The Maple Glen Gazette

Dear Maple Glen Families,

What an amazing start to the school year. Our first two days have been filled with smiles, new friendships, and lots of learning. We’re so proud of our students and can’t wait for all the great things ahead this year!

We know that there has been a lag in the use of Talking Points. We are hoping that all Talking Points issues are resolved by Monday.

Thank you also for patience as we navigate transportation the first few weeks. Our goal is to make sure that all students arrive home safe and sound. Sometimes it takes more time to get students out of the building and home during the start of school.

I hope you all have a great weekend! Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Tiffany Buzan

buzant@wws.k12.in.us

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Indiana law requires all children in grades K, 1 and 4 along with those students new to Westfield to be given a hearing screening. Hearing screenings will take place the week of August 11th. You will be notified if your child does not pass and a rescreening will occur at a later date. Please contact April LaRosa, Speech-Language Pathologist, if you have any questions.

April LaRosa MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
larosaa@wws.k12.in.us

Our transportation department is committed to the safe and efficient transport of your children - whether for daily trips to school, field trips, or other special events or sporting events. Click the button below to learn about the bus tracking app, bus route information and much more.

We will have 2 Parent drop off/pick up lines this year.

• 1st - 4th Graders (Green Line) will unload and enter door 21 7:35-7:50. Students dropped off after will be marked Tardy.

• Kindergarteners & Siblings (Pink Line) will unload and enter door 7 from 7:40-7:50. Students dropped off after will be marked Tardy

• Walkers/Bike Riders (Blue line) - will enter door 7 from 7:40-7:50. Students dropped off after will be marked Tardy

If you are picking up at the end of the day in either location, please have your yellow sign ready. Need a yellow sign? Contact the front office! Kindergarten Families will receive theirs MONDAY 8/4 at the Kindergarten Info Night.

Calling all 2nd through 4th grade students to join the fun and exciting FIRST Lego League Explore Program! FLL Explore is a great way for kids to learn engineering, design, and coding through playing with Legos. The program meets at Westfield High School and the fall session begins August 25. A winter session will also be offered later this year. Specific dates and more information can be found on the SHAM-ROCK-BOTICS website. The deadline to submit an application for the fall session is August 15. Capacity is limited, so apply soon!
https://www.shamrockbotics.com/fllexplore

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 can't wait to welcome lunch visitors this year! Watch this space for a Sign Up Genius link in Late August!

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
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