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MAPLE CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST GRADES 7 AND 8 Please join us in congratulating the following students who participated in the first annual Maple Creative Writing Contest for Grades 7 and 8. We are so proud of our outstanding writers! The Maple ELA Department

First Place Winner: Eashna Agarwal Finalists: Yoonsol Cho, Ani Nangia Semi-Finalists: Mira Estrin, Sundia Wilkins, Roger Yang Honorable Mention: Jasmin Azizi, Ellen Baek, Olivia Butler Bantz, Leila Baumgartner, Molly Becker, Alex Burstein, Matthew Dollins, Sarah Eisenberg, Katie Finan, Hannah Garti, Dakota Gordon, Jenna Horwitch, Chloe Hwang, Yaeji Hyoung, Emma Jiang, Darshan Kommanapalli, Rina Matsunaga, Stephanie Mei, Jack Miller, Abby Mogilner, Claire Mui, Sean Mullen, Claire Noh, Irene Park, Maya Pawlik, Katie Sander, Ella Schmarak, Naomi Szmuilowicz, Karishma Thykattil, Lilah Townsley, Josh Zingerman

MAPLE ATHLETIC PHOTOS WANTED Please send directly to the Maple Athletic Director, Mr. Kitt Kopach kkopach@district30.org today, Friday, May 3, 2019. See page 4 with details.

EIGHTH GRADE WASHINGTON D.C. TRIP Our 8th graders will be in Washington, D.C., May 8-10.  Here is an electronic copy of the Packing List and Flight Information.  If you have any questions, please contact April Vos, Mrs. Holzkopf or Dr. Carter. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday, May 6: • Elementary Spring Concert

West Gym 7:00 pm • No After School Activities at

Maple Tuesday, May 7:

Wednesday, May 8: • Washington DC Trip • Chicagoland Trip • PTO Ice Cream Day Thursday, May 9: • Washington DC Trip • Chicagoland Trip Friday, May 10: • Washington DC Trip • Chicagoland Trip

DEADLINE APPROACHING 6th Grade Dental Forms Due May 15th Please call Katie Weissler at 847-400-8908 for any questions or concerns. _____________________________________ LEW BLOND RUN - MAY 18, 2019 Register today at lewblondrun.org ——————————————————————————————- Important PTO information on pages 5 & 6. _____________________________________

TODAY’S MAPLE NEWSMain Office 847-400-8900 Health Office/Attendance Line 847-400-8908

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2019-20 STUDENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Student registration for the 2019-20 school year is now open.  Letters were mailed to families in a white envelope marked REGISTRATION INFORMATION ENCLOSED on Monday, April 29. This letter contains everything needed to complete the online student registration. Please note the following 2019 dates: • May 1 through May 31:  The district is pleased to offer a discounted online student registration

through PowerSchool’s Parent Portal. • August 1:  Families must register by the deadline of August 1 in order to  receive classroom teacher

assignments for Wescott and Willowbrook students and advisory/locker assignments for Maple students. The student registration process, including payment, must be complete in order for classroom teacher assignments and advisory/locker assignments to be generated.

• August 2: ePackets containing important student information (e.g., supply list, important dates, PTO, lunch) will be available on the district website and through Parent Portal.

• August 23:  Classroom teacher assignments for Wescott and Willowbrook students and advisory/locker assignments for Maple students will be posted to Parent Portal.

Please be advised of the following: • Schedule annual physicals soon as appointments fill up quickly during the summer • Classroom teacher and advisory assignments will be placed on hold until any outstanding balances

are PAID IN FULL • Outstanding balances are due and include:

◦ Lunch accounts with Quest ◦ Transportation fees with First Student ◦ Technology fees for damaged or misplaced equipment ◦ Library books/fees/fines

• Graduating Maple students with outstanding balances will not receive their diploma If you did not receive a student registration letter, please call your student’s school and a replacement letter will be made available for pick up. Due to confidentiality, it will be necessary to provide personal identification with a valid address in order to receive your student’s letter.    Wescott School (847) 272-4660 | Willowbrook School (847) 498-1090 | Maple School (847) 400-8900

MAPLE SERVICE LEARNING CLUB The Service Learning Club and families celebrated the success of the 3rd annual Feed My Starving Children event last week!  The club successfully supported packing food for children in need and ended up with enough food to feed 98 kids for a year!  Great work club! 

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GRADUATING CLASS OF 2019 “WELCOMING ADDRESS” & “CLASS SPEECH” This is an open invitation to all current eighth-grade students... Would you like a chance to speak at the graduation ceremony on behalf of the “Graduating Class of 2019” on Tuesday, May 28?   Each year, one graduating 8th grader delivers a “Welcoming Address” and another graduating 8th grader represents their peers by delivering a class speech during the graduation ceremony. We will would like to open up this opportunity to all 8th graders! Here is what you need to do...  

“Welcoming Address” Write a speech welcoming parents, families, teachers, etc… while providing gratitude and your hope for the future. Your “Welcoming Address” should be upbeat, fun, and show the personality of your graduating classmates. Additionally, your speech should be between 2-3 minutes in length and directly address the audience and graduates in attendance. Finalists will be selected and will be required to present their speeches to our 2019 Graduation Committee. A winner will be selected and all finalists will be acknowledged during the graduation ceremony.   Please be sure to email your “Welcome Address” to Dr. Carter at ncarter@district30.org by Monday, May 6. If you need assistance in writing your speech, please be sure to check in with your ELA teacher or stop and see Dr. C.

