Today your child should have brought home a 8×8 inch piece of card stock.  These are to be used for an  “All About Me” collage.  They are required to have at least one picture of them, their name, and several pictures of their likes and interests.  These are due back Wednesday, August 30th.  We will be presenting these to both our classroom and our peer mentor classroom.  They will then be displayed on our classroom wall in a large puzzle/quilt.  If you have questions, please feel free to email me.

Thank you for all generosity in providing supplies for our classroom.  We also need help with our classroom snack.  Please sign up to provide snack at least once or twice this year.  The link can be found here.  Thank you for all your support.

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone has been enjoying the summer! I know many of you are anxious to start another amazing year and are busy with back to school preparations.  It is hard to believe how quickly the time has flown and before long we will be back in the classroom.  I have missed seeing you and look forward to getting to know our new additions this year!

We will be having our Annual Back to School Pool Party on Thursday, August 16th, from 6-8 p.m. at the North Shore Aquatic Center.  I am thrilled to announce Ms. Stephanie Pittman as my assistant this year.  I hope everyone will have a chance to meet her at our annual pool party.

If you are new to our classroom, please subscribe to our classroom blog http://blogs.mariamontessoriacademy.org/brittany/ .  You can subscribe by visiting the blog and looking at the menu on the right hand side, (scroll all the way to the bottom on tablets and phones to find the link) click the link, in blue, where it states subscribe, fill in the fields, and then check your email for a confirmation, important: you must open the confirmation email and click confirm.  The blog is our primary source of communication between home and school.  Please also take the time to subscribe to our school blog http://www.mariamontessoriacademy.org/?page_id=5392 .  Our school weekly newsletter, Monday Montessori Moments, are send out through this link.

On Monday, August 20th, we will have a sneak peek event to meet teachers, visit classrooms, and drop off classroom supplies.  It will be held from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM with sessions starting every thirty minutes.

School starts Tuesday, August 21st and will be early out at 1:00 p.m. all week long.

School supply link: http://blogs.mariamontessoriacademy.org/brittany/school-supply-list-2014-2015/    This list can also be found on our classroom blog on the top right hand side along with our classroom Wish List.  I will be back in the school starting August 15th, please feel free to bring supplies to the classroom prior to our first day or at the Sneak Peek event.

Our school dress code can be found here – http://mariamontessoriacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Dress-Code-Guidelines-Updated.pdf

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email me.

I am so excited to see everyone and looking forward to a wonderful school year!

Ms. Brittany

It was brought to may attention that I posted Earth Day projects were due Monday, it should have read Friday.  Sorry for the confusion.

Our school talent/ variety show is this Wednesday, April 19th at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $3.00.  Our classmate, Amira, will be performing!

Spring Choir Concert

We are so excited to present to you the MMA Spring Choir Concert!  All of the students at MMA, 1^st-6^th level are performing at the MMA Gym on April 27^th.  Mark your calendars!  It is not required that they come but highly encouraged.  All family members are invited to attend!   Kindergartners can stand up with the children, but I have not rehearsed these particular songs with them.   We have been working so hard to put this show on for you.  We’re going to have a great time!

Because the student body is so large we need to separate the school by last name to perform at different times:

All the students whose last name begins with M-Z will perform at 6 o’clock and need to arrive by 5:50pm to get into their places.

All the students whose last name begins with A-L perform at 7 o’clock and need to arrive at 6:50 to get into place.

This is slightly different from last year.  The honor choir will  also need to come at 5:45 and stay till 8pm for both performances.

The concert only lasts about 35 minutes.  Please only come to your allotted time.  If you have multiple children with different last names with different scheduled times please just choose one to attend.   There is not room to stay to see the other performance.  There are a lot of people that need to fit into the gym.  Please be mindful of the limits on space.  These performances are packed!  Strollers, or extra space takers are encouraged to be left home if possible.  The children will need to line up on the wall, therefore, we will request that the side walls be free from those that would like to stand.  Please stand in the back and not on the sides.   Please exit the performance quickly out the south gym doors to make room for the others that are coming in for the next performance. There will be signs indicating the flow of traffic.

Because this is a concert, I am requesting best dress for the performers. The attire does not have to be according to the schools dress code, just appropriate for the occasion.  You could dress them in beautiful dresses with covered shoulders and tights or leggings, or collared button up shirts with neck ties and slacks, or the cleanest and best clothes you have.    No costumes please.  This makes it a really special event!

Bonus!

The MMA Art show is being displayed in the Library that same night!  After your student performs, your family can gather in the library to view the art from the school.  There will be light refreshments!

If you have any questions about the concert you are welcome to email me at:     cstarks@mariamontessoriacademy.org    If you have any questions about the art show you are welcome to email Mrs. Trudy at:    tmalan@mariamontessoriacademy.org

We are looking forward to performing for you.  We hope we will see you there!

Thank You for the wonderful experience of teaching your children music!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Connie Starks, Elementary Music Specialist

Don’t forget, tomorrow morning, 8:10 a.m. meet at the Ogden Frontrunner Station, 2380 Wall Ave.  Pick up at 2:52 p.m.!

Literacy night!  Thursday night from 6 to 8 p.m.  We hope to see you there!

We need snack donations.  Please sign up here.  Thank you!

Tuesday is the last day of the month, please make certain your child has completed their home project.