4.28.23
OHS Family News
Dear OHS Families,
Congratulations to Jason Rosado (5th grade) for winning 2nd place in the Citywide Spelling Bee for 5th & 6th graders in Milford. We are so proud of your accomplishment and effort!
Congratulations to Ms. DeAngelis for winning the CT PTA Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award! She was honored last night in their statewide ceremony.
A quick reminder for Grades 3-5, SBA testing will begin next week. Please make sure your child(ren) are well rested, have a healthy breakfast and charge their chromebooks.
2023-2024 Class Placement Input Form: https://forms.gle/oh6fusakhtQokQx1A
Arrival/Dismissal Reminder- please do not block the driveways on Clark Hill Rd as you are waiting for arrival or dismissal. The neighbors would appreciate it!
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From the OHS PTA
The week of May 8th is Teacher Appreciation Week and we want to show our OHS teachers some love! The theme for the week is “Hollywood!”
Please see the schedule HERE and see below for ways you can support!
To sign up for the Teacher Appreciation Week breakfast- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c48acac2fa2fc1-breakfast#/
To sign up for the Teacher Appreciation Week Coffee & Cookie Cart- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c48acac2fa2fc1-coffeecookie#/
To donate a gift card or give a monetary donation towards a gift card, please text or email Jeanine Baldwin at (203) 415-3522, macjeanine@gmail.com, or Venmo @Jeanine-Baldwin and include "OHS gift card" in the comments.
Thanks so much!
Your Sunshine Crew
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Upcoming Dates
Click here to see updates to our OHS Spirit Days!
May 4th, 2023- 4th Grade Concert at
6:30pm in the OHS Gym
OHS Field Day- June 6th (rain date: 6/7)
Attention 5th grade families, please save the date for the following activities:
Parent vs Student Kickball game on 5/18 at 3:30pm
5th grade dance: 6/8 at 6:30- 8:30pm
5th grade Send Off - 6/13 during the school day (rain date: 6/14)- whole school clap out this day as well
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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 Milford Beach Stickers, Avery's Walk to fight Brain Cancer and Golf fundraiser for Purple Pantry Boxes. Don't miss an invitation to the newly renovated Planetarium at Joseph Foran High School for "An Evening under the Stars". 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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