Malta Ave January 2025 Newsletter
January 5th, 2025
Malta Avenue Calendar
Monday, January 6th- Classes resume
Tuesday, January 7th- PTA Meeting; 6:30 PM (Virtual)
Thursday, January 16th- Malta Ave Winter Concert; 7 PM
Monday, January 20th- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School
Friday, January 24th- Malta Ave Glow Party
Monday, January 27th - Friday, January 31st- The Great Kindness Challenge
Wednesday, January 29th- Asian Lunar New Year- No School
December Fun at Malta Ave
We had a joyful month at Malta Ave! Take a look at some of our holiday photos below.
Band students performing holiday songs
Kindergarten holiday performance
First grade gingerbread house event
First grade gingerbread house event
Holiday door decorating contest
Mayor Rossi visiting Ms. Millington's class
Holiday door decorating contest
Best message- "Together We Shine Bright"- Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Nafus' door
Holiday door decorating contest
Most creative- Mr. Bryant's door
Holiday door decorating contest
Best overall- Mrs. Richards's door
Holiday door decorating contest
Best overall- Mrs. Potter's door
Holiday door decorating contest
Best team effort- Third grade wing
The Great Kindness Challenge
Malta Avenue Elementary School will be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge during the week of January 27th - January 31st. The Great Kindness Challenge is a week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible, creating a culture of compassion, acceptance, unity and respect.
Glow Party
Our winter Glow Party will be held on Friday, January 24th. We are excited for this fun event! Stay tuned for more details on our glow party!
Malta Ave Dance-A-Thon
On Monday, January 27th, we will be kicking off our Malta Ave Dance-A-Thon. This fundraising event will conclude with an in-school dance party on February 7th! The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money for field trips, special guest speakers, classroom supplies, soft classroom seating, and so much more. More information will be sent home in the coming days.
Schoolwide Meeting
On Wednesday, December 18th, we held our December schoolwide meeting. Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Johnson’s classes did a wonderful job planning and leading our meeting. During schoolwide meetings, we recognize our character education award winners for the month and introduce our character education word for the next month.
Character Education Word Of The Month Winners
Our character education word for December was generosity. Congratulations to the following students who were nominated by Malta Avenue staff members:
Colton S., K
Nicolas O., K
Yohan T.G., K
Kenedi M., 1
Cameron G., 1
Carter I., 1
Amelia W., 2
Amirah A., 2
Felix W., 2
Giovanni T., 2
Skyler G.Z, 3
Emmy & Haydenne G., 3
Ethan S., 3
Alyzandria J., 3
Lili J., 4
Elliana C., 4
Orin D., 4
Maya L., 5
Lucy B., 5
Noelle M., 5
Jonathan D., 5
Character Ed Winners- Kindergarten
Nicholas O. and Colton S.
Character Ed Winners- Kindergarten
Yohan T. G.
Character Ed Winners- 1st Grade
Cameron G., Kenedi M., and Carter I.
Character Ed Winners- 2nd Grade
Amelia, Felix, and Gio
Character Ed Winners- 3rd Grade
Ethan, Emmy, and Haydenne
Character Ed Winners- 4th Grade
Elliana, Lili, and Orin
Character Ed Winners- 5th Grade
Noelle, Lucy, and Maya
Character Ed Winners
Amirah A.
Character Ed Winners
Alyzandria J.
Malta Man Sidekicks
This month, we have two character education word of the month overall winners. Our winners are: Gio T. and Skyler G.Z. Congratulations Gio and Skyler! Thank you for exemplifying generosity and embodying the Malta Way! Gio and Skyler will be our Malta Man Sidekicks.
Character Education Word Of The Month
Our character education word for January is respect- Treating people the way you want to be treated.
PTA Update
Our January PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30 PM. Please utilize the link to access the meeting: