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April 9 - Chipotle dine out
April 10 - Class Field Trip
April 13 - Villa annual auction dinner
April 15 - Virtual meeting on Digital/Internet Safety 6:30-7:30 - All parents are welcome
May 3 - Early release at 11:30 for parent/teacher conferences. Circle can stay.
March 23- PTO family movie night
March 30- Middle School Spring Farmers Market
April 10 - Class Field Trip
April 13- Villa annual auction dinner
May 3- Early release at 11:30 for parent/teacher conferences. Circle can stay.
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This is our last week before Spring Break and we have a few things to go over.
Important Dates:
March 11 to 15- Spring break, school closed except for circle and infants/toddlers
March 23- PTO family movie night
March 30- Middle School Spring Farmers Market
April 13- Villa annual auction dinner
May 3- Early release at 11:30 for parent/teacher conferences. Circle can stay.
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Feb. 26 - Monday - Friday - Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
Feb 27 - Tuesday - Class Field Trip
Feb. 28 - Wednesday - Pink Shirt Day
March 11 - 15 - SPRING BREAK - All School CLOSED except for Infants and Toddlers
March 23 - Saturday - PTO Movie Night
Feb. 9 - Friday - Infant and Toddler program CLOSED, All School (including Circle) 1/2 day 11:30 dismissal
Feb. 14 - Wednesday - Valentine’s Day Grams are delivered!
Feb. 15 - Thursday - Liberty Wildlife presentation
Feb. 19 - Monday - All School CLOSED President’s Day
Feb. 26 - Monday - Friday - Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
Feb 27 - Tuesday - Class Field Trip
Feb. 28 - Wednesday - Pink Shirt Day
March 11 - 15 - SPRING BREAK - All School CLOSED except for Infants and Toddlers
March 23 - Saturday - PTO Movie Night
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January 6
Hi fellow parents!
I hope you all had a good holiday break. I've attached a photo of Lisa and Ariana with a few little gifts from the group prior to the holidays. We are so lucky to have such great teachers!
As we jump back in, here are a few reminders and notes of interest.
Classroom Reminders:
Sign-Ups
From Lisa:
From the school:
IMPORTANT DATES
January 12th - Friday - Early Release 11:30 for Parent Teacher Conferences - Circle and Infant can stay
January 15th - Monday - All School Closed for MLK Day
January 19th - Friday - Early Release 11:30 for Parent Teacher Conferences - Circle and Infant can stay
January 23rd - Tuesday - Reading Workshop for K-3 parents 6:30-7:30PM
January 25th - Thursday - Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Meeting 1:30 - 2:30PM
January 25th - Thursday - Flower Child Fundraiser at Camelback Village
January 27th - Saturday - PTO Fun Run
February 1st - Thursday - Valentine Grams go on sale!
February 9th - Friday - Infant and Toddler program CLOSED, All School (including Circle) 1/2 day 11:30 dismissal
February 14th - Wednesday - Valentine’s Day Grams are delivered!
February 19th - Monday - All School CLOSED President’s Day
February 26th - Monday - Friday - Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
February 28th - Wednesday - Pink Shirt Day
March 11th - 15th - SPRING BREAK - All School CLOSED except for Infants and Toddlers
March 23rd - Saturday - PTO Movie Night
As always, this will be uploaded to our class website.
Have a great weekend!
Erika
Hi parents and Happy December!
A few things to update you on:
In the classroom
The children have been learning about more advanced life on earth and how we all work together. They are starting with fish & seaweed. During December & January they will be studying winter celebrations of lights around the world.
Health and safety
Our class had some more of the lice that has been going around and around the school a few times. The school (and I’m sure all of us!) would like to stop this cycle. I’ve attached the handout from the school but briefly the handout states: Children will be sent home from school if lice or nits are present – they cannot return to school until all lice/nits are gone. Upon returning to school, they must first be brought to the office to be checked before returning to the classroom.
If you have any questions about this, contact the health aide, Marisol at [email protected].
Volunteer Opps
We have openings for the gingerbread house project (Dec 13/14) for candy decorations, and to help the kids decorate and build the houses. Sign up here.
Here are a few of the other places we need help for volunteers. Check the website to get more details:
Laundry - Jan. 19, 26, and then every week after March 1
Pizza Delivery – Jan. 26, Feb. 2, March 8, 22…….
Pizza Chaperone – Most of the dates in the new year are still open!
There are also some openings in the new year for your child to do Pizza Shopping with a friend.
THEY DON'T NEED SIZES NOW UNTIL LATER.
