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SLATE March 20, 2009

Attendance: It is important! Dear Parents, I wanted to share with you the importance of your child being at school each day. The number one reason for your child to be in school is so they can receive instruction on a daily basis. Your child’s attendance not only ensures that they receive daily instruction, but it also contributes to our goal of 97% attendance rate for the year. I am going to share several facts with you about our attendance this year.

• Our goal each year is to have 97% attendance rate. • We have had 2976 absences this year. • 393 absences have been for vacation. • We have had 1869 tardies this year. • Our current attendance rate is approximately 96.9%.

While we understand that childhood illnesses are a fact of life, regular attendance at school is still a worthwhile and attainable goal. Over the last two months of school, I would like for you to make a conscious effort to make sure your child is in school. Please let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate you supporting the importance of education at Orchard Park. Partners in Education,

Tim Phares

PTO Executive Board Positions

It is time again to begin filling the PTO Executive Board positions for the

2009 – 2010 school year. If you are interested in becoming part

of the PTO Board, please contact Laura Komisarcik at 848-0382 or

Becky Barker at 573-9085.

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Dear OP Parents and Staff:

I would like to take some time and send out a huge thank you to Laura Komisarcik and the

Taste of Carmel committee for all of their efforts at the Taste of Carmel. It was a wonderfully

successful event and lots of money was raised for our school. Thank you!

Thank you also to Becky Barker for a great week with Everybody Counts. Thank you, Becky, for

all of the time you invested and thanks also to the volunteers that helped her out!

If I don't get a chance to speak to everyone before Spring Break, have a wonderful week and

enjoy some much needed rest!

Sincerely,

Erin Patterson

PTO President

(317) 581-0494

Espearpatterson@aol.com

5th grade student David Bowman, who represented

Orchard Park, placed in the top half

of the 2009 Hamilton County

Spelling Bee.

He was eliminated on the word "symbiosis".

Good job, David!

A Message from our PTO President:

ADDITION TO

MARCH

Birthday Book Club

Brianna Richter

Choir NotesChoir NotesChoir NotesChoir Notes Choir will resume on

Tuesday mornings at 7:25 am

starting on March 24.

Parents may check the class page

for Specials on the OPE website

for any Music updates or information.

KINDERGARTEN PORTFOLIO NIGHT

Kindergarten students and their parents are invited back to school on Wednesday, March 25th for Portfolio Night from 5:30-7:00 p.m. This is an open house, so come and go as you

please. Students will have the opportunity to share some of their work from this school year as well as show their parents all the different things they do throughout the day. Students

enjoy this opportunity! We hope to see you then!

The Kindergarten Teachers

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“Suessical The Musical”“Suessical The Musical”“Suessical The Musical”“Suessical The Musical”

Tradition is alive and well at Orchard Park Elementary! The 2008-2009 5th grade class presented the play

“Suessical The Musical”, based on the books by Dr. Suess, to OPE students on the morning of March 19.

Public performances will take place on March 19 & 20 at 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Bergman, Ms. Holloway and many members of the 5th grade class have spent numerous after school hours (and a Saturday!)

rehearsing. Several 5th grade parents have also volunteered their time, making costumes, painting sets and organizing the

cast and crew party.

CastCastCastCast Jungle Citizens

Cat in the Hat—Dylan Benedetto Horton the Elephant—Cole Daniels Sour Kangaroo—Katrien Vanderbeck Gertrude McFuzz—Summer Schuller Mayzie La Bird—Isabelle Treasure Bird Girl 1—Tyger Lilley Bird Girl 2—Gabrielle Adams Bird Girl 3—Natalie Ciresi Wickersham Brothers: Monkey 1—Cole Davis Monkey 2—Ben Harleman Monkey 3—Devin Haumesser Yertle the Turtle—Takumi Sakaguchi Vlad Vladikoff—Sam Barker Fish Dancers—Abbey Wiggam, Rebecca Burnham, Carrie Larson, Gwynne Hernandez, Madison Cramer Jungle Animals—Shelby Apley, Stevie Cupp, Bailey Rodriguez, Olivia Buck, McKenna Kolb, Shayne Schoolcraft, Tyler Irwin-Vorndran, Connor Alexander, Morgan Strohm

Citizens of Whoville Jo Jo—Hunter Carnes Mr. Mayor—Isaiah Smith Mrs. Mayor—Molly Hamoui Thing One—Sophie Moore Thing Two—Grace Chou The Grinch—Atif Niyaz The Whos: Carly Sams, Harrison Renner, Will Bernard, Rebecca Forbes, Caitlin Miller, Sommer Hofman, Sameer Leley, Sam Ramsey, Kendra Miller, Madison Ellery Madelaine Withers, Ashley Woods,

