Dear Parents,

There will be no spelling words this coming week due to the International Festival.  The schedule will be as follows:

Dec. 19  Jr High 1:00-2:00

Dec. 20  Upper Elementary 9:00-11:00

Dec. 21  Lower Elementary 1:00-2:30

List A: belt, melt, film, milk, raft, mask, gift

List B:costume, reptile, inside, sunrise, volume, homeless, lemonade, divide

List C: arch, attention, award, collapse, demolish, excess, outline, sculpture, spade, utensil

List D: adopt, arouse, arrange, cell, infection, influence, injure, pattern, series, vision

Dear Parents,

Here is the schedule for when your child’s project will be presented individually to our class.  All children will need their projects on Dec. 21 for the school-wide International Festival.  Thank you!

Monday: Dec.11

Algeria–Eli

Botswana–Alejandro

Burkina Faso—Axel G.

Cameroon–Pranet

Chad—Halee

Tanzania–Denver

Republic of the Congo–Lucas

Egypt—Sam

Thursday: Dec. 14

Liberia–Christine

Libya–Daxton

Madagascar–Xienna

Malawi–Addee

Mali—AJ (morning)

Morocco—Savannah C.

Mozambique—Evan

Friday: Dec. 15

Niger—Savannah B

Nigeria–Evie

Rwanda–Brody

Somalia–Christian

South Africa–Tony

Sudan—Asher

Gambia–Aaron

 Monday: Dec. 18

Cote d’Ivoire—Axel J.

Uganda–Crystal

Zimbabwe—Lily

Ethiopia—Luca

Ghana–Camdyn

Kenya-Gage

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

Dear Parents,

The children are really excited to attend the Nutcracker ballet on Monday.  We have asked them to wear their best attire.  Girls may wear dresses (a collar is not necessary) and boys may wear a nice shirt and tie.  We will be eating lunch before we leave.  They will not be taking anything with them on the field trip except for a coat.  Please refer to the blog post of Nov. 14 if you need any additional details.

Spelling words:

List A: camp, jump, lamp, pump, sand, wind, hand, tent, mint

List B: time, hive, stone, blade, shore, prune, frame, crane

List C: atlas, aware, boar, equator, fang, fierce, hoof, journey, local, rare

List D: diagram, frustrate, graduate, prank, primary, risk, stress, urge, vacant, vigorous

Dec. 4–field trip to the Nutcracker.  Please make sure you turn your waiver forms in no later than Wednesday if you child is planning on attending.  Also, we will be eating lunch around 10am before we leave for the Nutcracker.

Dec. 8–Early release day.  School is dismissed at 1pm.

Dec. 11-15  Africa Projects will be due.  I will send out a schedule the week prior.

Dec. 13  Ms. Krista and Ms. Sharon’s class holiday program at 2pm in the library.  Please come see your child perform some fun songs and poems.

Dec. 19-21  School-wide International Festival.  Schedule and details to come.

Dec. 22-Jan. 2  Winter break.  No school.  School resumes on Jan. 3

Spelling words:

List A: nest, dust, vest, cast, rust, fist, last

List B: cube, flute, mule, plume, tube, dune, rule, cute

List C: astronomy, besides, crater, degree, diameter, graze, gravity, reflect, telescope, universe

List D: cable, cathedral, convey, device, freight, landmark, method, rod, shaft, structure

Dear Parents,

The Annual International Festival is approaching. This is the time of year when each student has the opportunity to present a country from the continent we are studying. This semester we have been learning about Africa

The International Festival is a way to explore other cultures from around the world.    Each student will research and explore their chosen country and find a creative way to share what they have learned with the whole school.  Students will need to have a display of their country.  This can include pictures, artifacts, clothing, music, and food from their country.  During the festival students will have the opportunity to visit each classroom and experience all of the continents and countries throughout the world as they view the presentations prepared by their schoolmates.  Each student is expected to participate in the festival.  All of the children have a specific country to present.   I will provide the list below so you know which country your child needs to research..

Here is a link to help with country reports:

http://www.countryreports.org/countries/World.htm

The International Festival will be Dec. 19-21. I would our students to present their projects individually to our class on December 11-15.

• Algeria–Eli
• Botswana–Alejandro
• Burkina Faso—Axel G.
• Cameroon–Pranet
• Chad–Halee
• Republic of the Congo–Lucas
• Cote d’Ivoire—Axel L.
• Egypt–Sam
• Ethiopia–Luca
• Gambia–Aaron
• Ghana–Camdyn
• Kenya-Gage
• Liberia–Christine
• Libya–Daxton
• Madagascar–Xienna
• Malawi–Addee
• Mali–AJ
• Morocco—Savannah C.
• Mozambique–Evan
• Niger—Savannah B
• Nigeria–Evie
• Rwanda–Brody
• Somalia–Christian
• South Africa–Tony
• Sudan–Asher
• Tanzania–Denver
• Uganda–Crystal
• Zimbabwe–Lily

Dear Parents,

We are going on a field trip to see The Nutcracker on Dec. 4.  I am sending home the following information today.  Please sign the form and return as soon as possible if your child is planning on attending the field trip. We are asking for a $3 donation to cover the cost of the ticket.

Here is the online payment link:

https://secureinstantpayments.com?Event=1983

Field Experience on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­December 4, 2017

at Peery Egyptian Theater

2415 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Ut 84401

The lead instructor is Ms. Krista.  kcurran@mariamontessoriacademy.org

We will be watching Julie Moffitt’s Ballet performance of The Nutcracker. Students will learn proper theater etiquette and will develop an interest and appreciation for the arts.

• Watch Julie Moffitt’s Ballet performance of The Nutcracker
• Learn proper theater etiquette
• Develop an interest and appreciation for the arts
• Practice learned grace and courtesy in public

• Best dress preferred (Does not need to be school uniform)
• Weather appropriate attire
• $3 donation would be appreciated to cover the cost of the field trip (please pay prior to the field trip at the online link or at the office.)

• We will be taking UTA public transportation to and from the theater.
• Depart from MMA at 10:40
• Arrive at Peery Egyptian Theater at 11:30 am
• Performance begins at 12:00 pm and will end at 1:45 pm
• Return to MMA by 2:30

Dear Parents,

List A: crab, trap, crib, grin, grab, drop, frog, drum

List B: bike, dime, lime, pipe, smile, stripe, vine, bride

List C: abroad, blast, career, cautious, girder, invent, rotate, story, strand, tower

List D: attitude, confess, defend, gradual, hint, individual, malice, misery, solution, survey