Please join us for a fun, interactive evening of literacy stations geared for preschool thru 3rd grade students.

We are thankful for a new partnership with Genesis Reading Academy who is organizing this event.

This Wednesday March 18 from 4-6pm at the Elementary. Food provided.

We will also have Makerspace stations for the whole family!

Each day that 90% of 3rd & 4th graders have attended school, they have earned a game piece to fill Mr. Potato Head! The class has met their goal and will be attending a movie following Spring Break! Great job class!

Congratulations to Junior Jacob Kinard and 6th grader Bobby Bender for their recognition as Dynamic Advocates of the Month.

DYNAMIC ADVOCATES use their voice to support others, standing up for what they believe in with confidence, compassion, and understanding. They practice gratitude and empathy, recognizing the importance of social norms and positive relationships within their community. Advocates are supportive and encouraging, ensuring everyone feels valued and included. They know when to take calculated risks for the greater good and are resilient in the face of obstacles, never giving up on their mission to make their school and community a better place. Dynamic Advocates are brave in their pursuit of fairness and are committed to helping others grow alongside themselves.

This next month, we will be focusing on Dynamic Communicators.

Mapleton Elementary teachers have been piloting the Bridges in Mathematics curriculum at all grade levels (Kinder-5th). This follows multiple teachers piloting Illustrative Mathematics the prior school year.

All teachers are interested in moving forward with a formal adoption of the Bridges curriculum based on the engaging curriculum, intentional discourse built through Number Corners, and regular practice of prior concepts and skills.

We invite families to explore the materials further and provide their feedback this month. Please be on the lookout for Parent Square posts with survey links.

A reminder that HOOTS is hosting two clinics each week (Mon & Wed) for MS/HS students. Clinics are always free, confidential, voluntary, and available to all students. Clinic teams include a crisis worker and an EMT or RN, services are HIPAA compliant, and HOOTS can provide short term counseling, crisis intervention, basic first aid and community referrals. Youth can meet with a professionally trained crisis counselor, an EMT or RN to discuss their needs and options. The team is there to provide extra support to students on a range of topics such as: mental health, physical health, accessing resources, school life, home life, interpersonal relationships, family relationships, substance use or abuse and more. The clinic can also connect students to ongoing resources such as assistance finding long term counseling and getting them signed up for OHP.

If your student or family need support with food, clothing, housing, counseling, or other resources, we have many partnerships that can help. Please contact our new Community Coordinator, Rosie Golden at rgolden@mapleton.k12.or.us or call the front office.

If you are interested in working with students as a classroom education assistant, behavior support person, or as a classroom teacher, we would love to hire you! Please help us spread the word. The application link is included here, but you can also reach out to Jeron Ricks jricks@mapleton.k12.or.us or Carly and Jamie in the offices.