The Mustang Chronicle!
November 1, 2020
Join us in our Commitment to our Maple Mustangs!
A Note from Principal Lewis
Welcome to the beautiful month of November!
It is an exciting month for us, as we are able to welcome our Maple students back to campus in cohorts. Please refer to the separate newsletter dedicated to the reopening of school!
Have a great week!
Principal Lewis
Collecting pictures of Veterans from our Maple families!
Please send pictures to plewis@conejousd.org, and include:
- Name of Maple Family/Student
- Name of Veteran/current family member serving
- Branch of Military
- Rank
- Any other important information you want to share.
Thank you for helping us celebrate Veteran's Day!
Monday, November 2, 2020: The Square 1 Artwork has been extended until today!
The Square 1 Art fundraiser as been extended until today. It's not too late to have your child create art, which can become a keepsakes or gifts featuring your child's art! Every order profits your school.
Your 4 Simple Steps:
1. Your child creates art. Art Creation instructions and art/order deadlines will be provided by your Square 1 Art coordinator.
2. Take a photo of your child's art with your phone or tablet.
3. Upload the art online at square1art.com/shop/upload
4. You may then begin to shop for keepsakes
Together, we can help support the school, and create keepsake memories of your child's art to enjoy for years!
November 2-15: This Year’s Book Fair is Going Online—Join the Fun!
This year, the Maple Book Fair is going virtual November 2-15!
This is a perfect chance to add to student’s personal book collection or include grandparents and extended family members in purchasing book for their own homes.
Shipping is free on all book orders and items will arrive in time for holiday gift giving. A wide range of graphic novel, chapter books and picture can safely be ordered from home.
All proceeds will benefit the Maple Elementary School library.
Click on this link to shop the Book Fair now! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mapleelementaryschool4
Tuesday, November 3, 2020: DANCING WITH OUR FUTURE STARS!
The link will be the same every week. This is an optional event for students to enjoy!
PM COHORT
8:30am TK-2nd
9:00am 3rd-5th
AM COHORT
12:30pm TK-2nd
1:00pm 3rd-5th
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5944156137?pwd=eVJFSzBLNkkyYmoxQ1huUWNZT0Ewdz09
Zoom Meeting ID :
594 415 6137
Password: DWOFS
Your instructors will be Ida & Gerry for AM & PM classes.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL DANCE CLASS!
Wednesday, November 4, 2020: English Language Advisory Committee ( E.L.A.C.) @ 7 pm
Our Maple ELAC Parents will attend the Adelante Parent Meeting tonight at 7 pm, as a Maple E.L.A.C. Team. The topic is: The Road to College!
Wednesday, November 4, 2020: PE with Ms. King!
Thursday, November 5, 2020: S.T.E.A.M.(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) Enrichment Activity with Ms. King!
Thursday, November 5, 2020, from 4 pm-6 pm: School Site Council will begin working on our School Plan for Student Achievement!
If you cannot join us this week, we will have weekly meeting for the next 4 weeks.
Topic: School Site Council SPSA Planning Meeting #1
Time: Nov 5, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://conejousd-org.zoom.us/j/81361911411?pwd=M002RjFxZlpaS29RNklzYnhNSDdZQT09
Meeting ID: 813 6191 1411
Passcode: 895052
Friday, November 6, 2020: Gifted and Talented (G.A.T.E.) Lunch Bunch for 3rd -5th graders!
Friday, November 6, 2020 ENRICHMENT: Don't miss our Scavenger Hunt with Holly King!
Friday, November 6, 2020: Our Mustang Kids Newsletter is published!
Monday, November 9,2020: Welcome back, TK-2 students!
Cohort A: 8:30-11:00 AM On campus for core instruction
Cohort A: 12:30-3:00 PM At home during reinforcement time
Cohort B: 8:30-11:00 AM At home during reinforcement time
Cohort B: 12:30-3:00 PM On campus for core instruction
Thursday, November 12, 2020: Welcome back, 3rd-5th grade students!
Cohort A: 8:30-11:00 AM On campus for core instruction
Cohort A: 12:30-3:00 PM At home during reinforcement time
Cohort B: 8:30-11:00 AM At home during reinforcement time
Cohort B: 12:30-3:00 PM On campus for core instruction
Friday, December 4, 2020: Make Up Picture Day
4 pm - 5 pm Students in Andrews, Clark, Sharpe, and Ramer
5 pm - 7 pm Open to all students
Upcoming Holidays!
November 11: No School - Veterans Day
November 23-27: No School - Fall Break
December 21-January 3: No School - Winter Break
January 18: No School - Martin Luther King Day
February 12: No School - Lincoln's Birthday
February 15: No School - Washington's Birthday
March 15: No School - Staff Development
April 2-12: No School - Spring Break
May 28: No School
May 31: No School- Memorial Day
June 10: Last Day of School
2020-2021 Conejo Valley Unified School District(C.V.U.S.D.) Dates for Materials Distribution
November 9 -13, 2020
December 14 -18, 2020
January 11 -15, 2021
February 8 -11, 2021
March 8 -12, 2021
April 19 -21, 2021
May 10 -14, 2021
School Site Council (S.S.C.)
Parent Faculty Association (P.F.A.)
English Leaner Advisory Committee (E.L.A.C.)
Special Education District(Site) Advisory Committee(S.E.D.A.C.)
Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E)
All are welcome here!
PFA News!
