Weekly Wrap Up

Good Afternoon, Maple Place,

It was another busy week at Maple Place. Earlier this week Mr. DiTommaso and Mrs. Bach led the Maple Place Bands, Chorus, and Chimes in their Winter Concert performing for the school on Tuesday morning, and again for families and community members on Tuesday evening. What a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

We ended our week with another Festive Friday - this time - Ugly Sweater Day. Student Council sponsored an Ugly Sweater Contest collecting donations for local servicemen/women. Our last Festive Friday will take place next week - December 22nd - when we will celebrate Holiday Pajama Day! All students and staff are encouraged to participate!

Lastly, I wanted to take a moment to elaborate on the district attendance policy. Earlier this week, attendance letters were sent for those students who have accrued 4 or more absences or tardies thus far in the school year. What is important to remember is that although we do notate why students are absent (doctor's visits, shadow days, etc.) very few days are actually "excused" according to the state of New Jersey statute. There are no excused absences with the exception of Take Your Child to Work Day and specific religious holidays. All other absence are considered unexcused. However, if there is ever a question of truancy, I would most certainly be looking at the notes within the Realtime Student Information System to determine why a student has been absent. Therefore, I encourage you to make sure you contact Nurse Dora if your child is absent. If you have a doctor's note, please send it in with your child. This way, we can notate the reason for the absence and refer to this if it is needed. If you have any questions regarding a letter you have received, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Melissa Keiser

Today, our Student Council sponsored a Ugly Sweater Contest to accompany today's Festive Friday. (And - today is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day - who knew?!) In order to be entered into the contest, students were asked to donate a personal care item for a local serviceman / woman. There were some amazing sweaters on display today at Maple Place.

Congratulations to our winner - Vanessa Greco!

Congratulations to our Champion Chargers for the month of November.

Grade 5: Sebastian Delgado

Grade 6: Addison Bruno

Grade 7: Kiley Briggs

Grade 8: Emme Testa

Please take a look at the pictures below from today's organization of our lost and found items. There were many items found in the gym that have been added to our collection. The items are on tables in front of the Media Center. Any items that have not been collected by the end of next week will be donated to a local charity.

Winter sports are underway. Please see below for the schedule of upcoming basketball games:

Wednesday, December 20th: Girls Basketball vs. Monmouth Beach - Away - 3:30pm

Wednesday, December 20th: Boys Basketball vs. Monmouth Beach - Home - 3:30pm

Thursday, December 21st: Girls Basketball vs. Little Silver - Home - 3:30pm

Thursday, December 21st: Boys Basketball vs. Little Silver - Away - 3:30pm

Monday, December 18th:

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

Tuesday, December 19th:

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

Wednesday, December 20th:

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

Student Council - 7:15am - Media Center

Creative Writing Club - 2:45-3:45 - Room 105

Thursday, December 21st:

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

Friday, December 22nd:

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

Yearbook meeting - 7:30am - Room 108

Due to a lack of interest, the Oceanport's Got Talent Variety Show has been cancelled.

Friday, December 22nd - Early Dismissal Day - 12:15pm dismissal

Monday, December 25th - Monday, January 1st - Winter Recess

Tuesday, January 2nd - School Reopens

Save the Date!

December 15, 7-9 pm: Middle School Dance 6-8th Grade.

Dec 22- Half Day Bagel

February 9: Bingo Night

March 8: Spring Auction

March 16: Bowling for boys in Grades Pre K-8th with their special gal pal

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

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