Montessori Buzz - Oct. 28, 2025 - Montessori Academy of London

Montessori Buzz – Oct. 28, 2025

Dear MA Families and Friends,

FYI: School Closure and Delayed Start policies

Winter weather predictions are that it’s going to be a snowy season this year. Here’s a rundown of our weather-related school closure and delayed start policies.

School Closure

In the event of severe weather, school leadership will make a decision about closing the school by 6:45 am, if possible. If we decide to close the school, we will send a push notification via the MA Parent App (under Notices), with updates on social media. If you have not received a push notification or see the Notice in the app by 7:25 am, it is safe to assume the school is open. Please ensure you’ve enabled Notifications in the app.

We follow the London District Catholic School Board – if the LDCSB school board closes all city schools, Montessori Academy will close, too.

Delayed Start

In the case of extremely bad road conditions (ie. due to ice, heavy snow; LDCSB buses to city schools are cancelled), our school leadership may decide on a ‘delayed start’ to the school day. In such instances, there will be no Early Hours program, and school will start at 9:30 a.m. A push notification will be sent to MA families via the MA Parent app by 6:45 a.m.

We will follow up any school-closure or delayed start notification with posts/stories via Instagram and Facebook, and update our website’s homepage and the Reception phone message. However, we ask families to please check the MA Parent App’s Notices first for school closure announcements.

Changes to Elementary late drop-offs

Beginning Monday, November 3, we kindly ask that parents dropping off students after the scheduled start time proceed to the Main Office to sign them in. A staff member will be happy to escort your child to their cubby and classroom. To minimize disruption to the morning routine of all students, we ask that parents do not walk through the Elementary buildings unaccompanied. If your child has Specialties, you will be given a late slip and asked to escort them to the class location.

Last call: Spirit Wear Store Closes Friday!

The MA Trailblazers online store closes this Friday! From water bottles, to custom hoodies and cozy sweaters, there is something for everyone. Please remember that there are no refunds or exchanges so be sure to check the size charts before you order. Start your shopping now at: montessori-academy.deco-apparel.com

You can look as cool as these dudes. Order your Trailblazer Spirit Wear by Friday!

Thank you for supporting our Boo-ling fundraiser – Let’s keep the momentum going!

We’re thrilled to share that thanks to your incredible support our Halloween Boo-ling at Palasad South raised over $2,500! This event is definitely a family favourite! Although this is one of our smaller fundraisers, every dollar makes a difference in our annual fundraising efforts — and we’re not done yet!

Don’t forget to grab your 50/50 raffle tickets!

Our Trick or Treat 50/50 draw is coming up on FRIDAY. This raffle will support our technical upgrades for our older students and YOU have a chance to win big! Tickets are still available – and the more we sell, the bigger the prize — and the greater the impact for our students.

Tickets start at just 3 for $10
Draw: Friday, Oct. 31 at 3pm
Buy & share: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/maol
Licence # RAF1505466

Thank you for supporting Montessori Academy of London!

A good listen…

Jal Bosley, Executive Director of ALIVE Outdoors, is the featured guest on a recent ‘Exception Seekers’ podcast episode — and it’s a great way to learn more about her inspiring work, the ALIVE organization, and why we feel their values align so beautifully with our school’s vision and mission. Take a listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Photos from the Week

MA Alumni sighting…

Ronin was at a conference with his mom recently when he ran into one of our graduates, physician and children’s author Alex Lyttle! With all due respect to the organizers, Ronin said it was the highlight of the conference.