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Important Dates
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9/17
K-3rd Grade Conditioning Club
3-4pm
9/20
4th-6th Grade
Conditioning Club
3-4pm
9/23
Best of Both Worlds 5k& Fun Run
9am
10/5
Read-In: Glacier & Everglades
8:15-8:45am
First Pizza Friday!
10/11
Bring Your Parents to School Night
6:30-7:30pm
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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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Community Building...and the start of Work Cycles!
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"Kindness is peace, h
ugs, kisses, smiles, playing, following the rules, and making friends."
~ Adiyah, 3rd year student
community project about kindness
As we close out week two of the 2018/19 School Year it's exciting to note that alongside the important ongoing work of community building, mini-Montessori Work Cycles were in play this week!
The work cycle - a critical component to the Montessori setting - is a three-hour period of time when students to focus on their academic expectations. During work-cycle the students practice what they have learned, and are often introduced to new concepts.
Please enjoy some photographs below of the creative projects and activities related to the important work of community building, as well as other moments from the week.
It was GREAT to see so many of you at our 2018/19 Open House. That event is geared toward discussions around classroom operations - details large and small about your children's school day and the expectations at the various levels. Mark your calendar now for next month's Bring a Parent to School Night on October 11th, one of the most important nights of the year! On that you will play the role of student, as your child/children walk you through a mini work cycle. There will be plenty of 'ah-ha!' moments for you as you come to understand aspects of the unique Montessori approach which you have chosen for your child/children.
A reminder that our Read Ins will begin in October. Please take a moment to review the Read In Schedule to know which Friday morning of the month your child's classroom will have the 8:15-8:45am Read In!
- 1st Friday of each month: Glacier & Everglades
- 2nd Friday of each month: Acadia, Yosemite & Zion
- 3rd Friday of each month: Denali & Olympic
 Sending a HUGE thank you to
Hind Bashier for a yummy platter of falafel enjoyed by staff during our first Professional Development Day of the year. Hind takes the lead on our
Hospitality Committee which organizes catered luncheons for staff on Early Release Days and also helps us welcome new families and visitors to the school. Sending a another gigantic should out to
Amanda Gerardi who has been working non-stop in preparation for the
3rd
And thanks to
so many of you
who have filled out our
Count Me In!
forms to let us know more about you and how you'd like to lend a hand to support our school, staff and students. If you haven't had the chance to fill out the form yet, please click here to download it and then please return it to school.
"To be kind means...that you have integrity,
you have kindness and honesty."
~ Natalie, 5th year student,
community project about kindness
At the end of their day, our Kinder students add small items - bucket fillers - into the classroom's kindness bucket to account for each action of kindness they experienced during their day.
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Safety First!
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A few important reminders for pick up and drop off:
- Please approach and depart the school parking lot with extreme care. There are often cars moving in many directions and with you help and care everyone can remain safe!
- Please be mindful of any direction by staff during drop off and pick up.
- Please do NOT use the Union Leader's parking lot as a short cut to turn around and approach the circle. Please go all the way to the back of the building, after making a left at the stop sign, as per the designated route.
- If you have arrived for drop off AFTER 8:30am, please park in the parking lot and walk your child in to school.
- If you are arriving late after dismissal has been completed, please park your car and come in to retrieve your child/children.
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From the Front Office
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Please click
here
to view our
2018-19 Family Handbook
! Once you have read it with your child, please
sign and return
this form
to the from office
by next Friday, September 21st
Please be sure that your phone number and address we have on file is up to date! Not sure? Please check in with Roxanne by email or by phone. A reminder that our emergency message system utilizes your cell phone, home phone and/or email addresses on file, so it is imperative that they be kept up to date. Thanks!
Please also be aware that we will soon be distributing the
2018/19 MFCS Family Directory. Our enrollment forms kept in your child's student folder included a question regarding inclusion in the Directory. ONLY those who agree to be included will have access to the Directory.
A reminder that we ask ALL of our MFCS families to complete the
Free & Reduced Paperwork
sent home last week. We aim each year to have 100% reporting. We are able to access funds in support of our at risk kids. If you haven't yet returned the form, please do! Need another copy? Please contact Susanne.
Please help us learn more about you, your strengths and interests and how you can help make this our best year yet! Please c
lick
here
to view the
Count Me In Form.
Hannaford continues to help us raise funds via their Hannaford Helps Program. All collected school dollars, must be turned in to the Hannaford Store on Hanover Street in Manchester, or you can drop your receipts here and we will drop them off for you.
This is an easy way for Mill Falls Families & Friends to help support for our School! If you have any questions or want to know more about this program, please click
here
.
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Important Busing Info for our Bus Families
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If your child takes the bus, please read over
Manchester School District's
Transportation Policy
then complete
If you would like to know the
location of the bus
because it is running late or you're not sure if it has serviced your child's bus stop OR if you'd like a
time estimate of the arrival of the bus
, please call the Manchester Transit Authority
at (603) 623-8801 ext. 5
. We do not have that information here at school.
Please remember if you'd like to request a bus route change
or have any general busing questions/concerns
, please contact
the Front Office
at (603) 232-5176 or [email protected].
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Pizza Friday Kicks Off in October!
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 Today in backpacks, we have sent home the
October and November Pizza Friday Form
(printed on orange colored paper)
. Please review, complete and return the forms to your child's teacher along with exact change or a check for your order.
Thanks to
Pizza Man for once again partnering with us for this program and a shout out to MFCS Parent, Sarah Duffley, who works with the Upper Elementary students to organize the orders and hone their math, accounting and organizational skills.
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Annual Family Fun Run & Road Race Next Weekend!
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J
OIN US NEXT SUNDAY!
3rd Annual
Best of Both Worlds
Family Fun & Road Race
Sunday, September 23rd
Fun begins at 9am!
THANK YOU to the families who pledged their support by being T-shirt sponsors and to those of you who have signed up so far. But there is still plenty of room for participation! If you haven't registered yet, please do by clicking here.
We need YOU to make the event a true success. Please review this Sign Up to see what you can do to help out!
MFCS Annual
Conditioning Club
Our Fun Run & Road Race event is always accompanied by our
Conditioning Club
! Next week is our final week of the Club. Students
registered for the Best of Both Worlds event can join the club for free.
For those who are not
yet
registered
, the charge is $10 for two sessions.
Here is the schedule, organized by age:
* K- 3rd Grade Conditioning Club:
Monday, Sept. 17th from 3-4pm
* 4th-6th Grade Conditioning Club:
Thursday, Sept. 21 from 3-4pm
Please click here to view the flyer & paper registration.
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Interested in First Lego League for 2018?
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 For the last three years, Mill Falls has had a
First Lego League Team, managed and led by parent volunteers. The Team's previous leader, MFCS Parent Celestia Lensky, has shared the following information about the League to help gauge interest among current MFCS
Families of students in our Upper Elementary Program (grades 4-6). Please note, the Team will need a new Lead Volunteer Coordinator this year, as Celestia will only be able to serve as an assistant leader this year. To learn more about the program,
please read the following and send any questions to Celestia.
What is FIRST LEGO LEAGUE?
Tomorrow's innovators practice imaginative thinking and teamwork. Guided by two or more adult Coaches, FIRST LEGO League* teams (up to 10 members, grades 4-8), research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution.
They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS®, then compete on a table-top playing field.
It all adds up to tons of fun while they learn to apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts (STEM), plus a big dose of imagination, to solve a problem.
Along their journey, they develop critical thinking and team-building skills, basic STEM applications, and even presentation skills, as they must present their solutions with a dash of creativity to judges. They also practice the Program's Core Values, which emphasize discovery, teamwork and good sportsmanship.
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Montessori Moments...
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Who are you and who am I? Above, a project completed by the Everglades Classroom; below, students in Olympic playing a name game.
At our 2018/19 Open House, each classroom teacher shared information about classroom structure and plans, as well as projects the students have completed thus far. Our Special Education Team were also on hand with information for parents.
Self-portraits displayed at the Open House.
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