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Date: Next
Who: All of our Montessori Families are
invited to join the fun.
Food: Each family should sign up to bring a
side dish or dessert to share.
(Sign up sheets are posted in
the front lobby.)
Bring: Lawn chairs or blanket & your own
drinks (and ice if you
need
it).
PTO Provides: Buns & hot dogs (all beef and vegetarian).
Paper plates, forks, spoons, knives,
napkins and
condiments.
Location of Picnic: The
It will take
20 minutes to get there from Montessori.
You will need to travel East on
the Lloyd.
It’s
approximately 6 1/2 miles past Hwy.
261 on your
right hand side.
Time:
Sign-up
sheets are posted in the office even if you are not sure what you will
be
bringing, signing up gives us an
idea of how many people to expect.
Babysitting starts at
Agenda: - 15 minutes PTO overview of the coming year
- Meet the teaching staff.
- Dismiss to your child’s class for an overview of your child’s class with
their teacher.
Summer school runs on the same schedule as the regular school year. Half day,
Sunscreen -
Please sunscreen your child in the morning before sending them out to the playground. Sunscreen is only applied at school to
children who are at school for PM care.
PM care families need to fill out a medical authorization form (forms
are at the front desk) and send in sunscreen with your child’s name on the
bottle.
Summer classes will be divided with Ms. Lori and Ms. Beth’s classes being with Ms.
Lori in the morning and then this group will join Mrs. Theriac’s group after
lunch.
All other classes will be
with Mrs. Theriac all day. Your child’s
teacher left updates with each summer teacher letting them know exactly where
your child left off during the regular school year. In July all children are currently scheduled
to be with Mrs. Theriac.
Swimming – Don’t
be late. The bus will leave at
(Girls) wear their bathing suits under their clothes to
school.
(Boys) wear their bathing suits as shorts to school.
Pool shoes (waterproof) that the child can put on
themselves.
Bring the necessary clothes (shoes) for children to change
from
their
bathing suits.
Bring
a waterproof bag (grocery bag is fine)-- for wet towel and bathing suit --
with
their name on it.
Bring
a towel with their name on it.
What not to bring:
Any type of floating devices or toys.
Waivers – If
you need the waivers see Diane in the office.
They need to be returned by this
Wednesday, June 4th. The
following families still need to turn in the waivers for swimming and the Pump
It Up field trip:
Burhan, Morgan, Taylor,
Scharf
Announcement – Mrs.
Bunner will be retiring from teaching in her own room at the end of this
year. She will still be on staff next
year working in a different capacity with children.
Last day of school dismissal is at
Last day of school (Friday, May 23rd) is a
½ day for all students. Students who have AM or PM care in their
program may attend their regular hours for a day care program in the
afternoon. Lunch for the preprimary
children will be at Chuck E. Cheese and you will not have to send or buy a
lunch.
Medicine/Sunscreen - All medicine, epi-pens and
sunscreen for children not enrolled in the summer program, must be picked up
from the office. Any items not picked up
on Friday will not be kept.
All Field Trips
– Children need to wear their Montessori shirts.
Preprimary Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese will be tomorrow, Friday, the last day of school. This field trip has been prepaid. Children must be in the building by
Elementary Students who are here for the afternoon of
day care on the last day of school.
May purchase a Domino’s pizza lunch from Mrs. Green or bring their own lunch.
Outstanding Balances – Anyone with any type of outstanding balance has been contacted this
week. To help us close out our books we
ask that these balances be paid tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd. We appreciate your help.
The school office will be open all summer. Next
week (Memorial Day Week) the office will be open in the mornings.
Summer Program
–Parents must return the waivers for swimming and Pump It Up on or before the first day of the summer program,
Monday, June 2nd.
May 16, 2008 Notes Home
Preordered Play DVD’s were sent home with your child on
All Field Trips
– Children need to wear their Montessori shirts.
Elementary Year End Trip will be on Thursday, May 22nd. They will be traveling to Connor Prairie near
Preprimary Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese will be on the last day of school, Friday, May 23rd. This field trip has been prepaid. Children must be in the building by
Last day of school (Friday, May 23rd) is a
½ day for all students. Students who have AM or PM care in their
program may attend their regular hours for a day care program in the
afternoon. Lunch for the preprimary
children will be at Chuck E. Cheese and you will not have to send or buy a
lunch.
