Weekly Wrap Up

Good Evening, Maple Place Families,

It's been another very busy week at Maple Place. This week we hosted the Wolf Hill fourth graders who got to come over to Maple to see part of the spring musical, Mean Girls, Jr. All students in grades five through eight also got to view a portion of the play during Wednesday's dress rehearsal. Then, the musical went into full swing with it's first two evening performances yesterday and this evening. Tomorrow is your last chance to check out their amazing show. See the flyer below for more information.

In student news, the Maple Place Spelling Bee winner, seventh grader Ryan Carney, has qualified for the Regional Spelling Bee which is being held this Monday night at the Vogel in Red Bank. The winner of this competition will move on to the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. We wish Ryan the best of luck!

Maple Place would also like to congratulate fifth grade student Silla Mosera who is the second place winner in the Species on the Edge Art and Essay Contest. Fifth grade Science classes participated in the contest sponsored by Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. They researched, wrote essays, and created art pieces to advocate for threatened and endangered species in NJ. We are so proud of all of our fifth graders and applaud Silla for bringing home the prize for her Timber Rattlesnake essay and art. Check out Silla's art below!

Just a reminder that fifth grade students will be taking the CogAT assessment on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Melissa Keiser

Congratulations to the Champion Chargers for the month of February:

Grade 5 - Finley Clarke

Grade 6 - Mariana Melo

Grade 7 - Luke Calandriello

Grade 8 - Christian Macioch

The first two nights of Maple Place's production of Mean Girls, Jr. have been an amazing success, and both nights have been almost sold out! There is still time for you to catch the last performance - tomorrow night, Saturday, March 23rd! Tickets are available now! See the link below to purchase.

Join us on Thursday, March 28th as we rock our red for Autism Acceptance Month!

Due to lack of tickets purchased, our OPPD vs. Maple Place Chargers Basketball Game will be post-poned. We recognize that this coming week may be a busy one with spring break quickly approaching. Therefore, we will look to hold this game a bit later in the year.

The Baseball and Softball season will officially begin after Spring Break. See the upcoming games below:

Tuesday, April 9th - Softball - Tinton Falls - Home - 3:45pm

Wednesday, April 10th - Baseball - Tinton Falls - Away - 3:45pm

Wednesday, April 10th - Softball - Little Silver - Home - 3:45pm

Thursday, April 11th - Baseball - Little Silver - Away - 3:45pm

Volleyball Club will begin this week. Students must be cleared by Nurse Dora in order to participate. Please see the schedule under Clubs and Activities.

Monday, March 25th:

Volleyball Club - Grade 5 - 2:45-3:45 pm - Gym

Tuesday, March 26th:

Cadet Band - 7:15am - On Stage in the Cafeteria

Debate Club - 7:20am - Room 109

Jazz Band - 2:45-4:00 - Band Room

Volleyball Club - Grade 6 - 2:45-3:45 pm - Gym

Wednesday, March 27th:

Charger Band - 7:15am - On Stage in the Cafeteria

Maple Place Alliance - 2:45-3:45pm - Room 131

Volleyball Club - Grade 7 - 2:45-3:45 pm - Gym

Thursday, March 28th:

Cadet Band - 7:15am - On Stage in the Cafeteria

Volleyball Club - Grade 8 - 2:45-3:45 pm - Gym

Friday, March 29th:

NO SCHOOL - Spring Break!

On Wednesday, March 20th, the fourth grade students from Wolf Hill School came over to Maple Place to get a glimpse of this year's spring musical - Mean Girls, Jr. It was wonderful to spend time with our future fifth graders.

Saturday, March 23rd - Mean Girls, Jr. - Maple Place Cafeteria - 7:00pm (Final Show!)

Monday, March 25th & Tuesday, March 26th - CogAT Testing for Grade 5 students

Thursday, March 28th - Student Council Sponsored Event - Anything But a Backpack

Friday, March 29th - Friday April 5th - No School - Spring Break

Tuesday, April 9th - PTO Meeting - Maple Place Media Center - 7:00pm

Friday, April 12th - End of Marking Period 3

Save the Date!

April 23: Maple Place Book Fair begins

April 26: Sweet Heart Dance for girls in Grades Prek-6 and their special guys

May 6: Wolf Hill Book Fair begins

May 10: Tri District Dance for 7th & 8th graders in WLB, OP and MB school districts

June 9: Annual Wiffleball Tournament for Boys in Grades 1-8 and their baseball buddy

THE DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE TO MOVE THE EGG HUNT TO SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH DUE TO THE PENDING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

Be sure to follow Maple Place on our social media outlets. We can be found on Twitter at @MaplePlaceMS. You can also check us out on Instagram at @mapleplaceop.

Email: mkeiser@oceanportschools.org
Website: https://www.oceanportschools.org/Domain/8
Location: 2 Maple Place, Oceanport, NJ, USA
Phone: (732) 229-0267
Twitter: @MaplePlaceMS

Instagram: @MaplePlaceOP