october 2015 - Orange Schools

The Moreland Messenger Principal: Ms. Schoonover Assistant Principals: Mrs. Collins and Mr. McKenzie OCTOBER 2015 What is a RIMP? Ms. Schoonover The Third Grade Reading Guarantee (SB316), encourages school districts to give strong emphasis on reading instruction and intervention in the primary grades. Teachers of struggling readers in grades K­3 are required to develop an individualized reading improvement and monitoring plan (RIMP) to address reading deficits. Reading improvement and monitoring plans allow for teachers and parents to work together to target reading deficiencies and to outline research based reading interventions. The RIMP includes the following: ● Identification of the student’s specific reading deficiency. ● A description of proposed intervention support that will target the student’s identified reading deficiencies. ● Opportunities for the student’s parents or guardians to be involved in the instructional services. ● A process to monitor the implementation of the student’s instructional services. ● A reading curriculum during regular school hours that assists students to read at grade level, provides for reliable assessments, and provides ongoing analysis of each student’s reading progress. ● A statement that unless the student attains the appropriate level of reading competency by the end of grade three, the student will be retained. We are dedicated to meeting the complete educational needs of our students by providing research­based interventions to assure student success for our struggling readers. More information regarding the Third Grade Reading Guarantee can be found at the Ohio Department of Education website. Keyword “Third Grade Reading Guarantee” in the search box, or simply follow the link below. http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early­Learning/Third­Grade­Reading­Guarantee _________________________________________________________________________________ MHS Office Reminders ● Thank you for completing your child’s emergency, video/photo/internet permission forms by logging onto the Parent Portal. If you have not updated your child’s information in the Parent Portal, we encourage you to visit ​
www.orangeschools.org/parentportal​
to login and submit your forms electronically. ● Scheduling Parent­Teacher Conferences has never been easier with our ‘Pick A Time Online Appointment Scheduler’. Pick A Time will be opening ​
Tuesday, October 6th​
to schedule your upcoming November Parent­Teacher Conferences. ● When submitting after school notes to Marie Ochoa, please be sure to include your child’s first & last name, the teacher’s name, and the date. You can send after school notes electronically through our ​
mhspickup@orangecsd.org ● Picture Retake Day is ​
Thursday, November 12th. If your child already had their picture taken earlier at the MHS Kick Off/Ice Cream Social, then Thursday would be their retake day. There will not be any other retake opportunities later on in the year. Extra picture forms will be available in the front office. Please contact Elizabeth Kimberly 216­831­8600 x4606 with any questions. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guidance News Miss Frabotta and Mrs. Raleigh For the 2015­16 school year at MHS, we are excited to announce our new Positive Expectations Program called ​
Lion Pride​
, previously known as Orange Marmalade’s and N.B.A. (No Bullying Allowed). K­5 students can be recognized by any MHS staff member when they exhibit one of the ​
five character traits​
listed above. When a student receives a Lion Pride slip, they will put their slip in the appropriate grade level bin in the front office and will pick a paw print sticker to wear for the day to help them feel proud of themselves for contributing to our school’s success, and to allow others to acknowledge them for their Prideful Act​
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hroughout the day! In addition, at the beginning of each school week, three students will be picked randomly to have their Prideful Act announced during morning announcements, have their picture taken for display on the main hall T.V. monitor, and to be recognized in the local Chagrin Valley Times. Please join us in helping acknowledge the success of our students as you are in the building and notice a student wearing a special paw print sticker! Very soon, students will be coming home with our new ​
Lion Pride Handbook and Procedures​
, to further explain how they can consistently contribute to the positive expectations at Moreland Hills. ​
Lion Pride Winners­ K/1st Grades
Armaan Chepyala­ K
Abigail Decipeda­1st
Zach Dvorin­1st
Amara Udeh­ 1st
Brandon Wesley­ 1st
2nd/3rd Grades
Roshan Garner­ 2nd
Malcolm Ginwalla­ 2nd
