Enrollment

We are increasing our enrollment weekly on our campus! It is very exciting, as we love to see new scholars joining our Manara family each week!

If you know of any family who is interested in enrolling, please reach out to Ms. Smith so that she can contact them, or bring them by / have them stop by the campus so we can answer any of their questions! Any family who refers a family and they enroll their scholar, we will provide a FREE uniform shirt to your scholar as a "thank you" for referring them to our school!

Family Fun Event!

On Thursday, September 29 from 4:00pm until 5:00pm we will be hosting our 2nd annual Family Fun Event! There will be some super fun activities tied in to reading (see below regarding the pumpkin book character contest), and STEM! We look forward to seeing all families on September 29!

Pumpkin Book Character Decorating Contest

Fall is here! To celebrate this season, we will be having a pumpkin book character decorating contest! If your scholar would like to participate, purchase a small pumpkin (no larger than 8 inches in diameter, either real or craft pumpkin from a craft store), have your scholar pick a book that should be displayed (or at least the title and author) that they have read, and create away! Below are some examples of pumpkin book characters!

All pumpkins will line the hallways and scholars will have the opportunity to vote on three of their favorite pumpkins. Families will also have the opportunity to vote on September 29 at our Family Fun Night from 4pm until 5pm! Families attending the family fun event will receive 5 tickets to be able to vote for their favorite pumpkins! The top winner winner per class per grade level will then move to the final round, in which all scholars will vote again for the top three overall pumpkin book character. Fabulous prizes will be awarded to the top three winners (more to come on that in next week's newsletter)! Happy reading and Happy creating!

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.

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.

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!

Snack Cart this week

Snack Cart will take place this Thursday, September 22. Please reach out to the PTO if you have any questions!

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/Math/Science

7th/8th ELAR/SS

7th/8th 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!

Birthday Thursday

September 29 is Birthday Thursday! If your scholar has a birthday in the month of September and you would like to bring in treats to share, please bring them in on this day. You can send them in with your scholar in the morning or leave them on the "Forget-Me-Not" table labeled with your scholar's name and grade. The last few minutes of the day the classes will celebrate September birthdays. As a reminder, all treats should be store bought and nut-free. Thank you!

Dress Down Friday's

Starting Friday, September 30, students can dress out of uniform on Friday's if when paying $1.00. All money will be utilized for supplies/items for our school and teachers. Please refer to the student code of conduct regarding permitted out of uniform clothing (example - no ripped jeans, appropriate language / phrases on t-shirts, etc).

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 21 End of first 6 week grading period

Sept 23 Report Cards Viewable

Sept 22 Snack Cart Day

Sept 29 Snack Cart Day

Sept 29 Birthday Thursday

Sept 29 Pumpkin Book Characters Due

Sept 29 Family Fun Event from 4:00pm-5:00pm

Sept 30 Dress Down for $1.00

Oct 7 No School for Scholars / Staff Professional Development Day