Early Dismissal

Wed. 11/26

1:00 PM

Lunch will be served.

Please make sure you have an early dismissal plan in place for your child.

Please notify the office in writing if your child’s dismissal plan will be different than it usually is.

PK will follow their usual early dismissal procedure.

A reminder notice will go home Monday.

No School on:

Tuesday, 11/4

Tuesday, 11/11

Thursday, 11/27

Friday, 11/28

Coming in December:

Early Dismissal due to Parent/Teacher Conferences:

12/9, 12/10, 12/11

Early Dismissal Tuesday, 12/23

Winter Recess:

12/24 – 1/3

Student of the Month

Just a reminder that our Student of the Month recognition ceremony will be at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, November 5^th.

Parents who would like an electronic copy of their family photo taken at the ceremony should e-mail Mrs. Ciullo at ciulloc@naugy.net and put Student of the Month in subject line.

McEducator’s Night!

On Monday, November 10th, Maple Hill School will be participating in our 4^th annual McEducators’ Night at the New Haven Road McDonald’s. Faculty and staff will volunteer to work half-hour shifts; the school will receive a percentage of all sales made during their time slot. Last year, thanks to the overwhelming support of our students, their families and our faculty and staff, our school received over $500.00. Hope you can attend!

Hillside Middle School PSA is hosting a presentation by Detective Blanchard of the Naugatuck Police Department, Internet Predator Program. Detective Blanchard will discuss what children could be exposed to on the Internet and how to monitor your child’s computer use.

Thursday, November 6^th7:00 PM

Hillside Gymnasium

RSVP to Heidi Langlasi, PSA President

heidilanglais@sbcglobal.net

This year Maple Hill School will recognize Mrs. Marti-Colella and her 5 Be's Program at the Connecticut Association of School's annual banquet - Celebration of Connecticut Elementary Schools' Success. The 5 Be’s are: Be Cooperative, Be Respectful, Be Peaceful, Be Kind, Be Safe at Maple Hill. The 5 Be's Program has had a great impact on our discipline ladder, our hallway and assembly expectations, and lunchroom behaviors. The Five Be's program has been infused in our daily life here for all faculty and staff. Visual reinforcement in the form of posters and banners, complete with yellow and black bees, are scattered throughout the school as reminders to all.

Veterans' Day

We will recognize Veterans Day at a whole school assembly for students on Friday, November 14. Our theme for that day is wear your patriotic colors to show your support for the fine men and women in our military!

Student of the Month

Every month each of our teachers will choose one or two students from their classroom to be Student of the Month. The criteria for this award changes monthly. Some may be chosen because of exceptional mathematical skills, others are terrific artists, musicians, athletes, readers, citizens and so forth.

This year, we have decided to honor those chosen in a special way. Instead of our usual pizza lunch, we will recognize our Students of the Month at our monthly PTO meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM. The chosen students will have juice and a special dessert and then our principal, Ms. Kane, will recognize each student’s accomplishments and present each with a certificate and pencil.

We hope that parents, guardians and other invited guests will join us in recognizing the outstanding behaviors and achievements of these students.

Parents who would like a copy of their family photo taken at the ceremony should e-mail Mrs. Ciullo at ciulloc@naugy.net and put Student of the Month in subject line.

Welcome Back!

Our school year is off to a great start. We would like to welcome the following faculty and staff who are new to our school:

Ms. Pamela Quinn, Kindergarten

Mrs. Bridget Mulhall-Bothroyd, Kdg.

Ms. Sofia Karistinos, 2^nd Grade

Ms. Tainisha Lopez, 2^nd Grade

Mrs. Maureen Greene, 4^th Grade

Ms. Mary Ann Hickey, PK

Mrs. Debbie Kirschbaum, PK

Ms. Angela Loomis, PE

Mrs. Gail Sullivan, Reading Assistant

Ms. Kelly Rosikiewicz, Paraprofessional

Ms. Darcie Forgue, Resource Room

Ms. Maureen Grant, Social Worker

Ms. Maureen Centore, Cafeteria

Arrival Times

Just a reminder that students should not be dropped off at school prior to 8:35 AM. There is no supervision before this time. Students dropped off at 8:35 should be escorted to the front lobby to wait with the teacher on duty. After 8:40 AM, students should be escorted to the playground.

Congratulations to:

Ms. Galiette and Mr. Sciacca for successful completion of the BEST program!

Dismissal Policy

For the safety and security of all students, we ask that a note be sent in whenever your child(ren) will be picked up from school. If they will be picked up on certain days on a regular basis, one note for the entire year is sufficient. If you need to pick up your child(ren) unexpectedly, please call the office prior to 3:00 PM. All students must be signed out before leaving the building.

Parents requesting dismissal before the normal end of the school day (3:20) must make a written request, come into the school office to pick up the student, and sign the student out per Board Policy 5113.2.

Special Thank You to:

Mrs. Soucy and Wal-Mart who contributed $250.00 to our school through their VAP (Volunteerism Always Pays) Program. Wal-Mart encourages their associates to volunteer in the communities in which they work and live. When an associate volunteers, Wal-Mart makes a charitable contribution to an organization of their choice. This money has been earmarked for library books here at our school since Mrs. Soucy spends many hours volunteering in our library.