Don't forget to wear yellow tomorrow! We will be celebrating Pegasus' Day of Confidence! 💛

House meetings ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜






Remember to RSVP for our Multicultural Night, which will be on Wednesday, 10/23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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If you would like to donate any candy for our Fall Extravaganza Event, you can bring them to Mrs. Higgins at Maple!

🧡 #UnityEveryDay

This week in math, Ms. Abbott's kindergarteners practiced counting from 1 to 10 using leaves for hair on their drawn faces. The students also wrote the numbers representing how many leaves they used.









Today, first graders in Ms Leas’ class “brewed” some magic by revealing and reading words. In math, students worked together to solve addition and subtraction equations.




Third grade students in Mrs. Gardner’s math class designed their own skyscrapers, showcasing their understanding of arrays and the commutative property.









October is bullying awareness and prevention month. DCPS will participate in the National Unity Day 2024 campaign on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. All students, staff, and community members are encouraged to wear ORANGE to show a visible message of building commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying! Everyone is encouraged to post pictures to social media using the hashtag #UnityEveryDay.

No need to cook dinner tonight! Stop by Chipotle between 4-8 pm to support Maple Elementary School! 25% of event sales will be donated to our PBIS and Houses initiatives!


Students in Ms. Drake’s second grade class finished out their week in math with a subtraction scoot. They worked with a partner, moved around the room, and solved subtraction problems within 100.








A visit from the fire truck for Fire Prevention Week!









Yesterday was our Family Math Night! Thank you to all the families who joined us for fun math games, face painting, and our annual pumpkin decorating contest!





This week, Mrs. Gardner's third graders learned a new multiplication strategy using arrays. The students enjoyed arranging M&Ms into arrays and writing matching multiplication equations.









Congratulations to our Students of the Month for September! 🌟 🦁

Happy National Coaches Day to Mrs. Pritchett, our reading coach, and Ms. Jones, our math coach! We appreciate everything they do for the staff, students, and families at Maple.

Congratulations to Dorchester County Public Schools' Teacher of the Year, Katelyn Blair, honored at the Maryland Teacher of the Year banquet last night! Your Maple family is proud of you and grateful to have you representing the incredible teachers of DCPS.


Today, Mrs. Pinder and Mrs. Meekins focused on emotion recognition in play therapy. Mrs. Barnes' class did an excellent job identifying emotions!




Ms. Leas' first graders practiced their short vowel sounds and identified vowel sounds in words with a fun game of BOOM, CLAP, SNATCH!


Our Fall Family Math Night will be on Thursday, October 10th, from 5-6:30 pm. Please RSVP by October 3rd. We will also be having our annual pumpkin decorating contest. Please let us know if your family will be bringing in a decorated pumpkin to enter the contest.

