April 28, 2023
Bucket List Challenge!
Hey Dolphin families and happy Friday! I hope everyone had a happy week of school and I'm wishing everyone a happy and healthy end to the school year!
Kindness is a thing at Orchard Grove. We talk about it all the time! Our school awards kindness shout outs to celebrate kids that demonstrate kindness, and gives Heart Power awards for consistently being kind. Kindness is important! One thing we did recently was ask classes to participate in a kindness bucket list challenge. A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before the end of your life. This bucket list challenge is about identifying the things we will do to actively spread kindness in the world before the end of this school year! It is never too late to start thinking about ways we can be kind to each other.
So, consider having a conversation with your kids at home about ways they can throw kindness around the world like confetti at a birthday party! Remember that at Orchard Grove, we teach specific ways of being kind: greeting people, showing gratitude, being polite, demonstrating grace, giving compliments, congratulating others, and acting like good citizens. Kindness is a habit that can be built with enough repetition and modeling from kind adults. Let's work together to build those kindness muscles in kids so that they can demonstrate leadership in what it looks like to be nice to each other.
Thank you, and I hope everyone has a happy and healthy weekend! Please stay safe and healthy!
Jay Corrigan
Principal
News from the OGES PTA!
Greetings from the OGES PTA!
OGES 2023-24 Election is under way!
Each year the Orchard Grove Elementary School PTA must elect 4 officers to serve on the PTA's Executive Committee:
•President
•Vice President
•Treasurer
•Recording Secretary
Volunteering to serve as a member of the PTA Executive Committee (and PTA in general) is great opportunity with many benefits!
The Children Benefit: Research shows that participating in your child's school and showing engagement helps them to perform better academically.
The School Benefits: The PTA performs support for school teaches and administration which in turn creates a positive and caring atmosphere in the school.
Make Connections: Get to know the teachers and staff better and make friends with other parents at the school.
If this sounds like something for you and you're interested in serving as an officer next school year or have any questions about what each position entails,
please email the PTA at orchardgrovepta@gmail.com. Please note that only PTA members are eligible to be elected to office.
***Officer elections will be held at General Membership Meeting in May***
To show your interest in a position below, please put your name in the boxe(s) under the position(s) below.
https://forms.gle/5FfiogGQdJk5jdP98
Thank you,
The OGES PTA Nominating Committee
Jorge De Jesús, Erica Henze and Sherry Weedon
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Joining the OGES PTA couldn’t be easier, check out our website. An right now it's $6.00!
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We have LOTS of Memberships already! If you haven't signed up yet, please do, even if you may not be available to help at events. Your Membership helps your Children's Class and the whole school!
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PTA Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 School Year - @ogespta
· President – Dave Whitesell · Vice President – Jorge De Jesus
· Treasurer – SueEllen Gillie · Recording Secretary – Brooke Loewenstein
Do you have questions for our PTA Board Members? Feel free to email us at orchardgrovepta@gmail.com.
Don’t forget to like us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @OGESPTA.
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Looking Ahead
*Dates and times are subject to change.
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