Peace • Love • Park Maitland
#Empathy
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November 9-10:
MakerFaire Orlando
November 11:
Student Ambassadors: Hungry to Help
November 12-14:
K-4 Conferences
November 12:
Veteran's Day Assembly; Red White & Blue Dress Down Day
November 13:
Parent "Thinking Maps" Workshop; Student Ambassadors: Honored Elders
November 14:
Grade 2 @ Gatorland
November 15:
K-5 Shows (8:25am: Red & Yellow; 10:00am: Orange & Green; 12:15pm Blue & Purple)
November 19:
$2 Dress Down Day
November 20:
JFF: "I Am Thankful For" Books; Admissions Open House
November 21:
Grade 1 Harvest Festival
November 22:
Grade 3 Native American Festival
November 25-29:
Thanksgiving Break
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December 4:
Founder's Day; *Empathy T-Shirt Day (*Date Change)
December 5:
Grade 2 Shows (8:25am: Green & Red; 10:00am: Blue & Purple)
December 6:
Grade 6 Greek Fest
December 9-13:
Book Fair/Holiday Shoppe; Grade 2 Polar Express
December 9:
Holiday Art Show @ Cocina 214
December 10:
Grade 2 Pajama Day
December 11:
Student Ambassadors: Hungry to Help
December 12:
Glee Concert; Grade 1 Shows (8:25am: Red & Orange; 10:00am: Yellow & Green; 12:15pm Blue & Purple)
December 13:
Grade 4 @ St. Augustine
December 19:
K-4 Holiday Parties; Glee @
December 20:
Early Dismissal Day; K-5 - Grade 6 Holiday Parties
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Sow a thought, reap an action;
Sow an action, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
-Samuel Smiles
Dear Parents,
Like the top of a tree, our personality is what people see first. Although image, techniques, and skills can influence our success, the real source of lasting effectiveness lies in strong character - the roots. Along with you, we strive each day to foster lifelong habits in your child that build confidence and strong character. The 7 Habits program contains both skill-building and character-based content that address all aspects of our lives. Each day, we incorporate these habits through explicit and implicit lessons and discussions. Our 2nd-grade students recently read a seasonal book and were asked to interpret the characters' actions and analyze how the 7 Habits were used to drive their decisions, a pretty tall order for 7 and 8-year-olds!
Character development is often invisible to others, like the roots that sustain great trees. As we cultivate the roots, we will begin to see the fruits. - Stephen Covey
With Gratitude,
Cindy Moon
Head of School
Enjoy a few samples of 7 Habits interpretation below!
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"The mummy showed habit 6, Synergize, in the story. First, the mummy tried to pull the pumpkins. Next, she synergized with the bat, ghost, witch, and the vampire. Last, they pulled the pumpkin and got it and made pumpkin pie." - Chase H. (2 Purple)
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"The bat thought of the habit Begin with the End in Mind. If they all pulled at the same time the witch would get her pumpkin pie." - Mei Ling G. (2 red)
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"The witch showed habit number 2, Begin with the End in Mind. In the story, the witch had a plan. The plan was to plant a pumpkin seed, then to pull the pumpkin out and bring it home. In the end, she wanted to carve the pumpkin and make pumpkin pie for Halloween." - Shreya T. (2 Green)
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"The vampire showed the habit Sharpening the Saw, by working to pull the pumpkin out of the ground. He thought he was strong enough." - Sula R. (2 red)
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The 2019 Orlando Maker Faire is at the Central Florida Fairgrounds THIS WEEKEND! 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, and projects. It is coined the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth – a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
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! K-4 - 2nd grade students are encouraged to attend the Maker Faire, come by the Park Maitland booths, and enjoy the Faire too!
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We look forward to honoring our veterans during a special "Veteran's Day" assembly at 9:00 am on Tuesday, November 12th.
Don't forget to complete your Veteran's Day stars and turn them in to your homeroom teacher. Monday is the final day. These stars will be displayed inside the AAC during our upcoming assembly.
