Peace • Love • Park Maitland
#Empathy
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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
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
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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 @ The Mayflower
December 20:
Early Dismissal Day; K-5 - Grade 6 Holiday Parties
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Proud to be an American!
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 in the faces of our students - as 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 women and men who have or are still sacrificing so much for our freedom!
A special thanks to:
- Our Keynote speaker, Dr. Francisco Jose Richardson, who served as Captain in the US Army, and currently has an Optometry practice at Eyes of Winter Park.
- The Lake Howell National Junior ROTC
- Our Cadette Girl Scout troops #1319 and #1320
- 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!
Cindy Moon,
Head of School
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Dress Down for a Cause
Tuesday, November 19th
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!
On Dress Down Days students are allowed to "dress up or down" in "appropriate" non-uniform clothes. (see handbook for further explanation.)
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Calling all siblings entering
K-4 & K-5!
Registration is now underway for the K-4 & K-5 Screening Fun Day on Saturday, January 11th. If you have not done so already,
please click here to register your child.
This is a fun Toy Story themed event where K-4 & K-5 applicants are invited on campus for art, story time, and tinkering activities. While here, teachers will be meeting one-on-one with students to assess their readiness for Park Maitland's program next school year. We will be capping this event so please be sure to sign up soon in order to reserve a spot. Families who are unable to attend this day will be asked to schedule an individual screening at a later date. Please feel free to pass this email along to other families who have expressed interest in our K-4 & K-5 program to ensure they can reserve their spot.
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Are you interested in spending time with our adorable students in the classroom setting? We are looking for qualified substitute teachers who are available on an as-needed and part-time basis. Please contact Ms. Kitty Williams if you would like to learn more about this opportunity at our school.
(kwilliams@parkmaitland.org)
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Yearbook ads will go on sale to all grades this Sunday, November 17th. All ads will be 5% off until December 31st!
We are still partnering with Balfour to offer an exclusive 10% discount on Full Page ads for Super Seniors! This special deal expires TOMORROW, 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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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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None of our after school clubs and activities, with the exception of golf (session 3), will be taking place on November 18th.
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There was a lost ring found in the gym last week, possibly following our 4th grade show. If you are missing a ring, please call the front office to identify and pick up.
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Select student artwork will be on display to kick off the holiday season in style! Participants will be notified after the Thanksgiving break.
When: Monday, December 9th
K-4 - 2nd Grade: 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
3rd - 5th Grade: 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Where: Cocina 214 (Fresh Tex-Mex)
(Dinner reservations are recommended for all Park Maitland students and families who plan to dine-in during the art show)
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Congratulations to our K-5 students for their adorable and outstanding performance of
Stone Soup
!
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Park Maitland "thinks" more!
Thank you to all the parents who joined us for our Thinking Maps Parent Workshop this past Wednesday! It was a wonderful gathering led by our very own student map experts! Parents discovered the eight core cognitive processes for thinking and how the maps work to make thinking visible in teaching and learning across our campus.
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1st grade students used a
tree map to classify sentences and identify which type of end punctuation was needed!
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4th grade students collaborated in Ms. Lightman's Maker Space class.
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1st and 6th grade students love coming together for their JFF events. This week they worked together to prepare "I Am Thankful For..." books!
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3rd grade students worked hard to prepare their yokes for the upcoming Native American Festival.
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K-5 students had a blast with Ms. McAtee in swimming this week, where they learned to use the surfboards!
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2nd graders had so much fun on their Gatorland field trip. Special thanks to all of the parent chaperones who joined them!
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We loved seeing all of the heart-felt messages and photos on our Veterans Day stars! These stars were a wonderful "welcome" for our honored veteran guests, as they hung in the hallway entering the AAC.
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Our student ambassadors had a big week, with visits to both Honored Elders and Hungry to Help!
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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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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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