Dec 1, 2024

MIA PTO Newsletter

Week of December 1, 2024

All School PTO Chat Update

Based on the survey results, over 70% of the respondents indicated that they would be supportive or neutral about making the all-school PTO chat admin only (screenshot is attached). Given the sample size was small, we have decided to NOT make the all-school chat admin only for now. We still need to solve the problem of making important announcements and prevent them from getting buried amongst other messages. We plan on accomplishing this by moving all of the chats to be under a WhatsApp community with a new dedicated announcements only chat. Implementing these new changes should begin in January 2025 inshaAllah. Stay tuned. For further reference, please be respectful of the 200+ members in the PTO group. In most cases, it might be better to utilize the grade specific chats or to reach out to a PTO officer directly. 

Code {313} Field Trip - Dec 3 (HS) Dec 5 (MS)

On December 3rd, grades 9-11 will attend a field trip to Code{313} in Detroit and on December 5th, grades 6-8 will attend Code{313}. Code{313} is a STEM. org accredited non-profit organization. Students will engage in multiple activities to explore cutting edge technologies including drones, virtual reality, augmented reality and robotics. Transportation will be provided by MIA, students will travel in buses.  Students will be charged $15 to cover the cost of lunch, entry and part of the transportation ( the PTO will be assisting with the rest). High school will attend on December 3rd from 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM and students will report to prayer upon arrival to MIA around 2:00 P.M. and will attend 7th period. Middle school will attend on December 5th from 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM and students will report to prayer upon arrival to MIA around 2:00 P.M. and will attend 7th period. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Code{313}, vegetarian and halal options will be available but students may also choose to bring their own lunch.

Casual Wednesdays-December 4th and December 11th 

Casual Wednesdays are coming back on December 4th and December 11th for all grades! Please note the casual dress policy: The dress code permitted on Friday is also allowed on casual days. In addition to Friday dress guidelines, boys can wear loose-fitting jeans and a non-collar shirt. Sweatpants, joggers, and t-shirts with characters are not permitted. Girls can wear wide-legged jeans with loose shirts below the knee or under the abaya. All scarves shall be closed with pins/magnets. No ankle socks are permitted.

Bake Sale- December 12

For December's Bake sale, we will be having cookies and hot chocolate, served with either whipped cream or marshmallows! Pre-Orders will be announced at a later date! Stay tuned!

Good Eats, Great Cause- December 13

On December 13, buy a meal from Burger One and a portion of the sales will be donated to MIA. Order in person from 11 A.M. to 10 P.M. Address for Burger One is 1771 Plymouth Road, Ste 102, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Please share with friends and family members, you will not have to mention you are from the MCA/ MIA community as all sales from December 13th will be donated to MIA!

Join the PTO! *New Position* - Field Service Representative 

Are you looking to create a change within the school? The PTO is looking for a Field Service Representative who can:

1. Manage the school's vending machine with the help of PTO

2. Ordering, transporting and stocking the vending machine 2-3 times a week based on student and SGO feedback, vending machine is loaded by another volunteer throughout the week. 

3. Troubleshooting minor issues with the vending machine

4. Coordinate additional snack/drink sales (Events)

5. Working with PTO on other ongoing initiatives 

6. Volunteer hours will be covered in full for the year

If interested or for additional information, please email at mia.pto@mia-aa.org. In addition you may contact Br. Shahzeb at (734) 664-3283 or Sr. Zena at (810) 877-2729 through WhatsApp. 

Here are the upcoming events for December:

December 3- HS Field Trip to Code{313}

December 4- Casual Wednesday

December 4- Grade 7 DIA Field Trip

December 5- MS Field Trip to Code{313}

December 6- HS Girls' Lock- In

December 10- Full length SAT practice test 

December 10-19- NWEA Elementary Testing

December 11- Casual Wednesday

December 12- Bake Sale

December 13- Good Eats, Great Cause at Burger One 

December 16- Offsite Study Day MS/HS | Elementary Onsite Field Trip Code 313

December 17- Coffee with the Principal/ PTO

December 17-20- EARLY Dismissal at 12:30 P.M.

December 20- Spirit Day

December 20- End of Term 2 | Half Day

December 23- Winter break Begins! No School 

As always, we can be reached via email at mia.pto@mia-aa.org.