May 22, 2025
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director
Mark Your Calendars
- Friday, May 23: LS/US Band/Orchestra G4 Concert, 11:30 AM-12:10 PM, Panther Center
- Friday, May 23: LS G1 Poetry Picnic, 2-2:45 PM, Playground
- Monday, May 26: No Classes, Memorial Day, Panther Club, and PreK Closed
- Wednesday, May 28: LS Field Day, 8:30-11 AM, Varsity Field
- Thursday, May 29: LS Field Day (Rain Day), 8:30-11 AM, Varsity Field
- Tuesday, June 3: End of Quarter 4
- Tuesday, June 3: MS G4 and 8 Moving Up Ceremony, 1:30-3 PM, Nicholson Center
- Wednesday, June 4: Last Day of School/Early Release, 10:30 AM
- Wednesday, June 4: No Afternoon Panther Care or PreK
- Wednesday, June 4: Yearbook Assembly, 8:15-9:45 AM, Nicholson Center
- Wednesday, June 4: LS Kindergarten Graduation, 9:30-11 AM, Nicholson Center
- Wednesday, June 4: LS K, G2, and G3 End of Year Party, 10:40 AM-12 PM, Playground
Welcome to the end of a wonderful and magical school year! Please read on for more updates!
Spirit Wear Day: Friday, May 23
All Lower School students are invited to wear their MPA spirit wear on Friday, May 23 to celebrate our graduating seniors and the Senior Walk.
Express Yourself Friday: May 30
Our final Express Yourself Friday of this school year will be held on May 30!
Lower School CHAMP Updates
At our final CHAMP assembly for the academic year, held on Monday, May 19, we celebrated AAPI Heritage Month. We also revisited our CHAMP theme for the year, Ubuntu, “I am because we are,” or “humanity to others.” Lastly, we celebrated the memory of our beloved hamster Teddy and introduced Teddy’s Garden, which is located just outside the kindergarten doors on the playground.
Lower School MAP Assessments for Second Through Fourth Grade Are Completed
Spring MAP assessments for our second through fourth grade students have been completed, and the growth reports have been sent home. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher and/or our learning specialist, Ms. Julia Ross.
Lower School FastBridge Assessments for Kindergarten and First Grade: May 12-23
Spring FastBridge assessments will be completed this week, and the results will be shared with families by the end of next week. Stay tuned!
A Busy End to the Year: Look Out for Events!
May is a busy time for any school, and MPA is no exception. As we celebrate and showcase all of the learning that has happened this year, please continue to check Schoology and the MPA website calendar for events that are planned for your child(ren). Two culminating events include the fourth and eighth grade Moving Up Ceremony (Tuesday, June 3, from 1:30-3 PM) and Kindergarten Graduation (Wednesday, June 4, from 9:30-11 AM). Other events include the First Grade Poetry Picnic (Friday, May 23, at 2 PM), drama class plays, Lower School Field Day (Wednesday, May 28, from 8:30-11 AM), Yearbook Assembly (Wednesday, June 4, from 8:15-9:45 AM), and class parties.
