7935 Farmingham Road Humble, Texas 77346

Website: www.humbleisd.net/mbe Phone: 281-641-2900

Fax: 281-641-2917 Attendance: 281-641-2919

Clinic: 281-641-2947 Menu Hotline: 281-641-5838

Marcia Reineking, Principal

Annette Nevermann, Assistant Principal

Learning is an adventure . . .

Enjoy the journey!

10/29 My Future Monday: Wear a College/Career Shirt

10/31, 11/1

EARLY RELEASE @ 12 pm Parent Conferences

11/2 Picture Retakes Veteran’s Pictures Due Blood Drive, 2:00-5:00 pm

11/5-11/9

Veteran’s Week Luncheon—November 9th

11/9 MBE Gala, 6-10 pm Walden Country Club

11/5 New Dismissal Procedures

11/13 Science Circus Night, 5:00-6:30 pm

10/31 Pay to Play Day

IMPORTANT DATES

THE BEAR FACTS October 29, 2012

Maplebrook Elementary

Cafeteria Menus

Breakfast

Lunch

Car Rider Dismissal Changes

Beginning Monday, November 5th, we will be implementing changes to our car rider dismissal procedures (see pages 5-6). If you pick up stu-dents on the Cafeteria side of the building we have modified the traffic flow pattern to accommodate more vehicles and alleviate the congestion on Farmingham. Please ensure that you are pick-ing up students on the correct side of the building and that you are traveling the correct direction on Farmingham to enter the campus. Also, remember that no cars should go through the bus area in the front of the building. Thank you for your help in ensur-ing a smooth and safe dismissal for our students!

Early Releases Days

Wednesday, October 31st, and Thursday, No-vember 1st, will be Early Release Days for parent conferences. Morning PreK classes will release at 10:00 am, while all others will dismiss at 12:00 pm. Lunch will be served on these days. We will begin calling car riders at 11:50 am and walkers and bikers will be released at 12:00 pm.

Pay to Play Day Wednesday, October 31st, we are going to have a special Pay to Play Day. Students who bring $2.00 can come dressed as a storybook character. Nothing scary or paint on the face, please! Money raised will go towards a new in-centive program and instructional materials.

Mock Election Tuesday, October 30th, students in grades K-5 will be taking part in a mock election dur-ing Specials or in their classrooms. Students will be voting online for the presidential candi-date of their choice and the results will be an-nounced at the end of the school day. Student votes will also be entered in a national mock election http://www.nationalmockelection.org/.

Maplebrook’s inaugural gala will be held Friday, November 9th, from 6-10 pm at Walden on Lake Houston Country Club (18100 Walden Forest Drive). The Las Vegas-themed night will feature dinner, dancing, silent auction, and live auction. All monies raised will go towards technology and capital improve-ments.

Individual tickets are $50 per person and sponsorship oppor-tunities are available. For registration information, please visit https://humbleisdef.ejoinme.org/mbegala.

Kids Playce will be opening their facility to provide child care during the Gala. The cost is $10.00 per child and in-cludes pizza and ice cream. To register your child, please contact Kids Playce at 281-812-5333.

At the gala we will be auctioning off Grade Level Gifts. We are reaching out to all parents of Maplebrook students to make a donation to our auction. Each grade level will donate a gift that contains a variety of items based upon a central theme. The gift will be up for bidding at our auction on the night of the gala. All of the items in the grade level gift are generously donated by Maplebrook parents. Please keep in mind that this is not mandatory; however, a donation is greatly appreci-ated. Below is the list for the Grade Level Gifts. Donations are due by Tuesday, November 6th, to your child’s teacher! Kindergarten: Family Game Night First Grade: Gifts for Girls (Hello Kitty, Barbie, American Girl Doll, Art Supplies, etc.) Second Grade: Toys for Boys (Super Hero toys, Boy themed Legos, Matchbox Cars, Star Wars, Art Supplies, etc.) Third Grade: Bookworm (Children’s books, Book Gift Cards, or Cash Donation towards a Nook) Fourth Grade: Holiday Décor (Holiday themed Décor, placemats, table runners, ornaments, Nut-crackers, candle holders, serving bowls, etc.) Fifth Grade: Family Movie Night (Family-Friendly DVD Movies (rated G, PG, or PG-13), gift cards for local movie theaters, packaged snack foods, pizza delivery gift cards, etc.) For a list of other auction items, please visit http://pinterest.com/jensitton/viva-maplebrook-auction-items/ For any questions, please contact Jen Sitton at jrsitton@comcast.net or Rachel Little at rache-landpatlittle@earthlink.net

Maplebrook Gala—November 9th

Tickets on sale until Tuesday,

October 30th

4th graders will read patriotic readings and sing patriotic songs the week of November 5th at announcement time. 4th grade will also be decorating the cafeteria for our Veteran's Lunch on Friday, November 9th.

