Yea for a normal day! Today was our first normal schedule of the school year. We rotated for all of our classes for the full times and it went swimmingly. We even had a semi-normal PM Switch. If your child is still on the fence about being in band please consider attending the informational meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) night from 6:00-7:30 in the Elementary Cafeteria. Band will start up next week! Along with a normal day students received their first spelling list and reading log. Please make sure your child is studying their spelling and reading a minimum of 20 minutes, 5 days a week, and recording it onto their reading logs. I am looking forward to another great week with these kiddos. They are a lot of fun. 

A reminder that tomorrow is Late Start and students should wear their Irish Pride shirts. Speaking of Irish Pride our PBIS team will be doing a fundraiser to help support our Irish Pride programs before the Homecoming game. Check out the flyer below!

Friday, September 26th 5:45-7:00 on school grounds near the game entrance

Maple Lake community cookout

Maple Lake School staff will serve dinner before the homecoming game.

$4 meal includes hotdog, chips and water
(extra hotdogs $1 each)

Come after the homecoming parade, before the big game or just to help support a good cause.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards the Irish Pride programs in the elementary and high schools.  Irish Pride is the school-wide positive behavior program implemented with help from the Minnesota Department of Education to increase academic achievement as well as decrease problem behavior and bullying.  Hope to see you at the cookout!

*Book Orders will be also be due on Friday, September 12. Have a great evening!

September 2, 2014
First day of school equals success! The first day always brings excitement and maybe a few jitters, but I can honestly say that today was so smooth and after meeting all my kids I am so excited for this year! Today we did a lot of getting to know each other and our room, and of course a few read alouds. Tomorrow will be a little more of the same with a few Irish Pride stations thrown in. However, on Thursday we will begin our rotations (shortened style). This way the kids will have a chance to meet the other teachers and hear about their classes. We will do the same on Friday. We will also take a trip to the library on Friday. Thanks kids for a great first day. I am looking forward to the rest of the week. Remember if you haven't turned in your conference form or your "greatness" picture to bring that in ASAP. Also, if you are missing any supplies please try to have them to school by next Monday. Party money ($5.00) should be in by sometime in October. I'm off to grade some papers...oh wait, I don't have any yet!  Enjoy your evening.

Check Out Our Classroom:

 Our Reading Corner

 Our Writing Center

 Our Book Check-Out Center

 More of Our Writing Center

This is how our pods are organized.