Maple Marquee February 7, 2014

Issue 96
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE
Dear Parents,
In light of the recent four days of weather related school
closings, I have given much consideration to this year's school
calendar. The calendar that the Board adopted for the 2013-14
school year includes seven emergency days should they be
needed. Without using the emergency days, the school year is
scheduled to end on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. At this time, I feel
that it is necessary to make up these days in order to maintain
the integrity of the school calendar.
I, therefore, am executing the use of four emergency days which
are included in the Board approved calendar. These days are
Monday, March 31; Wednesday, June 11; Thursday, June 12;
and Friday, June 13. The last day for student attendance is now
scheduled to be Friday, June 13, 2014. Please make note of this
change and plan accordingly. Should you have any questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ed Tivador
Superintendent of Schools
FROM THE PRINCIPALS
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Dear 8 Grade Parents,
As we recently shared with you, Maple School's 8th grade
students will participate in our graduation ceremony
on Thursday, June 5th. However, the last day of attendance for
8th grade students will be Tuesday, June 10th. All 8th grade
students are expected to be in attendance on June 6th, 9th and
10th.
Activities normally scheduled before graduation have been
shifted to after graduation to ensure the academic integrity of the
school year. We have revised our end-of-the-year calendar and
activities to ensure a smooth and exciting conclusion to our
school year for our Maple Mustangs! In the spring, we will
provide a more detailed listing of information about these
end-of-the-year activities.
Here are some of the highlights for 8th graders:
February 7, 2014
In This Issue...
From the Superintendent
8th Grade Parents - From the
Principals
Math Team Competes
Curriculum and Career Day
2nd Annual WL Fair @ Maple
BAsketball Wrap Up
PTO Seeking Nominating
Committee
8th Grade Fundraising
LMC Volunteers
Sodexo Lunch Volunteers
CALENDAR
Monday, February 10
Open Mic in LMC
6th graders @ 11:50 am
8th graders @ 12:30 pm
7th graders @ 1:10 pm
Tuesday, February 11
Pep Assembly @ Maple 2:15 pm
Wednesday, February 12
PTO Blizzard Day @ all
lunchtimes, pre-ordered
Parent Teacher Conferences
@ Maple - 4:30 - 8 pm, as
previously scheduled
Thursday, February 13
Student Council Valentine's
Day Breakfast - 7:30 - 8:20
am;
Student Dismissal @ 11:30
am, no school in PM;
Parent Teachers Conferences
@ Maple - 12:30 - 3:30 pm
as previously scheduled;
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May 29 - Graduation Party
June 4th - Maple Awards Assembly in AM
Graduation Practice in PM
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June 5 - Graduation Practice in AM
Early Release 11:45 AM for 8th Grade ONLY
June 5th - Graduation at GBN 7:00 pm
June 6th - Variety Show in AM
Music Activity Day in PM
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June 9
- Yearbook Distribution for 8th Grade
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June 10 - 8th Grade Report Cards Go Home in Advisory
June 13th - District 225 Summer School Begins
Nate Carter
Chris Brown
MAPLE MATH TEAM COMPETES
Congratulations to Maple School's very first math team:
Yamenah Ambreen, Ethan Buttimer, Chris Chang,
and Ethan Schonfeld, for winning 3rd place at the 2014
Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition! These students and an
alternate have qualified and will represent Maple School in the
state competition in
March. The
competitions are
comprised of three
rounds of individual
and team contests,
which include topics
such as probability,
statistics, linear
algebra and
polynomials. Students
who participated as individuals and also received exemplary
marks include Gayatri Chavan, Maddy Chen, Matthew
Chertok, Charles Kang, Catherine Mei and Britney Sun. All
students represented Maple School beautifully and should be
extremely proud of their accomplishments.
CONNECTING CAREERS TO CURRICULUM AND
CAREER DAY
We are asking for volunteers who would be interested in
sharing their current professional work experience and
knowledge with our students. It is our goal to create a pool of
knowledgeable people who would be willing to come into
classrooms and work with teaching staff to connect real world
experiences with current curriculum and/or participate in our
Career Day activities.
