October Edition Maple Messenger
"Be the Nice Kid!"
Principal's Corner
I hope this newsletter finds all you parents and guardians well. As I told my staff, this is not the direction we wanted to take, but for the safety of students and staff it was necessary. Please know the Maple staff is here to assist you. If you are having any issues with technology, don't understand something, etc., please reach out to your child's teacher or call the Maple office at 217-283-6665.
I wanted to again express how well the school year has gone so far. Students are doing very well with their masks and with all the changes that were made to their "normal" day. Behavior has been phenomenal. I am so very proud of our students and our staff. They have all worked extremely hard to make sure we make this a productive and fun year!
Kindergarten Korner
Math Mania
Kindergarten students are learning to add two numbers!
Coloring Connection
Kindergarten students have been working on coloring in the lines and filling in all the white spots.
Number Practice
Students in kindergarten have been learning to make their numbers correctly.
Sentence Making
Kindergarten students are coming up with their own sentences and then cutting them apart and putting them back together!
Newly Discovered Dinosaurs!
Check out the newly discovered dinosaurs in kindergarten! They have catchy names!
Brain Break
Our kindergarten students are provided brain breaks to release all that energy five and six year olds have!
First Grade Fun
Main Topic
First grade students have been working on finding the main topics in their writing.
Awesome Assessments
Students have been working hard on their weekly assessments in first grade.
Narrative Nation
First grade students have been hard at work on writing their first narrative writing piece!
Look What I Can Do!
Our first graders are so proud of their work!
Sight Words
First graders have been working hard to learn all their sight words!
Outdoor Fun!
The weather has been beautiful and our first graders are enjoying mask breaks and exercise!
Second Grade Scene!
Quotation Quotables
Maple second graders have been work on utilizing quotation marks in their writing.
Fundations Fun
The Maple phonics program has been taken over by Fundations Fun! Students are learning their glued letters!
Future Leaders
Maple's second graders are leading their class in Fundations recall.
Mask Donation
Mrs. Weston's class would like to thank Mrs. Kathy Walder for masks she hand made for them.
Doing Our Part
Second grade students love to help take care of our playground!
Puzzled
This second grader is enjoying a short break to do a puzzle!
The New Revamped Maple Library
Teacher's Corner
There is a large area complete with a rocker for staff to instruct groups of students.
White Top Tables
New tables were purchased that have whiteboards on them for collaborative work spaces.
New Seating
New vinyl seating was purchase to make warm comfortable spots for students to enjoy reading their favorite books!
Maple PBIS Mini Celebration Fun! Chalk Day!
A Day in the Life of Maple 2020 Style!
Art on a Cart!
Everyone knows when Mr. Ankenbrand shows up to their rooms! You can hear his bell coming!
Fall fun!
Maple has been enjoying some beautiful fall colors! This is a favorite tree around here.
Future Engineers
Students at Maple love building!
Maple Data
Maple STAR Data
Four times a year, Maple students participate in STAR Reading and Math Assessments. At the end of September, Maple students took their first STAR benchmark assessment. The next one will be in November. We always look forward to these assessments to see the growth in our students. Below are the results of the first benchmark assessment. These assessments assist staff with lesson planning and differentiating. Be on the lookout in December for our first comparison chart!
Maple Student Discipline
Maple students have simply done an amazing job of following expectations. The staff at Maple as so proud of our students.
2020/2021 Total Referral Counts
Maple Total: 11 referrals
Kindergarten: 6 referrals
1st Grade: 3 referrals
2nd Grade: 2 referrals
Maple Grade School
Email: rootsk@hoopeston.k12.il.us
Website: www.hoopeston.k12.il.us
Location: South 4th Street, Hoopeston, IL, USA
Phone: 217-283-6665