Orchard Lane Elementary School
Weekly Newsletter: April 19, 2024
WHAT'S NEW AT OL:
Wow Wow Wow!!! We had a wonderful time on our all school field trip to West to watch our school play Sparks!!!! We are soo proud of all our students who were in the play! They did a fantastic job!!
We are also very proud of our entire school for how smoothly the day went!!! Lastly we want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Mrs. Coyle and Mrs. Minturn (and her daughter) for all their time and effort they put into this play!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!
Good Afternoon Orchard Lane Families!
Here are a couple of important notes for our families. Have a great weekend!
- Julie and Royce will be delivering a short presentation on Orchard Lane to the School Board on Monday April 22nd. The presentation will begin shortly after 7:00. Families are welcome to either attend in person at the District Office or watch the live YouTube Link. Here is the WEBSITE for our School Board Meeting Information.
- It is time to put out our PARENT INPUT FORM to our families. This information is very helpful as our teams build out class rosters for next year AND it provides your child's teacher with great insight to the things that can make next year an amazing experience!
- If your family is planning on moving over the summer, please contact Heather Will at (262) 789-6500. Thank you. This type of notice is helpful when making plans for next
Well...the book for the All School Read (ASR) is finally here!!! Please watch the video from the author....
Here is the video from the author, Chris Grabenstein:
Please use the website as it is the main source of information for the ALL SCHOOL READ.....here is the website link. The website has the calendar for reading, optional trivia questions, video recordings for the chapters and additional resources. HAVE FUN READING!!!!
Job Openings in the District Office- Buildings and Grounds:
The School District is looking for a full time night custodian to work at New Berlin Eisenhower.
The School district is also looking for a full time grounds person
Go to the District website, WECAN or InDeed to apply.
NB West Junior Viking Girls Volleyball!
Tryouts for the NB West Junior Vikings girls volleyball program will be held at Poplar Creek Elementary on May 1st, 6th, 13th, and 15th.
Our volleyball program is in its 9th year. It is designed as a developmental program to give girls in the New Berlin West area an opportunity to learn and play volleyball while preparing them to play at the high school level. We strive to develop a strong volleyball foundation and provide opportunities for 5th through 8th grade girls. Through sportsmanship, team competition and fun we encourage responsibility, compassion and excellence in all aspects of performance, both on and off the volleyball court.
Please register your player on the Google form linked below and complete the medical release and concussion form included on the registration form.
Practice begins early August and games are played on weekends in September and October.
**Like our Facebook Page: New Berlin West Youth Volleyball**
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 22-25th- Kids Raffle during lunch time
April 25th- OL Showcase night 5:30-7pm
May 7th- Kindergarten Music Concert 6pm West PAC
May 8th- Band, Orchestra and Choir concert 6pm West PAC
May 10th- Talent Show
May 13th-16th- New Berlin Lions Shoe Drive
May 15th- 5-6pm New Kindergarten Orientation Night at OL
May 17th- High Interest Day
May 27th- NO School
May 31st Hot Dog Day -(date change)
PFC News and Updates!!
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS:
- Lunch Time Kid Raffle Ticket Sales: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-KidRaffleTicketSales2024
- Showcase Night Raffle Ticket Sales: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-RaffleTicketSales2024
- High Interest Day 3rd-6th grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-Volunteers2024
- High Interest Day 2nd grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-2ndGradeVolunteers2024
- High Interest Day 1st grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-1stGradeVolunteers2024
- High Interest Day Kindergarten volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-KGradeVolunteers2024
DID YOU KNOW?
The Parent Faculty Council (PFC) uses funds raised to support programming for our children, support extracurricular clubs and groups, plan events for Orchard Lane families and assist and support our school with anything else that may be needed.
PFC raises funds multiple ways throughout the year.
- Restaurant Nights: PFC organizes nights where families purchase food from the designated restaurant and that restaurant donates a certain percent of sales.
- Spirit Wear Fundraiser: PFC organizes and sells Orchard Lane clothing to promote school spirit and raise funds.
- Book Fairs: Typically, PFC organizes 2 book fairs during the school year.
- Fundraisers: PFC typically plans and organizes a larger fundraiser in the fall, then in spring, plans a raffle usually held during Orchard Lane’s Showcase Night.
- Raise Right gift cards: When you purchase gift cards through Raise Right whether it’s physical cards that you order, or digital cards that are ordered via the app, PFC receives a rebate.
- Employee Donations/Company Matching: PFC is a 501(c)3 organization that is eligible for charitable donations and company matches.
PFC needs all the help and support from our Orchard Lane families that we can get. Please consider getting involved!!!! We would love to make sure that PFC is able to continue to provide all that we do to our Orchard Lane Community!!!!
