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Hello Parents,

I forgot to send the link for our Parent Teacher Conference via Zoom. Here it is-

Valerie Sloan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Ms. Martha’s Parent-Teacher Conferences

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86024575425?pwd=Mm9vK2JXd2ZZVWxDNDZheHNmbHA3Zz09

Meeting ID: 860 2457 5425
Password: MMAParents

Also, if you have not had the chance to sign up for PTC yet, click the following link; or if you don’t have access to join via Zoom, please email me and we can set up a phone conference or something else.

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

Thank you and see you soon!

Ms. Martha

Parents,

First a message from administration-

Dear Parents-

As our school year comes to an end, please turn in any Sam books and/or other school materials to the office by Thursday May 21. Our final events for this last week of school will go as follows-

Monday, May 18, 2020

On Monday May 18th we will have our Early Childhood bridging ceremony or kindergarten graduation. “Bridging” ceremonies are a special part of a Montessori experience.  It symbolizes a “passing through” and marks a significant period of growth in a child’s life. It is also an exciting beginning to new adventures and discoveries for the child.  Our children are not finished with their education, on the contrary they are just beginning.  We want to celebrate what they have accomplished as well as what lies ahead.

We will be using ZOOM.  The ceremony for the AM class will be at 5:00 pm.  Here is the AM zoom link 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81124320565?pwd=WjMzRFFGbFJRaXR6M21ZaG5Sc256QT09

Meeting ID: 811 2432 0565
Password: 3VXRQx

The ceremony for the PM class will take place at 5:30 pm.  Here is the PM zoom link

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81251879355?pwd=NDVaRitId2VXeC9LdFFjYjhSeUhtdz09

Meeting ID: 812 5187 9355
Password: 6NrGRJ

We hope that everyone can attend.  As part of the bridging ceremony each kindergarten student receives a certificate. We would like to invite families to a drive through to get their certificate and say good bye on Thursday May 21 from 5:15 to 5:45 in front of the school.  To help observe social distancing we are asking all families to stay in their cars.

Tuesday- Thursday, May 19-21, 2020

Show and Tell/Teach

For these last days of school, we wanted to do a special show and tell or show and teach for our students during our zoom meetings.  Each student will be assigned a day to show and tell or teach about an object of their choosing.  If the day you are assigned does not work for you and another day would work better, please email me and we can make a change.  To allow time for this the AM class and the PM class will have separate zoom meetings.  We are asking each student to decide on what to show to the class, come up with 3 clues to help their friends guess what they have to show and finally decide on one important thing they want to tell us about their show and tell. Regardless of which day your child presents, please join us for zoom each day to support and learn from our other friends.

PM show and tell schedule
May 19, 2020 09:00 AM:  Koa, Noah, Diantha, and Marit

May 20, 2020 09:00 AM: Theo, Landon, Marley and Catherine R.

May 21, 2020 09:00 AM: Leo, Mateo, Jamie and Kenzie

Here is the link for the PM show and tell-

Martha Trease is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: PM Show & Tell/Teach
Time: May 19, 2020 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Every day, until May 21, 2020, 3 occurrence(s)
May 19, 2020 09:00 AM
May 20, 2020 09:00 AM
May 21, 2020 09:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88692140084?pwd=TTBsSGlTVTVIQlpSUnN5clBnUkhVUT09

Meeting ID: 886 9214 0084
Password: 1U19N9

AM show and tell schedule (Please notice the time- 9:30 am)

May 19, 2020 09:30 AM: Jillian, Jaxon, Dominic, Rowan, Catherine H. , Lexus, Leioni, and Malia

May 20, 2020 09:30 AM: Ellie, Kamea, Mikey, Skylar, Michael, Jaida, Lincoln, and Jack

May 21, 2020 09:30 AM: Meadow, Rockwell, Avery, Sofia, Mila, Andy, Sloane, and Xander

Here is the link for the AM show and tell 

Martha Trease is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: AM Show & Tell/Teach
Time: May 19, 2020 09:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Every day, until May 21, 2020, 3 occurrence(s)

