OHES Paw Prints

Greetings from the halls of Orchard Hill!

Mrs. Caudill and I are proud to report it has been a positive & productive beginning to the school year here at OHES! Our students and staff have done a fantastic job of establishing routines and building classroom and schoolwide community. Our young learners are engaged in active learning centering on habits of good readers and writers, and developing their number sense in mathematics. Additionally, students at OHES observed Hispanic Heritage month by learning about famous musicians, artists, and authors.

Please continue reading for more important information, as well as details regarding events coming up at the school!

Wishing you all the best,

Mr. Van Hise

On Monday, October 31st, students from Orchard Hill will take part in one of two scheduled Halloween parades. Our AM parade will take place @ 10:40am and our PM parade will take place at 2:30pm. Once a schedule is finalized, it will be shared by the school and by homeroom teachers. Parents are invited to watch the parade outside along the bus lane adjacent to Orchard Road. Please keep in mind the following:

• All parents coming to watch the parade must park in the main parking lot, underneath the solar panels. Montgomery Township Police will be present to maintain our safety protocols.
• Parents are allowed to view the parade from either side of the bus lane.

In the event of inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled and only classroom parties will take place. Only the parents who have confirmed their assistance with these parties via the classroom teacher will be permitted into the building.

Costumes can be worn to school at the beginning of the day or brought with the student to change into at some point. Alternate activities will be prepared for those students that do not celebrate the holiday.

OHES Cubs continue to become more familiar with our Cub Core Values program! Parents can access information about the program directly from our OHES website, under the "About Us" tab.

Click here to view our latest "Cubs Culture Corner" post, featuring one special first grader receiving CCV recognition on the bus!

We encourage you to reference and incorporate our Cub Core Values when speaking with your children about their days at school.

Math is well underway with our K-2 students' new Bridges Math Program. Students are learning math through play in our Work Places and making connections across all types of math with our Daily Number Corner. For more insight about our Bridges Math Program, visit our district page with friendly at-home resources.

A big thank you to the Montgomery Township Fire Department for visiting our Cubs to teach them all about fire safety. Our students enjoyed getting to see a real firefighter in uniform and getting a close up experience with Montgomery fire trucks!

Monday, October 24th: School closed for students (Staff Professional Development)

Tuesday, October 25th: Bus Evacuation Drills @ OHES

Thursday and Friday, November 10th and 11th: School closed for all (NJEA Teacher's Convention)

Thursday, November 17th-Tuesday, November 22nd:Early Dismissal schedule @ OHES for Parent-Teacher conferences.

Wednesday, November 23rd: Early Dismissal schedule for Thanksgiving Break.

We're intending to step up our social media presence this year!

There are many exciting things happening everyday at OHES. We will share these special events and learning that happens on Twitter. Please follow us for updates happening at OHES on Twitter at @MONTYOHES.