Category Archives: Uncategorized

Volunteers for Valentines Day

Posted on by

Hi,  Mandee Stephens, our room mother sent out a sign up sheet, asking for volunteers to come support our class activity this Wednesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.  We would love the extra help and this helps toward your 40 volunteer hours. You can find it on our school track it forward.   Also, if you are not available to come, but would like to help, we are in need of donations for strawberries and canned whipped cream.  You can send Mandee an email at: mandeestephens@outlook.com and let her know you would like to help with these items.  Thanks so much.

Valentines

Posted on by

We will be passing out valentines cards on Wednesday, February 14th.  Sharing valentines is optional, but I would like for all students to bring a box or bag to collect valentine cards.  It can be decorated, but it needs to fit inside their locker.  I will not send home a formal list, it can become quite cumbersome with the short time we have to navigate finding everyone’s box or bag.  We have 31 students who will be participating.  Our room mother is planning an activity after lunch and she will send an email asking for additional support.

Just a reminder that early out begins this day through the remainder of the week.

MAPA

Posted on by

MAPA Board  is currently looking for a VP for the remainder of the year who will then become the president for the 2108-2019 school year. Please contact heidibradley81@gmail.com if you or you know someone who would be interested.

Don’t know what MAPA is… it is our schools PTA program. The fall festival, gala, book fairs, teacher appreciation, safety, box tops all happen because of MAPA and we want that all to continue to happen, so keep your eyes and ears open for someone who would do a great job!

We hope you all are enjoying the track it forward program. All events whether it is school wide or for the class room will be through track it forward from now on. There is a way to categorize events by teacher, school wide or both together:

  1. Login to you track it forward account

( if you have not signed up please do so by going here https://www.trackitforward.com/site/mapa

  1. Click on event sign ups
  2. Click on filter by category (the little blue writing on the sample pictured)
  3. You can then select what categories you want to see the calendar for. For example if you want to see only Ms. Joy’s sign ups click on Ms. Joy. If you want to see just Ms. Joy’s and the school wide events click on both Ms. Joy and school wide. You can do as many as you want.
  4. If you do not see your teachers name on the category selection yet, be patient. They have not yet created an event on the track it forward calendar yet. But there next event will be on there. So keep a watch out:)

6. Sign up for event and your done. Track it forward will email you a reminder 2 days before the event.

Water Bottles

Posted on by

Water bottles were sent home before the winter break for a good cleaning, but we have a large amount of students who have not brought them back.  These are an important tool for the classroom.  It is a difficult transition to send students to the drinking fountain during work time.  Also, in the event of an emergency, we would use their water bottles.  Please make certain your child’s water bottle is clearly labeled.

Please Sign Up for Track It Forward

Posted on by

Keep track of your volunteer hours with Track It Forward

Maria Montessori Academy Parents Association (MAPA) is very excited to announce that effective December 1, 2017 we will be using Track it Forward to schedule and record volunteer hours.

We feel that using track it forward will help us provide the most positive experience possible when signing up for and recording volunteer hours. This program will allow families to track their hours on their own electronic devices, send out reminders for sign ups, and help us become a more centralized Montessori family.

Families are asked to donate 40 volunteer hours a year per family to the school. As a member of MAPA (all parents are automatic members) the MAPA presidency is trying to provide as many opportunities to complete this act of service yearly and Track it Forward will allow families to sign up to volunteer.

In sending your children to a Montessori school you are taking the initiative towards bettering your children and families. MMA’s mission statement is “Education for a better world” and by volunteering you are providing opportunities to help make this a better world.

The reason I volunteer is to provide my children with opportunities they may not get at other schools. “Only a life lived for others is worth living.” — Albert Einstein. By volunteering you are giving of yourself to your children and the children of others. Volunteering does not have to be a big sacrifice of time away from the family or money spent, many teacher at the school offer opportunities to volunteer at home and MAPA has opportunities to volunteer where you can bring your children.

Ways you may be volunteering and not even know:

· Attending a MAPA meeting

· Room mom calls and asks you to cut something out or bring something to the class

· Coming into the school and reading with children

· Bringing in food for an activity

MAPA in cooperation with the MMA is trying to say “thank you” to those that have sacrificed time and volunteered this year by giving those families with 10 service hours completed an “act of service.” The details are still in the works but we want everyone to know that we appreciate and value all of those that have volunteered.

How Track it forward works:

You can sign up in one of two different ways. On the website https://www.trackitforward.com/site/mapa or email mapa@mariamontessoriacademy.org with your family’s last name and the names of your children and we will send you an invite. Once in you can track your family’s hours and sign up for volunteer hours.

Again we appreciate all that our wonderful MMA families do!!!

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” — Elizabeth Andrew

Original Works

Posted on by

Today our Original Works fundraiser order forms were sent home.  This is a fundraiser that goes directly into our classroom and helps support supplemental materials for our lessons.  This year our class worked on creating self-portraits (some students chose to do their own idea), because what is more adorable than seeing a self-portrait your child created?  These portraits can be made into unique gifts for the holidays.  All orders will be delivered to the school on December 1st.  Ordering instructions can be found on the front page.  If you have questions, please let me know via email.

Open House

Posted on by

We are hosting a Parent/Guardian only Open House next week on September 7th from 6-7:30pm.

Schedule for the Evening:

6:00pm-6:30pm Classroom Tours/Information

6:30p,-7:00pm Montessori 101 workshop in the gym

7:00pm-7:30pm Classroom Tours/Information

You have the choice to come to the earlier or later classroom tour, whichever best fits your schedule.

 

Home Projects

Posted on by

September is here!  This means that our formal home projects have begun.  Please visit our class home project page here for additional information along with our monthly project schedule.  Projects may be brought in any day during the month, but are due by the end of the month.