Parent Newsletter
Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences will be held on October 22 and 23. Please be sure to sign up for a conference with your child's teacher. If you are unsure whether your child is participating in conferences, please contact the teacher directly. If attending an in-person meeting is difficult, ask your child's teacher about the possibility of scheduling a Zoom or phone conference.
PTO Zoom or in person!
Join us for our PTO meeting on Thursday, October 8th at 6:00 pm in the library or on Zoom. Scan below to join from your device.
Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week- October 5-9
Celebrate all or part of our Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week! Get ready for Friday, which is Spanish Language Day- Throughout the week, we will practice a few Spanish words and phrases. On Friday, students will be challenged to use their Spanish throughout the day!
Fall Picture Day - Ready, Set, Smile!
Mark your calendars! Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, October 20th. We encourage all students to dress their best and come ready to show off their brightest smiles. These photos will be cherished memories for years to come, so let's make them picture-perfect! Be sure to arrive on time and be ready for your close-up!
Maple Lane PTO Popcorn Fundraiser! 🍿
Please help support our PTO and make it possible for your children to have a fantastic school year! ❤️
The PTO receives 50% of all profits!
Join our Double Good fundraiser with the Event Code: LJHKPI
Use the link below to join the event and create your personalized popcorn store: https://a.cx.io/ZLr.K7t
Maple Lane Garden Update
We are excited to share that our school garden is getting ready for a new growing season! Thanks to our partnership with Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids, planting maps and seeds have been prepared, and additional soil has been delivered to help refresh our garden beds. Our team is also working to address the standing water near the garden, so the space is ready for students to learn and grow.
We look forward to planting this fall and providing hands-on experiences that connect students with healthy foods, nature, and science. Stay tuned for more garden updates as our young gardeners get ready to dig in! 🌻🥕🍅
💙 Bullying Prevention Month 💙
Throughout October, Ms. Johnson, our school counselor, will visit every classroom to teach age-appropriate bullying-prevention lessons using the Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit.
Students will participate in interactive discussions, stories, scenario activities, and role-playing exercises that teach them how to:
Recognize the difference between bullying, conflict, and teasing
Respond assertively and safely
Report concerns to a trusted adult
Use the power of bystanders to help others
Demonstrate kindness, inclusion, and respect
Our Bridges homerooms will receive adapted lessons focused on making and keeping friends, respecting personal space, identifying friendly and unfriendly behaviors, and asking adults for help.
Families can support these lessons by asking, “What did you learn about bullying today?” and reminding children that reporting unsafe or hurtful behavior is always the right thing to do.
Our Commitment to Kindness and Respect:
✅ We will treat others the way we want to be treated.
✅ We will celebrate and appreciate our differences.
✅ We will use kind words and actions.
✅ We will help others feel safe, welcome, and included.
✅ We will work together to create a positive school community where everyone belongs.
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program
October Breakfast & Lunch Menu
Student Annual Panorama Survey
As we enter our fourth year of participating in the Panorama Survey, we continue to address building social-emotional learning skills as an important goal for our school district. We will ask 4th - 5th-grade students to reflect on their mindsets and approaches to learning via an online survey they will be completing at school. The survey is an in-school survey for students that takes about 20 min.
The survey topics include:
Pedagogical Effectiveness, School Rigorous Expectations, School Teacher-Student Relationships, School Belonging, and Valuing of School.
The survey will launch and be available for student access from October 12th -October 16th.
We are asking all of our students to participate in the survey. Their responses will provide insight into their experiences and how we can improve as a district. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. We thank you in advance for your participation.
The survey questions are available for you to preview on our website, https://www.brandywineschools.org/panorama. Please reach out to building administration with further questions.
IMPORTANT: Get Connected with Infinite Campus!
Maple families, have you signed up for Infinite Campus yet? Infinite Campus is one of our most important tools for keeping families connected and informed throughout the school year. The Parent Portal gives you real-time access to your child’s attendance, grades, assignments, schedules, school announcements, and more—all in one place!
You can access Infinite Campus from a web browser or download the Campus Parent app for convenient access and notifications right from your phone.
Planning a Vacation?
Every instructional day matters. As you plan vacations and family trips for the 2026–2027 school year, please use our Maple Lane Vacation Planner to take advantage of scheduled school breaks whenever possible. Planning trips around these dates helps ensure students don’t miss important instruction, classroom experiences, and opportunities to learn and grow.
Exploring bins with friends!
Collaborative Groups in 5th Grade!