May 19, 2020 09:30 AM
May 20, 2020 09:30 AM
May 21, 2020 09:30 AM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83974138523?pwd=SVlWOEIwMDJ3WXQ0ZC9LV1pRUFNOUT09

Meeting ID: 839 7413 8523
Password: 1zNUvm

Tuesday- Thursday, May 19-21, 2020

Parent Teacher Conferences (PTC)

We will be holding PTC on May 19-21. These meetings will be held via Zoom. If you cannot meet via zoom, please send us an email and we can do a phone conference.  Please note that each conference is for 15 minutes which will allow us time to get connected to our next meeting. You can sign-up by clicking this link-

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

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Don’t forget to pick up your child’s Bridging certificate. We would like to invite families to a drive through to get their certificate and say good bye on Thursday May 21 from 5:15 to 5:45 in front of the school.  To help observe social distancing we are asking all families to stay in their cars (just in case you overlooked this info earlier).

We can’t express enough our love and appreciation for you and your children. We have had a wonderful year and have enjoyed our time with your children and thank you all so much for the support you have given us. We wish you all a great summer and good health and happiness!

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Hello Parents,

As our school year winds down, we want you to be aware of some of the activities that will be taking place in the next couple of weeks to help you make plans to fit in the activities you would want to participate in.

Zoom Meetings for week of May 11-15

Jennifer Hall is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: EC Group lesson

Time: May 11, 2020 09:00 AM Mountain Time

        May 12, 2020 09:00 AM

        May 13, 2020 09:00 AM

        May 14, 2020 09:00 AM

        May 15, 2020 09:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82144311242?pwd=dXcraHJnN3puamZvaFk1d1kwQm9RUT09

Meeting ID: 821 4431 1242

Password: 2zicGx

Kindergarten Roundup

This Wednesday, May 13, 2020 there will be a Kindergarten roundup for the children that will be starting Kindergarten in the fall and their parents. This meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Zoom. More information, along with the link to the zoom meeting will be sent to those that it applies to.

MMA Community Meeting

This Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm there will be a MMA Community Meeting via Zoom with Mr. Hirokawa (our new director), Mr. Mike, Ms. Nicoletta and a Board Member. Please join if you would like to learn more about our school and Mr. Hirokawa; and please share the information with friends that might want to learn more about our school. The information to join is:

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93455570459

Phone: +1 669 900 9128

Meeting ID: 934 5557 0459

Bridging Ceremony

On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 5:00 pm we will have the Early Childhood Bridging Ceremony (Kindergarten graduation). This will be held via Zoom. The zoom link along with any other information will be sent as the date gets closer.

Parent, Teacher Conferences (PTC)

We will be holding PTC on May 19-21. These meetings will be held via Zoom. If you cannot meet via zoom, please send us an email and we can do a phone conference.  Please note that each conference is for 15 minutes which will allow us time to get connected to our next meeting. You can sign-up by clicking this link-

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

Lost and Found

Please check the lost and found items located in the front of the school before May 15. Also, if your child had any medication stored in the office, please pick it up. After that date any items remaining will either be donated or disposed of. The office hours are Monday – Thursday from 9-11 am and 3-5 pm.

Garden Boxes

Hello MMA families,

It is that time of year again! We are planting our school garden boxes for next year and would love your donation! We would love it if each student would donate a plant or a packet of seeds to contribute to our community garden. This will help us tremendously flush out and make our gardens full of a wide variety of plants. Your student could help pick out the plant and bring it to the front office to have planted by our school gardener, Ms. Shanan.

Thank you,

Ms. Shanan

We want to thank you for your tremendous support at this difficult time. You have been AMAZING! Here are some quotes that might help depending on where you are in this pandemic journey.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that all will work out for the best. -xo notsalmon.com

Become a happy memory collector. Live fully in the now, appreciating each moment. This is how you capture future memories. – Karen Salmansohn

Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Hello Parents,

We hope you along with your family are all doing very well.  We are now down to the last few weeks of this school year, but with a lot still going on. We have prepared packets for your children for the next two weeks; and on the last week we will be doing some special activities that we will tell you about as the time gets closer.

