First week done! I hope everyone had a great one.

 

ℹ️ Orientation Night

A big thank-you to Lisa for hosting such a helpful orientation night! She shared a ton of great information, and she’s also put together an info sheet you can refer to throughout the year.

📇 Contact List

Several parents have already asked for the class contact list. If you haven’t signed up yet, please reply to this email ASAP with your name, phone number, and email address. This list helps families connect for birthday parties and other events. I’ll be sending out the current version soon!

👕 Class T-Shirt

Each year, the kids design a class t-shirt to wear on field trips. If you haven’t already, please Venmo $10 to Miss Lisa at @lisa-moore-8738 to cover the cost.

🍕 Pizza Friday

Pizza Fridays start this week. The first one is a freebie for everyone to try. The cost to participate for the full year (about 24 Fridays) is $145. To join in, Venmo Miss Lisa at @lisa-moore-8738.

 

🔔 Fingerprint Clearance

We love having parent volunteers! If you’re interested, please apply for fingerprint clearance here. This is required for off-campus activities and one-on-one chaperoning (like field trips, reading buddies, and pizza shopping). Processing can take time, so we recommend starting today! See below for all of our Volunteer Opportunities or visit the Volunteer page.

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📅 IMPORTANT DATES

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🌟 Volunteer Opportunities (Sign-ups coming soon!)

🚗 Field Trip Drivers & Chaperones

Help transport students to field trip destinations in your own vehicle and chaperone a small group during the outing. Trip dates and durations will vary. Interested? Email Lisa with the number of children your car can accommodate. Once all volunteer info is collected by mid-September, trip planning will begin.

📚 Reading Buddies (2 Needed)

Love literacy? Join us for one-on-one reading sessions with students.

• Ideal commitment: once a week, afternoons, for about an hour

• Each child reads for ~10 minutes

• To sign up, contact Lisa directly.

🌱 Garden Parents (2–4 Needed)

As soon as the weather cools, we’ll begin prepping and planting our garden.We’re excited to use our new timed drip irrigation system this year! Help us:

• Prepare the garden bed

• Plant seeds

🧺 Laundry Helpers

Each weekend (except half-day Fridays), we need a parent to take home and wash classroom linens. Interested in joining the rotation? Let us know!

🛒 Pizza Shoppers Chaperone (4 Needed)

Every Thursday before Pizza Friday, accompany two students to Sprouts to shop for sides.

• Students will bring a shopping list

• Help them stay on task, choose enough for the class, and stick to the budget

• Recurring opportunity: aim for once a month. Email Lisa to express interest. Once volunteer info is collected, sign-ups will be sent out.

🍕 Pizza Pickup & Delivery

Pick up pizzas from Little Caesar’s (2950 N 32nd St SUITE 125, Phoenix) on your chosen Friday.

• Pickup: ~11:10 AM

• Delivery: by 11:30 AM Drop off at the classroom gate (cart provided) or come through the office to say hi to your child!

🥢 Potluck Setup & Cleanup

Our first Continent Study lunch event—focused on Asia—is on November 14. A sign-up will be shared closer to the date for help with setup and takedown.

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Volunteers (1–3 Needed)

We’re teaming up again with Blue Watermelon/Chef In The Garden! Every other month starting in September, students will:

• Learn about a featured vegetable

• Cook a chef-inspired recipe

• Plant the vegetable in our garden. We provide all supplies; students do the prep with adult supervision. Want to join in? Email Lisa to be added to the notification list. Tentative schedule coming soon—first cooking week is September 15.

🏠 Gingerbread House Builders (10–12 Needed)

Geometry meets holiday fun! On December 18, we’ll build and decorate gingerbread houses. We need:

• Volunteers to make frosting “glue” the weekend before

• Parents to assist kids during 45–60 minute building shifts (Supply requests will go out ahead of time.)

 

 

My name is Erika and I'm the classroom coordinator for Lisa's class. This is my fifth year with a child in Lisa's class - my daughter Sydney is currently in 2nd grade, and my son Sebastian was also with her for three years (now in 5th grade with Stefanie.)

 

WEEKLY EMAILS: I will be sending weekly emails out that cover both general school admin information as well as classroom specific needs/updates. The end of my emails will usually include important upcoming dates, but the online calendar for Villa has the entire school year on it for your reference.

 

CLASS WEBSITE: 

Everything I send will also be posted to the class website. Please bookmark it for future reference - https://www.villamontessori.com/apps/pages/MsLisasClass. The website will also have our SignUps, volunteer info, and other important info.

 

PARENT CONTACT LIST: 

I will put together a shareable Parent Contact List. If you are interested in having your information included, please send me the below information. If you are a returning parent and your info has not changed, just let me know you want to be added again (you don't need to resend it). I will send the list out to those who would like to be included at the end of the first week of school.

Child Name

Parent First and Last Name - Phone number, E-mail Address

 

NOTE FROM LISA: 

 

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to school!! This is going to be a great year and I can’t wait to get to know our new community.  If you are new to the class or Villa in general, we will hopefully meet on Friday, or next week at Parent Night.

You should all have met Erika by now, at least virtually. She will be communicating with you regularly and will help me get you the information you need throughout the year. I hope you have all found the class website.

The supply list is on the website, feel free to reach out with any questions or challenges. You may bring your child’s supplies on Friday during the Open House Meet & Greet between 9-11. It is helpful to have the supplies before school begins so that our attention on the first day of school is your child and not supplies. If you are unable to make it on Friday, you are welcome to stop by on Thursday, just let me know.

See you soon =^)

“Joy is the evidence of inner growth” M.M.

Lisa Moore

Villa Montessori Charter School

Room 101

[email protected]

 

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IMPORTANT DATES: 

 

• August 4th - Monday - First Day of School
• August 6th - Wednesday - E1 Parent Orientation 6:30 PM
• August 7th - Thursday - E2 Parent Orientation 6:30 PM
• August 8th - Friday - Enrichment Fair - Elementary
• August 9th - Saturday - PTO Back to School Popsicle Social @ Elementary Campus 8:30 - 10 AM
• August 11th - Monday - Specials and SpEd services start, Primary Enrichment Registration
• August 12th - Tuesday -  E1 Enrichment Registration
• August 13th - Wednesday - E2 Enrichment Registration
• August 19th - Tuesday - Dine Out at Fly Bye, 5-9 PM
• September 1st - Monday - Labor Day - All School Closed 
• September 4th - Thursday - Villa Parent Happy Hour at The VIG Arcadia
• September 12th - Friday - All School Early Release 11:30 AM, No Circle for Staff Professional Development; Infant and Toddler Program Closed
• September 16th - Tuesday - E1 & E2 Picture Day
• September 17th - Wednesday - ECC & MS Picture Day
• September 19th - Friday - Primary - 6th Early Release 11:30 AM, Goal Setting Conferences, Circle/All Day OK
• September 22nd - Monday - Picture Makeup Day
• September 24th - Wednesday - Sandra Day O'Connor Civics Celebration Day 
• September 26th - Friday - Primary - 6th Early Release 11:30 AM, Goal Setting Conferences, Circle/All Day OK