MAY 15, 2026
Wacky Wednesday Community Dress Down Day: Own Your Letter
Brookside will be having an Own Your Letter dress-down day. Students can choose any letter of the alphabet to represent in any way they find creative and fun! This is part of a new initiative: Wacky Wednesday Community Dress Down Days!
Students are invited to dress down following the themes below:
- May 20: Own Your Letter - students can choose any letter of the alphabet to represent in any way they find creative and fun!
- June 3: Dress the Rainbow
Please note that all Wacky Wednesday Dress Down Day clothes must still be ready to learn and play appropriately.
Save the Date: Third Grade Closing Exercises — Friday, June 5
The Third Grade Closing Exercises will take place on Friday, June 5, at 9:00 a.m. in the Primary School Cafetorium. More details will be provided in the weeks to come.
Important Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday, May 20, 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. — PAMKA Annual Meeting
- Wednesday, May 27, 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. — PAMKA Board Meeting
- Wednesday, May 27, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. — PAMKA Maintenance Appreciation Lunch
For a complete calendar listing of events, view the PAMKA Calendar in Veracross.
PAMKA Annual Meeting — Wednesday, May 20
PAMKA’s Annual Meeting is on Wednesday, May 20, at the Middle School.
Please join us in the dining room to celebrate PAMKA’s achievements, learn about the new slate of volunteers, and hear about PAMKA’s gifts to MKA. Head of School Nigel Furlonge will also speak. A continental breakfast will start at 7:45 a.m. with the meeting to follow at 8:15 a.m. We hope to see you there!
Please see a copy of the 2026-2027 Budget Summary. You can also review our annual meeting
agenda in advance, along with the PAMKA Board Annual Reports.
Middle School Supply Sale — Order by Tuesday, June 30
Get a jump on school shopping and help support PAMKA, too! Order your Middle School student supplies for next year from now until Tuesday, June 30. They will be delivered directly to your home. Prices are competitive, and PAMKA earns a portion of the sales.
Our school ID is MON348. Place your order online or view this flyer for more information. School supplies will be shipped directly to your home address by August 21.
Please Note: For all grades, organizational binders and folder systems (such as case-its, trapper keepers, and accordion files) are not included in these supply packs and will need to be purchased separately. Calculators are only included in supply packs for fifth graders. For grades six through eight, calculators will be provided by the school for classroom use. Parents are welcome to purchase calculators for home use separately. For questions, please contact PAMKA Finance VP, Rupa Coutinho.
Celebrating the Class of 2026: College Matriculation
We are pleased to present the college matriculation list for the Class of 2026.
Our seniors will be heading off to 72 different colleges in 22 states (including two to Scotland). Approximately 50% of the class will matriculate at schools with an admit rate of 15% or lower. Colleges that will welcome the greatest number of new MKA undergraduates this fall are Cornell (6), Notre Dame (5), Princeton (4), and three each at Elon, George Washington University, Georgetown, and the University of Miami. The achievements of this class are the result of a combination of talented students who worked hard and the faculty and staff who guided them along the way. We could not be prouder of our Class of 2026 and can’t wait to see all they will accomplish in this next chapter.
Please note: The college matriculation image has been updated from an earlier version to ensure all college and university logos are accurately represented.
Check Out Recent Photo Galleries 📸
From performances to celebrations, it’s been a full and joyful spring season at MKA so far. Explore photos from recent events by visiting our Photo Gallery Portal.
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