On March 27th and 28th, our junior and intermediate stu-dents WOW’d audiences with Willy Wonka Jr. Their per-formances were flawless and all 75 students involved should be very proud of themselves! A thank you to all of the family and friends that came out to the show. Your support also contributed to the success of the show. Thank you to the staff who dedicated hours of their time to ensure every aspect of the musical was per-fect (Mr. Arseneau (Director), Mrs. Glauser & Ms Robinson (Music), Mr. Arseneau & Mr. Mabee (Set), Ms Priest, Mrs. Vanderwater, Mme Harris, Ms Pegg (Costumes), Mrs. Vigna (Props & Stage Manager), Mrs. Wright & Mrs. Wilsher(Oompa Loompas). Thank you to the students who worked on this musical on stage or behind the scenes. Your com-mitment to this project was second to none! Thank you to all of those who volunteered

their time to help us with the

musical. Thank you to our School Council for hosting the closing night reception and their support with the musical and to St. Andrew’s Church

for opening their facility to us.

Cast - Morgan H. (Willy Wonka), Brianna Y. (Charlie Bucket), Ethan A. (Grandpa Joe), Bailey S. (Mr. Bucket), Jayna R. (Mrs. Bucket), Juliet K. (Grandma Josephine), Amanda H. (Grandma Georgina), Wil-liam W. (Grandpa George), Jacob N. (Phineous Trout), Trinity K. (James), Samantha P. (Matilda), Samantha Arseneau (Candy Man), Jacob T. (Augustus Gloop), Mackenzie T. (Mrs. Gloop), Grace C. (Mike Teavee), Ally T. (Ms. Teavee), Micah V. (Violet Beauregarde), Eryn J. (Mrs. Beauregarde), Sarah M. (Veruca Salt), Myles I. (Mr. Salt), Alyssa S., Robert N., Ava C., Samantha P. (Chorus of

Cooks)

Oompa Loompas - Brianna B., Dakota B., Deanna B., Vic-

toria B., Emma B., Zachary B., Keara B., Macey B., Dee B., Alanna B., Ava C., Cassandra D., Sarina E., Tasha F., Sydney F., Emma F., Lauren F., Cassie F., Christina G., Austin G., Paige K., Nathalie L., Abby M., Robert N., Maya P., Luke P., Trinity R., Ashley R., Devin S., Cole S., Grace T., Kaitlin T., Jacey T., Mariah V., Brenna W.,

Rebekah W., Michael Y.

Backstage Crew - Lauren B., Lauren C., Damla E., Cristina L., Ashley M., Jacob R., Alexis

S., Logan T., Ashleen W.

Sound, Lights & Music - Jack B., Cameron C., Billy M.,

Caleb R., Sinan Y.

Make-up & Wardrobe -

Allie K., Jessica M.

Set-Design - Samantha A., Eryn J., Mackenzie T., Kaitlin

T., Michah V.

WILLY WONKA is a HIT!!!

Thank you to the staff for all of your hard work! (abs. Mrs. Pegg)

PANTHER PAW

APRIL 2014

DATES TO

REMEMBER:

April 11 - Hot

Dog Order Forms

Due

April 16 - Grad

Re-take Pictures

April 18 - Good

Friday (no school)

April 21 - Easter

Monday (no

school)

April 22 - Earth

Day

April 22 - Hot

Dog Day

April 22 - School

Council Meeting

April 27 - EFN

Road Race

April 30 - Grade

1 Poetry Cafe

ORCHARD

PARK PUBLIC

SCHOOL

Congratulations to our families who

won the “Best Seats in the House”!

We raised $500 towards the musical.

Congratulations to our students for putting on an AMAZING show!!!

Check out our website for more Willy Wonka Pictures!!

A New Focus in Math

In today's rapidly changing world school's need to respond to these changes

and provide meaningful mathematics for all students so that each is prepared

for the modern day workplace and everyday life.

To be successful in today’s technological world, students must be able to proc-

ess and interpret data, communicate their understanding with others and be

able to apply mathematical reasoning. To achieve this, the focus in math classes

has shifted to:

a greater emphasis on problem solving and less on number facts and proce-

dural skills.

students actively engaged in constructing their own understanding from

generally teacher-directed instruction.

student collaboration and sharing of ideas from mostly independent learn-

ing.

a greater integration of computer and handheld technology to investigate

new ideas and develop deeper conceptual understanding.

assessing student understanding by means of observations and conversa-

tions as well as student generated products.

student self-assessment and planning of next steps for personal growth.

an emphasis on the processes associated with learning mathematics, such as

analyzing, making conclusions and exploring alternative solution strategies

rather than an emphasis solely on the final answer.

As a parent, talk to your child's math teacher to find out ways to support your

child's learning and foster the importance of a sound mathematical foundation

to ensure success in the 21st century.

On Friday, March 28th our students were sporting their brand new t-shirts and sweatshirts with our new school logo. If you missed the or-der we will have some shirts in vari-ous sizes available on a first come first serve basis and we will do an-

other sale in the fall.

SECRETARY’S DAY We hope you will join us on April 23rd as we take time during the day to thank Mrs. Mannella for every-thing she does for us

each and every day.

SPIRIT WEAR

3691 Dorchester Rd., Niagara Falls L2J 3A6

905-354-3916 opk@dsbn.org

S. Mannella - Secretary H. Nunnenmacher - Principal J. Roberto - Superintendent K. Maves - Trustee

http://orchardpark.dsbn.org

HOLD THE DATES!!! Please do not schedule appointments or vacation plans during Monday, May 26th to Friday, June 6th as these are the dates for stu-dents in Grades 3 and 6 to write EQAO.

DIB AND DOB AND THE JOURNEYHOME!!!!

April 2 2014 I went to the gym and there was a big tree with 6 branches then there was 2 people geared with camping gear they were the Carousel Players! Doing their DIB DOB play. It was such a good show. They fought alot and there was a big monster 20 minutes into the show! There was a person in the tree doing all of the props and there was an-other person doing all of the music. It was so much fun. I think it was the best show at OP.

By Nathan T. Grade 3

Dib and Dob

On April 2 2014 the Carousel Players came to our school and presented a play. It was called Dib and Dob. I really liked the play. It had monsters, two brothers and some nice looking puppets. The story was based on two brothers who did not get along so well. They would al-ways be able to reach deep down and love each other. Just like the time Dob was being bossed around by Dib but his brother Dob still saved Dib because he loved him from the bottom of his heart.

By Joshua H. Grade 3

All students of our students have access to Dreambox online software. While staff are making every effort to provide opportunities to use

this software in our computer lab, our data tell us that at-home use has fallen. We would like to see an in-crease in at-home use, and you can help us! Par-ents/students should log onto https://play.dreambox.com/login/42cv/orchardpp Once logged in, students know their individual pass-words to play. Dreambox collects all kinds of data and responds to each student's individual needs by adjust-ing the math lesson to the student's ability. This is a very valuable resource that all of our students have access to. Please encourage your child to log in at least two times per week for about 25 minutes. Con-sider it on-going homework along with reading every night for about 20 minutes!