Maple Ridge Elementary Newsletter
From The Horse's Mouth [Friday, January 11, 2019]
Congratulations to the following students and staff for being caught doing a random act of kindness:
Congratulations to our December Leaders of the Month!
Addison Leas, McKenzie Vazquez, Levi SImpson, Arryn Bozman, Willa Anderson, Declan Dummel, Kendra Wirey, Michael Ndika, Arabella Kelley, Jaymin Hall, Lily Ogle, Avery Davidson, Macallister Kusmierek, Madison Robertson, Jennessa Garcia, Zoie Shanley, Harmony Green, Carlin Kerr, Parker Branham, Scarlett Lawrence, Austin Kinney, Peyton Hendrickson, Sofia Beavens, Esperanza Fernandez, Gabe Pacheco, Drake Hammonds, Ashley Gilmet, Gracie Minnich, Ashlyn Gillespie, Joshua Dickerson
Students will be honored at a breakfast on Friday, January 18th @ 8:30 AM (Cafe). Reminder to previous leaders - please join the new winners by wearing your red "Leader" shirt each month on the day we honor the new leaders along with the MRE staff!
Maple Ridge Playground/Track Area:
Over the course of the next two weeks, there will be a new sewer line installed at Maple Ridge. The new line will run from the new subdivision and enter our grounds at the northwest corner of the property. It will then curve towards the lift station just south of our bus parking lot. This project will take 5-10 days, depending on the weather. We want to make sure our students are safe and this project directly impacts part of our recess area. We will continue to monitor the area each day and make decisions on inside/outside recess based on student safety. We do not believe this project will impact student drop off/pick up or Kids' Connection drop off/pick up.
Report Cards on the Parent Portal!
Online report cards for the end of the 2nd grading period will be available by logging onto the PowerSchool parent portal: http://www.arabiangrades.com after 4:00 p.m. today. Please contact the office if you have forgotten your Username and/or password. It’s a good time to verify all information is correct and up to date (including the Early Dismissal plan) in the “Demographics’ section. Remember to do this for EVERY student on your account. Thank you!
MRE Perfect Attendance (2nd Nine Weeks 2018-19)
Greyson Abenath, Willa Anderson, Kenzey Arthur, Amelia Ashley, Asha Auker, Kairi Auker, Hayden Ayala, Lilyana Baer, Kah'mya Baker, Kenlee Baldwin, Richard Beckham, Camila Benavides Molina, Kylie Bolinger, Parker Branham, Mackenzie Buchanan, Jacob Burns, Harmony Campbell, Angel Campos Rodriguez, Keymon Carter, Quinton Cox, Jacelynn Crawley, Carter Cunningham, Cooper Cunningham, Emmiline Custer, Avery Davidson, Jennifer Denman, Scot Denman, Tyler Dickey, Reese Dixon, Kiernan Douglas, Bentley Drake, Lilli Drake, Declan Dummel, Elijah Durham, Ryder Engelhardt, Sawyer Enyart, Ethan Faulkner, Nathan Ferryman, Logan Fosnot, Shaela Francis, Jennessa Garcia, Kaynynn Gardner, Gabriel Gates, Cody Gish, Savanna Goss, Gavin Graham, Luke Graham, Pippa Graham, Landon Haggstrom, Alison Haidle, Jaymin Hall, Jayse Hall, Whitlie Halstead, Gabriel Harrison, Julianne Helmer, Chase Hendrickson, Peyton Hendrickson, Elizabeth Herrberg, Adalyn Hiatt, Daniel Hicks, Coen Hilton, Emily Holbert, Luke Hollinger, Locklyn Hutchison, Evan Jared, Wylan Jarvis, Colton Johnson, Nehemiah Johnson, Carlin Kerr, Marleyna Kuckewich, Helaina Kunz, Macallister Kusmierek, Sophie Leskauskas, Ethan Lincoln, Shakyra Lorenzana, Ysabella Lorenzana, Danielle