Green Tip from Quinn
Instead of using gift wrap, you could use old newspaper. It doesn't matter what the gift looks like on the outside. It matters what’s inside.
Green Garden Club Twenty-five EWMS children, parents, and staff went to Longwood Gardens on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, as part of the Green Garden Club. The weather was wonderfully cooperative, and folks were thrilled to see the beautiful flowers, lights, and fountains, and to hear former EWMS music teacher Margaret Love perform as part of the Brandywine Harp Orchestra. (Sadly many EWMSers missed hearing Margaret because the concert was so well attended!)
The Green Garden Club will start meetings up again on Thursday, January 7, 2010!
Pizza Thursdays
Attached here is a pizza form in case you have not ordered pizza for your child as yet, and would like to beginning in January. Please order for the remainder of the year if you choose to order; we cannot accommodate week to week or last-minute orders.
School Hours
Morning drop-off times are from 8:20 – 8:40 AM. Children dropped off by 8:40 AM are able to start their days in the classroom in a peaceful, organized and routine way. When children arrive later to school, they miss out on the opportunity to socialize briefly with their classmates, and often miss morning meetings during which they learn about their day, have a new lesson, and do some centering movement exercises. Please plan your mornings so that your children can start their day well here at school.
Labyrinth Club
Giri and Erika Addanki
Anonymous
Bill Amos and Josephine Eccel
Eric and Lisa Braunstein
Martha Brown
Caryl Carlson
Curtis and Carole Clapham
Ken and Perrie Drysdale
Mary Lou Gross
Marilyn Knapp
Lois McGinnis
Mel and Laura Messinger
Andy and Melissa Molter
Sourabh and Mythili Pisolkar
Mark and Jill Pyle
Shawn and Carrie Saathoff
Nancy Q. Shuman
Vinay Tambe and Shruti Sharma
Mary Wheeling
Slippers Club
Dave and Connie Beattie
Robin Boyd and John Boyd
Liza Clapham
Matt and Elizabeth Gehrt
Charlie Gilbert and D’Arcy Webb
Caroline Glaeseman
Roberta Golinkoff
Chuck Holdeman
Vivek and Rupa Jha
D. Marie Keefer
Ronald and Elizabeth Kocher
Michael and Joelle Lacter
B. G. (ret.) Eugene and Mary Lanzillo
Jason and Allison Levine
Doug McNames and Kim Reighley
Barry Mosher
Elizabeth Orshich
John and Pamela Reilly
Jesse and Kanchalee Reeves
Gary M. and Kay Stumpf
Chavalit and Kanchana Svetvalas
John and Kaddy Turner
Dolphins Club
Chuck and Shari Aldous
Elva Brooks
Robin Brown
Don Callender and Mimi Boudart
Bob and Cindy Cook
Dan DePietropaolo and Lisa Lalama
Helen Eliason
Ann Waring Faggard
Kelly and Jeff Furman
Tom and Vicki Gehrt
Denison and Wendy Hatch
Damon and Victoria Hostin
Dave and Sally Leva
Ken and Christine Pierce
Rich and Maribeth Przywara
Stew and Nancy Rafert
Atul and Lillian Shah
Ehyal and Kerry Shweiki
Mary Beth Snowberger
Red and White Club
Forrest Collier and Diane Gilman
Dr. Cynthia Harker
Marcus and Diliana Henry
Sen. Margaret Rose Henry Director’s Circle
Tom and Evelyn Randolph
Tim Randolph and Jessica Reed
John and Julia Scott EWMS Benefactor
Mike Ritchie
Carrie Saathoff
Henry and Julie Voigt Montessori Society
Anonymous
Contributors to the Teacher’s Fund
Paula Debruin
Chuck Holdeman
Derek and Carol Moore
Chuck and Cathleen Peipher
Shelley Pierce
Mark and Jill Pyle
Ehyal and Kerry Shweiki
Alumni Update Alyssa Armstrong, a sixth grader in her first year at Brandywine Springs, made honor roll in her first marking period, is on the basketball team, and plays alto sax in the band. Additionally, Alyssa has been asked to participate on the AI duPont Hospital for Children’s Youth Advisory Board.
A senior at Mount Pleasant High School in the International Baccalaureate program, Mieke Lynch received an honorable mention as part of the school field hockey team’s efforts. Eric Carson, a fifth grader in his first year at Harlan School, made distinguished Honor Roll in the first marking period. Ann (Waring) Faggard is living and working in Sandpoint, ID with her husband and two children.
Did you know…
The Montessori sensorial materials are designed to help children hone their discriminatory skills. Through the use of all the senses, the child is able to categorize and appreciate her/his surroundings, and begin to make sense of them. Through isolation of one quality (color, shape, length, texture, etc.), children strengthen their senses, develop patterning skills and a sense of order, and discriminate differences as they work. Additionally, these materials lead into the geometry (shapes), math (base-ten and recognition of size differences), and language (sound discrimination) materials.
Friendly’s Night Out Thanks to you, we earned $172.20 through our Friendly’s fundraiser last week. We appreciate your coming out to the restaurant and telling others about the event!
Other Fundraising News
A+Bonus Bucks is still available. If you already have a Giant shopping card, please remember to link it to EWMS – we will earn a percentage of all your purchases at no cost to you – or, you may sign up to get a card here.
To date, the Annual Fund has raised $14,591 and the special Teachers’ Fund has brought in an additional $1,825. Thank you very much for supporting EWMS. As you know, every single donated dollar is helpful to this school. We are striving for 100% participation from our families in our fundraisers this year. If you were not eligible to donate your transportation reimbursement, did not choose to order Silpada, or a coupon book, couldn’t make it to Friendly’s, or do not work for a United Way organization, please consider making a donation to our Annual Fund campaign. A contribution in any amount will get us closer to both our fundraising goal and our 100%-participation-from-families goal. And every dollar given is a dollar we didn’t have before! Below is a list of donors to our Annual Fund so far.
Open House Season
This week’s Open House was very well attended. Remember to tell your friends: anyone attending one of the two Open Houses in January (5th and 19th) will have her/his application fee waived! Open House hours are from 9:00 – 11:00 AM.
Maintenance Day Cancelled
As very little is on the list and it is a busy time of year, this Saturday’s maintenance day has been cancelled. Please mark your calendars now for the January Maintenance Day to be held on the 16th.
Images from: Amy Dwyer, BarrysClipart.com
Calendar
Saturday, 12/19
Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon – CANCELLED!
Monday, 12/21 – Friday, 01/01
Winter Break, no school
Monday, 01/04/10
School Re-opens!
Saturday, 01/16
Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon
Monday, 01/18
Dr. MLK, Jr. Day Observed, no school
Tuesday, 01/26 – Friday, 1/29
Elementary Testing for elementary children second grade and older, mornings only
Saturday, 02/06
“Silent Journey,” 8:30 AM
Wednesday, 02/10
Valentine’s Day at EWMS
Thursday, 02/11
Ski Trip, weather and sufficient participation permitting
Twenty-five EWMS children, parents, and staff went to Longwood Gardens on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, as part of the Green Garden Club. The weather was wonderfully cooperative, and folks were thrilled to see the beautiful flowers, lights, and fountains, and to hear former EWMS music teacher Margaret Love perform as part of the 
Thanks to you, we earned $172.20 through our Friendly’s fundraiser last week. We appreciate your coming out to the restaurant and telling others about the event!
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