First of all, lets give a huge thanks to the people involved in the organizing the 5K and pancake breakfast over the weekend! Thank you to our SUPPORTERS, our SPONSORS, our RUNNERS, our VOLUNTEERS, and Bri McMullin. Lots of love and planning went into this event and your efforts were definitely noticed.  It turned out so good!!

This week is full of all sorts of fun!

Our first Box Tops Store will be on Tuesday, September 20th from 11 to 1 in the North Kiva. Round up your Box Tops!

Our FREE Family Skate Night will be in the evening from 5 to 9 pm.

Wednesday, September 21st is the International Day of Peace

The students have all been learning the song ” Sing Peace Around the World” for this special event. We would be honored if you would join our school community to sing with us on our playground field. You can learn more about the initiative at
http://internationaldayofpeace.org/.

“RUMBI Wednesdays!!”

Beginning Wednesday, September 21^st, MMA will be offering our families the opportunity to purchase a rice bowl from Rumbi Grill every Wednesday for their child’s lunch. All proceeds from the purchases will go towards our 6^th and 9^th grade end of year fieldtrips. Your choices will consist of:

Teriyaki Chicken & Veggie with White Rice- $4.00

Orange Chicken with White Rice- $4.00

To order a rice bowl on Wednesday’s for your child, please follow the payment link below:

https://secureinstantpayments.com?Event=2375

Orders must be submitted by the Monday prior to Rumbi Wednesday. Any orders submitted after Monday, will be added to the following week’s order. For any questions regarding Rumbi Wednesday, please contact Melanie in the front office.

Thursday, September 22nd we have our Fall MAPA meeting at 7:00 pm

All parents are welcome to come. We love seeing new faces!

Friday, September 23rd will be an EARLY OUT day for Professional Development.

On Saturday, September 24th we will be hosting “Positive Discipline For Developing Young Capable People” presented by Mary Tambroski.

We are thrilled to be offering a fantastic learning opportunity for MMA parents/caregivers. Participants will be engaged in experiential activities and role-plays to get into their child’s world and deepen their understanding of non punitive methods for teaching children valuable social and life skills. The workshop cost is $95 for one or $150 for the couple. The workshop will run from 9:00-5:00 pm at the school, and you can register at www.marytamborski.com or http://www.marytamborski.com/classes.html.

Thank you and I hope many of you take advantage of this fantastic learning opportunity,

SAVE THE DATE 

for our FALL FESTIVAL! 

Our fall festival will be October 14th this year.

Why did the chicken cross the road?…….. To use our NEW SUPER SWEET FLASHING CROSSWALK SIGNS!! This is our MAPA and community dollars at work my friends. Keep up the good work.

YOU can also cross the road and experience the greatness that is the NEW SUPER SWEET FLASHING CROSSWALK SIGNS by coming to our first MAPA meeting of the year. It will be held at 8:45 am on Friday, September 9th. We ask that all MAPA committee chairs attend.  All parents are invited to attend, and please feel free to bring non school age kids with you.  If you cannot make it to meeting we also have one at the end of the month.  ( date TBA )

MMA Color Fun Run 2016! September 17th @ 8:00 am

It’s not too late to register for our 5k! $25/person and $60/family https://www.raceentry.com/…/mma-annual-5k-fam…/2016/register

A few changes we have made, that you may not know about:
-We have a new race course…its legit this year, you will run or walk 3.1 miles away from the school!
-We’re doing a color run…their will be 5 stations where you get fun color tossed on your shirt.
-Families can become sponsors themselves by upping their registration to $100 and will get their childs or family name on the t-shirt.
-Each preregistered racer will receive a t-shirt and a swag bag full of goodies.
-Swag bags include: Fiiz coupon, flashlight pen, lanyard, water bottle, sunglasses, t-shirt.
-Prizes this year are awesome! they include Chick Fil A goods, PTR-i therapy sessions and paraphernalia, Wolf Creek golf passes, water bottles, awesome Rec Outlet outdoor gear such as headlamps and camera cases.
-We will have raffle baskets including things like new backpacks, school spirit shirts, Rec Outlet gear, Doterra products, running products.
-Your children can bring their scooters or skateboards, this is a family event!
-We will have a DJ announcing and playing music during the race.
-We will have a fun photo booth so you can document the fun!
-At the end of the race there will be booths doing giveaways such as: Chick Fil A, Great Harvest handing out bread, and more!
-Dont forget the pancake breakfast after the race!

Mark your calendars for our

Family Skate Night

Tuesday, September 20th at Classic Fun Center in Layton from 5-9 pm. 

The community at Maria Montessori Academy would like to invite you to our International Day of Peace Celebration on September 21, 2016 at 10:00am. This day is spearheaded by the United Nations, and schools across the world are being encouraged to “Sing Peace Around the World” together at 10:00am –
http://singpeacearoundtheworld.com/teach-downloads/.

We would be honored if you would join our school community to sing with us at 10:00am on the 21st on our playground field. You can learn more about the initiative at

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/.

“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war”-Montessori

“Everyone talks about peace, but no one educates for peace. People educate for competition and this is the beginning of any war. When we educate to cooperate and be in solidarity with one another that day we will be education for peace.” -Montessori

What a great message to end our newsletter on!

Thank you all for everything you do.