SAPMS  11.17.16
St. Augustine Public Montessori School
Dates to Remember
Pizza Friday!

Soup-er Tuesdays
Don't forget to bring a bowl + spoon if you've ordered!

Wednesdays
Early Release and Work Share each week!

Due Now!!
T-shirt Orders
Annual Fund Pledge Cards

November 21-6:45 pm
Makers Fest
Volunteer Meeting

November 22
Thanksgiving Celebration at 10 am
*No Aftercare*

November 23-25
Thanksgiving Break
No School 

December 5th
Nights of Lights Trolley Community Event

December 6th - 6 pm
Parent Education with Student Demonstration Night

December 11
St. Augustine
Makers Fest! 
11 am-5 pm

Our schoolyard has become certified through the National Wildlife Federation. We have been working on our certification since the beginning of the school year. Our two garden interns, along with some funding from Flagler College have been integral along the way. The NWF recognizes that SAPMS gives students a place to learn outdoors and connect with nature while providing the habitat elements wildlife need to thrive. We hope to raise more funds through grants to continue developing our outdoor environment.

Hello SAPMS families!
Upper El students take plumbing matters into their own hands through research and investigation.

The Thanksgiving Celebration will be held  Tuesday the 22nd at 11:30. We have moved the time back to accommodate all classes being able to enjoy celebration together and include this as their lunch time. The Upper El children will be hosting and serving as they did for Hat Snack  Friday. We love opportunities for community service and to practice our grace & courtesy. ALL are welcome to attend. Although the day is not slated as a half day, you may sign your children out early after our time together. Please send in a peanut free dish (if you wish - not required)  in the morning labeled and with serving utensils. Also send a plate,  cloth napkin and utensils with your child for them to enjoy the potluck. We will rinse dishes and return home. 

After care IS provided  Monday  and  Tuesday  ONLY for next week. The cost is $15 for the 2 days. 

Soup-er  Tuesday  has been a big hit. Thank you Jessica for such Inspired Giving! If you would still like to participate in a Soup-er  Tuesday  please send in your form and monies due at least a week ahead of time.

T-shirt orders will be placed at the end of this week.

It's not too late to make a tax deductible pledge to our Annual Fund. We have had just 30% participation from our families with just 1/3 of our needed goal. Thank you to those families that have contributed!

Many thanks to the Makers Fest team for all the hard work going into our biggest fundraiser of the year. It sounds like an amazing time to be had by all.

As always, many hands make the work lighter. Your contributions to SAPMS, monetarily and through volunteerism, allows us to continue bringing your children the quality Montessori Education we strive for daily. We are grateful for you!

Blessings!
Jamie

SAPMS Shirts & Hoodies
School t-shirts and hoodies are available for both kids and adults! Please contact at sandi@staugustinemontessori.com with your style and size requests as soon as possible!

Child and Adult: T-shirts: $12; Hoodies: $18
Nights of Lights Trolley Tour!
Hello SAPMS families! As a community event this year we have reserved three trolleys to charter us on a Nights of Lights tour. They will pick us up at  6 o'clock on December 5th  at the school. Children's tickets are $7 and adults will be $10. There will also be hot cocoa and cookies available. An order form to reserve your spot will be coming home this week!

St Augustine Makers Fest
Calling All Volunteers!

Join us on Monday, November 21 at 6:45 pm at SAPMS for a quick meeting for all volunteers that will be available to work at the event on December 11th. We will be discussing volunteering placement and procedures. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but will definitely be volunteering, please email us @ staugustinemakersfest@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Help get the word out!

More posters, flyers and cards will be distributed next week. These items will be available at pick up and we ask if you could take one or a stack and hang it up or bring it to businesses, libraries, etc. that you frequent.

Also, we have over 400 likes on our Facebook page already but we need more! Please share our event, like our page, and follow us on Instagram!





Silent Auction

Our silent auction volunteers are working hard visiting businesses, contacting people, collecting auction items and more but they need our help as many hands make light work! Do you frequent a business or know of someone who would like to donate to our silent auction? Every contribution helps! You can send them to our website at http://www.staugustinemakersfest.com/silent-auction/ to sign up online or collect the item and information and bring it to Sandi at the front office.

We are in need of these tabletop acrylic display frames or similar to fit an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. If you have one or more that we could borrow for the day of the Makers Fest please let us know? Thanks!!

Craft Donations!

Our Little Makers Craft Stations are in need of supplies. We'll have about 14 stations and need enough items to cover at least 200-300 crafts per station! Some of these items you may have around the house or if you are able to contribute monetarily (say $5-$10 or more) to help us purchase some of these materials, that would be fabulous too to help us towards our goal.

  • Mason Jars or Glass Jars for lanterns - we need a lot of these!
  • Tissue Paper - Variety but would prefer holiday colors
  • Silks - 12"x12" - One 50 yard silk bolt - White only
  • Construction paper - various colors
  • Glue - lots of glue! Glue sticks and Elmers Glue
  • Fabric - Variety - holiday colors
  • Fabric Ink - Black
  • Popsicle Sticks
  • Rubber bands
  • Plastic spoons
  • Markers
  • Yarn - Variety of colors and textures

If you have any questions about these items or have something you think we could use but not sure if we need it, please email us at staugustinemakersfest@gmail.com and we'll figure it out!

Please drop off these items to Sandi at the front office at your earliest convenience. Thank you!!

10' x 10' Pop Up Canopy Tents
Do you have tent that we can borrow for a day? We are in need of approx. 10 of them to be brought to the armory on morning of the event. Please email us at staugustinemakersfest@gmail.com if you can help us out.

More Volunteers Needed!

We also need lots of volunteers the day of the Makers Fest to work the kids craft tables, help with set up and clean up, supervise the inflatables, work at the front entrance, and more. Lots of service hours to be had this day! Volunteers can be family members and friends too! Volunteer T-shirts will be available but we need your shirt size so please remember to include that when you sign up.

Please sign up to volunteer today at: 

Please contact Jacquelyn at staugustinemakersfest@gmail.com  with any questions. 

Thank you in advance for help and support!

Passive Fundraisers
Here are some easy ways to donate money to SAPMS without going outside of your daily activities and money expenditures:

www.iGive.com and search for St. Augustine Public Montessori School, click on our name and complete the registration.

mightynest.com gives 15% of sales to SAPMS. Enter our zip code: 32084.

www.smile.amazon.com Saint Augustine Montessori Community Inc is listed as a benefactor. 0.5% of your purchase is donated to SAPMS.

With the Shoparoo app snap pictures of receipts to earn donations for SAPMS.

Box Tops - SAPMS earns 10 cents for each Box Top submitted. We have a box in the entry way of the office where you may drop the box tops or just send in with your child.

If you know of a passive fundraiser not listed here that would benefit our school please let us know!