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Maple Dale Family Newsletter
October 13, 2023
A Note from Mrs. Zellner and Mr. West
Dear Maple Dale families,
There are not enough words to express our sincere appreciation and deep gratitude to our generous and incredible Maple Dale community for raising over $62,000 for our annual fundraiser. Our Animal Stampede Fun Run yesterday was a fantastic success and it wouldn't have been possible without the dedication of our amazing volunteers and the hard work of the PTO. We also want to give Sarah Donaworth for all her detailed planning, communication, and execution of such a successful fundraiser - we are Maple Dale!
Have a great weekend,
Mindy and Keena
Mark Your Calendar!
Monday, October 16th: C Day
Tuesday, October 17th: D Day
Wednesday, October 18th: E Day
Thursday, October 19th: A Day
Friday, October 20th: B Day
Monday, September 18th- October 16:
- PTO Fundraiser "Animal Stampede" begins * see below
Monday, October 16th:
- Final day to turn in money for Animal Stampede Fundraiser
Friday, October 20th:
- Animal Stampede Fun Run Celebration
Thursday, October 26th:
- Last day of 1st quarter
Thursday, October 26th:
- Maple Dale Fall Family Movie Night * RSVP below
Friday, October 27th:
- Teachers Records Day- Student Personal Learning Day/No School
Tuesday, October 31
- Maple Dale Halloween Parade at 2:15 pm
Wednesday, November 8
- Breakfast with Buddies for last names A-L
Thursday, November 9
- Breakfast with Buddies for last names M-Z
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in Volunteering? Below are links to volunteer at Maple Dale.
☎️Directory Spot🖥️
Please sign up for Directory Spot you have received a link in your email box or use this link .
🐧"Animal Stampede" PTO Fundraiser 🐱
Animal Stampede is Coming: Money due Monday 10/16
We are in the home stretch for our fundraiser and have raised $44k with great momentum to get to $60k with your help! I hope your students have shared their excitement with you at home. It's been quite exciting at school these days. All contributions are due Monday October 16th!
Thank you to everyone for their hard work so far: we are a little over 50% participation. Remember: no amount is too small. Please participate if you are able! If you have not had the chance here is the online fund drive (https://pledgestar.com/mapledale). You can also send cash or checks into the office (labeled Animal Stampede).
Grade level amounts:
K - $7,100
1 - $10,266
2 -$8,663
3 - $5,797
4 - $12,380
Incentives earned:
- 1st Inflatable earned for $40k! So close to the 2nd inflatable!
- Mr. Aviator visited during lunch/recess this week at $30K.
- Extra recess: All grades have raised at least $5k to earn extra recess.
- Shoe charms: 4th, 2nd and 1st grades have earned shoe charms for raising at least $7.5k.
See this flyer for details on how to quickly get started with Pledgestar.
Thank you again to our wonderful community! Go Aves!
👓Nurses Notes👂
Help is needed with vision and hearing screening next week. Directions are simple and you will have fun working with the students.
Please sign up here
🎥Maple Dale Fall Family Movie Night 📽️
You're invited to the Maple Dale Fall Family Movie Night! For more details, please visit the Evite. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP for planning purposes. Thank you! We hope to see you there!
If you would like to volunteer to help out the day of the event, please sign up here and thank you!
2023-2024 YEARBOOK
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Sycamore Community News
Sycamore Board of Education Candidate Forum
Two of the five Sycamore Board of Education seats are up for election on November 7, 2023. You will have the opportunity to choose the candidates you feel would best represent the Sycamore Community. The Sycamore Schools PTO President's Council is holding a candidate forum on October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Sycamore High School (Rm. 1809). Participants can also attend virtually via Zoom. A link will be shared at a later date.
The purpose of this forum is to ask candidates questions to gain an understanding of their vision for our district and their ideas about key issues that they'll grapple with as school board members. You may submit up to two questions here.
CANVAS- Learning Management System
During the 2023-2024 school year, Sycamore Schools is transitioning to Canvas as our Learning Management System (LMS) district-wide. Teachers are transitioning to Canvas to varying degrees as they familiarize themselves with the platform and its features. As with any new system, there may be a learning curve as educators explore Canvas's different tools and functionalities. We are committed to supporting our teachers throughout this process, and we have organized comprehensive training sessions to help them make the most of this powerful educational tool.
Canvas allows educators to create, facilitate, and present learning through a digital platform. Students can access course instructional materials through Canvas, participate in discussions, and receive teacher feedback. Canvas also provides parent access.
Grading in 2023-2024:
Parent Portal will continue to be the location for graded assignments that result in cumulative, quarter, semester, and yearly grades.
By Default, the Canvas gradebook will not show course averages. Course average grades will be reflected in Parent Portal.
For more information about Canvas, including a training site for families on how to use Canvas, please visit the Sycamore Community School District’s website at sycamoreschools.org/canvas.
District Events and Activities
About us
Email: zellnerm@sycamoreschools.org
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/12
Location: 6100 Hagewa Drive, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Phone: (513)686-1720
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapledaleaviators/
Twitter: @MapleDaleElem