Calendar of Events
Saturday, 01/21	Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon
Tuesday, 01/24 – Friday, 01/28	Elementary Testing Days (2^nd grade and older)
Saturday, 02/11	Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon
Tuesday, 02/14	Valentine’s Day at EWMS
Friday, 02/17	Teacher Continuing Education Day – no school, no extended day care
Monday, 02/20	Presidents’ Day Observed, No School, no extended day care
Monday, 02/27	Parents’ Meeting, 7:00 PM
Saturday, 03/10	Maintenance Day, 8:00 AM – Noon
TBA	“The Silent Journey,” a Parent Education event, 8:30 AM

Montessori Academy of Christina (MAC)

Now that the choice application deadline has passed, EWMS and the Christina School District are moving forward with other logistical issues. We are meeting this week to discuss, among other things, how the preschool applications will be handled, so watch this spot for more information as we learn it. In the meantime, here is an article from the Public School Montessorian that details the advent of this partnership.

New on the Schedule: Parents’ Meeting, Monday, February, 27, 7:00 PM

We have had several new parents join us in the last three months, and also have a new partnership on our horizon. We have put a Parents’ Meeting on the calendar to allow us an opportunity to put names and faces together, and to hear the latest news on the partnership. Please add this informal meeting to your calendars and plan to join us.

Assembly Line

Miss Lisa’s friend, Steve Levandoski, a videographer and percussionist from Philadelphia was our special guest at the Friday, January 13 assembly. Steve brought his snare drums and several other percussion instruments for us to see and hear. He demonstrated the flexibility of the drums and a wide variety of rhythms before allowing the interested children to try their hand at them. Thanks, Steve, for the far out assembly! View the .MOV movie by clicking here.

Maintenance Day, Saturday, January 21

Anyone interested in helping out on the Maintenance Day this Saturday is invited to join us. We begin at about 8:00 AM and go on as long as there are jobs to do and enough energy and people-power to take them on. If you plan on arriving later than about 10:30 AM, please call to ensure that we are still here.

Elementary Testing

The children in second grade and older will be taking standardized tests from Tuesday through Friday next week. It will be a regular school day for the rest of EWMS’ children.

Parent Education Opportunity

The Montessori Teachers’ Association of Delaware is sponsoring an evening workshop for parents featuring Dr. Joyce Pickering entitled, “All Children Learn Differently.” Taking place on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Wilmington Montessori School, the workshop cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Joyce Pickering is a 40-year Montessorian. She is the Director Emeritus of the Shelton School, a school for children with learning differences, in Dallas, TX.

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