T-Shirt Sizes for the PTO Fun Run
The PTO has asked us to get T-shirt sizes from all the kids. They have an opportunity to save money on the Fun Run T-shirts if we have our order in early. Please reply to this email with the T-shirt size of your child by Dec. 8 and I’ll pass it along.
Youth S/M/L, or Standard S/M/L/XL/2XL
Support the class
If anyone is looking for an easy way to give to the class, check out our Teachers Pay Teachers link. A little bit goes a long way. On there Lisa can download worksheets and projects for very low costs so even a small donation really helps! It can also be found on our website's Support Our Class page.
Upcoming Dates to Note:
December 13 & 14 – Our class Gingerbread Building
December 18th - January 1st - WINTER BREAK! School Closed except for Circle and Infants/Toddlers
January 2nd - Tuesday - School Resumes
January 12th - Friday - Early Release 11:30 for Parent Teacher Conferences - Circle and Infant can stay
January 15th - Monday - All School Closed for MLK Day
January 19th - Friday - Early Release 11:30 for Parent Teacher Conferences - Circle and Infant can stay
January 27th - Saturday - PTO Fun Run
As always, this will be loaded onto our class website, along with dates on our calendar.
Thanks!
Erika
I hope you are enjoying the school break and slightly cooler weather. Just a few updates from the school and Miss Lisa.
Garden:
Special thanks to the garden volunteers and the coordinator Rose for the attached pics!
From Lisa:
Thanks to our wonderful garden parents, we have our garden up and growing. The kids had a great time. We have a variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers as well as yummy strawberries. Pizza Friday is going to be delicious!!
Our new Art Masterpiece parent, better known as Raya’s Dad, showed the children how to screen print last week. They got to print a Trilobite and are looking forward to more screen-printing projects coming up.
Ketchup (catch-up) Day was a huge success. The kids got caught up on their work before break and are ready to jump in with fresh lessons when we get back. They had a great time and are putting orders in for the next ketchup snack =^) I think we have a new tradition.
With the better weather we will be opening the ODE for more fun/science activities and a chance to work outside more.
The Sign-Up Genius will be available soon for you to sign up for your child’s European Presentation, starting Nov. 6. Plan with your child for a time that will fit into both of your schedules. Try not to wait too long to sign up, spots fill up quickly, especially the last week. The wrap-up potluck luncheon will be Thursday, November 16th.
Have a great rest of your Fall Break.
IMPORTANT DATES:
October 9th-13th- Fall break. School is open for infants and all-day contracts only
October 17th- Picture make-ups
October 27th- Infant/toddler program closed. All school early release @ 11:30
October 28th- Trunk or Treat 4-7pm, elementary field
October 30- November 3- Book Fair, elementary library
November 10th- School closed in honor of veterans day
November 14th- Ruby Bridges walk to school day
November 16th - Thursday - E3 Intro Night
* Our Class - November 16th - Europe Potluck
November 22-24- All school closed for Thanksgiving
December 1- Infant and toddler program closed. All school early release 11:30
August 26
From Lisa
IMPORTANT DATES:
September 4- Labor Day, school closed
September 14 – First field trip to recycling depot (send boosters for kids that need them and wear the class t-shirt if we have it by then!)
September 15- Early release @ 11:30
September 22- Early release @ 11:30, circle and all-day contracts may stay
September 26 & 27- Picture day
September 29- Early release @ 11:30, circle and all-day contracts may stay
October 9th-13th- Fall break. School is open for infants and all-day contracts only
October 27th- All school early release @ 11:30
October 28th- Trunk or Treat 4-8pm, elementary field
October 30- November 3- Book Fair, elementary library
November 16 - For E1 parents headed to E2 - Intro to E2 Night **This date changed so mark it on your calendar!
August 19
Hi everyone! I know I said bi-weekly emails but since we are still getting going, I have a few other things to mention and an update from Miss Lisa.
SignUps
All the SignUp links are now on the website - https://www.villamontessori.com/apps/pages/MsLisasClass
We need a lot more volunteers for laundry and pizza shopping chaperones. Laundry is just pretty easy - Laundry will be sent home with your child on your chosen Friday(s) and should be returned on Monday morning. Ideally, your child will help wash, dry, and fold the tablecloths, napkins, and towels as a part of their service to both their home and their classroom.
For pizza chaperone, we need people who have their fingerprint clearance. We’d love a few people who can regularly volunteer for this. It’s pretty fun seeing the kids pick out food and do the math to see how much they can buy. It can be done between 9 and 11 on the Thursdays.
Contact List
I’ll be sending out the approved Parent-to-Parent Contact List to those of you who have signed up for it. If you don’t receive that email, and believe you signed up or wish to be added, please email me!
I also asked yesterday if anyone wants to be added to a text chain and nearly everyone responded, but if you haven’t yet, reply to this email with your cell number. Ground rules for that chain: As much as I love a thumbs up and like of my texts, let’s avoid those so you all don’t get pinged a million times. Those texts will just be quick reminders for things like field trips or crazy sock day etc, and I can’t guarantee I will always remember so always check the website as I’ll keep that as updated as possible!
From Miss Lisa
This has been a busy week and the kids are beginning to get into the rhythm of the day. We have been learning about life coming to Earth and doing some experiments observing mold on different mediums. They are learning how to be scientists by predicting, observing, and recording.
Assessments are well underway, and the kids are actually enjoying doing their beginning of year assessments. Go figure =^)
Our carpet is finally going to be laid this weekend so, the children are very excited to get out of the echo chamber. They said they will miss the coolness of the cement in the afternoon, but we all agreed that our bottoms will be very happy to have a bit more padding.
We have some driver/chaperones signed up for the field trip next month but still need about 8 more seats, 2 or 3 more cars. If you signed up to drive, please email me the # of children you can put in your car so I have a correct count. If you are waiting for your fingerprint card to come through, let me know so I can put you on the maybe list.
Important Dates:
September 4- Labor Day, school closed
September 14 – First field trip to recycling depot (send boosters for kids that need them and wear the class t-shirt if we have it by then!)
September 15- Early release @ 11:30
September 22- Early release @ 11:30 for Goal Setting Conferences (circle and all-day contracts may stay)
September 26 & 27- Picture day
September 29- Early release @ 11:30 for Goal Setting Conferences (circle and all-day contracts may stay)
October 9th - 13th, Monday - Friday FALL BREAK!
August 12 Update
Hi all! I hope your kiddos had a great first week. There are a lot of things to cover so keep reading!
Our Class Website
The new website is partially completed and is up and running. Bookmark it in your browser to check for updates. I'll also send bi-weekly emails but there may be more up-to-date info on the site at times. The link is - https://www.villamontessori.com/apps/pages/MsLisasClass
There is also a Subscribe button that should let you know when there are updates but it isn't working yet so the school is contacting tech support. I'll let you know when I hear back.
Contact List
I've had a few requests for the contact list already from parents so if you haven't signed up yet, please email me back ASAP with your name, phone, and email. This is for parents to invite other parents to birthday parties etc. I will send out a current list soon!
Class T-shirt
Every year the kids make a class t-shirt for wearing on field trips. If you haven't yet, please Venmo the $10 to Miss Lisa at @lisa-moore-8738.
Pizza Friday
We will be starting Pizza Friday in NEXT WEEK! The cost to participate is $145 for the whole year - approx 24 days of pizza. Venmo Miss Lisa at @lisa-moore-8738. We will need volunteers to pick up pizza (from My Slice of the Pie on Indian School and 36th street), and to take the kids shopping on the Thursdays before to get fruit and veggies for the class to prepare and eat. There are SignUps in your inbox from Lisa for those two, and also one to sign your child up to do the pizza shopping.
Volunteer
Speaking of SignUps, you should have gotten FOUR SignUps in total – Pizza Delivery, Pizza Shopping with a Friend, Parent Chaperone for Pizza Shopping (fingerprint clearance needed), and also one for Weekly Laundry. A reminder that the process takes a while to get your fingerprint clearance for off-campus volunteering so get on it now!
The first field trip is scheduled for Sept 14 to the recycling depot. Info is on the website and email Miss Lisa directly to sign up for that (again, fingerprint clearance needed).
If you want to volunteer for any of the other open positions, let Miss Lisa know - ie: field trip coordinator, reading buddy, and special skills like art, music, or anything else you'd like to share with the kids to enrich their experience!
Carline Reminders from the school
Thank you all for your patience with carline. We have been able to shave off a few minutes each day this week, so keep the faith! Here are a few VERY IMPORTANT reminders:
Important Dates
August 14 - Enrichment Sign up will be emailed at 9am. Be ready! It goes fast!!!
August 23 - Postinos Dine Out
September 4- Labor Day, school closed
September 15- Early release @ 11:30
September 22- Early release @ 11:30 for Goal Setting Conferences (circle and all-day contracts may stay)
September 26 & 27- Picture day
September 29- Early release @ 11:30 for Goal Setting Conferences (circle and all-day contracts may stay)
Whew. I think I covered it all. But feel free to check the website regularly. I will post new updates on the main page between emails.
Thanks all!
Erika