The Orchard Hollow Limb

The
Orchard Hollow Limb
Mentor Public Schools
The Cornerstone of the Community
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Reach as high as you can, then reach higher!
Academic, Personal and Social Excellence
Dear Families,
A Message from the Principal
Orchard Hollow Elementary School
We have completed three of our five days of Ohio Achievement assessments for
third, fourth and fifth graders, and our students have certainly been working hard!
Many thanks to Mrs. Tracy Stanek for overseeing testing snacks for our students, and
also thanks to all of the other students and teachers for their attention to keeping a
quiet testing environment. This can often be difficult in an open-format school such
as Orchard Hollow. Our testing environment has been outstanding and I’m proud of
the awareness and courtesy of all of our students. We will complete that last two
assessments on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Beginning on Monday, our fifth graders will begin a series of visits to the Catalyst
classroom at Ridge for math with Ms. Vidmar. The Catalyst room at Ridge is a
spacious classroom that has been redesigned with many of the best features
available for blended learning. Features include: I-Pads for each student, mobile
work stations and furniture, comfortable seating options for students, multiple
writing surfaces, a double-touch Smartboard, and much more. This is an exciting
opportunity for learning for Ms. Vidmar and all of her students.
Please consider attending the Mentors Schools’ cyber-safety informational event for
all Mentor Schools’ parents and guardians on April 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the Memorial
Auditorium. Some of our administrators will be joined by officers from the Mentor
Police Department and representatives from Lake County Juvenile Court to talk
about an array of issues that can happen in our digital world and what parents and
guardians should know as we work together to keep children safe.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Regards,
Volume 10, Issue 14
04/25/14
Mrs. Karen Trunk
Field Day is Wed., May 21st.
Please be advised the May
13, 2014 Board of Education meeting will now be
held in Lecture Room A at
Mentor High School. The meeting
time remains the same at 7:00
p.m. Thank you.
Volunteers are Needed!
Full day, half day...whatever you can do!
Contact Angela Uber by May 9th at
[email protected] to sign up!
Dear Parents: Beginning Monday, April 28th, all lost and
found will be displayed in the Breezeway. If you find yourself at
school, please take a few moments to look through the many
items that have accumulated throughout the school year or please
remind your children to look through them. Anything remaining after
June 2nd will be donated.
www.mentorschools.net/orchard
8700 Hendricks Road
(440) 257-5955
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Principal: Karen Trunk
Secretaries: Moni Giebel
Karen Brown
Calendar
4/28
ASL Club 3:00
4/29
5th Grade Science OAA Test
Run Club 3:00
4/30
3rd & 4th Grade Math OAA Test
5/1
Run Club 3:00
5/5
Mrs. Konopinski’s class to Porter
Science Center
Student Council Skating Party at
United Skates 5:30
5/6
Mrs. Borcas’ and Mrs. Winton’s
classes to Porter Science Center
Run Club 3:00
5/7
Marco’s Pizza Night
…....more dates on page 2
Vision Statement IV: Provide a safe and secure
environment in which students can grow
academically and socially.
As part of our District Strategic Plan, Mentor Public
Schools seeks to ensure the safety of students and
staff in our buildings. As part of our district safety
plan, every building completes at least one “Lock
Down” drill each year. These unannounced drills, in
addition to the regularly scheduled fire and tornado
drills can be frightening for younger students as they
begin their school experience. Please take a few
moments to talk to your young child about safety and
security at school. The adults in the buildings take
their job of keeping students safe very seriously; as
always, if you have any questions please contact your
school principal.
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Calendar (continued from front page)
5/8
Run Club 3:00
PAWS Mileage Club
1 Mile:
5/9
5th Grade to Shore Middle School
Kaitlyn Manning, Brianna Manning
2 Miles:
5/13
Run Club 3:00
5th Grade Music Program 7:00
Owen Keller, Anthony Galiardi, Grace
Smelcer, Ava Myles, Jessica Bangerter,
Sarah Hustek
3 Miles:
Matthew McLaughlin
4 Miles:
Owen Kaufman, Emma Peterson, Alli Celek,
5/15
Bike to School Day
2nd Grade to Pioneer School
5/16
3rd Grade to Mentor Fire Safety Museum
Kathleen Lucas, Brooklyn Zupancic
5 Miles:
Alyssa Appell
6 Miles:
Maddie Menchaca, Taylor Bostelman
5/21
Field Day
23 Miles: Ruthie Gemmen
5/22
Wild by Design Assembly
28 Miles: Steven Rahija
5/23
5th Grade to Art Museum
30 Miles: Aaron Duricky
31 Miles:
Connor Zahn
5/27
Kindergarten to Lake Farmpark
32 Miles: Owen Kilpeck
5/30
End of Year Classroom Parties
Orchard Hollow Lake County Captains Night
Lake County Captains
Reading Program
6/2
Last Day of School
Forms can still be mailed in up to 2
weeks before the date of the game.
Important Dates for Parents of 5th Graders:
5/9 - 5th Graders visit to Shore Middle
5/13 - Music Program 7:00
5/23 - Field Trip to the Art Museum
5/30 - Pool Party @ Pinegate
6/2 - Clap-Out @ 2:40
Orchard Hollow Captains game night with
Fireworks is Friday, May 30th @ 6:30 pm.
Student Council Funday Fridays
May 2—Flip Flop Day
9/17 - 9/19 or 9/24 - 9/26
6th Grade Camp Dates (Fee is $90.00)
25 cents to participate
Please return your parent volunteer letter if you
are interested in being a camp chaperone.
