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Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run Families,

We had a fantastic day! The kids did great! Hopefully they will all sleep well tonight.

Thank you so much for supporting this year’s Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run! The program was a huge success, and I know everyone had so much fun! There’s just one more thing left to do.

We need your help collecting all of our pledges. As a class, we raised $2327.50 — our goal is to collect 100% of all pledges by 11/20/2019.

All sponsors that included their email address when making a pledge will receive an email reminder and instructions to pay for their pledge. Please reach out to those sponsors who did NOT include their email address to let them know they can send cash or check to you, which will then be sent to school in your child’s collection envelope (coming home soon).

Finally, please encourage your student to thank all of their sponsors for helping our school!

Thank you again for your support! Let me know if you have any questions.

Hello Parents,

Remember that tomorrow is the Fun Run.  They are allowed to wear athletic wear to school tomorrow. We have their T-shirts here at school and will hand them out when they get to class. The AM class will run from 8:40- 9:10 and the PM class will run from 12:10-12:45. Please read the following from Gnarly Charlie and the Boosterthon team-

FUN RUN-

Tomorrow is the Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run, which means tonight is the last night for pledging before the BIG event!

ACTION STEPS/REMINDERS:

Step 1: Log on to your FUNRUN.COM account

Step 2: View your Teacher Dashboard

Step 3: “Select Send Before Event email to parents.” Customize and send to parents.  Or you can copy and paste the email template at the bottom of this email. (THANK YOU!!!)

Thank you for all of your help leading up to the BIG event. We’ll see you tomorrow!

Thanks,

Gnarly Charlie

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Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run Families,

The Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run is tomorrow! Thank you to all of our families who have been working hard to raise funds for our school. We truly appreciate your support!

There is only one day left in the program. That makes tonight THE LAST NIGHT FOR PLEDGING before the Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run.

Would you consider reaching out to one or two more sponsors tonight?

If you have any questions, please let me know. We hope to see you and your family tomorrow at the BIG event!

Have a wonderful day!

P.S. – It’s not too late to register your child on funrun.com! To sign up, search for your school or use our school registration code: 935184

Parent Ed Night-

The Parent Ed Night that was scheduled for Thursday, November 14 has been either postponed or cancelled. If it is rescheduled I will let you know the details at that time.

Early Childhood Thanksgiving Feast-

Thank you for the food that has come in so far. We were able to make some corn bread muffins in preparation for the feast. All the children were able to help with that task. More food preparations will take place tomorrow and possibly on Thursday. The children have been excited to get to share their hard work and talents with you on Friday. They have been practicing their parts for the Thanksgiving story and learning some songs. We look forward to seeing you on Friday. The AM feast will be from 10:45-11:30 and the PM feast will be from 2:15-3:00.

Thank you for all you do to support us!

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Happy Monday! 

Week of November 11. 2019

Hello Parents,

This week will be a fun, but very busy week. We will continue reading books that reinforce the idea of how to begin with the end in mind (Habit 2). We will also continue our studies of North America, deserts, reptiles and rocks.  Following is a list of extra activities and events for this week.

Boosterthon Fun Run 

Don’t forget that on Wednesday we will have the Boosterthon Fun Run. If you have not had the chance to register your child, please go to funrun.com to do that. Below I have included more information on how you can show support for the Fun Run. If you would like to come and watch your child run on Wednesday, please feel free to come and support them. The AM class will run from 8:40-9:10 and the PM class will run at 12:10-12:45.

School Wide Log-on Challenge: First class to register 100% slimes Ms. Rene…teacher will earn a “Day Off”

Ms. Stacey 91%

Ms. Martha 80%

Ms. Laura 77%

Ms. Christie 64%

Ms. Jalee 64%

Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run Families,

Thank you again for supporting our school through the Maria Montessori Academy Fun Run!

This weekend we are issuing a special challenge! Your child can earn a bonus prize simply by getting a qualifying pledge this weekend only. Check out funrun.com for details!

And if you’re looking for the easiest way to ask for a pledge, just upload a photo of your student to funrun.com to create a personalized Student Star Video. This fun, hilarious video starring your child can be shared by email or social media to connect with sponsors and ask for a pledge.

Thank you again for helping our class!

P.S. – If you haven’t registered your child on funrun.com, search for your school or use our school registration code: 935184

Parent Ed Night

Thursday from 5:30-7:00 pm there will be a Parent Ed Night that will end with a community potluck and drawing. Hope to see you there. See below for more information and the schedule.

Thanksgiving Feast 

Our Thanksgiving Feast will be on Friday. We look forward to seeing you there. We are in need of donations of food as well as donations of time. Please see the trackitforward page if you are able to help with anything.

AM feast donations- There are two sign-up sheets for each class. One list is for items we need ahead of time and the other list is for things to bring in the day of the feast as well as volunteer work to help set up and/or clean up after the feast, and to help with food preparation. Please look at both- https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/509670 and

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/509676

PM feast donations- There are two sign-up sheets for each class. One list is for items we need ahead of time and the other list is for things to bring in the day of the feast as well as volunteer work to help set up and/or clean up after the feast, and to help with food preparation. Please look at both-

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/509674 and

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/509677

We appreciate the generosity you all provide and want you to know that without your support we could not have these kinds of events. Thank you so much for all you do.

