In This Edition
Lunch Options This Week, Upcoming Girls Night Activity, Student Materials for Middle School Intensives Sewing, Parent Input Needed for Trustlands Grant, Lands’ End Black Friday Sale, Volunteer Help Needed (MSI 8th Grade Sewing, Maeser Advancement Committee, Mock Trial Attorney Coach, Teacher Treats, Report Your Volunteer Hours, Questions About Volunteer Hours), Sports Announcements (MS Boys Volleyball Tryouts, Maeser Sports Guide, 2nd Term Sports Academic Eligibility, Sports Physicals for 2024-25), Counseling Announcements (Counseling Donations), Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency? (Opt In For School Text Messages, Update Your Contact Information)
2024-25 School Calendars
Academic Calendar
Activities Calendar
Front Office Hours
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-4pm
Fri 8:30am-12:30pm
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Friday, December 6
12pm Girls’ Night Activity (grades 7, 8, 12)
Wednesday-Friday, December 11-13
MS Boys Volleyball Tryouts (attend all three days)
Wednesday & Thursday 6:30-7:50am
Friday 7:00-8:50am
Lunch Options This Week
On days that the school uses the preorder forms, please let your child know they will have 10 minutes to get their lunch and after 10 minutes we will start selling the extras to students who did not preorder.
Tuesday: Gandalfo’s Sandwich & Chips – $6
Use the link to pre-order for this day. The link will close at 12pm on Monday.
Gandolfo’s Sandwich Pre-Orders
Wednesday: Pizza – $2/slice
No pre-order is required for pizza.
Thursday Yummy’s Korean Barbecue – $6
Use the link to pre-order for this day. The link will close at 12pm on Wednesday.
Yummy’s Korean Barbecue Pre-Orders
Microwaves are available in the lunchroom for students who bring lunch from home. Please note: we do NOT have refrigerator facilities for student use.
Upcoming Girl’s Night Activity
Our next Girls Night activity will be held at noon on Friday, December 6th for girls in grades 7, 8, and 12. Want to donate materials for our activity? For information and to sign up, please visit our SignUpGenius: Maeser Girls Night
Student Materials for Middle School Intensives Sewing
All 8th grade students will need to bring these items to the SEWING CLASS in the MSI/Winterim term.
- 2/3 yard of fleece fabric (60 inches wide) for making 2 hats – NO MINKY
- Three Buttons: a two-hole, a four-hole, and a shank button
- Two 8-inch squares of print cotton fabric for a quilt square (you may bring extra fabric for more than one quilt square)
If you cannot bring an item, please talk to Mrs. Goodrich BEFORE the day of class. Extra supplies are available if necessary.
Parent Input Needed for Trustlands Grant
The Trustlands Fund is a grant given to our school from the state of Utah with the purpose of academic betterment for our students. The Trustlands Fund Committee is seeking input from parents and teachers about educational needs for Maeser students. Please use this link to answer a 3-question survey that will allow us to better assess the needs of our students and teachers. We will be sending out a separate survey for faculty. Thank you for your time! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to MaeserPrepTrustlands@gmail.com.
Lands’ End Black Friday & Cyber Week Sale
Shop the Lands’ End Black Friday Sale November 28 – December 4 for 40% off bottoms and 20% off everything else! Shop online at landsend.com/school and use Code: CYBERSCHOOL and PIN: 1224.
Volunteer Opportunities
MSI 8th Grade Sewing
Come have fun during MSI – get volunteer hours and help students learn new skills. You don’t need to be proficient, just able to follow directions and encourage learners. You don’t need to have an 8th grade student, anyone welcome. Please access the SignUp Genius link and choose dates and times. WE NEED YOU!
Maeser Advancement Committee
At Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, there are numerous ways to get involved and make a meaningful difference! There are several opportunities that require small blocks of time and many that can even be done from home. From writing and gathering information to organizing events, the advancement committee has need of your help. Your unique talents and time can have a lasting impact on improving the experiences and opportunities for our students. If you would like to receive information about volunteer opportunities, please sign up here: Advancement Committee Parent Volunteer List
Mock Trial Attorney Coach
The Mock Trial Teams at Maeser are looking for practicing / retired attorneys to act as Attorney Coaches. These coaches will assist our teams with training in courtroom procedures, objections, case organization and presentation skills. This is a great way to fulfill volunteer hours! Please contact Coach Geary at douglas.geary@maeserprep.org.
Teacher Treats
The following link has a signupgenius that has a variety of items listed that are popular with the staff, but is not limited to those items only. These donations can count towards your volunteer hours.
Thank you for your generosity!
Report Your Volunteer Hours
DON’T FORGET! Report your volunteer hours once you’ve dropped off your donation: Report Parent Service Hours. Each $5 spent for donations counts as one hour of volunteer service!
Questions About Volunteer Hours?
Contact us at volunteer@maeserprep.org.
Sports Announcements
MS Boys Volleyball Tryouts
Middle School Boys Volleyball tryouts will be held before school December 11th and 12th from 6:30am-7:50am, and December 13th from 7:00am-8:50am. Boys need to be prepared to attend all 3 days.
Maeser Sports Guide
Looking for more information about sports offered at Maeser? Check out our Maeser Sports Guide, where you’ll find all the sports and teams we offer, tryout information, and coach names and contact info!
2nd Term Sports Academic Eligibility
Eligibility for activities/sports during the 2nd term will be based on 1st term grades. Students must have earned a GPA of 2.7 with no Fs/NGs. In addition, 10th-12th graders must be on track for graduation.
Sports Physicals for 2024-25
All students, middle school and high school, who will be playing sports in 2024-25 need a physical in order to play. Physicals completed on or after March 10, 2024 are good until July 15, 2025. Any physicals completed before March 10, 2024 will not be accepted (per UHSAA policy) for the 2024-25 school year.
Here is a link to the UHSAA form which Maeser uses for ALL athletes: UHSAA Physical Form
Counseling Announcements
Counseling Donations
The School Counseling team is in need of large bags of individual sized candy. You can use this towards your volunteer hours!
Kind: an assortment- chocolate, hard candy like jolly ranchers, tootsie pops or rolls, whatever comes in the assorted bags is fine. We would like some non-chocolate as well.
Amount Needed: 4-5 bags/month
Can We Reach You In Case Of Emergency?
It’s important to keep your contact information up to date and opt-in to receive text messages from Maeser — in case of an emergency, this is how we notify parents! In addition, we use your contact information to notify you about important school events and school fees deadlines.
Here’s how to make sure you’re getting all of our important announcements and information:
Opt In For School Text Messages
Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts, student fees, and more. We will only use text messaging for urgent and important information.
You can participate in this service by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587.
You can also opt out of text messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.
Update Your Contact Information
If any of your contact information has changed – email address, mailing address, phone number – please let us know asap so we can be sure you’re getting school and teacher communications.
Thank you for helping us keep in contact with your family!