The 1st Grade Thanksgiving Music Program will be on Thursday, November 15th at 10:15 AM in the cafeteria. First graders will sing and read poems about Thanksgiving followed by their Thanksgiving Feast. The Atascocita Middle School Band will perform a Holiday Concert at Maplebrook on December 12th at 2 PM in the cafeteria. The Maplebrook Broadway Bears will perform their Holiday Musical " 'Twas Once Crazy Night Be-fore Christmas" on Thursday, December 13th. Student performances are at 9 AM and 2 PM. Parent performance is at 7 PM. The Atascocita Middle School Orchestra will perform a Holiday Concert on December 17th at Maplebrook at 2 PM.

Mrs. Ruff Music Teacher

Music Notes

Blood Drive The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Cen-ter will have a donor coach at MBE on Friday, November 2nd, from 2:00-5:00 pm. To schedule an ap-pointment, visit www.giveblood.org and login to Digital Donor. Enter sponsor code E357 or contact

school nurse, Donna Liptak, at 281-641-2900.

New Box Tops Incentive Each day a student brings in a Ziploc bag of 25 or more Box Tops they can be at the front of the line for lunch! So as soon as you get 25, send them in. As always, thank you for your support!

Ladies and gentlemen…children of all ages…come one and all to the Science Circus Night heading to Maplebrook Elementary on Tuesday, November 13th, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Be amazed at the strength of magnets, build a human electricity circuit and magically make snow right here in Texas! There will be free popcorn and animal crackers for all. Families will be able to move from classroom to classroom all around the school experimenting and making all kinds of science discoveries. Professor Clown will be on hand to meet and greet you as you move about the building for this night of science fun for the whole family. Mark your calendars today and make sure you plan on attending. See you under the Science Big Top on November 13th!

Science Circus Night

1. Middle school and high school students should be responsible for bringing their own lunch money. As such, middle and high school students who do not have meal money will not receive a “tray lunch”. Stu-dents who request a meal, but do not have funds, will be provided with a sandwich and milk.

2. Elementary school students who request meal service but do not have funds will be

provided with one breakfast and one lunch tray. On subsequent days, however, if the child does not have meal money he or she will be provided with a sandwich and milk in place of a “tray lunch”.

3. There is no charging for adults.

Humble ISD District Guideline: Students Without Meal Money

HONORING OUR VETERANS

On Friday, November 9th, during the grade level lunch times, Maplebrook Elementary will offer lunch to our Veterans for Veteran’s Day in commemora-tion of their to service to our country. Veterans and current military are wel-come to come and have lunch with the students. We would like to recognize them also by placing their name and a picture on our slideshow “Wall of Honor” which will be shown continuously throughout the lunchtimes. There will also be an opportunity for the Veteran and student to have their picture taken together.

Please fill out the information form if you would like to have your Veteran/Military service recognized at Maplebrook Elementary on our picture slideshow Wall of Honor. You may send this form and picture via hard copy or email to Cynthia Ruff (cynthia.ruff@humble.k12.tx.us). Please do not send original pho-tos as the photos will not be returned. If you sent a photo last year, it will still be in the slide-show so you do not need to send another photo this year. Pictures are due by Friday, Novem-ber 2nd. Thank you!

Name of Veteran ___________________________________________________

Branch of Service ___________________________________________________

Location of Service___________________________________________________

Rank _____________________________________________________________

Years of Service ____________________________________________________

Submitted by _______________________________________________________

Relationship to Veteran _______________________________________________

_______Yes, my Veteran will be attending the Veteran’s lunch.

_______ No, my Veteran will not be able to attend.

MBE

Cafeteria Side

Kindergarten Side

Bus & Daycare NO CARS PLEASE

FARMINGHAM ROAD

Parking Lot

Garden Area

Students living south of Walden Forest Drive should be dropped off on the Cafeteria side of the building. Cars are asked to travel eastbound on Farmingham Road when entering the campus.

Students living north of Walden Forest Drive should be dropped off on the Kindergarten side of the building. Cars are asked to travel west-bound on Farmingham Road when entering the campus.

N Maplebrook Elementary Car Rider Map

Dismissal Procedures

MBE Arrival & Dismissal

MBE

North of Walden Forest Drive –

Arrival and Dismissal on the

Kindergarten wing side

South of Walden Forest Drive –

Arrival and Dismissal on the

Cafeteria side

Coin Challenge for a Day Monday, October 29th – Friday, November 2nd

Our school will be participating in a coin drive called the Coin for a Day Challenge during the

week of October 29th – November 2nd .

Each day will represent a different type of coin. • Any Coin Monday • Penny Tuesday

• Nickel Wednesday • Dime Thursday • Quarter Friday

• With each coin donation, comes the chance to “vote” for one of our staff members to appear

on PIE night as a beloved book character!

