The Slate 2017-2018 Orchard Park Elementary Newsletter

Issue 9

January 19, 2018 Orchard Park Elementary 10404 Orchard Park Dr. S. Indianapolis, IN 46280 (317) 848-1918 www.ccs.k12.in.us/ope @OrchardParkCCS Principal: Rhonda Turner Asst. Principal: Elizabeth Young Secretaries: Elizabeth Hutton, Julie Garringer, Gale Runberg Orchard Park PTO Co-Presidents: Glenda Strohmier & Ann Bernard Vice President: Elizabeth Pilling Treasurer: Karla Walsworth Secretary: Adrienne Kelley Hospitality: Elizabeth Pilling Slate Editor: Cassie Hull Spirit Wear: Heather Moehl & Carli Houser Taste of Carmel: Karla Walsworth, Glenda Strohmier & Ann Bernard Box Tops: Adelina Priddis Dine to Donate: Cassie Hull Green Cubs: Brenda Fresch Valentine’s Parties: Roger Sipe, Nicole Sipe, & Carli Houser Snacks: Suzanne Manning Muffins with Me: Heather Moehl & Lynette Williams Science Fair: Bill Ahrbecker Staff Birthdays: Patricia Altamirano

Orchard Park Elementary PTO

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Tickets are now on sale! You can be a part of the largest indoor food experience in Carmel. Taste food and drinks from 50 vendors in the Carmel/Indianapolis area. Your ticket sales go back to the PTO, and helps support our students with field trips, snacks, and more. General Admission tickets are $35 each, but Orchard Park families can use a promo code to receive $10 off. Buy tickets online at www.tasteofcarmelope.com Use Promo Code: OPE18 for $10 off ! We also have a few tables left to be reserved. Tables seat 10 guests, and get early entry to the event. The cost is $500. You can reserve a table by emailing [email protected]. Want to support the Taste of Carmel but cannot attend? We are looking for donations for our silent auction. If you have any connections to a local business, please let us know! You can find more information here: http://www.tasteofcarmelope.com/auction. We are also in need of donations of gift cards for the gift card pull. Gift cards to any stores in the amount of $10-$50 would be greatly appreciated!

Important Dates January 26

PTO Meeting 8:30 am

March 1

Taste of Carmel

February 14

Valentine’s Parties

March 9

PTO Meeting 8:30 am

February 15

Science Fair

March 9

Literacy Night

February 16

PTO Meeting 8:30 am

March 19

Dine to Donate: Blaze Pizza

February 21

Dine to Donate: City BBQ

March 30-April 8 Spring Break—No School

Kindergarten Registration for the 2018-2019 school year is now open! The online registration form can be accessed here: Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! It’s not too late to sign up for the science fair! Click here to submit a short description of your science fair project. Winners from each grade may be invited to participate in the regional fair at Marian University February 24, 2017. Here are some resources to start your research process. Here is link to a video introducing students and parents to the science fair experience. The Rules for Elementary and Middle School Science Fair General Science Fair Information Judging Rubric and sample judges questions. Please do not hesitate to let us know if you have questions. Yours in Happy Science, Bill Ahrbecker, Rob McBroom, Sharleen Miller and Adelina Priddis [email protected]

https://forms.ccs.k12.in.us/ ParentPortal/pages/login.aspx More information about kindergarten registration can be found here: http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/ uploads/news/0000/3603/ CCS.Kindergarten_Registration_20 18-2019.pdf

ATTENTION 3rd 4th & 5th Graders!

BOX TOP COLLECTION!!! We are starting up a grade-level box top collection at school (see picture below!). You can clip Box Tops from hundreds of products, like Cheerios™, Go-Gurt™, Nature Valley™ granola bars, Kleenex® Tissue Bundles – even Ziploc® bags! There’s a full list of participating products at BTFE.com/ participating-products. There are millions of dollars in Box Tops products out there just waiting to be clipped. There’s no easier way to earn cash for our school!

Still want to sign-up for spring Choir or Orff? SIGN-UP HERE Sign-ups close THIS WEEKEND. Already signed up? Check your Canvas page for a Choir or Orff course invitation to see our full spring schedule! 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade choir starts TUESDAY, January 23rd! 5th Grade Orff ensemble starts THURSDAY, January 25th!

KIND CUBS To promote kindness and ROAR behavior throughout the school day, we have started the Kind Cubs program. Students and staff are encouraged to fill out Kind Cub slips when they see others being kind or performing random acts of kindness. All slips will be turned into the office at the end of each week. Every Monday morning, Mrs. Lafferman and Mrs. Sweitzer will read a handful of these Kind Cub slips on the announcements and recognize some of the Kind Cubs we have here at Orchard Park!

Save your bread tags! Carmel High School senior, Danielle Rothchild, is President and Founder of Danielle Cares for Chairs. Her foundation collects bread tags to be recycled, and the proceeds are used to help those in need get mobility devices, such as wheelchairs. A raffle ticket will be given to each student for every 5 bread tags submitted. Raffle drawings will be held monthly. Bring those bread tags to school! Click here for more information on Danielle Cares for Chairs- https://daniellecaresforch.wixsite.com/ daniellecareforchair

Did you know that your child can earn a FREE ticket to a performance at the Center for Performing Arts, just by reading some books and filling out a form? Click here to access the form.

Save the Date! Literacy Night is scheduled for Friday March 9, 2018. We’ll serve dinner from 5:30-6:30 pm and the stations will be from 6:30 -8:10 pm. More information will be coming soon about dress up days for the week of the literacy night.

Mrs. Quakenbush would like to express her appreciation to the students who have joined the Birthday Book Club. They get to pick out a brand new hardcover book to take home for two weeks in honor of their birthday. Each book has a Birthday Book Plate acknowledging the student's name and birth date. Students can join at any time. Forms are available in the media center. With the $10 contribution included with the form, the media center is able to buy even more fantastic books for the students to enjoy. Please consider joining! Here are the January Birthday Book Club Members: Miller Dobson

Arush Kumar

Marium Naeem

Sevayah Kelley-Tharp

Avantika Rajesh