Please take 5 minutes to read this beautiful, inspiring, and refreshing article, shared by Ms. Dawn: Montessori Is Not Neutral – Dominique Mouthon
It’s Literacy Week! 
Our “Take a Book – Leave a Book” table will be on the Front Lawn all week. We challenge every family to read one book a day as a group. This small change can make ripples in your home life.
This week we had a very fruitful visit with our IMC Accreditation On-Site Team. Thank you to the parents & board members who chipped in to fulfill our requirements and make them feel welcome in our community. We will keep you posted on the outcome of the visit 🙂
CALL FOR HELP
We need your help! Our Upper Elementary & Adolescent Programs are MOVING to our new Satellite Campus on White Street next week, and we need help packing & unpacking! Any able-bodied, willing volunteers are WELCOME and SO APPRECIATED! Here is a sign up – most specifically we need help Monday, March 16th between 8am-4pm with unpacking…
This Week @ MCS
Pictured:
1. Pigeon Plum Toddler friends begin work on their art auction project by weaving the back of a chair
2. Cocoplum (Upper Elementary) students work on a Thank You card for Mary Ellen’s & Christopher Schultz, who raised us $5,500 in a recent fundraiser
3. A Spanish Lime (Lower Elementary) student maintains focus while working on a complicated math lesson
4. Toddler friends explore yoga movements with Ms. Julia
Upcoming Events (more info below)…
PRO TIP: Click the date to save the event to your personal calendar on your phone!
Thursday, March 12: Intent to Remain Forms Due
Friday, March 13: Plogging 
Sponsored by Montessori Key West, On Campus 8AM
Friday, March 13: NO SCHOOL – Professional Day
Monday, March 16-Friday, March 20: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break – Camp Available for Toddler & Primary
Monday, March 23: Green Parrot Bingo benefitting Montessori Key West, 7pm
Wednesday, March 25: 
RESCHEDULED! Rising Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Game Night, 5:30pm
Save the Date! Friday, April 24: MCS Supper Club 
, First Flight 5:45PM, Childcare via PJ Party 5:30-9PM On Campus
Intent to Remain Forms – Due March 12
Each year the start of our Admissions Season begins with prioritizing our currently enrolled students. Please help us plan for next school year by completing the attached Intent to Remain Form Intent to Remain 2025-2026 v 2.docx (1) and returning to Ms. Alex in the front office before March 12. This is not a contract. It simply helps us to plan our classroom spaces and map new & waitlist families to available spaces.
Plogging 
The best way to teach our kids to give back to & care for our community is to give back to our community with our kids here to see & partake. On Friday, March 13th we will have a Professional Day with No School, but we are taking the opportunity to care for our neighborhood by hosting the Plogging in the Keys organization’s weekly clean up. If you are in town, please plan to join us from 8-9AM – grown ups & kiddos alike – to pick up trash & cigarette butts from our surrounding streets (did you know cigarette butts are collected separately and used to make benches?!) We will host a breakfast-style snack afterwards for the Ploggers – if you are able to donate goodies here is a sign up! Plogging Breakfast Spread Sign Up
Spring Break Camp – LAST CALL!
We are out of school March 13-22, with a return to school on March 23. Toddler & Primary Spring Break Camp runs March 16-20, 2026. See attached registration form for Spring Break camp. Please complete and return to the office ASAP. Spring Break Camp Sign Ups.docx (1)
Elementary friends or families with older siblings in need of camp options – we’ve got you! Here are a few we have compiled for those families who may be interested:
Reef Relief’s Coral Camp (ages 6-12): Reef Relief’s Spring Break Coral Camp! – Key West Historic Seaport
Key West Community Sailing Camp (ages 5-8): Spring Break Camp – Key West Community Sailing Center
Green Parrot Bingo (Grown Ups Only) To Benefit Montessori Key West
On Monday, March 23 at 7PM the Famous Green Parrot Bingo Night is dedicating the night’s profits to our school! All parents, friends, and supporters of our community are encouraged to attend this event and enjoy a fun evening in the name of fundraising for the school. Thank you to Micaela Elechko (Rory’s Mom) for coordinating this fundraiser for us.
Rising Kindergartener & Lower Elementary Game Night
Parents & Your Students ages 5 and above as of September 1, 2026 through rising 3rd Years are invited to join us in the Lower Elementary area on Wednesday, March 25th at 5:30PM for a special Game Night! This is a chance to mingle with other rising Kindergarten and above families, meet Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Sarka, and learn more about the Elementary program of Montessori Key West. We will also provide information for Step Up for Students for those with questions.
MCS Annual Supper Club Tickets & Call for Silent Auction Donations!
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!
Childcare is provided at school in the form of a PJ Party for all grades from 5:45-8:45PM. 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/
Interested in purchasing a table? Attached is the Sponsorship form 2026 Donor Dinner Sponsorship Letter.docx – a wonderful way to support the event and also treat yourself and your guests to an elevated experience!
A major fundraising piece of this annual event is our EPIC Silent Auction, and we need your help in stocking that! Attached is our donation form – please chip in by handing this out to any friends or contacts you have with local businesses that may be willing to donate items to our Silent Auction! Speak with Ms. Alex in the office with any questions or suggestions – she is willing to make the ask or coordinate with anywhere you think would be willing to donate. Silent Auction Donation Form 2026 (2)
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 Maria Castillo, Viviana’s Mom, who graciously donated used appliances from her previous house as she moved into her new home. Thank you Maria for your generous donation and for always thinking of ways you can give to the school & the community!
Community News
Bravo Theater – Charlie Brown Tryouts
Hello Montessori leaders – we are holding tryouts this Sunday for the play. “You’re a good man Charlie Brown. “ If you know of any kids to suggest or can announce it to the second through seventh grade students, that would be great. Thank you. Miss Nancy. Details at this link.
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