September 13, 2019
Helping at Home
We have had a great start to the 2019-2020 school year! I have visited each child's classroom multiple times and I am seeing a lot of good work from our teachers and hard work from our students! Thank you so much for the support you provide to your students at home.
As we get into the heart of our academic year, there is one thing that you can do at home to support your child's growth as a reader and that is to ensure that they read. Many teachers will send home books that your child can read at home and older students can self-select texts that they enjoy from our media center. No matter how they get their books, reading is just like every other skill in that the more a child does it, the better they will be at it. Reading aloud with your child is also a great way to grow kids as readers because they get to hear what a fluent reader sounds like and how an adult thinks about texts while they read.
I hope everyone is having a great start to the school year!
Jay Corrigan, Principal
Looking Ahead
Teacher work day - students are not in school today
*Dates and times are subject to change.
News From the PTA
PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING THE PTA. You may send in your PTA membership form (both English and Spanish versions are attached) and $10.00 membership dues in an envelope to your child's teacher. Please write your name, your child’s name, and “PTA Membership” on the front of the envelope. Feel free to email the PTA at orchardgrovepta@gmail.com if you have any questions. Joining the PTA will help to fund field trips, assemblies, and family activities (such as Family Movie Nights, Trunk-or-Treat, Dads & Donuts, and Moms & Muffins).
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Help is needed with the OGES Spelling Bee
Orchard Grove is looking for a volunteer to help coordinate this year’s OGES Spelling Bee. If you are able to assist, please send an email to orchardgrovepta@gmail.com. Thank you!
Help is needed with the School Store
Did you know that the OGES PTA operates the School Store? The School Store is open every morning from 8:30-8:50 and we are in need of volunteers next year to work a shift. Whether you can volunteer to work a weekly shift or maybe a shift every 2 weeks, any help would be appreciated. Please send an email to orchardgrovepta@gmail.com with what day(s) you're available to help.
PTA Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 School Year
At the PTA’s general membership meeting on September 3, 2019, Dave Whitesell was elected as the PTA’s new Vice President. Mr. Whitesell’s election fills the vacancy resulting from a recent resignation. There is currently 1 vacancy on the Board of Directors; there are also several events for which the PTA needs assistance this year. Without volunteers helping the PTA, these programs and events simply cannot take place. We need your help. Please go to this link and look over the list of where help is needed this year: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aadab2aa0f49-20182019
PTA Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 school year:
Teacher’s Representative – Mrs. Rutledge
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