Dear OHS Eagles,
On Monday we celebrated World Kindness Day by having students decorate coffee sleeves for Scratch Bakery. Check it out!
Literacy Highlight-- A key part of Bookworms is helping students become fluent, confident readers, and Choral Reading supports this goal. In this practice, students read aloud together with their teacher at a carefully guided pace, improving their:
Expression, pacing, and fluency—reading with confidence and clarity.
Comprehension—by following along with the group and focusing on key ideas.
Grade-Level Focus:
First Grade: Students focus on fluency skills like rate, expression, and smooth reading.
Grades 2-5: After reading together, students engage in discussion to deepen their understanding of a key focus from the text.
How Families Can Support at Home:
Read aloud with your child, matching your pace and expression to help them model fluent reading.
Use echo reading—you read a sentence or paragraph, then have your child repeat it with the same expression.
Encourage your child to read their favorite books multiple times—repetition helps build fluency!
Read Across America Week is March 3rd - 7th. Below are the exciting ways we will celebrate our love for reading at OHS.
Author visit: Dana Meachen Rau- order online by Feb 24th and the book will be delivered to OHS. Click HERE for more information.
In the OHS PTA section below you will find the following document linked that has details on registering for upcoming PTA events and activities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Dates:
February 26th- Early Release at 1:25 pm for all students
March 3rd- 7th- OHS Read Across America Week- Family flier & Bookmark Design Contest
March 5th- No School, Professional learning day for staff
March 17th- Wear Green
March 18th- 20th- Parent Teacher Conferences, early dismissal at 1:15pm for all students
April 2nd- Wear Blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day
April 18th- No School
April 21- 25th- Spring Recess
April 30th- Early Release day for all students at 1:25pm
Upcoming & Important News
Upcoming Dates (May & beyond):
Teacher Appreciation Week: May 5th - 9th
PTA Plant Sale: May 8th & May 9th
(Tentative) Field Day date: May 28th (rain date: May 29th)
(Tentative) 5th grade Send Off and Clap Out date: June 3rd (rain date: June 4th)
Kindergarten Registration is now open for the 2025-2026 school year! Please click here for more information: 2025-26 Kindergarten Registration Press Release
Food Service
OHS PTA Information - Click HERE for more information on upcoming events and programs
OHS Spirit Days - 2024-2025 OHS Spirit Fridays
SEL Anchor Tool and Parent Companion Guide of the Month Hopes and Dreams provides children and adults with the opportunity to set their own social/academic goals.
Click on this LINK to find out how you can utilize this tool at home. Please contact Mrs. Dickson with any questions: mdickson@milforded.org.
Community Connection Center- Be sure to check out this week's CCC News.
Family Letter Family Literacy Program 24-25 SY- all MPS families are welcome to attend
Circle of Security- 8 week parenting workshop
Milford Health Department Health Guidelines- Please click on the link to view a message from the Milford Health Depaim regarding health guidelines: Milford Health Dept.
Warm Regards,
Sarah Scionti
Principal,
Orchard Hills Elementary School
