Montessori Buzz – May 21, 2024
Dear MA Families & Friends,
Our Family & Friends event is June 6
We hope to see you at the Family & Friends event at Storybook Gardens on Thursday, June 6! There will be food for sale in the Village Square, or you can bring a picnic to enjoy. The rides and splash pad will be open, so pack a swimsuit and towel.
REMINDER: This social is for all of our families! There is no after-school Extended Hours programming at any location on Thursday, June 6, so that our staff can join us for the event.
Elementary Library Drop-in!
Come have coffee with us and see our newly renovated Elementary Library space! Stop by for 5 minutes or 55 minutes! Whatever works for you. 🙂 To help us gage how much coffee to order, please sign up through the link for your level. See you soon!
- Elementary & Junior High – Wednesday, May 29, 8:30 to 9:30 am ELEMENTARY & JH Coffee sign up Hour Form
- Toddler & Casa – Wednesday, June 5, 8:30 to 9:30 am TODDLER & CASA Coffee Hour sign up form
Community Match Campaign update
Only 2 Weeks left to make our Community Match Goal! Will You Rise to the Challenge?
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Community Match Campaign so far! Our dedicated Board of Governors have raised $7,000 for our school and has put forth a challenge to our community to match their generosity by May 31, 2024. As of this morning, we are at 51% of the Community Match Goal.
This year’s campaign is supporting the “workaday” updates needed to prepare our environments for students in September. These updates are far from flashy (Hello, new Library!), but they are a huge part of creating the beautifully prepared environment that is so quintessential to Montessori education.
If you have not donated yet please consider rising to the challenge! Donate online today www.montessori.on.ca/donate.
Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day is Friday!
We can’t wait to see our grandparents and special friends this week.
Our Artisan Market is Friday, May 31
Join us and 24 local vendors for a community Artisan Market! Come by right after dismissal. The Market is open from 3-7:30 pm. We’ll have handmade items, food, coffee, a used book sale, plant sale, glitter tattoos and more! For a list of vendors visit: www.montessori.on.ca/artisan-market/ We’re kindly asking for a $2 suggested donation at the door.
Do you know someone who’d like to join our board?
Our Board of Governors seeks one new community member — someone who is not affiliated with the school. If anyone in your networks has board experience and is looking for a volunteer opportunity … and wants to support world-class Montessori education, please forward our posting to them: https://montessori.on.ca/board-opportunity-community-member/
MA at TMMS this Friday & Saturday
Are you planning to stop by The Modern Mom Show this weekend at Western Fair Agriplex? Stop by our booth and say hi! You can find us next to our friends from The Factory along Santa Monica Pier! Find details on the TMMS website: https://www.themodernmomshow.com/
Photos from the Week
Art Expo!
What a great night! Thank you to our team of volunteers – staff, students and friends – who helped pull this incredible event together.
Art Expo 2024 Video on social media
Junior High Teacher and video director extraordinaire, Shawn Butler, made this incredible recap video of the event: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7EnoATONcx/
Toddler practical life skills
In our Toddler classroom, practical life lessons included making a snack for our friends.
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Spring cleaning in UE1
Some of the Upper El students spent time spring cleaning and organizing. And, unfortunately, no, they don’t make house calls… we asked.
UE geometry class activity
Our creative students will use what they have to support their learning, even if it means flipping a table on its side. Geometry lesson last week = measuring the circumference of a circle.
