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• Honors
  

  Mapleton Elementary 

  

   

• Mapleton Night At DQ
  

  Mapleton Elementary Staff worked at DQ to raise money for our school.  Hundreds of families came by the restaurant.

• Field Trips
  

  Kindergarten

  May 23 - School Farm

  First Grade

  May 23 - Bramble Ridge Orchard

  Second Grade

  May 23 - Boonesborough

  Third Grade

  May 29 - Hummel Planetarium

  If your child chooses to bring his or her own lunch on a field trip, be sure to pack it in a lunch box with an ice pack to keep it cool. There is limited space in the school coolers.

• Two-Day Summer Professional Development Opportunity
  

  The Montgomery County School System will break new ground with an intensive two-day learning experience for K-12 teachers throughout the region this summer. The sessions will be held on June 6th and 7th from 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. at the Montgomery County Intermediate School, 1040 Maysville Road, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Click the title link for additional information.

   

• I Pads in the Classroom
  

  

   PTO conducted several fundraisers this year and raised half the funds for the purchases/training of I Pads. Montgomery County Board of Education matched the donation to place 60 I Pads in our school.  Each teacher  has been given an I Pad to enhance and encourage learning.  A classroom set of I Pads are  in the Library for in- school check out at Mapleton Elementary.  Teachers are busy downloading educational apps and developing strategies to use the technology in their classrooms. 

   

  (Pictured above:  Students used the I Pad to research decomposition of landfill materials as they conducted their investigation.)

• It Takes A Village!
  

  Mapleton recognized their volunteers on Monday May 6 at a volunteer appreciation breakfast. Mapleton's volunteers 74 volunteers have logged over 2, 002 hours this years. Pictured are the following that attended the breakfast: Stephanie Pellegrinelli, Debra Stull, Dora Compton, Linda Wright, Sabrina Young, Kim Back, Kim Reed, Ashley Wells, Glenda Hall, Carmen Liles, Melissa Burchett, Shannon Denniston, Elizabeth Denniston, Jamie Allison, Connie Reffitt, Barbara Boston and Principal Stephanie Harris.
   

• 2nd Grade Students
  

  The Duke Literacy Foundation of Psi Chapter, Alpha Gamma State, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International awarded a copy of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes to the following second grade girls at Mapleton Elementary from Mrs. Kelley's homeroom Madalyn Ginter, Mrs. Anderson's homeroom Ella Routt, Mrs. Litzinger's homeroom Kentlee Patrick, Mrs. Holly's homeroom Olivia Purvis, Ms. Spencer's homeroom Hannah Vanderwater, and from Mrs. Wingate's homeroom Kylie Eldridge. The girls were selected based on their hard work, their love and appreciation of reading and books.
  

• Calipari Camp Returning to the District
  

  The Calipari Satellite Tour Camp will once again include a stop in Montgomery County -June 12th from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.  There is a cost for the camp, which is for students in grades K-12.  The 2011 and 2012 camps sold out, so early registration is recommended for those interested.  Click here for more details.

   

• Program Review