Eagle News 8.23.19
Orchard Park Elementary
Important Dates
August 25 | PTO Event @ Kinglsey
Sept 2 | Labor Day - NO School
Sept 3 | Independence Day
Sept 5 | WATCH DOG Kickoff @ 6pm
OPES PTO Playdate
Sunday, Aug 25, 2019, 02:00 PM
Kingsley Park Drive, Fort Mill, SC, USA
OPES VEX IQ Robotics Club
We are looking for students for our third year of OPES Robotics Club! This will be a yearlong commitment and club meetings will be held weekly on Thursdays from 2:25-3:25pm.
Applications with further details were sent home on Thursday, August 22nd to all 4th and 5th grade students. Please return completed applications to your homeroom teacher by Thursday, August 29th. All completed applications will go into a bucket, by grade level, and participants will be drawn randomly. Participants that are selected will be alerted by email on Friday, August 30th.
You can learn more about Vex IQ and this year’s challenge at the Vex IQ Website: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/ .
Watch DOGS Kickoff
Calling ALL DADS!
You are invited to our 5th Annual Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night! We will have this event on Thursday, September 5th at 6:00 pm in the OPES Cafeteria! We will use this time to celebrate this great program and tell our new dads all about Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) at Orchard Park! We look forward to seeing dads, father figures, and kids at this kick-off event! If you served as a watchdog last year, please recruit new fathers and father figures to the team! Click Here to see a flyer for more details!
If you plan to attend, Click Here to send your RSVP
If you would like to share your experience as a watchdog, please email Mrs. Kennedy at kennedye@fortmillschools.org
Attendance
Good attendance is essential to the academic success of students and all students are expected to be in attendance each day school is in session. Attendance at Orchard Park Elementary is traditionally outstanding. Each year, we have excellent attendance by our students. This is a tribute to each family’s efforts to have their child at school daily. We appreciate this effort! See the FMSD Attendance Policy for more details.
Independence Day
Monday, September 3 will serve as our Independence Day. All students, including kindergarten, will be asked to walk to class independently. Thanks for your support as we strive to support independence for our students.
Walkers
Transportation Changes
Parents are to notify your child’s teacher and our front office staff of any transportation changes. Teachers are to receive a written note stating: the way of transportation, the date, and a parent signature. Please do not call the school about a transportation change. We need written documentation (note with your signature, or e-mail from your e-mail address) that a change will occur so participating parties can be accurately informed. It is the parent’s responsibility to notify daycares of changes.
Parent Portal
See this link for more information about Parent Portal and how to gain access for your student.
Arrival Procedures
To maximize safe and efficient arrival of our students, drivers should approach the school using 3rd Baxter Street. When dropping off your child(ren) please pull forward as far as you can in the drop off line (this will help keep the line moving quickly and we can unload more cars). ALL STUDENTS SHOULD EXIT FROM THE CURB-SIDE (RIGHT SIDE) OF THE VEHICLE. Since the instructional day begins at 7:35 AM, no students should arrive before 7:05 (when adult supervision begins) or after 7:35 AM. Students arriving after 7:35 A.M. should go directly to the office with a parent to sign them in and get a pass to the classroom. See this map for more details.
School Fees
Click on ‘$ Pay Fees’ on the school home page or go to https://www.studentquickpay.com/fort-mill/ and you will be able to see current fees and your child’s lunch account. If you have not created an account and need your child’s student ID, please call the school office.
OPES PTO
Orchard Park Elementary
Email: OPES@fortmillschools.org
Website: http://opes.fortmillschools.org/
Location: 474 3rd Baxter Street, Fort Mill, SC, United States
Phone: 803-548-8170
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPESEaglePride/
Twitter: @OPES_Eagles