Ms. Sarah's Newsletter

Yearbooks

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:25:41 GMT

Parent Support Request From the 2010-2011 MM Yearbook Committee
Welcome back returning and new parents!
MM provides us with the opportunity to capture our kids at work and play throughout the school year,
in the form of a yearbook which is planned, designed and executed by a group of parents just like you. Throughout the year we attend as many functions as possible, taking candid's of all our kids and teachers
to show all the wonderful moments that they experience in this awesome environment!
This year, our goal is to have everyone included in the pictures!
To that end, we ask that all parents contribute pictures taken
during our events, field trips, gatherings and classroom activities.
We will ask for your pictures each month, preferably on disk that can be dropped off at any campus office.
The yearbook will be given out in May to all students that paid their activity fee
and will also be available for purchase at $35 each.
Photographer guidelines are available - please email bobbie3329@cox for a copy.
Thanks for your help!

Picture day

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:56:49 GMT

Mission Montessori Schools
PICTURE DAYS!!

Contact Us

12990 E. Shea Scottsdale, Arizona 85259

480-860-4330

Hello to all our Parents!
PICTURE DAY is coming up next week!!! Here are the dates for school pictures.
Wed - Sept 8th - 130th/Shea Campus
Thur - Sept 9th - North Campus
Fri - Sept 10th - 96th St. Campus
**Students may wear appropriate street clothes to school that day.

1. Fill out Lifetouch Forms

Please note: There was an error in printing on the Lifetouch picture forms you fill out and turn in. There are no pose options. There will only be one pose.
2. Pay by check (payable to Lifetouch) or credit card.
**One check for each child - please do not combine payments
**For credit cards, go to www.mylifetouch.com
3. Send envelopes in to your teachers as soon as possible. Lifetouch will need your paperwork to take pictures of your child.

Just a few notes from this week

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:02:55 GMT

Signups for lunch and pizza are online and the classroom went green so snack calendar and newsletter can be located online. Sippy cup free classroom started this week it is going really well. Thank you Liam’s mom for finding the classroom cups at IKEA I love them. We will start using them this Friday. Parents the classroom seems to be fighting a low-grade fever so keep your eyes open for any change in your Childs behavior. One last thing I will be out of town September 9-13 if you have any questions please email me at sstipanovich@missionmontessori.com or just ask Ms. Hali or Sarabeth.

September

6 Labor Day - No School / No Childcare
9 Picture Day
20 - 24 Scholastic Book Fair at 130th St. Campus
20 Ice Cream Social 5:00 p.m. at 130th St. Campus

September Snack List

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:25:36 GMT

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September Newsletter

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:54:51 GMT

September

What a great start to the beginning of the school year. The classroom has made many new friends and even got two new class pets, Sam and Lilly the Hamsters. We also have decided to become a Sippy cup free classroom and will be working with the kids on drinking from cups. The children have been doing great, they are learning their sounds and each week we will be introducing a new sound and reviewing the previous sound from the week before. We also have been learning how to pour water into a cup and learning how to clean up spills. The new classroom location is a big hit with the children; I think it is the distance from the playground they like the best. I would also like to thank everyone who came to parent open house it was great meeting everyone. I am looking forward to working with you and your children over the school year. I also would like to take this time to thank the room mom Miriam Dalton for taking the time to email everyone important information that is happening in the classroom. If you have not been receiving any information from her, please email me and I will let her know. In addition, I will be out of town Sept 9-13; Ms. Pam will be my substitute while I am gone. If you have any questions please email me or just ask Ms. Hali. We are also looking for parents who would be willing to take the pets home over Thanksgiving and Winter Break, if you are interested please let me know. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the website and do not forget to cruise around the website there is a lot of helpful information there.

Ms. Sarah, Ms. Hali and Ms. Sarabeth

class pets

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:55:49 GMT

On Aug 27, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Sarah Stipanovich wrote:

Hi
Well thank you very much for my new class pets you have saved me a trip to the pet store. Would you like me to come to your house and get them or would you like to drop them off at the North Campus, which is on Larkspur and 96th street what would work the best for you I could pick them up at 130th street campus Monday. Just let me know also what will I need to get for them before I get them cage, food etc.. Also what are they again HaHaHa I don't remember what Ms. Maura told me?
Ms. Sarah

Hi Sarah,
I'm so glad you want the hamsters (there are two female Chinese dwarf hamsters). You won't need anything initially; they have a cage, and I have food and shavings. I can bring them to the north campus on Monday. Just let me know a good time. Thanks!!
Toni

Sent from my I Phone

Sarah Stipanovich to Toni
show details 5:05 PM (13 hours ago)

That would be great I will be at the North Campus at 7:30 am so anytime will work for me just call me and I will meet you in the parking lot

Aug Newsletter

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:00:35 GMT

First week of School

August

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I spent mine in Sunnyvale, California training for my Montessori certification for infant toddlers. I feel I have learned a lot and cannot wait to put my training to use. As some of you know, the infant classroom has been relocated to the Main campus and an additional elementary classroom was added to the North campus. Therefore, Ms. Hali and I moved our classroom into the old infant room (Room 6). I hope no one got lost on the first day of school. We have noticed on the blue cards that some of the kids have peanut allergies and as a team, we think it would be in our best interest if we became a Nut Free Classroom. Please do not send in any Peanut butter sandwiches and/or nuts in your child’s lunch. I will also be trying my hardest to avoid having any snack items on the calendar that may contain nut products. If you can please do me a favor, when purchasing an item please check the ingredients and if it states that it may contain nuts please feel free to purchase another item that is free of nuts. We also have become a slipper classroom, so please bring in a pair of slippers your child can wear during class time and that can stay at school. Ms. Hali, Sarabeth and I will also be wearing slippers in the classroom. Please no commercially licensed slippers allowed in the classroom. These commercial slippers include SpongeBob, Cinderella, and Star Wars, Mickey Mouse etc… Also, please stay away from bringing in toys and/or stuffed animals from home that would be greatly appreciated. We do however understand that some children have items they sleep with and those will be allowed to stay in the cubby until naptime. Some of you may have spent the summer with us and have met Ms. Sarabeth. She is our newest addition to the class. We are very excited to welcome her into the classroom. She worked with Ms. Hali over the summer and has gotten to know many of the students already. We are sad to see Ms. Trisha leave to proceed with her Masters but are excited to have Sarabeth. If you have, any questions please feel free to email me.

Thank you,

Ms. Sarah

sstipanovich@missionmontessori.com

Classroom

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:20:17 GMT

We moved to a new classroom last week it is room number 6 (infant room) Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you on Monday.

Ms. Sarah

Ms. Hali’s post

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:53:19 GMT

Last week was a fun week with a lot of reading and art. We made fireworks with glitter and glue and also colored some Fourth of July pictures. This week we are introducing movement and music in our daily schedule with Ms. Kim. We are also doing pouring work in the water table and learning two shapes this week. The kids are doing great with all of us teachers while Ms. Sarah is out and I am very happy to see the growth in the kids.

Thank you, Ms. Hali

Greeting from California

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:38:51 GMT

July 4th

I hope everyone is enjoying his or her summer I have been very busy learning new information to apply to the classroom. Ms. Hali and I have talking everyday and she said the classroom is doing great. She also been sending me pictures off what the classroom has been up to and they made some beautiful firework artwork. I am sorry I missed it maybe one of the kids made one for me. Well I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July and do not forget there is no school tomorrow.

Ms. Sarah (ra-ra)