Students Recognized for Citizenship
Week of
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
April 17
Lani Menchaca
Tyler Barberic
Joey Burger
Brenan Vernon
Ian Bateman
Cami Saunders
April 25
Melody Garrett
Liam Lloyd
Madison Braunstein
Angelina DiFranco
Sarah Hustek
Kelsey Daly
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Mentor Public Schools is hosting a cyber-safety informational event for all
Mentor Schools parents and guardians on April 30. Some of our
administrators will be joined by officers from the Mentor Police Department
and representatives from Lake County Juvenile Court to talk about an array
of issues that can happen in our digital world and what parents and guardians
should know as we work together to keep children safe. The informational
event is Wednesday, April 30 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the
Memorial Auditorium.
OLWEUS BULLYING SURVEY – During the weeks of May 12th and May 19th, the Mentor
Public Schools’ 3rd through 12th grade students will be invited to complete a bullying survey at
school. The survey has several purposes: to measure the amount of bullying taking place in our
schools; to compare the data to baseline survey results from 2010; to measure the effect of the
Olweus anti-bullying program in our schools; and to target needed changes and improvements in
preventing bullying behaviors in the schools. If you have any concerns or questions about the
survey, please contact your building principal. Thank you.
WILL YOUR CHILD ATTEND ORCHARD HOLLOW SCHOOL NEXT YEAR?
If your child will NOT attend Orchard Hollow next year, please fill out the information below and
return it to the Orchard Hollow office.
We will be moving, but will remain in the Mentor School District.
Our child/children will attend __________________________School.
We will be transferring our children to a private/parochial school:
We will be moving out of Mentor. Please provide new school information below.
Student’s Name(s) _____________________ ______________________ _____________________
Current Grade/Teacher_____________________ ______________________ ___________________
Parent’s Signature ____________________________________________________________________
NEW School Name _____________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
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OPEN ENROLLMENT MATRIX
Applications for Open Enrollment may be picked up at any of our school offices or at the Mentor Board of
Education and will be accepted from May 1 through May 15, 2014. Interested parents should complete one
application for each student and return it to the Student Services Office at the Mentor Board of Education,
6451 Center Street, during the enrollment period. Parents should only submit applications where a grade
level vacancy is indicated. It is important for parents to understand that making application for IntraDistrict Open Enrollment does not guarantee placement. Transportation to and from the new school
is the responsibility of the parent.
SCHOOL
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Bellflower
4
1
2
0
0
Brentmoor
0
1
4
0
1
Fairfax
0
0
1
0
0
Garfield
0
4
2
0
0
Hopkins
0
0
0
0
0
Lake
4
4
4
0
2
Orchard Hollow
4
4
0
0
0
Rice
2
0
4
3
1
Sterling Morton
1
2
4
4
0
Memorial:
6th grade - 2 seats available; 7th grade - 2 seats available; 8th grade - 2 seats available
Ridge:
6th grade - 2 seats available; 7th grade - 2 seats available; 8th grade - 2 seats available
Shore:
6th grade - 2 seats available; 7th grade - 2 seats available; 8th grade - 2 seats available
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PTA Happenings!
APRIL 25, 2014
PTA Calendar
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 1
Market Day Pickup 5:306:30pm
May 5-9
Teacher/Staff
Appreciation Week
Wednesday, May 21
Field Day
Thursday, May 22
Wild by Design Science
Assembly and All-day
Workshop
Thursday, May 29
Market Day Pickup 5:306:30pm
Friday, May 30
End of Year Homeroom
Parties 2:15pm
Membership forms,
Market Day schedule, and
other PTA information can
be accessed on our
website. Visit the school
website under the PTA
tab.
Don’t forget to turn in
Box Tops for
Education, Campbell’s
Labels for Education,
and Tyson Chicken
labels by May 30!
Reflections Winner at the
State Level!
Special recognition goes out to Angelina DiFranco. Her Reflections video
production “Believe in Yourself, Dream Big, Inspire Everyone”, not only placed
at the Orchard Hollow and at the Lake County PTA Reflections competitions,
but has now received an Ohio PTA Award of Merit. Nice job, Angelina,
representing Lake County as well as Orchard Hollow!
Don’t forget to help us thank the Orchard Hollow teachers and staff for
everything they do for our children! You may donate raffle items, cash, or
goodies for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, which is May 5-9.
Send donations to the office or contact Heidi Morrison at
[email protected].
Field Day is Wednesday, May 21. To volunteer on that day for the morning
shift, afternoon shift, or all day, contact Angela Uber at
[email protected]. All-day volunteers will be treated to a pizza lunch.
Due to the large number of volunteers, we are unable to accept requests for
certain stations.
Don’t forget the rescheduled Wild by Design Science Assembly and AllDay Workshop on Thursday, May 22. Pam DiFranco has resent the volunteer
list. Please let her know if you are scheduled to help on that day, but cannot
make it.
Finally, thanks to Tracy Stanek for preparing snacks for the students taking
Achievement Tests this week and next week. Michelle Kaplan assisted.
Dear Parents,
We will be using the convenient services of SchoolKidz, Inc. and their Teacher
Tailored® back-to-school supply kit program. Why fight long lines trying to find
every single requested item on your child’s supply list? Let us do the shopping for
you!
SchoolKidz, Inc. offers brand name items, chosen by the teachers and is exactly
what is on your child’s supply list. Names such as Crayola®, Fiskars® and Elmers®,
and their own brand Teacher’sBest™. Best of all, the entire package comes in a
reusable personalized kit.
This program will save you time, making “back-to-school time” less hectic and
more enjoyable for both students and parents. We believe you will find the pricing
to be very reasonable. All kits will be delivered to the school and we will let you
know the exact date for pick up. Order forms will be available soon.
If you have any questions, please contact Renee Kloski at [email protected]
Orchard Hollow Elementary School
2014 Pre-packaged Supply Kits