October already? We’ve got some dates in October to add to your calendar. Parent Teacher Conferences start October 2nd. Students will be released at 1:40 that day. There will be no school for students on the 3rd or 4th. PTA will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the 15th at 6 pm in room 9. All are more than welcome to stop by. Meet the incredible people who help make Orchards the amazing place it is. October 16th is Unity Day it is also an early release for staff improvement. Students will be let out at 1:40. Friday, October 18th, students will be screened for vision and hearing. The week of the 21st through the 25 is Red Ribbon Week. October is certainly a busy month! The PTA has an exciting fundraiser this month. Trivia Night! That’s right. Orchards PTA will host an adults only trivia night at KC’s Burgers and Brews. Check out their calendar here. The Lewiston City Library has teamed up with schools to promote a monthly Genre Quest! We all want to inspire Lewiston students to be strong readers. You can learn the details about this months quest here. Get reading Panthers! Check out the Counselor’s Corner October newsletter here, to learn about what your student will be learning from our amazing counselor, Mrs. Haag. Orchards staff believe the “whole” student is important to nurture. Mrs. Haag is certainly an advocate for helping our students to grow empathy and emotional health. Want to know what to do with all those cucumbers you grew? The Harvest of the Month has you covered! They share a healthy recipe and other food healthy ideas here.
Starting a new school year is so exciting! It’s been fun to see all our new kindergarteners. Welcome class of 2032! And just look at all our other grades. They have gotten taller in just a short few months. Welcome student families to your Orchards’ Elementary family Orchards’ PTA will have their first meeting of the school year on September 10th. We will be meeting in room 9 at 6pm. Remember to become a PTA member by September 27th for a chance to win a $50 Hot Shots gift card or a $50 KC’s Burgers and Brews gift card. Check out more PTA info on their Facebook page. Dates to remember are September 2nd: Labor Day – no school, September 3rd: we will have our first fire drill of the year and the Lewiston Fire Department will be watching us. September 4th: Fall Picture Day. Wear your smile☺. September 18th: Our first Early Release Day. Orchards students will have lunch at their regular time. They will be dismissed from school at 1:40. Don’t forget the County Fair! Student tour day is September 19th. Keep your eye out for information from your student’s teacher. Counselor’s Corner: Our counselor will be around to each classroom each week to share “The Zones of Regulation” curriculum. Feelings come in all sizes and so do we. Mrs. Haag will share with us how important and special feelings are. She will help us recognize our feelings. All feelings are normal to have but sometimes we need to “Regulate” the intensity of them. She will give us some special tools and exercises to help us with that.
We will remain steadfast in our vision to live, love, learn, and leave a legacy. Our staff is committed to maximizing learning potential and remaining focused on academic excellence.
Orchards Elementary School
October 2024
October already? We’ve got some dates in October to add to your calendar. Parent Teacher Conferences start October 2nd. Students will be released at 1:40 that day. There will be no school for students on the 3rd or 4th. PTA will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the 15th at 6 pm in room 9. All are more than welcome to stop by. Meet the incredible people who help make Orchards the amazing place it is. October 16th is Unity Day it is also an early release for staff improvement. Students will be let out at 1:40. Friday, October 18th, students will be screened for vision and hearing. The week of the 21st through the 25 is Red Ribbon Week. October is certainly a busy month!
The PTA has an exciting fundraiser this month. Trivia Night! That’s right. Orchards PTA will host an adults only trivia night at KC’s Burgers and Brews. Check out their calendar here.
The Lewiston City Library has teamed up with schools to promote a monthly Genre Quest! We all want to inspire Lewiston students to be strong readers. You can learn the details about this months quest here. Get reading Panthers!
Check out the Counselor’s Corner October newsletter here, to learn about what your student will be learning from our amazing counselor, Mrs. Haag. Orchards staff believe the “whole” student is important to nurture. Mrs. Haag is certainly an advocate for helping our students to grow empathy and emotional health.
Want to know what to do with all those cucumbers you grew? The Harvest of the Month has you covered! They share a healthy recipe and other food healthy ideas here.
PTA October/November Calendar
At the Library
Counselor’s Corner
October Harvest of the Month
September 2024
Starting a new school year is so exciting! It’s been fun to see all our new kindergarteners. Welcome class of 2032! And just look at all our other grades. They have gotten taller in just a short few months. Welcome student families to your Orchards’ Elementary family
Orchards’ PTA will have their first meeting of the school year on September 10th. We will be meeting in room 9 at 6pm. Remember to become a PTA member by September 27th for a chance to win a $50 Hot Shots gift card or a $50 KC’s Burgers and Brews gift card. Check out more PTA info on their Facebook page.
Dates to remember are September 2nd: Labor Day – no school, September 3rd: we will have our first fire drill of the year and the Lewiston Fire Department will be watching us. September 4th: Fall Picture Day. Wear your smile☺. September 18th: Our first Early Release Day. Orchards students will have lunch at their regular time. They will be dismissed from school at 1:40. Don’t forget the County Fair! Student tour day is September 19th. Keep your eye out for information from your student’s teacher.
Counselor’s Corner: Our counselor will be around to each classroom each week to share “The Zones of Regulation” curriculum. Feelings come in all sizes and so do we. Mrs. Haag will share with us how important and special feelings are. She will help us recognize our feelings. All feelings are normal to have but sometimes we need to “Regulate” the intensity of them. She will give us some special tools and exercises to help us with that.
September Harvest
Counselor’s Newsletter – September
New At the Library
Zones of Regulation
Orchards’ Staff
Principal
(208) 748-3701
jgomez@lewistonschools.net
School Administrative Secretary
(208) 748-3701
jknudsen@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3702
@lewistonschools.net
Instructional Lead Teacher
(208) 748-3730
aremacle@lewistonschools.net
Title 1 Teacher
(208) 748-3716
tgreene@lewistonschools.net
Teacher Special Ed
(208) 748-3718
kreed@lewistonschools.net
Teacher Special Ed
(208) 748-3742
sgrandlund@lewistonschools.net
Counselor
(208) 748-3740
rhaag@lewistonschools.net
Head Cook
(208) 748-3708
khansen@lewistonschools.net
School Community Social Worker
(208) 748-3730
cnunez@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-37
khust@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3721
retravis@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3720
bprodrabsky@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3719
vlacy@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3714
smartinez@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3715
kglaser@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3731
hcornell@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3732
kstefanchik@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3733
dbozzuto@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3734
tshriver@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3736
akoenig@lewistonschools.net
(208) 748-3735
tarmitage@lewistonschools.net
Physical Education
(208) 748-3710
rfoster@lewistonschools.net
Music Teacher
(208) 748-3709
jberry@lewistonschools.net
STEAM/GT
(208) 748-3745
cmurphy@lewistonschools.net
Library-Media Technician
(208) 748-3746
cwenzel@lewistonschools.net
Psychologist
(208) 748-3250
ldupont@lewistonschools.net
Physical Therapist
(208) 748-3756
skmohan@lewistonschools.net
Occupational Therapist
tgundy@lewistonschools.net
August 2024
From the Office of Mrs. Gomez, Principal
We will remain steadfast in our vision to live, love, learn, and leave a legacy. Our staff is committed to maximizing learning potential and remaining focused on academic excellence.
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