Patriotism is alive and well at Park Maitland School! This week, we enjoyed honoring our heroes, the United States veterans, during our annual Veteran's Day ceremony! It was heartwarming to see the pride on the faces of our many honored veterans and the looks of respect and awe on the faces of our students. Stories were told, songs were sung, poetry recited, lessons taught, flags folded, ROTC marching, scouts leading, veterans sharing, and more -- all in honor of the special men and woman who have or are still sacrificing so much for our freedom!
A special thanks to:
- Guest speaker, Mr. Jim Smith, our passionate keynote speaker, honored U.S. veteran.
- Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy for speaking at the ceremony and dedicating a United States flag, which was flown over our nation's Capitol, in honor of Mr. Greg Wood. Mr. Wood is the recently deceased husband of Ms. Donna Wood and a Purple Heart veteran.
- Scout Master Foley and Troop Leader Sapna Majors for their leadership with the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts.
- The many honored veterans who attended our ceremony and allowed us to pay our deepest respect and gratitude! You are our heroes!
Patriotism and respect for our country and its history remain a valuable and integral part of our school curriculum and our daily celebrations as we work to prepare our students to be productive and successful leaders and peacemakers of tomorrow!
The need for us to model the importance of our nation coming together as a human race to show love, kindness, and respect towards our veterans and one another is stronger than ever.
Yes, patriotism is alive and well at Park Maitland School!
God Bless America!
Cindy Moon
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This short video will give you a small glimpse of the patriotism that our students experienced at the Veteran's Day Assembly on Friday.
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WEEK OF NOV 13-17
Tu. 11.14
- Grade 2 Field Trip / Dress Down to support World Diabetes Day
Wed. 11.15
- K5 Show
Th. 11.16
- Gr. 1 Harvest Fest
Fri. 11.17
- Native American Festival
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LOOKING AHEAD
M-F 20-24
- Thanksgiving Holiday!
Wed. 11.29
- K5 to Green Meadows
Th. 11.30
- Grade 2 Shows
Fri. 12.1
- Admissions Open House / Confidence T-shirt Day / Greek Fest / Winter Park Tree Lighting / K4 Superhero Day
Tu. 12.5
- Holiday Art Show - Cocina 214
Th. 12.7
- Grade 1 Shows
Fri. 12.8
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Grade 4 to St. Augustine
M-F 12.11-12.15
- Grade 2 Polar Express Week /
Holiday Book Fair and Holiday Shop
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Wear Blue for World Diabetes Day
Tuesday, Nov. 14th
We would like to recognize and support Mikella and Carolyn, two brave Park Maitland students living with juvenile diabetes
and leading the cause to raise money for
juvenile diabetes research.
World Diabetes Day is Tuesday, November 14th and to
support their cause, students will be allowed to wear blue tops and accessories and casual day bottoms for a $2 donation (or a monetary donation of any kind). Please donate and help us create a world without Type 1 Diabetes!
To find out more about Type 1 Diabetes and the signs and symptoms please follow this
link.
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Don't miss October's Eagle Newscast!
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Don't miss the show stopping K-5 performance of...
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Wednesday, November 15th
8:25 am -- K-5 Red and Yellow
10:00 am -- K-5 Orange and Green
12:15 pm -- K-5 Blue and Purple
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Our 4th grade Florida historians dazzled their audience in an outstanding performance of La Florida! They earned rave reviews on their beautiful singing, fabulous acting, and extraordinary choreography!
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Ms. Fondo's 1 Green arrived to school dressed to impress...and like each other! Each student had a twin or triplet...no planning involved!
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please bring in an item (listed below) by November 15th to help school-wide efforts to give to people in need right here in Central Florida.
If we reach our goal of 2,000 items, students will earn a “dress down day” where they can wear casual, non-uniform clothes to school on
Wednesday, Nov. 29th
!
The homeroom that brings in the most items will win the golden turkey trophy to be displayed all year!
All donations will be given to Killarney Elementary School for distribution to their students.
Please help us reach our goal by donating the following items:
Non-perishable food items
Healthy snacks
Hygiene supplies such as deodorant, tooth brushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc.
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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 am to 11:15 am. Students will spend the morning doing fun activities on campus, from Art to Story Time to Centers while parents attend a brief and informative Information Session. Teachers and administrators will be screening these applicants individually throughout the morning.
Click here to register!
If you have a child entering K-5 through 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 whole 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.
