Orchard Lane Elementary School
Weekly Newsletter: December 11, 2020
A Note from Mr. Lindner and Mrs. Kader:
Orchard Lane Families,
Please be sure to contact Heather Will by email at heather.will@nbexcellence.org if you are interested in changing your child’s placement either from virtual to in-person OR in-person to virtual. We need this information by Thursday, December 17th because these moves will likely have an impact on our staffing for the second semester. Thank you!
For our parents dropping off and picking up their children. Please do not block the driveway entrances for our school or our homes on Park Ave. Thank you. We also ask that families follow the map to avoid having to make “Y” turns on Park Avenue in the morning or the afternoon.
We will be boxing up and donating the contents of our lost and found over the winter break. Please have your child double check the lost and found next week if you are missing anything :)
Mrs. Eharoshe working with a student
Ms. Grennier working with her virtual students!
Students cleaning up their desks in the classroom.
What's New This Week!!
December 14th Mismatched/Backwards Day
December 15th Crazy Hair/Socks Day
December 16th Wear Your OL gear or red, blue or stars
December 17th Class Color Day-
K5- Orange, 1st-Pink, 2nd-Yellow, 3rd-Green, 4th-Blue, 5th Purple, 6th Red, Staff-Black
December 18th Pajama/Cozy Day
School Picture Ordering:
Parents,
If you have not had the opportunity to order this years school photos, please click the link below and School & Sport Pics will send you your ordering information.
Click Here to order school photos.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
December 14th-18th- Spiritwear Week
December 18th- Last full day of school this year!
December 21st- Winter Break starts!
January 4th- Back to School after winter break
Still Important!!
There is a book that is waiting out there for all of us...
Book Recommendations for our Orchard Lane Star Readers…
K-2:
Giraffes Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae
We’re All Wonders by: R.J. Palacio
3-4:
The Other Side by: Jacqueline Woodson
What Do You Do With a Chance? by: Kobi Yamada
5-6:
The Tale of Despereaux by: Kate DiCamillo
Out of My Mind By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Additional Fantastic Family Reads:
Check out the following resources on our SDNB Elementary Library Resources Page...
BookFlix
Tumble Book Library
*Additionally, please check out www.commonsensemedia.org for reviews on books your reader might be interested in. As caregivers, we can’t read every book, and this is a great way to make sure the book is developmentally appropriate.
New Berlin Ski and Snowboard Club Information!
PFC News and Updates!!
*Update- Amazon Smile!
If you are holiday shopping on Amazon this season, please considering adding Orchard Lane as your charity in Amazon Smile. Choose Orchard Lane Parent Faculty Council as your charity in which Amazon will donate a percentage of your order to. Thank you!
Here is the link for you to follow: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-3767111
*Scrip!
Are you looking for an easy way to support our school? Join us for Chipotle Restaurant Night on 12/9! The best part about this Restaurant Night is, Scrip has Chipotle gift cards available and each gift card purchase earns the school 10%!
Chipotle has committed to donating 33% of sales on 12/9 between 4-8PM (flyer required). If you purchase a $25 Chipotle gift card through Scrip, the school will earn $2.50. That same $25 gift card, when used at Restaurant Night, will earn the Orchard Lane PFC $8.25. That brings us to a total of $10.75 with no extra money out of your pocket! How easy is that?!Don't forget, Scrip has gift cards for all of your favorite places to shop. Each purchase earns money to be used for our school, our teachers, and most importantly, our kids. With the holidays right around the corner, start thinking about using Scrip for easy holiday gifts as well!
HOW TO ORDER
Ordering is easy! Orders can be placed by contacting Kerry Gilgenbach (call/text Kerry at (414) 218-7506 or email at Kerry.OL.Scrip@gmail.com), online at www.shopwithscrip.com, or by using the RaiseRight mobile app (our enrollment code for online or mobile is 4L646D6626862). Payment can be made by check made out to Orchard Lane PFC, cash or online through the mobile app/website. Scrip Now (electronic gift card) orders can be placed at any time and printed at home, usable at the merchant right away. If you have any questions, please feel free to call/text Kerry Gilgenbach at (414) 218-7506 or email at Kerry.OL.Scrip@gmail.com Thank you for supporting our school!
Did you know Scrip has a NEW mobile app? RaiseRight is available on iTunes and Google, using your same login for Shop Scrip. New to Shop Scrip? Our enrollment code is 4L646D6626862. Video about Scrip/RaiseRight: https://youtu.be/BZNu-ftcPKo
*Reading is Cool Update!!
Dear Families,
I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, and I want to congratulate everyone who participated in our first month of Reading is Cool. November prizes will be coming home this week!
Our December form is up and running at https://forms.gle/jtGt8W6tcb8BukxWA. It will be accepting responses through December 23.
In order to qualify for December prizes, a student must:
- Read the required number of hours for their individual grade level.
- K-2nd grade = 4 hours per month
- 3rd and 4th grade = 6 hours per month
- 5th and 6th grade = 8 hours per month
- Select at least three of their favorite book titles to submit with their reading hours on Google.
- Complete the Reading is Cool: OL Book Club Google Form by December 23.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Emily Brezinsky
Medication Forms for Students
OL Staff's Favorite Things!!
Orchard Lane School- Shining Stars!
Please leave a clear detailed message for the reason for the call. If you have a last minute change to the day- please call the office directly. Teachers do not always get time to check their emails towards the end of the day. Attendance matters!!!
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