Maple Leaflet
May 17, 2019
A Message from the Principal
Greetings,
Have you heard the exciting news about the future of Maple?! We are getting a renovation and will be much bigger. While there are things I will miss about being a small school, I am beyond excited about what this renovation will mean for our students.
Here is some additional information from ACSC:
Over the past several months, the School Board has heard presentations about significant needs in several school buildings. The Board has also reviewed the recent Demographic Study, which indicates we can address elementary enrollment growth with modifications to our existing buildings, rather than building a new school. The oldest campuses, White Oak Elementary, Maple Elementary, and Avon Middle School South clearly need the most attention, but tax caps have limited our ability to keep up with needs. In addition to aging buildings, the Board and Administration are working to determine how to provide equitable educational experiences for all of our K-4 students in our elementary schools, whether large or small. It is also important to our community that these needs be accomplished without increasing taxes.
Presentations at Board meetings on April 23 and May 6 led to discussion about renovating and increasing the size of Maple Elementary to the size of River Birch and Cedar, our two largest elementary schools. White Oak would become a centralized preschool. All changes to both buildings would occur in time for the 2021 – 2022 school year. It was important, once the discussion was made public, that administration meet, educate, and reassure our staff in the two potentially affected buildings and to find ways to make parents and others aware of these discussions. Naturally, some boundary adjustments at the K-4 levels at all schools would be necessary to adjust enrollment in each elementary school for 2021-22. While there was a time in Avon’s past that redistricting occurred quite frequently to keep up with enormous growth, we have not redistricted/changed boundaries at the K-4 level since 2010 when River Birch Elementary was built. That means that the last group of students affected by redistricting are now current high school students. We are excited to provide equity in K-4 programming and improve facilities with no impact to taxpayers.
The Board will hold another comprehensive public meeting on Tuesday, May 28th at 6pm at the Administration Center to further discuss these plans. The meeting will be livestreamed (see www.avon-schools.org) and recorded for later viewing. We hope you’ll plan to join us either online or in person. After the presentation, patrons and staff will be invited to submit questions via a link provided on our website. This input will assist us as we prepare an FAQ (frequently asked questions) document.
I hope all of you have a fantastic weekend!
Sincerely,
Nikki Harrison
Counselor's Corner
As the year is coming quickly to a close, it seems a good time to look to the future. Many of our students will be taking a huge step in the fall, moving on to intermediate school. The following are some tips to make that transition easier:
- Buy a combination lock this summer and give your child time to practice on it.
- Take advantage of the AIS open houses to get the “lay of the land” and help your child feel comfortable there.
- Remember: the smaller the backpack, the easier it will be for your child to stay organized and avoid carrying too much weight around.
I would like to congratulate the following students who will be our peer mediators for 2019-2020: Sukhman Singh, Hargun Gill, Ledya Tilahun, Kenyon Calloway, Willow Harvey, Abigail Theising, Sam Rose, Zoey Flory, Porter Key, Emily Johnson, Orianna Gentry and Braylah Waterman.
Laura Samide, School Counselor
317-544-6400 Ext. 6420
Please be sure to submit the "Intent to Return" form!
All A’s Ceremony is June 17th
On Monday, June 17th, the ACSC School Board of Trustees will host its Annual All A’s Ceremony. Students are to arrive at Avon High School’s HRH Auditorium according to the following schedule:
Ø Last names beginning with Z through M will be recognized at 6 p.m.
Ø Last names beginning with L through A will be recognized at 7:15 p.m.
An invitation will be mailed out soon.
Friendly Reminder
We still need Field Day Volunteers! Let us know if you're interested!
Officer Rukes checking out the chicks
First Grade hatched some chicks
The chicks are enjoying being outside
Upcoming Events
May 20: Kindergarten Popsicles with Pop
May 21: Student Council Meeting: 7:45
May 24: Field Day & Box Car Races
May 24: Orange Leaf Spirit Day
May 27: Memorial Day; NO SCHOOL
May 29: 4th Grade Farewell Party
May 30: End of Year Awards Day; 1:00