Peace • Love • Park Maitland
#Empathy
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Stop and Smell the Roses with Mrs. Moon
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Dear Parents,
The Park Maitland Proud at Home Scrapbook Project is going to be coming your way very soon. We have hopes that this project will be an avenue to promote communication and connection during these times of social distance. It is our intent for this project to be one that brings us all closer together and helps document this historic time in history. Keep an eye out for the exciting details to come!
Stay safe and healthy and big “virtual” hugs to all!
Mrs. Moon
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Weekly Challenge with Mrs. J:
Design Encouragement and Kindness Rocks (More information below)
April 6:
Wear your Favorite
Green
School Uniform to Distance Learning
April 7:
K-5 Virtual Field Trip -
Pete the Cat
April 9:
Park Maitland School T-Shirt Day; K-4 Virtual Field Trip:
Pete the Cat
April 10:
No School - Student/Teacher Holiday
April 13:
Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
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Week 2 Empathy Challenge with Mrs. "J" Jaworski, our wonderful School Counselor!
Dear Park Maitland Students and Families,
YOU ROCK! I have loved watching, seeing, and hearing about all of your love and support for our Healthcare Heroes in Challenge #1! You continue to shine in your ability to lift others and show the way of empathy. Thank you for sharing all of your yard signs, posters, masks, songs, and cards. You have truly shown your Super Powers by lifting us all up!
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Without further adieu, are you ready for Challenge #2?
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity”. We are living that difficulty - no playdates, learning from home, no sports or extracurricular activities, as well the worry of a virus. However, if we look at the positive and offer encouragement to others, we will find opportunities for growth and change.
In my office, I keep “Encouragement Stones” which I offer to students who need a boost, a spirit lift, or just a little inspiration. Just as we have our Kindness Rocks at the entrance of school,
I am challenging you to design Encouragement and Kindness Rocks for our Challenge #2!
This rock can be placed on a neighbor’s doorstep, mailbox, on a sidewalk for someone to find, or even in a ziploc bag to leave for a mail delivery person bringing food or supplies to your door. We want to continue to inspire others and to lift them up as well as give them encouragement to look for opportunity in this difficult time.
Here are some ideas for you to write on your encouragement and kindness rocks.
You’ve Got This!
Live, Laugh, Love!
Courage
Meditate
Find the beauty
I know you have many of your own creative ideas!! Are you ready? Go! Send me pictures. I can’t wait to see how you encourage our community and beyond.
Have fun, stay healthy, and encourage away!!
Mrs. J.
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Supporting Local Businesses
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Park Maitland School would like to support our school family as much as possible during this unprecedented time.
Please
click here
to view a list of local companies within our school family that are still open.
If you own a local company that is still providing essential services and would like to be added to our list,
please complete this form
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We want to promote the work you are doing!
We are all in this together.
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Park Maitland Uniform Day
Let's get into the mindset of learning!
On
Monday, April 6th
please "come" to class wearing your favorite
green
school uniform!
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K-4 and K-5 Families!
We will be taking a virtual field trip to see
Pete the Cat,
hosted by Ms. Ballard.
Your teacher will provide you with event details.
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Park Maitland T-Shirt Day
In keeping with our casual dress days, please wear your favorite Park Maitland t-shirt to your
Thursday
virtual classes.
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Don't forget to share pictures of your children during distance learning! Please submit pictures to Lauren Kuharske at Newsletter@ParkMaitland.org.
If you are posting on social media, please use #ParkMaitlandProudAtHome.
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Registration is OPEN for
Summer Camp at Park Maitland!
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, learn, and more importantly, have fun! Join us for a summer like no other filled with STEAM activities, special visitors (petting zoo, game truck, foam party, and more!), out of this world extreme field trips, and endless adventures.
Summer Camp Dates:
June 1st - July 24th
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 2020-2021 school year. Click on each grade grouping 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 - 7th Grade: Camp Laugh-A-Lot
K-5 - 4th Grade: Duck for President Improv & Theatre Camp
K-5 - 4th Grade: Art Camp
K-5 - 6th Grade: Brave Girls Camp
K-5 - 2nd Grade: Photography Camp
Half-Day Specialty Camp Options:
2nd - 6th Grade: Reading Enrichment Camps
3rd & 4th Grade: Math Enrichment Camps
3rd - 6th Grade: Strokes of Genius Swimming Camp
*Grades listed are for the 2020-2021 school year
Don't Forget!!
- Bring a Friend: Tell your friends about camp! Refer a friend (not currently enrolled at Park Maitland School) and receive a $25 discount towards a week of camp.
*does not apply to specialty camp offerings
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Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 21st, and plan to join us at the Bob Carr Theater for this magical event!
Ticketing details to follow in the coming weeks.
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Footloose t-shirts for the whole family!
We want to share the excitement with everyone - parents and all students can order a shirt in support of the upcoming play.
As part of our show tradition, 6th graders will all be receiving a complimentary t-shirt in an exclusive color just for them and their teachers!
All students will be allowed to wear their Footloose t-shirt any day of the week with dress code bottoms
during the month of May!
The order deadline has been extended!
Shirt orders are due by April 10th.
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2020-2021 School Calendar:
First Day of School
K-4/K-5: August 12th
1st-6th grade: August 13th
Last Day of School:
K-4/K-5: May 25th
1st-6th grade: May 26th
Please note, dates are subject to change
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4th Grader Ansel K. found a new spot to complete his Distance Learning assignments! What a fun place to learn!
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K-4 Students learned about the Letter C this week! Caterpillars, Curious George, Candy, Cookies, Coconuts, and more!!
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1st and 2nd grade students' field trip to see Pete the Cat was re-imagined in a BIG way! They enjoyed a virtual performance starring Ms. Ballard and Mr. Eleazer!
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Students joined in on our 6th grade car wash from afar! What a great way to get outside and get some fresh air.
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Ms. Johnson's 2nd grade students brought their favorite stuffed animal to their homeroom Zoom class.
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In Mrs. Watts 5th grade science class, students were assigned to write a song about roots. They would receive extra points if they created a video singing their song. What a wonderful project!
Kristian B. wrote his song to the melody of "Old Town Road" and made his video using a Park Maitland inspired Minecraft world.
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K-5 students learned about the water cycle in science this week while having fun with water experiments.
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1st Grade students were challenged by Ms. Trombley to make a "Tinkering Tote" to collect items that would be great for tinkering and building. Meta and Leo used the items from their totes to create a robot and dollhouse! Wow!
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The "Mona Lisa" visited Ms.Dawson’s Science classes, as 3rd graders studied the famous Renaissance artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci! They had fun creating a Mona Lisa replica in art class with Ms. Flavhan!
Look closely...do you notice anything different about this Mona Lisa?
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Ms. Flavhan as Mona Lisa.
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We love seeing all of you in your distance learning classrooms at home. What great spaces for learning to take place! Please keep sharing them with us!
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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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Let's get social! Follow us on Social Media today!
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