Hello Mahogany Families!

September ... the month where we start school, get back into routines and time seems to fly. With the warm weather and the shortening days, it feels like Fall is on its way. The school year is filled with the beginnings of last week, the firsts of this week and many more adventures to come. A new school year is such an opportunity for us all to ‘start fresh’ and be the best version of ourselves for ourselves.

Inspiration -The future of the world is in our classrooms today.

Weekly Wonder| The possibilities and opportunities for the future are boundless. While we may not know what the future holds for our students, we do know that they are the ones that hold the future in their hands...we can’t wait to see what they will do with it. How will you guide your children and help them to reveal the possibilities?

Updates and Administrivia

Parking

A successful start up! Thank you to all our families who have been parking in designated areas, using the crosswalks to cross and helping keep the Hug n’ Go flowing. We appreciate your support, and we have noticed that there has been a lot more safety for students each morning!

Nut Aware School

Mahogany has many students with severe allergies to nuts and nut products. We appreciate that you do not send nuts and or nut products to school with your children. Students with Nut products in their lunches will be assigned an alternate lunch eating area. Thank you for your support with this.

Walking Field Trips

We are so lucky to have two beautiful wetland areas within a short walking distance! Classes regularly spend time learning on the land in these areas. Teachers will email the night before they are heading to the wetland areas or are on a community walk withing our ‘walking field trip’ area.

The CBE does not require parents to fill out a consent form for children to go on a class trip that is walking distance from the school and where:

• walking is the sole method of transportation, and
• so long as the students will not be participating in a restricted activity as part of the trip.

This will allow teachers to take advantage of places close to the school such as parks or libraries.

There is not a set limitation on distance for walking field trips. Principals give final approval on the distance and destination for a walking field trip.

Fun Lunch - Healthy Hunger

Thank you to our Mahogany Fundraising Association for organizing our Fun Lunch / Snacks! This is a parent purchase option through Healthy Hunger. Everything is now ready to go for families to order from the Healthy Hunger website. You will need to create an account if you are new to the program. (Cut off day is always 5 days prior to the event)

Please check the Healthy Hunger website for details and dates.  Please visit Healthy Hunger to create an account. Once you are set up add “Mahogany School” and select your child's Teacher name from the list.  

We alternate between healthy lunch options for Grades 1-5 and snacks for Grades K-5.

School Council / Parent Society

Our first School Council Meeting will be on September 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM at Mahogany School followed by our first Fundraising Association Meeting will be held in person at Mahogany School All parents/guardians are welcome to join! Doors will be open at 5:45 PM please join us in the Gathering Space.

Happenings

Upcoming

Mon,. Sept 16

• Regular Day of Classes
• Chuseok-Korean Thanksgiving
• Sukkot
• Day 3

Tues., Sept 17

• Regular Day of Classes
• Mid Autum Festival (Shongqiu Jie)
• Mooncake Festival
• Leadership Meeting – LLs 2:45 (Cave)
• Day 4

Wed., Sept 18

• Regular Day of Classes
• Wellness Wednesday
• Day 5

Thurs., Sept 19

• Regular Day of Classes
• Day 1

Friday., Sept 20

• Early Dismissal at 12:00 PM
• AM Kindergarten
• National Trades Day

Upcoming

Parent Led Conferences September 26

• Conferences 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Food Trucks – in Hug n’ Go
• Book Fair – in Gathering Space

Parent-Led Conferences September 27

• Book Fair – in Gathering Space
• Conferences 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM