The Week of August 13

 The Weekly Newsletter

Explorations

This year, the children will be traveling to explorations on Tuesday mornings.  Be sure to send your child to school in shoes that will work well for them in P.E.  For those new to the school, the children have art, music, PE, Spanish, Technology, and Engineering with the exploration teachers in one morning each week.

Children will receive Montessori's First Great Lesson this week! The First Great Lesson is usually shared close to the first day of each school year in elementary. It's designed to give students a sense of their place in the Universe by learning about the stars, the Sun, the planets, how Earth was formed, states of matter, particle behavior, and much more.

Homework

Homework will begin this Tuesday. It will be in your child's take home folder every week on Tuesday. We will not be collecting homework, but your child should bring in anything that you/they do not understand. All children will receive math fact practice (+ーx÷) and will be tested on their math facts weekly in school. Students should be reading nightly! 

Snack

The children are excited to prepare their own snacks and clean up afterwards.  If you have not already done so, please send in a Kroger gift card for healthy snack selections.  $35 for the semester or $70 for the year.  

Technology

Our community will receive their devices this Monday. Your child will only receive their device if you have filled out the "Student Device Loan Form" in PowerSchool. Currently, the district requires this form to be signed annually. We strongly recommend that you purchase the $25 insurance.  A cracked screen will cost $90 without the insurance. Please follow this link for more information.

Dates to Remember

August 23- Picture Day

August 25- Donation Dress Down $1

August 30- PTA Meeting

August 31- FPP Technology Insurance Deadline

August 31- Maria Montessori's Birthday

September 1- e-Learning Half Day

September 4- No School Labor Day