Elementary Students who are here for the afternoon of
day care on the last day of school.
May purchase a Domino’s pizza lunch from Mrs. Green or bring their own lunch.
Summer Program
– Students registered for the summer program will receive their invoices
today. Parents must return the waivers
for swimming and Pump It Up with their payments on or before Monday, June 2nd.
Monday,
Scholastic Bookfair is this Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. Buy one, get one free.
Volunteers to work at the bookfair are needed. Anytime
you can work Wednesday, Thursday or Friday in the mornings from as early as possible
to as late in the day as you can. Any
length of time would be great. Please
see Diane if you can help.
Spring Clean Up was a great success! We thank:
Amy Hughes, Vera and Carlos
Aguilar, Emily and Erik Elsea and Erik’s dad, Allie Burton and Diane Dillard,
Poonam Bhasin, Majed Koleilat and Eric Ridenour.
Parent/Teacher Conference sign up sheets have been posted. Conferences
are:
Ms. Sarah/Mrs. Corn on
Wednesday, May 14th; Ms. Lori/Mrs. Theriac on Thursday, May 15th;
Mrs. Bunner and Mr. R. on Friday, May 16th.
Play DVD’s
can be ordered at the front desk. The
cost is $20.
Play Pictures
can be seen online through Wednesday, May 14th if you would like to
place an order or re-order. The website
is: www.858-9537.com and the password is: MA2008
Play Pictures
that were previously ordered can be picked up at the front desk.
Elementary Year End Trip will be on Thursday, May 22nd. They will be traveling to Connor Prairie near
Preprimary Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese will be on the last day of school, Friday, May 23rd. This field trip has been prepaid. Children must be in the building by
Last day of school (Friday, May 23rd) is a
½ day for all students. Students who have AM or PM care in their
program may attend their regular hours for a day care program in the
afternoon. Lunch for the preprimary
children will be at Chuck E. Cheese and you will not have to send or buy a
lunch.
Elementary Students who are here for the afternoon of
day care on the last day of school.
May purchase a Domino’s pizza lunch from Mrs. Green or bring their own lunch.
Friday,
Spring Clean Up will be this Saturday, May 10th from
Parent/Teacher Conference sign up sheets have been posted. Conferences
are:
Ms. Sarah/Mrs. Corn on
Wednesday, May 14th; Ms. Lori/Mrs. Theriac on Thursday, May 15th;
Mrs. Bunner and Mr. R. on Friday, May 16th.
Play DVD’s
can be ordered at the front desk. The
cost is $20.
Play Pictures
can be seen online through Wednesday, May 14th if you would like to
place an order or re-order. The website
is: www.858-9537.com and the password is: MA2008
Play Pictures
that were previously ordered can be picked up at the front desk.
Elementary Year End Trip will be on Thursday, May 22nd. They will be traveling to Connor Prairie near
CAT testing
is going on now through May 15th for the first through third
graders.
Please try to have your
children in attendance if possible.
Since each test takes up to an hour to complete and a teacher must stay
with students, make-ups are difficult to fit into the end of the year schedule.
Preprimary Field Trip to Chuck E. Cheese will be on the last day of school, Friday, May 23rd. This field trip has been prepaid. Children must be in the building by
Last day of school (Friday, May 23rd) is a
½ day for all students. Students who have AM or PM care in their
program may attend their regular hours for a day care program in the
afternoon. Lunch for the preprimary
children will be at Chuck E. Cheese and you will not have to send or buy a
lunch.
Elementary Students who are here for the afternoon of
day care on the last day of school.
May purchase a Domino’s pizza lunch from Mrs. Green or bring their own lunch.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Notes
Home
Spring Clean Up will be this Saturday, May 10th from
Play DVD’s
can be ordered at the front desk. The
cost is $20.
Play Pictures
can be seen online through Wednesday, May 14th if you would like to
place an order or re-order. The website
is: www.858-9537.com and the password is: MA2008
Play Pictures
that were previously ordered can be picked up at the front desk.
Play Costumes
– Please return your child’s play costume so we get them put away for this
year.
Parent/Teacher Conference sign up sheets will be
posted tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7th. Conferences
are:
Ms. Sarah/Mrs. Corn on
Wednesday, May 14th; Ms. Lori/Mrs. Theriac on Thursday, May 15th;
Mrs. Bunner and Mr. R. on Friday, May 16th.
