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Maple Dale Family Newsletter
April 1,2022
Coming Up...
4/2: Maple Dale Open House
4/4-4/22: State Testing for 3rd and 4th Grades
4/8: K-8 Report Cards uploaded to Parent Portal
4/15: No School - Spring Vacation
4/25: No School - Professional Development Day
Week of 4/26: Wellness Week
4/29: Wellness Fair
Week of 5/2: Nati Ninja Obstacle Course! (Students will participate during PE)
5/6: Maple Dale Spring Fling from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
5/9-12: MAP Testing Grades 1-4 * see below
5/16: Kindergarten Orientation - no school for the current Kindergarten class
5/26: Fourth Grade Performance and Celebration
5/31: Field Day
A note from Mrs. Zellner and Mr. West
Dear Maple Dale families,
Just a reminder that we are also excited to announce that we will have a Maple Dale Open House for our current families! We recognize it has been a challenging two years and many of our families miss coming into the building, touring the classrooms, and seeing where your child spends time in school. We would like to invite you and your family to participate in a self-guided tour with your student to see their classroom and the building! Please note that while Mrs. Zellner and Mr. West will be in attendance, our other staff members will not be present due to this taking place on the weekend. As always, if you would like to talk with your child’s teacher, please feel free to email them to set up a conference. We hope you are able to take advantage of this opportunity and we hope to see you on Saturday, April 2!
The PTO is planning many fun spring events! We will be sharing more information and will also need some volunteers to help with some of the events. Please be on the lookout for more details to come soon!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mindy and Keena
Spring Testing Information for AIR & MAP
AIR Testing: Grades 3-4
3rd & 4th grade students will be taking the Ohio Reading AIR Assessment in April! Below are the dates:
3rd Grade:
April 6: ELA part 1/April 8: ELA part 2
April 12: Math part 1/April 14: Math part 2
4th Grade:
April 5: ELA part 1/April 7: ELA part 2
April 19: Math part 1/ April 21: math part 2
Please ensure that your child arrives on time on these dates. If they arrive after the test begins, they will have to sit in the office until after testing.
Make sure that your child has had plenty of sleep, and a healthy breakfast. It is hard to concentrate when you are tired and hungry! *If your child is not feeling well, please keep them home.*
MAP Testing: Grades 1-4:
2nd and 4th grades: May 9 (reading) and May 11 (math)
1st and 3rd grades: May 10 (reading) and May 12 (math)
Thank you!
'22-'23 Class Placement Information
This form is optional for parents. While considering your child’s learning characteristics and social interaction style, your child’s current teachers will carefully place your child in a friendly, collaborative group with other children with whom he/she works well. If you would like your child to be placed with a specific peer, please complete the form below. Every effort will be made to place your child with one of the students listed below. Please list six names to ensure a classroom placement with a peer. If fewer than six names are provided, the likelihood of your child being placed with a peer listed is decreased. Teacher requests will not be honored. Please complete by April 8, 2022.
Save the Date
Dear Maple Dale Families,
The PTO would love for you to join us for the 2022 Maple Dale Spring Fling! We can't wait to gather outside at Maple Dale for some springtime FUN. There will be dancing, pizza, and lots of other fun surprises for your family to enjoy. Mark your calendars for Friday, May 6 from 6:00-8:30 (the rain date is May 13). We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Maple Dale PTO
Milers
Thank you for your interest!
District Wellness
We are looking for individuals (parents OR school staff) for our district wellness committee for the next school year. We normally meet 4-6 times per year to discuss and plan events for student and staff wellness for the district.
We are also looking for individuals who want to be on our district Wellness Festival Planning Committee. This committee will meet before the end of this school year, once during the summer and then frequently next school year.
For both opportunities please contact Kelsey Warren - warrenk@sycamoreschools.org or 513-686-1796.
Bottle Caps to Benches!
Our goal is to collect enough caps for a bench to install near our Gaga Pit along with an additional trash can. We are hoping to be able to get a rainbow color bench to remember our fun and successful Color Run from this fall! Please support this project by collecting caps and sending them to school! You can click here for acceptable caps as well as see the pictures below. Thank you to our wonderful PTO for helping to support this project as well.
A Note from the Nurse
Thank you in advance,
Nurse Adee
Change in Dismissal or Transportation Plans?
Is your student arriving late to school or leaving early? Any upcoming travel or vacation-related absence? Please email Heather Voellmecke at voellmeckeh@sycamoreschools.org with any dismissal, attendance, or transportation changes.
It's Not Too Early
Please send Julie any pictures you may have like; the first day of school, sports, cheer, cub scouts, clubs, etc.
Thank you,
Reporting any Covid related illnesses
Covid -19 Daily Checklist
More helpful information can be found in the link below.
Looking for a new career path?
Bus drivers wanted! The Sycamore Transportation Department has been working hard to keep the busses running and now they are seeking your help to find safe drivers who are interested in working with our Sycamore students. Did you know it takes approximately 40 hours to train a bus driver? We need you! For more information please contact our transportation department at 513-686-1785. Drivers must pass a background check and have a valid drivers’ license. They must be over the age of 21.
No previous bus driving training is required!
Attention Registered Nurses
The Sycamore Community School District is currently looking for registered nurses who would like to be employed as substitute nurses. Applicants must have current nursing experience, preferably with children, special needs, diabetes and an active nursing license.
If you qualify and are interested, please call Julie Ferron, R.N. at 686-1743 or email at ferronj@sycamoreschools.org.
About us
Email: zellnerm@sycamoreschools.org
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/12
Location: 6100 Hagewa Drive, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Phone: (513)686-1720
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapledaleaviators/
Twitter: @MapleDaleElem