Our school is located in a historic home overlooking Maiden Cove. Our unique environment offers a private beach, a town park within walking distance, and a large fenced in play area.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
| Maiden Cove's Year at a Glance Calendar- Updated 08.20.17 |
Looking Ahead
September 5th: Orientation
September 6th or 7th: First Day of School (depending on your program)
September 6th or 7th: First Day of School (depending on your program)
Snow Days & Late Start Policy
Snow Days: We follow the Cape Elizabeth School system for Snow Days but we do not make them up at the end of the year.
Late Start: If the Cape Elizabeth School System has a delayed start, then we have a one hour delay. Programs that usually start at 8:30 AM will begin at 9:30 AM and programs that usually start at 9:00 AM will begin at 10:00 AM.
Late Start: If the Cape Elizabeth School System has a delayed start, then we have a one hour delay. Programs that usually start at 8:30 AM will begin at 9:30 AM and programs that usually start at 9:00 AM will begin at 10:00 AM.
| Snow Policy- Updated 11.07.16 |
Highlights From This Year
May 31, 2017 | 5+ Celebrated their 100th Day of School
The 5+ class has been counting the days until our 100th Day of school! The kids built a tower out of 100 cups, completed a 100 piece puzzle and celebrated with Happy 100th Day! cupcakes.
May 2017 | Planting Strawberries at the Ft. Williams Children's Garden
The kids planted strawberry plants at the Ft. William's Children's Garden followed by a story and strawberry craft.
April 2017 | Maiden Cove Visits the Farm!
Maiden Cove's four year old class visited Farmer Nick on his farm!
March 2017 | Dr. Seuss and Yoga
We celebrated Dr. Seuss's Birthday (March 2nd) and National Read Across America Day with a Cat in the Hat Pancake Breakfast and Seuss-inspired snacks and crafts.
Every Wednesday in March, Lauren Beane taught the kids yoga!
January 2017 | 5+ Animals in Winter Projects
In January each 5+ student chooses an animal to learn about. They take home non-fiction books to read with their family and learn about what their animal does in winter. They create their animal's habitat, make their animal out of Model Magic and write and illustrate a report on their animal's behavior in winter. After all the kids present their report, 5+ has a Hot Chocolate Pajama Day Party!
January 11, 2017 | Live owls from the Chewonki Owl Program visit Madien Cove!
Athena, a Saw Whet Owl, Byron, a Barred Owl and Sparky, a Great Horned Owl were all injured and now live at Chewonki. Matt did an exceptional job teacher our students (ages 3-5) all about owls!
January 11, 2017 | 5+ Melting Snowmen
The 5+ students froze snowmen (made from baking soda, water, glitter, buttons, and foam carrot noses) and then used droppers and vinegar to "melt" their snowmen.
December 22, 2016 | 5+ Decorating Gingerbread Houses
December 1, 2016 | Travelouge Program
The Travelouge kids traveled to Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa!
November 16, 2016 | Maiden Cove's Annual Friendship Feast
The children put on a Thanksgiving themed concert for the parents and several Village Crossing residents, followed by a Friendship Feast that the children prepared. Mrs. Berg's class made Apple Crisp (with parent volunteer, Allison Mclaughlin), Mrs. Schonewolf's class made Friendship Soup, and Mrs. Farris's class made corn bread muffins. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 2, 2016 | Planting Bulbs at the Ft. William's Children's Garden
Maiden Cove kids planted bulbs in the Children's Garden at Fort Williams with Fort Williams Park Foundation Board Members, Andie Mahoney and Kara Leopold, as well as Maiden Cove parent volunteers and teachers. We can't wait to return in the spring to see our hard work in bloom!
October 26, 2016 | Halloween Concert at Village Crossing
October 19, 2016 | Cape Neddick Wildlife Center Bat Visit
October 15, 2016 | Annual Cape Elizabeth Harvest Festival, Maiden Cove sponsored Wee Witches and Wizards Games for children ages 2-5
October 12, 2016 | Fire Safety Fire Truck Visit
September 21, 2016 | Apple and Pumpkin Picking at Snell Family Farm in Buxton
Highlights from our 2015-2016 School Year
June 1, 2016 | 5+ Went Lobstering with Captain Tom on The Lucky Catch
May 26, 2016 | 3 and 4 Year Old Field Trip to Green Spark Farm
May 18th, 2016 | Wacky Wednesday Bubble-icious Bubble Buddies
April 29, 2016 & May 10, 2016 | 3 and 4 Year Old Field Trip to Down Home Farm
May 16, 2016 | Field Trip to Veterinary and Rehabilitation Center of Cape Elizabeth
March 23, 2016 | Spring Concert and Easter Egg Hunt at Village Crossing
Our 4 and 5 year old students took a field trip to Village Crossing today! They sang three songs and performed one poem for the residents, had a special snack, and then went on an Easter Egg Hunt! Hoppy Easter!
March 2, 2016 | Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
We celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America Day with fun crafts, treats and of course, BOOKS!
January 13, 2016 | Chewonki Owl Program at Maiden Cove
Mr. Matt brought Athena, a Saw-whet Owl; Viera, a Barred Owl; and Sparky, a Great Horned Owl to visit the school today as part of our Animals in Winter unit! The kids learned the parts of an owl, their unique characteristics, how we can help keep them sage and what they do in winter!
November 18, 2015 | Annual Maiden Cove Friendship Feast
One class made the Friendship Soup, one class made the Apple Crisp and another class made the Corn Bread. Students, teachers and families came together for a Thanksgiving Concert followed by our annual Friendship Feast.
November 4, 2015 | Seed Bombing the Goddard Mansion at Ft. Willliams
On this beautiful November day, we walked our students to Ft. Williams where they "bombed" the inside of the Goddard Mansion with seeds. Miss Callie from the Ft. Williams Children's Garden Foundation taught the kids the importance of pollination and invited them to return in the spring to see the beautiful wildflower garden they helped to plant.
October 28, 2015 | Halloween Concert at Village Crossings
All three Wednesday morning programs (ages 3-5) performed a Halloween Concert for residents at Village Crossings, an assisted living home in Cape Elizabeth. This is the fourth year of our relationship with Village Crossings; we will visit with them between 4-5 times per year. The kids played "Pin the nose on the Jack-O-Lantern", read Halloween stories and had a special Halloween snack while visiting with the residents.
October 21, 2015 | Brownie the Bat from the Cape Neddick Center for Wildlife
Education and Outreach Coordinator, Emily Calhoun, visited Maiden Cove in October with a very special friend. Big Brown Bat, Brownie, came to school with Ms. Calhoun to teach our students about the parts of a bat, echolocation, where bats live and other fun bat facts! Check out the video of Brownie eating her favorite snacks!
October 14, 2015 | Cape Elizabeth Fire Department Visit
In October two first responders from the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department came to our school to teach our students about Fire Safety.
September 23, 2015 | Apple and Pumpkin Picking at Snell's Family Farm
At the end of September the 4 Year Old Half Day Class and 5+ (pre-k) went Apple and Pumpkin picking at Snell's Family Farm in Buxton.
September 16, 2015 | Making Seed Bombs with residents from Village Crossings for the Ft. Williams Children's Garden
In September the 4 and 5 year olds made seed bombs for the Children's Garden at Ft. Williams with several residence from Village Crossings and parent volunteers. In November the kids walked to Ft. Williams and "bombed" the fields with seeds to plant a beautiful wildflower garden next summer!
