Welcome from the Head of School, Linda Jennings

Welcome to MOT Charter School!  MOT Charter School is a community of teachers, parents and students committed to one goal -- providing an enriching and challenging K-8 education to every student.  When you visit MOT Charter School, you will immediately sense that it is a very special school where successes are celebrated and differences are respected.  Parents, students and teachers work together in a safe and nurturing environment to ensure that every child excels to his or her ability.

 MOT CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVED THE RATING OF A SUPERIOR SCHOOL!

 The new wing at MOT Charter School viewed from the west side.

Good Afternoon MOT Charter School Parents,100 days of school already past! We have been fortunate so far with the weather. It makes for a better day for everyone when the students can get outside to play for recess. Students should be prepared with a warm coat, hats and gloves to go outside every day. Students go out if the temperature is above 32° F.Also, please make sure that students have a dress code sweater or sweatshirt to wear during the day. The temperature in the building does vary.

With a few make-ups left, we will be wrapping up NWEA testing this week. Students have been very focused and attentive to showing us what they know! The midyear check provides us with good information to determine whether we need to make instructional changes in the second half of the year. Reports will be sent home in the next week or so.

Like other schools, we are beginning to see an increase in student absences related to illness. To dampen the spread of viruses, we have and will continue to ramp up the cleaning and disinfecting of classrooms. We will also be reminding students to use good hygiene practices. You can help at home by offering frequent reminders to your children to wash their hands and to avoid putting their hands in their mouths.

Coming Events.

Friday, February 3 - Jersey day with any pants day, $1

Friday, February 10 - Middle School Dance, Grades 6-8, 6-8 pm

Tuesday, February 21 - 7^th Grade Musical Performance, 6:30 pm

Wednesday, February 22 - 6^th Grade Musical Performance, 6:30 pm

New Addition Update. The building is nearly fully enclosed. The gymnasium is being painted and drywall is going up on the library side. The project is on track, losing just 9 days so far to weather. Our Capital Campaign contributions are up to $170,000! Thank you to everyone who has donated to this awesome new facility and opportunity to make our school even better! But, we have a long way to go to reach our goal of $750,000.

P.O.S.S.E. Do you have 1 hour a week that you can spare to help some of our students in reading or math? That is all it takes to make a BIG difference in a child’s academic progress. Training, materials, and students are provided – you just need to show up. Thank you to the 21 current P.O.S.S.E. team members! They are clearly making a difference. We would like to increase this number to 25 by the end of the year!

8^th Grade Semi-Formal Committee. An organizational meeting for this year’s 8^th Grade Semi-Formal will be held on Thursday, February 9 from 6-7 pm in the school library. Anyone interested in serving on the 8^th grade semi-formal committee should plan to attend this meeting or contact Mrs. Harrigan at Tera.Harrigan@mot.k12.de.us.

2012-2013 School Calendar.  Next year’s start date has been approved by the Board of Directors. The first day of school next fall will be Wednesday, August 15, 2012. The last day will be Friday, June 7, 2013.