Important Dates: 

Monday and Tuesday, November 23rd and 24th and Thursday, December 3rd: Elementary Parent-Teacher Conference Days (½ day of remote learning in the morning, Grades K-5).The instructional day will start at 9:00 am with a live meet and ends at 11:40 am.  Please contact your child’s teacher to sign up for conferences if you have not already done so.

Friday, December 4th: This date is also one that will be used for Parent-Teacher conferences but this day will follow our typical Friday schedule, where students will log on to their Google Meet and will spend approximately one hour with their teacher.  They will then be given their asynchronous learning activities for the day and will complete them as assigned.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 25th, 26th and 27th: No classes will be held on these dates in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Outdoor Clothing: We will continue to hold PE and recess outdoors as long as possible.  Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing to be outside during the day.  As long as there is no rain and the “feels like” temperature remains above 20 degrees, we will try to bring students outside as the schedule allows.  *Additionally, please be sure that your child has a sweater, sweatshirt, or light jacket to wear in the classroom as we will continue to keep windows open as long as possible. 

 PTA Meeting: The Malta Avenue PTA will be meeting on November 19th at 7 PM via Google Meet. Please email maltaaveptabscsd@gmail.com for additional information.

Malta Ave Vintage T-Shirts: Please take a look at the attached flyer for information about ordering Malta Ave t-shirts. 

Happy November!

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Monday and Tuesday, November 23rd and 24th: Elementary Parent-Teacher Conference Days (½ day of remote learning in the morning, Grades K-5).The instructional day will start at 9:00 am with a live meet and ends at 11:40 am.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 25th, 26th and 27th: Thanksgiving Recess - No classes

PTA News 

The Malta Ave pumpkin decorating contest was a huge success! Thanks to all students and families for submitting your pumpkin pictures. See some of the incredible pumpkin pictures below.  

Character Education Word Of The Month: Responsibility

Our character education word for November is  responsibility- do what you are supposed to do. Plan ahead. Do your best . Show self-control. Think before you act. Be accountable. Set a good example.

This month I would like to hear examples from students on how they demonstrate responsibility. Please email me with your child’s ideas and/or pictures of how they demonstrate responsibility. Teachers will also share examples with me of how their students demonstrated responsibility. At the end of the month, we will recognize students who demonstrated responsibility.  

School Pictures

School pictures will take place on January 19th and January 20th.  More information will follow in the coming months. 

Malta Avenue Apparel 

Nourish Designs Apparel: A local artist has designed apparel for our elementary schools and the district.  For every purchase made, Nourish will donate a portion to the Scotties BackPack program.

https://nourishdesigns.com/collections/malta-avenue-collection

Three tips to keep your Chromebook working properly:

• Everyday, your child should click on the sign-out and shutdown buttons on the Chromebook. This is how apps update.
• Weekly your child should click in the upper right hand corner, click on the three dots, scroll down to More Tools, Clear Browsing Data, and in the Time Range, click the drop down arrow and choose All time, Clear Data. **Best time to do so would be at the end of the school day.
• If the Dashboard is not opening, click on the WSG button located in the top right corner and click sync . (You may have to click on the puzzle piece to see the WSG button)

Cleaning your Chromebook:

• Make sure the Chromebook is completely powered down and unplugged.
• Apply a small amount of rubbing alcohol to a cleaning cloth, do NOT saturate the cloth. Wipe down the entire Chromebook including the screen and around each key of the keyboard. Use only a small amount of pressure to remove any fingerprints or smudges on the screen, but not too much since this could damage the screen. * A Clorox wipe can be used if all moisture is squeezed out of it prior to cleaning them then wipe with a clean dry cloth.

All Students-Free Breakfast and Lunch 

We have received some great news from the USDA that all student breakfasts and lunches will be free for all students through the end of 2020-2021 school year. 

As always, please feel free to reach out at any time via email or phone call with questions or concerns! 

Sincerely, Sarah Johnson

Email: sjohnson@bscsd.org

Phone: 884-7250 Ext. 1351

Welcome to the Malta Avenue Library!

Mrs. McIntyre and Mrs. Thomas would like to introduce themselves and welcome you back to the Malta Avenue Library! While the library may function a little bit differently this year, they want you to know that your students are their top priority. Please click here to read more information from the Malta Avenue librarians!