After many winter-storm delays, we have finally come to the 100th Day of School! For those of you who don't know, the 100th Day is a big deal around here. It provides us with the opportunity to step back, take a look at what we've accomplished and dream a bit about our future!

Our day began with an All-School Morning Meeting where a children's book about the 100th Day was read aloud by Ms. Laura B. Then we sat back and enjoyed a slide show set to music. The show depicts this year's first 100 days in pictures, allowing us to reflect on and celebrate the hard work by our Staff and Students. 

Throughout the day today, our students engaged in various activities related to 100 - from cup stacking to making wacky paper glasses, working with stackable lego pieces and more! As part of the celebration, many on our staff dressed as 100-year-old women.  It's always a joyous affair with lots of laughs, and today was no exception! Please enjoy some images from our 100th Day shared below!

This week also featured a snow day, a delayed opening and in between, Valentine's Day! Looking forward to some quieter weather for the next few days!

Special thanks to MFCS mom, Angelica Kashulines, for helping beautify our school today by hanging up some recent student artwork!

Our landlord, the Union Leader, asked us to remind those of you who line up in the parking lot for pickup and drop off, to please be sure NOT to block the entry points to the main part of the parking area.

Pizza Friday forms for March went home in backpacks today. Forms and payment are due Friday, February 24th  BEFORE February vacation. 

Click here to view the form.

A reminder that school is closed on Monday for President's Day.

See everyone on Tuesday morning...barring a storm, of course!

 Next week we will kick off our Annual Calendar Raffle. We will speak with the students about the Raffle before they leave for February Vacation, and send home a packet of Raffle Calendars with each child. 

There is power in numbers! 

We have 168 students,

so if everyone were to sell 10 calendars, 

we would exceed our $10,000 goal!

In advance of that packet, here is some info about the 2017 Fundraiser:

• The 2017 Mill Falls Calendar Raffle features many different prizes from local businesses.
• Calendars can be purchased from February 24th - March 24th for $10 each.
• Calendars may be purchased on line, by cash or by check.

• A winner will be chosen each day in the month of April. 

• We hope you will encourage your buyers to buy more than one! That will increase their chances of winning. 

This important school fundraiser is a fun and engaging way to help raise money for our school, share wonderful raffle prizes with friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues and talk with people about our public Montessori school. Huge thank you to MFCS Lisa Zonfrillo and Amy Green for their help in organizing and designing this fundraiserl!

There is still some room in this upcoming 

After School Program:

Come make vehicles that can travel 50 feet under their own power or glide down a ramp! Use gears to make things move or spin! Participating students will create race cars, and exciting LEGO® builds. Students will use LEGO® pieces that move with gears and a motor. Each session the Let Go Your Mind teacher will discuss key engineering and physics concepts and demonstrate how special LEGO® elements work together. You'll take home lots of new ideas and fun memories, but not your LEGO® creations.

This  Let Go Your Mind Program 

is for students in grade 1-3, and will begin on Monday, March 13th. 

All forms and payment are due by Friday, February 24th.

Please click here for the flyer that went home in backpacks.

Girls on the Run Update...

Our spring session of Girls on the Run is now full!

If you registered, you should have received an email this week  with your registration status (accepted or wait list).  Please stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks  from your Girls on the Run coaches!

This year, February Break runs from February 27 - March 3rd. Looking for things for your kids to do over the Break?  This link includes lots of interesting suggestions...

Close to MFCS home, the Currier Museum has some great programming going on, including February Break Art Camps! Click here for a link to the camps directly.