Montessori Children’s School of Key West Weekly Newsletter – September 9, 2026
It’s Car Wash Weekend! 🚗🚲💦
This Saturday from 9am-12pm here on campus – bring your cars, vans, scooters, golf carts for a scrub down by the Montessori gang!
🚗 We’ll be washing on Varela St from 9-12, with a WeCycle Bike Tune Up station running down the block! 🚲
🎵 DJ Jimmy Jamz will be setting the vibe for our Slip N Slide Party on the Front Lawn, with a Bake Sale of Breakfast Treats & A Coffee Shop sponsored by Koffie House. ☕
Sign up to contribute or volunteer here: CAR WASH SIGN UPS
Come for any span of the morning you are available – this is a very fun way to meet new members of the community and enjoy a morning as a family! Entry to the party, car washes and bike tune ups are donation-based and support our In-House Scholarship Fund, and funds from the Coffee Shop/Breakfast Bake Sale support our Upper Elementary & Middle School programs.
Here are a few shots of last year:
This Week @ MCS
Pictured:
1. A Toddler friend slices bananas for snack
2. A Gumbo Limbo Kindergarten friend works with a 3 Year Old friend, demonstrating the impact of the multi-age classroom in the Primary environment
3. A Spanish Lime friend presents his self portrait to the class
4. Upper Elementary friends enjoy the view from the Key West Lighthouse on a weekly Learning Expedition
5. Mahogany (Adolescent) practices yoga with Ms. Sofia
Upcoming Events (more info below)…
Saturday, September 12: “Wash, Ride & Slide” Community Car Wash & Bike Tune Up Event 9AM-12PM, Varela St Campus
Monday, September 21: International Day of Peace Celebration 9AM, Bayview Park
Thursday & Friday, September 24 & 25: Bake Sale Benefitting Spanish Lime, 2:20PM-4PM Front Lawn of Varela St Campus
Community Car Wash “Wash, Ride & Slide”
Please plan to join us for our Annual Community Car Wash Saturday, September 12th from 9AM-12PM here On Campus. We throw a party on the Front Lawn with a Slip N Slide, Bake Sale with coffee shop sponsored by Koffie House, and a DJ Jimmy Jamz dance party. On Varela Street we hold a washing station for cars, golf carts, bicycles, tricycles, scooters – if you’re riding it, we’re washing it! Kids and grown ups alike! This year WeCycle will be sponsoring a special Bike Tune Up station as well! Sign ups for donations here (Worth Fundraising Work/Pay Hours!): Mahogany: Wash, Ride, and Slide
*Thanks to our Mahogany Middle Schoolers for putting together this cool flyer for the event!
Help us promote on Facebook! Car Wash Event
International Day of Peace Celebration
On Monday, September 21st our Primary, Elementary, & Middle School Programs will take part in an Old Town March around Bayview Park, back to campus where we will celebrate International Day of Peace. 🌟 Families of all program levels: Please plan to bring a can of food to donate to a local food bank on this day. ☀️
Buy Your Shirts (Adults & Children)
Below is the link to Peace shirts for students and parents. They come in a variety of styles and colors and you can choose your own! They are the same as we’ve worn in past years so you can reuse what you have. Order any color/style you would like for you and your children, but be sure to order soon to make sure you receive your shirt before the 21st. They are on sale today!! PEACE DAY SHIRT
Join the Walk!
Are you available to walk with us from school to Bayview Park? Parents of Primary, Elementary, and Middle School are invited to meet us at your child’s campus at 8:45AM to help with the walk and enjoy the ceremony. If you are not able to join us and/or want to lend a hand in another way, we will need wagons to cart tired children back to campus after the event.
Community News
A special sewing program offered by Ashli Tillett here on campus. We need 10 more students to enroll to make it happen!
Dante is offering a fantastic morning fitness class for our parents, with a new time closer to drop off! Try it out Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:20AM at Bayview Park!
Montessori Girl Scouts!
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