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VETERAN'S DAY ASSEMBLY ATTIRE
On Tuesday, November 12th students are asked to wear patriotic (red, white, and blue) shirts or dresses with denim or uniform bottoms as we pay tribute to our Veterans!
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Linden and Tallulah S. reached out to Mrs. Moon with love and empathy in their hearts, requesting that we host a $2 donation Dress Down Day to raise funds for California firefighters who are working so hard to keep the state safe and fire-free. We are always so proud to see such leadership in action from our young students!
A $2 Donation Dress Down Day will take place on Tuesday, November 19th.
Students are welcome to wear dress down attire in exchange for donations to this worthy cause.
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More Service In Action!
Super Seniors Ben D. and Jack A,
have arranged to have their own fundraiser to support California firefighters. They will be making bracelets for this worthy cause.
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Join the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for this annual free Outdoor Family Concert in memory of Della Phillips sponsored by Dr. Phillips Charities. Enjoy Dr. Seuss family classics
The Sneetches
and
Green Eggs & Ham
with beautiful music performed by the orchestra with live narration on Saturday, November 9 at 3 p.m. at Seneff Arts Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Join us at 1:30 p.m. before the concert for food trucks, and family-friendly activities with an instrument petting zoo.
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Registration for Spring semester aftercare clubs and activities is now open! All information (available programs, days, time, etc.) can be found
HERE
. Contact Joy Sonntag (jsonntag@parkmaitland.org) with questions.
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All after school clubs and activities will be taking place on Monday, November 11th. However, none of our after school clubs and activities, with the exception of golf, will be taking place on November 18th.
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Welcome back home, Mr. Minkow!
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We are excited to welcome Mr. Daniel Minkow to the Park Maitland family as our new Classroom Assistant! A familiar face on campus, Mr. Minkow has been a substitute teacher at Park Maitland for the past year and a half. He is very connected to Park Maitland as he is an alumni of our school! Prior to his teaching experience, Mr. Minkow worked in the IT Staffing industry for over six years. Unsatisfied with a rewarding career, he left the business sector to pursue education and re-enrolled in school. While serving as a Park Maitland substitute, Mr. Minkow has been learning to become the best teacher he can be and has been taking classes at Seminole State, working towards his teaching certificate. He has a great passion for working with children, strives to get the very best out of each individual, and has already built great rapport & relationships with our students.
Mr. Minkow graduated from the University of Tampa, majoring in Entrepreneurship with a minor in Marketing. In his free time, he is an avid runner and plays in a competitive basketball league. He has a great love for animals and lives with 3 of them: a dog named Jax and 2 cats, Anna and Elsa. Most importantly, he is getting married to his wonderful fiancé in April! Welcome to the team, Mr. Minkow!
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This was a big week in Mrs. Nepples' Science & Social Studies class...
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K-4 students enjoyed quite a treat when some of their Super Senior friends stopped by to read to them!
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Our security officer, Mr. Bellon, shared with K-5 students about being a Veteran!
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Park Maitland Faculty & Staff united with educators from independent schools throughout the state of Florida for the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) Annual Convention. Some presented workshops to share their knowledge with fellow teachers and administrators.
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1st Grade students are showing their appreciation by writing thank you letters to Veterans!
"Dear Veterans,
Thank you for keeping the USA safe. We are proud of you. Thank you for being brave. Love, Meta H."
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4th grade students have been hard at work researching different parts of the human body. They were so excited to share their findings at the 4th grade Museum of Human Anatomy!
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Ms. S came to Park Maitland and taught our K-4 students all about sunshine and SUPER HEROES!
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Our outstanding student athletes are showcasing their talents and learning about the importance of empathy and integrity in sports as they sharpen their skills.
CLICK HERE
to view season schedules. We hope you can make it out to cheer them on!
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Celebrate your Super Senior by purchasing a yearbook dedication! Ads can be purchased and designed directly through Balfour's yearbook ad maker.
We are partnering with Balfour to offer an exclusive 10% discount on Full Page ads for Super Seniors! This special deal is available now until November 16th!
Please note: Ads will go on sale to all other grades on November 17th, and will be 5% off until December 31st!
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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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