Read Across America Week at Maple Elementary
🗓 March 2–6
We are excited to celebrate reading all week long with fun, Olympic-themed spirit days — and a special Reading Marathon to wrap it up!
🥇 Spirit Week Schedule
📅 Monday, March 2 – OPENING CEREMONY
Wear your favorite team colors or red, white, and blue.
📅 Tuesday, March 3 – TORCHBEARER TUESDAY
Wear red, orange, and yellow.
📅 Wednesday, March 4 – VOCABULARY VAULT
Wear neon or bright colors (like highlighters!).
📅 Thursday, March 5 – GENRE GAMES
Dress as your favorite book character or represent your favorite genre.
📅 Friday, March 6 – READING MARATHON
Wear comfy athletic wear and bring extra books!
📖 READING MARATHON – March 6th
Join your child for our Reading Marathon!
Throughout the day, students will have various opportunities to read as a class and/or independently to log minutes for our annual Read-a-Thon and increase steps to qualify for Shorebirds tickets.
Families are invited to join their child during one of the assigned reading times listed below — bring a book!
⚠️ Due to space in classrooms:
• Only one adult per student
• No siblings, please
🕘 Reading Marathon Schedule
PK3/4
9:00 (PK3 only)
9:30
11:20 (PK4 only)
Kindergarten
9:00
10:15
1st Grade
10:05–10:20
11:30–12:00
2nd Grade
9:00–9:35
10:40–11:15
3rd Grade
9:30
10:00
10:30
4th Grade
9:00–9:30
11:45–12:15
5th Grade
9:10–9:40
10:40–11:10
We can’t wait to celebrate reading, school spirit, and time together as a Maple community. Let’s go for gold — one book at a time! 🦁📚✨
Due to the current weather conditions, DCPS will operate on a virtual learning day tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Students should follow their school's schedule as they did today. THERE WILL NOT BE A 2-HOUR LATE ARRIVAL AS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED. Other staff are required to telework. If that is not possible, contact your supervisor. Please stay safe!
Something exciting is coming—our Read-A-Thon launches next week! 📚🎉 Here's how it works: Kids read. You support. We raise BIG!💰Watch for your child’s registration link soon.
@myreadathon #ReadRaise #MyReadathon
Good evening!
Due to the predicted weather conditions DCPS will operate on a virtual learning day tomorrow, Monday, February 23, 2026. Students should follow their school’s schedule. Other staff are required to telework. If that is not possible, contact your supervisor.
Please stay safe!
❄️ Maple Families ❄️
Check out our Peek of the Week: https://app.smore.com/n/gzmp9
We hope you are staying warm and preparing for the possible snow expected tonight and tomorrow. Please stay safe!
If we have to be virtual, please review the Virtual Day section for important reminders.
🖤 Week of February 23rd – Black History Month Spirit Week (Optional)
Students who participate do not have to be in uniform. Check the flyer for daily themes! Students can still participate even if we are virtual.
📘 Yearbooks are on sale now through April 30th! Don’t miss out — see the Peek of the Week for information on how to order yours today.
There is a slight possibility of winter weather this weekend. As a precaution, students are being sent home with their devices and/or paper learning packets tomorrow, Friday, February 20th in the event that school is impacted next week.
Should weather conditions cause a school closure at the start of next week, we will transition to virtual instruction. We hope that the weather will cooperate and that we will see our students in person, bright and early, on Monday.
Thank you for your support and understanding as we prepare for all possibilities.
#BelieveInUs
🌟🎉 Quarter 1 & Quarter 2 Perfect Attendance Stars! 🎉🌟
We are incredibly proud to recognize and celebrate our amazing students who achieved Perfect Attendance for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2! Their dedication, responsibility, and commitment to showing up every single day truly sets a wonderful example for everyone. 👏✨
Their consistency and hard work do not go unnoticed. Keep up the fantastic effort — we are so proud of you all! 🌟
Don’t miss out on the memories from the 2025–2026 school year! Yearbooks are on sale now for $25 each.
🗓 Orders are due by Thursday, April 30!
Purchase online here:
👉 https://inter-state.com/order
🔢 Order Code: 0269ME
Join us for an exciting night of elementary basketball as our teams hit the court!
📅 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM Start Time
📍 Maces Lane Middle School
🎟 $3 Admission (at the door)
Bring your family, friends, and school spirit for a fun-filled evening of hoops! Let’s pack the gym and cheer on our student-athletes! 🙌🏽💚💛
