Say "Aloha" to Summer...
The end of the school year is almost here! We hope that it has been a fun and educational experience for all of our students. It has been extremely rewarding for us to see these students grow and change throughout the year. Now, its time to reward them for all their hardwork by celebrating our End of the Year Party! On Wednesday, June 8th, first grade will have a Hawaiian luau to welcome the summer. The celabration will take place in the outdoor pavillion. We will be barbecuing some delicious hot dogs and burgers while the students participate in a variety of games and activities and even a wildlife show! Students should bring a school appropriate bathing suit, flip flops, and a towel as there will be some water activities. (Please remember to pack a change of clothes for your child to change into after the celebration. We are asking each parent to send $15.00 to their child's homeroom teacher to cover the cost of food, decorations, and the show! Please send the payment by Wednesday, May 25th so that we can start the preparations for the big day!
(3 volunteer hours will be awarded for donating to our party).
Please send in a self addressed stamped envelope with your child's name on it so that you may receive your child's 4th quarter report card. This envelope must be brought in by Friday, June 3rd
Volunteer Opportunities
*Water bottles
*Capri Suns
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On Thursday, May 19th we will be hosting Career Day at our school. Your child may come dressed up representing a career of their choice for $1.00.
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First grade will be hosting a Mother's day breakfast on Friday, May 6th. If you wish to attend please send $5.00 with your child by Wednesday (which will include breakfast for Mom as well as your son/daughter). The breakfast will begin at 9:00.
Volunteer Opportunity (needed by Tuesday)
*Bag of popsicle sticks
*Box of black sharpies
(Please let me know if you will be able to bring in any of these items)
Next Wednesday (May 11th) we will be celebrating our Bookabration celebration!! Please make sure your son/daughter comes dressed uop in their pirate gear to represent the book "How I Became a Pirate".
Mater Gardens Academy will be having their annual Spring Carnival on Saturday May 14th. All access fun passes are available for presale for only $15. (Please note: Funpasses will NOT be sold the day of the carnival). Attraction tickets will be $1.00 at the Carnival and the number of tickets per attraction will vary.
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Our class will be celebrating Earth day on Thursday, April 21st. We will be learning about the different ways we can help protect the natural resources on our planet Earth. One of the ways we can conserve our resources is by reusing items that would be otherwise thrown away.
Project: Have your child choose an item that can be recycled, such as a milk carton, can, bottle, egg carton, etc. Together, turn it into something "new". For example, make a pencil holder from a can or a bird feeder from a milk jug. Invite your child to decorate the item.
These projects will be due on Thursday, April 21st. They will be presented in class. Your child should be able to explain what the item previously was and what they did to turn it into something new. This project will be worth one grade in science and one grade in social studies.
***Volunteer opportunities: We are in desperate need of Copy paper and tissue paper!!!
***There is no school on Friday, April 22nd.
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**Next week our class will be taking the SAT test. They will be taking the reading portion on Tuesday, April 12th and the math portion of the test on Wednesday, April 13th. Please make sure that your son/daughter is present and ON TIME (our class door will be closed and locked at exactly 8:30 a.m.). If your child is not in class before that time they will have to take the test on the make up date. Please make the necessary arrangements to ensure that your child is present and on time.
Also, please make sure that your son/daughter gets plenty of rest the night before as ewell as a healthy breakfast to help them concentrate and do their best on the test.
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The SAT is about 2 weeks away (April 12th). We are preparing for the SAT test in class. Your child is reading passages on their own and answering questions relating to the passage. In addition, we are covering several different concepts for the next 2 weeks in Math in order to prepare for the variety of questions that will be given on the SAT test. Please review your child's math homework with them in order to make sure that they understand the skills and concepts that will so that they can do their absolute best on the test. Thank you for your help and cooperation!!
** NO SCHOOL Monday, April 4th (Teacher Planning Day)
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Parents, if you have any pictures of the year's activities such as field trips, hispanic heritage, United Way, etc... please put them in a picture CD or email them to me by Thursday at JMedina@matergardens.com so that we can put them in the school yearbook. Thank you so much!
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IMPORTANT: PARENTS PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR CHILD'S MATH CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK IN THEIR BOOKBAGS. MANY STUDENTS ARE COMING UNPREPARED TO CLASS AND IT IS CAUSING US TO LOSE VALUABLE LEARNING TIME AS WELL AS INK IN OUR PRINTER. STUDENTS WHO ARE UNPREPARED WILL BE PULLING THEIR CARD. STUDENTS WHO CONSTANTLY COME UNPREPARED WILL BE GETTING A DETENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
I would like to thank all the students and parents who worked so hard on their landform diorama projects. The projects turned out beautifully and the students were proud and excited to present their projects as well as to look at their classmate's projects.
Our school is collecting box tops for Education! The student who collects the most amount of box tops for the month of March gets a special treat!
Spring Pictures will be taken on March 9th. Students purchasing the pictures may dress up in their favorite Spring clothing for the pictures. Students who do not purchase pictures must wear their school uniform.
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Autism Awareness Week
Mater Gardens Academy will hold fundraising activities February 22nd- 25th to raise money for Autism Awareness. We ask you to join us in raising money for this very important cause that is very dear to our MGA family. In order to involve our students and make it fun and worthwhile, we have designated certain days of the week to raise funds. In addition, we will be selling Autism T-shirts for $12.00. Please send money and order forms to your child's teacher. Students will be able to wear their Autism T-shirt with jeans for $1.00 every Friday for the month April in support of Autism Awareness month. All proceeds will be going to Autism speaks.
If you would like to donate, please visit:
http://walk.autismspeaks.org/miami/materacademyinc
Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity!!
Tuesday: Mix and Match Day $1.00 donation
Wednesday: Sports Shirt Day $1.00 donation
Thursday: Pajama Day $1.00 donation
Friday: Autism Shirt and Jeans $1.00 donation
**The students who do not participate and who do not donate must wear their school uniform***
Thank you parents for donating your time and goodies to help mak
e our Valentine celebration a success!!