Special Announcements: Upcoming Events & Next Year's Calendar

MAP Valentine's Bake Sale is Now Open! 💕🍪

📅 Date: Orders are open now and are due by Saturday, February 8th

📍 Pickup Location: MAP Classroom

Join us in supporting our MAP student entrepreneurs while enjoying some homemade goodies! Treat your loved ones—or yourself—to MAP’s "Treats for Your Sweet" box, featuring a delicious assortment of homemade baked goodies for just $15 per box.

Each box includes two of each:

🍫 Raspberry Swirl Brownies

❤️ Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

🍓 Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

🍭 Chocolate-Dipped Rice Krispy Treats 

MAP is also offering a "Little Sweets Treat Bag" for students attending the Parents' Night Out on February 14th (see below for details). For $6 each, you can order a bag for your student to enjoy at our PNO event. Each bag will contain one dipped rice krispy treat and one red velvet whoopie pie. This is only available to students attending the event! Proceeds from the sale will help fund our end of year MAP extended field trip.

Valentine's Parent Night Out ❤️

📅 Date: Friday, February 14th

🕐 Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

📍 Location: The New School

Looking for a night out on Valentine’s Day, but having trouble finding a sitter? Let our Student Council step in to help! Drop off your child for a fun evening of activities at our Parents' Night Out (PNO) event on Friday, February 14th, from 6 PM to 9 PM. This event is open to TNS students in the CH and Elementary programs.

For just $30 for the first child and $10 for each additional child, they’ll have a blast crafting, playing games, watching a movie, and enjoying pizza with friends—while you unwind at home or head out on the town! Plus, your participation helps support our Field Trip Scholarship Fund.

✨ Annual TNS School Dance✨

📅 Date: Friday, March 14th

🕐 Time: Children's House Dance: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Elementary Dance: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Clubhouse of Kildaire Farms Racquet & Swim Club, 162 Pebble Creek Dr, Cary

Mark Your Calendars! Our annual TNS School Dance is just around the corner in March, and while we’re still finalizing the details, we wanted to make sure you save the date for this memorable and popular event! The School Dance is open to CH and Elementary students, and we’ll have two separate time slots to ensure each group has a fun and memorable experience.

This year, we’re excited to host the dance at a brand-new location—the Clubhouse at Kildaire Farms Racquet & Swim! We’ll be sending out pricing and additional details next week to assist with planning. Stay tuned!

🎪 Sping Fling and 5k & Fun Run 🏃🏾‍♀️

📅 Date: Saturday, March 29th

🕐 Time: 

Spring Fling: 10 AM - 12:30 PM

5k Start: 9:30 AM

Fun Run Start: 10:45 AM

📍 Location: Harris Lake County Park

We're thrilled to invite you to our Spring Fling event, a day filled with fun for TNS families and friends! Join us for a variety of activities, including carnival games, crafts, face painting, and much more! There will also be food trucks offering delicious bites, along with the MAP Market to explore.

But that’s not all—we’re also hosting a 5k & Fun Run to add some extra excitement to the day. Whether you prefer to run or walk, all are welcome! The 5k will begin at 9:30 AM with an out-and-back course through the scenic Harris Lake County Park. Be sure to register early to take advantage of the early bird rate of $35.

For those looking for a shorter challenge, the Fun Run is just under a mile. The cost is $10 and includes a run, t-shirt, and medal. If you’re planning to participate in both the 5k and Fun Run, simply register for the 5k, and we’ll take care of the rest!

 Early Bird Deadline for the 5K registration has been extended to February 7th!

Talent Show 🎤

📅 Date: Friday, April 25th

🕐 Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

📍 Location: The New School Playing Field

We know that there are so many talented children and families here at the school! Here's your chance to shine like a star. Whether you're a comedian, poet, actor, dancer, magician, or any other type of performer, we want YOU to take the stage in this year's annual talent show! Children can perform solo or with their friends or family members. It's all about having fun!

We also need an amazing audience to cheer on our performers. So please invite family and friends, bring along a blanket or a lawn chair (and maybe a few snacks), and join us on the main playing field to enjoy our performers on Friday, April 25th.

Performers need to be 4yrs or older and supply all props, materials, preview of songs they will be singing, or any other relevant details for performances. TNS will supply microphone and speakers. All acts should be no more than 3-5 minutes long.

We are advertising this event early so your super stars can begin their rehearsals and plan ahead!

Please email lori@montessoricenter.org & art@montessoricenter.org with any questions.

 DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS FRIDAY APRIL 11th

Other Events and Activities

Events Calendar 🗓️

Stay tuned for information on other upcoming spring events, including International Day, Field Day, our BBQ Fundraiser, and more!

Also, to make it easier for families to stay organized, we are now adding both school-wide and classroom events to our general school calendar. You can now also find these events on the calendar within your Child Pilot app. Look out for more details on this in the weekend update!

🌸 Legacy MAP Project: Vermiculture 🌱

A Note from our MAP Students:

Our MAP Classroom is dedicating their 8th grade legacy project to Vermiculture this year. Vermiculture is a special way of composting that uses Red Wiggler worms. The worms eat organic matter, and then their waste becomes soft and nutrient rich soil. The MAP students will be working with each of our classrooms to set up a small composting bin to utilize daily.

The MAP students will also help educate the younger students on the process and its benefits. If the project is successful, the classrooms will use it in multiple ways to benefit our gardens and flowerbeds around campus and we will even be able to sell some to local businesses and families! If you would like to help with supplies towards this project, please use the links below! Your contributions are greatly appreciated!   

We greatly appreciate your participation in our events and activities!

Julie

2025-2026 Calendar Highlights

Thank you for your patience as we finalize our 2025-2026 Calendar Highlights (which also includes our Summer 2025 program). This overview will provide you with key dates for holidays and early releases.

Stay tuned for a more detailed Events Calendar, which will be published soon!

Dates to Remember

Helpful Links