Such A Great First Week!

Good morning MV,

It has been a great first week. We have been exploring our classroom spaces inside and out, reconnecting with friends and making new ones, figuring out new routines and thinking a lot about what it means to be part of a Montessori community. We are off to a great start.

Here are a few things to know....

• Aug. 29 Labor Day Weekend Begins- No School

• Aug. 19-21 All Staff return for "Teacher Days" (community building, classroom set up, planning and professional development)

• Sept. 1 Labor Day- No School

• Sept. 6 Plymouth Town-wide Yard Sale FC Fundraiser at the Speare employee parking lot on the corner of Langdon and Cummings Streets

• Sept. 11 MVCS Open House (evening), LE 5-5:45, UE/MS 6-6:45 (Parents and Caregivers only)

• Sept. 16 (In person-Virtual) Board Of Trustees Meeting at 5:30pm. All are Welcome! Here is the link.... https://ccsnh.zoom.us/j/94547458789#success

• Sept. 17 Half day Dismissal at 11:45am for Professional Development, No ASP

• Sept. 23 FC Meeting 3:15 in xxxx

There is a new black drop box located at the top of the Burrow office stairs. ALL ASP payments, back to school enrollment papers (eg. Acknowledgement of Risk, Family Handbook) should be placed in an envelope and turned in/dropped off there. This new procedure will applie to both LE and UE. We recognize that this is an extra step for our Lower El families. The box is easily accessible at UE. The Admin team will no longer collect these items at Drop Off or Pick Up. This new step/policy will ensure important documents and payments get where they need to go. Thanks!

If you still have have a current/open ASP balance from 2024-2025, please know that you will not be able to start in ASP next week until your balance is paid in full. If you have a question about your balance, please contact Alfie. right away.

UE/MS families please know that arriving before 2:30 for Pick Up creates a long and dangerous line into the street. A 2:30 and later is best. Thanks!

Morning beverages- We know that mornings can be a tough start, a DD and/or Aroma Joe's run can make all the difference. We are asking all families/ students to please make sure that you are finishing your drinks and last bites before getting out for drop off in the morning.

LE Drop Off Notes

*Families please make sure your student is ready to jump out of the car at Drop Off. If you need a little more time to tie shoes, finish breakfast, gather belongings please use the loop at the bottom of the hill.

*It is rolling drop off. Our goal is for parents/caregivers to stay in the car when possible.

*Also, please pull up to the cone and as close to the car in front of you as possible.

Thank you to everyone who came to help out at the Saturday Clean Up! It was fun to be together and the school looks amazing. From beautiful new hooks, splinter free railings, fresh paint, new storage and functioning toilets... we are over the moon!

We hope everyone is settling into their new school routines and is off to a wonderful beginning of a new school year.

The Family Committee's first fundraiser is fast approaching- the Plymouth town-wide yard sale on Saturday, September 6th.

For this annual event, MVCS runs a community yard sale this year Speare Hospital has allowed us to setup in their employee parking lot on the corner of Langdon St & Cummings St. You can help in TWO ways:

1. Donate some high quality items to the yard sale!

We will NOT accept adult clothes, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, or books. If you are cleaning out your clothes and books, please consider donating them to Ladders Thrift Store in Plymouth.

Hot sale items- everything in at least 'very good condition': children's clothes and footwear, furniture, baby items, pretend play toys, sports equipment (not old or dated), pet items, newer kitchen equipment, newer electronic equipment.

FYI- the Family Committee will be hosting a Winter Gear Swap in October for our families. Please hold on to any gently used boots, coats, hats, snow pants, etc. for our swap, so that families can "fill in the gaps" for their kids' winter apparel.

Family Committee will begin collecting items the morning of Tuesday, September, 2nd - Friday, September 5th. A trailer will be parked in the far left corner of the Upper El parking lot, please only leave items on the trailer. Oftentimes, one parent can collect items from multiple families and make a drop-off-- if this is you, post on the MVCS family Facebook page!

After the yard sale, we make every attempt to donate the remaining items; however, oftentimes our local resale shops are overwhelmed with donations and will turn donations away, thus sending them to the dump. SO, please be mindful of your donations- we're looking for gently used, high quality items that we have a good chance of selling.

2. Volunteer at the yard sale

Meet new people and work some of your volunteer hours! We need people to help set up, sell, and clean up. Please see the attached sign- up sheet if you think you can help out for an hour or two (times are noted on spreadsheet). This year the trailer needs to be removed from the parking lot at the end of the day and brought back to MVCS parking lot; donations can be taken to Ladders (or saved for winter gear sale or returned) on Wednesday 9/10 the following week.

In the past, the children of volunteers have run a small bake sale or lemonade stand in concert with the yard sale. If you have a child who would be interested in participating in a lemonade stand this year, please sign them up along with you.

Yard Sale Sign Up

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Yours,

Jen Foley & Sarah Noel

FC Co-Chairs

mvcsfamilycommittee@gmail.com

Hello all, welcome back!

For those who have not met me, my name is Linda Williams. I have worked at MVCS for four years; this will be my second year as a Special Education Teacher for grades 1-3 and Student Support Specialist. In my latter role, I support teaching teams across both schools in the implementation of positive discipline practices and in recommending executive functioning tools. I help teachers with observations and data collection as needed.

If you are interested in learning more about positive discipline, you can check out this link: https://www.positivediscipline.com/about-positive-discipline.

My office is in the Train Car located on the Lower El Campus. I am happy to meet, send me an email and we will plan a time.

Best,

Linda Williams

Our beautiful and unique school pictures are scheduled with, MVCS Assistant, and photographer Jim Napier for the morning of Thursday, October 2nd with a makeup/ rain date of Tuesday, October 7th. Families will be able to view the pics online. And, Thursday, October 16th will be the retake day if needed. Students will be photographed in our outdoor classrooms and everyone will receive a complimentary class picture.

Please print and complete the order form attached below, or ask us to give you a hard copy, and return it and your payment in full, to the black box at the top of the steps in the Burrow by Friday, September 26th.

Let me know if you have any questions!

angela@mountainvillagecharterschool.org

We have a great Animals on Campus policy. MV loves dogs! We have pups on campus occasionally through the year. We have a procedure that we follow for dogs to be here. It includes updated vaccines, grooming, community notification and more. If you have any questions at all please reach out.

Toolie (see pic) will be here on Tuesdays and Thursdays this Fall. She will be in a designated area in an office space and on a leash at all times. Signs will be clearly posted on office doors as always. We will take walks through campus to visit everyone and there will be a schedule for interested students to have a little supervised time with her. In November, she will be an official Therapy Dog! Here is our Therapy Dog policy.

Here is the August Head of School Report. Let me know if you have any questions!

You are always welcome to attend Board meetings in person or virtually! The next meeting is 9/16/2025 happening at 5:30 in the Brook Trout classroom. Here is the Zoom link.

Thank you to everyone who helped out at the First Annual BoT Cookout! It was super fun, delicious and a great way to kick off our new year together as a community.

Please know that I am always available to chat or to answer any questions you have. Just send me an email and we will set up a time.

-Merrill

OUR MISSION To engage students in experiences that integrate natural environments with a Montessori-inspired curriculum, igniting achievement in academic, social-emotional and physical development.