WELCOME TO MAPLEWOOD!      

We are proud of our school and community, and invite you to visit in person when you are able; talk to parents of Maplewood Students and to our staff, and you will hear words praising our "community" and "well-rounded education" and "parent involvement" often.
 

February is Campaign Month       How canyou contribute? Please click on the heading here to read more. This campaign raises money to enable us to save one of the positions called "specialists" - Music, P.E., Library, and Computer.

Maplewood Rated "Outstanding" on the Oregon Report Card-  They revised the report card this past year to remove and rename the categories.

Parents Provide Unbelievable Support 

• PTA has its own website! Go to MaplewoodPTA.com  to see it!

This list of "Parent Power" activities is just the 06-07 school year alone, and an example of many continuing activities here; click here to be amazed at all the parent activities that made such a difference for our students!

SCRIP PAYS FOR STAFF!  The proceeds from SCRIP do NOT come from your pocket - 100% of what you pay for goes toward the gift certificate that you use to purchase goods/services. 
Click here for details and for the current form to print out and order .You can also purchase Scrip at a table at school on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons.

    CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM PRINCIPAL: 

• Kindergarten for Fall, 2010? - We are beginning plans for our Kindergartners for next fall. We really need to know how many, and which, students that may be coming to our Kindergarten.   We will be holding our annual Parent Information/Round-Up Session on Wed., Feb. 10th from 3:00 to 4:00. This session is for adults only, and will be set up to give you details about our programming and a chance for you to ask questions.  Please call the school office as soon as possible to help us know how many students (and classrooms!) we should be preparing!

• Important Dates for 09-10: 

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  • Weds Feb. 10 - Kindergarten Information Session/Round-Up  3:00 to 4:00

  • Feb. 15 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day

  • Feb. 17 - Two Hour Late Opening

• LATE OPENINGS for the 2009-2010 school year:  Next school year, all PPS schools will open two hours late on 8 days. District leaders and the Portland School Board approved the late openings to provide school staff with opportunities for professional development.

The late openings are Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Dec. 16, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17, April 21 and May 19 (all dates are Wednesdays). All PPS schools must participate in late openings; there are no exceptions.

On late opening days:

     -Transportation is provided to all students who normally receive transportation from Portland Public Schools.

     -Child care arrangements will be discussed with Art4Life, who will communicate with the families who have already signed up with them.

     -Kindergartners!:  PPS Information Sheet on Kindergarten Late Openings discusses effects on Half-day and Full Day kindergarten students (half-day students come all day).

•   Brochure and Testimonials   We have a brochure designed to give you information on our school, along with testimonials from parents; click here to view it! 
•   Kindergarten Information   Information about PPS Kindergarten Programs, Fee for Service, and ideas for preparing your child for Kindergarten are available at their site. 
• Principal Notes: To view present and past messages from the Principal, click here to go to the "Principal's Notes" blog page, and you will easily read them.  The newsletters will be archived there, starting with the May, 2005 edition.