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Week of November 4, 2019

Hello Parents,

This month we will work on Habit 2- Begin with The End in Mind. We will also begin our continent studies, starting with our own continent- North America as well as learn about the different biomes. We will begin our biome studies by learning about deserts and in particular, the deserts of North America. In botany, as we learn about the parts of a plant, we will focus our attention on learning about roots and their functions. In zoology, we will move from invertebrates to vertebrates and begin our studies of vertebrates with reptiles. We will also learn a little about rocks. Please have your child find and bring in one small to medium sized rock, unwashed. In practical life for our food preparation we will make quesadillas to use up the leftover cheese. We will just need some tortillas to add to it. I have set up a trackitforward sign-up if you can help with the tortillas.

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/509084

I will be sending information about the Boosterthon (fundraiser) regularly the next little while. Please share the information with your family and friends.

Also, if you have not heard the good news, our class won the door decorating contest from Red Ribbon Week thanks to our room parents Andrea McMahan and Kami Johnson. MAPA will be providing both classes with a pizza party. As of now I think we are trying to shoot to have it on Friday. Thanks for all of your votes!

Thank you for your continued support,

Ms. Martha & Ms. Valerie

Week of October 28, 2019

Hello Parents,

This week we will finish up with Habit 1 on being pro-active. However, we will continue practicing that skill and using that language. It is a skill that will serve us well if we use it throughout our lives. We will also finish up our lessons of map making, spiders, and leaves. As part of our Practical Life experience in food preparation we will be making Mummy Muffins this week. If you would like to help by providing us with the items needed to make them, I have set it up on trackitforward. Here is the link: https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/507699

We will celebrate healthy living and have fun with it during red ribbon week. Monday we will help decorate our classroom door. Tuesday, the children can wear mismatched or crazy socks. On Wednesday, it is crazy hair day. Thursday is team jersey day, and Friday is sweat shirt or hoodie day.

Looking ahead on an important date in November, we will have our annual feast on Friday November 15.  All parents will be invited to attend the feast with your child.  Morning class will be from 10:45 – 11:30 and afternoon class will be from 2:15 – 3:00.  We will also have opportunities for parents to help with the preparation.  I will give you more details as it gets closer, but just wanted you to be aware of it now so you can save the date.

Thank you for all you do to support us. Have a great week!

Ms. Martha and Ms. Valerie

Week of October 21, 2019

Hello Parents,

Here are a few calendar items I want you to know about for this week.  First, this week is Red Ribbon Week. I don’t have much information about it yet, but hopefully more information will come soon. Next, Tuesday is picture day. Please read at the end of the blog post for more information on frequently asked questions the office managers get regarding picture day. Lastly, Thursday the “Box Top” store will be opened from 11am to 1pm. We will take our AM kids with box tops to the store just before we go to recess. We will take the PM kids with box tops soon after they arrive at school. For those of you who might not know what the Box Top store is, it is when the children bring in all their saved and cut out ‘Box Tops for Education” coupons from participating products (go to boxtops4education.com for more information) and use the points like money to ‘buy’ different items within their point range. Don’t worry if you have not been saving box tops yet. They have a Box Top store every month and you can just start saving them from here on out. Also, ask friends and grandparents to save their box tops also. The school receives money from the box tops to purchase things they need.

This week we will continue to reinforce our understanding of and ability to being proactive as we work on Habit 1 of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids. We will also continue to learn more about maps and map making. We will learn the parts of a spider and the parts of a leaf and do more “Day and Night” activities. We have been learning about secondary colors and on Friday, we will do some Jackson Pollock paintings with primary and secondary colors.

Picture Day 

Does every student get their picture taken? Yes. This is for fall pictures as well as the yearbook

Do the students bring anything with them (i.e. order forms or money) Yes they can, but please order online. Any money will be handed directly to the photographer as the office is not permitted to take money.

Does every student need to be in dress code? YES!!! Again, this will go in the yearbook, so every student should be in dress code. Please no hats or funny head wear.

What happens if I do not receive my photos or if they are wrong? Please reach out to lifetouch with the number on the flyer. The office can not do anything regarding parent orders.

Will there be a retake day? Yes, Re-take day is on November 14, but please encourage your students to have their picture done next week so we do not miss anyone.

Here are some pictures from last week and from the Oaklawn Park fieldtrip. Enjoy!

Thanks for your support,

Ms.Martha and Ms. Valerie

Hello Parents,

We have a couple of requests for this next week. First of all, we will be having our leaf party on Wednesday, October 16th. If you have trees that are dropping their leaves, this would be a great time to have a leaf raking party at your house and then send those big bag of leaves to us for our party. Please send them sooner than later so we have an idea of how many leaves we still need. The next request is that our classroom parakeets would love some more treats. They really love “Millet spray”. Here is the link-

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/505478

This is a short week. We have Fall Break October 17th and 18th. There will be NO SCHOOL those two days. On Monday we will continue to work on Habit One or on being pro active. We will act out a fun story of how Pete the Cat shows how to be pro active. On Tuesday, we will extend our study of map making by focusing on cardinal directions and the compass rose. And as I said earlier, Wednesday we will have our leaf party. There will be several “leaf” activities that the children can choose from. They are free to come and go to the activities as they wish. It will be a fast but fun week!

One more thing we feel is important to mention; if ever your child brings birthday invitations to school, please ask them not to hand them out personally, but rather ask a teacher to help them put the invitations in the students backpack discretely. That way, if not all children are invited, no one gets their feelings hurt.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Ms. Martha and Ms. Valerie

Hello Parents,

Thanks to all of you who helped in anyway with the field trip and the Fall Festival . These wonderful events are not possible without your contributions of time and resources. This week we will continue our studies of day and night; leaves; invertebrates; secondary colors, and being proactive. Here are some pictures of a few of our friends working this week. Enjoy!