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Back To School Guide
Get ready, families of Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Oakland & Gotha! The countdown has begun, and the first day of school for your little ones is just around the corner.
We've got you covered with the ultimate guide to kickstart the school year. Looking for school calendars in Orange County? Fun back-to-school events in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Oakland or Gotha? Where to get your kid's back-to-school haircut or go back-to-school shopping? How to get involved in the schools in our community?
We have it all, plus advice and tips for dealing with that first-day anxiety, printables to make those first-day pics special, and even ideas on what to pack for lunch! Check it all out here! Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsetter!
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Important Information for Orange County Public Schools
First day of School: August 10, 2023
Orange County Public Schools Calendar 2023-24
Need to Register your child with OCPS? Complete by August 1.
Need to stay in the loop with OCPS texts?
Need to register your child in VPK? (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten)
FREE Breakfast and Lunch for ALL OCPS Students. Click here for more info!
Find your child's Elementary and/or Middle School's Website Link here! |
High School Website and Facebook Links Be sure to follow your high school for: Laptop Distribution Dates, Fall Sports Try-outs, Senior Parking Space Painting and Other Important Info
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Back to school events in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Oakland & Gotha
Back to School and Sports Physicals from Shepherd's Hope
Details: From July 24-August, uninsured children can get a FREE physical.
Hope Kids/YMCA Family Fun Night!
Details: Free BEACH themed Family Fun Night for Elementary Families! Must Register. July 29
Back to School Bash - Winter Garden
Details: August 5, 11am-4pm
Know of a community back-to-school event in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Oakland or Gotha we're missing?
Add it to our Macaroni KID Winter Garden-Ocoee calendar now!
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Back to school shopping/preparing in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere
There are the big box stores, of course, but you can also support locally-owned businesses when doing your back-to-school shopping! Here are some ideas for preparing and shopping for Back to School in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Oakland and Gotha:
Target - 20% off for Teachers!
One time use coupon July 16-August 26
Tax Free School Shopping
Dates: July 24-August 6
Once Upon A Child - Ocoee
8937 W Colonial Dr. - Great prices on second-hand clothes
Piccolino's Hair Cuts for Kids - Winter Garden
9250 Miley Dr. Suite 120 - Specializing in Kids' Haircuts
Have a favorite locally owned spot for back-to-school shopping you don't see listed here? Email MichelleHolly@MacaroniKID.com, and we'll get it added!
Get involved in the Schools in our Community!
Where? | Why? | Who? | Other ways to Support |
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| Become a mentor! Dillard Street Elementary Meet on Thursdays from 10:30-12:45 at the school | Our main focus will be on relationship building and providing support to the students and families. | For more information, please email chloe@eightwaves.org. | To support our program through purchasing supplies visit our Amazon wishlist here: https://a.co/iiHI8XB |
| Become a mentor! West Orange High School Meet on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11-12:30 at the school | Our main focus is to support the students and help them to be successful in and out of school. | For more information, please email hailey@eightwaves.org. | To support our program through purchasing supplies visit our Amazon wishlist here: https://a.co/5MlxSOZ |
More tips to make this school year in Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere a great one:
 5 Teacher-Approved Tips to Make Back-to-School Time Great |
 |  Bento Box School Lunch Ideas |