Elementary Year End Trip will be on Thursday, May 22nd. They will be traveling to Connor Prairie near
CAT testing
is going on now through May 15th for kindergarten students and the
first through third graders. This week Ms.
Lori, Mrs. Bunner and Mrs. Theriac will complete their testing. The elementary class will be doing testing
over the next two weeks.
Please try to have your children
in attendance if possible. Since each
test takes up to an hour to complete and a teacher must stay with students,
make-ups are difficult to fit into the end of the year schedule.
Thursday,
Play DVD’s
can be ordered at the front desk. The
cost is $20. Friday and through next
Wednesday we will be playing parts of the play in either the front office or
the elementary room before school. Keep
your ears open for the sounds of “Baby Want Out.”
Play Pictures
can be seen online through Wednesday, May 14th if you would like to
place an order or re-order. The website
is: www.858-9537.com and the password is: MA2008
Play Pictures
that were previously ordered can be picked up at the front desk.
Play Costumes
– Please return your child’s play costume so we get them put away for this
year.
Parent/Teacher Conference sign up sheets will be
posted next Wednesday, May 7th. Conferences are:
Ms. Sarah/Mrs. Corn on
Wednesday, May 14th; Ms. Lori/Mrs. Theriac on Thursday, May 15th;
Mrs. Bunner and Mr. R. on Friday, May 16th.
Elementary Year End Trip will be on Thursday, May 22nd. They will be traveling to Connor Prairie near
CAT testing
is going on now through May 15th for kindergarten students and the
first through third graders. This week
Ms. Sarah and Mrs. Corn will complete their CAT testing. Next week Ms. Lori, Mrs. Bunner and Mrs.
Theriac will complete their testing. The
elementary class will be doing testing over the next two weeks.
Please try to have your
children in attendance if possible.
Since each test takes up to an hour to complete and a teacher must stay
with students, make-ups are difficult to fit into the end of the year schedule.
Plant orders can be picked up anytime this
afternoon, all day tomorrow (Friday)
and Saturday from
Spring Clean Up will be Saturday, May 10th from
All Parents – Please read ASAP
Everything you needed
to know about “Baby Want Out” (the school play) ---
Location – Date: Dress rehearsal on
Thursday, April 24th
The Play on Friday, April 25th at
Tickets – The tickets are $5.00 each. Seats are reserved. You must purchase tickets
prior to play night, Friday, April
25th at the front
desk. Tickets WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
- All tickets, ads
and CD sales help underwrite the cost of the play.
Videos/DVDs - We have hired Solar Flair to tape the play. You may order a DVD this week and through the Wednesday after the play. The cost of a DVD will be $20. Preorder at the front desk.
Dress rehearsal –
- No Lunchboxes on dress rehearsal day. Please send a totally disposable lunch or know that lunchboxes will have to be picked up on Friday morning from school. We will not be taking them.
- Please do not send your child in clogs, flip flops or backless shoes.
- Girls Hair (except for Cheerleaders) should be worn in a low
ponytail or worn down.
-½ dayers are invited to stay all day; if parents choose to pick up
½ dayers at the regular time, they need to bring them back to school by
- All other children will change into the clothes worn under their costume here at school and will then be bussed for rehearsal.
- Suggestion – The children will have two snacks Thursday afternoon. It would be a good idea to have some kind of snack in the car for them to hold them until they get dinner.
- Parents can sit in the auditorium
during dress rehearsal. If you are planning on taking pictures or
video, dress rehearsal is the time to do it.
Picking up from dress rehearsal –
- Parents will need to pick
children up at
- Parents will come into the auditorium for pick up. Children will be dismissed in the order of their songs on the CD. The whole process usually takes about 15 minutes.
What your child wears home from dress rehearsal is what they should be dropped off in on Friday night. These clothes need to be laundered and returned in their plastic zip lock bag Monday morning. (Each bag has their name and what needs to be return listed on the bag. We need these bags for inventory to shorten the putting away process. Please do not misplace this bag.)
Night of the Play – Where
you picked your child up on Thursday evening is where you drop them off on
Friday night between
Volunteers – We will need volunteers to move the set back to school and unload it here. Let Diane know if you can help.
Volunteers needed:
Complete Play Information – PLEASE
READ ASAP!
Play Location:
Dates: *Dress
Rehearsal at play location between
(Children will be bused from school
to play location for rehearsal.
