Spring Fever Fundraiser

Maple Dale PTO is announcing its Spring Fever fundraiser.   Your favorite team tumblers will be available for anyone to purchase.  The 32oz tumblers are BPA free and virtually indestructible.  Information on the fundraiser was sent home with students.  Orders due March 6th. 

Box Top$ Collection

Send in your BOX Tops!

It is time for the 2^nd  Big Box Top collection of the year! Please send in your box tops in envelope marked as such.

The next collection deadline is Friday February 20th.  This allows them to get collected, counted and sorted in time for Laura Scholles to send them to Box Top Headquarters. 

In the fall, we earned almost $600 from our collection. Good job Maple Dale families!

Save Your Unwanted Books!

Save your gently used books for this year's "Book Swap".  Your kids will be bringing in their old books and be able to pick out a couple of books "new to them".   The event will be Friday April 24th.  More details to come. 

Volunteers Needed: Library

The Maple Dale Media Center needs your help shelving books on Tuesdays.  If you're able to volunteer, please Email Suzanne Brown 

Volunteers Needed: Discover Art

Would you like to present a piece of artwork to a classroom and have a discussion with the children about it?  Then Discover Art is the project for you!   We have almost all spots filled.  We are in need of a few more volunteers to fill the following spots.  If you can do one, please Email Suzanne Brown  She'll give you all the information you need for the presentation.

Kindergarten – Howard, Am/PM;  2^nd Grade - Rigdon, Klein;   3^rd Grade - Cooks;  4^th Grade - Becker

Volunteers Needed: Book Fair

Are you interested in volunteering for the Book Fair? Please go to our  Sign Up Genius Page

Family Fun Night Hits Record Attendance

Maple Dale students, families, and teachers had a great time at Family Fun Night on Sunday, February 8, at Castle Skateland. We had a whopping 413 people in attendance; that’s close to 100 additional attendees as compared to last year! Co-chairs Meredith Towbin and Karen Griffin want to personally thank all the volunteers who helped make the night run so smoothly: Tiesha Frazier, Diane VanderBrink, Kristen Laughlin, Pam McCallen, Kim Bauer, Frank Zhou, Kathy McGrath, and Greta Urbanek. And thanks to everyone who came by and made the night truly epic!

Volunteers Needed:Milers Spring Session

I hope you had a good winter, but I know most of us are looking forward to Spring! And with the warmer temps, we will be starting Maple Dale Milers up again on Wednesday, March 18. The program will run every Wednesday and we found that four volunteers during each shift worked best. If you are able to continue to volunteer, please use this link to our new sign-up genius page to register for any times you would be able to help. As a reminder the two shifts are:

• Shift 1 - 11:30 - 12:45 (First and Second Grades)
• Shift 2 - 12:30 - 1:45 (Third and Fourth Grades)

Also, we are looking into setting up a group for Milers to participate in completing their 26th mile during the Flying Pig Marathon weekend.  We are going to offer anyone participating in Milers to take part in the Flying Pig Kids Marathon (26th Mile) Program.  In order to do this we will need volunteers to walk with the students on Saturday, May 2 downtown at the Flying Pig Marathon course.  

Here is the link for more details. Flying Pig 26th -mile

At this point, our team is trying to gauge what teacher and parent involvement we can count on.  We would LOVE if 2-3 parents would participate along with the students and teacher volunteers. I will be participating with my son Carson. We know spring can be a crazy season with sports and other activities, but if you are interested and can commit to the Saturday, May 2 date, please let me know. 

Thank you for all of your help!

Rachel Namaky 

 Email Rachel

Yearbooks Still Available

Maple Dale Yearbooks are still on sale, but not for long!  For just $18, you can capture a whole year of memories at Maple Dale.  Click to order online

Enter Job Number: 1833815.   There are several new enhancement options this year, including having your child’s name embossed on the cover, or receiving a soft or hard cover yearbook.  The traditional softcover option is  still available for only $18.  Yearbook orders will be accepted until March 5, 2015. 

