May 2, 2024
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director
Mark Your Calendars
- Thursday, May 2: Grades 4-8 Transition Meetings, 6-6:45 PM
- Friday, May 3: Connect With MPA’s New Middle School Director, 8:15 AM, Library
- Friday, May 3: New Family Panther Party, 4-5:30 PM
- Friday, May 3: PreK-12 After School Library Hours, 4-5:30 PM, Library
- Monday, May 6: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, 2-3 PM, Library
- Tuesday, May 7: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, Alumni, & Parents of Alumni, 11 AM-12 PM, Zoom, see email for link to join
- Wednesday, May 8: PA LS LGBTQ+ Family Group Meeting, 11:30-12:30 PM, Panther Center
- Thursday, May 9: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, 2-3 PM, Library
- Friday, May 10: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, Alumni, & Parents of Alumni, 11 AM-12 PM, Zoom, see email for link to join
- Tuesday, May 14: LS Duty Free Lunch, 12:15-12:50 PM, Family Commons
- Wednesday, May 15: LS CHAMP Assembly, 8:15-9 AM, Family Commons
- Thursday, May 16: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, 2-3 PM, Library
- Friday, May 17: Head of School Candidate Meet & Greet: Current Parents & Caregivers, Alumni, & Parents of Alumni, 11 AM-12 PM, Zoom, see email for link to join
- Friday, May 17: LS Grade 1 Poetry Picnic, 2-3 PM, Playground Area; Martin Lenz Harrison Library (rain location)
- Friday, May 24: Senior Walk, 1-1:45 PM, South Entrance
- Monday, May 27: No Classes, Memorial Day
- Tuesday, May 28: LS Field Day, 8:30-11 AM, Soccer Fields, South Lawn
- Wednesday, May 29: LS/US Grade 4 Introduction to the Instruments Concert, 10:30-11:20 AM, Panther Center
- Thursday, May 30: Retirement Gathering, 4-6 PM, Martin Lenz Harrison Library
- Monday, June 3: LS End of Trimester 3
- Monday, June 3: LS/MS Grades 4 and 8 Moving Up Ceremony, 1:30-3 PM, Nicholson Center
- Tuesday, June 4: Last Day of School, All School Yearbook Assembly and Signing, 8-10:30 AM
The calendar and fun programs and offerings in the Lower School are ramping up! Please read on for updates:
CHAMP News
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!
May Sprit Days: Wear Your MPA Gear
On Fridays in May (May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31), Lower School students wear their MPA gear (sweatshirt or t-shirt) as their tops with uniform bottoms. This Friday is our first spirit day. 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.
