DECEMBER 6, MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3623 W. Whiteland Road Bargersville, IN Ph (Attendance ext. 1763) Fax

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1 MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3623 W. Whiteland Road Bargersville, IN Ph (Attendance ext. 1763) Fax DECEMBER 6, 2013 Brooke Phillips, Principal Andrea Lee, Assistant 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 It s SMENCIL time!! Second grade will be selling SMENCILS again this year the week of December 9-13 to adopt penguins from the Indianapolis Zoo and to fund the Penguin Unit projects. SMENCILS will be sold in the morning 8:45-9:00. They are $1 per pencil. Teachers will direct your child to the location where they may purchase their SMENCIL.. This great opportunity will help our 2nd graders learn about economics, help the environment, and support a good cause! As long as the temperature is 20* or above and/or the wind chill is 20* or above, students will be going outside for recess. Please be sure they have weather-appropriate outerwear including hats, shoes/boots, and gloves so they can join their friends! CGCSC WEATHER CLOSINGS & DELAYS ( ) In the event that Center Grove schools must be closed due to weather conditions, notification of parents will be made through the School Messenger System to the contact information on file in Skyward. (Please check Skyward to make sure your information is up to date!) Center Grove will also provide notifications on our website, social media, and area television and radio stations as follows: CG Website - CG Facebook - CG Twitter Indianapolis Television: WRTV 6, WISH 8, WTHR 13, WXIN 59 Area Radio Stations: WCBK-FM, Martinsville WFIU-FM, Bloomington TIME TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK! You can order your child s yearbook online this year. Just go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and use ID code There are lots of new options like hard covers and awesome personalized student pictures on the front of the yearbook so be sure to check it out!! The flyer is attached to this newsletter for more information and pricing. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY December 9 Day 3 December 10 Day 4 December 11 Day 5 December 12 Day 1 December 13 Day 2 DISMISSAL 3:00 ES Field Trip-Cassetty AJ s Singing Stars Student Council Bible Club Intramurals Art Club December 16 Day 3 December 17 Day 4 December 18 Day 5 December 19 Day 1 December 20 Day 2 AJ s Singing Stars Christmas Choral Program 7:30pm Bible Club DISMISSAL 3:00 K-2 Holiday Parties 2:45-3:30 Intramurals 3-5 Holiday Parties 2:45-3:30 HOLIDAY BREAK BEGINS AFTER SCHOOL TODAY! See you January 2, 2014!

2 WANT TO GET THAT TOE-TAPPING, SANTA HAT WEARING, HOLIDAY SPIRIT? THEN YOU SHOULD MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND MAPLE GROVE S ON DECEMBER 18 AT 7:00 PM. THE 3rd, 4th, and 5th GRADE SINGING STARS WILL BE PERFORMING THEIR HOLIDAY BEST! IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENING PROGRAM, THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHOW AT 9:30 AM THAT SAME DAY FOR ANY PARENTS THAT CANNOT ATTEND THE EVENING SHOW. Interested in SKIPPING STARS? See the information/permission slip attached to this newsletter! Jump roping is great exercise and lots of fun for boys and girls! Come enjoy a frosty treat this winter season at Ella s Yogurt Shop and see some amazing artwork created by talented Maple Grove artists. This year Maple Grove will have their works of art on display from December 16th 29th. We hope to see you there! The schedule for the classroom holiday parties will be as follows.. Grades K, 1 & 2 will be Thursday, December 19 from 2:45-3:30 Grades 3, 4 & 5 will be Friday, December 20 from 2:45-3:30 CG Middle School North Cheerleading Clinic The 2013 CGMSN Cheerleading Clinic is almost here! This fun clinic is for elementary-aged girls (K- 5) who love to cheer and dance! The clinic will be held on Saturday, December 14 in the MSN Trojan Gym and girls who attend will cheer and dance with the MSN cheerleaders at the boys basketball game vs. Belzer on Monday, December 16. Parents can download a registration packet from the CGMSN website, then submit the registration form and payment to MSN s main office. You must turn in or mail in your registration form by December 4 to guarantee a cheer clinic t-shirt, so sign up today!

3 To: From: Re: All 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th graders and Parents Mrs. Fisk and Mrs. Hobson Skipping Stars The exciting sport of rope skipping continues to gain popularity nationwide. Because of this, we will offer this as an extracurricular activity. The objectives of the program are as follows: 1. To refine fundamental jumping techniques. 2. To present basic and advances rope tricks. 3. To introduce double-dutch skills both turning and jumping. 4. To exercise and get students active. This program is open to any student, grades 2 5, who is interested in learning new ways to jump rope. Practice will be held on Fridays before school at 8:00 am. Our performance date has not been scheduled, but is usually held in May. Practice will end after our show date. If your child is interested, please sign and return the permission slip below, along with $10.00 for their t-shirt. No child will be allowed to participate without a signed permission slip on file here at school. We do want each child to have a t-shirt, so please let us know if you need assistance. Please order the correct size as no extra shirts will be provided. Please wear shirts to practice each Friday. Please return this order/permission form to Mrs. Fisk in Room 13 by Friday, December 20th. We will not be accepting any order/permission forms after this date, so act fast! CASH ONLY! We will have ropes available to purchase in the Maple Grove Bookstore, if your child is still in need. Ropes are $3.00 for speed. This order form is for shirts only; ropes need to be purchased in person please. Students have an opportunity to visit the MGES Bookstore, each morning before school starts until 9:00! Practice is very important! It is recommended that your child attend each Friday! YOUR ADDRESS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO KEEP YOU INFORMED! If you do not have an address, your child will be able to pick up necessary forms at practice on Fridays. We will not hold Skipping Stars if there is a 2-hour delay! If you are interested in volunteering to help with t-shirt distribution on Friday, January 24 th, or organizational tasks, please indicate that at the bottom of the form! We are also looking for anyone interested in sponsoring our Skipping Stars Program to assist with equipment. If you are interested in helping out this way, please indicate that as well! Our first meeting is set for Friday, January 24, 2014 at 8:00 in the morning Detach and return My child,, has permission to participate in SKIPPING STARS. Parent s signature Rm# Phone # $10.00 Adult S M L XL I am interested in volunteering! Youth S M L T-Shirt Total I am interested in Sponsoring Skipping Stars! address Please print VERY clearly

4 CONGRATULATIONS to all 2nd grade students for doing such a great job on their reading projects. They were so excited and proud to share them with everyone! Winners are as follows: 1st Place...Abby Braden (Miranda and Beauty Fairy) 2nd Place...Eli Graybeal (Meet the Buddies), Elise Armstrong (Black Beauty) and Kate Brantley (Stink the Incredible Shrinking Kid) 3rd Place...Allie Snodgrass (Cam Jansen), Eli Stanley (Roscoe Rules), Macy Peters (Robber Raccoon), Grace Huffman (A Bad Case of Stripes) and Jenna Kryder (Rocket Writes a Story)

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