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Shaw Montessori Newsletter - August 4th, 2024

In This Issue

Principal Engdall
Laura Hildwein
Fall After-School Classes
Elementary Garden
Shaw PTA
Shaw Calendar
Meal Menus
District Information
School Hours & Contact Info

Principal Engdall

Greetings Shaw Montessori,

Welcome back!

Feeling the joy from the children at being back to school this week was incredible. Aside from a few tears shed by transitioning 1st graders there were smiles all around. Nerves, excitement and seeing old friends produced a lot of special magic!

As we transition the before and aftercare program from PEER to the YMCA (it will still be held on the Shaw campus) we will experience some growing pains as new folks bring a few new systems. Thank you in advance for your patience with us. Together, we will get it all smoothed out!

Shaw has always practiced “phone away for the day” when it comes to student cell phones. The systems in our upper elementary and middle school classrooms for students that carry phones are a morning check in system. Check in is an honor system. Should a student choose not check in their cell phone and are found using it during the instructional day, it will be confiscated and held in the office for parents/guardians to retrieve. We highly recommend that students not stow their cell phones in backpacks that are not secured. Phones and students are then reunited at the end of the day. It is the student’s responsibility to remember to pick up their phone at dismissal time.

In the unlikely event that you are planning on picking your student/s up early it must be prior to 3:10 on regular release days or 1:10 on early release days. Students will not be released after these times and will go through our typical end of day dismissal process. Should you have questions regarding this process, please see our front office staff.

Wishing you the best,

Principal Engdall

Laura Hildwein

Welcome back Shaw families!

Please reach out to me with any concerns or questions.

Fall After-School Classes

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori After-School Classes

Classes begin the week of Sept. 16 and end week of Dec. 9, 2024 unless otherwise noted.

Class times are from 3:40-4:40 unless otherwise noted.

Register for Chess, ABSi Spanish, Theater, Sewing, Soccer Shots, and Taiko Drumming directly with the vendor.

Sign up for Practice Club in the school office.

Monday: Chess Club with the Chess Emporium

Chess Club teaches a fun and exciting introduction to the game of chess. Club begins by teaching students how to play the game, chess openings, tactics, and endgames. Students will practice what they learn each week in games with their friends. Studies by major corporations have shown that chess can help students improve their math and verbal skills, creative abilities, and critical thinking abilities. Chess provides helpful insights into mathematics, visualization, analysis, and writing skills. Grades K-8 welcome. Room 415. Register at: chessemporium.com/clubs See attached flyer.

Free Demo During Lunch/Recess: Wednesday, 9/4/24

Start Date: 9/16/24

End Date: 12/9/24

Off Days: 10/7 (No School), 10/15 (No School), 11/11 (No School), & 11/25 (No School)

Total Weeks: 9

Tuition: $119

Monday: Sewing School

Cancelled

Monday: Practice Club

4th-8th grade Band, Strings, and Choir students can sign up for practice club. Students can work on any music they are studying in class, work with other students, prepare for auditions, and receive assistance from Mr. Pozo. Please sign up in the front office. Room 202/200. Club is from 3:50-4:50 and is FREE. Max students 10, waitlist for students registered after 10 enrollment met.

Tuesday: VYT Playmakers Jr.

VYT Playmakers Jr. at Shaw Montessori! Ages: K-2

In this creative class designed for young children, students will learn how to build their

own show from the ground up! Starting with the creative process, students will use

their imaginations to explore their interests and choose a playful theme as the basis

for their story. Based on that theme, students will work together to create their own

characters, explore the world of their story through dramatic play, and collaborate to

create their own original piece. From enchanted forests to space adventures to animal

safaris, our only limit is what we can IMAGINE.

September 17 - December 10, 2024| No class on 10/8 or 11/26

Cost: $220 for 11 Weeks

Register at: https://tinyurl.com/K2-Shaw-24

Tuesday: Soccer Shots

Soccer Shots Premier focuses on individual skill, fitness, and sportsmanship, providing an opportunity for children to be challenged through soccer skills, fun games, and team interaction. The curriculum for this program is created for school-age children. Children will also be introduced to competition in a developmentally appropriate manner.

This class meets on the field.