Here is the new information for our Zoom meetings for next week (May 4-8)

Jennifer Hall is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: EC group lesson
Time: May 4, 2020 09:00 AM Mountain Time
May 5, 2020 09:00 AM
May 6, 2020 09:00 AM
May 7, 2020 09:00 AM
May 8, 2020 09:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82854889287?pwd=VnpBVGZOOHptb2YrVloxR3l4aXJuUT09

Meeting ID: 828 5488 9287
Password: 8bsnYG

Here is the information for the google doc where you can access the schedule for the next two weeks along with the links to any videos or information for activities.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GwAbyifYTMjWbY4ASvq3hnQ10_ORH-0w8suUNTjTnKo/edit?usp=sharing

The packets for the next two weeks and your child’s portfolios are ready to be picked up Monday, May 4th (Please note that the new office hours are Monday-Thursday 9-11 am and 3-5 pm and are closed on Friday). They are located in front of the office under the second long table (closest to the hallway). They are labeled AM & PM and are in alphabetical order by first name. There are three boxes for the AM and two boxes for the PM. Each box is labeled with the beginning letters of that box. The packet is in front with the portfolio directly behind the packet. Please take both. If you had other things that did not get picked up earlier, then you will find everything combined into one sack. If your child has turned in Sam books, you will find their new books in the baskets between the two long tables in front of the office (just left of the boxes with the packets and portfolios).

Please do not return any more of your child’s homework. If you would like, you can just add it to their portfolios. We will not be gathering anything more from the children except for the Sam books. This will be the last week we will be giving the children their books so we can have time to get them returned before the end of the year.

We want to thank you for your support during these difficult times. We know you have added stressors in trying to manage distant learning on top of your many other responsibilities. We truly appreciate you and what you are having to do.

Keep smiling and stay safe!

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Hello Dear Families,

At this trying time we hope that you and your families are all doing well physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Know that we care about you and that we understand that we are all in different places and circumstances that either allow us or challenge us to do our best. Whatever your best is, is good enough for us. Just do what you can and let the other things go. We will all get through this difficult time and learn many things along the way, hopefully that will cause us to be better than before. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have questions or concerns.

For this next week (April 20-24) Continue to refer back to the google doc for the detailed calendar (we are on week 3) and links and instructions for assignments. There is also a new Zoom meeting code for this week. Here is the information-

Jennifer Hall is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: EC group lesson
Time: Apr 20, 2020 09:00 AM Mountain Time
Apr 21, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 22, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 23, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 24, 2020 09:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92818870040?pwd=RkxtY1BxMytzRHlkbzVGUTNtZURVUT09

Meeting ID: 928 1887 0040
Password: 5gQB60

Hope to see you there! Have a fabulous weekend!

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Hello Parents,

Hope all is well and that you and your child(ren) are adjusting to the new distant learning environment.  There are a few more packets by our classroom that need to be picked up. The school hours are Monday – Friday from 9-11 am and 3-5 pm. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you are having problems and we will do our best to resolve them.

It was wonderful this past week to see your beautiful children (those who have joined the meetings). Hopefully this is helping the children feel more connected to their school friends.  The Zoom meetings for next week will have a new code in order to join in.  Here is the information-

Jennifer Hall is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: EC group lessons
Time: Apr 13, 2020 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Every day, until Apr 17, 2020, 5 occurrence(s)
Apr 13, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 14, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 15, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 16, 2020 09:00 AM
Apr 17, 2020 09:00 AM
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/106399717?pwd=WXRRRHdpdVJEMWNmZG96TmcxS1JwUT09

