See Shaw Shine

Greetings Shaw Montessori Community,

What a great celebration for our young musicians this week! The energy and excitement around this year’s performances were at an all-time high. We had a lot of positive feedback about the concert venue, we even held off the rain on Thursday evening until after the beautiful, grand finale provided by our choir. Thank you for your continued, loving support.

Our district would like your input on the school calendar that will be proposed to our Governing Board. Our Calendar Committee has two models to share. Each model meets state requirements for instructional days and is aligned closely to the Phoenix Union High School District calendar because we know many families have students in both systems. Please take a moment to look at the two calendars and select the one you prefer.

Key Differences in the Calendar Models are outlined below:

Calendar 1 has a start day of August 3 and an end day of May 25. The winter holiday for Calendar 1 starts December 22 with a return to school January 9.

Calendar 2 has a start day of August 4 and an end day of May 24. The winter holiday for Calendar 1 starts December 21 with a return to school January 4.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We appreciate your feedback!

https://forms.gle/eURZdRJCCEueBvYq8

Wishing you the very best,

Principal Engdall

Our winter book fair has ended in person BUT is still available online until December 19th!

From our Virtual Fair, families can access an even wider selection of over 5,000 products including new releases, value packs, books exclusive to the Book Fair, and more.

All purchases benefit our school and earn 25% back in Scholastic Dollars during your Fair.

Plus, all online book orders of $25+ receive free* standard shipping!

Visit: bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/augusthshawjrmontessori

Greetings!

Our holiday concert series was a huge success! The students did an amazing job helping me prepare the garden for visitors. The 7th and 8th graders even harvested the produce and prepared the salads on Thursday. The reviews are in-the salads were enjoyed by all. Thank you middle school! And thank you to all the students who helped cultivate such a beautiful garden!

Next Wednesday (12/15) we will be hosting a garden table at pickup on Monroe St. We will be selling fresh produce, herbs, eggs and flowers. Please bring cash and show up early to pickup if you want some treats. First come first served.

Our tree planting has been placed on hold until after Christmas break. Please be wary of the holes on campus. We don’t want any accidents.

We can always use coffee grounds and can donations. Please make sure the coffee grounds have been brewed. You can pick up used grounds at Starbucks for free. We also prefer that your cans are uncrushed (the small kiddos love this task), however, we will accept crushed cans as well. You can drop them off at the table outside of the front office entrance.

We still need your Home Depot donations. Even $25.00 is a huge contribution. Here’s the link to Home Depot gift cards: https://www.homedepot.com/c/Gift_Cards

Here’s my email: james.obrien-moench@phxschools.org

Mr. Moench