Dear Community - Enjoy your three day weekend! Here is a text version of the Principal Notes that went home today.
No School Monday! Memorial Day Holiday
FIELD DAY WEDNESDAY MAY 27TH - Field day is coming up and we need adult volunteers! K, 1 and 5th graders will participate in field day from 9:30-11:00 while 2, 3, 4 grades will participate from 12:30-2:00. We are looking for 10 volunteers in the a.m. shift and 10 in the afternoon shift. If you can help, please contact Kimmy at kimmy@easystreet.net. Thank you!
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL PRESCHOOL - Now Enrolling for 2009 - 2010 School Year. The Wilson High School Preschool is now enrolling for the Fall 09' school year. We offer a comprehensive part-day preschool program that is taught by Wilson High School students taking Child Psychology and Preschool Teaching Lab Courses. Each day High School Students create and implement preschool lessons to 24 preschoolers (3 to 5 year olds). This program is managed by a Preschool Director and Certified Teacher.
Rates for September 2009 through June 2010:
Monday (8:30am-11:30am) and Wednesdays (10:30am-1:30pm): $200 per month
Tuesday (8:30am-11:30am) and Thursdays (8:30-11:30am): $200 per month
Monday-Thursday: $400 per month
For more information, please contact Erica Meyers emeyers@pps.k12.or.us
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT SURVEY - As part of the Special Education audit, Pat Steinburg worked with the SPEAC (Special Education Advisory Council) and the IEP Partners Program to develop a parent survey that will provide valuable input. The web-based survey is now posted on the Special Education home page at http://www.sped.pps.k12.or.us/ It is translated into six languages and available on the web for parents to fill out. Please post the flyers in a prominent location and encourage special education parents to provide us their important input to our audit process.
REGISTER FOR K: This year there have been several parents who have indicated that they felt there would not be a pressing reason to enroll for kindergarten soon. But in fact, it would be very advantageous to register as soon as possible. There is no longer a need to put down a deposit for the Fee for Service, (Full Day) program. But having our enrollment numbers be as “up-to-date” as possible will help us have the best program and best teachers be prepared for the fall!
CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR - NOTE CHANGES! - There are some important changes for the school calendar next year! The first day of school for First through Fifth graders will be Tuesday, Sept. 8th (the first day after Labor Day weekend), and the first day for Kindergarteners will be Friday, Sept. 11th. ALSO, NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE REGULARLY SCHEDULED LATE OPENINGS FOR ALL SCHOOLS IN PORTLAND! On the third Wednesday morning of each month, except November, there will be a two hour late opening; Maplewood will begin at 10:00 that morning, instead of 8:00! This is part of a district-wide calendar recently approved by the School Board; these late opening hours were to replace the usual full-day Professional Development days (three) that were dropped from next year’s calendar. The calendar for trimester schools such as Maplewood can be found at http://www.pps.k12.or.us/news/events.php (click on trimester calendar).
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Our official last day for students this year is Wednesday, June 10th (it was originally scheduled to be the day before, but one day was added to help make up for some of the snow days).
Upcoming Events:
May 25 - NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
May 27 - Field Day
May 30 - Maplewood’s 1st Annual Rummage Sale! 9:00 – 3:00 pm
At Wildwood Preschool/Friends Church
June 3 - Junior Rose Festival Parade
June 4 - 5th Grade vs Staff Basketball Game @ 1:20 pm
June 9 - End of Year Assembly for students, followed by 5th grade
“Promotion” ceremony
June 10 - Last Day for Students!
