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Maple Dale Family Newsletter
October 27, 2023
A Note from Mrs. Zellner and Mr. West
Dear Maple Dale families,
There are not enough words to express our sincere appreciation and deep gratitude to our generous and incredible Maple Dale community for raising over $62,000 for our annual fundraiser. Our Animal Stampede Fun Run yesterday was a fantastic success and it wouldn't have been possible without the dedication of our amazing volunteers and the hard work of the PTO. We also want to give Sarah Donaworth for all her detailed planning, communication, and execution of such a successful fundraiser - we are Maple Dale!
Just a reminder, on Friday, October 27th, there is no school due to Teacher Records Day. Friday is also slated as a "Student Personal Learning Day." For this day, we are shifting to providing typical homework rather than packets or digital assignments. We recognize that students and families also need a break and encourage you to have fun, read books, play games, perform an act of kindness, and/or rest! We hope this shift helps to acknowledge that learning also occurs through experiences outside of school.
We are looking forward to a fun week next week with the fall parade on Tuesday, October 31st at 2:15. Anyone is welcome to come watch our annual parade which will be outside on the walking path. We will make two loops around the building (kindergarten will make one loop) including the playground so there will be plenty of picture opportunities! If you would like to sign your child out afterwards, please let the office and your child's teacher know ahead of time.
Parent/teacher conferences are also coming up soon! This important opportunity is a great time to learn more about your child's progress. If you haven't signed up for a conference time yet, please reach out to your child's teacher to do so.
Have a great weekend,
Mindy and Keena
Mark Your Calendar!
Monday, October 30th: B Day
Tuesday, October 31st: C Day
Wednesday, November 1st: D Day
Thursday, November 2nd: E Day
Friday, November 3rd: A Day
Thursday, October 26th
- Family Movie Night
Tuesday, October 31st
- Maple Dale Halloween Parade at 2:15 pm
Wednesday, November 8th:
- Breakfast with Buddies for last names A-L
- PTO meeting: Pastries with Principal Zellner at 9:30 am
Thursday, November 9th:
- Breakfast with Buddies for last names M-Z
- Evening Parent/ Teacher Conferences
Friday, November 10th:
- Conferences- No School
Wednesday, November 15th:
- Picture Retake Day
Thursday, November 16th:
- Evening Parent/ Teacher Conferences
Monday-Tuesday, November 20-21st:
- Professional Learning Days- No School
Wednesday- Friday, November 22-24
- Thanksgiving Recess
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in Volunteering? Below are links to volunteer at Maple Dale.
- Lunchroom Volunteer
- Milers- Fall 2023
- Workroom (Copy room) Assistant * Description in Sign Up
- Family Movie Night Volunteer
Pastries with Principal Zellner
Families, please join us for Pastries with Principal Zellner Thursday, November 9th at 9:30. She will be answering your questions. Please submit the questions via the link below.
☎️Directory Spot🖥️
Please sign up for Directory Spot you have received a link in your email box or use this link .
2023-2024 YEARBOOK
👩⚕️Nurses Notes🩺
I am in need of small and medium boy pants. Gently used boys size 6-10 items would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your donation.
Operation Give Back Store
🍁Sycamore Community News🍁
Reporting Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Incidence
In an ongoing effort to provide a safe learning environment, Sycamore is requesting parents, students, and staff to inform administration (or whoever) of any perceived incidences of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Per the Sycamore Board of Education policy JFCF, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are defined as any provoked and intentional written, verbal, electronic or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once and the behavior both:
1. causes mental or physical harm to the other student; and
2. is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student.
To view the complete policy, visit www.sycamore schools.org under the Board of Education tab, scroll down to “Policies”, search for policy “JFCF” and “JFCG-P”.
Sycamore will do everything possible to address any complaints of harassment, intimidation, and bullying. We encourage students, staff, parents, and community members to report this type of behavior to the district if help is needed to solve a problem.
To report an incident of harassment, intimidation, and bullying,
1. Go to the district’s website,www.sycamoreschools.org or on the individual school’s website under “Bullying Prevention” to find the form.
2. “Report Bullying”
3. Fill the form on-line and submit it electronically.
4. Hard copies of this form are available in each of the schools.
Complete the hard copy of the report form and turn it into the building principal. The building principal or designee will promptly investigate all reported incidents.
It is difficult to investigate reported incidences that are anonymously submitted. However, every effort will be made to maintain the confidentiality of the reporter. Deliberate false reporting of harassment, intimidation, and bullying is prohibited.
CANVAS- Learning Management System
During the 2023-2024 school year, Sycamore Schools is transitioning to Canvas as our Learning Management System (LMS) district-wide. Teachers are transitioning to Canvas to varying degrees as they familiarize themselves with the platform and its features. As with any new system, there may be a learning curve as educators explore Canvas's different tools and functionalities. We are committed to supporting our teachers throughout this process, and we have organized comprehensive training sessions to help them make the most of this powerful educational tool.
Canvas allows educators to create, facilitate, and present learning through a digital platform. Students can access course instructional materials through Canvas, participate in discussions, and receive teacher feedback. Canvas also provides parent access.
Grading in 2023-2024:
Parent Portal will continue to be the location for graded assignments that result in cumulative, quarter, semester, and yearly grades.
By Default, the Canvas gradebook will not show course averages. Course average grades will be reflected in Parent Portal.
For more information about Canvas, including a training site for families on how to use Canvas, please visit the Sycamore Community School District’s website at sycamoreschools.org/canvas.
District Events and Activities
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