Rock Prairie Montessori School

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.

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.