Meeting ID: 106 399 717
Password: 4Mh5KM

Hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Dear Early Childhood Families,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! You, as the parents of a Montessori child, are doing an amazing job (even if that means that you have not done very much). We know how hard this is and we appreciate the support and time you are giving to your child. One of the things we felt like was missing from the packets/resources we provided for the past 2 weeks was the opportunity to give the jumping off point for many of our lessons. For our students this is often their first formal experience with studying certain topics. We want this to be a positive experience, even if it is not the normal I think most of us really miss by now. That being said we will be trying ZOOM for daily group lessons. These lessons will not be long (15-20 minutes). The resources and paperwork will go along with what we talk about in our group lessons. If you are not able to join the lesson live don’t worry, it will be recorded so it can be viewed at the most convenient time for your schedule. We felt like there was a lot of confusion about how things were working during the past 2 weeks. We apologize, this is new to us as well. Parents here is the link for the first ZOOM meeting https://zoom.us/j/490953607?pwd=Sk5zYlM3T0VTQzljYk1ZRDhWSzRLdz09 The meeting password is 551869. If I have set it up right, this should be the link for the first week. Fingers crossed. We will post all additional ZOOM meeting links along with a google doc explaining what assignments there are and how to do them on our classroom blogs. There will also be a packet of work that needs to be picked up from the school beginning on Monday April 6th after spring break.  We encourage you to be mindful of your child’s needs as well as your own. We will be here to support you, Ms. Jen & Ms. Martha will be available Monday through Friday 9:30 to 10:30 am via phone or email. We want to help you in your social distancing. We will let you know what assignments need to be turned in. You can email copies of these to your child’s teacher rather than dropping them off at the school.

Wishing you all the best,
MMA Early Childhood Team
Ms. Jen, Ms. Martha, Ms. Jess & Ms. Valerie

P.S.  Squeeze your child for me and let them know I love and miss them. Have a wonderful Spring Break and try to use this time to relax and rejuvenate. I have the packets ready to be picked up when the school opens after Spring Break (April 6). They start by my classroom door and then wraps around ending by the bathrooms across from our room. They are in alphabetical order by AM and PM. I will send the google doc with the new schedule and directions when time gets closer. Love you all and stay healthy and well!

Dear Parents,

I understand that the email that was sent out by the administration lost its formatting and was really hard to read.  Hopefully by providing access to the original google doc it will help you.  Please be mindful that you do not make changes to the document.  This could make it very challenging for everyone else who is trying to read it. There are a few things that need to be clarified.  There is a packet at the school for you to pick up for your child (if you have not already done so).  There are several papers that your child will need, to be able to complete their work.  We asked for work to be turned in each Friday.  You only need to turn in paperwork. Don’t worry about turning in anything else.  You are welcome to scan in the paperwork and email it to me if you don’t want to drive it to the school.  Also, teachers were asked to clean out their students lockers and sack the personal belongings to be picked up. I didn’t realize it was mainly for the purpose of throwing away and cleaning up any perishables that would cause a mess if left for an extended period. Since we don’t have lockers, I thought I needed to clean out the students cubbies and sack up their personal items (indoor shoes) for pickup. They are inside the front doors ready to be picked up whenever you come in to drop off your child’s work.

Here is the link to the original google doc-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cDVkdDm7tdt6CKwEsK3_aM5h86bQL6E5yxSlURn1gRg/edit?usp=sharing

Also, here is a link you might be interested in-

https://juniorlibraryguild.actonsoftware.com/acton/rif/5548/s-220d7-2003/-/l-180a:b9dc/l-180a/showPreparedMessage?sid=TV2:uKFp3OHYt

Stay healthy, safe, and enjoy this time with your family, and don’t hesitate to email if you have questions and concerns.

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Dear Parents,

We just wanted to touch base with you to let you know what to expect for the next couple of weeks. There will be a letter or other form of communication sent to you from Mr. Mike later on today. Read over the Early Childhood portion of that letter for more clarification and direction on how to use the resources provided. We have provided you with things for online learning and we also have prepared a packet with hard copies and other items for each child and placed them inside the front doors near the office. They are in boxes under the table clearly marked Ms. Martha AM & Ms. Martha PM. They are in alphabetical order by your child’s first name to make it easier to find. Apologies for not having them in nice neat packaging (I thought I might need the big baggies more later and I had plenty of throw away sacks- just trying to be resourceful).  One more thing, we are blessed to live so closely to some beautiful mountains. There are many things to do, see, and explore right in our “own backyard”. Hopefully, you will take advantage of this and get some exercise, fresh air, and a new appreciation for nature, along with additional educational experiences all in one.  Anyway, we will work through this challenging time together and try to make the best of it. There are many things we will learn along the way that will help strengthen and define us. All is well!! We love you and your children and thank you for your continued support! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions or concerns.

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie