Week of March 4th (28)
Celebrating 50 years of tradition!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This Week:
March 4 - 8: Read Across America Week
March 4: C razy socks and/or hat in honor of Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat.
March 6: Ambassadors: Honored Elders
March 7: K-4 Show (Red/Blue @ 10am, Yellow/Green @ 12:15pm)
March 8: 50th Weekend: Alumni Tours
March 9: 50th Weekend: An Evening on Our Lawn
Looking Ahead:
March 11: JFF: St. Paddy's Scavenger Hunt
March 13: Science Expo
March 14: Glee Concert @ 5:30 p.m.
March 15: Grade 3: Author's Tea
March 18 - 22: Spring Break
March 25: Student Holiday / Teacher Work Day
March 28: Grade 5: Wax Museum / Admissions Open House
March 29: Grade 4 @ Kennedy Space Center
March 30: Destination Imagination Tournament
It's time for our K-4 Show!
"It's not easy being a bunny"

Thursday, March 7
In the AAC
10:00 am - Red & Blue
12:15 pm - Yellow & Green
Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading in March, the birthday month of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. 

All students are invited to wear crazy socks and/or hats on Monday, March 4th in celebration of this fun event! Regular uniform tops/bottoms should be worn. We look forward to seeing a sea of silly hats and socks on campus!
Summer is the time for campers to jump into new experiences while also delving deeper into their current interests. Our camp provides many opportunities for campers to explore and have fun.

Summer Camp Dates:
June 3rd - 28th • July 8th - 26th

Before care/Aftercare:
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. • 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
*Available each day

Summer Camp at Park Maitland is comprised of 3 different camp experiences - based on the camper's grade for the 2019-2020 school year. Click on each graphic below for more information:


In addition, we are excited to offer full and half-day specialty camps to current Park Maitland students!

Full-Day Specialty Camp Options:
K-5 - 6th Grade: Camp Laugh-A-Lot
K-5 - 4th Grade: Dooby Dooby Moo Improv & Theater Camp
3rd Grade - 6th Grade: Art Camp

K-5 - 6th Grade: Brave Girls Camp

Half-Day Specialty Camp Options:
4th - 6th Grade Reading Enrichment Camps
3rd - 6th Grade Math Enrichment Camps
K-4 - 4th Grade Bubbles Basics & Beyond: Swimming Camp
3rd Grade Lemonade Wars Reading Camp

* More information can be found in the above linked camp brochures

Follow  THIS LINK  to register today!
This week, our 2nd-grade students celebrated a very special event! Across Generations is a time when 2nd-grade students reach “across a generation” to explore the life of their chosen “VIP” - an older friend or family member in their lives. This person may be a grandparent, a great-grandparent, a great aunt or great uncle, a neighbor, or a friend of the family. Nothing can duplicate the looks of gratitude, love, and joy on the faces of our VIP guests and their little hosts at our Across Generations event! Some special guests come from across the country or out of the country to be here! The history that is shared and the special bonding, as a result, is an experience that is simply irreplaceable and will build memories that will last a lifetime. Face to face storytelling and sharing of memories and life experiences from generation to generation is becoming a lost art. This project fosters these wonderful experiences and rekindles relationships that may not have had an opportunity to develop.
Our basketball teams were invited to attend a UCF/SMU game.
On Thursday, February 28th, Park Maitland Alum Annabelle Lawton (6th Grade Class of 2014) shared with our 5th-grade students her story of following her dream and using the 7 Habits to become a published author. Annabelle worked in collaboration with our very own talented Ms. Flavhan for the illustrations in her book, and after 18 months published "So You Want To Go To Camp" which is currently available on Amazon and Kindle!  
Our first annual Senior Games were a "hit", everyone had a "ball"! The games ended in a tie 2-2 between Staff and Seniors, tie breaker coming soon!
Some of our first grade students helped harvest the tomatoes from their salsa garden!
K-5 students had a blast on their field trip to the Orlando Rep Theater to see Beat Bugs.
Our skating party was fun for all that attended!
6th Grade students had a blast on their field trip to Medieval Times! They then enjoyed a presentation about Medieval knighthood, suits of armor, helmets, chain mail, and all things "knight-ish" from P.E. teacher, Mr. Larrimore. 
More photos from these events can be viewed on our  Smug Mug account. The password to access is tradition1819. Enjoy!
The Orlando Science Center is graciously offering Park Maitland families a 20% membership discount. (This can also be used for renewal memberships). Just fill out the attached form and return to the front desk c/o Ms. Danae Pollack, by Tuesday, March 12th. Don't miss this amazing benefit!