Parents pick up from the auditorium at
Tickets – Tickets
are $5.00 each and can only be purchased at the front desk until
Thursday, April 24th. ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Dress Rehearsal
- Thursday, April 24th
- Cold lunchers should bring totally disposable lunches. We will not be taking school bags, share items or lunchboxes to play location.
- Children should not wear flip flops or clogs.
- ½ dayers are invited to stay all day. You must let your teacher know ahead of time if your child is staying.
- ½ dayers, who do
not stay, need to return to school by
- All children will change to their base costume clothes prior to leaving the school for dress rehearsal.
- Children will be provided a snack during dress rehearsal, but it is a long day and we suggest you have something in the car to hold them until dinner.
- Parents can sit in the auditorium for dress
rehearsal. This is the perfect time
to take pictures or videos of your child’s performance.
School Play Costume Needs - If your child is in one of the following groups, you
will need to provide the following items
for your child on Thursday, dress rehearsal day:
Mrs. Theriac’s boys: wear/bring
dark shoes.
Mrs. Theriac’s girls: need to
wear/bring athletic/tennis shoes light in color.
Ms. Lori’s boys: Dress shoes,
dark color (black ideal) to go with their business suits.
Picking Up from Dress Rehearsal –
-
Parents need to come into the auditorium to pick up
their child at
- Children will be dismissed in the order of their group’s appearance on stage.
(ie) Mrs.Bunner’s “Babies” group is the first group on and will be the first group dismissed at the end of dress rehearsal.
- Elementary children will be the last group dismissed. They will take up to 30 minutes after the play to change and put away their costume for both dress rehearsal and the play.
- We will not be able to dismiss any children before the end of dress rehearsal.
- If anyone other than the parent is picking up the student, we need a written note from the parent the morning of dress rehearsal.
- No one will be at school after
Costumes –
- What your child wears home from dress rehearsal is what they need to be wearing when they return for the play Friday Night.
- Please do not allow your child to play in these clothes
since they are reused for other plays.
- The clothing
they wear home from the play Friday must be laundered in cold water and
returned the following Monday or Tuesday in the labeled bag the child
will go home with the night of the play.
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Day of the play –Next Friday, April 25th
- School will
close at
Night of the play – Friday, April 25th
- Children should be brought to the front left corner of
the stage between
- After the play is over, each group will be brought back
to the auditorium in the order that they appeared in the play and dismissed to
their parents. Elementary will again
dismiss last.
- We ask that you not bring young children to the play. We have found in the past that the play does not hold the attention of the very young, and sitting for an hour and a half quietly is often too much for them and distracting to other audience members.
In the past we’ve had problems with children running up and down the aisles
during the program. As well, it can be difficult to hear when children are crying and somewhat distracting as parents are getting up and down to take care of the little one’s needs. There is an average of 55 seats per row from aisle to aisle, it is not easy to get in/out of seats. All of these events can clearly be seen and heard on stage by our blossoming young performers, and it makes it difficult for them to follow through with their performance. Thank you for any help you can give us in making this a positive experience for everyone.
Photos, Videos, Etc. –
- Dress rehearsal is the time to take any personal videos or photos.
- Please do not
leave your seats to take photos the night of the play. There will be 700 hundred people attending
and you never know whose view you’re blocking.
No matter how careful you are you will be inconveniencing other audience
members. Having any number of people
photographing at any given time is distracting to the children on stage. And lastly, it’s a fire code violation to
have people in the aisles. Thank you for
your cooperation.
- Solar Flair will again be video taping the play. The
cost for a DVD or video tape is $20.
You can order a copy at the front desk through the Wednesday after the
play.
Friday,
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox will be
speaking on Thursday, April 10th at the Victory Theatre in downtown
Summer Program Information was sent home earlier this week. Please return by Monday, April 14th.
Play Notes –
Play tickets will go on sale next Wednesday at
Play Pictures
of children in their costumes will be taken
next Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Order forms were sent home yesterday.
Mrs. Theriac’s boys need to wear/bring dark shoes for their costume.
Mrs. Theriac’s girls need to wear/bring athletic/tennis shoes light in
color.
Ms. Lori’s boys need to wear/bring dark shoes to go with their
business suit costume.
Ad in the Play “Baby Want Out” program – If you are interested in helping to underwrite the
cost of the play by placing an ad in the play program, please let Diane know by
next Thursday, April 10th.
