Montessori Buzz – May 13, 2025
PD Day Friday & holiday Monday
Friday is a Montessori Academy PD Day. On Monday the school will be closed for the Victoria Day holiday. Enjoy your extra-long weekend.
Marshall’s Family Feast fundraiser
We’ve got a tasty treat for families! Marshall’s is helping us with a fundraiser featuring MA’s favourite Mac & Cheese! Order online on the Marshall’s website and then pick up your feast on Friday, May 23, at the end of the school day at the Main Office. The best part: 20% of each order will be donated to the school!
- Date: Friday May 23
- Pick up time: beginning at 3:15 pm (dismissal is 3:30 pm)
- Pick up location: Montessori Academy of London – 719 Waterloo St. – Admin Office (Marshall’s to deliver orders to the school)
- Order and pay online through Marshall’s website!
Please note: the pickup time will be the same for everyone – after 3:15 pm on May 23 (disregard the pickup time options on the order form). Please contact Tonya with questions: tdendrinos@montessori.on.ca.
Save the Date: Family & Friends at Storybook Gardens
Our annual school-wide celebration is on Thursday, June 5. Join us after dismissal at Storybook Gardens. Food trucks will be there or you can bring a picnic dinner.
Please note: there will be no after-school extended hours at any of our locations on this day so that all of our staff can join us for this fun event!
FYI: The rain date for this event will be Tuesday, June 10. If we need to postpone the event, we’ll share a push notification and Notice via the MA Parent app.
Reminders
Honk Jr. video – available under Notices
On Friday, we shared the link to the Honk Jr. video for you to stream or download – find it under Notices in the MA Parent App. Thank you, MS2 Productions, for donating your time and expertise to prepare this recording of “Honk Jr.” Enjoy the show!
Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
Friendly reminder: Sign up your family members and special friends for your child’s classroom activities on Friday, May 30. Please see the letters shared by your child’s classroom for details and the sign up forms. We can’t wait to see our grandparents and special friends!
Elementary lost & found in the Courtyard
Elementary lost and found will be set out in the Courtyard on Wednesday and Thursday during pick up. Pop by at dismissal and claim your items. Any items left over will be donated to charity.
Big Yellow Bag fundraiser!
We’re partnering with BigYellowBag®, a company that delivers quality garden products in a neat, clean bag straight to your door.
As we are all getting into the planning for our spring/summer gardens, BigYellowBag will donate $10 to us for each bag purchased using the code below. As an added bonus, you save $5 on your BigYellowBag purchase!
If you’re in need of soil or mulch to get your lawn and garden going this year, keep us (and this deal!) in mind!
- Go to: Bigyellowbag.com
- CODE: MONTLON25
Spring Fundraisers are under way as we continue to raise funds to improve our learning environments. To donate directly to the school visit Montessori.on.ca/donate
Still spaces: Red Door Media Summer Camp
Guess what? We still have some space in the second session (July 14-18) of Shawn’s Media Camp for UE and Junior High students. Learn more about the camp and register through the Red Door Media website: https://reddoorstory.ca/camp
Seeking pre-loved books for a used book sale
Do you have old books that are taking up space? We’ll gladly take them off your hands for our used book sale at the Artisan Market this year. Each MA location will have a book donation bin for any gently used books – kids’ books, YA and books for grown-ups are appreciated. Proceeds from the used book sale will support our annual fundraising campaign.
Job Opportunity: EA for Junior High student
One of our families is hiring an EA for their son who is in Junior High. Mom is accepting applications via email: mechefskesd@rogers.com. Please share with your networks and anyone who might be interested. See the full posting here: https://montessori.on.ca/job-opportunity-ea-for-jh-student/
Photos from the Week
Hello, Spring flowers – and parents!
What a fantastic finale to our class socials for the year. Westmount Casa hosted a Fun with Flowers afternoon social. It was so great to see parents and children so engaged and confident in their crafting. Thank you to everyone who joined us, it was a full house!
UE Culture lesson
In UE, our Year 6 students are learning about trade and exploration.
JH Journey
Bittersweet moment alert! As they prepare to write their grad speeches, our Year 8 students visited their past classrooms – and teachers! <3
