October 22, 2021
Park Maitland School Newsletter
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This Week’s Park Maitland School Community COVID Case Update
This week’s community case number is 0 individuals.
We continue our utmost efforts to ensure the safety and health of the students, staff and guests.
We thank our school community for your cooperation, patience and flexibility.
UPDATED Park Maitland COVID FAQ
Dear Parents,
The school has made the decision to remove student arrival temperature checks during morning carpool due to the significant decrease in COVID cases and positivity rate over the last eight weeks.
In addition, we found that temperature checks were not effective in reducing or identifying the unfortunate COVID cases the school has had due to the students being asymptomatic and having normal temperatures upon arrival. All other current health and safety measures of the schools' layered safety plan are remaining in place at this point.
The school will continue to monitor and evaluate the need and will reinstate the checks if the need is warranted.
Sincerely,
Michael Anna
Head of School
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Saturday 10/23: Admissions Open House
Monday - Friday 10/25 - 10/29: Pumpkin Mayhem 2021
Friday 10/29: K4 and K5 Halloween Fun Day
Monday 11/1: T-shirt Day
Wednesday 11/3: G4 show La Florida
Friday 11/5: K5 show The Gruffalo
Wednesday 11/8: G1-6 academic conference day
Wednesday 11/10: JFF Event
Thursday 11/11: Veteran's Day Assembly
Friday 11/12: G2 Gatorland Field Trip
Friday 11/18: G1 Harvest Festival
Friday 11/19: G3 Native American Festival
Friday 11/22-11/26: Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday 11/30: for 5th grade families - G6 Sneak Peek
Wednesday 12/1: T-shirt Day
Thursday 12/2: 6th Grade Greek Fest
Friday 12/3: Founders Day
Friday 12/3: Glee Performance /
WP Tree Lighting Ceremony
Tuesday 12/14: G2 Polar Express Day
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We are excited to celebrate Veteran’s Day this year, we want to decorate our school with stars dedicated to the Veterans in your life and in our community. If you would like to decorate a star, please click here. Stars should be returned to school by Monday, November 1st. Please contact Angela Scarlato at ascarlato@parkmaitland.com with any questions.
We would like to honor our veterans by inviting them to attend a special "Veteran's Day" assembly on Thursday, November, 11th! If you or your family members are veterans and would like to attend this special event, please fill out the form below by Friday, October, 29th 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.
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Conference Day/Student Holiday
November, 8th
Dear Grade 1-6 Parents,
As part of our schoolwide goal of continued and ongoing communication, we are excited to offer you the opportunity for an academic parent-teacher conference either virtually or in-person with the one academic teacher of your choice on November 8th. Time slots are available starting at 8:00 am through 3:30 pm (with some minor variations). Click this link: SignUpGenius to search for your grade’s parent conference sign up. Just enter my email, dspillmann@parkmaitland.org, and you will find the volunteer dashboard for Park Maitland. You may select the teacher and time that you prefer on this date. Slots will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. The firm deadline for signing up will be November 1, 2021.
As always, if you prefer a more traditional conference where you can have additional teachers attend, these may be scheduled through Amy Jones (ajones@parkmaitland.com) at a time that works with those teachers’ schedules.
As a final reminder, this is a day off for students and a workday for teachers.
Conferences for K4 and K5 students will be scheduled for mid-November. Teachers will share details soon.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child’s educational experience at Park Maitland.
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Park Maitland is such a wonderful school, and I am thrilled to be teaching here! This is my second year at Park Maitland, but my 10th year teaching Early Childhood Education. Science and Social Studies are my passion, and I love being able to create engaging lessons that bring my passion to life. The way the students light up when grasping a concept or performing an experiment is one of the best parts about my job!
I am enjoying all the fabulous events and traditions that I get to experience each week. Two of my favorites so far are the QU Wedding and Johnny Appleseed day! It is so much fun seeing the students and teachers dress up and participate in fun activities throughout the day! I look forward to experiencing more traditions at Park Maitland and bringing more exciting hands-on activities into the classroom!
When I am not at Park Maitland, I love spending time with my husband, Craig, and our two wonderful children, Wyatt and Reagan. When we aren’t at the baseball field cheering on Wyatt, we love watching football (Go Knights!), going to the beach, and visiting one of the many Orlando theme parks!
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Please join the administration with Mr. John Driscoll and Ms. Ann Dennis to find out more about our 4th-6th grade math program, philosophy, structure, and expectations. The session will include a presentation from our math teachers and Q&A session.
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Bagel King's School Lunch Program |
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Beginning November 1st, all Bagel King lunch orders will need to be placed by 6:00 am the morning of. Orders can always be placed two weeks in advance. |
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Bring in Non-perishable food items and hygiene items
Item Needs: small and large jars of peanut butter, packs of small shelf-stable milk, small containers of fruit/applesauce, healthy snacks, small and large cans of chicken, ham and tuna, Mac-n-cheese, and soup. Hygiene items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, and deodorant.
NOVEMBER 1 - 17
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Charleston Wrap is half-way there! |
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Dear Supporters,
Our fundraising deadline is today and we need your help now!
Haven’t had time to get involved with our fundraiser yet?
It’s not too late to do your part and help us reach our goals – but, we need your help TODAY! RIGHT NOW!
Register your participant online by clicking here, if you haven’t already. (Our Organization ID is 18869)
Click here, you’ll find an instruction letter that you can use to ensure you are registered properly for the fundraiser and that all of your purchases are linked to our organization.
Also, it’s not too late to spread the word to friends & family which will help us reach our final goal!
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Invite Friends & Family! Use the email invitation generator after registration to send email invites to family & friends (break out your contact list). Can we count on you to send at least 10 emails?
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Share! Use the social media sharing tool to spread the word about our fundraiser.
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Text! Use the handy texting feature to quickly share our link with family & friends.
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Shop! Your holiday and everyday gift purchases will help us reach our goals.
Thank you for your support!
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Pumpkin Mayhem Event Next Week! |
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Join us to learn how to better understand what is going on inside your teen's brain, how it relates to their behavior, and how you can encourage positive brain development during this critical time in their life. Register Today!
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Join the City of Maitland for Falloween - a seasonal celebration mixed with the fun of Halloween - from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
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Yearbook Dedication Ads Available |
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6th Grade Only
Purchase By: 11/21/21
for 10% discounted price
PreK-5th Grades
Purchase By: 1/24/22
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Yearbook Ads for our Local Business |
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Full Page $370
1/2 Page $270
1/4 Page $190
Deadline is January 24, 2022
If interested in purchasing an ad in the yearbook for your local business or organization, we have Yearbook Advertising Contract forms available. Please reach me at ascarlato@parkmaitland.com. |
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Interested in seeing what's happening on campus? School event photos will be posted to our SmugMug page.
The password to access is: empathy2021.
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Morning Drop-offs and
Pick-up times
Arrival:
k5-4th 7:10-7:50
5-6th 7:10-8:00
K4 8:10-8:20
Dismissal/Gate Times:
K4/K5 Dismissal 1:50-2:10
1st- 4th Dismissal 2:37-3:07
5th-6th Dismissal 3:25-3:45
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If you are unsure of what Read to Lead is, or if you would like more information, here are the Read to Lead FAQ's. Read to Lead will be posted in Seesaw (as soon as Seesaw is loaded and ready) for grades K4-2nd grade, and Google Classroom for grades 4-6. It will also be posted in the Week at a Glance every week.
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OFFICE HOURS
The front desk office hours are
7:30-3:30.
If you need to call after 3:30 regarding dismissal or pick up, please call After Care at 407-647-3038, extension 159
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