$75
for black and white ½ page ad.
$125
for a black and white full page ad
$150
color or b/w full page ad on inside front/back, or outside back cover.
Play program personal ads dedicated to your child can be purchased for
$3.00. Ads are limited to 100 characters
and spaces. A Personal Ad Form is
attached. Fill out your message, attach
$3.00 and leave it at the front desk by next Thursday, April 10th.
Sample Ads: Cathleen Jones, we love your song and dance!!
Have a
great show! Love, Mom, Dad and Billy.
Lindsey
Halloway – You’ve worked hard and it shows!
Terrific
song and dance! Love, Grammy and Granpa
No school next Friday, April 11th. If you have AM or PM care in your program
your child may attend for day care.
PTO Meeting for PTO Board elections will take place next Thursday at
Tuesday,
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox will be
speaking on Thursday, April 10th at the Victory Theatre in downtown
Plant Sale Orders will be taken through this Wednesday. Orders will be in Friday after the play, May 2nd and
Saturday, May 3rd.
Spring Clean Up Day will be postponed until Saturday, April 19th.
Summer Program Information is attached.
Please return by Monday, April 14th.
Summer Day Care Weeks at the end of our summer program, but before school
starts will be offered this year. See
attached information.
Play Notes –
Play tickets will go on sale next Wednesday at
Play Pictures
of children in their costumes will be taken
next Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Order forms will be sent home later this week.
Mrs. Theriac’s boys need to wear/bring dark shoes for their costume.
Mrs. Theriac’s girls need to wear/bring athletic/tennis shoes light in
color.
Ms. Lori’s boys need to wear/bring dark shoes to go with their
business suit costume.
Ad in the Play “Baby Want Out” program – If you are interested in helping to underwrite the
cost of the play by placing an ad in the play program, please let Diane know by
next Thursday, April 10th.
$75
for black and white ½ page ad.
$125
for a black and white full page ad
$150
color or b/w full page ad on inside front/back, or outside back cover.
Play program personal ads dedicated to your child can be purchased for
$3.00. Ads are limited to 100 characters
and spaces. A Personal Ad Forms are
attached. Fill out your message, attach
$3.00 and leave it at the front desk by Thursday, April 10th.
Sample Ads: Cathleen Jones, we love your song and dance!!
Have a
great show! Love, Mom, Dad and Billy.
Lindsey
Halloway – You’ve worked hard and it shows!
Terrific
song and dance! Love, Grammy and Granpa
No school next Friday, April 11th. If you have AM or PM care in your program
your child may attend for day care.
Note Home –
Mrs. Bunner’s Class – Mrs. Bunner’s husband will be undergoing open heart surgery tomorrow
and she will be out through Spring Break.
Ms. Beth and Ms. Christa will be taking care of the class during this
time. Please keep Mrs. Bunner and her
family in your thoughts in the coming weeks.
Parent Reminder
– You may not leave children unaccompanied in a classroom. You must take them to the playground in the
morning. All children should be on the
playground no later than
No School or Day care on Good Friday, March 21st.
Spring Break Surveys went home today please return by Monday, March 17th if you
have AM or PM care in your child’s program.
Spring Break Week - No School from Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28th. If you have AM or PM care in your program
your child may attend for their regular hours.
Spring Flower Sale Catalogue is going home today.
Order forms need to be back by next Tuesday, March 18th. There is only one catalogue per family. Orders will be ready for pick up on Friday,
April 25th and Saturday, April 26th.
Play CD’s
with all the play songs are on sale at the front desk for $10. Not only does this help your child learn
their song for the play, but is a great way to help underwrite the play.
Note Home –
Montessoiree News:
BIG
THANK YOU to Alicia Alley and Allie Burton for all of their efforts in making sure we had a great evening at the
Montessoiree. They will be chairing it
again next year and using all they learned this year for an even more
successful evening—we can’t wait! As
well a big thank you to everyone who helped with donated/secured auction items,
helped with setting up, checking out, etc. it was all possible due to
Montessori families coming together as a community! It looks like over $11,000 was raised after
expenses. Congratulations on a job well
done!
·If you were given
a bid sheet to take home and still have it, please bring it to the office. They were accidentally given to the people
who won the bid and they are needed for bookkeeping purposes.
·Anyone who borro