Being brave enough to do what you should do even when you’re afraid

MARCH 11, 2011 News&Views 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

Shelley Coover, Principal Rhonda Orth, Secretary

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

March 14 Day 5 March 15 Day 1

ES to Angel Animal Hospital

Math Pent I & II 3:45-4:45

Math Pent. III 7:45 am

March 16 Day 2

AJ’s 3:00-4:00

Bible Club 8 am

March 17 Day 3

St. Patrick’s Day

Wear GREEN today

March 18 Day 4

Father-Daughter Dance

7:00-9:00 PM

Wear ORANGE for

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Skipping Stars 8 am

March 21 Day 5

Newsletter submissions due!

Trash Bag orders due!!

March 22 Day 1

ES to JC Animal Shelter

1st gr. to Children’s Museum

Math Pant. I & II 3:45-4:45

Math Pent. III 7:45 am

March 23 Day 2

AJ’s 3:00-4:00

Bible Club 8 am

March 24 Day 3

BEACH DAY!

March 25 - April 3

NO SCHOOL

SPRING BREAK!

See you on

Monday, April 4!

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

DISMISSAL at 3:00

AMK 9-11:45

DISMISSAL at 3:00

AMK 9-11:45

COURAGE is the value for the month of March. Courage is being brave enough to do what you should do, even when you are afraid. Superheroes like Spiderman, Batman, and Superwoman usually face scary villains and difficult situations. Do you think they are ever afraid? Well, sure they are - but it’s what they DO in those times of fear that make them SUPERheroes! Every-one faces scary times or frightening people, but if you have courage then you are brave enough to still do what you should do. The next time you find yourself in a scary situation, try out your SUPERhero power of COURAGE!

February Attendance Rate is up (just a bit) from January, however, at 96.15% we still need to work on getting to the

high 90 percentile! With warmer weather and everyone shedding their jackets and hats, please make sure the students

dress for the weather. With March comes unpredictable temperatures!

5th Grade Graduation Ceremony “Stars that Shine Forever” We need photos of your child and his/her classmates from kindergarten-5th grade (NO BABY PHOTOS)! Think

field trips, pioneer day, race chase, International Week, science fair, etc. Close ups and group shots are great!

Please email all pictures you may have to jennydaming@gmail.com or you may send in pictures on a flash drive/disk

and send to Austin Daming in room 38. Please label your picture and put your name on it so it can be returned to

you. We will need pictures by FRIDAY, APRIL 29. If you do not have a picture to send in, please email me so I can

make sure your child’s picture is taken before April 29. I personally will be coming to school and taking photos so

PLEASE contact me with your child’s name and room number @491-7465 or above email address.

Congratulations to 3rd grade teacher, Angie Snodgrass, for being nominated as Maple Grove’s Teacher of the Year! Angie will represent Maple Grove at the Teacher of the Year Ceremony!

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE CLASS PLACEMENT GUIDELINES

FOR 2012, ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER!

THE CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION PRACTICES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT.

The next newsletter deadline is Tuesday, March 22 at 4:00 pm

CENTER GROVE LITTLE LEAGUE

Center Grove Baseball

2011 Spring Registration Baseball for Age 4 now available

Register ONLINE NOW for Spring Baseball @

www.cgll.com

CENTER GROVE LASSIE LEAGUE

Additional information is available at www.CGLassieLeague.org or email cgll@sbcglobal.net

Diamond Dusters 4-5 yrs.

All others 6-18 yrs.

Late Registration

(Mar.7-Mar.16)

$85

$125

Spring Swim Lessons Sign up for Spring Swim Lessons at Center Grove High School!! Registration for lessons at

cgacswimlessons@yahoo.com. For more information, check out their website at www.cgacswim.org

CENTER GROVE LACROSSE Center Grove Lacrosse is now open for Spring 2011 registra-tion. CG Lacrosse has partnered with Mt. Pleasant Commu-nity Life Center to offer an in-house program for ALL 3rd-8th grade boys & girls in the community. This new “HOUSE” league will provide an inexpensive way to get introduced to the sport of lacrosse, all while teaching the fundamentals and improving the skills necessary to be successful in the game. For more information about the new HOUSE league, or to register, please go to www.centergrove lacrosse.com .

