Principal's Message

Hello Amazing Orangethorpe Families

I hope you had a great weekend.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Orca Fest.  I know your children had fun showing you everything they had been working on. Kudos to our teachers for all the time and effort they put into making this event a memorable one.

Congratulations to the students who had artwork displayed at Eccellenza and thank you to the families that came out to see your child's artwork.  It was fun to watch the children find their piece of art and then proudly have their picture taken in front of it.

Good luck to our speech and debate team and their coach Mrs. Keller. They compete on Saturday May 3. 

Shout Outs:

Thank you so much to the following families who came out in the rain yesterday for Love Fullerton to help make Orangethorpe beautiful.

1. Tiffany & mom Berta

2. Jaime & mom Prisma

3. Daksha & mom Susy

Information/Reminders:

Tuesday April 29 - State testing begins for our 3rd - 6th grade students. Please help them by making sure they get a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast either at home or at school.  Thank you for your help with this.

Saturday May 3 - MEGA Saturday School - 8:00 - noon - this is the last Saturday school for the school year.  If your child has an absence to make up, please consider bringing them on Saturday.  We hope to see you there.

Ipad Chargers and cords:  Please continue to send them back to school to turn into your child's teacher.

Thursday May 29 - Kinder & 6th grade promotion:  Each student will receive 4 tickets for promotion (children 2 and under will not need a ticket but must sit on an adults lap).  If you need more tickets, you will need to call the office and let them know how many more tickets you are requesting and you will be added to a waiting list.  We will try our best to accommodate your request but cannot guarantee there will be extra tickets.  All tickets will be distributed on Tuesday May 27. Please let me know if you have questions.

Upcoming Events:

Tues May 6 - PTA Meeting - 8:00am

Thurs May 8 - April Recognition Awards

Sat May 17 - FSD Fest - more information to come

Wed May 21 - Volunteer Appreciation breakfast 7:45am

Mon May 26 - No School - Memorial Day

Thurs May 29 - 6th grade promotion - 8:15 - 9:45am

Thurs May 29 - Kinder promotion - 10:30

Fri May 30 - Last day of school - 11:30am dismissal 

 

It is hard to believe that this week we will enter the last month of school.  Students in 3rd - 6th grade will be taking their state tests but have been working all year for this moment and I am confident they will do well.  I thank you for helping your students finish the year strong and all your help throughout the year, I appreciate all of you and everything you do.

 

I wish you all a great week and if you need anything, please let me know.

Go Orcas

Mrs. Bennett

Hello Incredible Orangethorpe Families

I hope you all had an amazing weekend with family and friends.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) and School Site Council (SSC) meetings last week.  They were the last ones for this school year.  Thank you for all the support throughout the year.

Thank you to all the families who joined us for Open House.  It was so exciting to see families and former students enjoying all the projects.  Our teachers and students worked REALLY hard to make this a memorable Open House. Thank you to our teachers for providing these opportunities for our students.

Information/Reminders:

Wednesday April 23 - ORCA Fest - 8:15am - enter through Gate 1 and head to Sherwood Forest. I hope to see you all here.

Wednesday April 23 - Eccellenza - if your child received an invitation, join us at Ladera Vista at 5:00pm to see their art work displayed.  We hope to see you there.

Saturday April 26 - Love Fullerton - Join us at school at 9:30am to help make Orangethorpe beautiful.

2025-26 School Year:  If your child is transferring to another school or district, please call (714 447 7730) or email Angela Vega angela_vega@myfsd.org to let her know.  We are beginning to look at classes for next year so need this information.

Ipads:  Due to the upcoming statewide assessments our 3rd - 6th grade students will be taking, after Wednesday April 23, students will not bring their ipads home for the remainder of the school year.  Please send the block and cords back to school for your child to give to their teacher.  Thank you for your help with this.

Parking spots near the office:  We have two parking spots near the office dedicated to people who need extra space to get out of their car due to a medical concern or disability.  Unless you have the correct identification (on your license plate or hanging from your rear view mirror) PLEASE DO NOT park in these spaces. Thank you for your help with this

Upcoming Events: 

Sat May 3 - MEGA Saturday School - 8:00 - noon

Tues May 6 - PTA Meeting - 8:00am

Thurs May 8 - April Recognition Awards

Sun May 11 - Mother's Day

Sat May 17 - FSD Fest - more information to come

Wed May 21 - Volunteer Appreciation breakfast 7:45am

Mon May 26 - No School - Memorial Day

Thurs May 29 - 6th grade promotion - 8:15 - 9:45am

Thurs May 29 - Kinder promotion - 10:30

Fri May 30 - Last day of school - 11:30am dismissal 

 

It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of April and that the end of the school year is fast approaching.  You have helped make this year very successful and have done a lot to help your children and our school.  I am grateful for each and everyone of you and honored to be the principal at Orangethorpe.

 

I wish you all a great week and if you need anything please let us know.

Go Orcas

Mrs. Bennett