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| Parent Flyer #6 - Frebruary 26, 2007 |
1. PARENT NIGHTS: These are opportunities for you to bring your child to school and see what they like to do . The children will share a glimpse of their day with you, including work time, group time, snack,
etc.
- On February 28^th *in conjunction with the parent night for the elementary school which is from 6- 7:30 pm, Irene’s class (the upper elementary students) will be presenting their projects on the American West. They have been studying the American West in the 1800’s and have completed study sheets on such topics as the building of the railroads, the development of agriculture in the West, and read biographies of characters from the West. They have also read and listened to novels about the West. Please come and hear their presentations which will begin at 6.00. All are welcome.
- Look for sign-up sheets for parent nights at the primary school on the
parent bulletin board. We have two nights *, *Tuesday , March 13^th and
Thursday , March 15^th from 6-7 pm., this is to hopefully accommodate parent schedules and also to split the classes in half to avoid over crowding. Therefore, 12 from each class will come each night. Please sign-up for the night that works best for you and your child.
- Look for parent night guidelines attached to this e-mail as well as on
or in your parent’s folder.
- If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to ask the staff.
Thank you! See you then!
2. Auction / Dance / Potluck planning meeting will be held on Tuesday,
February 27^th at 4 at the primary site. *All are welcome to attend this
meeting and encouraged to help with this fun event!
3. March 1 and 2^nd are staff in-service days!* No School for
students!! Our staff will be helping to celebrate 100 years of Montessori education by either attending the American Montessori Society’s Annual Conference “Montessori Education: 100 Years of Innovation and Inspiration” in New York City or doing professional days
observing Montessori schools in Maine. We are excited to take advantage of this opportunity so close to Maine and as always get new ideas and inspiration for our classrooms!
4. *Sunday, March 4^th * – CISV Pasta Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at Church
of Universal Fellowship (82 Main St., Orono) See Flyers.
5. March 6^th *will be school photo day at both sites. Look for the order form in your parent’s folders this week!
6. March 11, Sunday! *Ruth Dodge has scheduled for us a family day at
Hermon Mountain skiing and tubing. Sign-up on the posters at both sites
and come enjoy a day of out door fun and friendship. Thanks Ruth for
setting this up!
7. March 21, Wednesday. *There is a spaghetti supper fundraiser put on
by the elementary classes at the elementary site to raise funds for
their school field trip to Tanglewood on May 29-31. Please come and support them as well as enjoy visiting with others. Look for posters advertising the event.
8.* Look for the re-enrollment letters for next year (2007/08) in the
mail. They will be due back by March 23^rd . Any questions, see Joe .
Note: Next year is a landmark year in our school. It will be its 25^th
year of existence!* *
9. On April 10^th , Tuesday, *we will have an open house from 6-7:30 p.m. for interested families for the next school year. **
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*Fundraising:*
*SMS **Calendars:* Help Us! We have 36 Primary editions left and 14
Elementary editions left. We really NEED to sell these, therefore they
are now half price OR $7.50 each. ($15 for 2 ) Please buy at least one
if you have not yet. Get one form friends and relatives. The student
artwork is excellent! Thank you for your support.
*Bottle Drive: *Please drop your returnable bottles/cans to Skeeters
Redemption on Stillwater Ave. Skeeters is on the left on the way to Old Town Hannaford Store. An account is all set up for the school. You just drop them off anytime and say it’s a donation to Stillwater Montessori School. If you wish, you may bring them to School (either Primary and Elementary) and the staff will take care of them. .
Thanks for your support*. *
*Box Tops & Campbell’s Soup labels: *Please save your “Box Tops for
Education” labels and Campbell Soup labels as they can be used for
School fundraising . There are collection boxes at both school
locations. Marion is coordinating this collection. Please see her for
details. *The next deadline for submission is Tuesday, February 27^th !!
Bring those Box Tops in, Thanks!*
*After-School Programs*
Chess Club: * Held on Weds. from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. It is
open to the community and all are welcome. Instruction will be given.
March 10^th is the State Tournament at the University of Maine. More
info. to come.
Environmental Club: *The E-Club meetings are from 3:30 to
4:45 p.m. The locations will be announced. The dates are as follows:
Mar. 8^th , 22^nd , April 5^th , April 12^th , April 26^th , May 10^th
and May 24^th *. *
*On March 8^th we will be doing a nature in winter walk with the Maine
Audubon Fields Pond at the University ! More details to come!*
*The Environmental club got the PPL Grant for their project this spring
on Habitiats – Near and Far! Our year-end celebration will be on May
24^th .*
*Please keep May 12^th as a date. It is a Saturday, International
Migratory Bird Day at Fields Pond. They are having a spring festival at
Field’s Pond and they have asked if we will set up a couple activities
like we did last year. Check your e-mails for a letter about all the
e-club projects this week.*
Children’s Chorus*: Shauna Stratton-Meier instructs this
after-school program, beginning on Jan. 22^nd . It will be held on
Mondays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the Primary. It is open to the community.
If there are questions please call Shauna at 989-2458.
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*Special Instruction*
*Art: Jami Cass provides Optional Art Instruction for
students at the Primary School and art lessons to both Elementary
programs. These will be every other week.
*Foreign Language: * /Rebbeca Garcia/ will continue Spanish
lessons for the Primary classrooms and will also provide weekly Spanish
lessons for the Lower Elementary starting Friday, Jan. 12^th . /Sonali
Grab/ will give weekly Spanish lessons to the Upper Elementary.
Optional Chinese Lessons are available for Thursday
afternoons from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Please sign-up for lessons on
Elementary Parent Bulletin Board.
*Music: */Shauna Stratton-Meier/ provides music instruction
at the Primary on Mondays and Wednesday mornings and at the Elementary
on Friday afternoons.
*Creative Movement / Physical Education: * /Cid Dyjak/
provides creative movement lessons at the Primary after lunch on
Wednesdays. He will offer Physical Education at the Elementary on Friday
mornings.
*Suzuki Violin:* /Sarah Judkins/ offers optional violin
lessons at school on Thursday mornings. All fees are paid directly to
Sarah. Please sign-up on the bulletin board. Call her at 290-3595 if
there are questions.
*Music at UM: *The Upper Elementary students will be going
to UM from 11: a.m. to Noon on Thursdays to participate in the
elementary music course there. This starts on Jan. 25^th . /Laura
Artesani/ is the instructor.
*PARENTS NEWS*: Remember to check the School Calendar and Parent News
Flyers on the School’s website:
stillwatermontessori.org
1.**WARM WINTER CLOTHES*: Be sure your child has hats, warm
coats and mittens as cold weather is still here! Boots, Hat , Mittens
and Snow pants are especially needed for students to go outside for
recess. We do go outside whenever possible.**
2.**Late Pick-Up*: Please pick your child up on time. SMS
Staff are NOT available to stay late with students that are not
picked-up on time. Please be aware of the heavy University traffic and
plan accordingly to be on time. Thank you for your consideration with
this.**
3.*Next *All-School Party* will be the Spring Celebration on
Friday, April 13^th .
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