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Maple Dale Family Newsletter
May 12, 2023
A Note from Mrs. Zellner and Mr. West
With the end of the school year near and planning for next year has already started, we have some staffing updates to share:
Kindergarten: We wish Mrs. Rosa the best of luck as she will be staying home with her young children next year! We are happy to welcome Mrs. Sarah Shewbridge who is coming over from Blue Ash's kindergarten team to join Maple Dale's team!
First grade: We wish Ms. Howard the best of luck as well as she prepares for her wedding and is looking to stay closer to home and we are excited to welcome Mrs. Jenn Martin - our current Community Connections teacher - to the first grade team!
Third Grade: With our overall number of sections decreasing by one, Ms. Friend will move up to 4th grade and is already hard at work collaborating with the 4th grade team! The other five third grade teachers will all be self-contained next year.
Fourth Grade: In addition to being excited to welcome Ms. Friend to the team, we are also happy to share that we have two new staff members joining Maple Dale! Miss Leslie Adams - who was a student teacher with Mrs. Wasson this year - will join the 4th grade team along with Mrs. Melissa Snyder, who is joining us from Forest Hills! Miss Bates and Mrs. Campbell will continue to team as well as Ms. Friend and Mrs. Snyder will also team. Mrs. Emrick and Miss Adams (soon to be Mrs. Finke) will be self contained.
STEAM: Community Connections will now be STEAM starting in the fall and we are thrilled to share that Miss Stewart - who has been a 4th grade teacher here at MD for the past several years - will be the new STEAM teacher!
Keena and I are confident that these changes will result in a continued excellent experience for our students, families, and for Maple Dale as a whole!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mindy and Keena
Fine Arts Schedule for the week of 5/15/23:
Monday - E Day
Tuesday - A Day
Wednesday - B Day
Thursday - C Day
Friday - D Day
May 19: 2023-24 Kindergarten Orientation. No classes for current kindergarten students!
May 18: 4th Grade Performance and Celebration at 6:00 pm (please check your emails for more information!)
May 23: Field Day
May 26: Last day of School!
Volunteer Corner!
FIELD DAY – TUESDAY, MAY 23 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Field Day for grades K-4 is right around the corner! Please join us on Tuesday, May 23rd (rain date is Wednesday, May 24th) for a fun-filled day of relay races, games, music, and popsicles! Volunteers are needed to help with the stations.
Here are the volunteer time slots for each grade level:
- 2nd and 3rd grade: 9:15-11:15
- AM Kindergarten: 11:10-11:50
- All Day Kindergarten and PM Kindergarten: 12:25-1:20
- 1st and 4th grade: 1:15-3:15
Please click HERE to sign up to help at a station!
THANK YOU in advance!
Spring Fling Raffle Winners
After 156 entries, we've found our winners. Here are the final results:
1 - 204 families responded
2 - 692 said yes to attending
3 - 13 said no to attending
The child entry closest to the actual was Owen Dejtiranukul (student) with his entry - 201 families responding. :) Congratulations Owen and winning a $25 gift card to Golden Spoon!
The adult winner is Monica Schneider with her entry of 200 families responding. Congratulations Monica and winning a $25 gift card to the Aves Hangar!
Sarah will drop off the Golden Spoon gift card (in the morning) and I'll reach out to Monica to see how she would like to receive her gift card.
Thank you, everyone, for participating in this contest and for joining us at our Spring Family event!!
Help Wanted 2023-2024
The PTO is already thinking about next year, and we are extremely excited about everything we are planning for the students, teachers, and Maple Dale families! However, we need your help to make it happen! If you are interested in helping with a program please click here to add your name to the Sign Up Genius of the program you are interested in!
Thank you ahead of time! We look forward to supporting our wonderful school together! As always please reach out if you have any questions
Sincerely,
Abby Miller and Marie Trelka
Maple Dale PTO VP’s of Programs
Event and Activity Flyers Now Listed On Website
Attendance notes
Attendance emails should be directed to Heather Voellmecke at voellmeckeh@sycamoreschools.org.
For more information on our district attendance policies, click here
Transportation Notes
A friendly reminder from transportation!
Students may not ride the bus home with another friend or get off at a different stop on their assigned bus unless it is an emergency situation. If an emergency situation arises, please contact transportation at 513-686-1785 or email them at schoolbus@sycamoreschools.org.
Once transportation approves your request you may let your students' teacher know via email and our office know by emailing voellmeckeh@sycamoreschools.org.
Many thanks!
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