Hello Maple Families,
We look forward to our students from the Blended School Model returning to classrooms at Maple Elementary during the week of November 9th! We are still looking for Room Parent Volunteers for several of our Grades/Cohorts. This volunteer position is for the 2020/2021 school year (please disregard the date/time listed on the sign up genius). The position will include assisting the teacher with communications to other families within your cohort, possibly helping to organize different class events/activities, and otherwise partnering with the teacher to ensure a successful and enjoyable year for our students, whether they are in the Remote or Blended learning model. Please consider volunteering your time by clicking on the below Sign Up Genius link and adding your name (if your child's cohort doesn't already have a Room Parent assigned). If you would like more information or have any questions, please email Sarah Kahlil at: khalilgerner@gmail.com.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA9AE2BA6FB6-room
Thank you!
Maple PFA
PFA Monthly Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month, from 6 pm-8 pm!
General Meeting Dates (4th Tuesday of the Month Unless Noted*)
November 17th*
December - No Meeting
January 26th
February 23rd
March 23rd
April 27th
May 25th (Election of New Board)
Join Reoccurring Zoom Meeting
https://lausd.zoom.us/j/91483883834?pwd=bWV1eEFCVkpmUnBWeE5nVDhaVStDdz09
Meeting ID: 914 8388 3834
Passcode: 621178
Contact us at maplepfa@gmail.com
Website: http://maplepfa.weebly.com/
Follow on Facebook at Maple Elementary PFA
Twitter: @MaplePFA
School Site Council Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month, from 3:30 pm -4:30 pm!
Wednesday, December 16 ( December 23 is a holiday week.)
Wednesday, January 27
Wednesday, February 24
Wednesday, March 31
Wednesday, April 28
Wednesday, May 26
Meetings to Draft our School Plan for Student Achievement from 4 pm-6 pm:
Thursday, November 12
Thursday, November 19
Thursday, December 3
Thursday, December 10
GATE News!
News from our Library!
Looking for something new to read? Interested in the latest Dog Man or Rick Riordan Book? No worries! The Maple library will be hosting a Scholastic Virtual Book Fair on November 1-15. All purchases will be made and paid for online. Orders will be delivered in time for holiday gift giving. During the Book Fair, a link will be made available so that Maple Mustangs can view and read summaries of the books for sale. Proceeds benefit the Maple Library.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/tools/homepage-builder.html
If you child will be absent........
- The date of the absence
- The name of the student
- The reason for the absence.
Attendance Line: 805-480-0557
Our Maple Office is open from 7:30 am - 4 pm. Feel free to call us if you have a question@ 805-498-6748!
If you need to visit our office, here is the protocol we will follow, for the safety of all:
- Wear a mask.
- Your temperature will be taken.
Principal: Patty Lewis
Office Manager: Jacquie Maloney
Office Assistant III: Eunice Reyes Reyes
Health Clerk: Susan Hollander
Lunch information
When students in blended cohorts return to school on November 9, lunch will continue to be available for students in the remote cohorts at a time to be announced.
All students in blended A and B cohorts will be sent home a " grab and go" lunch at no charge.
ONLINE TUTORING is available to support the needs of all diverse learners! Check out the website below!
To schedule an appointment, parents or guardians will:
Go to: https://conejousd.org/CVUSD-Student-Tutors and enter the following username and password:
Username: cvusd
Password: theconejoway
After reviewing the tutor biographies and headshots, click on the “Book Now” button and follow the prompts to select the date and time of your appointment and your CVUSD tutor.
A student tutor will reach out to you at the email you provide with a Zoom link for your appointment.
ONLINE Homework Support from the Thousand Oaks Public Library is available to support the needs of all diverse learners! Check out the website below!
The Thousand Oaks Public Library has been approved for a Virtual Homework Center to assist students in grades K-8. The hours will be:
Mondays 3:00-5:00
Wednesdays 3:00-5:00
Thursdays 3:00-5:00
Closed all CVUSD holidays/breaks. Students can register & sign up at this link libcal.tolibrary.org/calendar/kids/
The information is also in English and Spanish on our district website at: https://conejousd.org/Reopen-Redesign/Community-Resources
2020-2021 Maple Parent Committee Leaders
- School Site Council President, Jonathan Kretz (scoobychemist@yahoo.com)
- English Language Advisory Co-Presidents, Lucely Duarte (Lucellyduarte79@gmail.com), and Maribel Rojas (rojasmaribel377@gmail.com)
- Special Education Advisory Committee Co-Presidents, Sarah Khalil (khalilgerner@gmail.com) and Amy Barker (amyturnhambarker@gmail.com)
- Gifted and Talented Education Committee President, Holly Mulligan (hollymulligan@gmail.com)
- Parent Faculty Association Co-Presidents, Stacey Palmer and Jennifer Sugden (maplepfa@gmail.com)
Our Maple Community has teamed up with Maple to make this a great year for our students!
Logix
Maple Parent Faculty Association
Maple SEDAC
Dancing with our Future Stars
Delta Kappa Gamma
Assistance League of Conejo Valley
Please reach out if you have additional questions @ plewis@conejousd.org. Proud to be a Maple Mustang!
Maple Elementary School
Section 5 of Article IX of the State of California Constitution guarantees students a free public education.
Email: plewis@conejousd.org
Website: http://www.conejousd.org/maple/
Location: 3501 Kimber Drive, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: (805) 498-6748
Facebook: facebook.com/MapleElem
Twitter: @maple_np