Orchard Park School

12/20 is a minimum day for K-8. Dismissal times are: K- 11:40, 1st-3rd-11:50, 4th-5th-12:10, 6th-8th-12:40. Winter Break is 12/23-1/7. School resumes on 1/8. Have a wonderful break and holiday season!

Attention OPS families Christmas Catalog Delivery: Date: Wednesday,December 18th Time: 11:30am-2pm Pick up location will be in front of the office. Any questions please contact Esmeralda Dreier 623-205-2258 ops.pto.fundraising@gmail.com Thank you for your continued support!

1. ELAC meeting 12/12 8:30 am room 10 2. PTO meeting 12/17 5:00 pm room 17 3. Band Concert 12/17 6:00 pm cafeteria 4. Strings & Orchestra Concert 12/19 6:00 pm cafeteria 5. Spirit Week 12/16-12/20 see flyer 6. 12/20 K-8 min. day 7. 12/20 Items left in lost and found will be donated to charity 8. 12/23-1/7 Winter Break

There is a Bike Raffle next week sponsored by the Lincoln Center. Alexis Garcia is our school site's coordinator. Her email is alexisgarcia@lincolnfamilies.org

Don't forget about the PTO-sponsored Polar Express Holiday Craft Night tonight from 5-7 in the cafeteria. Parents must be present with their children the entire event. See the attached images for details.

Reminders for 11/22: Flannel Spirit Day and it is the last day for the PTO Christmas Catalog Fundraiser. Delivery for items will be Dec. 18th. No school next week for Thanksgiving break. Our Lost and Found basket is overflowing. Any items left after Dec. 20th will be donated. Yearbooks are on sale. Flyer attached.

This is a reminder that we are on a minimum-day schedule all week for K-8. Supervision ends 15 minutes after dismissal time. Please be on time to pick up your student so staff can be on time for their conferences. Elementary students cannot wait for middle school siblings to be dismissed. Thank you for understanding.

All next week, 11/18-11/22, we will be on a minimum day schedule for K-8 due to conferences. K-5 will meet with all students. 6-8 will meet with selected students. If you have not heard about your conference day/time, contact your student's teacher. See the attached for dismissal times.

We have two fundraisers going on right now. One is for our 8th graders, and one is for our whole student body. Check your child's backpacks for the flyers. Nov. 8th- Nov. 22nd *Delivery Date: Wed., Dec. 18th For more information on upcoming events please check out our PTO website: https://www.orchardparkpto.com/

There is no school Monday, Nov. 11th.

For our students who ride the bus from the Almond Ridge Park neighborhood, the bus service has temporarily stopped due to a lack of staffing. AUSD is hoping to hire more bus drivers. Once drivers have been hired, the bus service will resume. Sorry for any inconvenience this will cause for our families.

Please view the attached flyers about the high school selection information nights happening this week.

Please view the attached flyers from our Lincoln Center and about our clothing closet.

Reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Friday 11/1 due to the AUSD Staff Development Day. For those of you celebrating Halloween, have a fun and safe night. Enjoy your 3-day weekend and see you on Monday, 11/4

There is no school on Friday 11/1. Check your child's backpack for flyers sent home about our Red Ribbon Spirit week, Halloween costume rules and the elementary costume parade, and our Dia De Muertos community display.

Fall Fest is 10/25 from 5-8. Wristbands to play are $10. Children will not be admitted without an adult. ADULT MUST BE PRESENT THE ENTIRE TIME. Event ends at 8 but no entry will be allowed after 7. For more information on this event and future PTO activities, check out our website at https://www.orchardparkpto.com/

Fall Fest is Friday, October 25th. If you are able to volunteer the link below can be used to sign up. If you are able to donate candy, there will be a candy monster set up in front of/in the office for you to put the candy in. Thank you https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0A4DACAB28A4FFC16-50607763-fall

Attention OPS families Cookie Dough and Butter Braid Catalog Delivery: Today, October 16th From 11:30am-2pm Pick up location will be in front of the office. Any questions please contact Esmeralda Dreier 623-205-2258 ops.pto.fundraising@gmail.com

Hope everyone had a nice break!! School resumes tomorrow 10/15. See you all at 8:05

Enjoy your Fall Break!! Fall Break is Monday, Oct. 7-Monday, Oct. 14. Students will return to school on Tuesday, Oct. 15th.