Loutner, Korin Mathews, Memphis McConnell, Kelsey McCord, Learick McCoy, Caitlyn Miley, Josilynn Mills, Chase Mirante, Harper Mirante, Tristan Moore, Camden Muraoka, Alexis Myers, Savannah Najdek, Sebastian Negron, Lenley Nichols, Zoey Nichols, Lacey Nickerson, Landon Oler, Garrett Pacheco, Luka Payne, Jackson Penticuff, Bailey Petsel, Liza Poor, Kaylen Price, Courtney Prickett, Ty Propps, Daniel Reigelsperger, Abagail Riddle, Alyssa Robinson, Aniya Robinson, Benjamin Rodriguez-Molina, Nicholas Rogers, Amelia Sauders, Celia Shields, Sinead Shields, Cole Siebert, Chance Silvey, Mason Skinner, Brylee Smith, Cora Snyder, Bryson Sommer, Violet Sorrell, Kaylyn Stewart, Lincoln Sutton, Andrew Tate, Emma Thompson, Marleigh Thompson, Maxim Thompson, Mariam Traore, Noah Turner, Carson Vanness, Gavin Walters, Grason Weller, William White, Braunson Whitt, Liam Whitt, Sylar Whitt, Braxton Young, Anya Zoeller, Zachary Zoeller
2018 -19 Honor Roll - 2nd Grading Period
“All A” Honor Roll
Third Grade: RJ Beckham, Keegan Cornillie, Emmiline Custer, Teagan Douglas, Sara Goss, Haylie Kirby, Marleyna Kuckewich, Hadyen Pardeick, Will Powless, Kai Quinn, Abagail Riddle, Amelia Sauders, Zoie Shanley, Dominik Staedter, Josie Statzer, Cooper Suchyna, Marleigh Thompson, Maxim Thompson, Ava Walters, Grason Weller, Anya Zoeller, Zachary Zoeller
Fourth Grade: Brayden Auxier, Aubrey Bartels, Donovan Brennan, Manny Emuze, Ryann Fila, Chase Hendrickson, Peyton Hendrickson, Adalyn Hiatt, Wesley Johnson, Brandon Nunemaker, Joselyn Taylor, Carson Vanness
Fifth Grade: Morgan Bricker, Evan Christain, Bryson Elijah, Riegan Friedman, Emily Holbert, Aaliyah Koon, Anna Leever, Jonathan Nelson, Gabe Pacheco, Ava Sauders, Ava Zech
Sixth Grade: Jake Burns, Ashley Gilmet, Savanna Goss, Alek Heil, Elizabeth Herrberg, Vance Jarvis, Emily Jones, Matthew Najdek, Landon Oler, Jocelynn Scherer
A/B Honor Roll
Third Grade: Josephine Adapoe, Zonia Albright, Ava Augustinovicz, Kairi Auker, Calleigh Auxier, Parker Branham, Ethan Bryson, Maxwell Campbell, Zoe Chapman, Garrett Clough, Dylan Cruse, Cooper Cunningham, Havyn Deal, Rokiatou Diallo, David Escamilla, Jennessa Garcia, Jocelyn Garcia, Harmony Green, Kaden Griffith, Konnor Groome, Alaina Hall, Alex Hartzell, Claire Heil, Aurora Heinzelman, Connor Hessler, Jack Hutson, Jakob Isaacson, Abbie Johnson, Tyler Jones, Carlin Kerr, Devin Koehlinger, Taylor Kosowan, Helaina Kunz, Alexis Lephart, Elliana Letsinger, Sophia McWilliams, Andrew Mosby, Savannah Najdel, Josilyn Neal, Ashton Pflum, Jacey Poindexter, Sophia Rhoads, Nicholas Rogers, Celia Shields, Ezra Skaggs, Mariam Traore, Olivia Turner, Brysyn Vance, Jaiden Walker, Isabelle Wells, Sylar Whitt, Landon Wood, Braxton Young
Fourth Grade: Irene Allen, Addyson Alsup, Amelia Ashley, Jayda Bandy-Tejada, Will Blakey, Brianna Blanchard, Luke Bunnell, Emerson Chapman, Madylyn Cooper, Kessa Craig, Nyla Daaja, Clara Garza, Gavin Graham, Lyla Holbert, Wylan Jarvis, Braden Jenkins, Austin Kinney, Conner Kummick, Ella Lade, Scarlett Lawrence, Lilly Manship, Isabella Mason, Kendall Metschke, Lenley Nichols,
Shaun Peters, Liza Poor, Gabe Reed, Colton Roberts, Lexi Robinson, Ashton Scott, Kyler Smith, Tyson Stewart, Gracie Taylor, Emma Thompson
