12/10/21
Dear OHS Families,
We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Please read below for important information and also for our OHS Highlight!! This section highlights a different class, grade level or area of our learning community each week. We hope you enjoy it!
Important Information:
COVID Vaccine upload - Parents may voluntarily provide a copy of their child’s COVID immunization card now by uploading it using our secure form here. This information will only be accessible by school nurses and school administration solely for the purpose of contact tracing and quarantining.
District Communications
If you haven’t already, please take a moment to review the district’s COVID-19 Prevention Strategies Letter.
And a reminder as we move into the winter season. Please review the MPS Snow days Communication
Martin Luther King Essay Contest - MPS invites all students to participate in Senator Chris Murphy’s annual essay contest. More information is here. Any questions, please contact Kay Munoz at MLK_Essay@murphy.senate.gov.
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OHS Highlights
We love our PreK classes!!
The preschool students in Ms. Bettencourt and Ms. LoVerme’s classes are having fun with activities to increase their self-help, social and motor skills! Learning to put coats on and zipper, sharing stories and experiences with their friends and moving their bodies through dancing and obstacle courses are ways we are stretching our bodies and minds. Over the past few weeks, children have discussed things/people that we are thankful for, and holidays that we celebrate in December. We continue to use play to learn about language, math and the world around us. PreK classes are busy places every minute of the day!
You can help your child at home by giving them daily opportunities to put on their coats, engage & zip their zippers and independently open snack packaging. Children show such pride when they are able to manage day to day tasks such as this! To get your child talking about their day try asking specific questions such as;
What was the question of the day today?
What center did you choose today?
Did your teacher read a story?
What did you have for snack?
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PTA Information
PTA Membership- To join our wonderful PTA, click on the following link: https://orchardhills.memberhub.com/
Important Dates
Friday, December 17th - Families access report cards in Powerschool
Wednesday, December 22nd - regular school day
Thursday, December 23rd - Friday, December 31st - No School: Winter Break
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Family Connection
OHS' Virtual Parent Resources- Our family resource site has been updated to include Milford Community Resources. Feel free to check out the wonderful resources and the various virtual books as well.
Thank you,
Mrs. Sarah Scionti
Principal, Orchard Hills Elementary School
@PrincipalSarah (Follow me on Twitter