Happy Weekend Everyone!
Can you believe that October starts on Tuesday!? I am so excited. It is feeling like Fall. Please remember that we will go outside to recess everyday except in extreme cold, lightning, or pouring rain so make sure your child is wearing season appropriate clothing.
I need to apologize for not getting the field trip permission slips out to you yet. I will have them ready to send home Monday. Also, here are the digital copies of the cover letter and permission slip: Cover letter Informed Consent
We will be taking the Frontrunner to Clark Planetarium on Friday, October 11. There we will attend a presentation at Science Around the Sphere, and see an IMAX movie on lemurs. We love when parents or grandparents come with us. PLEASE, if you would like to see the movie and presentation with us, you will need to let me know by October 1st which is this Tuesday. You will also need to pay the Planetarium $6 for the movie as the school will only be covering the cost of students. Anyone who does not let me know by this date will not be allowed to see the movie and presentation with us. Please let me know if you will be attending with us.
All official field trip chaperones also need a background check. This is for everyone’s safety. You can also visit other locations to complete your background check and fingerprinting process. Check out the paper below to see alternate locations. If you complete your background check outside of MMA, you will need to return the last page of the paper below to MMA as we are required to keep this on file. You will also need to bring the $37 processing fee to MMA as soon as you can. Presenting this paper when getting background checks outside of MMA is very important to make your results show up in the Rapback system and accessible by MMA.
Background Check for Ps 9_11_19
Please do not let this keep you from coming on our field trip. If you are unable to get your background check before this field trip, we will just not be able to put other students with you. Please still let me know if you would like to attend.
The Fall Festival is this Friday, October 4th from 4 – 7 pm. The Fall Festival is always really fun. There are fun games, rides, and booths. You can come dressed up or in your regular street clothes. The link to purchase wristbands and tickets is here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/I6V2IBMZG2U276NOXMYGFQNN
Wristbands will get you onto the custom event rides (not including the obstacle courses, rock wall, and some slides), the tickets can also be purchased at the same website separately or in packages with wristbands. Tickets are good for carnival games, rock wall, slides, etc. Some vendors will only be taking cash (Jr. Artisan Fair and food trucks).
MAPA is still looking for a lot of help with carnival games! Please sign up on track it forward here: https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/501254 If you are able to help out with that but can’t figure out how to sign up on track-it-forward, email me at this address and I will be happy to find a place for you: mapa@mariamontessoriacademy.org. Without enough volunteers not only will games not be able to stay open to raise money, but rides will also shut down.
Please come, invite your neighbors and family. ALL are welcome, not just MMA families. I hope to see you all there!
Our first home projects are due the week of October 7th. Monday I will be sending each child home with a description of what their home project should be as well as the date they will be presenting. If you child finishes their project before their due date, please feel free to send it early. Click for a link to my blog post about with a description of home projects.
Some things to look forward to are are fall break on October 17th and 18th and picture for students on Tuesday, October 22 and the first box tops store on Thursday, October 24th.
As always, I truly appreciate all you do!
Jalee