Mission Montessori Academy is very excited about the programs planned for the year which present great opportunities for learning.  Our Year of Green curriculum launched just last week with a day filled with hands on experiences related to our environment. Poet John Fox spent two full days with our upper elementary students teaching them how to share their voice and their stories through poetry.  Our middle school will be "going to the land" for the very first time.  Naturalist, Vince Pinto, is their guide and will be sharing his own beautiful piece of Patagonia with them over the course of three days.  The garden is beginning to bloom with squash blossoms which Ms. Karen, our master gardener, and parent, Maria Maldonado, used as the focus of a cooking class, showing the students how to make a traditional Mexican dish- a squash blossom quesadillas.  Over and above all of the wonderful classroom days, our  4th grade AIMS Science scores have been published and our students' scores were outstanding.  You can view these scores on the Department of Education website.  I would say that this has been a great start to a very exciting school year. Stay tuned!