Orion Elementary School

05/22/2024

Good Morning Orion Lions 🦁,

Here are a few friendly reminders for the last day of school today:

* Please be sure to have students leave their backpacks at home per ASD policy. 🎒

*If you have not picked up your child/children's medications yet, please do so ASAP! Any medication remaining after school today for students will be destroyed per federal requirements. For any questions please contact Nurse Cortni at 907-742-0266. 💊

*For any library book returns please feel free to drop them off at the front office and we can get them back to Mrs. Lamar 📚

Thank you so much and have a wonderful Wednesday!

-Orion Elementary School

04/29/2024

Good Afternoon Orion Families,

This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow (4/30/24) is our Jog-a-Thon!! Please see your email with the schedule if you wish to join in on the fun with your child/children! The Jog-a-Thon also marks the end of our fundraiser! Thanks to your generous donations we have raised $9,953 so far! Way to go Team Orion!

These donations will help us with:

Essential Learning Supplies
Physical Education Equipment
Science, Technology, and Art Supplies
If you wish to make a contribution, you can do so by clicking here https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ORIONJBER

All proceeds benefit Orion's students!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful rest of your day!

-Orion Elementary School

04/23/2024

Good Morning Orion Lions,

Please join us for our Kindergarten Round Up!

When: April 25, 2024

Where: Orion Elementary School

When: 4:30 pm

04/19/2024

Good Evening Orion Lions,

This is a friendly reminder that there is no school tomorrow for students as it is a designated closure day. We look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday!

-Orion Elementary School

04/08/2024

Good Afternoon Orion Lions,

Please see the attached/embedded information regarding online tutoring for this quarter (third party).

Thank you and have a wonderful day!

-Orion Elementary School

03/26/2024

Good Evening Orion Lions,

This is a friendly reminder that AK Star testing begins for students grades 3-6 tomorrow. In order to ensure success on the assessment, please support your testers by talking with them to reduce any stress, be sure they get plenty of rest the nights before the test and come fueled by a healthy breakfast. We wish all students the best of luck and look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

-Orion Elementary School

03/08/2024

Orion parents, families, and staff,

April is the Month of the Military Child. In preparation to celebrate Purple Up Fridays in the month of April we are offering Month of the Military Child purple shirts for purchase. There are 2 design options available in youth- adult sizes. Youth sizes are available for $14.99 and adult sizes are available for $19.99. All shirts will be shipped directly to your desired address for no additional shipping charge. All payments and orders can be completed through the provided link. The link is open to anyone who wishes to order a Month of the Military Child shirt. The vendor has recommended you place your order no later than March 20th to ensure your shirts arrive prior to our first Purple Up Day on April 5th. More to come!

Design 1- I Purple Up for Military Kids

JBER I Purple up for Military Kids Custom T-shirt - Etsy
This Gender-Neutral Adult T-shirts item is sold by AdventureRootedSass. Ships from Houston, TX. Listed on Mar 6, 2024
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Design 2- Bloom Where You are Planted

JBER Bloom Where You Are Planted Custom Shirt - Etsy
This Gender-Neutral Adult T-shirts item is sold by AdventureRootedSass. Ships from Houston, TX. Listed on Mar 6, 2024
www.etsy.com

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.

03/06/2024

Good Evening Orion Families,

We have a few friendly reminders to share with you!

-Please join us for our STEM Night tomorrow evening March 6, 2024 from 5:30-7pm to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in an interactive and engaging environment here at Orion!

*Please refrain from sending students on the bus with Science/STEM projects to transport home. If you are able to pick these up at the school please do so. *

-Members needed! Please stop by our PTA table to learn how you can make a difference at Orion! Membership dues are just $10 and we are currently asking for exact change until we are able to get our Square up and running for online payments.

-Tomorrow, March 6, 2024 is the last day of our after-school tutoring program until next quarter. Information for the next session will be forthcoming!

-Spring picture day is Thursday March 7, 2024! Remember to bring your smiles!

-There is no school on Friday March 8, 2024 as it is a grading day for teachers! Additionally, there is no school March 11- March 15 as we are on Spring Break! We hope you enjoy your time off and look forward to seeing you back Monday, March 18, 2024!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful evening!

-Team Orion

03/04/2024

02/28/2024

Hello Orion Lions,
Join us for Spirit Week starting this Friday into next week!🙂

02/24/2024

Hello Orion Families,

A BIG thank you to all the parents and students that reached out with their kind words and stories about their student experience in the Art Program at Anchorage School District.

As we are getting closer to Spring Break, make a plan to make observational drawings. If you draw one or two a day you could have more than ten drawings by the time we return to school in mid-March. I like to pick one thing such as a tree, flowers or a landscape to draw at the same time every day of break. I set a timer for myself to draw, I draw for about 10 minutes, set a timer to keep yourself on track, and create a stack that we can look at after Spring Break.

On the last day of Spring Break review your drawings. How did your space change? Did the tree grow leaves? did the sky stay light longer? How did your drawing skills change? Remember we aren't trying for perfection; we are trying for improvement. Every time we use our Art Skills, we make our skills stronger. Most of all enjoy your time off! I hope you come back to class with wonderful stories!

YAM
Help me celebrate these students for having their artwork selected for display in the Youth in Art month long celebration.
Oliver S

Stetson B

Danica T

Dakota A

Cecilla H

Please plan on joining us at the opening of the student show on March 1st 6-9pm at the Anchorage Museum. Some artworks will be displayed at alternative site like the 5th Avenue mall, ASD Ed center, Loussac and Muldoon libraries.

The Art room is looking for 1-yard segments of fabric and needles. Cotton is preferred, but we will accept clean fabric of any type. Art will not accept untanned animal hind.
Keep creating!

Ms. Golden

02/22/2024

Good Afternoon Orion Families,

We apologize for the late message, but we were just informed of the following information regarding school age: