October Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) is in just a few weeks. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress, and any concerns you may have. Please sign up for a PTC time October 15-17 at this link. Look for October 2018 – PTC Ms. Amity on the event list.
In Class Colony Research Link
This is a student link for an in class research project. If your child would like to access this link from home, they will need a username and password that I can provide to them at school next week.
Follow this link to search your colony using World Book Encyclopedia Timelines.
6th and 9th Grade Jr. Artisan Fair Announcement and Signup Link
Please join us for our first Jr. Artisan Fair! This showcase of hand made goods is put on by our 6th and 9th grade students to help raise money for their upcoming field trips. This fair will be running during the same hours and location as the Maria Montessori Academy Fall Festival, come and enjoy two great events at once, all while supporting our students!
Please note that Artisan Ally is a cash only section at the Fall Festival and will not accept tickets to purchase items.
If your child is interested in joining the fair and selling items to raise money for upcoming MMA field trip please fill out this form:
https://goo.gl/forms/eaI6CNdYEha2sI1b2
If you have other questions please feel free to contact MAPA atmapa@mariamontessoriacademy.org
Fall Festival Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteering during our annual Fall Festival is a fun, easy way to earn hours toward your 40 hours of required volunteer time.
Please see this message from our room mom, Natalie.
With fall festival being less than a month away (Friday October 12th) I was hoping to start getting organized and get the word out about donations and volunteer opportunities!
Our booth this year is crazy easy! We are offering temporary hair color! This involves the spray in hair color and stencils for a fun rockin’ new style at the festival!
If you would like to volunteer to help run the booth, I promise you it will be easy. Let me know if you would like to do a thirty minute shift or a full hour. We absolutely want you to come and have fun with your families so I am not asking anyone to come run the booth all night, unless you feel you absolutely want to.
As for donations we are asking for the spray in hair color cans–as many as we can lay hands on. Walmart has them right now in their Halloween section, and I think Target has some at their store as well. Donations can be turned into Ms. Amity’s room until Friday October 12th at 2pm.
Thanks everyone!
Week 5 – Field Trip Update
Good evening.
I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend. I was able to hike Skull Crack Trail at Causey Reservoir to watch the Kokanee Salmon run. What a beautiful experience! They will still be running for the next several days, so if you have the opportunity to take your family for an evening hike this week, I highly recommend this.
The first field trip of the year is this Friday, September 21. We are still in need of rides for 10 students. If we do not have the carpool arrangements worked out by Tuesday evening, our class will not be able to attend this trip. I understand several parents have volunteered as drivers and chaperones, but we are still in need of more. Please contact Natalie, our room mom, as soon as possible if you are able to volunteer your time this week.
Tomorrow we begin our Botany lessons with Ms. Rachael. Rachael is a dear friend of mine, and an amazing Botanist. We are extremely lucky to have her as an instructor in our school. Her knowledge of, and excitement for, Botany is unmatched! Please be sure you ask your child what they learned from Ms. Rachael. The more often they share their learning, the more “sticky” it becomes.
Wednesday, our 4th grade students will attend an assembly with Dan “The Weatherman” Guthrie. During this presentation, they will learn about meteorology.
Finally, we will be utilizing Imagine Learning as the platform to practice math outside the classroom. This program is new to Upper Elementary this year and will replace IXL. We will login to Imagine Learning for the first time Thursday during class. After this, your child will be able to access this program from home. More details about utilizing this resource to complete homework assignments will be provided within the next couple of weeks.
Have a wonderful week!