Orchards Elementary

April edition of the Orchards Tribune

Let's get our borrowed books back to our library by May 15th. Help your class earn a party, and help our library keep our books for all to enjoy!

The Elementary Idaho Battle of the Books 2026 was held at LHS this past Saturday. The top twelve teams out of thirty-five registered teams made it to the finals. The twelve team...

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, this month’s Genre Quest is POETRY! There are some wonderful books of poetry at our school library. Who doesn't love "There wa...

Orchards March edition of the Tribune is ready for all to enjoy. Orchards Tribune March 2026

Lewiston Independent Foundation for Education is hosting a chance to win a half day jet boat trip for two into Hells Canyon. There will be 15 winners for this awesome opportunit...

The theme for March Genre Quest is " Science Fiction". With so many great and entertaining science fiction books to choose from, what's not to like? My personal favorite? "The...

Wow! What an evening! With the help of some amazing volunteers, we served pancakes and sausage links to 99 kids, and 68 adults for a total of 167 family members. This event is b...

January/February Tribune

February Genre Quest has started. This month’s genre is “Historical Fiction”, and “Friendship”. Come see your school librarian for some interesting books to choose from. Any of ...

The Great Kindness Challenge begins January 26th - January 30th. This years theme is "Show Us Your Kind!" Mrs. Haag will be focusing her lessons on what kindness is and what it ...

The year 2026 has started with a bang! There is so much to share with you. Our first-grade teacher, Ms. Gabby Johnson, was offered a position as a PE/Music teacher at anothe...

Here we are in January! Many books were read for December's genre quest. Let's be just as eager for January's Literary Classics. There are so many wonderful books to choose fr...

Due to the weather conditions, the Lewiston School District is closed for today, Wednesday, December 17th.

The December edition of the Orchards Tribune is available now. Use this link to read it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uf391vWM06Y_VwLCoV8iBcaA28DXClu5/view?usp=sharing

The Book Cafe was opened recently in the Orchards library. On the "menu" were " Second Chance Stories". The students sampled books that hadn't been checked out in 5 or more years...

December is upon us. It's time to earn those Genre Quest buttons from the Lewiston City Library. This month the genre is Manga and Graphic Novels. There are plenty of opportunit...

Calling Genre Questers of all ages, it isn't too late to earn your November button for reading a nonfiction title and/or a biography/memoir. Stop by your school library and let yo...

On December 8th, Mr. Berry; the Orchards music teacher, will delight us with a winter concert. This concert will include all Orchards students. It will high-light the talents of o...

Orchards Stem and Story Night was a big hit! A huge thank you to our PTA for all of their help with the book fair. There was a line that wrapped around from the time the doors o...