Chelsea Koufman­ 2nd
Ryan Lynch­ 3rd
Danyelle Taylor­ 3rd
4th/5th Grades Isaiah Foster­ 5th Isaiah Jackson­5th Dwight Knowles­ 4th Lindy Leikin­ 4th Anthony Shablovski­ 4th ____________________________________________________________________________________ Lion Tales from the Clinic Sandy Wilson, M.Ed., R.N. The annual Vision and Hearing Screenings will take place during the week of October 12th­15th. (There is ​
no school​
on Friday, October 16th). Students in grades 1,3,5, all new MHS students, students that receive special services and all teacher referrals will be screened using the Ohio Department of Health Guidelines for Vision and Hearing Screenings in Ohio Schools. Please send your child/children to school with their glasses for the screenings. At What Time Should Your Child Go to Bed? Wake­up Time 6:00 am
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7:30 am Sleeping Time 5 yrs
6:45 pm
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8:15 pm 6 yrs
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8:30 pm 7 yrs 7:15 pm
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8:45 pm 8 yrs 7:30 pm
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9:00 pm 9 yrs 7:30 pm
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9:15 pm 10 yrs
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9:45 pm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Technology Please follow Moreland Hills Elementary School on Twitter at @MHS_Orange for reminders, interactive photos, and so much more. If you have any technology questions, please email Eddie Evans at ​
eevans@orangecsd.org ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gifted Education We are excited to announce the addition of Mrs. Kate Allard to the Moreland Hills Staff. Mrs. Allard is the Gifted Intervention Specialist for 2nd and 3rd grade. Mrs. Allard is joining us from North Ridgeville Schools. She has taught for 13 years and has been teaching gifted students for over 10 years. We are eager learn more from her and welcome her to Orange. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Orange Community Education & Recreation _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MHS PTA Joint PTA District Meeting PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE → NEW DATE ​
Wednesday, October 21st The joint district meeting is an event you do not want to miss. Join the Elementary, Middle, & High School PTAs along with many administrative and staff representatives for an interactive discussion. We will see you there at 8:00 PM, at the Cleveland Racquet Club (​
29825 Chagrin Blvd)​
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More information to follow soon! Membership Volunteer Opportunities Interested in volunteering this school year? There are many different opportunities ….. check them out. ​
We need your help! Links to the ​
MHS Volunteer Spot Signups​
are listed on our website: http://www.orangeschools.org/Volunteer.aspx Questions:​
Contact our ​
Volunteer Coordinator​
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Megan Tzefronis: ​
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​tzefronis@hotmail.com A "Reflections" Contest Do you need a creative outlet? Do you view yourself as an artist? Then the PTA Reflections Art Contest is the contest for you! This year’s theme is ​
“Let Your Imagination Fly. . .”​
. Categories include Dance, Film, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. Entries will be accepted at the Moreland Hills Elementary School front office from October 26 through noon on October 30. Please visit the PTA website for additional information & forms about this nationally recognized program at http://www.orangeschools.org/Reflections.aspx PTA Collections Committee The Collections Committee is a new Orange Elementary and Middle School PTA sponsored program for the 2015­2016 school year. We will be kicking off our ongoing snack collection at both MHS and Brady on October 1st with a variety of seasonal collections to follow. All items collected will stay in our local communities. Please check ​
http://www.orangeschools.org/CollectionsandDrives.aspx​
for the most up to date information concerning our collections and drives. Thank you to committee members Wendy Spitz, Curt Campbell, Adele Fowler, Cindy Leitson, Debbie Wagenberg, Kirsten Roberts, Jay Jay Thamilarasan and Lisa Zucker for their commitment and great ideas. ​
PTA Read­to­Me & I­Read­to­You: Volunteers Welcome Ignite reasons for loving reading; invite the wonder of words! For young readers, every moment with eyes and hearts on print matters. ● Read­To­Me​