Kroger and Target Shoppers Raise Money for Maple Dale While You Shop

Did you know that both Kroger and Target sponsor community programs that benefit Maple Dale Elementary?  Simply register your Kroger Plus Card and Target Red Card with Maple Dale as your beneficiary.  Then every time you shop, a percentage of your purchase is donated to Maple Dale.  This is an important fundraiser for our school, requiring only a swipe of your card.   Read more to learn how to enroll you card…

Click here to enroll your Target REDcard

Click here to enroll your Kroger Plus card

Pipkin's Will Donate 4% of Your Purchase Back to Maple Dale

Pipkin's (which buys fresh locally grown produce) supports our Sycamore schools. Simply turn in your itemized Pipkin's receipts (not the credit card receipt) to the school office via Kidmail in an envelope marked “Pipkin's – PTO”.  There is also a box in the school office labeled for Pipkins receipts. All receipts must be turned in by April. Kami Mitchell is kindly coordinating this friendly program with Pipkin's! Shop locally!

After School Enrichment

After School Enrichment classes resume on February 23. 

Be sure to inform your child's teacher of their participation in ASE. This is especially important for Kindergarteners who have a bit of history of getting on the bus instead of remembering their ASE class! Be on time for the 5 pm pick up, or 5:30 for the Circus Class.

Family Literacy Night

Snuggle up with a good book!
In celebration of One Book One School
You are invited to Maple Dale Elementary Family Literacy Night
Thursday, February 26th
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Come join the fun!
There will be crafts, storytelling, snacks, games, a Scholastic Book Fair, a gift basket raffle and more. Wear your pajamas or snuggly clothes if you wish!


Please cut off to return to school by February 19th


______________ Yes,                                 _____________ No,


the ______________ family                       the _____________ family
is able to attend                                           is unable to attend
__________ number attending

Message from Nurse for Third Grade Parents- dental programs

An Important message for 3rd grade parents:     

   A Note from Mrs. Muskal, School Nurse        

Our school has agreed to have a dental screening of all 3rd grade students on February 10.  This is part of a research project that is being done across the state to measure the dental health of 3rd grade students.

This screening is different from the other dental programs that we have had at Maple Dale Elementary.  All 3rd graders should have the screening, even if your child receives dental care at your dentist or at school. Please fill out the consent form and return it to school tomorrow.

A dental hygienist will simply take a quick look at your child’s teeth using a plastic mouth mirror.  It takes about a minute.   If you have questions, please call me at 686-1723.

Thank you.

Julie Muskal, RN

Join the Maple Dale PTO Private Facebook Group

Facebook Groups make it easy to connect with specific sets of people, like family, teammates or coworkers. Groups are dedicated spaces where you can share updates, photos or documents and message other group members.

Maple Dale PTO has selected the closed group privacy setting. For a closed group setting:
ANYONE CAN
1. See the group’s name

2. See who’s in the group
3. See the group description
4. See he group’s tags
5. Find the group in a search

6. Ask to join the group or be added or invited by a group member

ONLY CURRENT MEMBERS CAN
1. See what members post in the group

2. See stories about the group on Facebook (like in Newsfeed and search)
3. See or post updates, photos, events and files.

All members of a group can post in closed groups subject to approval from the admins of the group.

How to Join Maple Dale Elementary PTO Facebook closed group

Simply copy this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/mapledaleelementarypto/  

or

Go to Facebook and top of page type Maple Dale Elementary PTO in the Search Facebook window. Click Join Group to become a member. Admin will verify you have student enrolled in our school and then approve.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Maple Dale Spring 2015 Scholastic Book Fair is coming!

February 23 - February 27

All profits from this fundraiser will be used to purchase books for Classroom Libraries

Are you interested in volunteering?

Click to Contact Preeti