Achtung! Achtung!
6th graders who are volunteering for Movie Night need to arrive and meet in the gym at 4:30 pm. Instructions will be provided and they will break into specific areas. Also, please bring board games or game ideas or activities for the kivas – ie. Simon Says, Mother May I etc. If your child brings a game make sure they have their name on it.
Starting this week, we will alternate between SAGE practice and IXL practice. Your children will be resetting their passwords in class tomorrow and will then have access to the SAGE portal. As with IXL, I will do my best to have the SAGE assignments available by Monday, with a due date of the following Monday (meaning it must be completed by Sunday evening in order to be considered on time). The benefit of SAGE is that the assignment will be listed for your child when they log in. There is no need to record a weekly list of assignments. An additional benefit is that your child will be able to practice language and science concepts as well.
I have created an assignment that your students will have access to upon logging in. The assignments will vary in length and will contain a mixture of math, language and science. Some weeks it will be one subject, some weeks it may be all three, but it should never take longer than 20-30 min/night to complete the work.
I know the number of websites and online practice tools seems overwhelming at times. I am doing my best to try and mitigate these feelings. The reason for alternating between IXL and SAGE is to hopefully eliminate some of the stress while at the same time allowing your children a variety of ways to practice skills they have learned in the classroom. Practicing SAGE on a regular basis will allow your children to become more familiar with the format that they will see during the summative testing, which will in turn decrease some of the test taking anxiety they may feel.
This practice is designed to help your children be successful and is a requirement of our classroom and an expectation of the school. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding the expected practice.
Please help up by volunteering at the Parent’s Night Out/Movie Night. We need both student volunteers and parent volunteers. Jobs include student check-in, concession sales, movie supervision, games and activity supervision, hallway monitoring, and all present will be asked to help at parent pick-up after the event. Parents, students should sign up under your email so you are informed about their responsibilities for the evening. And if you still need to log some hours this is an easy event to get some in.
Thanks in advance!
Julie & David Zeigler
Here is how you sign up:
We’re using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming signups.
It works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/Pq8Jxq
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It’s Easy – you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me (Julie Zeigler) and I can sign you up manually.
I know I say it often, but I can’t believe this school year is flying by so quickly! Several of your children have commented that they can’t believe the year is moving so quickly. If they think it is speeding by, it must be true!
I hope you all have had a peaceful and relaxing Thanksgiving week. I was able to get some much needed (minor) home improvements taken care of and made it through the piles of laundry that seem to multiply like Mogwai that have been exposed to water.
Important dates to consider as we enter December.
As a reminder, there is no December book report; however, the January book report is posted. The genre is biography and the book report style is a timeline. I will post the requirements and rubric shortly.
The holiday season is upon us and as such, things tend to become hectic relatively quickly. Enjoy the last few days of November and the unseasonably warm weather!
~Cheers
Hello MMA Parents!
Are you ready for a night out? Great news! Our 6th graders will be putting on a Movie Night at Maria Montessori on December 5 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Babysitting at a very affordable rate of $3/3 hours will be provided (with additional adult supervision). The 6th graders will be showing Mr. Peabody and Sherman from 5:30 – 7:00 and Arthur’s Christmas from 7:00 – 8:30 in the gymnasium. Games and other activities will take place in the kivas. Pizza, cookies, chips, popcorn and water will all be available for purchase. So make plans to take a little time for yourself, maybe do some holiday shopping, or have dinner out and bring your children to Maria Montessori for movies, game, dinner and other concessions.
This event is open to children ages 4 & up. Children 3 & younger may attend but ONLY if you wish to stay at the event with them. If you are staying with your children there will be no babysitting fee.
We will be PRE-SELLING pizza and babysitting before and after school beginning Wednesday, November 19 from 8:15 – 8:30 and after school from 3:00 – 3:15. To make it even easier, you may go online to pay.
https://secureinstantpayments.com/sip/cart/event.php?EID=1529
We recommend all pizza orders be made in advance. A limited number of slices will be available to purchase the night of the event – first come, first serve, but availability is not guaranteed unless you order in advance.
Registering ahead of time for babysitting is also recommended to speed up the check-in process which will give you and the kids more time for fun.
Pre-pay for pizza closes on December 3rd.
You may pre-pay for babysitting up until the event.