Mrs. Snyder is a Special Education Teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys cooking, gardening and hanging out with her grandchildren.  Her favorite children’s book is any book by Dr. Seuss.  She has 3 sons and 11 grandchildren.  She enjoys going camping, and would like to go to Ireland.  Upon being asked about her favorite part of working at the school her response was that the kids are great and teachers are friendly.  Her own children also went to this school.

Mrs. Hansen's class has started building their underwater robots. They are in the planning stages of this new project. Mrs. Hansen is so excited to see what they come up with.

Julie Peery is our Principal at Mapleton Elementary.   Mrs. Peery enjoys playing the piano, scrapbooking, and reading books in her spare time.  Her favorite children’s book is “Running out of Time” by Margaret Peterson Haddix.  Her family consists of her husband Jeff, her two daughters, Tessa and Emily, and her dog Lia.  She enjoys going to Disneyland with them and would love to travel to Italy and Greece.  Upon being asked about her favorite part of working at the school her response was that she enjoys working with the kids and all of the teachers and faculty.

We will be spotlighting a Student of the Week from each classroom. These students receive a certificate and prize from Mrs. Peery with the chance to be drawn out at the end of each month for a special activity with the Principal. The focus for the month of November is "Caring".  The students are selected by their teachers as they see their students show caring and kindness here at school.  Here are the Students of the Week for November 13.

Fun is had by all of the Kindergarten students as they play out in the fall leaves!

Our wonderful lunch staff always puts in many extra hours in the kitchen to make Halloween day extra fun for the students at Mapleton Elementary.  The lunchroom is filled with many decorations, and the staff is dressed up and ready to share in the fun with the students as they come and eat lunch.  Thank you to the lunch staff for all of their time and effort each year!!

We had a fun morning at the school!   Spooky and fun halloween music was playing, children and faculty were all dressed up, and parents were anxiously waiting to see the halloween parade.

Thanks to Arts, Inc., our school was treated to a wonderful assembly with a group called Music Makers. They sang for and with the students and even created a small ensemble to sing solo parts. They taught music concepts and celebrated the joy that comes from music. When they left, they said our students participated the most and were one of the most respectful audiences they have worked with in the state. Way to go Mapleton students!

The Students enjoy hearing a halloween story from our Librarian, Mrs. Thurgood during the week of Halloween.  She dresses up each day of the week so that all classes are able to enjoy the holiday festivities.  A big thank you to Mrs. Thurgood for all the time she puts into preparing each and every week to share a love of literature with the students here at Mapleton Elementary.