Nuts & Bolts
Week of December 18, 2017
We made it!
Four days until we begin winter break. Secret Santa last week was super fun. The MMA Holiday Party on Friday was perfect. I so enjoyed seeing everyone outside this building and meeting your significant others. Thank you all for attending. Thank you, Mel, for organizing this excellent event.
Thank you all for dedication and hard work all this year. I appreciate you and hope you have a beautiful, safe, and rejuvenating winter break. Please remember to sharpen your saw.
Construction Update
I feel as though this section of the Nuts & Bolts will be permanent for the next six months. I am happy to report that there has been an important update from last week. Ms. Amy and Ms. Shanan no longer have to vacate their classrooms! Thank you to those individuals who provided suggestions and to those who provided support and offered their assistance. Thank you all, as always, for your flexibility.
As a reminder of the construction timeline:
- 2-3 days sometime in December (UPDATE - beginning TODAY) - the blacktop play area will not be accessible because construction crews will be taking out the natural rock/tire playground and prepping a pit for the new playground
- On or around December 22nd - the new playground pieces will be delivered and the blacktop play area may be unavailable
- Sometime end of December, beginning of January - new playground will be installed where the natural playground currently exists and the blacktop play area will be unavailable for a few days
Thank you all!!
Suicide / Self Harming
You are required to fill out a form ASAP and well before the end of the day to document the incident. Please see April for these forms. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Andrea.
Fire Drill Feedback
I know that some people were upset because the fire drill did not begin exactly at 1:45pm, as stated in last week's Nuts & Bolts. I apologize for that inconvenience. To be as authentic as possible, the exact time of the drills will not be announced in the future.
It would help me check classes off my list faster if teachers were standing in front of the cars. I do appreciate everyone holding their folders high.
Fire Alarm Testing
Instructional Coach's Corner
A hardcopy of your Positive Behavior plan should be submitted to Nicoletta’s box (for elementary) or Kacee's box (Junior High) and emailed digitally. Ms. Nicoletta will create a copy of your plan for the office.
Positive Behavior Plans will be the subject of the January TA/Support Staff meeting. Please bring a hardcopy of your class plans to this meeting. This meeting will address how TAs and other staff can support positive class management and how to model positive behavior.
Staff Dress Code Reminder
Printing Etiquette
If you have a better solution, please share. Thank you.
January 12th Professional Learning - All Assistants Invited!
When you reference the agenda below, you will see that most teachers and TAs have the morning to work in their classrooms. This can be a time to collaborate with your TA.
School Closed for Cleaning
Save the Date!
Tours
International Festival
- Dec. 19th - Junior High 1-2:30pm in the gym
- Dec. 20th - UE 9-11am
- Dec. 21 - LE 1-2:30pm
This is subject to change. Thank you for your hard work in preparing students for this event and also thank you for your flexibility.
There is a sign-up sheet in the workroom for classes to schedule a time to visit the Junior High International Festival presentations.
Music classes are cancelled on December 21st
Parent Surveys-Keep it Going
Please take 15 minutes to complete the AdvancED Parent Survey. We value your opinion and incorporating parent feedback is important for our school growth. Plus, we are required to analyze data from this survey to maintain our accreditation. Thank you for your time and effort!
Upcoming Events:
12/18 Advisory Meeting, Conference Room 3:30pm
12/19 PLC Mtgs - LE, UE12/20 PLC Mtgs - EC, JH
12/20 Jr High Stomp, Gym, 3:30-5:30pm
12/21 PLC Mtg - Special Ed
Contact Info:
Email: rbaker@mariamontessoriacademy.org
Website: https://www.mariamontessoriacademy.org
Phone: 801-827-0150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMAofUT/
Twitter: @ReneBaker27