Washington Montessori Washington Montessori is committed to the development of the whole child, enabling him to

draw upon all his gifts and reach his greatest potential. We encourage personal responsibility
Parent’s FYI both socially and academically. Each child is allowed freedom of choice and is offered guidance
January 4, 2011 in setting individual goals. Our mission is to inspire academic excellence; to nurture curiosity,
We must support as much as possible the child’s creativity, and imagination; and to do so within an environment rich with warmth, kindness and
desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate respect.
him to be independent. -Maria
Montessori

Open House 2010-11

Montessori 101 Parent Education Issue #10
Cost: $25.00 per family Tuesday, January 11th
at 7-8pm Upcoming Events:
Dates: 3 sessions held on Thursdays
In the Building #2 Room **All meetings held in the Middle School
Jan 27th, Feb 3rd, & Feb 10th Classroom unless specified otherwise
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm #204 • Thursday, Jan 6th 8:30am Scavenger Hunt
If you are a Montessori Parent then these classes are for Childcare will be provided. Committee meeting in BASC room. Middle
you! Classes are in a workshop format see attached flyer For many prospective parents, Open House is School parent’s meeting at 3:30pm in Middle
to sign up. A light supper and childcare provided. their first exposure to our school. After a brief School class.
Return your sign up form and payment to the school by overview, there is time for questions. Our • Friday, Jan 7th 9am MPTO By-Laws
Tuesday, January 25th. Make checks payable to classrooms are open and our teachers are Committee Meeting in BASC room
WMPCS. available to share with parents the difference a • Mon. Jan. 10th 8:30am Keeping up with Mr.
Montessori education can make in the life of a Jones held in the Art room.
WMPCS Day School
We are currently accepting applications from our school
child. We recognize and value the commitment • Tues., Jan. 11th Open House for Prospective
of time and effort of these parents to learn Parents 7-8pm.
community for the 2011-2012 academic year. If you have
about our school and the Montessori • Thursday, Jan. 13th 6:30pm Community
a child who will be 3-5 years old, and would like to enroll
Philosophy to make an educated decision. If Meeting. Childcare is provided for children
him/her in our Day School program, you will need to fill
you have recommended our school to someone ages 3 and up.
out an application and send it in with the application fee.
Applications are available on our website and the
you know, please encourage them to attend. • Mon. Jan. 17th Martin Luther King Holiday. No
You can assure them that school for staff or students
Administrative Office. Slots will be open to the public in
February.
it will be time well spent! • Thurs, Jan 20th 7pm BoT meeting and Annual
Enrollment Lottery
Keeping Up with Mr. Jones HOT DOG HOT LUNCH • Thurs., Jan 27th 6:30 Parent Ed begins. See
Monday, January 10th at 8:30am Wed. January 12th info to the left.
You are invited to come and discuss issues Grades K-3 Cost is $3.25 • Friday, Jan 28th ½ day make up day see
facing our school, ask questions and have Meal includes: Hot dog, chips and fruit cup. dismissal schedule below.
discussions about WMPCS. Coffee will be Grades 4th -8th Cost is $4.00 **For more events, see Attached Calendar**
provided Meal includes: 2 hot dogs, chips and fruit cup. ½ Day Dismissal Schedule
2010-11 Yearbooks Money is due by 12noon Monday, Jan 10th Friday, January 28th
Yearbook sales are open anytime online at Milk and water are available for an extra $.50 Dismissal will be as follows…
www.shop.Jostens.com. We Kindergarten/Pre-K 11:30am
Lottery 1st - 8th grade 12:00noon
strongly encourage you to buy online as it saves a lot of Lottery will be held Thursday, January 20th at
time and lessens the chance for error in distribution. We will ** BASC WILL be available**
7:00pm. This is an open BoT meeting so you are
accept orders and payment in the middle school classroom welcome to attend! If you know someone who is Middle School Parent Meeting
