Montessori School of Lemont

Save the Date!
 April 4th-8th
Spring Break
 April 14th
Prospective Parent Coffee
Since 1979
Volume 24, Issue 9
 April 15th
Grandparent’s Day
April 2016
Classroom Projects for Auction 2016!
 April 18 -22
Nature’s Classroom Adol
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Montessori School of
Lemont
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Welcome to
the Spinning World
The Yellow Room saw colors of the world spinning
around them and burst into
song! Fanned by their inquisitive nature and created by
imaginative hands rubbing oil
pastels over a maple board,
this delightful piece is sure
to spark many conversations
about gears, train tracks and
life itself!
Self Portrait in Clay
 April 19th
Field Trip to Garden Patch
Farm
 April 22nd
Annual Spring Gala
 April 29th
Volunteer Appreciation
Inside this issue:
A Word From
Our Executive
2
PA Report
2
Spring Gala
2
Teacher Features
3
Pajama Day
3
Grandparents’
Day
3
Coffee Anyone?
4
Congrats, Christa! 4
Blue Room children present their selfportrait in a collection of clay figures holding
hands encircling the sun. The figures are a
representation of each child, which they have
constructed from clay and glazed themselves.
The children are assembled in a circle holding
hands representing the unity of oneness,
lasting friendship and universal love.
Window to Nature
Experience nature brought to you by
the Adolescent Class through a
beautiful nature themed window
mosaic. This intricate cut glass mosaic has been carefully constructed
by the Adolescent Class with many
details depicting life at a tree, along a
stream on a sunny day. This lovely
piece of art will look elegant in any
room. A must see.
Bid on these
Teacher Features &
Classroom Projects on
Friday, April 22nd at
our Spring Gala!
Adirondack Chair
The Green Room
children hand painted
a child sized Adirondack chair with a
beautiful floral design. Each petal is a
unique painting of
their thumb prints.
This is a lovely gift to
share with your child.
Montopoly!
Buy Pink Tower Avenue, take a
ride on Writing Railroad, or select
a Grace and Courtesy card! The
Upper El students have been working hard to create this Montessorithemed Monopoly board. You
won't want to miss your chance to
bid on this project - and a special
surprise bonus is included!
Nailed It!
We sanded, stained, nailed,
threaded, and combined pieced
of wood to create a stunning
piece of art!
Montessori Mandala
A mandala is a geometric figure representing the universe.
The meaning of a mandala is
different for each person or
group that makes one. The
class worked together to create a mandala that represents
lower elementary and MSOL.
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Montessori School of Lemont
Auction Season
Hands on soil-study for the
Lower Elementary class!
Our 24th Annual Auction will
be held this month at Ruffled
Feathers Country Club in Lemont! Our auction team, Jeannie
Markionni, Jill McNaughton and
Kim McGraw have planned a
formal event with a sit down
dinner, open bar and dancing
featuring a Silent and Live Auction. Funds raised from classroom projects and “Teacher
Features" are allocated to
teachers to purchase classroom
materials. Remaining proceeds
will benefit our building fund.
MSOL was established in 1979
and for 20 years rented space
in various churches for our
programs. In 1999 an MSOL
parent donated eight acres of
property, allowing us to finally
have a home of our own.
Charitable contributions to our
building fund have made it possible to finance three buildings
and a beautiful natural playground. Recent improvements
to our campus include the
parking lot expansion in 2013,
the chicken coop in 2014 and
this year we added 500 feet of
fence along the eastern border
of our playground. Our next
major project is a building to
house the Adolescent Program,
a Toddler Program, a multipurpose space or all of the above!
$1,000 sponsorships are availa-
ble to support the Building
Expansion Exploratory Committee. Thank you to the
members of our school community who have already supported the auction and to our
dedicated staff who make time
the time to create priceless
classroom projects.
We are all a part of creating
the MSOL legacy and every
donation counts. Consider
becoming a sponsor, procure
donations, host a golf foursome, borrow a friends vacation home or timeshare, donate your airline miles or gift
cards or better yet, attend this
wonderful event!
-Therese Colby
[While reading
short vowel
words. . .]
“Bun. I don’t
know what kind
of bun, a ballet
bun or an
eating bun.”
N.G., Age 5
Parents’ Association Report
March 10, 2016
Committee Updates
Spring Gala and Auction
Invitations were sent home last
week. Volunteers are still needed for the event and to procure
auction items. Sign up at
https://vols.pt/opKfpS Early bird
price ends April 8. Ticket price
will increase from $75 to $90.
Parent Meeting Recap
The PA sponsored a guest
speaker from the Naperville
police department to discuss
monitoring children's device
activity. Presentation was well
received. 45-50 guests were in
attendance.
Exec Director’s Report
Therese Colby
The teachers attended the
American Montessori Society
national convention March 1113.
New Business
A survey will be distributed out
in the next few weeks to gather
feedback on PA events.
Announcements/
Reminders
Officer Elections will be in May.
All positions will be open. If you
are interested in in becoming
an officer, contact Lori.
Next meeting is April 13.
Upcoming Events
Spring Break: April 4 -8
Grandparents' Day: April 15
Spring Gala & Auction: April 22
Huck Finn Day: May 15
Spring Gala & Sponsorships
Shtile prepares her binder for
the Adolescent student-led
conferences.
The 24th Annual Spring Gala
and Auction is quickly approaching! The event will be
held at Ruffled Feathers Golf
Club on April 22nd. The night
will begin at 6:30pm with cocktails, followed by dinner and a
live auction. To purchase tickets, parents can return the
response card via carpool.
