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Dear Maple Mustang Families,

What a wonderful time to be a Mustang! I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our incredible PTA, families, staff, and community for making our Día de los Muertos celebration such a beautiful success! It was a joyful reminder of the rich cultures, traditions, and connections that make our Maple community so special. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, talents, and love to this meaningful celebration! Our Mustang mascot has a name! You have spoken and we are proud to introduce Maple the Mustang!

❤️ Red Ribbon Week: October 26–30

This week, we celebrate Red Ribbon Week by encouraging our Mustangs to make healthy choices, show kindness, and be positive role models. We invite all students to participate in our daily spirit activities as we celebrate living healthy, happy, and drug-free lives!

🎃 Halloween Costume Parade – Friday, October 30

We are excited to welcome our families to enjoy our annual Maple Costume Parade!

Family Viewing Reminders:

• Families are welcome to watch from designated viewing areas.

• Please follow staff directions and remain in family viewing areas throughout the parade.

• For student safety, costumes should be school-appropriate, with no weapons, violent imagery, or accessories that interfere with learning.

• Students will return to their classrooms following the parade to continue their school day.

• Thank you for helping us keep this a safe, fun, and memorable experience for all our Mustangs!

Mustang Strong!

As we wrap up October, let's continue celebrating our character trait of RESPECT. I am so proud of the kindness, perseverance, and school spirit our students demonstrate each day. You will be notified and invited to attend the morning assembly on Nov. 3rd if your student is receiving an award for the monthly Character Trait.

Thank you for your continued partnership, encouragement, and support. Together, we are building a Maple community where every Mustang feels safe, valued, and proud to belong!

With Mustang Pride and Gratitude,

Mrs. Jenny Saul
Proud Principal, Maple Elementary School

❤️🖤 Go Mustangs!

Anti Bullying Pledge/ Spanish/ Policy:

We have ensures that our students know we do not allow bullying in FSD and at Maple. Encourage your student to be an Upstander, to actively stand up against bullies by sharing with an adult to help.Please make sure that you and your student have signed out Anti-bullying Pledge and return to your child's teacher.

Physical Contact/Conduct Policy:

At Maple, my first priority is to ensure that our Mustangs all feel Safe and Welcome at school. This safety comes with an understanding that we respect each others personal space at school. Please remind your students that Mrs. Saul does not tolerate Physical Contact/Aggression at school. I am actively logging incidents, writing referrals with consequences, and contacting families should incidents arise. With our Home - School partnership, we can make sure all students feel safe at school. I appreciate your support with this.

District Cell Phone Policy:

FSD as a whole district has adopted a 'No Cell Phone" Policy. Your students may bring devices to school, but remind them they need to turn them off and safely store with their teacher. All 4th - 6th grade students will be asked to place their phones in a pocket chart labeled by number. We can not guarantee the safety of a phone in a backpack. If a phone is found on a students person, it will be confiscated and parents will have to pick them up at the office. This is also for the safety of our students at school and online. Thank you for helping our Mustangs feel safe at school by reminding them of our No Cell Phone Policy.

Red Ribbon Week - Say NO to Drugs!

Monday, October 26:

• Spirit Wear Monday - Stay Mustang Strong, Stay Drug Free
• 8:00 Morning Assembly in line on the blacktop
• 8:30 Parent Learning Series: School Smarts - Certificate of Completion Ceremony
• 2:30 STAGE in MPR
• 3:45 Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program start in Library
• Music & PE Day

Tuesday, October 27:

• Be a Hero, Be Drug Free! - Wear a superhero shirt or outfit
• PE & Library Day

Wednesday, October 28:

• Be Smart. Your Choices shape your future. - Career or College day

Early Release

TK & K - 12:41 pm

1st, 2nd, & 3rd - 12:55 pm

4th, 5th, & 6th - 12:59 pm

• PE K & 1st

Thursday, October 29:

• Bright Choices, Bright Futures - Grade level color day
• Pre: Purple
• TK/K: Red
• 1st/2nd: Orange
• 3rd/4th: Yellow
• 5th: Green
• 6th: Blue
• 2:30 STAGE Practice MPR

• Music & Library Day

Friday, October 30:

• Costume Parade 8:15 - 8:45 Please see map and viewing area below
• Early Release Day

• TK & K - 12:41 pm

  1st, 2nd, & 3rd - 12:55 pm

  4th, 5th, & 6th - 12:59 pm

Upcoming Events:

• November 10 Coffee with the Principal & ELAC
• November 13 DELAC (Orangethorpe)
• November 14 Champions for Children Block Party (Pacific Drive)

No School Dates:

• November 2nd - No School
• November 11th - No School in honor of Veterans Day
• November 23-27 - No School - Fall Break
• December 18th - No School
• December 21st - Winter Break Begins
• January 5th (Tuesday) - Students return from Winter Break

Please give yourself grace and plenty of time for parking. For everyone's safety, we ask that you do not double park or block other cars. Remember to always use crosswalks!

Please do not block the inlet in the front of the school as we have numerous bus drop off & pick up throughout the day with our preschool and TK-6th grade programs.

If you bring your child lunch, we ask that it is delivered at least 5 mins before student lunch time and please make sure your child knows, as the office will not call classroom as it interrupts instruction.

Friendly reminder, early pick ups will not happen during the last 15 minutes of the day. Please plan accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.

It's not too late to join PTA!

Holiday Fundraiser coming up - More information on October 26th

Thank you for the amazing Dia de los Muertos Celebration! It was amazing!