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Dates to Remember
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No More
Soup-er Tuesdays
Thank you Jessica and Helen for our Awesome Fundraiser!
Wednesdays
Work Share Wednesday
(join after school for a student led tour of the
classroom and your child's work)
Pizza Friday!
Art on the Go
Each Tuesday
April 7
School Photo Orders Due
April 10
Equal Exchange
Money Due
April 10
Ms. Jen
Guana Field Trip
April 13
Remaining Lower El Guana Field Trip
April 14
No School
Yearbook Ads Due
April 15
Spring Cleaning
8-12 pm
April 18
Meet Ms. Ann Potluck 5:30- 7pm
April 20
Yearbook Orders Due
April 25
Art Show & Sale
5-7 pm
May 1-7
1st Annual Screen Free Week
Calendar changes:
NO half days
April 5 & 6
Final Semester Conferences will be held in the beginning of May
*Reminder:
ALL 4-6 grade students need headphones or earbuds in a clear plastic bag labeled with their name for testing next week to be returned home when testing is complete.
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| Search for squares that lead to cubes of the jeweled tower. It took three days to complete! |
Thankfully we received some well needed rain this week. Do you or your children ever play in the rain? It is a lot of fun and not messy- just wet. If you've never played in the rain, I encourage you and your child to try it next time.
April 15th we will host a Spring Cleaning Day school wide. There are lots of jobs around campus that could use your help. Inside and outside tasks available. Please come any time between 8am & 12pm. Many families still need to complete volunteer hours. You're welcome to bring extra hands- grandparents, older children, neighbors- to double or triple your hours! Just a reminder that your family must complete a minimum of 20 hours in order to return next year per your parent contract.
In support of our upcoming Screen Free week, you will be receiving informative articles on how screens affect your child and family.
According to recent studies, excessive use of the screen can result in:
- Obesity
- Sleep disorders
- Behavioral issues
- Lack of social skills
- Less time for physical activities and play
Here are some things you can do to encourage healthy screen time in your home:
- Set the example: It may be hard to model for many parents but we all know children do what they see. If they see you reading a book, they are likely to do so as well. And if they see you watching television, they will too.
- Set time limits: It will be much easier to limit children's exposure to the screen if appropriate times are set aside for television, video games, and iPads.
- Encourage them to participate in other activities: Set aside time for unplugged activities such as reading, board games, and physical play.
- Interact with children: It might be easier for most parents to just turn on the TV for their children but parenting requires much more. Listen to children, observe them and be involved in their lives.
- Observe changes in children's behavior: Television and the internet have an immediate impact on children. So keep a lookout for any aggressive, impatient, selfish, and irritable behavior.
- Keep screens in a common area: Keep TV out of children's bedrooms and ask them to charge their devices outside of the room at night. Studies show that in addition to the obvious distractions, just the glow from these devices disrupts sleep patterns.
- Eliminate background noise: Most families keep the television on during meal times. However, meal times are an important opportunity for the whole family to connect and talk. Eating dinner while watching television also affects the children's eating habits which may eventually lead to weight issues. So make it a rule to turn off the TV during when no one is watching; instead, protect your coveted family time.
It may seem like an "impossible" battle, but the less you and your children depend on digital devices, the easier it will become. And trust me, in the end. it will be worth the effort!
We are so grateful you all are here. Thank you for your continued support through volunteerism, financial contributions and positive word of mouth in our community.
Blessings!
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SAPMS Historians
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Yearbook club putting final touches on our theme for the year. Thank you Monique for leading our students.
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SAPMS Historians is a school club that meets once a week with students from both Upper and Lower EL. They are the same students that have been bringing you the SAPMS Turtle Times. And this year, with the help of parent volunteers, they are also excitedly and diligently putting the yearbook together too.
Included in the yearbook is the continuing tradition of offering ad space. This is a great fundraiser and a wonderful way to join in celebrating the many accomplishments of our students. This also gives our school families & businesses the opportunity to advertise their local businesses in the yearbook, allowing us to better support our community.
Below are the price points for Business Ads and Student Recognitions:
* Full Page (8.5 x 11) Advertisement - $125
* 1/2 (8.5 x 5.5) Page Advertisement - $75
* 1/4 (4.25 x 5.5) Page Advertisement - $50
* 1/8 (4.25 x 2.275) Advertisement - $35
Deadline for ad purchases and all artwork is Friday, April 14th.
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Passive Fundraisers
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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!
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