Fifth Grade: Aiden Acker, Teagan Bordenkircher, Mackenzie Buchanan, Alayna Bunnell, Nathan Cargile, Garrett Carroll, Luke Denniston, Tyler Dickey, Alyssa Eads, Mariana Evans, Esperanza Fernandez, Shaela Francis, Iris Friar, Kaynynn Gardner, Gabe Gates, Luke Graham, Drake Hammonds, Lily Hessler, Coen Hilton, Luke Hollinger, Dakota King, Achilles Morrison, Kaitlyn O'Donnell, Brookleigh Piercefield, MaKenzie Ploughe, Courtney Prickett, Daniel Reigelsperger, Krystalynn Robinson, Bedeli Rodriguez, Damian Ruiz-Pozos, Kaylee Runyan, Ava Schnepp, Brooklyn Schuyler, Sinead Shields, Cole Siebert, Jayden Sorrell, Oscalynn Vontress, Zachary White, Liam Whitt
Sixth Grade: Ronan Bane, Kade Brown, Courtney Brunswick, Mia Cruse, Ashlyn Despain, Lilli Drake, Imari Francis, Ashlyn Gillespie, Ella Grobey, Evan Henrickson, Zoe Lawrence, Ethan Lincoln, Gracie Minnich, Chase Mirante, Alayna Oler, Austin Peckham, Danielle Price, Leila Reef, Christopher Rodriguez-Colorado, McKenna Stewart, Addison Summerall, Elijah Velazquez, Kayla Werline, Nico White, Kiley Zoeller
Science Fair Next Wednesday, January 16th!
Science Fair is next Wednesday, January 16th! Parents can sign-up your child and view the information packet through a link on the Google Form. Click here to sign-up: https://goo.gl/forms/SWgc6tHzAG8iW3nB3
Deadline to sign-up is Monday, January 14th.
Students will need to bring in their Science Fair projects on the day of Science Fair in the morning and will need to take projects home at the end of the day. Judging will begin at 9:00 AM the day of the Science Fair. Please contact Chris Brown @ mailto:cbrown@smcsc.com if you have any other questions. Good luck on your projects!
5th & 6th Grade Choir
Mr. Westman had 80 students audition to be in the choir. He was only able to invite 30 to be part of the group this year due to limitations of the Circle The State With Song event at the end of February. Congratulations to the following students: Teagan Bordenkircher, Mackenzie Buchanan, Mia Cruse, Tyler Dickey, Lilli Drake, Imari Francis, Shaela Francis, Kaynynn Gardner, Ashley Gilmet, Savanna Goss, Lily Hessler, Kierra Hill, Emily Jones, Jaidalynn Jones, Charlotte Keesee, Kiera Kunz, Davis Larkin, Anna Leever, Ellie Marshall, Caitlyn Miley, Josilynn Mills, Alayna Oler, Austin Peckham, Cassie Reed, Leila Reef, Daniel Reigelsperger, Jocelynn Scherer, Elise Stearman, McKenna Stewart, Kayla Werline
Papa John's Pizza Night Winner!
Congratulations to Mrs. Moore's 2nd grade class for having the most orders on December pizza night! Her class was the winner of the pizza party for December! Congratulations!
Snow Make-Up Day!
Screen Time Parent Control
Are your kids spending too much time on their devices? Check out the Screen Time Parental Control App (free) on the iTunes Store. It lets you manage the time your kids spend on their tablets and smartphones. More information on screen time can be found here.
Last Call to order Winter Concert DVDs!
Order forms are available in the office if you are still interested in purchasing DVDs for all three concerts. They are $10 each and checks can be made payable to Maple Ridge Elementary. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Westman @ mailto:jlwestman@smcsc.com
Thank you!
2018-19 Yearbook Orders:
Yearbooks can be ordered online again this year; however, the company is only offering hard back yearbooks for $15 with an option of personalization for an additional $5. Please click on the link below to place your order: http://tinyurl.com/mreyearbook
Please place your order prior to the deadline of Friday, February 1st. Don't miss out on these special memories!
