Monday Express

MONDAY EXPRESS

NORTHGLADE MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL

(269)337-0700

Dr. Terina Harvey, Proud Principal

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Monday, December 4, 2006

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Holiday Cooking is Fun and Educational!!!

Consider involving your entire family in preparing holiday meals this season. Cooking great tasting meals is not only practical but reinforces basic and life skills in many of the following areas:

· Reading: Following recipes

· Chemistry: Mixing ingredients

· Math: Measuring, doubling, and timing

· Counting: Setting the table

· Budgeting: Comparison shopping

Attention to detail: Following recipes and planning meals

· Strength building: Carrying groceries

· Small-muscle dexterity: Chopping, sifting, and pouring

· Responsibility: Completing tasks

· Creativity: Meal Planning

Source: Mayo Clinic Health Quest 2003

December’s Grace & Courtesy Focal Points:

· Sit properly in chairs with all (chair) legs resting on the floor.

· Use “Thank You” and “Please” when interacting with others.

· Help keep our bathrooms clean by reporting any problems with fixtures or floors.

Magnificent Maria Montessori… “Follow the child.”

Needs List…Thanks for Helping!

(Please donate any of the following requested items. Your much needed contributions can be dropped off in the school office before December 19^th.)

REQUEST #1: Gently Used Games and Craft Materials (These items are needed for daily enrichment time to support PTO- purchased materials.)

REQUEST #2: Holiday Baskets (Your donations may include canned goods, boxed foods, store or dining certificates, coupons, cooking utensils, dishes, tablecloths, kitchen towels, unopened toys for boys and girls ages 5 to 12, books in good condition, blankets, and warm socks.)

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER – WE LOVE NORTHGLADE!!!

• (November 2006 – May 2007) – Book Nook – On Monday mornings, students may purchase inexpensive books.

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• Tuesday, December 5^th – PTO/School Improvement Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and concludes promptly at 8:00 p.m. Your input is needed. Please plan on attending! (Pizza Meal & Free Babysitting Provided.)
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• Tuesday, December 12^th – Holiday Concert at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
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• Thursday & Friday, December 14^th & 15^th – Vision & Hearing Screening
• Monday, December 25^th – Friday, January 5^th – Winter Break
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• Tuesday, January 9^th – PTO/School Improvement Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and concludes promptly at 8:00 p.m. Your input is needed. Please plan on attending! (Pizza Meal & Free Babysitting Provided.)
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• Thursday, January 11^th – Vision & Hearing Rescreening
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• Monday, January 22^nd & Friday, February 9^th – No School
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• Monday, February 26^th – Mid-Winter Break
• Friday, March 23^rd - No School!
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• Monday, March 26^th (4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.) & Wednesday, March 28^th (12:30 p.m. – 8:30- p.m.) – Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
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• Half Days on Wednesday, March 28^th & Thursday, March 29^th & No School on Friday, March 30^th for K-6^th.
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• Monday, April 2^nd – Friday, April 6^th – Spring Break
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• Tuesday, June 14^th – Last Day of School

Find us on the web at www.northglademontessori.org or www.kalamazoopublicschools.k12.mi.us

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***Let It Snow…Let It Snow!***

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“We must help the child act for himself, will for himself, think for himself.” HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Children become like the things they love.

“The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of calming imagination.”