Our 14th Annual MES Turkey Trot was a great success! A huge thank you to the CSD and ND XC teams and students who helped our Lions navigate the Turkey Trot Course- we couldn't have done it without you! A special thanks to Mr. Daniels for organizing this amazing event every year!
Thanks to the generous contributions from our Maple Families, we raised $800 to support youth athletics in our community. In the past, these funds have gone towards local programs, including football, lacrosse, and All 4 Love flag football.
Thank you again to everyone who participated, donated, and helped make the Turkey Trot a memorable and successful event. We look forward to next year!
We are sincerely grateful for the contributions of the following individuals who generously donated turkeys for the event:
- Leroy Chester
- Marybeth Daniels
- Dr. Laurie Barnes
- Julie Lewis
- Dr. Sally Roberts
- Matt Daniels
- Jason Shorter
Additionally, a heartfelt thank you to John Pritchett at C. Albert Matthews Inc. for donating snacks to fuel our participants. John has been a long-time supporter of this event, and we are deeply appreciative of his continued commitment.
We are proud to announce the following winners for each grade level:
Pre-K (1/4 Mile):
- 1st Place: Arleth Vazquez-Miranda
- 2nd Place: Bradley Robinson
Kindergarten (1/4 Mile):
- 1st Place: Luna Webster
- 2nd Place: Santiago Gonzalez Rubio
1st Grade (1/2 Mile):
- 1st Place: Carter Aviles
- 2nd Place: Dannah Tsala
2nd Grade (1/2 Mile):
- 1st Place: Lening Lopez Rubio
- 2nd Place: Tyla Henderson
3rd Grade( 1 Mile):
- 1st Place: Darell Gonzalez
- 2nd Place: Rian White
4th Grade (1 Mile):
- 1st Place: Juel Bolden
- 2nd Place: Audrey Tsala
5th Grade (1 Mile):
- 1st Place: Luis Morales Galvan
- 2nd Place: Aniyah Diggs
Overall Winners:
- Male: Darell Gonzalez
- Female: Aniyah Diggs
Fastest Staff Member:
We are pleased to announce that Jana Robinson once again has claimed the title of fastest staff member!
We will be holding our Holiday Shoppe on Wednesday, December 18th. We need your help to have enough items available for students to purchase using their Paw Points. We will be accepting donations of new and gently used items—no stuffed animals, please. We are also in need of gift bags! Donations can be dropped off at MES between November 25th and December 13th. Thank you!
Book Character Day! 📖
Due to the forecasted rain, we’ve made some changes to the Turkey Trot race schedule:
3rd, 4th, and 5th grades: 10:30 AM
Kindergarten and Pre-K: 11:15 AM
1st and 2nd grades: 11:45 AM
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
This week, we recognized more of our Gold and Silver Scholars, along with all of our Bronze Scholars! We are so proud of all our students for their hard work throughout Q1.
First grade has kicked off their research on Wild and Endangered Animals! They'll be reading, writing, and learning all about these amazing creatures to become true animal experts. Check out Ms. Leas' class hard at work!
Family Reading Day 💚🦁
Our staff had an amazing time serving our Maple families at our MES McTeacher night!
Please come to McDonald's tonight to see some of your favorite Maple staff and grab dinner from 5:30-7:30pm! 20% from every order will be donated to PBIS and Houses!
Students in Mrs. Lewis' class had a blast making their own glue during science today. It's always fun when learning comes to life!
Just a reminder that next week is our American Education Spirit Week!
Monday, November 18th- Hats off to Higher Education! Wear college gear/colors or your favorite hat!
Tuesday, November 19th- Pajama Day & Family Reading Day - Wear PJs, McTeacher Night at McDonalds 5:30-7:30
Wednesday, November 20th- Picture Day, Dress to impress and bring in your Favorite Book to read during the day!
Thursday, November 21st- Book Character Day- Dress up as your favorite Book Character!
Friday, November 22nd- MES Spirit Day and Turkey Trot- Wear MES Colors!
Congratulations to our Gold Scholars for Quarter 1! 🎉 Silver Scholars will be announced during the morning announcements tomorrow, and Bronze Scholars will be recognized on Monday!
Check out these pictures from our House Lunches today! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Our House Lunches and Celebration today was a blast! We had a great time celebrating our Gold Scholars and Lion Leaders, and the students enjoyed some fun games—including dancing and a little friendly competition!
Congratulations to the Dragon House for earning the most paw points so far this year! 🏆 To celebrate, everyone is encouraged to wear green tomorrow. No uniform required if you participate! 💚🐉
Caution: Students at Work!
Students in Mrs. Gardner's math classes were busy with a room transformation activity, stepping into the role of construction workers. As they rotated through stations, they reviewed the concept of area in a hands-on and engaging way. What a great day of learning!
Tomorrow is a House Celebration day! Students may wear their house colors from head to toe! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
We had an amazing time at our Build-a-Lion event this afternoon! Students had the chance to stuff their own lion or lioness, add a heart, dress them in their house color, and even create a birth certificate with a name of their choice!
Congratulations to our October Students of the Month! 🦁💚
More Disney Day pics!
