The Maple Glen Gazette
Friday, January 19, 2024
Principal's Perspective
Happy Friday!
We certainly had an exciting week with a couple delays and COLD weather! Please make sure your children wear coats to school. Despite the cold temps, we still had some kids not bring a coat. Although it was too cold for recess outside, we want to make sure they have their coats for arrival and dismissal. In addition, if we had to evacuate for any reason, it would be very important to have a coat. Keep in mind, if the “feels like” temperature is 20 degrees or higher students might go out for recess.
I also wanted to send a reminder, if your child is absent, please make sure to call them in! You can call the attendance line 317-896-4701 or email mgesattendance@wws.k12.in.us.
Please see below for some exciting information about our upcoming Global School Play Day!
Have a great weekend,
Libby Baud
Global School Play is Coming!
MGES Parent/Guardian Book Club
Hello families!
We are so excited to offer our second Parent/Guardian Book Club at Maple Glen!
Last year we read Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and it was such a great experience!
Please take a look at the details below and answer a few questions to help us gauge what we need to get started.
Who: Parents and Guardians of Maple Glen students
What: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Parenting experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish provide effective step by step techniques to help you improve and enrich your relationships with your children.
Learn how to:
· Break a pattern of arguments
· Cope with your child's negative feelings
· Engage your child's co-operation
· Set clear limits and still maintain goodwill
· Express your anger without being hurtful
· Resolve family conflicts peacefully
When: We will have two options for meetings: 9:00-10:00am or 6:30-7:30pm. You can pick which one works best for your schedule each month!
Monday, Feb. 26th
Tuesday, Mar. 19th
Monday, Apr. 29th
You can still participate even if you can't make it to each month's session. We will send out an RSVP prior to each one - join us when you can!
For the evening sessions, we hope to provide child care for ages 5+ and pizza, depending on our numbers! Please RSVP to help us get an idea of how many adults and kids we can expect. Child care is provided by WMS students through the NJHS program, so unfortunately it will only be offered for the evening sessions.
A Note from the Nurse
Dear Parents,
We are entering the time of year when we are seeing an increase in Influenza (Flu) other respiratory viruses and many cases of Strep Throat at Maple Glen. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat and lungs. It is different from a cold, in that symptoms appear suddenly. Flu symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, feeling tired and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea. Flu can vary from mild to severe and can cause secondary infections like pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus and ear infections.
People with the flu can infect others 1 day before symptoms start and up to 5-7 days after they become ill. If your child is experiencing any symptoms please keep them home and away from others until their symptoms improve and they have remained fever free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication.
Please remember that your child’s symptoms are the biggest clue as to whether you should be keeping them home or sending them to school. If their symptoms are bothersome, causing them not to be able to learn or be productive, do not send them to school. This will help the spread of germs, sparing others the risk of becoming sick. Our main goal is to keep all of our students and staff healthy at Maple Glen.
Jeannie Langenkamp RN
School Nurse MGES
317-896-4705
PTO Information
Who is ready to help make our Winter Carnival be the best MGES has ever seen?! In order to make this a successful event, we need A LOT of volunteers. The Winter Carnival is Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. We are looking for volunteers to be part of the committee teams. There are 5 committees that we need help with. We will have volunteers the night of carnival to help at all stations that these committees are helping plan.
Attention 1st Grade Families!
The PTO Hospitality Committee is hosting lunch for MGES teachers and staff on Tuesday, January 16th.
For this luncheon, we're providing a salad & fruit buffet style lunch. We're asking 1st grade parents to help out by donating items. If interested, please review the available slots below and click the button to sign up.
Chess at Maple Glen
A new session of Chess with Learning through Games will start January 26th. Please see the attached flyer to sign up.
- January 15 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 15 - Valentine's Parties
- Feb 16-19 - No School - President's Day
- Feb 28 - End of Trimester
- Feb 29-March 1 - No School, Teacher Work Days
Week of 1/22 - D week
Week of 1/29 - E week
K- 10:35 AM - 11:05AM
1st - 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
2nd - 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
3rd - 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
4th - 12:30 PM - 1:00 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
Lunch Sign-Ups
For student safety and to accommodate our limited cafeteria seating, we are allowing our families to visit once a trimester. To be prepared for our guests and to check the Safe Visitor Registration of incoming visitors (this is required for every visitor) please make sure you register 24 hours in advance.
We allow 5 visitors per grade level lunch. Please use one slot per person signing up. Due to limited space, visitors will be sitting with their child(ren) at their classroom tables. You have the option of bringing in a home packed lunch or purchasing a lunch at school. No fast food will be allowed at this time. Lunch menus can be found here. The price of an adult lunch is $4.80.
Attendance and Dismissal
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) 896-4711, or email:
2023 Breakfast & Lunch Menus
District News
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.
Community News
Westfield Washington Library Fall Events
Westfield Ornament
Thanks to the Westfield Chamber of Commerce, you can now give your holiday decorations a hometown touch. This ornament recognizes our city's first responders while also highlighting the Monon Trail, a main artery of foot and bike traffic that connects our community.
Proceeds from this ornament will go towards the chamber's student scholarships and help them continue to support our local businesses.
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