December 10, 2021
Park Maitland School Newsletter
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This Week’s Park Maitland School Community COVID Case Update
This week’s community case number is 0.
We continue our utmost efforts to ensure the safety and health of the students, staff and guests.
We thank our school community for your cooperation, patience and flexibility.
UPDATED Park Maitland COVID FAQ
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K4 Unusual Umbrella Parade
Happy Friday everyone!
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Monday 12/13: Lifetouch Retakes
Tuesday 12/14: G2 Polar Express Day
Tuesday 12/14: Don't miss out!
Middle School preview 6-7:30 pm
Thursday 12/16: K4 Holiday Party
Thursday 12/16: Winter Glee Concert at Park Maitland at 5:30 pm
Friday 12/17: Early Dismissal Day
Friday 12/17: Toys for Tots assembly
Monday 12/20 - Monday 1/3: Holiday Break
Monday 1/3: Teacher Professional Day
Tuesday 1/4: Students Return
Monday 1/10: Re-enrollment begins
Wednesday 1/12: School-wide Spelling Bee
Friday 1/14: G5 and G6 Winter Ball
Monday 1/17: Student/Teacher Holiday
Monday 1/24: Last day to purchase yearbook ads.
Tuesday 1/25: G5 Wax Museum
Wednesday 1/26: Lunar New Year JFF Event
Thursday 1/27: K5 100th Day of School
Friday 1/28: G1 This Old Gingerbread House
Saturday 1/29: Admissions Open House and K4/K5 Screening Day
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Park Maitland is adding 7th grade starting in the 2022-23 School Year. |
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Don’t forget!
7th grade Sneak Peek next Tuesday,
December 14th at 6:00pm
in the gym
Come join to learn more in-depth information.
We hope to see you there.
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Thank you to everyone that came to support the book fair this week. The atmosphere around the book fair was electrifying as students were excited to pick up the latest books.
If you missed the book fair, it’s not too late!
You can shop online at
for the next 14 days to help support the school library.
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Please welcome our newest member to the Park Maitland family |
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Jen Jones
School Counselor
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Jen Jones is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with the State of Florida and has been a nationally credentialed counselor for nearly 20 years. After graduating from graduate school at Stetson University in 2000, she began her counseling career in the school setting. In that setting, she worked with children with academic, social, and behavioral concerns from Kindergarten to 12th grade. After Jen started her own family, she focused on obtaining Florida State licensure and after doing so, started her own private practice where she worked with children & families. For the next 10 years, she hired and worked with a skilled team of collaborative clinicians & educators who embodied the term “whole child”.
In her practice, Jen specialized her own work in academic
consultation, family relationships, and divorce adjustment & concerns. Jen is trained as a Parenting Coordinator as well as a Family Mediator in the State of Florida. After honing her skills working in private practice, Jen is excited to return to a school setting where all of her expertise, experience and collaboration will be utilized for students, parents, teachers and administration.
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This week we have collected 381 so far, our goal is 2,000!
Now through December 17th, bring in new, unwrapped, unopened toys for Orlando Area Children. Look for the collection bins during morning carpool.
Be sure to tell your child's homeroom teacher how many toys you brought in.
To learn more, click here.
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On Thursday, December 16th, we will recognize our teams during our Toys for Tots assembly, and each player may wear his/her jersey or team t-shirt for the assembly. Go, Eagles! |
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Swimming has been intertwined through nearly all of my years as a native Orlandoan. The neighborhood pool manager, swimming instructor, and head swim coach was my father, Coach Harry Meisel. Learning to swim and compete was made easy by spending the better part of every summer day at the pool watching my father teach and coach. The generosity of the Alfond family and others allowed Rollins College to build a pool in 1972. Kevin’s father was named aquatics director and founded the Blue Dolfins swim team with a dozen swimmers.
After earning a scholarship and swimming for East Carolina University, I joined my Dad on the pool deck in 1980. Thanks to an invitation from a Park Maitland administrator with three children swimming for the Blue Dolfins, I began teaching at Park Maitland in 1995 with Mrs. June Newell and Miss April McAtee.
Getting kids from "bubbles and basics" to "strokes of genius" continues to be my primary role. My ultimate goal is to instill those skills in young students with emphasis on fundamentals and proper stroke mechanics. The combination of talented athletes with sound fundamental skills earned me two Schlueter Stroke Awards presented annually by the American Swim Coaches Association.
