Good afternoon Maplewood Families,
With only two full weeks of school remaining, things are getting really fun around here. We are getting excited about the grade 5 variety show, field day, step-up day, grade 5 promotion, end of year assembly, field trips, and so much more! With all the excitement, we have noticed the typical rise in unexpected behavior this time of year. Please remind your child(ren) that they need to continue to be safe, kind and responsible while at school. Also, please be sure to get them to bed early so they are well rested for the big full days we have planned for them.
This Friday, our spring testing window closes. We will be digging into the data to see who may need a little extra boost at the beginning of next year and who has made gains. In doing this, we readjust our systems of support across the school so that we can meet every child’s needs as best as possible. Next week I will share some data with you in the next Maplewood Memo. Or, if you would like to join a conversation about the data, please join us at the next Site Council meeting on Monday, June 3rd at 5:30 at this link: https://meet.google.com/dhd-yfzc-rbr. If you are interested in joining Site Council for next year, please let me know. We are in need of some parents as we only have two on the council. The more parents we have the more feedback we can work with. Thank you to Robin Roemer and Katie Unger for stepping up this year to be on Site Council!
We also need a new Family Advisory Council on Education (FACE) member to represent Maplewood (contact Katie Unger katie.unger3@gmail.com if interested) The purpose of this group is 1) to provide input about PPS’ Instructional Priorities and initiatives, and 2) serve as a liaison to bring information back to your site council and school community and also bring topics of interest from the school community to this district-wide council. Importantly, the Family Advisory Council on Education provides representatives the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with others from across PPS about the teaching and learning priorities that impact their students and the entire school community.
Volunteering is essential for our school community to function as it does. Thank you to all of you who volunteered this school year. It has been an amazing year together. If you volunteered this year, in any capacity, please join us at the Volunteer Tea on Monday, June 3rd from 7:50am - 8:30am in the Library. Please fill out this Volunteer Tea RSVP
Please be sure to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. If I don’t know about it, I can’t fix it!
Thank you,
Kit
