September 2013 Newsletter

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Volume 26, Issue 1
September 2013
Orchard Elementary
School Newsletter
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents,
Orchard Elementary School is a great place to be. We have an incredibly supportive community, a
faculty that is committed to students’ success, and parents that provide countless hours of service
to the school. It is truly a nurturing, caring, and safe environment. However, I feel one of my most
important responsibilities is to continually ensure that the school is a safe place for all in attendance. One area of safety that all individuals are concerned about is that of bullying. It is my commitment to address bullying and ensure that students are safe and parents are informed.
Often times bullying is misattributed. While offensive behavior is certainly inappropriate and not
tolerated it is not necessarily bullying. For this reason it is important that all of us have a common
understanding of what bullying is.
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The
behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such
as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding
someone from a group on purpose. To keep it simple: bullying is repeated, an imbalance of power, and purposeful.
This year all teachers are taking time to teach children what bullying is, how to recognize it, and
how to stop it. I encourage you to have a similar conversation with your child. Additional information and support on bullying is available at stopbullying.gov.
Together we can help prevent this inappropriate and damaging behavior. If there is ever a concern about bullying please contact me immediately. I am committed to investing the time needed
to solve any bullying issues that arise.
Thank you for your support and lets make this school year a tremendous one.
Aaron Stevenson
Principal
Orchard Elementary School
PTA Message
Welcome to another great school year at Orchard!! Our PTA
theme for this year is "ORCHARD EAGLES UNPLUGGED". With this
theme we would like to focus on helping our students and families to spend less
time with technology and media, and more time reading, playing
(especially outside), creating, exploring, spending time with family and
friends, and generally living a well-rounded life! Students will participate in monthly "UNPLUGGED CHALLENGES" to help achieve this goal.
When each challenge is completed, students will earn a BRAG TAG to
display on their back packs. At the end of the year, if students have
completed at least 5 challenges, they will be able to spin our prize
wheel and win a reward! The monthly challenges will be:
September- Create something and submit it to REFLECTIONS
October- Get active and Play outside everyday
November- Go Tech Free for a week. No video games or TV
December- Perform an act of service for someone in need
January- Read, Read, Reading challenge
February- Write a thank you note each week
March- Be Soda or Candy Free for the month
April- Run/ Walk challenge
We will also have bonus Brag Tags for participating in the Egg Drop and/or Science
Fair!
We believe these challenges will be fun and rewarding for your children and hope
you will encourage them to participate. You can even make it a family challenge and
get everyone involved!
Amy Nielsen and Jody Murphy
PTA Co-Presidents
Spanish Immersion PTA Message
Dear Parents,
It was nice to meet many of you at Back to School Night. We are excited to welcome Srta. Valladares, the new first grade Spanish Immersion teacher, to the Orchard Spanish Immersion program. We
are also excited welcome first graders to the Spanish Immersion program as we begin the transition to the state’s dual immersion model.
One of the main events for the Spanish Immersion program is the Dance Festival.
Within the next few weeks your children will begin learning their dances for the Festival. Thanks to so many of you who signed up to help with that event at Back to
School Night. We will be in touch as this event draws closer to let you know how
you can help. This year the Dance Festival will be held on Thursday, October 24th
so mark your calendars!
My committee and I look forward to working with you all this year. If you have any
questions about the Spanish Immersion program, I can be reached at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Nicole Paulson
Join the PTA!
Each Membership helps your child at our School! Cost is $5. You
can come to the office and join or watch for a PTA envelope to
come home with your child and send it to school!
Also School shirts are still for sale in the office:
T-shirts are $6 and Hoodies are $15.
 Sep 2: Labor Day, No School
 Sep 3: Hearing Screening
 Sep 12: Room Mother Orientation, 3:45 in the
Lunchroom
 Sep 25: School Fall Pictures
 Sep 26: Vision Screening (Grades 1,3,5)
 Sep 27: Kindergarten “Daddy/Doughnut Day”
 Sep 27: Reflections Entries Due, the theme this
year is: “Believe, Dream, Inspire”
Fall Semester Faculty Birthdays
Thanks to these wonderful Teachers and Staff who help make our
School Great! We hope you have wonderful birthdays this semester
and a wonderful school year!
