News

Message from the Principal

On Monday, August 6 and Tuesday, August 7th, the school office will be undergoing floor waxing and will be relocating to the Media Center.  Please be advised that access instructions on how to reach the front office will be posted on the front exterior doors.

Here are the supply lists for each grade provided by the school:

Kindergarten supply list 

1st grade supply list

2nd Grade supply list

3rd grade supply list

4th grade supply list

5th grade supply list

Middle School supply list

Maya Angelou French Immersion 2018-19 Uniforms

We are seeking both parent and student volunteers to help with our upcoming events. Students volunteers can earn community service credits. Email president@mafiptsa.com if you would to volunteer. 

We are currently seeking the following:

·       Greeters and Servers for New Parent Orientation, Back to School Night, and PTSA Meetings

·       Parent Mentors to help new parents get acclimated with the French Immersion program. Looking for mentors for both Kindergarten parents and middle school parents.

·       Registration volunteers to assist with processing PTSA memberships during New Parent Orientation, Back to School Night, and PTSA Meetings

The State of Maryland has granted PGCPS permission to move forward with our project while the designs are in final review. In addition, both the award to the contractor, Denver and Elek, and the building permit that allows the work to start are expected to be completed by mid-August. Once the permits are obtained, the school, PTSA president, and project managers will meet to develop next steps and a construction calendar. More updates about this project will follow when new information becomes available.

Many parents and school staff are probably disappointed and frustrated  with yet another setback that will potentially delay this project for several months. I share in your sentiments but will need your help in demanding for the state, county, and school board to get this project escalated for completion. Please join our virtual meeting with the project manager of this project on Monday, July 2 at 7:00 pm  who will provide more information regarding  this delay. 

As we begin the summer break, I want to formally introduce myself as your new PTSA President and express how eager I am to get started in preparing for the upcoming school year. The MAFI PTSA Executive Committee and I are well underway in planning for the upcoming school year and hope to have additional information to present to you by mid-July.

Recently, I sent out an engagement survey to all of our MAFI PTSA members and posted the survey on the MAFI Community Facebook page to gather your feedback and to identify our PTSA opportunities of improvement. Please know that I am personally reading every response and plan to include a host of your ideas into our summer planning sessions.

This year our PTSA goal is to not only increase our membership, but also increase the participation and volunteerism in our programs, events, and initiatives. In addition, we have a host of issues that we as an engaged community need to address. Whether  it is the condition of the school bathrooms, the school window replacement/HVAC project, bullying/student discipline issues, improving PARCC and STAMP test scores, or the lack of  the technological support our students desperately need,  your continued participation and support will be our greatest ally in resolving these issues to enhance the educational experience of our scholars.