Dec 15, 2024

MIA PTO Newsletter

Week of December 15, 2024

All School PTO Chat Update

Reminder: In January, we plan on moving all of the chats under a WhatsApp community and making 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. 

Onsite Technology Fair (Grades 2-5)- December 16th 

Students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be attending an onsite Technology Fair hosted by CODE {313} at MIA. CODE{313} is a STEM.org Accredited non-profit organization with a mission to provide equitable access to STEAM education. CODE{313}’s programs align with state and national educational standards (CSTA, ISTE, K12CS, Common Core State Standards Initiative, and Next Generation Science Standards). Students will engage in several activities to explore cutting edge technologies, including drones, virtual reality, augmented reality and robotics. 

Here is the link to register: 

https://forms.gle/RXXu9QjEFpEbykXa6

Elementary Fun-Tastic Week- December 16-20

Dress according to the theme of the day but follow the Casual Dress guidelines!

Early Dismissal- December 17-19

Please note December 17, 18 and 19th, all grades will be dismissed promptly at 12:30 P.M. Please plan accordingly for the early dismissals and for elementary students, please send snacks. 

Spirit Day- December 20th

On December 20th, students will have Spirit Day. Middle school and High school will be at Zap Zone in Canton and Elemtary students will attend Sky Zone in Canton. Both events will be from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. 

Drop off Time: 9:00 am

Pick up Time: 11:30 am

Locations: Sky Zone and Zap Zone are located within 4 miles of each other in Canton.

• Sky Zone Address: (42550 Executive Drive, Canton, MI 48188)

• Zap Zone Address: (41953 Ford Rd, Canton, MI 48187)

Drop-off and Pick-up Instructions: 

• Preschool parents MUST attend with their child.

• KG - 5th: 

  • Parents must walk their child into the facility and check them in with their teacher. 

  • Parents of both elementary and ms/hs students should pick up their child by 11:20 am to make it back to Zap Zone in time to pick up their ms/hs child. 

  • Parents must pick up their child from inside the facility AND check them out with their teacher. 

• 6th - 12th: 

  • Students may be dropped off to Zap Zone and must check in with their assigned teacher chaperone (chaperone lists will be shared prior to the day of). 

  • Parents of both elementary and ms/hs students may drop off their child by 8:50 am to allow drive time to Sky Zone. 

  • Students MUST check out with their assigned chaperone before being picked up. 

• Winter break will begin directly following the event.

Please remember to register in advance for NHS’s upcoming Spirit Day events:

Deadline extended to Tuesday, December 17th

Registration Link for Sky Zone for grades PreK - 5th: Sky Zone Registration and Payment Link 

Complete the Sky Zone waiver before Friday: Sky Zone Waiver. All jumpers MUST have a waiver on file. 

Registration Link for Zap Zone for grades 6th - 12th: Zap Zone Registration and Payment Link 

Siblings of MIA Students:

• Siblings of MIA students are permitted to attend with a supervising parent. Parents may NOT drop off their non-MIA child to either venue. Because both of these events are exclusively open to MIA students and families, all non-MIA students/non-siblings are not permitted to attend. 

• Tickets can be purchased on-site for siblings/parents. MIA students must register in advance. Please note that pizza will not be included for those who purchase on-site. 

Here are the upcoming events for December:

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

December 16- Onsite Technology Fair (Grades 2-5)

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

December 23- Winter break Begins! No School 

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