THE WORLD’S #1 TECH CAMP!

Ages 7-18 Beginner to Advanced

S U M M E R 2 0 1 1

Save $50 by registering by March 15!

Information available at the website internalDrive.com or by calling

1-888-709-TECH

*Pamphlets available in the MG office kiosk*

Mark your calendars for CAMP INVENTION! JUNE 6-10, 2011!

This week long science camp focuses on eco-friendly activities that enhance creativity and strengthen sci-ence literacy skills. While participating in five exciting modules, students will create a clubhouse, crack

puzzling codes, explore innovative survival traits in various animals, invent a ball rolling machine, and even study the science behind bouncy balls! Camp will be held at Center Grove Elementary School

during the week of June 6-10 from 9:00 am-3:30 pm. Contact Kelli Swigert (6th grade CGMSN

teacher) with questions @ swigertk@centergrove.k12.in.us or by calling 885-8800, ext. 5118. Call 1-800-968-4332 or visit www.campinvention.org to register. ACT NOW to receive discount

rates for early registration.

i n v e n t i o n A summer program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Founda-

MARSH Fresh Ideas for Education

Be sure to use your Marsh Fresh Idea Card every time you shop - each dollar spent earns a point toward merchandise rewards. Points earned over the last 2 years have made it possible to furnish MG with laminating film valued at approximately $1,000 each year! Point accumulation ends MARCH 31 !!

Campbell’s Labels for Education Please continue to send your labels to school! A new bonus opportunity is available for us with our next deposit - a

match of our deposit up to 1,000 points.

Maple Grove Dad’s Club Presents… (Semi-Formal)

Any adult chaperone welcome! **Pictures will also be taken at the dance and may be purchased that evening** (1) 5”x7” = $8.00 (2) 5”x7” = $12.00 Each picture after that will be $6.00. Checks should be make out to Eric Luzier Photography.

March 18th, 7:00-9:00 pm

Admission $5/family

Disc Jockey, Music, Drinks & Snacks Provided

Maple Grove Elementary PTO asks for your support with our

TRASH BAG SALE Our Fall PTO Fundraiser was able to raise $11,000m falling short of our original goal of $25,000. With the

referendum not passing last November, budget cuts have and will negatively impact Maple Grove. For the PTO

to meet the increased needs of Maple Grove, we will have a trash bag sale. Many families have already asked

whether we would be having a trash bag sale this year, making it an easy choice for a fundraiser activity. We

will be using “The Yellow Bag People” as we have in the past. We thank all the families that made a contribution

to our initial fundraiser and hope that this fundraiser is another success!!

These are quality bags suitable in size and strength for our trash needs and the yard work we will be starting

soon. The bags are twice as thick as Hefty’s bags. There are three different sizes available, but they all cost

the same...only $10.00 per roll.

White - 15 gallon (tall kitchen) 65 bags per roll

Yellow - 39 gallon 25 bags per roll

Blue - 55 gallon (super size) 16 bags per roll

We will be taking orders through March 21. The bags will be available for pick-up at school on Thursday, April

14. They WILL NOT be sent home with the students because they are very heavy. Please return your order

form to your child’s classroom teacher with a check made out to MAPLE GROVE PTO in an envelope

marked “Trash Bag Sale” by Monday, March 21.

Let’s all get behind this effort.

All profits from this sale will go to the PTO and be used to support Maple Grove classroom and

student activities. Buy your bag supply from us and offer them to relatives, friends, and

neighbors. If you have any questions regarding trash bag sales, please contact Kristina

Peters at km.peters87@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued Your trash

deserves the best bags!

So mark your calendar! Maple Grove’s SPRING BOOK FAIR is a Buy 1/Get 1 FREE SALE!! April 12 - 18, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Your child will be scheduled to attend this fair during their class library time. On that day, please send cash

or a check made out to Maple Grove Elementary School. We do accept VISA, MasterCard, and Discover

from parents and volunteers.

As always, we are offering you the chance to give the gift of reading through the Classroom/ Teacher

Wish List program. Just stop by and take a look at our Wish List display. What a great way to help

increase your children’s classroom library!