OFFICIAL PFC NOMINATIONS CLOSE TODAY, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
Today, Friday, April 19 is the last day that PFC will accept nominations for our open board positions. A slate MUST be finalized, so that it can be published and voted on at our final PFC meeting of the school year, on Monday, May 6.
PFC has 2 board positions open. These positions are Co-President and Treasurer.
***If you are interested, or you know someone who is interested, PFC needs the official nomination sent to olpfcpresident@gmail.com.***
Co-President: This position will begin August 1, 2024, and go through July 31, 2026. It is a 2-year term. The Co-President will preside over all meetings and will coordinate the works of the officers. The Co-President should be available to attend most, if not all of the scheduled PFC meetings, as well as be available to assist with planning, organizing and attending/volunteering at a majority of the events that PFC is in charge of organizing.
Treasurer: This position will begin August 1, 2024, and go through July 31, 2026. It is a 2-year term. The Treasurer is responsible for maintaining the financial records of the organization and keeping an accurate account of all receipts and expenditures. The Treasurer will make a financial report at each regularly scheduled meeting. The Treasurer will also regularly check the PFC box located in the lobby of Orchard Lane, stay in constant communication with school administration to make sure that PFC receives all invoices that PFC has agreed to pay, reconciles the PFC bank account, and organizes and makes a majority of the purchases, in order to keep better track of what PFC funds are spent on. The Treasurer should be available to attend most, if not all of the scheduled PFC meetings, as well as be available to assist with planning, organizing and attending/volunteering at a majority of the events that PFC is in charge of organizing, especially if there are any funds that are to be collected during an event.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR KIDS RAFFLE TICKET SALES DURING LUNCHES NEXT WEEK: MONDAY, APRIL 22 - THURSDAY, APRIL 25
PFC is looking for lunch time volunteers. Every year our amazing staff donate great prizes for our students for the PFC Kid's Raffle Spring Fundraiser. Tickets for this annual "Kid's Raffle" are for sale during lunches, and also during our Showcase Night event. We are in need of parent volunteers to help run the table during the lunches on Monday, April 22-Thursday, April 25. This is all part of the PFC Spring Fundraiser. Please review the sign-up at https://tinyurl.com/PFC-KidRaffleTicketSales2024 if you are available to help.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RAFFLE TICKET SALES SHOWCASE NIGHT NEXT WEEK: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, April 25 is Orchard Lane's annual Showcase Night. During this event PFC hosts our Spring Fundraiser. This year there will be an adult raffle, as well as our annual Kids' Raffle. We are in need of parent volunteers to sit at the raffle table and sell tickets during the event.
Please review the sign-up at https://tinyurl.com/PFC-RaffleTicketSales2024 if you are able to help. If you are not able to volunteer, please come ready to purchase raffle tickets for our fabulous items that we will have available.
PFC RESTAURANT NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1: SHAKE SHACK
The next and final PFC restaurant night of the school year will be on Wednesday, May 1. It is at Shake Shack located in Brookfield on Barker Rd all day from 10:30-9:00 p.m. Mention "Donation Day" at the register or drive-thru, or use promo code "DONATEBURGER" on the Shack App, web, or kiosk at checkout and 25% of the total meal purchase will go to the PFC. This is our first time partnering with them, so please let us know what you think.
*NEW DATE* NEXT AND FINAL PFC MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR: MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024
The next and final PFC meeting of the school year will be on Monday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Star Commons. This is an extremely important PFC meeting. A vote will be taken for our open board positions, as well as a vote for our operating budget for next school year, and a few other items. We will also be going over the calendar for events for next school year and discussing and reporting updates on all of the exciting and fun events coming up before the end of the school year!!!
PFC may hold another meeting prior to the end of the school year, to discuss and begin planning our Fall Fundraiser. We are going to be doing something new next year and would like to get started on the planning before the end of the school year. Please keep an eye out for the date and time of this meeting, if you would like to help in the decision making and planning process of this event.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 6 - MAY 10, 2024
Each year PFC sponsors a variety of thank you events such as catered lunches, coffee bars, snacks, cards, messages and so much more to show our wonderful Orchard Lane staff how much they mean to our community. PFC is looking for help to plan this week of events and coming up with some new ideas.
HIGH INTEREST DAY, FRIDAY MAY 17: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
High Interest Day wouldn't be possible without the help of our Orchard Lane Community!!! The High Interest Day Committee is looking for room volunteers to assist with all the different activities that we have planned. Please review the Volunteer sign-up lists.
- 3rd-6th grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-Volunteers2024
- 2nd grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-2ndGradeVolunteers2024
- 1st grade volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-1stGradeVolunteers2024
- Kindergarten volunteer opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/PFC-HID-KGradeVolunteers2024
To expedite the check-in process for High Interest Day, please stop in the office anytime to get your driver's license scanned for the Raptor system. Name tags are made from this list, so please make sure the names are listed correctly.
