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Seward's Parent Involvement Groups and Meetings Parent Teacher Association (PTA) The Seward Montessori Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the umbrella under which Seward Montessori parents come together to hold special events, donate much needed supplies, and keep bettering our best! The PTA supports its mission by raising money to fund field trips and after school activities, purchase classroom and media supplies, provide teacher and student grants, pay for child care for parents who wish to attend school meetings, and much more. Next PTA Board Meeting is Thursday, October 28th from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm via zoom. ALL PARENTS are welcome to participate - we meet every month in the evening (usually the 4th Thursday of each month) and have lots of other ways to get involved. Learn more and find meeting info at https://www.sewardmontessori. org/ or the Seward Calendar . Site Council Through effective and inclusive communication and decision-ma...

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News from Science: Karen Utter E1 Students Learning about Air E1 is learning about Air and Weather. So far we have learned that air is a gas and is all around us. We’ve been introduced to the terms: air resistance, compressed air and air pressure. We’ve learned that air takes up space and that it is stronger than all of us when it’s in a space it can’t escape from.    E2 has started learning about Motion and Force.  We learned that a force is a push or pull and that the scientific word for creating motion is “applying a force.” We discussed speed, direction and gravity. We are doing “controlled experiments” using a pendulum with a penny as the weight or bob on the end.      -------------------------------------------------------------------------   News from Health: Jody Volk Jody Volk Kindergarten classes do small movement activities with me in the classroom. Between movements we read stories and do work relating to the topic. So far we have learne...

Please remember to screen your students for illness prior to them coming to school.  If your child is sick, be sure to call the school office at 612.668.4956 before school starts and let them know!  If your sick child is in enrolled in a before or after-school program, be sure to separately inform that program as well, be it Rec+, Community Ed, or anyone else who would (and should!) worry if they can not find your child after school!            -------------- Do you have something to contribute to the Thursday Seward Insider, a question you would like answered, or a correction or addition to offer? Send it to splash@sewardmontessori.org    -------------- Subscribe to the Seward Splash Blog: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=SewardSplash    

Latino Heritage Month Virtual Districtwide Celebration: Date: Thursday October 14 th , 2021 Language Support: INGCO (Spanish & English) Time: 4:00-5:30pm Purpose: District wide virtual celebration in honor of Latino Heritage Month and Minneapolis Public Schools Latino Heritage Day (October 12 th )   Platform Zoom Meeting: https://ingcointernational. zoom.us/j/82509325778?pwd= MzZNYytwUEdWaVZyR28xYVU4WFFXZz 09   Program: Welcome: Edgar Alfonzo & Amanda Dionne Superintendent Graff Remarks: Keynote: Dulce María De La Rosa , LPAC Chairperson & MPS Parent. Latina Storyteller: Kerem Munoz       Jenny Yang Engagement, Education, and Outreach Specialist Minneapolis Public Schools 1250 West Broadway Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55411 Office Phone: 612-668-0233 Cell Phone: 612-986-3781 Email: Jenny.Yang@mpls.k12.mn.us   -------------- Subscribe to the Seward Splash Blog: https://feedburner.google.com/fb...

We are still looking for room parents for the 2021/2022 school year. This is a wonderful way to get involved in your child's class and help build a community outside the classroom. This is a great volunteer opportunity for working parents! Room Parent Sign Up Form .

Seward parents have gathered since the 2018 school year. The purpose of the group is to build community and to reflect on race, racism, and identity within Seward Montessori and in our lives. Due to the pandemic, meetings are held on Zoom, once per month, usually on a weeknight evening. The dates/times are determined based on current members' needs, so please know there will be opportunities to shift the times earlier/later month to month.  Past books we have read together: A Good Time for the Truth: Race in MN Born a Crime , by Trevor Noah The New Jim Crow , by Michelle Alexander Caste , by Isabel Wilkerson Important resources that we have referenced and learned from: Netflix Documentary "13th" Podcast series "Nice White Parents " and "Seeing White" Podcast and equity organization: Integrated Schools  If you would like to join the book club google group, email Seward parent Katie Nissly at bookcluborganizer@ sewardmontessori.org . The first...

Hello Seward families and friends! Seward Fall after school class registration is now open. We will be starting the fall after school session on October 25th! Online registration is open September 28th at 8 a.m. and ends October 8th at 12 p.m. Return registrations by October 8th 2021 for busing deadline!   For more information, contact: Michelle Rukavina, Seward Community Ed Coordinator Michelle.Rukavina@mpls.k12.mn.us   Search Seward after school classes: https://minneapolis.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf[category]=147   -------------- Subscribe to the Seward Splash Blog: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=SewardSplash    

Seward Montessori’s Site Council meeting will be held Friday, October 8 th from 8:00-9:00 AM on zoom . Site Council meetings are open sessions. It is our goal to build a Site Council that reflects the make-up of Seward. As such, we are especially eager to welcome the participation of parents who identify as BIPOC, queer, neurodiverse, living with disability, ELL, and more. Please note that Site Council meetings are open session, and d iscussion and voting will be done by Site Council members.   All Minneapolis Public Schools have Site Council to support site based decision making to increase academic outcomes for our students. Site Councils are a way that parents and community members can learn what is happening in their school and influence decisions. It is important that Site Councils reflect the student population of the school to ensure a diversity of ideas and input. Some common activities that Site Councils do to increase student achievement include: advise the school pr...

Andrea Dishong The Flu Shot Clinic is coming to Seward on Wednesday, October 20th. Get a flu vaccine at no cost to you (bring your insurance card if you have it, but insurance not required)! Please send EXTRA masks with your student to school and reinforce how important it is to keep masks on correctly all day! Please remember to screen your students for illness prior to them coming to school. Please do not send you student to school if they are ill. The health office is in need of small (size 5/6/7) pants , if you have some old ones to donate.