“Class Speech” As a representative of the graduating class of 2019, write a speech celebrating the work, effort, hopes, and dreams for yourself and your classmates… while providing gratitude to those who have played a role in your success as students in District 30 and Maple School. Your “Class Speech” should be upbeat, fun, and show the personality of your graduating classmates. Additionally, your speech should be between 3-5 minutes in length and directly address the audience and graduates in attendance. Finalists will be selected and will be required to present their speeches to our 2019 Graduation Committee. A winner will be selected and all finalists will be acknowledged during the graduation ceremony.   o email your “Class Speech” to Dr. Carter at ncarter@district30.org by Monday, May 6. If you need assistance in writing your speech, please be sure to check in with your ELA teacher or stop and see Dr. C.

MAPLE DEBATE TEAM FINISHES STRONG Maple’s debate team finished their season strong in their final debate tournament. Placing first as a team in the novice division: Claire Noh, Stephanie Mei, and Zoe Wang. In the varsity division: Alex Gabriel, Ryan Lim, and Jason Kim came in 7th, Yoonsol Cho and Catherine Tang placed 4th, Kalen Mehta, Darshan Kommanapalli, and Jack Miller took 2nd. Novice individual speaker awards went to Stephanie Mei, 10th place, Zoe Wang, 7th place, and Claire Noh, 2nd place. Varsity individual speaker awards went to Yoonsol Cho, 10th place, and Catherine Tang, 5th place. We are very proud of our Maple debaters. Congratulations on a successful end to the season!

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SIXTH GRADE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT As part of the sixth grade service learning project, our students were able to pack 474 bags of food for BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK, along with spending time helping at LITTLE CITY and CRADLES TO CRAYONS. All your efforts are greatly appreciated, way to go Mustangs!

CALLING ALL MAPLE PARENTS & STUDENT ATHLETES We are compiling an athletic video for our end of the year Pep Assembly, and are in need of action pictures/short videos from the following events: • Cross Country • Soccer - all grade levels • Girls Volleyball - all grade levels • Boys Basketball - all grade levels • Girls Basketball - all grade levels • Wrestling • Boys Volleyball - all grade levels • Track • Softball • Volley-Bash

Please send directly to the Maple Athletic Director, Mr. Kitt Kopach kkopach@district30.org by Friday, May 3, 2019. Submissions received after this date will not be considered for inclusion in the video.  Not all photos or videos are guaranteed to be used, but all will be considered for inclusion based on time/length of video and number of pictures received.  Submissions from outside sports teams that are not affiliated with Maple School Athletics will not be included. This includes, but is not limited to: gymnastics, hockey, ice skating, dance, swimming/diving, equestrian/horseback riding, club teams, travel teams, etc.   STRENGTH IS IN THE HERD!

GBN INCOMING FRESHMAN GBN Theatre program is proud to announce the 2019 Fall Musical Production of Matilda the musical. Auditions will be held after school on Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday May 30. Audition materials will be available at www.gbnchoir or www.gbntheatre.com soon. There will be

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an optional audition clinic on Tuesday, May 28. Incoming freshman are welcome and encouraged to attend.

LEW BLOND RUN SIGN UP IS STILL OPEN The 19th Annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run will be held at 8:00 am, Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Maple School. You still have time to register at lewblondrun.org The Lew Blond Run is an esteemed CARA Circuit Race and is USATF certified. The event is among the top running events in the north suburban area. Cost or registration after April 26, Adult $35 (CARA member $30) Youth $25 (CARA Youth $20). There are no refunds for race registrations! For more information, go to lewblondrun.org and the Lew Blond Run’s Facebook page. See you at the race!

A NOTE FROM SUMMER SCHOOL Thank you to the families who registered their children for D30 Summer School 2019! If you are not currently registered but would like to be added to the waitlist, you may do so by clicking here. Mrs. Eleni Lamson, D30 Summer School Principal, summerschool@district30.org. (847)400-8931

BUILDING OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE BRICK-BY-BRICK A playground donation of $150 or more entitles the donor(s) to have their name or family names engraved on a brick paver. Each brick includes a maximum of two sixteen-character lines of text, including spaces, added to the brick. The brick will remain outside of the Cafetorium on Maple's Patio for the life of the brick. The bricks will be installed in the fall and your memories will last forever. We ask Corporate donor(s) for a $200 minimum donation.

Please sign up at: www.maplepto.org       or       Wufoo Form Here.

MAPLE PTO APPRECIATION GATHERING Maple PTO appreciates all our volunteers time and energy throughout the year to help make our school run smoothly. We would like to THANK YOU by inviting you to join us at Erin Sommers home for a cup of coffee and a bagel on Saturday, May 11, from 9:30 to 11:00 am. The Sommer family lives at 3620 Lawson Rd in Glenview. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 9 to Maplepto@district30.org if you will be able attend. We hope to see you there! Becky Fliegel and Erin Sommer

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MAPLE COMMITTEE CHAIR 2019/2020 The Maple PTO is looking for volunteers to head up our committees for the next year. It's a great way to meet new people and also get involved in planning an event that will benefit our children.  The committees chair responsibilities are described in the link below. Some committees are one year commitments and others are two year commitments. Please reach out with questions to Maplepto@district30.org. 

Open Maple Committee Chairs 2019-20

Important news flyers from around the area are here: virtual-backpack.

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