Dates to

Remember:

Nov. 2 - Little Caesar’s

Pizza Kit Fundraiser Ends

Nov. 4 - PIC Conference

Nov. 5 - Paul Davis Presen-

tations

Nov. 11 - Remembrance

Day Assembly

Nov. 12 - Little Caesar’s

Pizza Kits Delivered

Nov. 13 - P.A. Day

Nov. 16 - Niagara Ice

Dogs Assembly

Nov. 20 - Pink Shirt Day

Nov. 20 - School Heros

Unite Presentation Gr 1-8

Nov. 23 - Grade 8 Immuni-

zation

Nov. 26 - High School

Visits to Grade 8s

Nov. 26 - Family Night at

the Niagara Ice Dogs Game

Stay up-to-date

on our website!!

orchardpark.dsbn.org

November 2015

ate a new login and

password.

5. Read Terms of Use and

Privacy Policy.

6. Click “Submit”.

Log into your home account

after set up:

1. Go to

http://play.dreambox.com

2. Enter your email address

and password.

3. To see student progress,

click the “Parent Dashboard”

button.

If you have any questions,

please contact DreamBox

Client Care by calling them at

1-877-451-7845 (weekdays

7a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time)

or email

support@dreambox.com

At Orchard Park our students

have access to an online math

program called Dreambox.

This program helps all stu-

dents achieve better, faster

math profiency.

Your child can access Dream-

box Learning from any com-

puter 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. Simply visit the

school’s website at

orchardpark.dsbn.org and

click on the link to “Dreambox

Website”.

Dreambox is an online pro-

gram - there’s no software to

download! All you need is a

high-speed Internet Connec-

tion and Adobe Flash. Adobe

Flash is free and is included

with many Internet browers.

To access DreamBox on an

iPad, go to

www.dreambox.com/ipad or

search for “DreamBox Math”

in the App Store. When

prompted in the app, use this

School Code:

42cv/orchardapp

Review your child’s aca-

demic progress with a

DreamBox Parent Account.

Please follow these steps to

create your free Parent Ac-

count:

1. Go to the Dreambox

Website.

2. Have you child login to

their profile just as they

would at school.

3. Click Setup Parent Access

at the bottom of the

page.

4. Follow instructions to cre-

DREAMBOX

3691 Dorchester Rd.,

Niagara Falls, ON

905-354-3916

Principal -

H. Nunnenmacher

Secretary -

S. Mannella

ORCHARD PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF DREAMBOX LEARNING Time on DreamBox - Your child should spend at least 60-90 minutes a week and complete at

least 5-8 lessons. This amount ensures that DreamBox can accurately track your child’s learning

path. This does not have to be in a single session. However, a minimum of 20 minutes per session

helps ensure your child has sufficient time to finish a lesson in a single session.

Stay on Task - To make sure your child’s progress is swift and accurate, keep them focused on

any recommended lessons. This with be either flashing yellow lessons in the Adventure Park (in the

Primary Environment, grades K-2) or any lesson available on the My Lessons page (in the Interme-

diate and Middle School Environment, grades 3 and higher).

Complete Every Lesson They Start - Dreambox needs the completed information from recom-

mended lessons to help pick the next best lesson for your child. If you child doesn’t complete the

lesson, either by exiting or by closing the browser, Dreambox cannot make these choices. Your

child then has to redo the lesson they didn’t finish again from the beginning. So to reduce frustra-

tion, have them complete all lessons they begin.

Mistakes are OK - Your child should not shy away from incorrect answers. These wrong answers

actually help DreamBox find the best lesson for them to help build their strengths.

November 2015 Page 2

SAFETY PRESENTATION

Job Action Update

This fall, Orchard Park students learned about one of the funda-

mental rights they have as Canadian citizens: the right to vote.