Advance tickets are $75.00 per
person and tickets purchased
after April 8th will be $90.00
per person.
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$1000 ~Sponsor the Building Expansion Exploratory Fund (8 of
10 available)
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$500 ~ Sponsor the Staff to attend the Gala (6 of 8 available)
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$500 ~ Sponsor the Building Fund (19 of 20 available)
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$250 ~ Sponsor the Gala’s IT costs (2 of 4 available)
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$250 ~ Sponsor the Music for the Gala (0 of 2 available)
Volume 24, Issue 9
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Teacher Features for Auction 2016!
Pottery Painting
Join Miss Hayevsky and Mrs.
Shaw for a pottery painting
session! We will meet at
Glazed Expressions in Downers Grove, paint our pieces,
and then have an ice cream
treat at Every Day's
a Sunday. Spots are available
for 4 children. Date and time
to be mutually arranged.
Take a Hike!
Join Mrs. Davidson and Mrs.
McAndrew on a special after
school walkabout! We’ll investigate the flora and fauna of a
local forest preserve in a private tour with your teachers.
Save the date: May 11, 2016
A Night with the Radiomen
Mrs. McClenning will take you and
a friend out to dinner and then to
a Radiomen Concert. The Radiomen is an all age appropriate
rock band with MSOL alumni
Ryan Fitzgerald as lead guitarist
and singer. Auction winners will
be treated to back stage passes to
meet and greet the band, get a
band t-shirt and even get to dance
on stage with the Radiomen. It
will be a great night!
Treasure Box
Spend some fun time at
school with Mrs. Rodey and
Mrs. Fry creating a special
treasure box. The box
will be a unique creation to
hold your cherished possessions.
Clay Works
Under the Pavilion
Come join us for a couple
hours of creativity as we buildwith clay in our pavilion. The
children will have fun exploring
the special organic properties
of clay. They will construct and
glaze a clay vessel using a variety of texturing tools to make
one of a kind artwork. Their
piece will be available for pick
up at a later date after the
piece has dried and fired. All
materials and firing included.
A Day at
Maggie Daley Park
Six lucky Lower El students
will get the chance to spend a
summer day at Maggie Daley
park with ALL of their teachers! This fun filled adventure
will make memories that will
last a lifetime. Date TBD
Upper El student, Elizabeth
exploring the woods during
recess.
“I just love
what everyone
is doing to help
me!”
M.B., Age 6
Pajama Day
Pajama Day was a success! We
collected 58 pairs of girls pajamas, 47 pairs of boys pajamas,
21 women's pajamas, and 8
pairs of infant pajamas totaling
141 pairs of pajamas for the
Guardian Angel Home in Joliet. In addition to the pajamas
we also collected 3,312 baby
wipes. “Bed time stories’ for
the preschoolers was also a
success. They loved having the
older students read to them.
We would like to thank everybody who made this event a
success. Thank you for all the
donations and readers.
-Noah & Bennett Davidson,
PJ Day Co-Chairs
Grandparents’ Day
All grandparents are invited to
visit us on Friday, April 15th for
Grandparents' Day! Enjoy a
personal tour of the classroom
from your grandchildren who
will be proud to give you a
hands on demonstration of their
favorite classroom work. You
will meet the teachers, tour the
school and share a snack but
most importantly you will meet
the BFFs you have heard so
much about! Students whose
grandparents are not in town
may invite a special guest to
attend. For the convenience of
our guests, we have a scheduled a specific time for each
class to host visitors. Parent
volunteers will assist our
guests with parking, classroom locations, refreshments
and crafts. Prior to Grandparents' Day, teachers will
ask parents to sign a permission slip for children who will
be going home with their
grandparents on April 15th.
Maddie from the Green
Room doing her “roll work.”
...for all the small reasons
16427 W. 135th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Phone: 815-834-0607
Fax: 815-834-0681
[email protected]
The Montessori School of Lemont is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has
been educating children ages 3 through 8th grade for 35 years based on the methods and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. The school was established in 1979 by
teachers dedicated to offering families an individualized educational approach for
their children. The school relocated to Lemont in 1990. In 2001, the school moved
to its permanent location after the construction of a new campus on 7.5 acres of
donated land. In 2010, a third was completed to accommodate the growing enrollment and in 2011, a “natural” playground and an organic community garden were
created. Funds are currently being raised to expand our campus to provide for the
youngest (toddler) and oldest (adolescent) members of our community.
MSOL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.
lemontmontessori.com
Congrats, Christa!
Coffee Anyone?
Are you interested in learning
more about Montessori? Join
us on April 2nd for next our
monthly “Coffee.” Prospective
parents will tour the campus,
observe classes, and speak with
current parents, students, and
staff. Please call or email if you
would like to attend.
[email protected].
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Philosophy & Curriculum
Classroom Observation
Parent Mentors
Student Ambassadors
Admissions Process
Join us for coffee and
stay for a few years!
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW
recently hosted the Patriot’s
Pen Competition, an essay
contest entitled, “What
Freedom Means To Me.”
Christa, a 6th grade student
in Mrs. Hayevsky’s Upper
Elementary class, won second place at the local level
for Lockport VFW Post 5788
and also won second place at
the district level!
Each year, over 131,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the
essay contest. Christa received a cash prize from the
Lockport Post 5788 who will
present her with an award at
MSOL later this month.
Congratulations to Christa
from the entire MSOL community. We are so proud of
you!