WE NEED YOU!!

ORCHARD PARK ELEMENTARY
PTO CHATTER
February 2013
FAMILY FUN DAY SUCCESS DEPENDS ON VOLUNTEERS
SAVE THE DATE
Here’s your chance to jump in and see for yourself how vital YOU are to our school. Family
Fun Day is our largest and most profitable fundraiser. Annually we raise over $5,000 at this
one event. We rely on the funds from this day to provide items and experiences to EVERY
student at OP throughout the school year. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE SUCCESS IS
VOLUNTEER TEAMWORK. To pull off the fun, we need the missing ingredient: YOU!
February 26
OP Skate Party
Kettering Skateworld
4-6:00pm
Please, (and we aren’t too proud to beg) consider signing up for a shift. You don’t need experience, you don’t need to volunteer for the entire event, but we DO
NEED HELP! Just a few hours on March 2nd. Time is getting short and
the list for volunteers has LOTS of openings. When all is said and done,
it takes over 140 volunteers to create a successful Family Fun Day.
March 2
FAMILY FUN DAY!!
10:00am-3pm
OP School
If we do not obtain the required number of volunteers needed,
booths will be eliminated. Please help us ensure that your favorite
game or booth is available this year for all to enjoy! Shifts are not an all
day commitment so you will still have plenty of time to enjoy the event
with your child(ren).
March 5
Thank you for your serious consideration!
All volunteers are entered (1x per shift) into a drawing for $25 to Awesome Yogurt!
Elementary PTO
To sign up, call Laurie Voight at: 298-0264, or check out the sign up board in the lobby
of school between now and February 27th.
PTO Meeting
OP cafeteria
6:00pm
Orchard Park
WE
NEED
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FAMILY FUN DAY GRADE BASKETS
Every year raffle baskets are prepared by each grade for the Silent Auction at Family Fun Day. These baskets follow a theme and typically earn a total of $400 - $500. It is any easy way for everyone to contribute a little something to have a big impact. The wonderful parents listed below are coordinating the baskets and have reported
that participation has been a little slow. You can donate items related to your grade's theme or just contribute a
few dollars towards purchasing items. It doesn't need to be much -- just $2-$3 can make a big difference. Here is
a reminder about what themes are for each grade. If you have any questions please contact
the parent coordinating your child's basket.
PTO Board Members
Kindergarten—Disney Lori Ernest, Tava Reese, Nicole Mastro, & Amanda Spirk
2012-2013
1st grade—Arts & Crafts Heidi Coppock, Tracy Ross, Jennifer Hoffman
Sharon Freeze, President
2nd grade—Legos Shannon Trick
Shannon Trick, Vice President
3rd grade—OSU Laurie Voigt
Christina Ferguson, Treasurer
4th grade —Family Fun Michele Hughes
Amy Tschirhart, Recording Sec.
5th grade—Firebirds Terese Wimer and Jennifer Youngblood
Naomi Fogel, Corresponding Sec.
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SILENT AUCTION AND DOOR PRIZES
Be sure to visit the Science room (located in the 4th/5th grade hallway, just past the gym) to make
bids on our silent auction items. Terese Wimer has been hard at work seeking out and collecting donations from local businesses for our silent auction. Below is a sneak peek of a few of the area businesses who graciously made donations for us to bid on.
Angela Walhay could still use items for door prizes such as unused or new items you might have
around your house. Perhaps that gift from Cousin Bob that you feel bad about re-gifting could be
donated. We could use anything from candles to games, tote bags to toys.
Entertrainment Junction
Asian Arts Center
BD Mongolian Grill
Reds Baseball
K 12 Art Gallery
C’est Tout
Kings Island
Thirty One Bags
El Toro
Rave Movie Theater
Victoria Theater
Elsa’s
Deck the Walls
Carillon Park
Skyline
Bead Stash
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Ritters
Keurig Coffee
Young's Dairy
Skateworld of Kettering
Wiley’s Comedy Club
Fairmont Athletic Department
Kids Are Tops
Country Inn & Suites
Cincinnati Zoo
Bounce U
One Love Skate Shop
Dayton Dragons
YMCA South
Mac Depot
FAMILY FUN DAY INCLUDES GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND FOOD FOR EVERYONE!
