Montessori School of
Lemont
Save the Date!
 February 1st
Tuition Due
 February 2nd, 9:30am
Prospective Parent Coffee
 February 10th
K-5th Field Trip to CSO
 February 14th
Pajama Day!
3rd-8th Field Trip to Family
Fun Zone
 February 16th, 6:30-8:00pm
Lemont Loves the Arts Show
 February 17th
2017-18 Applications Due
 February 20th
Presidents’ Day, No School
 February 23rd, 3:30-7:30pm
Primary Parent-Student
Evening & Book Fair
 February 24th
3:30-5:00pm Elementary Parent-Student Eve & Book Fair
3:30pm Adolescent ParentStudent Meeting
Since 1979
Volume 23, Issue 7
February 2017
Pajama Day!
On February 14, MSOL students can wear their pajamas
to school if they bring a new
pair of pajamas for charity.
New pajamas, with tags still
attached, will be collected
and donated to Guardian
Angel Community Services in
Joliet.
This year, the organization is
requesting pajamas for women and children in all sizes.
Pajama Day is one our annual
philanthropic events that
provides a way for even our
youngest students to learn
the importance of helping
those in need.
For more information contact
Pajama Day Chair, Chrissy
Haucke and her Co-Chair,
Anya Haucke at
[email protected]
Guardian Angel is a not-forprofit organization that provides services to local communities. Their mission is to
empower people to improve
the quality of their lives.
For more information about
Guardian Angel, visit their
website at http:/
www.gacsprograms.org/
Upcoming Events
Inside this issue!
A Word From Our 2
Executive Director
Parent-Student
Evenings
2
CSO Field Trip
2
2017 Registration
3
Presidents’ Day
3
Science Fair
3
Coffee, Anyone?
4
Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday, February 14 and students are welcome to bring
Valentines to exchange with
their classmates. Please do
not send edible treats due to
allergies students may have.
Our primary staff asks that
students sign, but not address their Valentines (to
avoid frustration among our
emergent readers).
On Valentine’s Day, Upper
Elementary and Adolescent
students will go roller skating
at the Family Fun Zone.
Pajamas optional!
Lemont Loves the Arts show
will be held from 6:30-8:00 on
February 16 at St. Cyril’s pm.
Art work of Pre-K through
8th grade students from Lemont schools will be judged and
on display.
The theme of this year’s competition is Bring Your Book to
Life. Entries are accepted in
five categories plus creative
writing. Please bring a book
to donate to the Hope &
Friendship Foundation.
The LLA competition will not
be held in 2018 and will resume in 2019.
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Fitness & Fine Arts Studio
Zoya concentrating on perforating,
a fine motor skill and pre-writing
work.
The recently formed FFA
committee had a great kick
off meeting with staff from
all levels attending. Parents
from each building have
volunteered to serve on the
committee that will work
together to transform the
2,000 sq. ft. basement in the
Adolescent building into a
multipurpose space for all
students.
Especially in these frigid
winter months, our students
need an indoor space for
safe, vigorous physical
education when
temperatures are too
extreme to use our natural
playground.
With a little creative
design, the space can
accommodate our staff and
after school specialists who
teach art, music, drama and
yoga.
-Therese Colby
Our ambitious vision
involves demolition of
existing walls, rewiring the
electric, drywall, painting and
installation of a wall of
mirrors with a ballet bar,
gym mats and a/v equipment.
Parents with access to these
goods/services or who are
interesting in participating in
this exciting project please
contact us at
[email protected].
Parent-Student Evenings & Book Fair
"My favorite
part of school is
the trees.”
C.K., Age 10
Are you curious to see what
your child has been working
on during these frigid winter
months? Join us in the classroom for another wonderful
night where your child transforms into the teacher, guiding you through their daily
activities.
Though these are not conferences nor formal meetings,
Parent-Student Evenings are
so much more! Twice per
year, parents have the opportunity to see the practical
application of concepts at all
levels.
