The Maple Glen Gazette

🌼Happy Spring Break, Maple Glen families -

Whether you are heading out of town or staying close to home, I hope you have the opportunity to spend time together and get some well-deserved rest as we head into the final stretch of the school year.

School will resume on Monday, April 13th, and our third and fourth grade students will jump right into ILEARN testing. Your child's teacher will share grade level testing schedule in their teacher newsletters.

April and May are filled with many fun events across all grade levels, and we know it will be a busy and exciting time!

Thank you for your continued support throughout the school year. I know I speak for all of our teachers and staff when I say Maple Glen has the very best families, we are truly fortunate to work with your children each day.

Have a wonderful, restful break. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Tiffany Buzan

The Shamrock Academy is a unique program that takes a deep dive into Westfield Washington Schools, providing a comprehensive understanding of what makes our district exceptional. This program is open to parents and community members who want to help us ensure our students are Life Ready and thrive throughout their educational journey. Designed for those passionate about supporting our schools, Shamrock Academy offers a first-hand perspective on the strategies, efforts, and people behind the operation of our world-class educational facilities. Westfield is a school choice you would be proud to make. We encourage you to apply for this incredible opportunity to learn, engage, and make a difference!

The application is currently open for the 2026-2027 class. It closes April 27, 2026.

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Expectations and Class Schedule

Shamrock Academy Registration

If your child will be absent or late - Please call the attendance line and leave a message (317) 896-4700 ext 17001, or email mgesattendance@wws.k12.in.us

Please do this even if you let your child's classroom teacher know about the absence. This will ensure that our attendance secretary receives the information.

If you have a dismissal change, please let the front office know by 1:00pm. This gives the office enough time to notify your child is where they’re supposed to be at the end of the day! Please DO NOT leave dismissal changes on the attendance line.

To notify the front office of a dismissal change, call (317) 896-4700 ext 17011, or email:

mgesattendance@wws.k12.in.us

We are opening up the opportunity for family members to join their child/children for lunch! For student safety and to accommodate our limited cafeteria seating, we are allowing our families to visit once a trimester. To be prepared for our guests and to check the Safe Visitor Registration of incoming visitors (this is required for every visitor) please make sure you register 24 hours in advance.

We do have a few procedures in place to make sure everyone is safe and lunch flows smoothly.

Tables will be set up on the NORTH side of the cafeteria for you and your child.

1. Please only bring food for your child and your child only.

2. Please refrain from posting picture of other children on social media.

3. To ensure space, lunch tables are reserved for you and your child only.

A new application must be completed each school year. The Application for Free or Reduced Meals and Other Benefits is now available on-line by clicking the button below. You can also come to the Administration Building between the hours of 7 am - 4 pm to complete an application on-line. Please feel free to contact Stacy Luedke, at (317) 867-8000 or email at luedkes@wws.k12.in.us.

In an effort to constantly improve and enhance school safety, we use a visitor management system at all nine WWS schools. This comprehensive system will enhance our school entrance security and better ensure that every visitor to our schools is permitted and authorized to be in our school buildings.

Background checks are good for four years at any school in the district. These background checks will cost $12.95 and can be acquired via the link below.

Westfield Washington Schools usesTalkingPoints to communicate with families! TalkingPoints allows for seamless multilingual two-way communication between teachers and families. Families can choose to receive messages via SMS text messaging or through the free FAMILIES | TalkingPoints mobile app for Apple or Android.

This platform has enhanced translation capabilities, so families can receive and send messages in their preferred language. Additional tools like speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and closed captioned videos make this program accessible to all of our Westfield families.

The most important thing you can do to ensure you are receiving messages from your child’s teacher is to make sure your contact information for the “Father” and “Mother” fields in PowerSchool is correct. When a teacher sends out a message, TalkingPoints will automatically use those two phone numbers. If you’d like to add additional contacts, please reach out to your child’s teachers.

Website: mge.wws.k12.in.us
Location: 17171 Ditch Road, Westfield, IN, USA
Phone: 317-896-4700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maple-Glen-Elementary-153896671714866/
Twitter: @shakeleaves