SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3623 W. Whiteland Road

Bargersville, IN 46106 Ph. 881-0561 (Attendance ext. 1763) Fax 889-2553 www.centergrove.k12.in.us Follow us on Twitter @MapleGroveElem

Mrs. Brooke Phillips, Principal Mrs. Andrea Lee, Assistant Principal Mrs. Amanda Trimble, Assistant to the Principal

MAPLE GROVE VISION/MISSION STATEMENT

S.T.A.R.S. - Students, Teachers, All Reaching Success

Strong, comprehensive education program - Teaming with parents and the community - Adapt to our changing world -

Respectful to one another - Safe environment

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

September 8 Day 2

September is Hunger Awareness

Month

International Literacy Day

September 9 Day 3

CG100 Meeting

6:30-7:30

@ CGHS Auditorium

September 10 Day 4

Student Council Mtg. 8am

Bible Club 8am

September 11 Day 5

Spell Bowl 8am

September 12 Day 1

September 15 Day 2 September 16 Day 3

Healthy Smiles visits

Spell Bowl 8am

September 17 Day 4

Bible Club 8am

September 18 Day 5

Spell Bowl 8am

September 19 Day 1

Trash Bag & Cookie Dough

Fundraiser Kick Off

SILENT AUCTION items due!

**Fall Festival tomorrow!**

First PTO Meeting @7 pm in Library

“MG Boot Camp…

What You Need

to Know”

Please join us at our first PTO MEETING of the year on Thursday, September 11th! We have a great meeting

planned for you...Maple Grove Boot Camp! We have several staff members who have dedicated their time to come and

present some great topics at our meeting. We can’t wait to see you there! Here is a sneak peek of the topics: Enrich/High

Ability, Person Online, IXL Math, RTI overview, Fitness Awareness, Helping Your Child Master Math Facts, What Does Your Child

Learn During a Guidance Lesson, Positive Behavior Supports, Discovery Ed, Health Services, Twitter 101, and Growing Writers.

Maple Grove PTO Silent Auction will begin September 24 and run through October 1 @ 7:00 pm. This year, the items will be listed and all bidding will take place online! More information about the website and process will be sent out closer to the event. Baskets will still be available during conferences for viewing at the school. Items can be picked up at auction close on October 1, sent home with your student, or on a scheduled pick up night at the school. If your family or business would like to donate a basket to the event, contact llsiems@yahoo.com prior to September 19 or bring your basket to the PTO meeting on September 11.

Sir Read-A-Lot’s Castle Maple Grove’s Fall Book Fair will be September 24-October 1 Your child will attend the fair during his/her class library time. Store hours are 9am-3pm. Checks payable to Maple Grove PTO. We also accept credit cards from parents, staff and volunteers. Please join us during parent/teacher conferences for our two Open House events on Wednesday, September 24 and Wednesday, October 1, from 4-7:30pm. Also enter to win a chance for an awesome prize! The book fair will be in the pod located outside entrance 4. As always, we are offering you the opportunity to give the gift of reading through the Classroom/Teacher Wish List program. Happy Reading!!

Important drop-off/pick-up information: Beginning Monday, there will be a few changes regarding the staff parking lot (the lot between the bus lot and the horseshoe area) that we wanted to make you aware of. This school year, with our increase in students and staff, we are having increased safety concerns with this lot during drop-off and pick-up times. Primarily, we have buses that unload in that area that cannot safely navigate the lot because of cars parked illegally that are dropping off their children, and children who are walking/running from cars to the sidewalk. This lot is reserved during drop-off and pick-up for families who have a child with physical needs that would make drop-off in the regular car rider line difficult. Unless your family has been issued a yellow car rider tag, you should ONLY be using the regular car rider line. We will be enforcing these new guide-lines beginning Monday, and we appreciate your willingness to keep our kids safe by following the guidelines. It would also help us tremendously with parking challenges if parents who are parking and walking their child in (or picking their child up) are only doing so when absolutely necessary. Even though the car rider line looks long, it only takes ten minutes for the entire line to clear out. As always, the easiest way to ensure your child is here safely and on time is to utilize the school bus. Thank you!

Looking for youth ice hockey in Center Grove? Check out South Indy Youth Hockey, the home for hockey

in Center Grove. The season begins in October, but registration happens starting this month for both, boys

and girls, ages 4-14, who want to develop a sense of camaraderie, teamwork, fair play, and friendship.

Can’t skate? No problem .

We will teach kids new to the ‘ice’ at siyh.org and facebook.com/SouthIndyYouthHockey

Attention all 4th & 5th grade students:

Are you interested in traveling to Chicago during your fall break? You are invited to join us on a three day trip to Chicago and tour many exciting and fun historical places! We will be departing

Maple Grove Elementary on Monday, October 13th, and returning the evening of Wednesday, October

15th. We have extended the deadline for all 4th & 5th graders! All registrations must be turned in by Friday, September 5th. If you are interested in joining our group or have questions, please contact

Brooke Adams (adamsb@centergrove.k12.in.us). Be on the lookout for information coming home with your child soon about this awesome trip! We cant wait to tour Chicago with you!

HAVE YOU RE-REGISTERED YOUR MARSH CARD?

Please register your Marsh Fresh Idea Card to help Maple Grove earn FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

Register your card with your email to win one of (10) $25.00 Gift Cards! If number is unknown, call 317-594-2645

for your number today! Go to Marsh.net, select Fresh Idea Program and Enroll Your Card. Our school code is

28598 Thank you for your help!

I N D Y AIR BEARS JUMP ROPE TEAM

The Indy Air Bears will be hosting a jump rope club that meets every Monday evening (starting at 4:40pm) for 4 weeks. It is held at Arlington Elementary School and begins September 15. The cost is $25 and the sessions are 1 hour. More information and registration forms are in the MGES office.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

Do you enjoy books? Would you like to volunteer a

few hours once a week? If your answer is “YES”,

then you might consider working as a volunteer in

the school library. We need volunteers to help

shelve and straighten books on a weekly basis. If

this idea interests you, please fill out the form

below and return this sheet to the school. I will be

contacting you soon!

Thank you,

Mrs. Elaine Hunt, Media Assistant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

____ Yes, I would like to volunteer in the library

Name_____________________________________

Child’s Name_______________________________

Teacher___________________________________

Phone_____________________________________

Email_____________________________________

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014

7:00 PM

PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY 5199 West Fairview Road

ALL CENTER GROVE 5th GRADE STUDENTS