Orangewood Elementary School

Estoy contenta con los maestros de mi hijos Gracias

The school provides many resources for the diverse population. Teachers and staff are keeping parents informed and included. After school events for the parents are offered many times throughout the year.

This school has been the worst nightmare for 2 and a half years for my son and myself. He was denigrated by the teachers since his first year, one of his teachers told me that "he did not belong there". December 2019 was the last month he attended Ss. Simon & Jude, because another student attacked him for 2 days in a row and nobody saw anything, what a coincidence? But he chews gum in class and the whole school sees him and receives several behavior reports. He had to go to the emergency room, he had an injury to the fibula because the boy jumped on his leg while my son was on the floor. The next day, on Wednesday, I went to school and reported the incident. The first thing the principal asked me was, what do you wanted us to do? And I told her to do whatever she wanted. Obviously they weren't going to do anything since the kid’s mom works at the school. I told the principal, tomorrow will be his last day here. I will not risk the safety of my son, because the same student who attacked my son threatened to break his other leg. The principal continued to bring up the issue of my son's grades, when the most important thing was to resolve the situation that my son was attacked by another student and was sent to the emergency room and everything happened during lunch break, which supposedly there is supervision and during the transition from one class to another. On his last day of school (Thursday) his 7th grade teacher / classroom told him that "he was lying about what happened on his leg, that he had nothing" and also mentioned that" he was the cause of all the problems at school "and the principal thinks she has the "best educators", how can a teacher be so evil to a child? My son is attending a new school. His attitude has changed a lot, I see him happier, and his grades have improved a lot. We haven't had any problems, no complaints of any kind. I REGRET SENDING HIM THERE!!! SINCE THE DAY OF THE INSIDENT, HE'S BEEN ON CONSTANT AND SEVERE PAIN AND NOW HE HAS TO UNDERGO A PROCEDURE.

My kids come home w a positive attitude towards Yiddishkeit and learning Torah - which you do not get everywhere! It is a safe environment.The Morahs and Rebbeim are very nice and warm, energetic and display good Middos. Rebbes are very special. They are organized. They know how to connect and inspire the boys and are great role models. Unfortunately the girls are not learning how to translate Pesukim, Rashis etc... and are significantly lacking Hebrew learning skills. There are no milim tests. No dikduk tests. Kids can't speak or write in basic Hebrew.Terrible secular studies with no accountability, or clear learning objectives / curriculum etc. and new teachers almost every year. Many, many, many secular studies teachers have even left in the middle of the year for one reason or another...No spelling tests, no book reports, no science fair, no research projects.... The school doesn't believe in homework so you'll never know what they are / are not learning. No one to talk to in administration.Unfortunately I have no choice where to send as it's the only frum school in all of AZ that separates girls and boys so I will probably have to move because of this very serious issue and deficit in my kids' education (most obvious in the secular studies but some issues in Judaics as well).