Eagle Express | 2.17.23
Orchard Park Elementary
Important Dates
Monday, February 20 | NO SCHOOL - President's Day
Friday, February 24 | PTO School Store
Friday, February 24 | Wear RED Day
Friday, March 3 | Early Release @ 12pm
Friday, March 10 | One School, One Book Kickoff
Friday, March 17 | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
March 27-31 | Teacher Appreciation Week
April 3-7 | NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
Congratulations!
Teacher of the Year Nominees
Jenn Allen, Rebecca Pollack and Myranda Terry
Support Staff of the Year
Shawna Heun, Sharon Shannon, Kim Strickland and Karly Torres
The winners will be announced next Friday.
Kids Heart Challenge UPDATE
We are EXTREMELY close to reaching our school wide goal of $12,500 for the Kids Heart Challenge! Register and donate today at Kids Heart Challenge OPES to contribute!
Be sure to wear RED next Friday as a reminder to be heart healthy!
Postcards Needed
Do you know friends and family living abroad? We are looking for postcards from different places outside the US as part of our upcoming One School, One Book. You can have friends and family send postcards addressed to OPES students. Please include in the postcard how the person is connected to our school. For example, "cousin of student name." We hope to display them around the building and read some on the morning announcements. Please send postcards to Orchard Park Elementary School, 474 Third Baxter Street, Fort Mill, SC 29708 USA. All postcards should be received by March 1, 2023.
PTO Corner
PTO MEETING - Open Question and Answer Session
Wednesday, March 8th 7-8 pm
Held in the OPES library; complimentary childcare will be provided in the gym.
Do you have questions about OPES and you're not sure who to ask? Well, we got ya covered! Our next PTO Meeting will be dedicated to answering all of your questions! Please submit all of your questions here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeviRyWCS_P0LS9PMDYNpQevUh_nJxECcNaAmn1U_fySKiCog/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!
Mark Your Calendars
Teacher Appreciation Week: March 27th - 31st
PTO Meeting: Wednesday, April 12th at 7pm in the School Library
Open PTO Opportunities for next school year and time to vote on our next year's team!!
If you are interested in a position on our board, or to fill an open chairperson position, please let us know at opespto@gmail.com.
Spring Book Fair: April 10th - 14th
One School One Book Family Event: Sunday, April 16th
End of Year Family Celebration: Sunday, May 21st
PTO Leadership Needs
If you are interested in serving on our leadership team next year, please let us know! During our April 12th PTO meeting we will be electing our executive team for next year and will also be discussing chair and committee opportunities!! Please reach out to us at opespto@gmail.com to express your interest or ask questions!
Executive Team: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
If you would like to know more about these roles, you can see their description here: https://orchardparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/story/181921 or reach out to us directly!
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Orchard Park Elementary
Email: OPES@fortmillschools.org
Website: fortmillschools.org/OPES
Location: 474 3rd Baxter Street, Fort Mill, SC, United States
Phone: 803-548-8170
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPESEaglePride/
Twitter: @OPESEaglePride