*  Participants also receive reduced rates for summer programs as well as fun advanced tickets for events year round. This offer is available for renewals and new memberships*
CALLING ALL PARK MAITLAND ALUMNI
You are invited to a special day of school tours designed just for alumni to celebrate Park Maitland's Golden 50th anniversary. Come be part of our student-led tours and visit with administration and teachers.

Date: Friday, March 8, 2019
Time: 9:00 am-10:30 am followed by a light brunch

Please click THIS LINK to RSVP by March 4th, 2019.
We look forward to seeing you!
Judges Needed!

In order to make our annual "Dr. Alan Saffran Science Expo" a success, we need help from our parents! We need approximately 45 judges! If you are interested in volunteering as a judge, please contact Ms. Kitty Williams at kwilliams@parkmaitland.org to add your name to the list!
Follow these steps to access the Read to Lead page on our new website layout:

1. Select "For Parents"
2. Select "Grade Level Pages"
3. Select "Classroom Pages" in the Grade Level box 
4. Select "Resources"
5. Scroll to the bottom for "Read to Lead" 

Read to Lead logs are due by the last school day of each month.
The 60th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 
It's almost time for the 60th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. There are 40-50 "student" participants from schools throughout the county, and select Park Maitland students will be chosen to participate . Participants will be notified the week before the show.

This is a fun family event for all and a great way to kick off Spring Break. There will be lots of beautiful art to be seen from artists from all over the nation.

Leon Theodore Schools Exhibit
Exhibit Set Up: Thursday, March 14, 8 am – 5 pm; Friday, March 15, before 9 am
Exhibit Pick Up: Sunday, March 17, 2019, 3:30 – 4 pm (Schools Exhibit closes Sunday, 3:30pm)
Festival Dates: March 15, 16, and 17, 2019
Location: Near New York Ave. and Morse Blvd. and WP Post Office
2019-2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Dates are subject to change

August 12: Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 - Meet & Greet
August 13: Grades K-4, K-5, 5, 6 - Meet & Greet
August 14:  K-4 and K-5 first day of school
August 15:  Grades 1 - 6 first day of school
September 2:  Student/Teacher Holiday (Labor Day)
September 30:  Professional Development Day for faculty, Student Holiday
October 11:  Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
November 8: Professional Development Day for faculty, Student Holiday
November 25 - 29:  Thanksgiving Holiday
December 19: Early Dismissal Day
December 20 - January 6:  Holiday break
January 6: Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
January 7:  Students Return
January 15:  Early Dismissal Day
January 20:  Student/Teacher Holiday (MLK Jr. Day)
February 13: Professional Development Day for faculty, Student Holiday
February 14 - 17: Student/Teacher Holiday (President's Day)
March 13: Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
March 16 - 20:  Spring Break
April 10: Student/Teacher Holiday (Good Friday)
April 13: Professional Development Day for faculty, Student Holiday
May 22:  Student/Teacher Holiday
May 25:  Student/Teacher Holiday (Memorial Day)
May 26:  Final Day K-4 & K-5
May 27:  K-5 Bridging Ceremony
May 28:  Final Day Grades 1-6 (Early Dismissal Day), 6th Grade Graduation
CLICK HERE to view and download the Park Maitland Eagles Basketball Schedule
(ALL GAMES PLAYED AT MAITLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL - 701 N Thistle Ln, Maitland, FL )

Come out to support our Park Maitland Eagles basketball teams!
Park Maitland School Presents:
Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 23rd, and plan to join us at the 
Bob Carr Theater for this magical event!
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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