Montessori Buzz – Dec. 20, 2022
Dear MA Families & Friends,
PD Day and Winter Break
Friday is a PD Day; there is no school for the children. The Office will close on Friday at 11 a.m. so that faculty and staff can attend their holiday social. The school is closed from Dec. 26-Jan. 6. First day back is Monday, Jan. 9. We wish all of our families a happy, healthy holiday season, and a fun Winter Break!
January Early/Extended Hours Reminder
Families requiring Early or Extended Hours for the month of January: please complete your registration prior to the first day of school. https://montessoriacademy.campbrainregistration.com/
We continue to appreciate 24 hours’ notice to your child’s teachers for those using the program on an occasional basis. As a reminder, invoices for occasional use will be sent at the end of each month and can be paid through the Early/Extended Hours website.
Financial Support Applications due Jan. 9
Applications for Financial Support opened last week on Friday through Apple Financial Services. All applications must be submitted by Monday, January 9, 2023 to be eligible for support for the 2023-2024 school year. NEW this year: Families are eligible to apply to the program after completing only one year at Montessori Academy instead of two. All families currently enrolled in Toddler through Junior High are eligible to apply for support.
Full details on how to apply, along with a Financial Support FAQ can be found through the MA Parent Portal under the Resources section. Or, through our website: https://montessori.on.ca/admissions/financial-support/
The MA-Zing Circus Tickets are Almost Sold Out
We have had a tremendous response to ticket sales for the MA-Zing Circus and there are only 10 tickets left! We don’t want anyone to be left out of this exciting MA community event. If you miss out on the last of the tickets, please email Tonya at tdendrinos@montessori.on.ca to be placed on a waiting list.
Purchase your tickets online https://montessori.on.ca/gala/
Family Skating on Feb. 6
Our Family Skating at Storybook Skate Trail is back! Join us on the ice Monday, February 6 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Admission is on us! Space is limited to 175 people, so registration is required.
Find details and register through this Google Form.
Sports update: Basketball
Junior Basketball for Upper Elementary students will begin in the New Year. The boys’ team will play on Monday and Wednesday nights from 4-5pm. The girls’ team will play on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 4-5pm. There will be one practice held after school from 3:30-4:30pm, and one practice held over playtime. All games will be played at other schools and the season will run until February 10. A note will be sent home during the first week back with the students that are interested in playing.
Senior Basketball players – please hand in your jerseys. Thanks.
Photos from the week
Toddler snack … and spooning activity
Anyone want some pomegranate seeds? Our Toddler friends enjoyed this delicious snack last week! Oh, and they are loving the process of spooning out the seeds!
Holiday baking in our Toddler classrooms
The Toddler 2 class had so much fun using the big kitchen aid mixer Monday! We made chocolate chip shortbread wedges and mini cupcakes for our family social on Tuesday. We were fascinated by the mixer!
It was amazing fun! https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXGEOkpagb/
In Toddler 1, we made sugar cookies! We had such a fun morning measuring ingredients, whisking, listening to the beater, rolling out the dough and choosing a cookie cutter. The best part was decorating our cookies and eating icing!
Kwanzaa celebration in Casa 3
Casa 3 invited Sabena and Auldrin to our class to teach us all about Kwanzaa. Thank you so much for visiting us!
LE3’s holiday story time!
Zachary brought in his favourite Christmas story, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, and shared it with his class.
UE Penguins
Happy Holidays from UE’s Penguins!
JH Skating
Junior High’s students took to the ice in Victoria Park on Monday as part of their Phys Ed class.
Hanukkah Celebration in Junior High
Thank you to Aya and Gabrielle for leading the class’s celebration on Monday. Happy Hanukkah! https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXKwiuD9NC/ We are so grateful when our students and parents share their cultural and family traditions with us.
MMUN visitor – Alumna Maya Kelly
MA Alumna Maya Kelly is home from New York and stopped in at JH to speak to our MMUN delegates. Maya participated in MMUN when she was in the 6th grade…she now works there! We are so grateful that Maya would come and speak to our students. Such an inspiration!
