9.16.22
Dear OHS Eagles,
It was a wonderful full week of school at Orchard Hills! We look forward to seeing everyone at Open House on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022. Check out the details in the OHS Open House flier.
We have an upcoming Spirit Day! Click here to see our OHS Spirit Days for the 2022-2023 school year!
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Important Information
Birthdays and Celebrations-
Peanut-free- All classrooms have a peanut-free snack policy. Due to allergies within rooms, should your child have a peanut based product for lunch, please ensure that it is labeled and separated from the classroom snack.
No food for celebrations- At the elementary level, we do not use food as a part of our class celebrations (birthdays, holidays, end of year parties). Please do not send or bring in food or candy to your children's classroom for parties or other reasons. For birthdays or other special events, we invite family members in to read a book or do a craft with students as part of the celebration. Please coordinate any visits with the classroom teacher well in advance.
Eating lunch with your child- parents/guardians are permitted to come into school and eat lunch with their child occasionally. Due to our growing size and room availability, this is only permitted on Tuesdays in the Band/Strings Room. Please coordinate any lunch time visits with Lauren Paone, our school secretary (lpaone@milforded.org).
Spirit Days- Click here to see our OHS Spirit Days for the 2022-2023 school year!
Milford’s Food Policy: Please click HERE to view Milford’s district policy on food brought into schools.
Grade 4 & 5 Instrument Selection: Click HERE for more information.
Test, Mask, Go: The Test-Mask-Go protocols clearly outline the steps to take when a student is ill, with the goal being to maximize the amount of time students remain in school and minimize the amount of time individuals need to stay out of school.
___________________________________________________________________STEM Lab Happenings!
It was exciting to open up the new lab with some engineering activities!! Here are pictures of the Solo Cup Challenge, Save Fred (the gummy worm), Pete the Cat button play dough challenge, and the Marshmallow/Toothpick tower challenge.
The following is a link for the CT Science Center at home projects. Check it out for some fun activities.
CT Science Center resource for virtual and at home projects for fall and winter- https://ctsciencecenter.org/scienceathome/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-Sept22&utm_content=version_A
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Kindergarten Highlight
Kindergarten explored with some new tools; geoblocks!! They explored, planned and experimented with their new tools. One student said “I didn’t know it could be so much fun!”
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Fall Conferences
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2022 Elementary Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, October 19th 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 20th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 21st 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 October 19th, 20th, and October 21st at 1:15pm.
Parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. All conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Fall conference sign up information will be live on our school website from Friday, October 7th, at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, October 17th, at 12:00 p.m. If you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning!
Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communication.
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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
Sept. 20th at 6:00pm- OHS Open House
Sept. 21st - Early dismissal for students at 1:25pm
Sept. 23rd ~ Wear GOLD for childhood cancer awareness month!
Sept. 26 - No School- Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 29th- Bubble Mania!! Thank you, OHS PTA!
Picture Day- Sept. 30th
October 5 - No School - Yom Kippur
October 19 - 21 - Early dismissal at 1:15pm for Parent Conferences (more info. to follow) & The PTA Scholastic Book Fair!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Scionti
Principal, Orchard Hills Elementary School
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