as well. Make checks payable to WMPCS Middle School. interested in our school please encourage them to Thursday, Jan 6 at 3:30pm in the class.
Prices are: $25.00 from 1/01/11 through 5/15/11 come to the Open House Jan. 11th 2011 so we will Items on the agenda; MS reading program
after that $30.00 each have their applications in time for the lottery. and expectations, parent education
night, spring trip update, fund raising for Jan
and Feb, and auction basket.
 Thank- you Volunteers!! Save the Date for the
The following families have met or exceeded the 20 hours of volunteer time for WMPCS Scavenger Hunt
this year. If you have not logged your time with the office simply email me at March 5th, 2011 from 12-3pm.
office@wmpcs.org. Then watch the next FYI for an updated list of achievers!! Make a scavenge team (does not need to
be part of our WMPCS community) & join us
Adams Hedgepeth Purser for some great outdoor fun! For more
Allenspach Heifferon Roberson details see the attached registration form.
Anderson Lane, Abby Rose, Dusty Many Parent volunteers needed. The Scavenger Hunt
Antrican Lawless Smigel Committee will be meeting Thursday, Jan 6th at 8:30am
Bridgeman Lewis Sparrow in the BASC Room. Help needed for a Marketing
Briley Main St. Amant Committee, Prize Committee (we would like at least 3
people to help with contacting businesses to get prizes) and
Bumpass Merrill Sullivan
helpers on the day of the event, contact Elizabeth Oliveira
Caraway Middleton Tant 5olives1dog@gmail.com or 252-355-6081
Clayton Midgette Walker
Del Monte/McKeel Noble Ward, Emily, Sarah 2011-12 School Calendar
Gardiner O'Brien White The staff calendar committee is
Gibbs Oliveira Windham seeking input you may have for
Hales Prescott Woolard next year’s school calendar. If you
Harris have ideas or suggestions please
email them to Sharon at
Parent Volunteer Opportunities offifce@wmpcs.org by Wednesday,
We currently have the following opportunities available for January 12th.
those who wish to add to their volunteer hours!
• Someone to distribute brochures and yard signs to Chick-fil-A Night
promote our great school! Fundraiser for PTO
For our first time trying this type of fundraiser we were
• Parent Volunteers to help move the pre-school
able to raise $113. We look forward to trying this again!
playground.
• Repairing the Foosball Table for BASC Room Our Giving Project for the Holidays
Contact Steve Jones by Friday, January 14th if you can this year was a gift to….
assist. For more volunteering opportunities check with your child’s teacher. Heifer International
The student’s met their goal of $1,100 for
Funding Factory Collections the "Joy to the World Gift Basket" which included 2 sheep, 4
If you got a new cell phone for Christmas please consider bringing in goats, 1 heifer, and 2 llamas. Total donations were
your old one for us to recycle through the Funding Factory $1167.00. Remaining funds were also given to the Heiffer
Program. Also, if your home or place of work/business throws Foundation. Thank- you to all who gave!!!
away their used up ink cartridges we will recycle them too. Simply send
them in with your child or drop them by the Administration Office in Building #1 Box Tops for Education
. The WMPCS Day School has received a check for $400.70
from this program. Thank you to all who have brought Box
We receive money for what we collect
Tops by the office. We are still collecting them so send
so the more we get the more money WMPCS will get! yours in with your child today.
 January 2011
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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1 New
Year’s
Day

2 3 Teacher 4 5 6 7 MPTO 8
Workday Students Scavenger By-Laws
return to Hunt Comm Committe
school Mtg. e Mtg.
8:30am 9am BASC
Middle room
9 10 11 Open 12 Hot 13 14 15
Keeping House for Dog Hot Community
Up with Prospective Lunch Meeting
Mr. Jones Parents 7- 6:30pm
8:30 in 8pm
Art Rm
16 17 Martin 18 19 20 BoT 21 End of 22
Luther King Mtg Second
Holiday No Lottery Qtr
School for Held for
staff/stude 2010-11
nts school
23 24 25 26 KFC 27 Parent 28 Make-up 29
Hot Education day - School
Lunch 6:30-8pm dismisses
30 31 Report $25 per on ½ day
Cards go out family schedule.