We are pleased to post a new article from Heidi Walters from the Montessori Initiative. Feel free to download the Febuary-2008 pdf of “Montessori in the News” . Feel free to post your thoughts and share your comments. We would love to hear from you.
We are glad to be hosting the Teach Peace Seminar on March 1st at 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM. We will be featuring many keynote speakers throughout the day speaking about the different aspects of Teaching peace within the montessori framework. The registration before Feb. 27th will be $65, after the 27th registration will be $75. Please register by calling Rock Prairie Montessori School at 608-868-4844 or download and mail our Teach Peace Registration Form and Information pamplet.
What is “Making It Possible”? We decided as a board to take a moment to acknowledge and recognize the people within the community who are going above and beyond, and recognize them for their achievements, donations, commitment, and volunteerism. Thank you to everyone.
Martha Carver: The Board would like to thank Martha for her effort and commitment to developing and fulfilling the role of Director of Education. Martha has positively impacted many children in her class work and now the school at large is benefiting from her expertise and passion. In addition she has led the development of new educational offerings for parents such as Love and Logic as RPMS continues to focus on education excellence.
Linda Maybee and Robyn Doege-Brennan: The Board would like to thank Linda and Robyn for their effort to make RPMS first all school winter program such a success and further helping to build our sense of community.
Dennis McDougall: The Board would like to thank Dennis for leadership and time in developing and launching RPMS new website. The website is a key communication tool and will be a great enhancement for our school.
Jenny Membrino: The Board would like to thank Jenny for her leadership over the years with the Fall Festival. As one of our key community events, the Fall Festival has become a highlight for the school.
Lisa Pember: The Board would like to thank Lisa Pember for her dedication to being the Morning Greeter extraordinaire over the last two years. The mornings would not be the same without her!
Mary Umbrewicz: The Board would like to thank Mary for all her efforts to launch and drive Parents as Partners. From concept to execution Mary, has taken our volunteer efforts to the next level.
Welcome to a new year at RPMS. We look forward to many new and exciting opportunities. To start the year off, we are offering up a note from Heidi Walters from the Montessori Initiative. Download the January-2008 pdf of “Montessori in the News” article. Feel free to share your comments. We would love to hear from you.
Thank you to all who attended the Winter Program on Friday December 14th. This was a first in RPMS history - having all classes perform on the same morning. What a morning it was! The children did so well sharing their singing talents under the direction of Ms. Linda and Ms. Robyn. This was such a fun way to end our school week!
The entire production was captured on video tape and can be order through the school. Order forms are available in all parent mailboxes and are due in the office by Friday January4, 2008.
You are cordially invited to join us on Saturday February 9th 2008 for an Italian Dinner and Auction. We are writing to share some important information about our major fundraising eventfor the year, RPMS Annual Italian Night, held at school from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. As a notfor profit, fundraising is an important source of funds. This year our target is to raise $9500 in revenue and $7500 in profits, which is almost half of our total goal for the year. This is money that is part of our school budget. The best part of Italian Night is that it is an evening out for adults priced moderately with good food, wine tasting and good company. There is music, silent and live auctions and raffles. Dinner and drink tickets are $20/$5 respectively, and you are encouraged to bring friends and family. This will be our fifth year holding the event at our school. To be a success we need every family to participate. There are many ways: whether it is attending the event with family and friends, offering to help with the evening or by donating or soliciting items. We would ask all families to take a few minutes to download and complete the Italian Night Information Sheet and return it by January 11th. This is vital to the success ofevening, the auction and our goal. Time spent in solicitation of auction items counts towards service hours. We have provided copies of Donation Flyers to usefor each item donated or in solicitation. Thank you for your support of our wonderful school. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Oakleigh Ryan via school mailbox, email Toakleigh at aol.com or call 608 436 0876 or contact other members of the committee.
Beginning of winter break. December 17th through January 1st. May you enjoy your holiday season. We will see you back on January 2nd 2008. We look forward to an exciting new year.
Parent Education Night January 22th 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm “Montessori Math from Young Child to Adult” Faculty will demonstrate Montessori materials that are used with 2 year olds through the elementary years. Our guest presenters, Cathleen and Phil Haskins will speak about Montessori math materials and concepts from Elementary through the college years.
Love and Logic presentation December 5th at 6:30 till 7:30. This program is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding instead of stressful and chaotic. The class introduces practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children.
You are cordially invited to join us on Friday December 14th at 10:00 AM for our Winter Program. This performance will be held in the gymnasium. Refreshments will be served in the commmons immediately following the program. This program will be professionally videotaped. Order forms will be made available after the performance. * As students will be involved in one performance, parking may be limited. We simply encourage families to car-pool as best as possible.