Parent-Student Evening for
the Primary students will be
on February 23. Preschool
Families are welcome from
5:00-6:00pm, and Kindergarten
Families from 6:00-7:00pm.
Elementary Parent-Student
evening will be on February
24 from 3:30–7:30pm. The
Adolescent Parent-Student
Meeting begins at 6:30pm.
The Scholastic Book Fair will
return on February 22nd and
be open from 8am-8pm on February 22nd and 23rd.
Adolescents working on Latin.
Please contact Book Fair
Chair, Elizabeth Waller, if you
have any questions at
[email protected]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
On February 10, students in
Kindergarten through 5th
grade will take a field trip to
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to hear Strauss’ Don
Quixote.
Justin and Aiden symbolizing a
sentence with the parts of speech.
Don Quixote, written by
Miguel de Cervantes, is a
story about an eccentric,
middle aged gentleman that
pursues his dreams of becoming a knight. Don Quixote embarks on hysterical
adventures with his sidekick
Sancho Panza.
In 1897 Richard Strauss
transformed this inspiring
story of perseverance into a
symphonic masterpiece that
still resonates today.
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2017-18 Registration
Applications for the 2017-2018
school year were distributed
last month and are due by
February 17. Once students
are placed in the program,
parents will receive an acceptance letter and the remaining registration forms. The
registration forms along with a
10% deposit are due by March
3. Health, vision, and dental
forms are due by August 1st.
Registration Forms
Due March 3, 2017
• 10% deposit
• Tuition Agreement
• Updated Permission Slip
• Transportation Form
Ava prepares food to serve to her
classmates.
Presidents’ Day
Did you know that this federal
holiday is actually known as
George Washington's Birthday?
Most people know George
Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, but
what do you know about the
other lesser known Presidents?
There will be no school on
Monday, February 20th in
observance of Presidents’ Day.
1.
2.
Grover Cleveland
(1885-1889 & 1893-1897)
was the only President to
serve two terms nonconsecutively.
John Tyler
(1841-1845) was the first
Vice President to become
President after the death of
William Henry Harrison.
3.
Richard Nixon
(1969-1974) was the only
President to resign from the
position.
4.
James Buchanan
(1857-1861) was the only
President to be elected from
Pennsylvania.
5.
Millard Fillmore
(1850-1853) was the last
president to be neither
Democratic nor Republican.
“What are you
thankful for? I’m
thankful for this
room and this
school!”
J.S., Age 5
https://
www.whitehouse.gov/1600/
Presidents.
Eli working on research and
learning to take notes.
...for all the little reasons
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 improve and grow our campus.
MSOL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.
16427 W. 135th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Phone: 815-834-0607
Fax: 815-834-0681
[email protected]
lemontmontessori.com
Science Fair
Coffee Anyone?
Are you interested in learning
more about Montessori?
Join us for one of our monthly
“Coffees!”
Prospective parents will tour
the school, learn about the
Montessori philosophy, observe a class in progress and
meet with current parents,
faculty and students. For details, call or email us at
[email protected]
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Philosophy & Curriculum
Classroom Observation
Parent Mentors
Student Ambassadors
Admissions Process
Thursday, February 2nd
Join us for coffee and stay
for a few years!
Have you ever questioned who,
what, why, when or how? If so
then join us on March 3, when
the Upper Elementary and
Adolescent students host our
annual science fair. Some of
your questions may get answered!
Students determine their own
questions, which must be
measureable, and conduct research for weeks leading up to
the fair. Math, language, science and social studies skills
are all applied as they observe,
measure, experiment, formulate and test hypothesis before
preparing and giving a presentation on their findings to their
peers and parents.
This annual event challenges
our older students to deepen
their understanding of a topic
of their choice. All families are
welcome to attend this event
after school on March 3. Kindergarten and Lower Elementary students will be the guinea
pigs for a test run of presentations during the school day!