With the Federal Election approaching rapidly, students in

Grades 4-8 took part in a variety of activities to better under-

stand the party leaders and their platforms to help them make an

informed decision on who they would vote for. These activities

turned into interesting discussions at school, and for many students,

at home as well. On October 16, students then took part in a

mock election set up just like a real voting station, complete with

voting screens and official ballot boxes. Mrs. Lane’s Grade 4/5

class took on important roles such as Scrutineers, Deputy Returning

Officers and Ballot Counters for the election. After the voting

concluded and the ballots were tallied, the results showed us just

how tight a race it had been. The results were as follows: Rob

Nicholson (Conservative) - 42 votes, Carolynn Iaononni (NDP) - 39

votes, Ron Planche (Liberal) - 33 votes, Steven Soos (Green) - 16

votes, and 2 spoiled ballots. Our results were phoned into Student

Vote headquarters, then released on television alongside our rid-

ing results on Monday, October 19. We hope this activity will turn

Orchard Park students into lifelong voters!

As you are likely aware, the Ontario Government has been

in negotiations with the Elementary Teachers Federation of

Ontario (ETFO) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees

(CUPE). ETFO and CUPE are engaged in job action that

restricts some of their administrative tasks.

It is for this reason that elementary schools must postpone

student Progress Reports which are normally scheduled for

distribution in November.

Additionally, ETFO announced the withdrawal of extracur-

ricular activities starting October 28th. All elementary

sports, clubs and after school activities in the DSBN will be

postponed at this time.

The District School Board of Niagara respects and values all

the efforts that our unionized staff make to help students

achieve success every day. The DSBN is continuing local

negotiations in good faith. We remain hopeful that an

agreement will be reached soon.

November 16 to 20 is Bullying Awareness Week. On Friday, Novem-

ber 20 staff and students will be receiving their OP Pink Shirts. A BIG

thank you to our School Council for purchasing the pink shirts for the stu-

dents. Thank you to those families that sent in the $2 towards the cost

of the shirt (if you haven’t sent that in yet you can still send it in).

CROSS COUNTRY Despite a quick tryout, Or-

chard Park fielded a very

competitive cross country

team this year. During the

Area meets, the following

students won ribbons for

finishing in the top 10 racers

for Niagara Falls: Danielle

S., Kaydence K., Piper H.

and Cooper H. Ten of our

runners qualified and went

on to compete in the District

meet on October 15th. Our

top finishers were: Piper H.

(12th), Kaydence K. (23rd),

Danielle S. (36th) and Lucas

R. (40th). Congratulations to

our hard-working cross coun-

try team on a successful sea-

son! Thank you for your

dedication and hard work!

Team members were

(members with a * beside

their name qualified for the

District meet): Shawn G.,

Bridger H-M., Rachel C.,

Deniz D., Alex H.*, Piper H.*,

Quinn S., Caleb L.*, Adam

K., Cole B., Nate H., Kay-

dence K.*, Danielle S.*,

Maddy B., Damion M., Jalen

H., Jacob R., Emma S., Cole

W., Jase B.*, Cooper H.*,

Vlade K., Leah S., Dylan H.,

Gage W., Cole E., Isaac P.*,

Isaac M.*, Lucas R.*

Special thanks to Ms Lane

for coaching such a successful

team!

By Isabel H. Grade 3 - On Thursday, October 22nd, the Primary

students saw a Safety Presentation. We learned about road

safety when you cross the road stop what you’re doing and obey

the crossing guard. Stay 2 or 3 big steps away from the road.

The people who taught us were crossing guards.

By Rachel C. Grade 3 - On Thursday, October 22nd the Primary

students saw a Safety Presentation. In the Safety Presentation we

learned about stuff we should do like stay 2 to 3 steps away from

the road and stop using bikes, skateboards and take our ear

buds. The people that did the presentation work for the city.

By Maguire S. Grade 3 - On Thursday, October 22nd, the Pri-

mary Students saw a Safety Presentation. I

learned that when you get to road you have

to take 1 or 2 steps back and there were 2

crossing guards there.

STUDENT VOTE

On Wednesday, November 11th we will

have our Remembrance Day Assembly at

10:45 (break will begin at 10:00). We

will be collecting donations for poppies

that morning. This service will

recognize and express our appreciation

to those who served and paid the

supreme sacrifice in all world conflicts.

Parents are welcome to

attend. Thank you to Ms

Bigford and Ms Prodger for

organizing this assembly.