Welcome to the 2024/2025 School Year

Another school year is here! We have so missed seeing all of the students, teachers, and staff at Orchard Hills and we are so excited to begin another year with everyone returning (or beginning as new students!) to the school in a few short days.

A NEWsletter for the New School Year

As the PTA, our hope this year is to inform and involve as many people as possible. We want everyone to be aware of PTA happenings and to feel welcomed to participate and volunteer whenever able. Therefore, we've decided to post a monthly newsletter that will contain all the information on important upcoming dates and events.

Back-to-School

In August, we of course begin with Back-to-School night (or afternoon as is the case at our school). The school is hosting an open house style Back-to-School night on Tuesday, August 13. As part of this event, the PTA will have a booth as you enter the school with information about memberships, volunteer signups, and school shirt purchases. Additionally, the PTA will hold our General Meeting at 3:30 immediately following the teacher meet and greet.

Membership and School Shirts

PTA membership is a simple yet powerful way to be involved in our school's community. Each year, parents and teachers who sign up as members and pay an inexpensive due are able to help us make positive changes in our school. Members help vote on budgets, projected events, fundraising projects, and more at our General Meeting. Members are also some of our best volunteers with so many opportunities to meet and become familiar with key community members while serving alongside them. And of course members are so instrumental in fostering an environment of learning and growth for our students, coming to know these students as they serve them at events and programs like the Book Fair, Books and Buddies, Field Day, and more.

We are always looking for new members, especially those interested in chairing committees or becoming part of the Executive Board. Please visit this link to signup and become a member! Additionally, purchase your school shirts on this same site!

Those that signup for a membership will receive a voucher for a FREE appetizer from Texas Roadhouse. Couples that sign up together as members will receive a voucher for a FREE kid's meal from Texas Roadhouse. This is while supplies last, so sign up now!

School Begins: Pick Up and Drop Off Volunteers

School starts on Tuesday, August 14, for ALL students this year! In an effort to reacquaint returning students and parents and familiarize new members of our community with pick up and drop off procedures, the PTA is asking for volunteers to help direct traffic during the pick up phase in the morning and the drop off phase in the afternoon. Signups can be found here.

This is a helpful video of the Do's and Don't's of Pick Up and Drop Off

Vision Screening

Vision Screening will take place on August 20 from 9:30 until 11:30. Please volunteer to help move students through this screening by signing up here.

Silent Auction and Carnival

Get excited! Our Silent Auction and Carnival are coming up! The Silent Auction will begin August 31 and run through September 6. And, boy, do we have some fun things that will be available to bid for (signed footballs, a fire pit, tons of board games, a family photo session with a professional local photographer, and SOOO much more!).

The Carnival will be on the evening of Friday, September 6, from 5:30 to 8:00. Dinner will be provided for those that pre-purchase a meal ticket. And, of course, we'll have our cotton candy available for purchase that night as well. Come ready to have fun digging for dinosaurs, jumping in bounce houses, getting your face painted, running a three-legged race, drawing with chalk, playing 9 Square, doing a dunk tank, and MORE.

Hooray! You've actually read through our newsletter. The first 10 people that send us an email with the date of the upcoming Carnival will receive a voucher for a free appetizer at Texas Roadhouse (send emails to ohillspta@gmail.com).

Until next month!