Ongoing:
- Food Drive for the MFCS Food Pantry
Spaghetti Dinner (see side box for details)
1/23/18
No Bake Cookie Club
3-4pm
McIntyre Ski Club, 4pm
(meet at the mountain)
1/24/18
Drama Club
, 3-4:30pm
1/25/18
American Sign Language Club, 3-4pm
1/26/18
Intent to Continue Forms are due
1/30/18
No Bake Cookie Club
3-4pm
McIntyre Ski Club, 4pm
(meet at the mountain)
1/31/18
Open House: Exploring Africa
8:45-10am
Drama Club, 3-4:30pm
2/1/18
American Sign Language Club
2/2/18
Read-In: Glacier & Everglades
8:15-8:45am
Rocking out in music class!
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
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We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing contributions from the following corporate partners:
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Ready for Spaghetti!
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Looking forward to our first ever
Community Spaghetti Dinner
event tomorrow evening - Saturday, January 20th - here at school! Thanks so much to the many families who have purchased tickets, and to those who have donated items for the community meal. Sending a HUGE thank you to parent-organizers, Amanda Gerardi & Jen Kulesza,
for their hard work.
Interested in joining us, but didn't buy your tickets yet? Please note, the 5:30 and 6:15 seatings are FULL. There are still slots at the 4pm (10 spots left) and 4:45pm seatings.
Please click here for more details.
Our next
2018 Lottery Information Session is scheduled for February 1 at 6pm.
Please click here to see how you can help out at this Session, or the next two. We have already have processed close to 90 applications! We hope to see many of those applicants at these Info Sessions, and so appreciate your helping us welcome these prospective families!
Earlier this week, we sent out information about our
All-School Open House: Exploring Africa, on Wednesday, January 31st. As noted, the doors will open at
8:45-9am for coffee/tea and a light breakfast treat. From 9-10am you can tour our classrooms to see the students' projects related to African culture, environs and history. We hope you can plan to join us!
Looking forward to a FULL week of school next week, if Mother Nature cooperates! Wishing you all a great winter weekend.
Lower Elementary Students working on their Africa Projects.
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2018/19 Enrollment Information Due!
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Please be sure to return your
2018/19
Intent to Continue Forms
.
This is our annual check-in with all current MFCS families regarding your plans for next year.
DEADLINE is Thursday, January 26th!
Please be sure to return one form per enrolled child.
This information will help as we plan for next year, and will provide us with important information regarding available spaces for new families interested in our program.
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Save the Date: 2018 Night of Community Event
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Plans for our
3rd Annual Night of Community are falling into place!
Please plan to join us on June 9th at 6pm for an adult gathering and celebration in support of our school community.
This year, we have a new venue partner - the
Palace Theatre! MFCS event organizers, Rachel Marziano and Mel Johansson are hard at work with ideas for the event, which will be held in the Palace's newest space, just beside the Theatre on Hannover Street.
This annual event provides a wonderful opportunity for adults in our community to spend time together while raising critical funds for our school.
To learn more about the event, and find out how you can lend a hand, please contact
Rachel Marziano.
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Save the Date: Spaghetti Dinner!
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Community Event: Spaghetti Dinner!
Mill Falls Parents, Amanda G. & Jen K. have organized another fun Community Event - the 1st
MFCS Spaghetti Dinner
!
When:
Saturday, January 20th
Where:
Mill Falls Charter School
What's on the Menu?
Spaghetti with sauce, lettuce salad, a roll and a choice of beverage. We will also be offering a gluten free pasta option.
Besides your immediate family of adults and kiddos, p
lease feel free to invite your extended family, friends and neighbors!
You don't have tickets yet, but want to join in on the fun?
Tickets will be available at the door!, However, please
note, the 5:30 and 6:15 seatings are FULL. There are still slots at the 4pm (10 spots left), 4:45pm.
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2018 Enrollment Lottery
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Attention MFCS Families:
If you plan to enroll the sibling of a student currently enrolled at Mill Falls in the 2018 Lottery, you MUST complete the
2018 Lottery Enrollment Form
during the Lottery Enrollment Period. That period runs from from January 3rd through March 10th
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There are two important ways you can help during the Lottery Enrollment Period:
1: Be a Parent Ambassador and/or D
onate Items
to help welcome our
prospective families during our Lottery Information Sessions.
The next Lottery Information Session is on
Thursday, February 1st at 6 pm.
2: Share Information about the 2018 Lottery with family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors by word of mouth, your Facebook page, and sharing the link below. All information about our Lottery is available on line, including common FAQ's.
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Community Corner
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As you've seen in photographs from earlier this school year, members of the Junior Monarchs Team volunteered as reading buddies at Mill Falls as well as at other schools around town. As thanks to the schools for providing the Team with volunteer opportunities, they invite all members of those school communities to their
Appreciation Game on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2pm.
The game will be held at
Tri-Town Ice Arena, 311 W. River Road, Hooksett, NH
. Students are free, adults are $5 each or $10 for a family.
Please note, this is not a school-sponsored event.
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M
ontessori Moments...
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Read Ins (above); Upper Elementary Lunch Buddies
hanging with our Kinders (below).
Getting know Myrtle the Turtle, the new friend in Yosemite!
Taking advantage of the new snow, Ms. Kristin and Ms. Kayla organized snow watercolor painting in Kinder AfterCare this week (left). And this week or creative No-Bake Club created Oreo-Rice Crispy Treats (right).
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