Nuts & Bolts
February 18, 2019
Welcome to the Interim Lounge
Mike, Autumn and Nicoletta
A wonderful surprise was to have our new Board of Directors President, Neil Garner, attend a tour with his wife. He was very impressed with the tour, the school and all of the wonderful things we are doing as a school community.
Welcome back- Kim
MAPA Minutes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G-ZrfrK4i6H1NZfvnxW3Cxzz3bBQXTWF51R4aibeXjE/edit?usp=sharing
WHO to Contact- When not coming into work- IMPORTANT
When you're out of the school for many reasons: the following groups should send their plans to-
Assistants: support staff, office, lead teacher
Specials: support staff, office, teachers
Sped: support staff, office, teachers
When your class is using the library- please have them restore. This also means put their books back on the shelf where their books mark were left.
If they do not remember where the book mark is- then the books can be placed on the cart that will be next to the door.
HOPE Squad Week February 18-21
HOPE Squad week in conjunction with International Kindness week
Some classroom activities for the week are: https://positivepsychology.com/kindness-activities-empathy-worksheets/
Tentative Schedule for this week- Be on the look out for HOPE Squad members- if you have any questions please refer to Ms. Andrea.
Morning Greetings ALL Week
Tuesday: bracelets, JH team building in Advisory
Wednesday: Elementary Outreach, Friendship Photobooth
Thursday: Mr. Mike Mindfulness 12:30
Friday:JH Assembly 2:00-3:00
PLC's
Messages from Instructional Coach
A reminder that these are helpful lessons but not mandatory. Just lessons to add to your teacher tool kit and maybe try some out.
Black History Month
Ø http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/black-history-month.htm
Ø http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/bhm-curriculum-resources-gradesK-5.html
o grades K-5 (lesson plans, activities related to music, social studies, science, art, sports)
Ø http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/bhm-curriculum-resources-grades6-8.html
o grades 6-8 (lesson plans, activities related to music, social studies, science, art, sports)
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/bhm-curriculum-resources-grades9-12.html
Character Trait Lessons
Forgiveness
**In this website for forgiveness you find 5 lessons:
· Balloon analogy- Why forgiveness is important
· Game- “Hot feeling”
· A story- Under the Lemon Moon, by Edith Hope Fine
· Role Play- What Forgiveness Looks Like
· Song- “If You’re Angry and You Know It”
Resiliency
Ø https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/resilience-activities-worksheets/#kids
Ø https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BuildingResilienceResourceGuide.pdf (7-9th grade)
o heros
Ø https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/overcoming-the-odds.pdf
**In this PDF you will find lessons/ activities/ Discussion-Questions for grades 3-12 and follow up extensions for reflections
LITERACY Week- February 24-28
Spelling BEE : Tuesday, February 25 at 9:30 in the Big Gym
Details:
The school spelling bee will be on Tuesday, February 25, at 9:30 a.m. in the big gym. All classes are invited to attend. If some of your class chooses not to, please make sure they are supervised by your assistants. We will set up the gym as in the past with room for students in front and chairs for parents in the back. We realize that inviting the whole school is a lot of students. The first classes to arrive will be able to sit in front of the chairs and the later classes will need to sit on the sides of the gym.
Literacy Week Details: Reading Helps You Reach for the Stars
COMPLETE DETAILS- PLEASE read the attached document from the Literacy Committee in regards to Literacy Week and Literacy Night
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dkbt1q97MkKjQ7qzFW3uBa-3UEy80f22somcVZ-o8n4/edit?usp=sharing
- Monday the 24th *Hang your letter, *Book Swap begins, *School wide read-a-thon from 1:30-2:30
- Tuesday the 25th *Spelling Bee
- Wednesday the 26th *Hang the book covers in the hallway
- Thursday the 27th *Take a book walk with your class to see all of the book covers,*Literacy Night 5:30-7
- Friday the 28th *Community/Junior High readers
7th Grade HISTORY Fair
Wednesday, March 4 in the Addition Commons
Judging will be from 9:00-12:00
Classroom Observations from 1:00-2:30- details to come
Looking for Judges: If you know of anyone that would be interested in judging our 7th grade history fair please have them email Ms. Nicoletta at nhouseholder@mariamontessoriacademy.org
Please post on your blog.
Movies in the Classroom
There was just a SLC school that is being sued because they showed a movie agains copyrights. This is a BIG deal.
Thank you for your understanding.
February
February
18 PLC Meetings (Mandatory for full-time staff)
20 Land Trust Committee Meeting, 2-3pm (Committee members only)
20 Redwoods Chaperone Meeting, 5:30-7pm
21 Classic Skating Spirit Night (5:00pm-9:00pm)
TBD Box Top Store 11:00am-1:00pm
24-28 Literacy Week (school wide committee sign-up)
24 Advisory Meeting
25 Vertical PLC Meetings (Mandatory for full-time staff)
25 School-wide Spelling Bee (school wide committee sign-up)
27 Literacy Night 5:30-7:00pm (mandatory for full-time staff)
28-Mar 1 MEPI Conference in South Carolina (optional with admin approval)
Maria Montessori Academy
Email: info@mariamontessoriacademy.org
Website: www.mariamontessoriacademy.org
Location: 2505 N 200 E, North Ogden, UT, United States
Phone: 801.827.0150
Facebook: facebook.com/MMAofUT
Twitter: @MMAofUT