A self described character flaw I am not likely to change is judging my own performance by the success of the weakest member of his group. “Early promise or apparent lack of ability does not guarantee success or failure in this or any other endeavor. Coaches and teachers must be patient in either case. Good times take time!”
I am grateful for the foresight and sacrifice of my parents and other members of the "Greatest Generation" who made my career possible at Park Maitland School. Mrs. Nell Cohen and Mr. Bill Cohen founded the School and hired Mrs. June Newell to teach swimming as their first employee. It continues to be an honor and privilege for me to continue the legacy established by those before me.
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Don't forget, Friday, December 17th is an early dismissal day for students!
Early Dismissal Times
All students will be dismissed after they have had lunch according to the following schedule:
Pre-Kindergarten (K-4) and Grades 1, 2, and 3 -- 11:26 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Gate opens at 11:26 a.m. -- closes at 12:00 p.m.
Kindergarten (K-5) and Grades 4, 5, and 6 -- 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Gate opens at 12:15 p.m. -- closes at 12:45 p.m.
K-4 will be having an early lunch (lunch "A").
If you have a lunch "A" child that needs to go home after lunch "B," please send in a note to that effect. All siblings waiting for their older siblings to be picked up will have supervision in the gym for the next dismissal.
*** There will be no aftercare or after school activities on this day, so please plan accordingly. ***
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After School Activities Registration
Spring Semester 2022
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Spring selections for after school activities, click here.
Checkout some of our available after school programs in January!
Upcoming:
Irish Dance,
Strings,
Film,
Visual Kids,
Drum & Percussion,
and
3rd & 4th grade Budding Artist Club
We are so excited to have your child join our after school program. Please complete a registration for each student you wish to enroll for after school activities.
Billing for after school clubs will be processed through Alma, our parent portal. Please be sure to complete your registrations, no later than December 15th.
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Each week Park Maitland School will be featuring two Super Seniors. We hope everyone enjoys this opportunity to get to know our awe-inspiring 6th grade students! |
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Getting To Know Your
Super Senior:
Gabe Caron
1. # of Years at Park Maitland:
2. Favorite Activity:
3. Favorite Movie:
4. Favorite Food:
5. Favorite Subject
6. If you were granted one wish what would it be:
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To live forever with my family
7. Favorite Thing at PMS:
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Getting To Know Your
Super Senior:
Chase Carmichael
1. # of Years at Park Maitland:
2. Favorite Activity:
- Swimming & Hanging with friends
3. Favorite Movie:
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
4. Favorite Food:
5. Favorite Subject:
6. If you were granted one wish what would it be:
- To have infinite wishes.... But if I couldn't do that, I would wish for a cure for cancer.
7. Favorite Thing at PMS:
- "I'm looking forward to the D.C Trip! I also loved JFF and the Native American Festival."
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Don't Forget, retakes next week! |
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School photo retake day will be on Monday, December 13th! |
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Time: 8am - 12pm
Location: AAC
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Fresh Pixel Media is now providing high definition for all show videos. Follow THIS LINK to purchase your own copy.
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Stay tune for dates in January for class pictures. |
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6th Grade Only
Purchase By: 12/31/21
for 5% discounted price
PreK-5th Grades
Purchase By: 1/24/22
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Yearbook Ads for our Local Business |
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Full Page $370
1/2 Page $270
1/4 Page $190
Deadline is January 24, 2022
If interested in purchasing an ad in the yearbook for your local business or organization, we have Yearbook Advertising Contract forms available. Please reach me at ascarlato@parkmaitland.com. |
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Park Maitland Face Masks.
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Interested in seeing what's happening on campus? School event photos will be posted to our SmugMug page.
The password to access is: empathy2021.
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Morning Drop-offs and
Pick-up times
Arrival:
k5-4th 7:10-7:50
5-6th 7:10-8:00
K4 8:10-8:20
Dismissal/Gate Times:
K4/K5 Dismissal 1:50-2:10
1st- 4th Dismissal 2:37-3:07
5th-6th Dismissal 3:25-3:45
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If you are unsure of what Read to Lead is, or if you would like more information, here are the Read to Lead FAQ's. Read to Lead will be posted in Seesaw (as soon as Seesaw is loaded and ready) for grades K4-2nd grade, and Google Classroom for grades 4-6. It will also be posted in the Week at a Glance every week.
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OFFICE HOURS
The front desk office hours are
7:30-3:30.
If you need to call after 3:30 regarding dismissal or pick up, please call After Care at 407-647-3038, extension 159
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