The Maple Glen Gazette
Friday, August 11, 2023
Principal's Perspective
Wow! What an amazing first two days! Thank you for reading all of the communication and being informed about our back to school items. It's made for a really smooth start!
A few items to note as we get started:
- Parent Drop Off Line: The first bell rings at 7:40 and the tardy bell is at 7:50. Please be sure you are targeting 7:40 as your drop off time.
- Breakfast at school is an option for students. If riding the bus, students dismiss 5 minutes early to grab their breakfast and eat it in class. If they are a car rider, please have them here earlier in the line so they have time to pick up their breakfast and get to class.
- 3rd and 4th graders will have the option for seconds starting next week. Please talk with your child if you wish that they do not get a second entre (ie. another piece of pizza).
- The cafeteria sells additional a la carte snacks, like fruit snacks. In the LunchTime parent portal, you can turn that option off if you don't want your child to have this option.
Parent Information Night for grades 1st-4th is Thursday, August 24th. Session 1 is 6:00-6:30 and Session 2 is 6:35-7:05. Both sessions are the same and allow for flexibility if you have more than one child.
Enjoy this beautiful weekend ahead of us! We can't wait to welcome all our students back on Monday morning!
In partnership,
Mary Beth Fischer
Week of Aug 14th - A Week
Week of August 21 - B Week
Week of August 28 - C Week
K - 10:45 - 11:15 AM
1st - 11:20 - 11:50 AM
2nd - 11:30 - 12:00 PM
3rd - 12:05 - 12:35 PM
4th - 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Our office hours are:
Monday - Friday
7:00am- 3:15pm
Students may enter the building at 7:40am.
Late Start Wednesday students may enter at 8:10am
Fourth Grade Spell Bowl Team Tryouts
Fourth Graders,
Are you interested in being on an academic team? Are you a good speller and a committed team player? Then this could be a great opportunity for you to represent Maple Glen on our Spell Bowl team this year!
We are going to have Spell Bowl try-outs next Thursday, August 17th at 7:15 am in Mrs. Pate’s classroom, room 178. Attached you will find a list of 50 words that are on the Spell Bowl list this year. If you are interested, you will be taking a “spelling test” including 25 of these words that morning. After calculating your scores, Spell Bowl members will be posted in the 4th grade hallway on Friday, August 18th and Mrs. Pate will give you all of the rest of the information you will need to be on the team.
Parents, you can drop off your child at the normal parent drop off, door 21. A teacher will be there waiting to let your child in for the try-out.
If you have any questions, please contact me via email or Talking Points. I look forward to working with you!
Michelle Pate
Fourth grader teacher
Maple Glen Elementary
Attendance
Please do this even if you let your child's classroom teacher know about the absence. This will ensure that our attendance secretary receives the information.
Dismissal Changes
If you have a dismissal change, please let the front office know by 1:00pm. This gives the office enough time to notify your child is where they’re supposed to be at the end of the day! Please DO NOT leave dismissal changes on the attendance line.
To notify the front office of a dismissal change, call (317) 896-4700, or email:
PTO News
Please welcome our 2023-2024 PTO Board:
Ali Hoover- President
Vanessa Kuenker- Vice President
Eryn Baccari- Treasurer
Amy Nelson- Secretary
Andrea Dammier- Room Parent Coordinator
Andrea Cmejla- Director at Large
Whitney Simmons- Director at Large
August 2023 Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Safe Visitor
Background checks are good for four years at any school in the district. These background checks will cost $12.95 and can be acquired via the link below.
District News
Maple Glen Elementary
Website: mge.wws.k12.in.us
Location: 17171 Ditch Road, Westfield, IN, USA
Phone: 317-896-4711
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maple-Glen-Elementary-153896671714866/
Twitter: @shakeleaves