Hello!
The month of October is going to be so fun both for our class and as a school!
This is the link to the most recent MMA Montessori Moments
Fall Festival: The Fantastic Fall Festival will take place this FRIDAY! WAHOO! Please refer to the Montessori Moments link for information about ticket sales. We are also in need of volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please check Track it Forward or contact MAPA at mapa.mariamontessoriacademy.org. See you there!!
Home Projects: Our first home projects are due next week and I’m so excited! Home projects are meant to be a fun extension of learning that is already happening in the classroom. Attached, please find the expectations for home projects for each grade level:
Field trip: Our first field trip to the Clark Planetarium is next Friday, October 11th. It is a favorite for kids and their chaperones! If you would like to chaperone, please contact me asap so that I can reserve a Tracks wrist band for you. Please remember that chaperones pay for their ticket into the Imax theater. Also, chaperones must have completed a background check. These take time to process, so please get it done asap. Thank you!
Volunteers and Chaperones: Your participation in our classroom is vital to the success of every child! We encourage donating time to the classroom in many forms including reading with students, helping with class events, and donating items like snack. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom and will be at the school for more than 1 hour, please complete a background check. For those helping with events and reading with children, etc., I do not expect these activities to exceed an hour.
Dia de los Muertos: Our class will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos on Friday, November 1st from 2-3 pm. This holiday has become very dear to me and I am so excited to share it with our students and families. If this is a tradition celebrated in your family, please contact me! The purpose of this celebration is to honor our family members who have passed away. Every child is invited to bring a picture of a special family member to place on our ofrenda and to share their special memories. We will have other activities as well. If you would like to help with this celebration, please let me know!!
To learn more about one of my favorite holidays, please read this article from the National Geographic.
Thank you so much for sharing your precious children with me and with Maria Montessori Academy. Your participation in our school is a gift to each of us and I am so grateful to work with you!
With affection,
Ms. Karen