Counselor's Corner (Mrs. Bays):
Our leadership skill for January is KINDNESS!
Specifically, grades K-2 are focusing on being a "Bucket Filler." Students are learning that each person in the world has an imaginary bucket that can be filled with kind words and actions. Plus, when we fill others' buckets with kindness, we are filling our own bucket at the same time!
Grades 3-6 are focusing on the idea "Think Win-Win." When conflict arises, it’s not I win or you win; it’s finding a solution for both of us to win. Going a step further, older students are learning it's OK to compete in certain activities (ie. sports, spell bowl, etc) but not in friendships!
Parent-Teacher Organization News:
- Skating Party: Come out and Skate with us! MRE's third skating party of the year will be Tuesday, Jan. 29th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Roller Cave.
- PTO Meeting: Join us at MRE on Thursday Jan. 31st from 6:30pm-7:30pm. We will be discussing the Spring Carnival in detail and are looking for a lot of volunteers to make this a success. We invite all parents/guardians and school staff to share their ideas, as well as gain a better understanding of the upcoming events. This is also an opportunity to hear from our school principal regarding any news regarding Maple Ridge Elementary. Everyone is welcome to be a member of the MRE PTO, and everyone is encouraged to get involved.
- Save the Date: Family Dance Coming Feb. 9th! Please join us for our “Bring Your Valentine Family Date and Dance”. Come dance the night away on Saturday, February 9th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This family dance will include a photo booth, refreshments and a DJ! Grab your dancing shoes and come out for a good time. *Parents are required to stay with children for the entire duration of the dance*
Learn To Swim Lessons with Pendleton Swim Club
Give your children a safe advantage in and around the water by enrolling in our Learn to Swim lessons! Our second session of the season will begin on January 12th, and lessons will be held on Saturdays. Please visit our website for specific lesson dates and times, or feel free to contact swim lesson coordinator, Amber Roberts, at mailto:reneecreations@icloud.com. Online registration is open at http://www.pendletonswimclub.org.
Upcoming Events:
1/11: Report cards available (Parent portal) 4:30 PM
1/14: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/15: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
1/15: 6th Grade Girls Bball @ Daleville Elementary (Away) 4:30 PM
1/16: Science Fair (during the school day)
1/16: Science Fair Award Presentation (Gym) 2:30 PM
1/16: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
1/16: 6th Grade Boys Bball vs. Lapel (Home) 5:30 PM
1/17: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/17: 6th Grade Boys Bball vs. Frankton (Home) 5:30 PM
1/19: Robotics Club competition (East Elementary) 8:30 AM
1/21: Martin Luther King Day (SCHOOLS OPEN) Snow make-up Day!
1/21: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/21: 6th Grade Girls Bball @ East (Away) 4:30 PM
1/22: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
1/22: 6th Grade Boys Bball vs. PES-I (Home) 4:30 PM
1/23: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
1/24: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/24: 6th Grade Girls Bball @ Mt. Vernon (Away) 5:30 PM
1/28: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/29: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
1/29: 6th Grade Girls Bball vs. PES-I (Home) 4:30 PM
1/29: PTO Skating Party (Roller Cave) 6:30-8:30 PM
1/30: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
1/31: Group/Classroom Pictures
1/31: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
1/31: PTO Meeting (5/6 Commons) 6:30 PM
2/1: Deadline to order 2018-19 Yearbooks!
2/5: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
2/6: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
2/7: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
2/9: PTO Family Dance (Cafe) 6-8 PM
2/11: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
2/12: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
2/13: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
2/14: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
2/19: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
2/20: Math Bowl practice - after school to 4:30 PM
2/20: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
2/21: Math Bowl Competition (PES-P) 5:00 PM
2/26: Choir Practice (Music Room) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
2/27: Robotics Club practice -after school to 4:30 PM
3/6: 5th Grade Wax Museum (Gym) 2:00 PM
Contact Us @ Maple Ridge:
Valerie Steger, Assistant Principal - vsteger@smcsc.com
Email: atilton@smcsc.com
Website: mre.smcsc.com
Location: 8537 South 650 West, Pendleton, IN, USA
Phone: 765-778-3818
Twitter: @MRE_Arabians