Classroom experiences at various grade levels may take place
throughout the year. When connections are identified, you may
GBN Incoming Freshman
Parent/Student Meeting on
Athletics & Activities - 6:45
- 8:15 pm;
Board of Education Meeting
@ Willowbrook - 7:30 pm
Friday, February 14
NO SCHOOL - District
Holiday
be contacted to confirm your availability. On a different note,
our Career Day program is aimed at 8th grade students. Career
Day will take place on April 17th of this year. While we would
love to have all available parents and family members
participate, the Career Day program is limited.
If you are interested in sharing your time and knowledge, please
complete this form online at http://tinyurl.com/m5d58pu.
SECOND ANNUAL WORLD LANGUAGE FAIR @
MAPLE
Fifth grade students and family members are invited to come to
Maple's MPR on Thursday, February 20th from 3:45 - 5 pm. We
look forward to seeing you participate in games, visit the
informational booths and partake of food form our international
menu!
BASKETBALL WRAP UP!
Congratulations to the teams who recently ended their season
and shared the following!
The sixth grade girls - Ellie Scott, Christina Christos, Allie
McDermott, Ellie Pazol, Cece Grabowski, Eva Nadler, Tess
Tryfonopoulos, Natalie Sorkin, Elsa Blaszak, Jamie Joseph,
Lily Lewis, Kendall Smith, Tess Benson, manager Emily
Zingerman - ended their season with a record of 10-3! Coach
VonderHaar commented "they were a wonderful group of girls
that worked hard! They improved tremendously and seemed to
have learned a lot. We sure did have fun:) Thanks for a fantastic
season!"
Our seventh grade girls - Fariha Ahmed, Stephanie Bekas,
Amanda Buss, Ashley Choi, Emma Schwartz-Dodek,
Melanie Ji, Beatrice Katsnelson, Elise Katsnelson, Anna
Shabelman, Britney Sun, Leah Won and Ashley Yoshikawa "displayed teamwork, dedication, and above all, growth on the
court." Coach Burke also said "being involved in after school
activities allowed the girls to create a bond that showed on the
court, which created stronger skills during the game. It was a
GREAT season!"
Our eighth grade boys - Payton Isberner, Matthew Zhang,
Jackson Weil, Jacob Berlinger, Shaan Patel, Matt Marschall,
Michael Snow, Chris Heywood, Adam Burdorick, Geoge
Antonopoulous, William Sander, Michael Factor, managers
Jack St. John and EunTak Jang - had a great season. Coach
Brown noted "they came a long way since our first practice.
Together we worked hard and were able to have a competitive
season. We had a great time this season and Coach Brown is
"proud of they way they represented Maple!"
PTO NEWS - SEEKING NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
The Maple PTO will have three Upper Board positions open for
the 2014-2015 school year - President (or Co-Presidents),
Vice-President Committees, and Secretary. We are seeking three
PTO members to serve on the Nominating Committee. The
Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting nominations
and presenting its slate to the PTO membership at an upcoming
PTO meeting. If you are interested in serving on this
committee, or would like more information, please contact
Alison Velasquez, PTO Co-President: [email protected],
or Carolyn Spero, VP-Committees: [email protected].
EIGHTH GRADE TRIP FUNDRAISING CORNER BUTTER BRAIDS SALE
Maple's 8th graders are currently selling Butter Braid pastries light and flaky pastries containing a delicious filling like
cinnamon, cream cheese and various fruit flavors. Butter Braids
are $13 each. Ask any 8th grader or contact Jackie Nwia at
[email protected] or 847-753-9388. Sales are from
January 17th through February 12th. Butter Braid pick up
Thursday, February 27th at 3:30 pm.
LMC VOLUNTEERS
For the week of February 10 through February 13:
Monday - Laura Schmitt - in the morning
Tuesday - Jeanne Buttimer - 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Wednesday - Ruth Belga - 8:45 - 10:45 am
Thursday - Mary Bekas - 1 - 3:30 pm
Friday - NO SCHOOL
SODEXO LUNCH VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers for the week of February 10 through February 13:
Monday - Gail Kelly, Stephanie Pappas, Carrie Weiss and Pam
Kurcz
Tuesday - Claire Bernstein, Ursula Sedlak, Rema Johnson and
Michelle Buss
Wednesday - Shirley Perrott, Karen Zieske, Charlotte
Tryfonopoulos and Mary Markovic
Thursday - NO LUNCH - Student Dismissal at 11:30 due to
Parent Teacher Conferences in the PM
Friday - NO SCHOOL
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