April 18, 2024
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director
Mark Your Calendars
- Friday, April 19: Pairing Assembly, 2:20-3 PM
- Friday, April 19: Spring Auction, 6:30-11 PM, Dellwood Golf Club, bid from home >
- Wednesday, April 24: HeadSpace “Inspiring Global Responsibility,” 3:15-4:15 PM, Library
- Thursday, April 25: LS/US Haiti Cultural Celebration, 1-3 PM, Family Commons, Gallery
- Tuesday, April 30: LS Parent Quarterly Coffee, 8-9 AM, Library
- Thursday, May 2: Grades 4-8 Family Dinner, 5:15-6 PM, Family Commons
- Thursday, May 2: Grades 4-8 Transition Meetings, 6-6:45 PM
- Friday, May 3: New Family Panther Party, 4-5:30 PM, volunteer >
- Wednesday, May 15: CHAMP Assembly, 8:15-9 AM, Family Commons
- Wednesday, May 15-Friday, May 24: FastBridge Testing (K-4)
- Friday, May 24: Senior Walk, 1 PM, MPA Campus
- Monday, May 27: No Classes, Memorial Day
- Tuesday, May 28: Field Day, 8:30-11 AM, Soccer Fields, South Lawn
- Tuesday, June 4: Last Day of School, All School Yearbook Assembly and Signing, 8-10:30 AM
- Tuesday, June 4: Early Release, 10:30 AM
We’re feeling spring fever in Lower School! Thank you to all parents who participated in the recent Parents Association Cultural Celebration and to those who continue to contribute to the Lower School duty-free lunches. We so appreciate your support! As we gear up to end the year strong, please review the updates below:
CHAMP News
At our CHAMP assembly on April 17, we focused on the CHAMP attribute of friendly. We enjoyed learning a rap and dance to the song “The Good Friends” by artist Mr. B. Our next CHAMP assembly is May 15, and we will be learning about having self-control. Please send your child(ren) to school on May 15 wearing their CHAMP colors!
Caution: Prime Drink
We have noticed that some students are bringing Prime drinks to school for snack and lunch. Please note that Prime has ingredients that contain tree nuts and is manufactured in a facility where additional nuts are present and processed. Therefore, the Prime drink does not meet our Lower School allergy-aware policy. Please refrain from sending the drink to school with your child.
LS Visiting Author: Yangsook Choi
We had such fun meeting and learning from our visiting author, Yangsook Choi! After flying all the way from Seoul, she led our PreK-grade 2 students in a workshop on writing and illustration, inspired by her book “A Letter to My Friend.” Then, the students in grades 3-4 learned about the artistic process of storytelling inspired by “The Name Jar.” Lastly, 20 budding authors and illustrators from the Lower School got feedback on their work from Yangsook and gave feedback to their peers. The author shared that she was so impressed by our students and teachers at MPA! See all the photos here!
May Sprit Days: Wear Your MPA Gear
On Fridays in May (May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31) Lower School students are invited to wear their MPA gear (sweatshirt or t-shirt) as their top, with uniform bottoms. Let’s show our Panther pride throughout the month of May!
A Note About What to Wear on CHAMP + Spirit Days
We have received some questions about this, so please note that students are invited to wear their CHAMP shirts (on CHAMP days) and MPA spirit wear (on spirit days) along with uniform bottoms.
