Happy Earth Day  We celebrated today by cleaning up the streets around our two campuses.  Here are some photos of our Elementary & Middle Students caring for the community today. Let’s T

Happy Earth Day  We celebrated today by cleaning up the streets around our two campuses.  Here are some photos of our Elementary & Middle Students caring for the community today. Let’s Talk Fundraising We want to raise $40,000 in one week.  Here’s how you can help: Silent Auction Distribute Flyers for Silent Auction Site, live NOW through Midnight Friday, April 24th.  We have 4 days to sell over 200 items and need to get the word out! Shop the Silent Auction https://app.galabid.com/montessorikeywest26 Share the Silent Auction on your Social Media, Text to Friends & Family. Anyone can participate! Silent Auction QR Code (1) The Event! Attend!  We hope you will join us for our Annual Fundraiser – The Montessori Key West Supper Club on April 24 – tickets are available here!  Each ticket purchased counts for one hour of your Fundraising Work/Pay, just to attend a fun event 🙂   Childcare for the kiddos available at our PJ Party, with a conch train to take you to and from school to the event at First Flight.  We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Share the Event on your Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/share/18Z5wbNrzZ/ Invite Friends to the Event – Attendees do NOT have to Montessori parents – this is a fun event open to all!  We have about 9 more tickets available to sell 🙂 Step Up Award IDs Families receiving Step Up Funding for the 2026-2027 School Year (students ages 5 and above as of Sept 1, 2026, as well as students ages 3 and up who qualify with a Unique Ability):  Applications are live but due soon, according to their website.  Please prioritize submitting your application for Step Up Funding ASAP and once approved, send your Award ID to [email protected]. This Week @ MCS Pictured: 1. Two Upper Elementary friends read together sweetly at their weekly visit to the Key West library 2. The Toddler Community enjoys an outdoor picnic all together 3. Banyan friends work with a lesson on human anatomy 4. Ms. Suzanne and a few Spanish Lime friends take a peace & smile break between lessons Upcoming Events (more info below)… PRO TIP:  Click the date to save the event to your personal calendar on your phone!Friday, April 24:  MCS Supper Club, First Flight 5:45PM, Childcare via PJ Party 5:30-9PM On Campus Monday, May 4-Friday, May 8:  Teacher Appreciation Week Friday, May 15:  Cultural Immersion/Art Auction @ 5:30PM, Followed by Corporation Meeting On CampusMCS Annual Supper Club Tickets & PJ Party! Our favorite annual fundraiser and evening of celebration is Friday, April 24th, this year at First Flight for a new, larger location and a whole new twist on the Supper Club event. A beautiful island-inspired menu, Open Bar of house made beers & house wines, Live entertainment, and an afterparty with a DJ!  Please join and share the Facebook Event SUPPER CLUB FACEBOOK EVENT Childcare is provided at school in the form of a PJ Party for all grades from 5:45-8:45PM.  Sign your kids up for the PJ Party by emailing [email protected]. This year we have a CONCH TRAIN to transport you from school to the venue to help with parking and give you a ride in style!! Tickets are LIVE on sale now at this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mcs-supper-club-2026-first-flight Teacher Appreciation Week It’s the time of year to show our gratitude for our Lead Guides & Assistants!  May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  We have a small group of parents working to coordinate a Parent Community gift effort.  Please contact Ms. Alex in the front office to be put in touch with them, or keep an eye on your email for a message in the next week about how to participate in a group gift effort. Weekly Miracle Makers Oftentimes it feels like our school is powered by Miracles.  Miracles large and small happen each week to pull off all that we do here.  Those miracles appear in acts of love and kindness and service by parents, children, staff, alumni, community members, and more, and each week we highlight a special one here. This week’s Miracle Maker is our beloved Ms. Ashley Simons .  It is bittersweet to say it is her last week with us before she leaves for her maternity leave and her exciting new chapter of motherhood.  Ashley has been a loving member of our community since she joined us as a part-time aftercare staff (while also a high school student) many moons ago.  Her love and sense of purpose has brought her back multiple times as her life unfolds, and in the last three years she has worked MIRACLES here at our little island school: while completing TWO rounds of Montessori Certification (in Toddler & Primary), she brought a level of professionalism and dedication to our Toddler program that has truly raised the standard for what is possible in Toddler education and care.  Many weekends Ashley’s truck could be found out front of the school as she prepared new lessons and deep cleaned beyond a traditional standard.  She worked late into aftercare to personally train every new staff member to her satisfaction, imagining she was trusting them with her own children.  Her thorough attention to each child, each family, each event, each staff member on her team and each square inch of our peaceful grounds will be deeply missed.  We only hope we will see her return to us again as she has each time before, next time as both staff AND a parent.  We love you Ms. Ashley! The moment she broke the pregnancy announcement to the staff Up early on a Sunday to volunteer for the 5K.  Peace out Ms. Ash Community News Run for Rhonda Our community is heavily involved in this annual event celebrating a dear friend of many of the parents and families here.  Please register and take part in this celebration! Bike Rodeo The post Weekly News from MCS: April 22, 2026 appeared first on Montessori Children's School of Key West.