Orchards Elementary

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...

Enjoy our November edition of the Orchards Tribune. Written by the students, for the Orchards community. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p-kWXmtn4iEE2O7i7CkoM2lApFDsIdlP/v...

Orchards invites students to bring a Veteran family member to lunch on November 11th, 2025. Click here to RSVP .

Dear Orchards Families, As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, we want to inform you of an important update to our campus access procedures. Beginning Thursday,...

Monday - “Red-y to be drug free!” Wear red to kick off red ribbon week . Tuesday - “Be a Hero, say no to drugs!” Dress up like your favorite super hero, book character h...

Occasionally we all will have " One of Those Days ". Every one will experience it at some point, including our students. Age makes no difference to a spill on your pants, or a t...

Tumble Books is another way to engage students with digital reading materials and activities. See the list below that explains what the TumbleBooks resources offer users. They ...

Hello families, On October 8th and 9th, students in grades Kindergarten-third grade will be taking the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI). Please help your child do their best by get...

Ready to explore new realms in reading? Genre Quest can help you do that. Each month a theme is chosen for us to explore. October is fantasy, horror or paranormal themed. Go on a...