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Lula and Mya Raise Funds for SAPMS
Lula Chapman, one of our 2nd year students, decided to share her birthday with SAPMS. Instead of receiving birthday gifts she asked all of her guests to donate to her school. Thanks, Lula, for your gift to us! And Belated Happy Birthday!
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Mya Hamlin, a first year student who is, like Lula, in Miss Charlene's class is another young fund-raiser. She started collecting for the SAPMS Hurricane Recovery Fund since July. Thank you, Mya!
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St. Augustine Montessori Hurricane Recovery Fund
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We have barely begun to recover from the losses our school incurred from Hurricane Matthew. Please come to our Generosity website,
DONATE any amount, and SHARE the link (not just Like) with your friends and family and APPEAL to them. Let's follow the examples of our students and make it our personal crusade!
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Solar Eclipse Parties
Several SAPMS families attended solar eclipse parties where the children participated in several activities on Monday.
Above: The kids making moon sand while watching the NASA website stream of the eclipse when clouds rolled in.
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Pio, from Mr. Price's class and Maya, from Ms. Kim's enjoyed clearer skies in Greer, SC, and watched the eclipse' progress with camera obscuras. They were able to look up under totality at the 'black hole sun'. Above is a photo-illustration by their dad, Endo, of how it looked. (There's another photo-illustration of Montessori as well near the end of this newsletter).
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...Of course, the teachers were as excited as the children to see the solar eclipse.
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August 30, Wednesday
Community Meeting, 6 pm
September 4, Monday
Labor Day, Student / Teacher Holiday
September 5, Tuesday
Board Meeting, 6 pm
September 21, Thursday
International Day of Peace
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As a Montessorian it is my responsibility to reinforce the work that creates peace in our communities and as a person who has dealt with racism their entire life, it is also my job to reiterate that it still exists in our communities as well as in our schools. We know that children of all ages followed the events that occurred in Charlottesville and they have questions; some may feel traumatized.
As we embark on a brand new school year, I urge you to make these events in history as important as the math and/ or reading assignments you teach. We, as educators do this work because we believe it can make a difference for our children, and now more than ever it is the time to act on this belief. As Dr. Maria Montessori wrote, “When individuals develop normally, they plainly feel a love not only for things, but for all living creatures. This love is not something that was taught; it is the natural result of leading the right kind of life… Love is not the cause but the effect of the normal development of the individual.” Remember that the education you provide for your students can and will change the world, but ask yourself, “are you combatting hatred in your classrooms and sending the message of peace?”
-- Miss J wrote this for the National Educational Advocacy, of which she is the Board Chair.
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Let's Communicate:
Remind App
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Download the
Remind
App to stay in touch with your children's teachers and Sandi in the office. If your child is going to be absent, for example, you can send a note to Ms. Kim's class and to the SAPMS Office as well.
(Puzzler: What's wrong with this picture?)
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Here are some easy ways to donate money to SAPMS without going outside of your daily activities and money expenditures:
Go to
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!
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