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PARK MAITLAND SCHOOL
ANNUAL HOLIDAY ART SHOW
DATE:
T
uesday,
Dec 5th 2017
TIME:
K4-2nd Grade: 4:00- 5:00
3rd-5th Grade: 5:00- 6:30
WHO:
Select artists will be notified of participation the week after Thanksgiving.
TRANSPORTATION:
We would love to encourage you to take the Sun Rail to this art show! You can find plenty of parking at the Maitland Sun Rail Station just a few minutes north of Park Maitland School on the left on 17-92. Take the Sun Rail South (just one stop down) to the Winter Park/Park Ave station and walk on over to Cocina 214 to join us for this festive celebration!
SELF-PARKING:
There are spots on Knowles Ave. in between New England Ave. and Morse Blvd. There is also a large parking lot by Sun Rail. If you park in the back of that lot, there is pathway to Welbourne Ave. through the park that drops you right on Welbourne and Park Ave.
***RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ALL PARK MAITLAND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO PLAN TO DINE-IN DURING THE ART SHOW***
Reservations may be made online or by phone:
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Be the Change...Wear the Change
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"Wear the Change" is a fundraising campaign to help raise money for Puerto Rico. Even one month after hurricane Maria there are still about one million Americans there without water. We want to give the whole school a chance to get involved and “Be the Change.” Use the order form linked below to order your necklace and help us reach our goal. Fill out the order form and send in $7.00 for each necklace you wish to purchase. You can turn in your order form to your homeroom teacher or to the front office.
*Each necklace is hand stamped "united."
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Celebrate your special student by purchasing a yearbook dedication! Ads can be purchased and designed directly through Balfour's yearbook ad maker.
The yearbook ad builder will close on
January 15, 2018
, so don't delay.
Follow the directions on the flyer and purchase your ad today!* (Ads are sold on a first-come-first served basis, until all allotted pages are sold.)
Full page -- (6th grade only) $365
1/2 page -- $265
1/4 page -- $190
(*Yearbook ads can not be accepted
after January 15th.)
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Send us your best pics for the yearbook!
Yearbook photographers can’t be everywhere, so if you have taken great photos of school events, Eagle sports, field trips, or just friends having fun, please share them with us! The more photos you share, the better our yearbook will be!
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Come join Ms. Ballard, Ms. Rios, and some other surprise guests and celebrate New Year's Eve -- - kid style!
Open to all students, K-4 - grade 6.
Party from 6pm Saturday, December 31st to 10am Sunday, January 1, 2018.
It's the best night of the year!!!
Food, dancing, games, fun, and more fun!
Follow this
LINK
for more details and registration form.
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The Hour of Code is Back!
The Tech Team is excited to announce that we are hosting our third annual Hour of Code event here at Park Maitland School!
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. The Hour of Code has become a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries.
This coding experience is offered to our 3rd-6th graders. The voluntary and FREE sessions will take place on either:
Monday, December 4th or
Tuesday, December 5th
3:30 - 4:30pm
Students in 3rd grade will be offered complimentary child care in Parker's Gang until the 3:30pm event begins.
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Krafty Kids
Belle's Krafty Kids will offer a one-day holiday fun camp for students in K-4 to grade 3.
Monday, November 20
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 pm
Please complete linked
registration
and
return to front desk.
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Friendsgiving Fun Days
Come join Ms. Blomquist for a day (or two) for Thanksgiving fun! K-4 - Grade 6.
Tuesday and/or Wednesday
November 21
November 22
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Please complete linked
registration
and return to the front desk.
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PE Camp
PE Camp will offer three days of PE fun for students in grades 3-6. Students can choose individual days or attend all three!
Monday, Tuesday, and/or Wednesday
November 20
November 21
November 22
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Don't miss...
Orange County Recycles Day
Saturday, Nov. 18th, 10am - 2pm
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November's Club Read to Lead has begun, but it's not too late to join in on the reading fun!
Check Ms. Talbert's Read To Lead info on her teacher page to download this month's calendar activities and reading log, and to learn more about how your child can participate. You can find a direct link to the Club Read to Lead page below. Happy Reading!
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Meet Misty and her six adorable two-week-old kittens! As part of Ms. Dawson's animal rescue program, we would love to offer a few incredible families the opportunity to add a new family member or members into their world. To date, Ms. Dawson and her classes have rescued over one hundred dogs, countless cats and kittens, and even a horse named Victor!
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GRADE LEVEL LINKS
(Please note: Teacher pages are not updated for
the following week until Sunday at 4:00 p.m.)
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