unused funds.
Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/orchardhillsschool
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From The STEM Lab
Check out this great Earth Day Resource that you enjoy at home!
Hen & Friends Earth Day with Ms. Dapaz and Ms. Tobin the STEM Lab
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Upcoming Dates
Click here to see updates to our OHS Spirit Days!
April 25th- 28th- PTA Spring Book Fair
April 26th- Early dismissal at 1:25pm
May 4th, 2023- 4th Grade Concert at
6:30pm in the OHS Gym
May 26th- Get outside and play for children’s mental health day:May 26.pdf
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Important Information
We are pleased to announce a new 'MPS Budget Central' page is now live! This page includes all of the information available connected to our 2023-24 Budget cycle. Click below to get started! https://www.milforded.org/o/mps/page/budget-central-202324
If your student is absent from school due to an illness, please send in a doctor's note so we can code it as an excused absence. Thank you!
Entering Attendance into PowerSchool: When entering your child’s attendance into the attendance portal in PowerSchool, please be sure to open PowerSchool using a browser and not the phone app. The attendance will not show up in the portal otherwise. Click HERE for more information and instructions.
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Kickoff to Kindergarten Event-May 3rd & 4th at OHS!
For our incoming Kindergarten families who are fully registered or currently in a MPS preschool program, be on the lookout for an email on our Kickoff to Kindergarten school visits in May. If your child is eligible for Kindergarten but you have not yet registered, please click the link to register and be included in this Kickoff to Kindergarten experience. |
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PTA Information
Our next PTA Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3rd at 7:00pm in the OHS Media Center.
Please consider joining the OHS PTA in order to support all of the fun upcoming events. If you join, you will also receive an OHS car magnet!! You can join here: QR Code- OHS PTA As a member, you will also have first access to volunteer opportunities!
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Please check out the Great Milford Boat Race flyer – they are in need of plastic bottles to build the boats for this event. Thank you!!
Family Connection
SEL Anchor Tool and Parent Companion Guide of the Month
Restorative Questions are intentional questioning utilized to help solve a conflict
among a pair or group of people, focusing on restoring feelings and making positive changes.
Click on the link to learn how to use restorative questions at home. Questions? Contact Mrs. Dickson via email.
This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) contains information for the Spring 2023 Milford Health Department's "Walk & Talk" series, "HOOPS" by the Harbor Outdoor Basketball League, an Earth Day event at the Connecticut Post Mall and other ways to enjoy the outdoors together. Remember that the CCC website is updated with links to community resources. Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Scionti
Principal, Orchard Hills Elementary School
@PrincipalSarah (Follow me on Twitter
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