By bringing change this week, students will have the opportunity to vote for: • Mrs. Reineking as Where’s Waldo • Mrs. Nevermann as Baby Mouse • Mrs. Freshour as Pinkalicious

If you have loose coins hiding under couch cushions, floor mats, in pants pockets, or the bottom of your bag, put them to good use by giving students more access to books they’ll

want to read! Our school will use the donations to enhance classroom libraries throughout the school.

In addition, as part of Scholastic’s All for Books Program, Scholastic Book Fair will donate one book for each dollar we collect to the Kids in Need Foundation (http://www.kinf.org/) or

to Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (http://www.kidsdonations.org/home.php)

Join us as we have the opportunity to make a HUGE difference here at our school as well as in our community!

Turkey Trot

Our Annual Turkey Trot is scheduled for the week of November 12th. We are asking for a $1.00 donation which will go to the American Diabetes Association. We will also be selling Turkey Trot t-shirts this year. The cost of the shirt will be $10.00 and is bright orange. All proceeds from shirt sales will benefit the American Diabetes Association as well. Below is an order form for the T-shirt and a class schedule for participation. The deadline for ordering is November 2nd. Teacher Name_____________________________________________ Student Name_____________________________________________ Contact Number____________________________________________ T-shirt size YS YM YL AS AM AL AXL Total Amount Enclosed_________________________ CASH IS PERFERRED however, checks should be payable to Team Wrags Class Participation Schedule Mon. Nov. 12th - 2nd Grade/PM Pre-K 2:00-2:45 Tue. Nov. 13th - 1st Grade 2:00-2:45 Wed. Nov. 14th - 3rd Grade 2:00-2:45 Thur. Nov. 15 th - 4 th Grade 2:00-2:45 Fri. Nov. 16 th - 5th Grade 2:00-2:45 Fri. Nov. 16 th - Kindergarten/AM Pre-K 8:15- 8:45 Parents are welcome and encouraged to participate in this event with their children. Thanks for all your support at MBE, Mrs. Tinelli Mrs. Bakke

It's Scholastic Book Fair time again! Visit our Scholastic Book Fair in the

library from Friday, November 9th-Friday, November 16th from 7:45am-3:30pm each day.

Friday, November 9th –Parents attending the Veteran’s Day Luncheon with their

children will have the opportunity to come and shop during this time.

Friday, November 9th-Friday November 16th - The book fair will be in full swing this week. There will not be student check out this week, however, classes will visit the book fair to shop during their scheduled library day as well as before

and after school.

Tuesday, November 13th - The book fair will be open during PIE night until 6:30pm. Students are encouraged to come by with their parents and shop during

this time.

Tuesday, November 13th & Thursday, November 15th – Parents attending the Thanksgiving Feast with their children will have the opportunity to come by

and shop.

If you are unable to visit our fair this year, you may shop with Scholastic online via this link to support Maplebrook:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/maplebrookelementary

Thanks so much for supporting your MBE library!

Attention 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Students Become a member of The Maplebrook Green Team!

The Green Team is a group of students who gather to work on projects that help Maplebrook become a greener campus. We meet once a month on Thursday from 7:30 to 8:00. Meeting dates will be announced in the Bear Facts as the day approaches. We collect classroom paper for recycling from around the school, we work in our school garden and pond, we meet for “Digging with Dads” an event to prepare our garden for spring planting, and we do activities related to protecting our Earth. There is a membership fee of $12 that will go toward the cost of the materials for our activities. A Green Team t-shirt will be provided to each member of the Green Team and it must be worn on days we meet. Previous Green Team members may pay only $5 for membership, but this price will not include a t-shirt. If you are interested in having your child become a member of Green Team, please fill out the membership form below and have your child attend our first meeting on November 15, 2012.

****Please return to Mrs. Blayney during your scheduled lab time by October 29, 2012****

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My child, ___________________________ would like to be a member of the Maplebrook Green Team. I have attached the $12 membership fee. (Please mark the size shirt your child will need) My child, ___________________________ has been a part of Green Team a previous year and would like to be a member this year as well. I’ve attached the $5 membership fee and I understand this membership price does not include a T-shirt. Child Small _______ Adult Small _______ Adult X-Large______ Child Medium _______ Adult Medium______ Adult XX-Large______ Child Large _______ Adult Large_______

Paid with: ___________ (check) or ________________ (cash) Homeroom Teacher: ______________________

Mission: Survive Atascocita’s 5k Obstacle RaceBenefiting the JROTC and Class of 2016

EAGLE DASH

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You Will Conquer:Fallen LogsSwampTire WalkEagle BridgeEagle Wall Climb

Are You Tough Enough?Nov. 10th, 9 AM at AHSRegistration: Mail in this form with check, cash, or money order to:AHS Class of 2016 C/O Tara Bain13300 Will Clayton ParkwayHumble, TX 77346

Registration $25.00Name: _______________Phone: (___)______________Email: _____________________ t-shirt size: YL Sm Med Lg XL www.AHSEagleDash.com

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