Hello 5th grade and new 6th grade parents!

Just a reminder that our field trip to JA Biztown will be this Thursday, January 29th.  Students and volunteers need to be at school by 7:30 AM.  The parent volunteers need to be at the Discovery Gateway between 8:15 and 8:30 AM for training.  We will all be going together and the students can bring card games or books to keep them entertained while they wait for the training to be over.  I plan to have Haylen ride with her mom and Isaac ride with his mom.  Austin, Julian, Andrew, Emily, Griffin, Gracie, and Brayden will ride with Austin’s mom, who is a certified driver.  Please let me know if I need to make adjustments to these plans.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch to eat at Biztown.  They should also plan to dress appropriately for running a business.  At a minimum, they should be in dress code.

If you would like to pay for this field trip online, you my do so through this link:

https://secureinstantpayments.com/sip/cart/event.php?EID=1573

If that link does not work, please contact Ms. Anna at the front office for assistance.  ahafen@mariamontessoriacademy.org  You can also pay by check at the school.

We have been busy preparing for this amazing field trip!  The students have filled out job applications and been interviewed for their jobs.  They have also calculated their business expenses and filled out the paperwork for a loan from the bank.  Today we learned about how to write checks and fill out a check register.  The three businesses that our class will be running are University of Phoenix, Maverik, and Larry H. Miller.  Each student has a job as either a CEO, CFO, Sales Manager, or Academic Adviser.  It should ve an exciting and educational day!

Kirsten