Newsletter 20 - Week of Jan. 8
Calendar of Events
WEEK OF JAN. 8-12
Mon. 1.8 - Students and Teachers Return / Confidence T-Shirt Day / Newborn Pajama Drive Begins
Wed. 1.10 - Free Dress Down Day
Thu. 1.11 - Grades 4-6 Spelling Bee
Fri. 1.12 - Grades 5-6 Winter Ball
Sat. 1.13 - K-4 Screening Day
LOOKING AHEAD
Mon. 1.15 - MLK Holiday, No School
Fri. 1.19 - Re-Enrollment Begins
Tue. 1.23 - DC Chaperone Meeting
Wed. 1.24 - Early Dismissal Day for Students
T hur. 1.25 - Admissions Open House
Fri. 1.26 - Girl Scout Dance
T-R 1.30 - 2.1 - KoPIXmo Portraits
Fri. 2.2 - K4 & K5 100th Day
Mon. 2.5 - Grades 1-6 100th Day
M-F 2.5-2.9 - DC Trip
Fri. 2.9 - Grade 4 St. Augustine Trip
Confidence T-Shirt Day is Monday!
Monday, January 8th is the first school day of the month -- students can wear Confidence t-shirts with casual day bottoms!
Due to inclement weather, the Grade 4 field trip to St. Augustine was rescheduled to Friday, February 9th.
FREE DRESS DOWN DAY WEDNESDAY!
Park Maitland students surpassed our Toys for Tots goal by donating 1,547 toys to give to local families during the holiday season!  Because of the amazing generosity from our Park Maitland School family, students have earned a free dress down day on  Wednesday, January 10th!
Winter/Spring Club offerings are now available. Please follow the links below to find club descriptions, dates, and our easy online enrollment form! 


"Jammies and Joy" Newborn Pajama Drive
(Collection will take place in January)
Ainsley G, a caring and compassionate Grade 5 student, heard about an urgent need for newborn pajamas while volunteering at the Foundation for Foster Children in Winter Park. Ainsley approached Ms. Moon with her idea for a newborn pajama clothing drive, "Jammies and Joy." The pajamas collected will be donated to foster babies born into drug-dependent families. These little ones need new pajamas to wear from the hospital to the DCF office to their new foster homes. 

For those who wish to donate, please bring in brand new pajamas to fit newborns and babies up to 6 month-olds. Collection will occur in January, when students return from Winter Break. Donation bins will be located at the front desk.

Yearbook Ad Deadline Jan. 15th!

The deadline to order and submit yearbook dedications is January 15, 2018 . Follow the directions on the flyer below to purchase your ad!*

Full page -- (6th grade only) $365
1/2 page -- $265
1/4 page -- $190

Yearbook Ad Information (*Yearbook ads will not be accepted after January 15th, 2018.)

Calling all Siblings of Park Maitland Students!

If you have a child going into K-4 next school year : Our K-4 Screening Fun Day will take place on January 13 th , 2018 from 9:30 to 11:15 am. Students will spend the morning doing fun activities on campus while parents attend a brief and Informative meeting. Teachers and administrators will be screening these applicants individually throughout the morning. Click here to register!

If you have a child entering K-5 - Grade 6 :  Students applying to K-5 to Grade 6 are required to attend a shadow day. Your child will be paired with a current Park Maitland student who will act as their buddy throughout the day. Shadowing students will also meet with an administrator during their shadow day in order to complete their admissions screening.

Please contact Kelsey Scott, Director of Admissions, to schedule your child’s shadow/screening. Kscott@parkmaitland.org  or by phone at 407-647-3038, ext. 110.
UPCOMING DAYS OFF

Mon. Jan. 15th - No School for Students & Teachers to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Wed. Jan. 24th - Early Dismissal Day - Teacher Professional Development

Early Dismissal Day Times
All students will be dismissed after they have had lunch according to the following schedule:

K-4, Grades 1, 3, and 5 -- 11:35 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Gate opens at 11:35 a.m. -- closes at 12:00 p.m.

K-5, Grades 2, 4, and 6 -- 12:13 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Gate opens at 12:13 p.m. -- closes at 12:45 p.m.

If you have a lunch "A" child that needs to go home after lunch "B," please send in a note to that effect. We will have supervision in the gym for those children.

AfterCare Options
You will have the option of picking up your child at the assigned early dismissal time, or they could go to our "Club Eagle AfterCare" program. "Club Eagle" will provide special child care for students who are not actively enrolled for only $15 per child. Simply contact Club Eagle by email at aftercare@parkmaitland.org  or by calling  407.647.3038 , ext. #159. Children who attend AfterCare regularly can follow their usual after school protocol.
KoPIXmo will be taking large, black and white photos of students at school from Tuesday, Jan. 30 - Thursday, Feb 1. There is nothing special that parents need to do for these engaging, casual photos but look forward to receiving something special!
December starts a new month for Club Read to Lead. Due to the holiday break, reading logs will be due on January 8, 2018.


Send us your best pics for the yearbook!

Email photos (or share your photo album) to yearbook@parkmaitland.org .
GRADE LEVEL LINKS
(Please note: Teacher pages are not updated for
the following week until Sunday at 4:00 p.m.)
K-4
K-5