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The Weekly Hawk
Updates and School News: Week of November 13th, 2023
Updates and Reminders
Orchard Hills Families,
It was wonderful to welcome students back to campus today! Thank you again for your support during the unexpected school closure and virtual learning. As that was happening, sharing this newsletter didn't seem like the appropriate time. May it find better relevance now.
As this edition is already full of updates, Robotics Team updates will be featured in our next Weekly Hawk after the Fall Break.
Have a great evening, and you can support our restaurant night today at Fresh Brothers for a cooking free evening! (flyer below)
Principal Kilian
Upcoming Dates:
Fall Break- no school the week of November 20th
11/28 Family STEAM Night (K-8 students and families are welcome!) Flyer below. This is going to be an amazing evening we hope you can join us!
Veteran's Honored in our Library
Thank you to our Veterans for your service and sacrifice for our country.
To help honor our veterans, our lead librarian Mrs. Lawver put out a display in the library featuring veterans that are OH alumni, OH parents or relatives, and veterans related to staff members. Additionally she has set out the “white table” in honor of those veterans no longer with us. It is all a powerful reminder of our amazing veterans. Thank you!
Volleyfest Champs!
1st place: 4th/5th grade Co Ed team coached by Coach Linh and Coach Duke
This year, there were so many students that wanted to represent Orchard Hills at the Tournament of Champions - Volleyfest, that instead of having one 5th/6th grade team, it was decided that we would have TWO teams. One 5th Coed and one 6th Coed. There were no "cuts" or "tryouts" and this resulted in many students having an opportunity to play a sport, while representing their school, that they may not have normally had.
The games were played over two days and the 6th grade team found out first that they made it into the finals...after going against multiple schools all morning long. They cheered on the 5th grade team in hopes that they, too, would make it to the finals and they did!
Go ORCHARD HILLS! The championship finals, 5th versus 6th, was a fun game to watch and went to three sets. The 5th grade team won the first set, the 6th grade team won the second and, finally, the 5th grade team won the final set and the tournament.
It was an amazing finish as the Orchard Hills 5th AND 6th grade teams SWEPT the finals and took both the Gold and Silver place finish!
The coaches are very proud of ALL the players on both the 5th and 6th grade teams. The students represented their school well and went on to finish 1st and 2nd in the Tournament of Champions - Volleyfest.
Congrats to all of our teams on a great inaugural showing at the Volleyfest-Go Hawks!
Thank you to our PTO for funding our K-5 STEAM Lab Assemblies!
What an awesome STEAM Assembly last week for our K-5 students yesterday! Hands on learning and growing in knowledge of jobs in engineering fields inspired our students greatly. Thank you to our PTO for funding this assembly and to our outstanding parent volunteers for assisting with the stations! This same company is the main vendor at our 11/28 family night.
Family STEAM Night (K-8) on 11/28!
Family STEAM Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Still space!!
Join us for K-8 Family STEAM Night on Tuesday, 11/28, 5-7:30pm at Orchard Hills School. Families can enjoy fun activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math throughout the evening. Due to limited capacity, RSVP is required.
A SkyDome Planetarium will take your family on a journey through the universe, identifying planets, constellations, and learning about Greek mythology. DrumPerks will teach your family about drumming from different cultures around the world and core values/leadership skills. There will also be hands-on STEAM stations for families to enjoy and OH Parents who will speak to students about their STEAM careers. Pizza dinner will be available for purchase.
***RSVP is required for SkyDome and DrumPerks. Please only sign up if your family will attend. Time slots will close once capacity is reached. RSVP here.
This event is proudly sponsored by OH PTO through OH180 donations. To learn more or to donate, click here.
PTO Family Restaurant Night!
Parent ELAC Meeting
PTO Online Auction Begins 11/17!!
Middle School HW Club
Gingerbread Challenge
OH International Fair!
World Tour at OH!
OH PTO is hosting A World TOUR this February 22, 2024. The Annual International Fair will be held on the Orchard Hills School Campus and we need your help to make this another successful event. Please volunteer to share your culture with the OH Community. Sign up and learn more! Scan the QR Code, click the link, or email us.
Yearbooks are for sale!
Free After School Program Available at Orchard Hills
Yogurtland on Wednesdays After School
Brighter Together: Built to Soar
Follow us on Instagram @Orchard_Hills_School
K-5 Bell Schedules
Middle School Bell Schedules
Attendance Matters!
TUSD 23-24 Calendar
About Us
Email: jfinazzo@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/orchard-hills
Location: 11555 Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92602, USA
Phone: 714-430-2078
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchardhillsschool/
Twitter: @Hawks_OH
Props to all of our awesome OH Volleyfest team on a great tournament!!! Proud of our Hawks!
Thank you to all of our coaches, parents, and OH Alumni that helped support our teams!
Also another shout out...
2nd place:
6th grade Co Ed team: coached by Coach Tina