First Day of School Boohoo - Yahoo breakfast

8/25/2017 10:09 pm

Monday, August 28, 2017 join the PTA sponsored Boohoo - Yahoo breakfast in the cafeteria beginning at 8:45am. All parents are invited.

Popsicle Playdate - August 24 at 3:00

8/10/2017 3:55 pm

The Orange Hunt Elementary PTA invites you and your family to join us on the playground (and Door 7 overhang) on Thursday afternoon, August 24, from 3:00-4:00 pm for pop ice and a playdate!  It’s a great chance to meet new friends and see returning friends at OHES. 

We will also have PTA Membership sign-ups and Spiritwear Sales.

Fairfax County Special Election for At-Large School Board Seat - August 29

8/8/2017 1:40 pm

Fairfax County is holding a special election for one at-large school board member on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Every registered voter in Fairfax County can vote for an at large candidate. Your vote - and the votes of other parents concerned about large class sizes - is critical.

Class Size Counts (CSC) has gotten survey responses from all 4 candidates for the vacant At Large School Board seat and published them on their website. You can find the links to their responses here.

School Supply Kit Delivery

8/6/2017 9:25 pm

Reminder: If you ordered school supply kits, they will be delivered to the school and will be waiting in your children's classrooms.

Orange Hunt PTA Vacancies - We Need Your Help!

7/7/2017 7:26 am

We still have vacant chair positions and we need your help.  There are a variety of ways to volunteer, with something to fit everyone's interests and schedule.  No experience required, many positions do not require you to attend PTA meetings (although we hope you will!) and many are flexible and can be done completely or mostly at home. Volunteers are greatly appreciated and are absolutely essential to run all of the programs and activities that PTA supports. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions.  Contact info@orangehunt.pta.org to volunteer or with any questions.

Engineering for Kids

Coordinates Engineering for Kids club. Responsibilities include scheduling sessions with Engineering for Kids instructor, and advertising.

Art

Chairperson assists the Art Department throughout the school year.  Responsibilities can include hanging artwork, coordinating and preparing volunteers for the Art Department and assisting with Art and Author night.  Previous art experience or familiarity with visual design/aesthetics is helpful.

Cultural Arts Assemblies

Works with principal to identify two programs for lower and upper grades each year. Works with the Administrative Assistant to schedule shows throughout the year. Submits contracts for signature by PTA President and invoices to Treasurer for payment. Schedules set up needs with janitorial service.  Acts as liaison for performers and attends performances. Advertises programs to teachers and on the PTA’s website before and after performance. Take photos at performance for school to post to social media.

Volunteer Coordinator

Records areas of interest from the volunteer form sent out at the beginning of the school year.  Provides volunteer contact information to chairpersons for PTA and school events. Tracks volunteer hours performed at OHES and submits cumulative hours forward at end of year.

Bingo Night

Oversees Bingo including advertising, selling tickets, collecting prizes, and coordinating food to be sold at the event. (Two Chairpersons).  Time Commitment: 10 hours from home in preparing for the event and 5 hours the day of the event.

School Beautification

Coordinates outdoor clean-up project(s) at OHES including advertising, getting material and coordinating projects for that day.  Also works with the office staff to ensure access to the building.  Occurs Fall and Spring (Nov. & April) approximately 12 hours a year for planning, shopping and 4 hour shifts on both days.

Community Fundraising

Advertises to school community and encourages parents to join community fundraising programs such as the Giant/Safeway  and Amazon/Target card programs which earn funding for the school.  Responsibilities include:  registering our school with the card programs, providing forms for registering, advertising and submitting program updates to PTA communications (most of the work can be done from home). May investigate other similar programs to benefit the school as well. Time Commitment: 3-4 hours at beginning of year; less than an hour each month thereafter.

Restaurant Nights

Plans at least quarterly restaurant nights to raise funds as well as provide an opportunity for families to dine together.  Contacts local restaurants and advertises the events.  Time Commitment: 1-2  hrs. per event for scheduling, follow up, advertising thru emails, and making and hanging posters.

Executive Board Election Results

6/2/2017 8:10 pm

We are pleased to announce your 2017-2018 PTA Board:

President:  Genevieve Ubina
1st Vice President:  Julia Eldridge
2nd Vice President:  Tiffany Craig Herring
Treasurer:  Katherine McClure
Corresponding Secretary:  Jenny Sweatt
Recording Secretary:  Michele Brantley

GLOBAL PLUS Survey

6/2/2017 8:09 pm

FCPS Adult and Community Education (ACE) and OHES PTA are planning for the 2017-2018 afterschool language classes.  Please use this link https://goo.gl/forms/Y1gXGtIpb2SLUk313 to answer a 4 question survey to help us offer classes that are of interest to your family.  For additional information, please email Melissa.klopcic@gmail.com

Spelman Crosswalk Update

4/28/2017 10:30 pm

Due to multiple near misses this year at the Spelman and Huntsman crosswalk, we have created a Safety Committee whose goal is to make crossing this section of road safe for our students and parents.

The following changes have been made recently:

• The crosswalk has been repainted
• Slow Down signs with orange flags at the crosswalk. 
• Temporary placement of FCPD flashing pedestrian sign along Huntsman Blvd. 

The traffic division has been informed of the lack of enforcement of the 25 mph speed and the no parking area along Huntsman Blvd immediately before the crosswalk. Officers will be out at least once a week from now until the end of the school year writing tickets. Parents who habitually use the no parking zone to pick up and drop off their children will be noted.

In order to get permanent crossing assistance installed at the crosswalk, we need to collect data about the speed of drivers along Huntsman Blvd. We will be collecting signatures on a petition to conduct a speed study. We encourage you to sign this form, which will allow the committee to move forward with a study of the street. Please contact the committee with any questions or concerns. If you are interested in helping this committee, please contact Keli Jacewitz at kjacewitz@gmail.com. If you see a dangerous situation or are involved in one yourself, please notify the committee so that we can keep track of the types of encounters between pedestrians and cars.

Full details and the latest updates can be found on the Safety section of the PTA website.

Interested in being a PTA board member?

4/23/2017 8:33 pm

Now is the time to let us know.....

PTA board member positions are open to all Orange Hunt PTA members. If you are interested in a PTA board position you can contact the nominating committee at nominatingcommittee@orangehuntpta.org with any questions or for position details. Please let us know by April 25th. Elections will be held at the May PTA meeting.

Volunteers Needed - Take Home Reading Program

3/31/2017 2:13 pm

Volunteers are needed to maintain the K-2 take home carts. We need one person each day of the week to straighten up the book carts that are housed in the hallway outside of the K-2nd grade classrooms. This includes these items:

• Making sure the colored dots are on the books. If a dot is missing, pull the book so it can be labeled correctly.
• If a book is too worn looking, pull it from the cart.
• Place the books so that the biggest books are in the back and the smallest books are in the front.
• Make sure the titles of the books are facing the front.
• Make sure each book is in the correct place according to the colored dots. (red dot books should be put together, blue dots should be together, etc.) This is important because children get books that are on their reading level by looking in the slot with a colored dot their teacher specifies.
• Clean out any trash that is in the carts and throw it away.
• Children choose books in the morning, so volunteers are needed after 10:00 a.m.

If you have any questions or to volunteer, please contact Lib Bryant, Reading Specialist, at ecbryant@fcps.edu.

Thank you!