The Maple Glen Gazette

Today was such a wonderful day!!! Smiles and JOY were spread throughout the entire school and our students showed they are ALL leaf leaders and able to exhibit FLEXIBILITY when our power went out for a bit today. That little blip didn't mess up our fun one bit.

We are absolutely blown away by the generosity and support of our Maple Glen community! Thanks to the incredible efforts of our students, families, and staff, we raised over $56,000 during this year’s Rock-A-Thon!

This is so much more than just a number — it’s an investment in our students and teachers that will have a lasting impact. These funds will go directly toward enhancing learning opportunities, improving resources, and supporting experiences that help our kids grow into the Leaf Leaders we know they are!

We also want to celebrate and thank YOU — the parents, grandparents, and caregivers — for playing such a huge part in this success. Whether you helped your child collect pledges, spread the word, or simply encouraged them to participate, your dedication helped make this our most successful Rock-A-Thon yet.

Thank you also to our fabulous and dedicated PTO! They have worked tirelessly over the past weeks to prepare and plan for this event and also have communicated the successes every step of the way. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Watching our students work so hard and take pride in supporting their school was awesome. They have learned that when we come together as a community, we can accomplish something truly remarkable.

Thank you again for continuing to believe in and support Maple Glen.Your support and partnership are what Maple Glen such a special place and a great place to learn.

Have a great weekend,

Tiffany

The construction of the new round-a-bout at 171st and Ditch is in full swing. While the city is hoping this addition will help with the flow of traffic on Ditch, things are going to get a little worse before they get better.

171 Street will be CLOSED at Ditch Road and MGES will NOT be accessible from

Ditch Road. Drop off/pick up will not change at the school.

The closure of 171st St should start anytime and will likely remain closed for at least 45 days. A visual is attached below. Mr. Jaffe or Officer Dougherty will be at the entrance helping direct traffic.

We ask for your patience and flexibility as the city works hard to get this project finished, and we all go back to our normal flow of traffic!

The Westfield Holiday Giving program wants to support families in need for the upcoming holiday season.

El programa Westfield Holiday Giving quiere apoyar a las familias necesitadas durante la próxima temporada navideña.

Scan the QR code to register your child for holiday assistance.

Escanee el código QR para registrar a su hijo para recibir asistencia durante las vacaciones.

https://bit.ly/2025HolidayGivingAssistance

Registration for the program ends on October 17th.

La inscripción al programa finaliza el 17 de octubre.

Only one entry per child will be accepted.

Solo se aceptará una entrada por niños.

If you have questions or need more assistance, call your school counselor or the school administration office at 317-867-8000.

Si tiene preguntas o necesita más ayuda, llame a su consejero escolar o a la oficina de administración escolar al 317-867-8000.

See attached PDF.

Ver PDF adjunto.

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