Stage CrewStage CrewStage CrewStage Crew Jordan Thanadabouth

Justin Chapman

LightingLightingLightingLighting

DirectorDirectorDirectorDirector Asst. DirectorAsst. DirectorAsst. DirectorAsst. Director Mrs. Deb Bergman Ms. Blaine Holloway

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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL The OPE International Festival will be held

Friday April 24, 2009 from 6-8:30pm. If you would like to have a booth to share your culture with the school at this

year, please contact Sue Hurley (848-1918x1660), Cy Donnelly (Art-ext.1649) or Deb Bergman (Music-ext. 1651).

Each grade level will be singing and dancing on stage during the evening. All students in the school will have their artwork hung

in the hallways of the school for the festival. An Italian dinner catered by Fazoli’s will be available for purchase.

Please plan on joining our Celebration!!

4TH

AND 5TH

GRADERS

COME ONE, COME ALL TO THE PUPS RUNNING CLUB

Do you like to have fun and compete at the same time?

Starting Tuesday March 31st, we will practice right after school until 4pm every

Tuesday and Thursday.

We will have 4 meets at Northview Christian Life Church at 2pm as follows:

April 25th

May 9th

May 16th

May 30th

For more information go to www.puprunning.org

“Rowdie: Home Run for Health”

The official mascot of the Indianapolis Indians comes

to Orchard Park to present his program called “Homerun for

Health”

He will educate all OP students on the importance of

establishing a healthy lifestyle.

The PTO would like to take this opportunity to say a

big “Thank You” to our Sponsors, participating

restaurants and volunteers. We could not have been

successful without their support!

Thank You! 5

Title Sponsors

Duke Energy & Sunrise Senior Living Silver Sponsor

Rosie’s Gardens/Hughes Landscape

Thank You! to the following volunteers who gave their time to help on such a

fantastic evening: Courtney Wimmer Tim Wimmer Jenny Gaha Sharon Baker

Marsha McCormack Wendy Curry Ann Bernard Lisa Ahrbecker

Bill Ahrbecker Jennifer Kost-Barker Ginny McGee Bill McGee

And last, but certainly not least, Many Thanks to the TOC committee

members, who worked for several months to ensure the success of our event! Laura Komisarcik Erin Patterson Becky Barker Rene Moyer

Heather Timmons Mike Timmons Susie Harless Carla Cockrell

Nicole Hackett Tracy Phegley Amy Spensley

2009 Taste of Carmel Participating Restaurants Romano’s Macaroni Grill Grillmaster’s Garden Hella’s Greek Cuisine

Mudsock’s Grill Noodles and Company Dream Dinners

Scotty’s Brewhouse Paradise Bakery and Café Starbucks

Grape Inspirations Winery Kona Grill McAlister’s Deli

First Avenue Cookie Company Ferrin’s Fruit Winery Daddy Jack’s

When Eddie Met Salad Bar Louie Major’s Sports Café

The Melting Pot Mangia! Panera Bread

Athens on 86th Street Qdoba Mexican Grill

Kona Jack’s Fish Market and Sushi Bar Kincaid’s Fish, Chop and Steakhouse

Please visit these restaurants and thank them for

supporting Orchard Park Elementary School!

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for 4th 6 Weeks Grading Period

Kindergarten-Perfect Attendance Joseph Aguilar Jace Evilsizer Richa Patel Nithya Stanley Max Ahrbecker Gina Khamis Kate Phegley Chaelin Takahashi Dillon Anderson Annie Kim Tylar Pinniger Caleb Terry Anna Baker Kylie Larkin Alexander Ryan Colton Thomas Vincent Betzinger Kareena Mahaffey Brennan Satkoski Reagan Thompson Amol Bhagavathi Deeksha Marpadaga Andrew Schmidt Lucille Timmons Jacob Cain Kylie McPherson Madalyn Scobell Savannah Valence Chloe Chui Kasey Morrison Dylan Skelton Joseph Vaughn Miranda Condor Evan Neukam Ethan Smith Megan Worley Anthony DeForrest Ageel Niyaz Maliyah Smith Isaac Xiong Austin Evanchak Andrew O’Daniel Clayton Snively

