The lunch menu and order forms for December are now available here in pdf form.

• December’s Menu
• Order Form

Maple Tree Montessori Academy is pleased to invite you to attend our first ever Celebration of Performing Arts. This exciting event will be held at the Hartland Music Hall on Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00 pm and will feature performances by our Suzuki Violin students, Music and Dance by our elementary students and skits performed by our Drama Class. All families and friends a welcome and performing students should arrive a just little early.This is a celebration of our expanded programs, giving our students a slightly formal opportunity, a beginning experience of performing on a real stage. There will be no formal dress rehersal and the show itself will be conducted in a relaxed manner appropriate to the experience of young children and first time performers. We looking forward to sharing their progress with our entire school community.

THANKSGIVING FEAST

Wednesday, November 26th…Primary Class Thanksgiving Feast Day. All family and friends are welcome to attend. Morning Class Feast is 10:00 - 11:30. Afternoon  Class Feast is 2:00 - 3:30. There is NO regular Primary Class and NO Day Care on the Feast Day! Elementary students will be having class at their normal class times. The Primary Class children having been working hard to prepare the food for this event and we all look forward to sharing it with the people that we are most grateful for…such as you!!

The snowflakes and the tempatures are falling and winter is on the way! A good time it seems for a few seasonal reminders. We will still be going outside on a daily basis unless the wind chill is below 20 or it is raining, please send clearly labeled winter clothing for your child. Snow pants, boots, mittens and hats should be all marked with your child’s name and these items may be left in a bag at school instead of transported daily. Also, many students wear slippers during the winter months. The slippers should be non-distracting, labeled and can also be left at school.

If Maple Tree Montessori Academy is closed for the day, this will be announced at WHMI FM 93.5 and posted on this blog as soon as possible. If Brighton Area Schools close, due to poor weather conditions, we will be closed. However, since they take more days off during the year, you should always check the radio or the blog for current closings.

The lunch menu and order forms for November are now available here in pdf form.

• November’s Menu
• Order Form

We had a beautiful day on Saturday and we all enjoyed the opportunity to work on our Children’s Habitat Project. A split rail fence now defines our Prairie which was dug and planted with native grasses and wildflowers. The Prairie will be reclaimed in stages throughout the next year, but we are already seeing animals and children enjoying our efforts. Trails in the woods were cleared and the debris from deeper areas removed to allow the children to explore our habitat safely. Thank you to all the hard workers; 

Rick, Naomi, Vivian, Malcom, Uncle Joe, Jackie, Jay, Caden, Petra, Katharina, Franziska, Mitch, Mindy, Canyon, Colbie, Breck, Robin, Favrile, Aaron, Joey, Logan, Deb and Steve…on behalf of all the children, I thank you!

I would like to invite all families to watch for our next work day, sharing a feeling of purposeful community and contribution makes the work a delight…the more the merrier!!!

Sue

Children’s Nutrition, portion size and benefits of choosing organic and locally grown foods will be discussed by Leza from “Savor the Season” on Tuesday, October 7th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. She will be offering dinner as a fundraiser for our Children’s Habitat Project. The optional dinner is $7.00, the presentation is free. We will also be displaying our new Biome materials that were purchased with money from our Rummage Sale and MTMA Bracelets. Jackie Adams will be hosting our next fundraiser which features Fair Trade Certified and Organic products from Equal Exchange. Many of these items will be available for tasting at our Parent Night. We hope to see you there and please, bring a friend!

Thank you Tricia, for sending a reminder to our parents about A.M. drop off. I do regret that in my excitement over all our new programs for 2008, I did not cover this well at Parent Night. I thought it was included in our August Newsletter, but I was mistaken, it was in September’s. Many of you may remember this drop off process from past years, it has worked very well.

When you pull in to drop off, pull up as far as you can. Along the fence and in the north parking spaces, form 2 lines. Then blend into one line near the door by alternating cars. Always pull up as far as possible and when in doubt, be kind. Of. course there is not room for a double line between the island and U.S. 23 since we need to allow room for parents to safely leave after they have dropped off their child.

Ms Sherry will be out directing traffic this coming week, to help parents to learn this pattern. We will also have a Lower Elementary staff member out to work our drop off and several volunteer parents. I am sure that we can all work together to resolve our concerns and keep everyone safe. Thanks for your help, patience and cooperation.