Peace • Love • Park Maitland
#Empathy
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March 9:
Author Visit (3-6th grade)
March 10:
$2 Dress Down Day for Foster Children Foundation
March 11:
Science Expo (5:00-7:00 pm)
March 13:
Student Holiday / Teacher Workday
March 16-20:
Spring Break
March 24:
K-5 to Orlando Rep Theater
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March 25:
Admissions Open House
March 26:
5th Grade Wax Museum; Spring Glee Concert
March 27:
Grade 4 to Kennedy Space Center
March 30 - April 3:
Book Fair
March 31:
Grade 1 to Orlando Rep Theater
April 1:
Grade 6 Car Wash
(please note date change)
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Dear Parents,
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.
The amount of time and effort put into this project is nothing short of extraordinary. From choosing their special VIP to interviewing them and researching their life, and creating beautifully detailed scrapbooks. Our 2nd graders put an immense amount of effort and detail into honoring these special guests. This interdisciplinary project combines reading, writing, computer skills, social studies, math skills, art, and music. Mostly, however, this project gives our children an opportunity to appreciate, respect, and learn from the older generation.
I walked away so very proud of how articulate our 2nd-grade students were while presenting their treasured scrap books. In addition, their penmanship was beautiful, and their written expression and poetry stellar! The gratitude and kindness that they demonstrated towards their VIP was most impressive! We thank our 2nd-grade teachers, parents, students, and VIPs for making this remarkable experience possible!
Warm thanks,
Cindy Moon
Head of School
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Wednesday, March 11th
Orlando Science Center
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
All Are Welcome!
We are all so excited about the upcoming Science Expo and look forward to seeing you there! To follow up on and clarify previous communication regarding student presentations of projects during this evening, this will apply to 4th -6th grade students only. We do, however, encourage our 3rd graders to circle back to their projects often and absorb all of the praise and love for them that will be flowing throughout the Dino Digs room. Thank you in advance for your enthusiasm and support throughout this incredible journey. See you at the Expo!
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Registration is NOW 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
Exciting Camp News:
- Early Bird Discount: Sign up by March 31st to receive a $25 discount towards a week of camp.
*does not apply to specialty camp offerings
- 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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Read Across America Week
Our campus was a sea of super heroes, silly socks, wacky clothes, crazy hats, and cozy pajamas this week as we celebrated Dr. Seuss and Read Across America. Thank you for taking part in our school wide dress ups days.
We love Reading at Park Maitland School!
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Readers are super heroes!
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Don't Forget!
Another Amazing Author Visit!
Award Winning author James Ponti will visit with all
3rd - 6th
graders on
Monday, March 9th.
He will be talking about his new book,
City Spies
! Students have an exclusive opportunity to purchase a signed copy of his book before it is released to the general public. To order,
click here
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30 Silent Auction packages now available to browse from our amazing teachers, plus special “Only at Park Maitland” items!
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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!
Tickets go on sale the week of April 6th!
Ticketing details to follow in the coming weeks.
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Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
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It's almost time for the
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival!
The
WPSAF is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious juried fine art shows. It consistently ranks among the most highly regarded outdoor art shows in the nation.
LEON THEODORE SCHOOLS EXHIBIT
:
A handful of Park Maitland's finest artists will be selected to participate in this wonderful, student exhibition. This is quite an honor, as space is very limited. Participants will be notified the week before Spring Break.
This is a fun, family event for all! There will be lots of beautiful artwork on display
from artists from all over the nation
(for your viewing pleasure, and for purchase). You can expect some great music, delicious food and a colorful "art station", where your child may create a new masterpiece! This is a beautiful way to spend the day, and we hope to see you there!
WPSAF: Leon Theodore Schools Exhibit
Exhibit Set Up: Thursday, March 19, 8 am – 5 pm AND Friday, March 20, before 9 am
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 9 am -5 pm; Sunday, 9 am - *3:30 pm
Festival Hours: Friday & Saturday, 9am – 6 pm; Sunday, 9 am- 5 pm
Location: Downtown Winter Park
(Near New York Ave. and Morse Blvd. and WP Post Office)
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6th Grade Car Wash
Mark your calendar for the new car wash date:
April 1st!
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We are excited to share our
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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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 10th.
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Members also receive special rates for summer programs as well as advanced tickets for special events year round. This offer is available for renewals and new memberships *
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Everyone was in for a treat at the Summer Camp Kick Off Assembly. Park Maitland students were surprised to see that some of our teachers double as super heroes!
Want to find out more about their super powers? Sign up for camp to see!
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Enjoy our summer camp hype video!
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2nd grade students had a great week learning about dinosaurs and enjoyed building a huge dinosaur timeline in Science/Social Studies class with Ms. Dick!
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The fifth grade launched the Fifth Annual Food Truck project this week. Students were inspired to think about how to turn their passions into business concepts as Jeremy Litwack of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice visited and shared his magnificent success story. Mr. Litwack generously brought the students his signature ice flavors along with swag! The students left the luncheon lecture with full bellies, tons of insider knowledge, and heightened excitement about the project ahead of them!
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Fourth graders worked on Irish Coding in tech class this week. Students had a Gaelic coding alphabet that they used to write an Irish proverb or blessing. The students then converted their letters using that Gaelic symbol for the sound and turned it into an electronic code on their iPads. Sounds like a
jolly good
time!
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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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