Montessori Buzz – Sept. 23, 2025
Dear MA Families & Friends,
FYI: Orange Shirt Day is next Tuesday, Sept. 30
Next Tuesday, our Montessori community will observe Orange Shirt Day, a time of reflection and learning about the impact of residential schools on Indigenous children and families. Students will engage in age-appropriate discussions, storytelling, and creative activities that emphasize the importance of every child feeling valued, safe, and heard. We encourage our students to wear orange as a powerful symbol of our commitment to truth, reconciliation, and respect for Indigenous cultures.
We’re fundraising with Trusted Snacks!
Our school is teaming up with Trusted Snacks to raise money with better-for-you snacks that families love! Trusted Snacks offers a wide variety of delicious, affordable snack packs made with simple and natural ingredients. They’re perfect for lunchboxes, after-school practices, or fueling busy days. Plus 20% of each sale is given back to the school!
Visit www.trustedsnacks.com/discount/Montessori-Academy-of-London and shop. Orders will be delivered to school for pickup and you’ll be notified closer to the delivery date. Thanks for helping us ‘snack for a cause’!
Halloween Boo-ling tickets still available
Halloween Boo-Ling tickets are selling like mini candy bars! Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket so far in support of our first Fundraiser of the school year.
A friendly reminder: Because this is an evening fundraising event, adults must also purchase a ticket and accompany their child(ren). We can not provide supervision at this event.
All proceeds support our annual Fundraising campaign. Get your tickets before they’re gone! https://montessori.on.ca/halloween/
Phys Ed updates and reminders
Terry Fox Run
Thanks for all the great support surrounding our Terry Fox Run and helping Terry Finish It! After tallying all the laps, we have surpassed our goal of 500 km and Montessori Academy completed a total of 639km! Thank you to all the families that have donated money and purchased T-shirts.
If you would like to still order a T-shirt, all proceeds will go towards our final fundraising goal. Please see Tameka in the front office to fill out a T- shirt form.
Junior High Softball Tournament
Students involved in the Junior High softball tournament on Thursday, September 25, will need to be at Stronach Diamonds for 8:10am. The first game is at 8:30am. Information can also be found on the Junior High website.
Cross Country
- RMC Meet for Junior High is Wednesday, October 1; details are on the JH website.
- Springbank Run for all students in Upper Elementary and JH is Wednesday, October 8; details will be sent home next week.
Last call: RSVP/Lunch orders for our Guest Speaker on Oct. 9
We’re welcoming Silvia Núñez Gutiérrez, founder of The Love Seed Consulting, to our community for an enlightening ‘lunch and learn’ on Thursday, Oct. 9. A boxed lunch will be provided.
In this workshop, Silvia will help families understand and reinforce the respectful, solution-focused language children are experiencing at school — while offering empowering tools to navigate everyday parenting challenges with more confidence, connection, and calm.
- Thursday, October 9, 2025
- 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This one-hour session is ideal for parents of children in all levels of our program. Thursday is the deadline to RSVP and order lunch: https://forms.gle/9jqfEhi73whbUi4u5
Heads up: October 10 PD Day
Our first PD Day is Friday, Oct. 10. This PD Day aligns with TVDSB, so there should be plenty of options for PD Day Camps. Keep an eye on our Instagram Stories where we’ll share the various camps we come across.
In the New Year, we’ll have several MA-specific PD Days that do not align with the public board; we’re working with a few local businesses to provide MA PD Day camp programming for our students. We’ll share those in the Buzz and social media as we get closer to those dates.
FYI: Spark Techies Oct 10 PD Day Camp
- Cost: $80 + HST
- Ages: 6–14 years
- Details and Registration online: https://www.spark-techies.ca/kids-camps
Photos from the week
Peace Day activities
Sunday was International Day of Peace. The Toddler and Casa students around the school celebrated with peace-themed crafts and activities.
Beautiful community within the classroom
“The sense of belonging is the child’s first experience of community.”
Westmount Toddler fruit lessons!
Our Toddlers have been learning about different fruits! They took a closer look at a few different kinds during circle time: golden apples, lemon and dragon fruit!
Casa nature walk
Did you know Montessori Academy provides a monthly craft and activity column in the Mom & Caregiver magazine? Last Thursday, Waterloo Casa went on a nature walk to find pinecones, leaves and other items for November’s creative activity. Keep an eye out for our fun and creative ideas in the magazine each month!
The Montessori Mixed-Age Classroom in action
This moment was caught on the morning of September 2, the very first day of school. A second-year Casa student noticed this first-year student who needed some help with his indoor shoes. This is the beauty of the mixed-age classroom.
UE Social
Upper Elementary invited parents to join them after school last week for some connection, activity and laughs. Thank you to the teachers and students for preparing such a fun afternoon of activities!
