November 3, 2022
Thank You!
A huge thank you to our Lower School Halloween party volunteers! You helped make the celebration a huge success. A special thank you to Jasmin Stees, MPAPA’s community development lead who worked tirelessly to make it happen. Thank you!
PA Board Meeting
Friday, November 18 at 9 AM
The next MPA PA board meeting will be open to all MPA families. If you’re interested in attending, email sbanksPA@moundsparkacademy.org for a zoom link and more information.
Save the Date and Engage With the MPA Book Festival
December 5-11
This year, the MPA Book Festival will arrive just in time for holiday gifts or Winter Break Reading! As we prepare for this fun week, we have opportunities for parents to engage in the festivities. This is a very long-standing and beloved MPA event that families will not want to miss!
First, get ready to tidy up your bookshelves! We will be hosting a Used Book Sale at school during the week of the Book Festival. We are asking for donations of gently used books for readers of all ages (hardcover and paperbacks). Donation carts will be set up at the North and South entrances from October 27- December 9 for convenient donation drop-offs. Families will be able to purchase used books during the weeks of the Book Festival. If you would like to sign-up to help out with the Used Book Sale or other aspects of the Book Festival, we have sign-up times here. Be sure to look through the three tabs!
Then, settle in a comfy chair and start reading! During the week of the Book Festival, the MPAPA will be hosting a book club moderated by Dr. Bill Hudson on December 7 at 6 PM in the beautiful MPA Library. The book will be the historical fiction book, “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. “A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Bella da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.” The PA will provide the books for those interested in taking part in the book club discussion. Sign up for a book using this google form. Questions, email sbanksPA@moundsparkacademy.org
Finally, if you are interested in helping organize the Book Festival, we will be having a meeting November 8, 8 AM, in the Lower School Workroom (the small room right across from the LS office). Stop in to sign-up to volunteer during the week, stay a little longer to help with the planning!
Upcoming Community Events:
MPA at the MIA
November 20, 1 PM
Join other MPA families to tour the Special Exhibit, “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi.” The cost of the exhibition is $20.00 for adults and free for children, and the MPAPA will be picking up the cost of the guided tour.
US Parent Dinner at India Palace
December 3, 8-10 PM
Looking for something to do while your US student dances the night away? Come meet other parents and have dinner at India Palace in Woodbury! They will stay open late for us, so please come and enjoy delicious food and great company.
Snowshoe Evening at Seven Vines Vineyard
January 21, 6 PM
This event is back by popular demand! Come and enjoy a brisk evening snowshoe walk through Seven Vines Vineyard. Tickets are $55.00 per person and that includes snowshoe rental (and help putting them on), a drink ticket for a glass of wine or fancy coffee, several rounds of Bingo with prizes, and live music. It is a great evening out!
If you are interested in signing up for any of these events, please email Staci at sbanksPA@moundsparkacademy.org or Venmo @Staci-Banks-Hehenberger with the name of the event and number attending in the comment line.
Wednesday Morning Walks and Thursday Gardening
Spring 2023
Due to the decreasing temperatures, Wednesday walks will be restarted in the spring, as well as gardening on Thursdays. A heartfelt thank you to all those who contributed to helping make MPAs grounds look so lovely. Your time and efforts are so well appreciated. If you have any ideas for the gardens next year—plans are already underway—please email Michelle Mick (Wessely) at mwesselyPA@moundsparkacademy.org.
Culture Day
April 2023
Culture Day has moved to April 2023.
