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Well, we are over a month into the school year!  Only eight more to go!  We are off to a great start so far.  We have established classroom routines and are fully into our work cycle.  Most of the students were so anxious to get to work that it was a smooth and beautiful transition.  We have a few holdouts, but for the most part, everyone is eagerly working and craving new lessons.

One part of our routine that many students are struggling with is our student planners.  We started using our planners the second week of school.  They should be coming home and getting signed every day and then coming back to school.  Please ask your student about their planner if you haven’t been seeing it.

Our first field trip on Friday was wonderful!  It was a beautiful day and we learned lots of interesting things about our country’s history.  Thank you to all of the parents who helped make this a success.  We couldn’t do field trips without you!  We actually have three field trips coming up in October.  The first on is for 4th graders only on October 4th.  We will be going to the American West Heritage Center by school bus.  We won’t need any chaperones for this trip.  Be looking for a permission slip to come home this week.  Our whole class will be going to see Newsies at Weber High on October 25th and to Hogle Zoo on October 31st.  Please keep these dates in mind and let me know if you are available to help transport students or chaperone.

Ms. Petra and I love you children.  We have enjoyed getting to know our new students and reconnecting with our returning students.  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to teach them.  Please reach out with any questions or concerns.  kgonzales@mariamontessoriacademy.org

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Since the home project paper I sent home is a little hard to read, I thought I would post a digital copy here.  Remember, it is due on October 3rd!

Native American Research Project

Native American Research Project Rubric

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We are already into our third week of school!  Time is going by fast.  The first two weeks were filled with team building games, lessons about classroom procedures, and getting to know you activities.  We learned about Maria Montessori in honor of her birthday on August 31st.  We had lessons about the beginnings of the universe and the coming of life.  We made a volcano and grew bacteria in a Petri dish.  We did some math assessments, which will continue this week.  We will also be doing reading assessments.  We are building our classroom community and are off to a great start!

If you haven’t had a chance to sign up for snack yet, please use this link https://www.trackitforward.com/site/mapa to sign up.  Snack is so important to the students.  We really appreciate your help!

I would like to give some friendly reminders about dress code.  All students need a pair of indoor shoes or slippers to wear in the classroom.  Jeans are only to be worn on Fridays.  While jeans are allowed on Fridays, the students should still be in dress code shirts on Fridays.  Shirts should be a solid color and have a collar.  School spirit T-shirts are also allowed.  Shorts should go at least past the fingertip of the middle finger when arms are straight down by the student’s side.  Leggings are not to be worn as pants.  Leggings or shorts should be worn under skirts or dresses.  Clothing should be free of tears and stains.  Pants should be a solid color and not denim.  Athletic shorts and pants are not in dress code.  If your child has a special circumstance or needs assistance getting dress code clothing, please let me know.  For the school’s official dress code guidelines, please read this https://mariamontessoriacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dress-Code-Guidelines-17-18.pdf

We have a few field trips coming up and will need parent support with chaperoning and driving.  On September 21st, we will be going to Bountiful for the Freedom’s Light Celebration of the Constitution.  This is an all day field trip.  On October 25, we will be going to see the musical Newsies at Weber High.  This field trip is only in the morning.  Unfortunately, we did not receive tickets for parent chaperones, so we will just need drivers to drop off and pick up.  On October 31st, we will be going to the Hogle Zoo.  This is an all day field trip.  Please keep these dates in mind and check your schedules to see if you can help.

If you can drive for our Constitution field trip on September 21st, please contact Sara Dunn at saraldunn@gmail.com to let her know.  She will be organizing the carpools for this trip.

I love your children and I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to teach them.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. kgonzales@mariamontessoriacademy.org

Kirsten