Our school, class, and website have won some terrific awards!
A very special thank you to all of the webmasters who have taken the
time to visit our website and present us with such wonderful awards.
It is a privilege to display these awards on our website. Thank you so much!
Mrs. Trudnowski and Her Students
*If you click on each award, you will find out more information.*
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June, 2008 Ivar's Clamtastic Teacher of the Year Contest - 2nd Place
Mrs. T. received a letter in the mail on June 16th, 2008 informing her
that she had won 2nd Prize in the "Ivar's Clamtastic Teacher of the Year"
Contest! An essay written by C-2 student Tiffany that had nominated Mrs. T.
for Ivar's "Teacher of the Year" was selected as a 2nd Place winner! Mrs. T.
won a gift card to Ivar's restaurants. Thank you, Ivar's and Tiffany!
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February, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS to C-2 student, Tiffany!
She was one of the top 10 finalists in the Seattle Neighbor
Appreciation Day Art Contest! Here is her winning entry:
You can read more about the art contest at this
link:
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Nov. 21, 2006 "Heroes In The Classroom" Award Presentation Assembly
On Nov. 21, 2006 Mrs. T. received the surprise of her life!
During the Blue Ribbon School Flag/Plaque Presentation assembly,
Mrs. T. was surprised by representatives from the Seahawks, Symetra
Financial, and Vulcan, Inc. with the "Heroes In The Classroom" Award!
You can read about the award here and
here or
here.
Below are some photos from this special assembly. The highlight
of the assembly was when Mrs. T's favorite Seahawk football player,
Grant Wistrom, appeared from behind the stage curtains to present
her with the award! Grant went around the entire Maple gym, high-
fiving as many students as he could reach. Afterwards, he answered
questions from the students. He was a big hit with the Maple students
and staff! You can watch the "Evening Magazine" video clip here.
In addition to the award, Mrs. T. received two tickets to the Nov. 27, 2006
Seahawks/Green Bay Packers football game and gift certificates to
purchase books and supplies for her classroom.
Nov. 27, 2006 Seahawks/Green Bay Packers Football Game at Qwest Field
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NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
On Sept. 22, 2006, the U.S. Department
of Education announced that Maple was a recipient of the Blue Ribbon Schools Award!
The award was presented at a special afternoon assembly by Cindy Williams, on behalf of
the Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings. Ms. Williams travelled from
Washington, D.C. to present this award to the students and staff. On hand at the
assembly were students from the Franklin High School Pep Band, as well as many special
guests, school board directors, dignitaries, and members of the media. It was a very
exciting day, and all of those who are a part of the Maple family were honored and
humbled to be the recipient of such a prestigious award!
CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE!! CELEBRATE!!!
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Superintendent
of the Seattle Public Schools, Mr. Raj Manhas,
and the Chief Academic Officer, Ms. Carla Santorno,
surprised the Maple staff by sending a beautiful
congratulatory balloon bouquet and hand-delivering
long-stemmed roses to every staff member! Principal
Patricia Hunter joined in the celebration and helped
hand out the beautiful flowers to some very excited
staff members!
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PRESIDENTIAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST
AWARDS
Seven C-2 students were the recipients of the Presidential Physical Fitness
Test award! Mr. Stevenson, Maple's P.E. teacher, presented these awards to
the children in June, 2006. Students earned a special Presidential Physical
Fitness t-shirt for earning a combined high score from each of the tested
categories on the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. (In the photo below,
one of the C-2 students is absent.) CONGRATULATIONS and Bravo, C-2!
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MAPLE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Our class was the recipient of the Maple Sportsmanship Award on
Feb. 17, 2006! We earned this award by demonstrating outstanding
sportsmanship on the playground, at P.E. class, and in the classroom.
We earned an extra session of P.E. in the brand new gym for our efforts.
CONGRATULATIONS, C-2!
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MAPLE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Our class was the recipient of the Maple Sportsmanship Award on
Dec. 16, 2005! We earned this award by demonstrating outstanding
sportsmanship on the playground, at P.E. class, and in the classroom.
We earned an extra session of P.E. for our efforts.
CONGRATULATIONS, C-2!
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C-2 students proudly
wearing their brand new goal t-shirts for 2004! May, 2004
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MAPLE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Our class was the recipient of the Maple Sportsmanship Award on
April 1, 2005! We earned this award by demonstrating outstanding
sportsmanship on the playground and in the classroom. We earned an
extra session of P.E. for our efforts. CONGRATULATIONS, C-2!
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WALK-A-THON PARTICIPATION
AWARD
Our class earned an ice cream party for having the most participation
in the Maple Walk-A-Thon, which was held on Mar. 31, 2005. Nice work,
C-2! We are proud of you!
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Congratulations, we are pleased to offer you
the EduNET Choice Award which is bestowed upon sites
that "provide and maintain valuable educational
content". You will be linked under the category
"previous winners and other useful links" and
"schools" directory.
March, 2004
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MOST WALK-A-THON $$
RETURNED!
Our class brought in the most money for the fifth grade
Walk-A-Thon...$289! To thank us for our efforts, the fifth graders
rewarded us with a pizza party on Feb. 27, 2004!
CONGRATULATIONS, C-2!
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Hello Diane,
Congratulations on your wonderful site! You did a great job on this
site. Well done!
I am pleased to award your site the Busy Educator's Award. A link to
your site is posted on my website.
All the best,
Marjan Glavac
Editor, The Busy Educator's Newsletter
Dec. 2003
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CANNED FOOD DRIVE AWARD
Congratulations, C-2, on being the class that donated the
most items (429!) to the Canned Food Drive. Nice work,
C-2! We are proud of you! November 2003
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Mrs. Trudnowski's Class Website has been reviewed and
chosen to bear the 2003-2004 Golden Web Award by the International
Association ofWeb Masters and Designers (I.A.W.M.D.). July, 2003
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"BACK TO SCHOOL" Best Sites at Gigglepotz.com -
"This is a great fun site for teachers, parents, and students. You will
find a very well designed site with lots of images and it is easily navigated.
There are many links to photographs of Mrs. Trudnowski and her class.
These photos are a wonderful showcase of student learning and enthusiasm
to achieve. An outstanding site! Congratulations to Mrs. Trudnowski for
producing a wesite that is sure to have an impact on educators all around
the world."
S. Lawrence
Projects Manager, Gigglepotz.com
July 2003
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Mrs. Trudnowski,
We applaud your site's ease of navigation, obvious hard work and
valuable content. This award is for teacher's and/or classroom sites,
representing class activities, student involvement and/or parent
participation and is given to sites which represent the highest level of
creativity and concept and that honour the webmaster's code of ethics.
It is with great pleasure that we give you the Education Award. July, 2003
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Hi Mrs. Trudnowski,
I'm at your website now! Wonderful place you have here! I truly
enjoyed my visit.. It's one of the best class websites I have had the pleasure
to visit, thanks for sharing... Your website will be listed in the Award Winners
Circle. Wish you the best always...
Cordially,
Ghada "Kitty" - Our Kids Castle
July, 2003
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Dear Mrs. Trudnowski,
Thanks for joining our family and helping us promote online
safety.
Sincerely,
Your Family Friendly Staff
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MAPLE SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
Our class was the recipient of the Maple Sportsmanship Award on
February 14, 2003! We earned this award by demonstrating outstanding
sportsmanship on the playground and in the classroom. We were very
proud of ourselves for earning this important school award! Bravo, C-2!
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