Dates: September 10 to December 10 | No Class: 10/8/24, 11/26/24

Time: 3:40PM - 4:15PM | 4:25PM - 5:00PM (for children that stay in afterschool program)

Ages: 5-8 Classic

Price: $180 | 12-week season

Free Fun Day: Tuesday August 27 at 3:40PM - 4:15PM

Enrollment Link (3:40PM - 4:15PM): https://phoenix.soccershots.com/pd/1343/shaw-montessori-school

Enrollment Link (4:25PM - 5:00PM): https://phoenix.soccershots.com/pd/1344/shaw-montessori-school

Wednesday: Taiko Japanese Drumming

Traditionally played in thousands of small communities and villages throughout Japan during festivals, ceremonies, and times of war, today Taiko is played in celebration of the human spirit, the need and desire for cooperation and teamwork, and for the joy of making music. (Min. enrollment 15, max 27)

Taiko provides children and adults of all ages the opportunity to:

· make powerful music within the first class

· learn and demonstrate the importance of cooperation and teamwork to create a finished product

· compare and contrast the cultures of Japan and the United States; their similarities and differences and their relationship with one another throughout history

· learn, produce and use the advanced musical concepts of rhythm, fractions, beat, patterns and synchronization.

· become increasingly aware of the power and abilities of one’s body to produce specific and intricate movements and musical rhythms

· explore the importance and significance of Taiko, and the arts in general and how the arts affect a person’s outlook on life, perception of self and their culture

Dates: September 18 to December 11 | No Class: 10/16/24, 11/13/24

Time: 1:45pm – 2:45pm to be held on the stage

Price: $135 Registration info on flyer or at www.fushichodaiko.com/montessori

Wednesday: Spanish Club with ABSi Spanish, LLC

ABSí is an interactive Spanish program that teaches students basic vocabulary including numbers, colors, animals and more. Students learn common phrases through hands-on activities that involve art, music, and educational games. This eleven-week session will focus on everyday phrases needed for everyday situations (i.e. ¿Cómo se dice___?” “¿Dónde está el baño? “Necesito ayuda” and more). Kindergarten through fifth graders welcome! Rooms 302 and 442. Register at: www.absispanish.com/montessori-augustus-shaw See attached flyer.

Wednesdays after school

September 18 - December 11, 2024| No class on 10/9, 10/16, or 11/27

Time 1:40-2:40

Cost: $175 for 11 Weeks

Thursday: VYT Playmakers

VYT Playmakers at Shaw Montessori!

Ages: 3rd Grade and Up

In this creative class, students will learn how to build a play from the

ground up! Starting with the writing process, students will find out what it

takes to go from brainstorming, to writing, to editing and revising an

original play. As an ensemble, students will then audition, cast, rehearse

and perform in their own piece. Explore the world of theatre through

every angle with this fun-filled class!

Thursdays Afterschool

September 19 - December 12, 2024| No class on 10/10 or 11/28

Cost: $220 for 11 Weeks

Register at: https://tinyurl.com/Shaw3andup

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Elementary Garden

Greetings!

We’re back! It’s great to see everyone back on campus. It was a long and lonely summer here at Shaw. We have tons of great things planned for this year in the garden. We will host a couple parent workdays and a native planting day. The following dates are on the calendar:

· September 14th (native planting day)

· September 28th (parent workday)

· December 3rd & 5th (holiday concert afterparty)

· February 22nd (2nd parent workday)

You can access the volunteer signup site by clicking on this link: https://signup.com/group/1135044326099

There is little to report this week. The garden is a jungle of watermelon vines, purslane, and basil. Our first lesson will be on purslane. We will be making a purslane and cucumber salad recipe from Chris Bianco. The first day of garden classes will be on 08/12. In the meantime, middle school is helping beautify the campus. They helped drag tree limbs onto the basketball court and they will begin their work in the garden furrows on Monday.

We are always seeking coffee grounds, seeds, aluminum cans and MASON JARS. PLEASE, NO MORE EGGSHELLS. If you have anything that might benefit our garden program, please contact me via email. Otherwise, the front table outside of the office is our designated drop-off location for garden essentials.

james.obrien-moench@phxschools.org

Enjoy your weekend!

Mr. Moench

Shaw PTA

As the new PTA President, I welcome you all back for another school year. I’m Lauren Marie Kutsko, and I’m excited to work with this wonderful community. This is my 11th year at the school. My oldest graduated last year and will be starting at North IB, and I have an 8th grader and a 6th grader this year.

If you are new to the community, welcome! Please don’t feel like you need to do everything this year. Settle in, look around, and make some friends. There will be plenty for you to do when you’re ready.

My email is president@shawmontessoripta.com. Reach out with any questions—no question is too small, and if I don’t know the answer, we’ll find out together.

For veteran families who haven’t found a way to participate or would like to explore more ways to support Shaw, let me know. I’d be glad to find something that suits your schedule and interests.

Looking forward to a great year together!

Lauren Marie Kutsko
PTA President

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