9.2.22
Dear OHS Eagles,
Wow! What a wonderful start to the school year! It was so great to see the smiling faces, excitement and enthusiasm from all of our learning community. We are more than thrilled to have our cafeteria back for socialization and enjoyment! The students LOVED the new mural that showcases the new and improved Eagle’s Pride Cafe at Orchard Hills!
A couple of reminders:
Students should bring a water bottle to school each day so they can use our refillable water stations.
Students should wear appropriate clothing (sneakers, etc.) on days when they have PE as they will be very active.
Students need to bring their student ID/badge to school each day
No school on Monday, September 5th
Spirit Days- Click here to see our OHS Spirit Days for the 2022-2023 school year!
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Food Service
As we begin the 2022-23 school year, the Milford Foodservice department will continue to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge (for a limited time). This benefit has been made possible by federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) and the subsequent allocation to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE). We are receiving this limited funding under the Free School Meals for Children grant.
Due to the fact that this funding is limited, we will provide free meals to students until this funding source is depleted. There are many factors that will affect how long we will be able to offer free meals: enrollment, participation in the school lunch program, and the number of families registered for the Free/Reduced Price program.
We estimate we will be able to offer free meals to all students for the first few months of school. As we monitor the available funds we have left in grant, we will provide you with a 30-day notice of when we anticipate these funds will be depleted. Once the funds are depleted, families will begin paying for full-price meals, once again, as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Free & Reduced Price Meals Application: As a participant in the National School Lunch/Breakfast Programs, the Milford Food Services department is here to support you. Once the funding described above is depleted, families will still be able to apply to receive continued Free or Reduced Price meals by completing the Free/ Reduced Price Meals Application. We strongly recommend you complete the form NOW so your child's meal service will not be interrupted. The application can be found online on the milforded.org website.
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A message from our School Social Worker
My name is Naomi and I am the schoMeta-Momentol social worker at Orchard Hills. We have various programs in Milford available to families in need that I help coordinate throughout the school year.
The first resource is a weekend snack bag program for children. A bag of snacks (such as granola bars, cereal, mac and cheese etc) is provided in a nondescript bag on fridays to go home for families in need.
The second resource is a Thanksgiving dinner basket for your family. It is a turkey and side dishes (non-prepared).
If either or both of these resources can be helpful to your family, please feel free to privately email me: ndapaz@milforded.org.
All information is confidential.
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Family Connection
SEL Anchor Tool and Parent Companion Guide of the Month
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 link to learn how to implement the Charter in your home! Questions? Contact Mrs. Dickson via email: mdickson@milforded.org.
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Important Dates
No school- Monday, Sept. 5
PTA Welcome Back Picnic at OHS- Sept. 8th @ 6:00pm
Open House- Sept. 20th at 6pm
Early dismissal- Sept. 21st at 1:25pm
Picture Day- Sept. 30th
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Scionti
Principal, Orchard Hills Elementary School
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