Tell your friends! Bring your extended family! Remind your neighbors! FAMILY FUN DAY AT ORCHARD PARK IS COMING! We’ve got something for everyone. In addition to the games listed below, we
will have laser tag, candy art, face painting, a bounce house, cotton candy with Mr. Timpone and a visit
from the Kettering Police and Fire Departments. While you are racing from game to game and activity to
activity you’ll work up and appetite, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! We’ll serve up some of your
favorites again this year! You can even save some valuable game play time by planning ahead...we’ve listed
food items below to help you! Oh, and for your sweet tooth—don’t forget to visit the bake sale!!
Games
Bounce House
Peanut Panic
Alley Oops
Basketball
Chuck a Luck
Duck Pond
Fish Pond
Lollipop Tree
Pick a Pencil
Picture Play
Plinko
Start your Engine
Surprise Wall
Tic Tac Toe
Lucky 7
Toilet Toss
Food
Hot Dogs
Pizza
Pulled Pork
Nachos
Soft Pretzel
Chips
Soda
March 2, 10AM – 3PM SEE YOU THERE!
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BOX TOPS WINNERS AND UPDATE!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Gallaghers 4th graders!
These first time Star Trophy winners are the first of the
upper grades to host the trophy in their hallway! GREAT
JOB 4TH GRADERS!!
Check out the Meijers BoxTop current promotion.
Next Turn in Date: February 28
FAMILY DINNER WAS A SUCCESS!
We hope all who attended our family dinner enjoyed
themselves! Feedback was overwhelmingly positive
and many commented on the fun atmosphere created
while our friends and family were playing bingo.
The desserts were delicious!! CONGRATULATIONS
to 2nd grader Jeremiah Momsem! Jeremiah won the
student dessert competition with his yummy cookie
pizza! Thanks for participating and helping keep the school
spirit strong Jeremiah!
VOLUNTEER CORNER
We have quite a list of folks who generously gave their time for a few hours to assist families
coming to OP to register for Kindergarten. We thank you and we are sure Mrs. Toops and
the teachers and staff appreciate your assistance! Thanks to each of you ladies!!
Allison Mobley, Nicole Mastro, Deanna Baldwin, Nicole Mastro, Lori Ernest, Kerri
Cela, Sharon Freeze, Shannon Trick, Jennifer Hoffmann, Mary Jean Keeler, Joanne Schroll, Terese Wimer, Laurie Voigt, Andrea Kannedy, Jenny Otto, Jennifer
Karolak and Angela Walhay
We were lucky to have Sharon Freeze, Shannon Trick, Heidi Coppock, Scott Bushbaum, Naomi Fogel, Jennifer Karolak and Jami Summers to coordinate and execute our Family Dinner this year. Thank you all for
making the dinner, dessert contest and bingo so much fun!!
Five Ways YOU can help with Family Fun Day
1. donate an item or a few dollars for your child's classroom basket
2. volunteer to work at Family Fun Day
3. donate a baked good for the bake sale
4. sell raffle tickets to your friends and family
5. ask a business that you know if they would like to donate something
for the silent auction
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FAMILY FEEDBACK
What part of Family Fun Day attracts your family to attend the event each year? What part could you
live without?
We would like to give every family the opportunity to freely (and anonymously) share their input on topics. Responses will not be
published, but used as a discussion tool for the board members. So, this month, please take a moment to share your opinion. Just
jot down your thoughts, clip out this form and send it in marked PTO. Only include your name if you would like a personal response.
STUDENT QUESTION OF THE MONTH RESPONSES
Oops! Noah Summers submitted a response that was overlooked at the time of printing last month so we want
to share his answer with everyone now! Thanks for participating Noah!
“If animals could talk, what animal would you talk to? What question would you like to ask it?
A giraffe. Do you like leaves? —Noah Summers, Gr. K
We’re excited to share the responses from the January question of the month, “If you could change one rule
that your family has, what would it be?
“Go to bed at 9:00.” —Mia Gabriel, Gr. 3
“Jump on the couch.” —Anonymous
“Not having to go to bed so early.” —Rae-Anne Gannon, Gr. K
“The one rule I would like to change is that I can do whatever I want.”—Taylor Wells, Gr. 4
“Some times I want to wear different clothes that I pick out.” —Makenzie Thomas, Gr. K
“A later bedtime.” —Hannah Adams, Gr. 3
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STUDENT QUESTION OF THE MONTH
What is the nicest Random act of kindness
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