2/25/22
Dear OHS Families,
OHS Highlights
This week we are showcasing Fourth Grade!!
The fourth grade students have been busy! Since the beginning of the school year, we have been working hard to learn new things, collaborate with peers, and utilize our creativity!
Humanities: During Reader’s Workshop, the students have explored characters. Their primary focus on learning character traits and how a character changes throughout the story. They then moved along to reading about nonfiction text. Here they learned that nonfiction books are written with a certain text structure in mind. Lots and lots of writing is happening in fourth grade! From information paragraphs, to narrative stories, and opinion writing. The students continue to build on their grammar skills writing fully detailed complete sentences. Our social studies time has been filled with lessons that covered Veterans Day, Election Day, and themes within our country that relate to our American people. The PTA graciously covered the cost of the Time for Kids articles allowing students to explore present day topics in more depth through reading and writing.
STEM: The STEM lab has definitely been one of our most favorite places to visit this school year. All fourth grade students have engaged in lessons that follow the engineer design process. To name a few, the students have built a playground for students with disabilities and invented a new sport for the winter olympics. As part of our in class science lessons on Energy, we learned all about the different types of Energy which included a virtual field trip with a recorded performance by The National Theater for Children called “The Power Squad”. The new math program is keeping us busy, too! We learned how to find patterns in a story problem, as well as, a better understanding of factors and multiples. We then moved our attention to fractions. We learned how to add and subtract fractions, compare fractions, as well as, the relationship between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
The fourth grade students are having a fun-filled year of learning! (see pictures)
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PTA News- Restaurant Night!
PTA News- Restaurant Night- The next restaurant night has been planned for Tuesday, March 1st from 4:00pm- 9:00pm at Dive Bar & Restaurant.
Click here for more details!
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OHS Spirit Days- there are some updates including a School Spirit Day so students can wear their new school spirit shirts!
We look forward to celebrating Read Across America Week- February 28th- March 4th
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Retirement Announcement
It is bittersweet to announce that Mr. Brian, our beloved custodian, is retiring. Next week will be his last full week with us. The students absolutely adore him and he will miss them greatly. Join me in congratulating Mr. Brian on his retirement.
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Spring Conferences
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2022 Elementary School Virtual Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, March 30th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 31st 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Friday, April 1st 1:45-3:45 p.m.
*Please note that we will have a modified early dismissal time on the conference days to accommodate the conference schedule. Therefore, students will be dismissed on March 30th, March 31st and April 1st at 1:15pm.
Our spring conferences will be held virtually and parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning! Spring conference sign up information will be live on our school website from February 28 at 9:00 a.m. through March 25 at 12:00 pm . Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communications.
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Kindergarten Registration- Class of 2035!!
Greetings, MPS Families! We are pleased to announce that Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 school year will take place during February and March. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, registration information will be posted to the district website www.milforded.org on February 22, 2022. You must register your child for Kindergarten at the school determined by your street address, unless placed by Pupil Personnel Services. School/Street Assignments are available on the district website under “District Information.” Students must be at least age five (5) on or before December 31, 2022, in order to register for Kindergarten. Current MPS preschool or Ready To Learn students do not need to complete an online registration packet. If you need assistance with the registration portal, please contact the main office for your district assigned school. School contact information can be found on the district website under “ Schools.” We are excited for your children to come to our schools! Fully registered families, please be on the lookout for more information from your school’s Principal about an in person kindergarten event in the spring. In the meantime, click here for a sneak peek of what to expect in Kindergarten! We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2035! |
Important Dates
Please click here for the revised Academic Calendar for 2021-22.
Wednesday, March 9th: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Learning
Friday, March 11th: Trimester 2 Ends
Tuesday, March 29th: Families can access report cards in Powerschool
Wednesday, March 30th, Thursday, March 31st, Friday, April 1st: Early Release day for Spring Conferences NOTE: Students dismissed at 1:15 (10 minutes earlier that normal)
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Family Connection
SEL Anchor Tool and Parent Companion Guide of the Month
A Charter represents agreed-upon norms for how everyone wants to feel, what everyone needs to do to feel that way consistently, and how to handle conflict & unwanted feelings. Click on the Charter link to learn how to create a Charter in your home! Questions? Contact Mrs. Dickson via email: mdickson@milforded.org.
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Sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Scionti- Principal, Orchard Hills Elementary School
@PrincipalSarah (Follow me on Twitter