March 9, 2012

With the sleepiness that comes from conference week, 
you may laugh at things like this today, too.

Wow...another great conference week (almost) over. As I walked around last night, it was fun to listen to parents talk about how much they love having their kids go to Maple Grove! I had several conversations with parents who could not stop saying positive things about their teachers, those on pick-up and drop-off duty, lunchroom, etc., etc...it is fun to listen and just reply, "They all make me look much better than I really am." ...and you all do! Thanks for making it a positive conference week and school year so far!


Please welcome Jessica Norton to our 1st grade team for the upcoming year! We are excited to add her to an already strong primary teaching team! Congratulations, Jess!


Kindergarten Registration Night is Tuesday, March 13, at 6:30 pm. The online registration for incoming kindergarten students opened last week and will remain open until March 27. We hope to have a better idea of incoming enrollment at the end of the month!


Yearbook Order Forms are due today (March 9).

Building Temp - Keith Elmquist let us know that as the temp warms up outside, the temp in the rooms may rise until we get a string of warm days. The cooling towers will be filled later this spring (I'll pretend I know what that means). ;-)


E-Mail - Please refrain, if possible, from sending out emails to parents with PDF or Word.doc attachments. Sending your weekly newsletter with a link to your website with the update on your blog is the best method to use!


Annual AEA Survey - Please complete the AEA survey that comes your way via email. It is important to their reflection and future plans.


All Teachers are encouraged to create your own "preference" list on AESOP. If you do not know how to do this, please talk to a colleague. This will help with securing the subs from your classroom you feel work the best with your students!


Books Are Fun is set up in the staff lounge. Some of you may be familiar with this program in other buildings/districts. Order forms are on the rack and money/checks/order forms can be given to Paula. Orders are due March 14th and items will be delivered the following day. Yellow "tagged" items can be paid for an taken. They will be coming back every 6-8 weeks this year and following.


Welcome to student teachers Mallory Kern (Bode) and Morgan Krause (Umphress). Both join us from Drake and will be with us the next 8 weeks.

The "over-time" edition of our monthly at-bat contest includes the following people:

Mark Joye, custodian

Lorri Lynde, custodian

Toni Rand, custodian,

Tasha Turner, kindergarten

Abby Masters, 2nd grade

Shanlyn Doll, counselor

Thresa Stone, associate

I'll tease you with only one this week...followed by 3 songs each week for the next two weeks!

Our custodian songs are worth 2 points each so study up and good luck!

...hint, first one is not Mark's! Although he believes in the message.