The Maple Glen Gazette
Friday, September 15, 2023
Principal's Perspective
We have loved this sunshine and our outside play time today to close out our school week! On Wednesday, we kicked off our big annual fundraiser, the MGES Rock-a-Thon, with a pep rally. You may have heard some excitement about the dunk tank, going on the roof for a day, and sno cone parties for the top class in each grade level! Our school wide goal is $40,000!!
Ideas we gave students for fundraising:
- Make a video and have your parents send it out to friends, family, and neighbors.
- Facetime family members or friends and talk to them! Share your personal goal, what the money is for (Maple Glen!), and how they can donate.
- Share the link via text, email, or social media!
The link to the fundraising page can be found here or on the flyer your child brought home on Wednesday.
Enjoy your weekend!
In partnership,
Mary Beth Fischer
Baud's Blog
Happy Friday families!
Parent Drop Off
Parent drop off has been running smoothly this year! We have noticed more cars arriving later, and several students are getting into their classrooms after the tardy bell. Starting next week, we will be handing out tardy slips to students that arrive at or after the bell. To avoid this, please make sure you are in the parking lot between 7:35-7:45 to assure your child can get out of the car, and to class on time.
Drop off times are 7:35-7:50.
A couple of additional tips to assure the line continues to move smoothly:
Grades 1-4 drop off
Please remember to pull all the way up so we can fit several cars in the drop off zone.
Students should get out of the car when you are anywhere in the drop off zone. When students don’t get out, this causes back ups.
Make sure bags are ready, so they can get out as soon as you pull up.
Kindergarten (and siblings), Bikers, and walkers at door 1
Make sure bags are ready, so they can get out as soon as your pull up.
If you arrive late, please walk your child inside. Do not send them to the door alone if there are not adults outside.
If you are a biker or walker, please use the sidewalk along 171st street and come in through the main entrance. We have staff to help with traffic control and we will greet you at door 1.
Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing the kids next week!
Libby Baud
Assistant Principal
317-896-4712
Upcoming Spirit Days
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Chromebook Protection Plan for 3rd & 4th Grade
Please remember to sign up for the Chromebook Protection Plan. Without it, Chromebook repairs can easily exceed $100. The deadline to sign up is September 15, 2023. You can find more information at the link below.
PTO News
Rock-a-thon
The PTO needs you! Sign up to help at Rock-a-thon on Friday, September 29th.
The fundraising website is now OPEN! Click the link below to create your students personal website!
https://mapleglenpto.membershiptoolkit.com/fundraiser/1952
**Please be sure to update your student's teacher so the donations are being tracked to the correct classroom. **
Apparel
The apparel store is open! Be sure to get your order in by the end of the day on September 15th!
At checkout make sure to choose pick up and maple glen for delivery. All orders will be distributed to your student once orders are in.
https://mapleglen2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Week of Sept 18 - A Week
Week of Sept 25 - B Week
Week of Oct 2 - C 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
First Trimester 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
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:
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
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