Where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs.
IMA’s DEEP meeting is this Tuesday, the 23rd, from 5:30-6:30. But be sure and stay for the FTO (Family/Teacher Organisation) meeting, from 6:30-7:30.
Our FTO meeting will focus on how to support IMA as we move forward into our new Public Charter phase.
Come join us for this exciting time in IMA’s history!
Dear IMA Families,
Hopefully this finds you well and echoing our news of celebration regarding IMA becoming a public school in 2018!
As our school community turns towards positive changes of public access, we welcome the opportunity to do the heavy lifting this transition will require. This effort will be the collaboration of our existing school community as well as the growing student body and their families.
Can you please help the school with the following items:
Please let us know if you have any questions. We are here to listen and help in any way that we can.
Dear ParentsI am Nicky Mondroski — mom of Evie, Finn and William and the lead parent on our scholarship fundraising event, Race to the Finn! October 7th is the 5th annual Race to the Finn at Burrows Park. We will have a 1mile, 5k and 10k race available and cost $25, $40 and $70 to walk or run. The race is named in honor of our son, Finnegan, who passed away on January 5th, 2013 from cancer and all proceeds go towards the Finnegan Ringdroski Scholarship.
1. We need more sponsors. Would your workplace like to donate $100? Their logo would appear on our race t-shirts. They can also throw in flyers or coupons into our race bags if they would like.
2. Ask your local veterinarian, dentist or chiropractor. It is affordable advertising for them.
3. Come to the race and participate! You can sign up here. This week, your children will receive an envelope that people can put donations in (and if your child raises the $25 for the mile — you don’t have to pay the admission fee).
4. Volunteer at the race. We will need help picking up donations (one is Ale Asylum beer!), setting up for the event and cheering on our kids!
Below is my Ask Letter that I take to businesses. If you want to know who has been asked, let me know. There is a list of 25 businesses already.
Thank you for all your help!
Nicky
Dear IMA Family & Friends:
Please join the Isthmus Montessori Academy Adolescent Community for a STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics) Fair on Wednesday, March 1, at 1:00 in the Adolescent classroom.
IMA’s Adolescent Students will present their original research and inventions, mathematics and biology projects, and research on historical and contemporary scientists.
We’ll also be serving science-themed snacks.
We hope you will stop by and take a look at what we’ve been learning!
Next week (February 28 at 5:30 pm), IMA will be hosting another of our DEEP Meetings. The topic for this meeting is “Skills Every 18 Year Old Should Have.”
As you know, childcare and dinner are provided for kids. Refreshments provided for adults. This meeting is FREE and open to the public. Please join us!
It’s re-enrollment time!
You should have received information about both re-enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year and enrollment for the IMA 2017 Summer Program. If you have not, please see Mr. Chet.
The re-enrollment time for current IMA families ends on February 27th. Details are included in a letter found included with enrollment agreements.
Many new families are waiting to enroll, so it’s very important to get your paperwork in by February 27 to guarantee a spot next year. Thank you!
The Adolescent Community would like to invite you to our upcoming events:
Presentation on Ancient Greece
Friday, December 16, 8:30 AM and 2:00 PM
Adolescent Holiday Sale
featuring handmade decorations, gifts, crafts, and festive music
Monday–Friday, December 19–23, 3:00–3:30 PM
We hope you can join us for presentations on various aspects of Ancient Greece — we’ve learned a lot in our History and Humanities seminar this semester and would love to share what we’ve learned with you!
Students and adults are welcome to come to our Holiday Sale. Items will be a range of prices and will make perfect gifts and decorations for your holidays.
Please contact Ms. Allison with any questions!
Best wishes,
The IMA Adolescent Community
Dear IMA Families
December’s DEEP meeting is a book discussion. We have chosen the book, The Element, written by Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D. Our staff read this book at the beginning of the year and it led to many thought provoking and insightful discussions. Robinson’s writing is witty and inspirational as he shares the experiences of people who have found their element, the place where your natural gifts and your aspirations ignite your work. Each Montessori prepared environment provides a place where students can delve into their work with focus and concentration for longer and longer periods of time.
Please join us in reading The Element and then, meeting to discuss the book with others on December 20th at 5:30 pm. As always, refreshments and childcare will be provided. The PTO meeting will follow at 6:30 pm.
Please mark your calendars for Isthmus Montessori Academy’s (IMA) semi-annual Souper Supper fundraiser. This community event helps raise money for items or programs needed at our school as well as charities in our community.
When?
Our first Souper Supper will be on Thursday, December 8 from 5-7 pm.
Where?
The Souper Supper will be held at Isthmus Montessori Academy, 1402 Pankratz Street, Madison.
What is the Souper Supper?
As parents and friends drink their delicious soup, IMA students and staff present their arguments for which program, item, or charity should receive the money collected from entry fees to the supper. In addition to hearing about the different programs at IMA, the event also provides elementary and adolescent students the opportunity to write and make a presentation, as well as begin to understand ways they can work to help the community. For example, previously, guests at the Souper Supper voted to support the IMA adolescent program’s urban farm, which made the local news when it was completed!
Isthmus Montessori is also working toward being the first public Montessori school in Madison. Our goal is to give all children, regardless of their socio or economic background, access to the many benefits of a Montessori education. Every bit of support for our programs helps strengthen our school and move us towards achieving this goal. In addition to being a fun way to meet others in the school community, this is a great opportunity for you to invite friends and family who may not know about IMA!
Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Georgia Lieber or Courtney Seidel.
We hope you and your family will attend!
Best wishes,
IMA PTO
Come join us for IMA’s Running Club! We meet in the IMA Great Hall on Thursday mornings at 8:15 am. We run on the sidewalk, and three laps equals 1 mile. Most students run/walk one to three laps, so we finish by about 8:40 am.
The best way to show our children that we value exercise is to do it with them.
All are welcome; we all run or walk at our own pace.