1st grade-Perfect Attendance Rafay Ansari Hunter Greathouse Zachary King Olivia Roop Dannika Beck Jenna Hamdan David Mayes Marissa Ryan Kaylin Boring Jayana Hammonds Chloe Meredith Claire Sandy Alyssa Cain Colleen Harless Karli Mull Garrett Sharp Kane Combes Luke Homeycutt Tyler Parker Martin Spink Babacar Diatta Levi Horner Isobel Pierce Eliza Stellingwerf Logan Douglass Abigaile Ibsen Grazia Pitzulo Alex Turner Lily Eggleston Yoshito Imaoka Bryce Powell Kendalyn Vanderbeck Nyah Engstrom Jonah Judson Reagan Raymond Logan Williams Simon Gaha Rohan Kandarpa Serenity Reynolds Joseph Xiong Paige Gardner Natalie Khamis Julia Rodgers

2nd grade-Perfect Attendance Haniya Ansari Cameron Harless Stephanie Muniz Christopher Santillan-Paiiz Elena Betzinger Sarim Hassan Semanti Naiken Rylee Satkoski Garrett Brooker Corbin Johnson Katrina Nepsa Fady Saweeros Hannah Caccamise Darian Kincaid Hannah Niyaz Griffin Scism Maria Cervantes Dimas Nolan Lamkin Hern Jacqueline Page Jinnie Tomes Abagale Chance Elizabeth Lebedeva Nikhil Palde Lauma Varghese Payton Cirrincione Patrick Leichti Rheagan Patterson Devin Watkins Samuel Cyr Mea McCormack Mitch Phillips Lauren Whited Steven Dawson Taylor McWhirter James Pitzulo Isabella Wiseman Angelina Eidenback Vaishnavi Meda Antonio Rassano Carson Worley Inna Gaha Elizabeth Morales Tess Sams Amy Zhong Colin Harleman

PERFECT ATTENDANCE

for 4th 6 Weeks Grading Period

5th grade-Perfect Attendance William Bernard Molly Hamoui McKenna Kolb Marly Rizkalla Adam Brehm Kaylynn Hansen Joel Kreider Michael Rowinski Hunter Carnes Rachel Hardaker Sagar Lalla Carly Sams Justin Chapman Devin Haumesser Carrie Larson Jerrod Smith Elizabeth Crover Gwynne Hernandez Sameer Leley Jamie Strong Adam Culvey Johnathan Irvine Ryan Neukam Paul Taylor Mohamed Diatta Tyler Irwin Vorndran Atif Niyaz Takako Ueyama Mackenzie Gill Chloe Keller Hunter Page Katrien Vanderbeck Ryan Graff Robert Kim James Ramsey Abigail Wiggam Levi Gulley

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4th grade-Perfect Attendance Ethan Anderson Emma Hamoui Shannon McConnell Chelsea Ringis Masyou Awad Braden Harless Spencer McGhee Marissa Ringis Leina Baker Emily Haydon Moira Monson Lauren Roth Harrison Bonner Alexander Hensley Samantha Morales Bryce Sharp Karl Botros Erin Hillman Rhaameshaan Nadaraj Yon Smith Kaetlynn Buccholz Dong Yeon Kim Jacob Neal Henry Su Bradly Chance Samuel Kim Emily Olson Hiroki Tanno Faith Chou Victoria Layne Cassidy Orth Alison Thrasher Leanna DeWitt Braxton Lee Rishi Patel Jackson Williams Alexis Flager Timothy Mahajan Olivia Phillips Thomas Xuan Jonathan Green

3rd grade-Perfect Attendance Rivano Affan Sarah Glesing Grace Moyer Madelyn Sneed Alex Brinkman Nathan Gulley Jose Muniz Sydney Strong Sophia Cenova Nathaniel Hacker Natalie Nickless Yuya Ueyama Kevin Chen Paige Hile Riva Patel Bryn Walker Grant Collins Alexander Ibsen Alexis Pitchford Joshua Watson Donovan Eidenback Kento Imaoka Jonathan Ramirez Jesszca White Kiley Gardner Amiyah James Emma Riddle Noah Whited Kaleb Gentles Christopher Leichti Carson Schilling Osama Zayed Spencer Giles Allison Morrow Caitlyn Smith Joanna Zhang

HONOR ROLL 4th 6 Weeks Grading Period

3rd grade-High Honor Roll Alex Brinkman Nate Gulley Semanti Naiken Joshua Watson Laura Burnham Cameron Harless Ashley Nguyen Noah Whited Grant Collins Adam Johnson Natalie Nickless Joanna Zhang McKenzie Ellery Kacey Mullen Emma Riddle