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s a weekly read­to­me to Kindergarten & 1ST­graders Build a reading relationship with a small group of early readers. Come weekly and spend 10­15 minutes reading poems, storybooks, and traditional tales to help build a love of books, right from the start! Reading Times: Any choice of day, Monday­Friday 8:45­9:00 and/or 9:00­9:15 / 9:30­10 (for one K class) ● I­Read­To­You​
is a ​
weekly, listen to 2ND­grade readers Come weekly and spend 30 minutes rotating through readers who read aloud to you from their bags of great reads ! ​
Reading Times: Any choice of day, Monday­Friday 11:25­11:55 and/or 12:35­1:05 For more information, contact the ​
PTA Read To Me Coordinator: Jenni Kozak jenni.kozak@hotmail.com Fundraiser th Friday, October 9​ ­ Thursday, October 15​
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The Orange Elementary and Middle School PTA is excited to kick­off our annual school fundraiser and bring back the MHS Olympics! ​
http://www.orangeschools.org/2015MHSOlympics.aspx This is a fun way to not only raise money to fund PTA school events, programs and grants throughout the year, but to also create a sense of community and school pride throughout the week’s eve​
nts. Students are asked to collect money from family & friends to support their participation in Olympic themed games and activities. Being an Olympian is more than physical ability, it requires mental focus, discipline and commitment. Therefore, we have chosen ​
5 virtues​
of an Olympian that will be incorporated into the student’s day throughout the MHS Olympics. Teamwork
Perseverance
Mental Skills
Healthy Lifestyle Fair Play The Opening Ceremony is October 9th. ​
Each grade is encouraged to wear their team color each day of the Olympics ­ Bandana’s will be provided so that every child has an item. ​
The Closing Ceremony is October 15th​
and will include exciting awards and prizes! The students and teachers all loved our first Olympics fundraiser, and we are excited to bring it back Grade Color Grade Color Kindergarten Orange 3rd Red 1st Blue 4th Green 2nd Yellow 5th Black Thank you for your participation and support! Together, we can make a difference! The board of directors at Orange Schools Foundation would like to take this opportunity to welcome our families back for what forecasts to be a great 2015­2016 school year. The foundation’s mantra for this school year is​
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​elebrating Success, Sharing Stories, Thanking Sponsors​
. A Little Background About the Foundation Orange Schools Foundation accepts, manages, invests, and distributes monies for scholarship, education programs, facilities, and instructional development. Since 1991, the Foundation has donated over $450,000 to the district by underwriting grants for programs and projects that are innovative, out of the ordinary, and out of budget. It also funds technological and aesthetic enhancements, and special academic, artistic, and athletic opportunities for students that would not otherwise be available. We have ​
Designated Funds​
that can be established “in honor of” or “in memory of” individuals, or can be awarded as scholarships to students – usually seniors – who demonstrate excellence and fulfillment of fund’s criteria. During last school year, we managed 21 designated funds totaling over $150,000, and approved 12 grants for over $37,000, and donated $4,000 each to MHS, BMS, and OHS for projects initiated by the principals. Over the next several issues we will share stories and showcase the project we have funded. rd​
How We Raise Money / 3​
Annual Wild for Orange! We hold an ​
annual fundraiser, Wild for Orange​
, which is a wildly successful! Last year’s event, which raised $100,000, was attended by approximately 400 people and supported by over 300 sponsors and contributors. Don’t miss out of this year’s event, which will be held ​
November 14th at The Country Club​
. Information and Tickets available at the link below or via www.OrangeSchoolsFoundation.org​
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https://portal11.bidpal.net/Portal/bpe291022/main/home.htm October ­ Upcoming Events for Moreland October 1
October 5
October 6
October 9
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
October 21
October 23
October 26
October 29
October 30
PTA Pastries with Parents, First Grade, 8:00­8:30am, MHS Cafeteria MHS Sp. Ed. Committee 8:00­8:30am Pick A Time Opens PTA’s MHS Olympics Opening Ceremony Grades 1,3,5 Vision/Hearing Screening Grades 1,3,5 Vision/Hearing Screening Grades 1,3,5 Vision/Hearing Screening Grades 1,3,5 Vision/Hearing Screening PTA’s MHS Olympics Closing Ceremony NEOEA Day ­ No Grades K­5 PTA Advisory Council 10:30am End of 1st Grading Period Records Day ­ No School Grades K­5 Parent Maturation Information Meeting MHS Spirit Day Halloween Parade 2:00pm Classroom Parties 2:30pm