School Arrival Times/Breakfast

Scholars should arrive on campus by 8:00am. If it is past 8:00am, please walk your child into the front office area and sign them in for the day. Scholars are counted as tardy after 8:00am.

Breakfast is served from 7:35am until 8:00am. If a scholar arrives after 8:10am, breakfast will not be available, as the cafeteria staff have to begin preparing for lunch time. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten.

Picture Day on Monday!

Monday, September 12 is picture day! Lifetouch will be here in the morning to take each scholar's photograph for our yearbook and their school ID badges. Pictures can be purchased through the Lifetouch website or you can send in money with your scholar on Monday to give to the photographers.

Due to these pictures being used for ID badges and yearbook photos, scholars ARE TO BE IN UNIFORM (ex: gray or navy blue polo shirt with Manara logo). Jackets will not be worn for pictures that day. We will have a "dress down" picture day in the spring. Date for that will come later in the spring!

Scholastic Book Fair Sept. 12-16

This Monday scholars will have the opportunity to view the book fair and create wish lists of items they would like to purchase from the book fair. Sales will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 13. You can send in money with your scholar or give a certain amount through an "E-Wallet" that is available on Scholastic's website. If you would like to come in and purchase books, the book fair will be open daily from 11am until 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It will also be open after the "Visit with Vinten" coffee time on Tuesday after 8:30am. All proceeds will go towards STEM books for the Science Lab and classrooms!

Uniforms

All scholars should be in uniform. Please see the HOME page (upper right hand corner of the newsletter) for the link to the school uniform website (French Toast) if you need to order anything with our logo on it. All polo shirts (navy or gray) should have the Manara Academy logo, and all bottoms should be either navy or gray in color. Sweatpants and jeans are not uniform approved. Jeans can be worn on "Dress Down" designated days, but not during the week. Jackets/coats/sweatshirts should also be solid navy or solid gray in color. There should be no logos on the outerwear other than a Manara Logo (example, it should not read "Nike"). Some rooms are very cold, so please make sure your child has the appropriate outerwear available.

If you are still waiting for the uniforms to arrive, please make sure your scholar is still in navy or gray bottoms and a navy or gray solid shirt. Scholars will call home for parents to bring them the correct uniform/colors. It is part of our Student Code of Conduct (Level 1 Offense) to be out of uniform. Please reach our to Mrs. Vinten (avinten@manaraacademy.org) if you have any questions or concerns.

Forget-Me-Not Table

The "Forget-Me-Not" table was a great success this week. If your child has forgotten an item from home (backpack, lunch, homework, jacket, etc.), please leave it on the "Forget-Me-Not" table labeled with his/her name and grade level. Ms. Smith will check the "Forget-Me-Not" table throughout the day, but if you would also like to call our front office to let us know you dropped something off or will be dropping something off that is great as well. Having this available means families do not have to come inside of the building to drop something off and will hopefully save families some time getting back to work or home!

Lunches

All scholars have the opportunity to receive a free lunch through our cafeteria. Your scholar is also allowed to bring their lunch from home. Students will not be allowed to utilize the microwave we have on campus, as this is for staff only. If your student forgets their lunch from home, you can leave it on the "Forget-Me-Not" table at the entrance of the building. Thank you for your understanding!

Manara Watch

There is a new system in place within Manara for students to be able to report school safety concerns. Manara Watch is a safe place for Manara Students to report their school safety concerns anonymously. Students are asked to provide enough details so the concern can be investigated thoroughly. In order to utilize the Manara Watch Link , students must be a current student and use their student email address to access this reporting system. This site is also available through the Home page link and is also on Manara's main website.

PTO News

We have a wonderful PTO who are working diligently to make sure our scholars and families have fun and exciting opportunities available to them throughout the school year! More spotlight on them to come! Please fill out this link regarding a survey to try to best find out what time of day is most beneficial for the majority of families to attend after school activities. They have planned some AMAZING events and we want to make sure all families can attend! Thank you, also, to the PTO for creating the beautiful and helpful car tags for each family! If you are still needing one, or need an extra, please reach out to manarastempto@manaraacademy.org.

Scholastic Book Fair and "Visit with Vinten" Opportunity!

Our first Fall Scholastic Book Fair is this week. On September 12, each class will have a designated time to be able to "view" the books at the book fair and create their personal "wish list". On Tuesday, September 13, this will be the first "shopping" day. If you would like to view the book fair and shop as well, I will host a "Visit with Vinten" donuts and coffee session on Tuesday, September 13 from 8-8:30am, in which I will talk about some great things going on within our campus, as well as you can get to know me better! After our "visit", you can peruse the book fair and shop! Please sign up at this link if you plan on attending the "Visit with Vinten" meeting. I hope to see you all there!

Friday Dismissal

Each Friday dismissal will begin at 1:15. Thank you for being prompt in picking up your scholar(s) on this day, as teachers will be utilizing the afternoon to enhance their teaching through professional development and personal learning community (PLC) time. Thank you for the help and understanding!

No Snack Cart this week

There will not be a snack cart day this week due to our Scholastic Book Fair taking place.

Grade Level Newsletters

Below are links to grade level newsletters. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions!

Pre-K

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd/4th ELAR/SS

3rd/4th Math/Science

5th/6th ELAR/SS to come next week

5th/6th Math/Science

7th/8th ELAR/SS/Math/Science

Specials

Volunteer Opportunity

We have a fantastic volunteer opportunity on our campus! If you would like to volunteer to help our Mini-Mavericks (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade classes) during their lunch time in the cafeteria, please fill out this form. Volunteers in the cafeteria will help monitor scholars, help scholars open lunch items, make sure scholars are seated and safe eating their lunch, help monitor a low noise level and spend some time walking around the cafeteria engaging with scholars. The times volunteers are needed would be from 11:00am until 12:00pm. If you fill out the form with your eligibility, Mrs. Vinten will reach out to you regarding your volunteer day(s)/time(s). Thank you so much for helping our Mini-Mavericks!

Need to Meet with the Principal?

If you need to meet with Mrs. Vinten due to a question or a concern, please scan the QR reader below and she will get back to you regarding setting up a conference time. This QR reader will also be available at the front desk for you to utilize. Thank you for helping us keep communication organized and efficient!

Sept 12 Picture Day from 8:00am - 11:00am

Sept 12-16 Scholastic Book Fair

Sept 13 Visit with Vinten meeting opportunity 8:00am - 8:30am

Sept 15 Snack Cart Day

Sept 21 End of first 6 week grading period

Sept 22 Snack Cart Day

Sept 29 Snack Cart Day