3rd grade- Honor Roll Rivano Affan Emma Fisher Christopher Liechti Rylee Satkoski Savannah Bailey Marly Gamil Ema Matsumoto Luke Schofield Abby Benedetto Kaleb Gentles Terry McConnell Logan Skelton Reagan Bernard Samantha Gibson Mea McCormack Caleb Smith Vaishnavi Bhat Devin Gonzalez Grace Moyer Madelyn Sneed Hayden Bonner Nathan Hacker Anthony Noe Sydney Strong Lewis Carter Sarim Hassan Riva Patel Maggie Sweet SophiaCenova Paige Hile Alexis Pitchford Ricky Tapia-Mendoza Kevin Chen Mason Horner Brianna Richter Logan Thompson Carley Clark Franklin Hou Duncan Riley Bryn Walker Ian Cockrell Amiyah James Samra Rizvi Nicole Walker Ryan Cole Jyllayne Kelley-Parmley Lauren Roop Olivia Williams Christopher Daniels Kameron Kocinski Caleb Rusk Gracey Yegerlehner Tyrece Denton Gabrielle Lantz

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4th grade-High Honor Roll Dennis Lee Indhu Meena Ramanathan

4th grade- Honor Roll William Amory Brady Harless Emily Lewandowski Cassidy Orth Matthew Awad Casey Harmeson Sylvia Lewis Sung Min Park Leina Baker Matt Hayden Tyler Mallard Lauren Roth Grant Barker Erin Hillman Spencer McGhee Bryce Sharp Harrison Bonner Connor Ice Abby Meredith Carson Strohm Faith Chou Amy Kim Moira Monson Alison Thrasher Cassy Erbeck Sam Kim Samantha Morales Christian Watson Will Fesler Braxton Lee Isabelle Narvias Jackson Williams Alexis Flager Abby Leonard Emily Olson Hannah Young

5th grade-High Honor Roll Rebecca Burnham Ben Diatta Dustin Riddle Abbey Wiggam

5th grade- Honor Roll Connor Alexander Rebecca Forbes McKenna Kolb Ryan Neukam David Bowman Mackenzie Gill Audrey Komisarcik Henry Nguyen Adam Brehm Ryan Graff Joel Kreider Hunter Page Olivia Buck Molly Hamoui Jenna Langen Kasandra Penzes Zach Burman Rachel Hardacker Sameer Leley Morgan Strohm Hunter Carnes Sommer Hofman Deborah Lui Jamie Strong Natalie Ciresi Chloe Keller Caitlin Miller Madelaine Withers Stevie Cupp

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You get a shout out for your ROARing behavior!

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You get a shout out for your ROARing behavior!

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You get a shout out for your ROARing behavior!

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10404 Orchard Park S. Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46280

Office/Attendance: 848-1918 Cafeteria 571-4075

Parent Link: 571-4039 Fax: 571-4043

On the Web: www.ccs.k12.in.us/ope/

Mr. Tim Phares PrincipalPrincipalPrincipalPrincipal

Mrs. Rhonda Turner Assistant PrincipalAssistant PrincipalAssistant PrincipalAssistant Principal

Mrs. Melissa McCullough Student Services CoordinatorStudent Services CoordinatorStudent Services CoordinatorStudent Services Coordinator

Mrs. Diane Riemenschnitter NurseNurseNurseNurse

PTO Board Erin Patterson

PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident

Bill Ahrbecker Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice President

Ann Bernard TreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurer

Mary Roth SecretarySecretarySecretarySecretary

Angie Sams Corresponding SecretaryCorresponding SecretaryCorresponding SecretaryCorresponding Secretary

Laura Komisarcik Past PresidentPast PresidentPast PresidentPast President

Heather Timmons Slate EditorSlate EditorSlate EditorSlate Editor

Mark Your Calendar Mar.23—Scholastic Book Fair begins

Mar.24—Choir Practice 7:25 am

Mar.25—Student Council Mtg 7:25 am

Mar.25—Family Storytelling Night 5:30 pm

Mar.25—Kindergarten Portfolio Night

5:30—7:00 pm

Mar.27—Media Center Author Visit

Cynthia Lord

Mar.27—Scholastic Book Fair ends

Mar.30-31—Body Safety Program

Kg, 2nd & 4th grades

Mar.31—Choir Practice 7:25 am

Apr. 3-10—SPRING BREAK—NO SCHOOL

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Orchard Park Elementary’s Annual

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Friday April 24, 2009

6:00-8:30 pm