Despite many sleepless nights, I am sad to report I was unable to fix the clone machine. After several attempts, the clones kept coming out with an extra arm sticking right out of their foreheads! At first I thought this may come in handy having an extra arm, but after giving it much thought I feel it may TERRIFY and possibly TRAUMATIZE our children. With heavy heart I must officially report the clone machine broken and ask for your HELP.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!

These next couple weeks we have a lot of different activities that we need volunteers for to make them successful. 

The Fall Festival is this week on Friday the 14th from 4-7pm. We need volunteers to help with the different activities. Please check your teacher’s blogs for sign ups.

You can buy your tickets online at https://squareup.com/store/mapa

Our first BOOK FAIR will be October 17-19th.

Please visit this signup – https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/hkpca to volunteer.

Parent Teacher Conferences on October 17-19

We will be serving dinner to our wonderful teachers during Parent Teacher Conferences.  If you’d like an opportunity to give back a little to our teachers, click on the wejoin link below to see what you can do to help on the Parent Teacher Conference Dinner sign up sheet! Thanks so much for your help!

https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/nqpcn

Ronnie Simon
Jennifer Ouderkirk jenniferouderkirk@yahoo.com
(Teacher Appreciation Committee Co-chairs)

We appreciate all of YOU!

Thank you for all your help and support!

Our annual Fall Festival is just around the corner on October 14th!

You can buy your tickets and wristbands online at http://squareup.com/store/mapa. We will also be selling wristbands for the rides and tickets for the games the week of the festival October 10-13th before and after school at the front by the office. The wristbands are $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door. The tickets are 4 for a $1. Invite family, friends and neighbors to come join our fun!! Watch for your room parents email for volunteer sign ups. It’s a great way to get your 40 hours.

Just a note from the Teacher Appreciation Committee!
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on October 17-19. Our teachers work so hard for our children and such long hours that get even longer during Parent Teacher Conferences! This committee serves the teachers dinners those 3 nights of conferences so they can recharge and have the energy to meet with each one of us! It’s my favorite committee because our efforts go straight to saying “THANK YOU” to our wonderful teachers! If you’ve had a chance to serve them this way, you know how grateful they are! It’s so fun! So, if you’d like an opportunity to give back a little to our great teachers, click on the wejoin link below to see what you can do to help on the Parent Teacher Conference Dinner sign up sheet! Thanks so much for your help!

https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/nqpcn

Ronnie Simon
Jennifer Ouderkirk jenniferouderkirk@yahoo.com
(Teacher Appreciation Committee Co-chairs)

Upcoming Events!!

MAPA Meeting Friday, October 7 @8:45am
Fall Festival October 14
Teacher Appreciation Dinners October 17-19
Book Fair October 17-19
Box Top Store October 18
Red Ribbon Week October 24-28
Food Drive October 25-November 9
Chili Cook Off November 10
Gratitude Feast November 17

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.

Welcome to the 2016-2017 year! A student crossing the crosswalk yesterday reminded us that we only have about 39 more Mondays until the next summer vacation.

A huge thank you to those who helped with our annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast last Friday.  The teachers loved it and it is always nice to show them how much we appreciate them and all that they do.

Don’t forget Back to School night on Thursday August 18 at 6:30.  It is a great time to visit your student’s classroom, meet their teacher and ask questions. MAPA will be there handing our our yearly calendar, so stop by and see us.

Friday morning is MAPA’s annual Donuts after Drop-off.  So after you drop off the kiddos, head over to North Shore and celebrate the first week of school. Come and meet some new friends, or just take something to go! The fun begins at 8:30.

Please share this blog with other MMA parents who have not yet subscribed. We will be updating it weekly to keep you current on all events at MMA , not just MAPA activities.

We are so blessed to have such wonderful teachers at MMA. Let’s get the new school year started right by helping MAPA’s Teacher Appreciation committee give our teachers a back to school breakfast. Check out the attached We Join In and see how you can help.

Please have all food at the school by 7:15 Friday morning.

Thank you!

https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/mfyvx

Mark you calendars for September 17 and join us for our annual 5K. We have lots of exciting changes this year such as a new route, DJ, Photo Booth and so much more! You can sign up at https://www.raceentry.com/races/mma-annual-5k-family-color-fun-run/2016/register or if you prefer to pay by check, you can sign up at the pool party (no cash accepted).  Our annual Pancake Breakfast will be held following the race.  Hope to see you there!

Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches Fundraiser

Proceeds will benefit the 9^th Grade Field Trip Fund

Starting May 10th we will be selling Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches and Fatboy Nut Sundaes for $25.00 a box. Each box contains 30 delicious Ice Cream treats.

This is a pre-sale fundraiser, which means you will need to collect the money up front.

All checks should be made payable to: MMA Jr. High

All order forms and money collected will need to be returned to the school no later than May 19^th. We will have a table set up in the North Shore Parking lot before and after school on May 19^th for parents or Students to turn their order sheets in at.

Orders will be ready for pick up May 26^th the last day of school in the North Shore Parking lot beginning at 12:45 p.m. Once you pick up your order it will need to be delivered or placed in a freezer within 45 minutes. If you have a cooler to bring to help keep your ice cream cold it will extend your delivery time.

What: Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches and Fatboy Nut Sundaes.

How much: $25.00 for a box of 30

Selling Period: May 10^th thru May 19^th.

Who should I sell to: Family, Friends, Neighbors, Parents Co-workers, Church group members.

Delivery Date: May 26^th at 12:45 p.m. North Shore Parking Lot.

Powder Mountain ski day or night is next week on Thursday, March 24th. Registration is Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd after school. Price is $35 for ticket, rental, and lesson. (Price includes day or night) $29 for a day pass and $15 for the night pass. However, they need a head count for lessons before Friday. IF YOU NEED A LESSON PLEASE EMAIL MELINDA melmont30@gmail.com AND LET ME KNOW HOW MANY AND NAMES. We can take care of paperwork and payment Monday or Tuesday. Thanks!

Time is running out to buy your GALA tickets! The Gala is this Friday, March 18th at Hub 801 in Riverdale 5pm til 9pm! This is an event we look forward to all year! Tickets are $25 or $30 at the door. There are over 60 amazing items being silent auctioned like sport packages, a night out and much more! You won’t want to miss the live auction! We will be auctioning off children’s art made by your beautiful children at MMA. Not to mention Disneyland tickets and a chance to win a cozy electric fireplace. ALL proceeds go to benefit the school. This year, the money will go towards flashing crosswalk signs.
Look for us after school or order online at  https://squareup.com/market/mapa/gala-attendee-ticket

Friends,

Just a reminder that our monthly MAPA meeting will be this Thursday at 7pm. Please join us to learn more about  upcoming events.

The Gala is almost here! You don’t want to miss this adult only event to raise money for our school! Set your calendars for March 18th 5pm til 9pm at Hub 801 in Riverdale. Ticket prices are $25 or $30 at the door. We will be selling tickets before and after school March 4th,11th and 14th -17th. You can also purchase your tickets online    https://squareup.com/market/mapa/gala-attendee-ticket

Tickets sold at the door may not have the vegetarian meal option.