Hello Maple Grove Families!
It's finally here! A week of fun activities and family engagement here at Maple Grove. Please take a peek at the information about Thursday's Fall Costume Parade--we'd love to have families join us for the parade.
We will allow students to be dismissed early if families would like to take their children home to continue the festivities of the day after the parade. We just ask that you come into the cafeteria and sign your child out--we will not be dismissing children from the parade and families will not be able to go into the building to pick up children. You'll need to check them out in the cafeteria with one of our admin team.
Costume Expectations:
Please send your child's costume to Maple Grove in a bag on Thursday. We will be changing into costumes during our Fall Parties; no costumes should be worn to school! Also be sure to double check our costume Expectations listed in the flyer above!
It's Parade Time!
We are looking forward to our Fall Costume Parade on October 31. Please join us on October 31 at 3:00 pm at Jackson Park for the parade. Younger siblings are encouraged to join and dress up, too! Bring your cameras and take some pics! Can't make it there in person? Don't worry! I'll be sure to stream the event on our Facebook page, so be sure to click the like button to follow us so you don't miss out on any of the fun!
Have Extra Costumes Lying Around?
If you'd like to donate any costumes to our school to keep and lend out each year, please feel free to drop those off in the main office or send them with your child to school in a bag marked "Donation". We know not every family may have a costume to wear, but we'd love everyone to be a part of the fun. Gently used dress up clothes, costumes, princess dresses, etc. would be welcome!
Maple Grove Bingo & Popcorn Night:
Join us on November 12 in the Maple Grove Cafeteria for a fun FACE (Family And Community Engagement) event: Bingo & Popcorn! Come play Bingo, WIN prizes, spend time with you family, and stay for our PTA meeting following the event. We hope to see you there!
Hy Vee Receipt Collection Competition:
During the month of November, we will be collecting Hy Vee Receipts to see which classrooms can bring in the most receipt totals to help earn money for our school. Any Hy Vee receipts from stores, gas stations, or drug stores in the Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion, and Iowa City area count--so be sure to tell your relatives to save their receipts, too! Send in receipts for us to total up which class brings in the largest total money spent, and our top 2 classrooms will win a popcorn party to celebrate! The completion starts November 1, so be sure to start saving & sending in any current or past receipts starting Friday--you can even print off online order receipts to send in! Have questions? Reach out to Melanie in the office for more details.
I hope to see many of you at our Fall Costume Parade on Thursday. It's a great day to be a Grizzly!
Jeni Goebel, Principal
Maple Grove Elementary
jgoebel@crschools.us