Teresa Tavares
2nd SI
13-Aug
John Paynter
6th
2-Oct
Christina Cook
Kitchen
14-Aug
Connie Broadbent
Art
9-Oct
Megan Sackett
3rd
23-Aug
Quenette Huber
Kitchen
11-Oct
Jon Christensen
Technology
24-Aug
Corbin Huber
Sweeper
17-Oct
Tina Cragun
Aide
28-Aug
Linda Christensen
K
23-Oct
Heather Glassford
Kitchen
30-Aug
Ryan Wells
TSA
8-Nov
Stuart Watson
Custodian
31-Aug
Molina Davis
Speach
9-Dec
Shantel Chase
OEK
8-Sep
Carolina Ruiz
ELL
21-Dec
Kasey Hammer
16-Sep
Kirsten Bean
6th
25-Dec
Darla Willmore
Aide
Reading
Rec.
23-Sep
Roxanne Bailey
5th
25-Sep
Introducing our New Assistant Principal!
Hi, my name is Ryan Wells and I am the new TSA at Orchard Elementary. I
feel excited and privileged to be able to work with the teachers and students
here at Orchard. Parents and community have already impressed me with
their involvement and I know that is one reason Orchard is such a great
school!
I grew up in the Air Force, but have lived in Pleasant Grove for the last 10 years with my
family. I have been a teacher for the past eight years and have taught third, fourth, and fifth
grades. I am passionate about the teaching profession and look forward to making this a
fabulous year here at Orchard Elementary!
Library News!
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This year we are starting an exciting new tradition at
Orchard. Each faculty member has been asked to fill
out a “TEACHER FAVORITES” sheet. This collection
will be stored in a binder in the office for everyone
to look at. If you need a gift idea or a way
to brighten a faculty member’s day, this is
your answer. We appreciate all your support. Here’s to a FANTASTIC year!!!
Thank you to our Orchard Elementary Carnival Sponsors.
You made our fundraiser a complete success!
Platinum Sponsors—donated products or services valued at over 300$
Thompson Orthodontics
Blendtec
Winco
High Country Adventure
Disneyland
Little Giant Ladder
John McNaughton
Bobby Lawrence Karate
Demon Long Boards
Gold Sponsors—donated products or services valued at over 200$
Hang Time Trampoline park
Baker Chiropractic
Nord Orthodontics
Silver Sponsors—donated products or services valued at over 100$
American Girl Doll
Taco Amigo
Big Screen Game Center
Ken Garff Honda
Ultimate Car Wash Orem
Aveda
Utah Kids Club
Ken Garff Volkswagen
Simply Skin and Laser
Bronze Sponsors—donated products or services valued up to 100$
Walmart
Hale Center Theater
Gas and Go
3B Yoga
Thanksgiving Point
Kara Chocolates
Miracle Bowl
Nickel City
Peterson Plumbing
Which Wich
Moab Golf Course
Orange Julius
Bed Bath and Beyond
Edible Arrangements
Creativity Art Studio
Target
Bridle Ranch
Cinemark University Mall
Magleby’s Springville
Mercedes Benz
Utah Jazz
Amara Salon and Spa
Gimme Clips
Sub Zero-Provo
College of Massage Therapy
Lula Roe
Jump on It
Jiffy Lube
Kim Nails
Timpanogos High School
Acceleration Tumbling
Sweaty Chix Fitness
Priority One Chiropractic
Supersonic Car wash
Cozy
Noodles and Company
Molly’s
Little Red Hen Candy Co.
Utah Nails
Smash Burger
Cascade Cosmetic Surgery Center
Good Wood
Blickinstaffs
X Clear
Webber Family/BYU Rugby
Zion’s Mercantile
Toyota
5 Guys Burgers and Fries
Rumbi Island Grill
Epic Life
Winder Dairy
Ultradent Dental Products
White Field
California Pizza Kitchen
Zoobies
Fezzari
Shelf Reliance
Valshi
Neat Roll
Ashman Candle
Sundance
On the Wall
Pizza Pie Café
Einstein Bagels
Claires
Sizzler
Chick fil A
Little Ceasars
Bosch Cooking Store
Orem Family Dental