Winn Montessori

May Newsletter

2024-2025

Message from Ms. Bridget

We have one final month together this school year, and it is a very full one! We look forward to some final field trips, the family meal, Circle of Games, and promotion ceremonies.

Our school is growing, and we are hiring new staff members now. If you know someone who wants to work at our school, please have them call me! We are specifically looking for Spanish speakers for our DL classes. As always, it is a joy to serve your students and your family!

Your principal,
Ms. Bridget

bridget.farr@austinisd.org

512-414-2390 ext. 59454

2025 Butterfly Festival!

Mr. Patrick with seed balls
Table of people face painting
Student with butterfly wings
Front office staff with butterfly headpiece

Check Out the School Calendar for All Events!

https://winn-montessori.austinschools.org/events

Picture of calendar

Alice in Wonderland Performance!

In one week, our students auditioned, rehearsed, and performed an hour-long musical! Thank you to Grace and Sam, the MCT actor and directors, our amazing staff who supported rehearsals, and the Malone and Plack families for providing housing for the week for our guests. We're excited to see what next year's show will be!

Student auditions
Students rehearsing play
Whole cast on stage
Students on the stage

2025 Promotion Ceremonies

We will celebrate the transition of our kindergarten students to Lower Elementary and our 5th graders to Middle School during three promotion ceremonies. Our goal is to continue to grow these ceremonies to acknowledge students growth in the Montessori program; for now, they will be opportunities to celebrate the student's learning and transition into new learning environments.

Families who would like to attend should arrive early enough to be checked in at the front office. Students are welcome and encouraged to stay for the entire school day but may be checked out by families after the ceremony.

  • Primary Promotion Ceremony #1 (Kindergarten, Ms. Ebonee, Ms. Anna, Ms. Yun, Ms. Swanson): Monday, May 19 at 8:30-9:15 a.m.

  • Primary Promotion Ceremony #2 (Kindergarten, Mr. Carlos, Ms. Landry, Mr. Jared, Ms. Bonnie, Ms. Carmen, Ms. Alejandra): Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30-9:15 a.m.

  • Upper Elementary Showcase (5th grade): Wednesday, May 21 at 8:30-10:30 a.m

2025-2026 Class Rosters

The goal in our Montessori classrooms is for the child to remain with their Montessori guide for the full three year cycle. However, changes in enrollment or guide may mean that a child is moved into a different classroom in order to balance numbers. Ms. Bridget has already begun work on student rosters for the 2024-2025 school year. Although she does not take specific requests for a particular guide, she will take any feedback you have into consideration.

Classroom rosters will be shared with families in August.

Girls on the Run in the Sunshine 5K!

Thank you Ms. Ale, Ms. Andrea, and Coach Stephen for supporting our girls running group. They shone at the Sunshine 5K in downtown Sunday morning!

Staff with students
Coach high fiving student
Girls running
People running

Winn Montessori Campus Expectations

Click here to learn all about our school expectations, including uniforms, absences, volunteer opportunities, and even birthdays (Montessori celebrations without snacks)!

After School & Summer Programs

After school programs & Summer camps/ Cuido despues de Clases & Campamentos de Verano

In addition to current offerings, there are new opportunities available for After-school and Summer Camps with the addition of PEAS Summer program and Creative Action on-campus in the 25-26 SY for K-5 students. As a reminder, Boys and Girls club is FREE for all Winn Montessori K-5 students.

PEAS Summer Program at Winn (Ages 7 and up): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJSA9HKaGBi9v41AKx-IjZoAbA6jsO8YXI7HaJZ2XtU68h4Q/viewform Scholarships available!

Third Base After School (On site)

After School Third Base After-School Care Program | Austin ISD

Summer camps https://www.austinisd.org/summer-school/camp-heatwave

City of Austin at the Givens Recreational Center (Off site)

After school

https://austintexas.gov/parksonline

Summer Camps: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/summer-camps-0

Boys & Girls Club (Off site)

Boys & Girls Club of Austin - Home Page - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (bgcaustin.org)

**NEW 25-26 Creative Action (On-campus)

Summer Program: https://creativeaction.org/programs/summer-camp-2/

School year registration TBA.

Winn PTA Logo

Hi Winn Montessori families!  Staff Appreciation Week is THIS week and our amazing Staff Appreciation committee has been working tirelessly to put together meals and activities to show our staff how much we appreciate all they do for our students.  Remember that the school itself is unable to pay for any food or gifts for staff, so 100% of anything our staff receives as a thank you comes directly from families and/or the PTA.

Can you donate to help us reach our goal of every staff member receiving a $25 gift card this year?  We have 33 gift cards on hand and still need 42 to reach our goal.  You can donate funds via Givebutter or feel free to drop gift cards off at the front office and they will get back to us.  Staff tends to like things like HEB, Target and Walmart if you need suggestions.  THANK YOU!

Here are some of the events the committee has planned for the week:

  • MONDAY: Bagels for breakfast and chair massages throughout the day

  • TUESDAY: Breakfast tacos in the morning and yoga during the staff meeting

  • WEDNESDAY: Biscuits and jam for breakfast and create-a-keychain activity throughout the day

  • THURSDAY: Donuts for breakfast and notes of appreciation from families

  • FRIDAY: Yogurt, granola and fruit for breakfast and gift bags from the PTA

The committee is also looking for help with cleanup every day AND to help us collect notes of appreciation at drop off on Thursday morning.  Please contact Allison at staffappreciation@winnpta.org if you can help.

Circle of Games field day, coming up in late May, is a day of friendly competition and fun that our students look forward to every year.  We need about $1500 to rent the equipment Coach Stephen needs to make the day a success.  Please send all donations via Givebutter.

And if you'd like to volunteer to help out on that day, please sign up!  We especially need help during the elementary-level events (hint, hint, you can sign up for a time even if you don't have a student in those grades).

  • Primary SignUp

  • Elementary SignUp

Thank you, THANK YOU for helping us make these important school events a success!

We reprinted adult size t-shirts, so we have plenty of all sizes available if you'd like to show your Winn Montessori spirit this spring and through the summer.  We also printed stickers (larger size for cars and smaller size to put on water bottles or other smaller items) as we had many requests.  Order online and we will deliver to your child's backpack.  Or we'll have them for sale at upcoming events like Breakfast with Bridget and our May spirit night.

Order via CheddarUp

Picture of blue tie-dye t-shirt
Teacher and students

Contact Us

Email/ Correo electrónico: bridget.farr@austinisd.org


Website/ Página de Web: https://winn-montessori.austinschools.org/


Phone/ Teléfono: (512) 414-2390