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Principal's Message                                       October 6, 2017
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Exciting End to 1st Quarter!

The 2017-2018 school year started well!  We had so many exciting events at the end of the first quarter including Family Math Night, Preschool Ice Cream Social and community field trip, 3rd grade Red Ribbon Week with the Fountain Hills Coalition, the FHPTO Scholastic Book Fair, International Walk to School Day, and the Falcon Leaders' peanut butter drive for Puerto Rico.  We'll share more information and photos next time, but here are the end-of-September events first:

Family Math Night

MMES hosted its first annual Family Math Night on September 26.  Our goals were to help  parents better understand our math program "Bridges in Mathematics, the state math standards, and the 8 mathematical practices as well as having fun learning about math with the whole family!  

Thank you to all the parents who attended.  It was truly everything we had dreamed!  The teachers' hard work and ideas were amazing and the parent participation was outstanding.  It was great to see you all instantly engaged at various tables with our teachers.  Families seemed to be enjoying themselves and learning a lot.  Teachers got the chance to explain the "why" of what we do.  The atmosphere was so positive and "buzzing" with discussion and activity.

Thank you to all MMES staff including counselor Ms. Smart, the FHPTO for providing snacks and holding the book fair at the same time, and our generous donors for the Kindle Fires and bubble toys that several families won as door prizes.

 

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Preschool Ice Cream Social

One of our preschool program traditions is Preschool Ice Cream Social which we hosted on September 28.  Preschool families got to enjoy ice cream sundaes served by our preschool staff and play games with two wonderful high school volunteers.  Thank you, preschool staff, for bringing our preschool families together every year at the Ice Cream Social!

 
   


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Congratulations to our Kiwanis Terrific Kids
for the week of October 2-6!

Kindergarten: Bellatrix Lawrance
First Grade: Alexandra Ivie
Second Grade: Mia Garcia
Third Grade: Annabelle Hancock

 

Looking Ahead
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10/9/17-
10/13/17

Fall Break - no school
10/16/17-
10/20/17		 Fire Prevention Week
Student Council sells Smencils
10/16/17

School resumes & 2nd quarter starts

10/17/17 1:45-2:15: Fire Prevention assembly with FH Fire Department for 1st-3rd grade in multipurpose room
PS & K presentations will take place in classrooms on the days following
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Parent University: 1-2-3 Magic Part 3 with Mrs. Matus & Mrs. Cartagine
10/18/17
2:20: Student early release for staff professional development

10/19/17
 Banking Day
9:00-1:00: PS1-2 field trip to MacDonald's Ranch Pumpkin Patch in Scottsdale
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Parent University: 1-2-3 Magic Part 4 with Mrs. Matus & Mrs. Cartagine
10/20/17
 Falcon Friday: wear blue!

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