Week of October 8 (08)
Celebrating 50 years of tradition!
SCHOOL CALENDAR
October 7-9: FCIS 5 Year Reaccreditation Visit
October 10: Grade 3 @ The Orlando Philharmonic / Parent Chat: Ages & Stages (Grades 1&2) / Williamsburg Chaperone Meeting 6:00 pm
October 11: Early Dismissal Day / Skating Party
October 13: Annual Garage Sale
October 16-19: Grade 5 @ Williamsburg
October 17: Grade 4 @ Park Maitland: Florida Treasures
October 19: Grade 3 @ Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Jungle Book
October 22: Student Holiday / Teacher Work Day
October 23-26: Jack-O-Lantern Contest
October 24: Ambassadors: Honored Elders
October 25: Admissions Open House
October 26: K4/K4 Halloween Fun Day / 6th Grade Gothic Fiction
October 31: Read to Lead Due
This month at Park Maitland we will be focusing on Habit #2:
"Begin with the End in Mind"

To "begin with the end in mind" means to set goals, make plans, and follow through all the way to the end to reach those goals.

Share  THIS  video with your children to help them remember what it means to
"Begin with the End in Mind!"
Don't forget, Thursday, October 11th is an early dismissal day for students!

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 12:15 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. Pick up must take place during regularly scheduled carpool time.

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.

*All after school clubs and activities are cancelled on Thursday as well*
ANNUAL JACK O'LANTERN CONTEST
It's almost that time of year when festive fruits will line our driveway welcoming each of you with their friendly or fiendish demeanor. 

The contest will be held the week of
October 22nd. The official entry form will be sent home this week!
 
HELP WANTED:   Ms. Belle Warren is looking for parent volunteers to help organize this wonderful event! Please contact her by email at  bwarren@parkmaitland.org  to volunteer.
This event is SUPER FUN for our sweet
parent volunteers!
VETERAN'S DAY ASSEMBLY
We would like to honor our veterans by inviting them to attend a special "Veteran's Day" assembly on Friday, Nov. 9th! If you or your family members that are veterans would like to attend this special event, please fill out the below form by Friday, Oct. 26th so that formal invitations may be sent by mail.
 
We wish that we had the space to invite all of our families, but space is very limited during assemblies, and we must limit attendance to veterans and their families only.


Tickets are on sale now, and tables are limited. For more event information CLICK HERE .
Our first skate party of the year will be held on October 11th from 6:30 - pm 8:15 pm at Semoran Skateway in Casselberry. Tickets can be purchased for $6 in advance, OR $7 at the event.

All information can be viewed HERE . We hope to see you there!
5th graders had an absolute blast at our 6th grade sneak peek event. They can't wait to be SUPER SENIORS next year!
6th graders in Mrs. Keckley's class are working on their gothic fiction stories. This outstanding Detective piece was written by Hudson H.
Mrs. P taught our K4 students all about the letter P this week, and they celebrated with a Pirate Parade!
Enjoy more great samples from our 4th grade "Create a Creature" project!
1st grade students estimated the weight of a pumpkin (12 pounds, 2 ounces) in math class. First they lifted a 5 pound bag of sweet potatoes, and then made their best guess for the pumpkin weight.
Congrats to our top winners:
1 yellow - Tanner Fess - 12 lbs. 14 oz.
1 green - Maya Walters - 13 lbs. 6 oz.
1 purple - Luca Brandt - 12 lbs. 10 oz.
1 blue - Harper Andres - 10 lbs. 15 oz.
And our grand prize estimator
(winning the large pumpkin)
Thalia Saeed 12 lbs. 6 oz.
More photos from these events can be viewed on our Smug Mug account. The password to access is tradition1819. Enjoy!
We offer our sincere thanks to the Maitland Police Department for providing on-site support while we waited for our gate to be completed. We are grateful for their assistance during that time!
An email went out earlier this week indicating our new security gate code. Please and let us know if you did not receive this email.

The front gate should be utilized to enter the school unless you are parking at the Enzian during an event or chaperoning a school trip. Security will open the back gate and check in parents on event days.
"Ages and Stages"
Parent Chat with Carol T. Miller

10/10 @ 8:15 am: 1st & 2nd grade
10/24 @ 8:15 am: 3rd & 4th grade

*Located in Room 23*

Mark your calendar for these very interesting parent chats.The coming sessions will be broken into different events based on age groups so that you, as parents, get the most specific information relevant to your child or children.

We are so proud to welcome Ms. Carol T. Miller L.C.S.W. to Park Maitland School! Ms. Miller is the Founder and Director of Social Bridges ® . She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work, and a Bachelor's Degree in Education/Drama Therapy, Florida License #SW7648.

Ms. Miller has worked with children for over 30 years in a variety of therapeutic settings. Ms. Miller co-authored the curriculum for both the Social Bridges ® clinic and school-based programs. In addition, she provides professional development for educators and mental health professionals, social coaching and counseling throughout Florida.

We are happy to announce that registration for flag-football is now open and will close on October 17th.  The registration portal will close at exactly 12:00am on October 18th and we will not accept any more registrants after that time. Please follow the designated link below for flag-football to register your student. You will be able to complete your registration, uniform order, and make payment all in one stop. We look forward to a fun and exciting flag football season!

Our girls volleyball teams are off to a great start! Check out their game schedule and help us cheer them on for a fun and successful season!
Park Maitland Volleyball (Green)

Oct. 13 @ FCA
vs Brush Arbor
9:00am
Court 2
Park Maitland Volleyball (Gold)

Oct. 13 @ FCA
vs The Christ School
11:00am
Court 2
Oct. 20th @ FCA Playoffs and Championship
TOP 4 TEAMS MAKE PLAYOFFS
1 seed vs 4 seed—11am—2 seed vs 3 seed Playoffs
Winners of those 2 play immediately after for the championship

ALL GAMES ARE PLAYED AT: 2008 N. GOLDENROD ROAD
(you will pull in and drive to the gymnasium located at the back of the property)
We are excited to share that we have seven soccer teams this year. View their schedules below and come cheer them on!







The 2018 Orlando Maker Faire is approaching! Come out on Saturday-Sunday, November 10th-11th 2018, at the Central Florida Fairgrounds! Maker Faire Orlando is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these makers to show hobbies, experiments, projects. It is coined the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth – a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.

For the first time ever, Park Maitland 3rd-6th graders are designing and hosting their own creative booths! Sign-ups for these students will be released soon from 3rd-6th grade Design Thinking teachers! K4-2nd grade students are encouraged to attend the Maker Faire, come by the Park Maitland booths, and enjoy the Faire too! 

More information can be found at:  https://www.makerfaireorlando.com/
In preparation of our 50th Celebration, we also ask our Alumni's to fill out THIS DEMOGRAPHICS SURVEY to assist in gathering Alumni information. Please complete by September 28th. Thank you for your participation!

It's that time of year again! Please send all photos that you would like to share with our Communications or Yearbook staff to:
lgodoy-ramos@parkmaitland.org

*Please do not shrink photo/file size before sending*
Club Read to Lead is underway! Don't forget to check Ms. Talbert's Read to Lead section on her Teacher Page to download the monthly calendar activities and reading log, and learn more about how your child can participate. You can find a direct link to the Club Read to Lead page below. Happy Reading!

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

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