Eagle Express 3.6.2020
Orchard Park Elementary
Important Dates
Mar 7 | Cookin' for the Kids Chili Cook off
Mar 11 & 12 | Kindergarten Registration
Mar 13 | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
Mar 17 | Spring Pictures
Mar 23-27 | Teacher Appreciation Week
April 6-10 | NO School - Spring Break
Cookin' for the Kids
The Foundation for Fort Mill Schools is sponsoring the Cookin' for The Kids Chili Showdown to help raise money for programs that directly impact our students. The foundation helps fund grants for teachers and administrators and a district-wide free school supply store for students in need. This is a great way to support our students, have fun, meet new people, and eat chili!
When: March 7, 2020
Where: Nation Ford High School, Commons Area
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Check out the Foundation for FM Schools website for more information.
2020 Census
The first census was conducted in 1790, and it continues every decade. A “complete count” is important for our state and for York County. Billions of federal dollars (over $675 Billion!) are allocated based on census data and will be allocated for the next 10 years. In 2010, nearly 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted. This year’s census will be ground-breaking in several ways, but mainly for the additional ways that households can complete the census. This year, a household will be able to complete the census online or via telephone in addition to the traditional mail options. The online and phone options will hopefully make completion more convenient for all involved and result in a more accurate count. In mid-March, homes across the country will begin receiving invitations to complete the 2020 census. Once your invitation arrives, you should respond for your home either online, by phone, or by mail. Watch for more information as we approach Census Day on April 1, 2020!
SC Ready/ SC Pass Testing Dates
Handwashing
Handwashing
How can YOU help prevent the spread of infections? Hand washing is the most important thing you can do to stay healthy and prevent the spread of illness. Parents play an important role in teaching children to wash their hands. Handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit if you start teaching it at an early age. Teach kids the five easy steps for handwashing—wet, lather, scrub, rinse and dry. Please make sure your children wash their hands before meals, after using the restroom, and if hands are visibly greasy or dirty. Washing with soap and running water is the best way to reduce the number of germs on hands in most situations. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
Handwashing with soap removes germs from hands. This helps prevent infections because:
- People frequently touch their eyes, nose, and mouth without even realizing it. Germs can get into the body through the eyes, nose and mouth and make us sick.
- Germs from unwashed hands can get into foods and drinks while people prepare or consume them. Germs can multiply in some types of foods or drinks, under certain conditions, and make people sick.
- Germs from unwashed hands can be transferred to another person’s hands by touching objects such as door handles, tabletops, and other high contact areas.
- Removing germs through handwashing, therefore, helps prevent diarrhea and respiratory infections and may even help prevent skin and eye infections.
Other recommended prevention and control measures for families include:
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or upper sleeve when coughing or sneezing. Place tissue in a trash receptacle and wash your hands after use.
- Avoid close contact will ill people. Stay home when experiencing flu-like illness until free from fever for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
- Routinely clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs, tables, desks, computer keyboards, handrails, remote controls, etc.
Spring Pictures
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