Please see a copy of the 3rd grade - 6th grade High Interest Day Session Descriptions. These are the activities that our High Interest Day Committee has put together. This list only describes the sessions that are planned for 3rd grade - 6th grade. Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade have their own planned sessions. Session Descriptions Link
High Interest Day is one of the most exciting days for our kids!!!
It is a day where local businesses, parents, and other family members, come into school to run rooms and/or assist in rooms, while the kids learn and try different sports, activities and crafts that they might not get to experience anywhere else!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Friday, April 19: PFC Board Nominations close
- Friday, April 19: Raise Right Card Orders Due
- Monday, April 22: Orchard Lane administration to make presentation at School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.
- Monday, April 22-Thursday, April 25: Kids Raffle Ticket Sales during lunch hours.
- Thursday, April 25: Showcase Night 5:30-7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 1: PFC Restaurant Night - Shake Shack 10:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
- Monday, May 6: PFC Meeting 6:30 p.m. Star Commons
- Monday, May 6 - Friday, May 10: Teacher Appreciation Week
- Tuesday, May 7: Kindergarten Music Concert 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 8: Band/Orchestra/Choir Concert 6:00-7:15 p.m.
- Thursday, May 9: High Interest Day Meeting 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, May 10: Orchard Lane Talent Show 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 17: High Interest Day
- Monday, May 27: Memorial Day - No School
- Tuesday, May 28 - Friday, May 31: Scholastic Book Fair 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 31: Hot Dog Day
- Friday, May 31 Raise Right Card Orders Due
- Thursday, June 6: 6th Grade Moving on Ceremony 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, June 7: Last Day of School - Half Day
For more information regarding PFC, please visit our website
at www.orchardlanepfc.com. PFC is also on Facebook at Orchard Lane PFC Parent
Group, and if you opt-in to Konstella, there will be more information and
communications available there.
STILL IMPORTANT!
KONSTELLA: PFC’s DIGITAL SCHOOL DIRECTORY AND COMMUNICATION APP
Calling all Orchard Lane families!!! PFC is using Konstella to help organize and manage a digital school directory for any families that would like to opt-in. This also gives you access to our PFC and Orchard Lane calendar of events, the ability to communicate with other parents, and so much more!!! Visit https://www.konstella.com/, search for Orchard Lane, and get involved in our growing school directory and community!!! If you have any questions feel free to contact PFC directly.
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!
If a student will be absent or late coming to school please call the attendance line 262-789-6502 or use the App on Infinite Campus.
Click on the following Link for a letter from the District regarding student attendance.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES?:
Here is who to call-
- For PARENTS - our parent help line for technology issues is 262-789-6298 or parentportal@nbexcellence.org
- For STUDENTS - we have a TechKNOW help desk line - 262-789-6290 or techknow@nbexcellence.org
School Supplemental Fee Information:
Important Information about Student Fees
1. The district collects student fees to help offset costs for consumable materials provided by the school,
certain items students have for their personal benefit (e.g. assignment notebooks, consumable
workbooks, online subscriptions, technology apps, locks) and to help offset the cost of optional
programs (e.g. athletic participation, parking).
2. Fees can be paid by cash, check or credit card. For security reasons the school district recommends payment by credit card.
3. Families eligible for free or reduced-price lunches may be eligible for a waiver of the supplemental
materials, instrument rental, athletic participation and course material fees and a discount on parking
fees. To receive the fee waiver, families must apply for free or reduced-price lunches and authorize
sharing of information. Contact the Food and Nutrition Services office, 262.789.6219, for more
information.
4. The due date for all fees is March 31. Parents can elect to pay all fees up front or make monthly
payments if desired. Fees not paid by March 31 will result in $15.00 monthly re-billing charge.
Outstanding balances at the end of the school year may be sent to Waukesha County for collection.
5. Field Trip fees can be paid on-line also. For security reasons the District recommends using a credit card. Please click on the following link for instructions on how to pay field trip fees on-line. Instructions Link
Please see this link for more information on payments and directions to pay online:
OL Staff's Favorite Things 2023-2024
2023-2024 STAFF FAVORITE THINGS LINK IS HERE!!!!
Your support and kindness to the OL staff is always appreciated!!
Medication Forms for Students
Prescription Medical Form- updated 3/2024- Please use the new form now- thank you.
Orchard Lane School- Shining Stars!
Email: heather.will@nbexcellence.org
Website: www.nbexcellence.org/schools/ol/
Location: 2015 S. Sunnyslope Road New Berlin, WI. 53151
Phone: 262-789-6500
Facebook: facebook.com/Orchard-Lane-Elementary
Twitter: @orchardlaneSDNB