December 2009
15 posts
Winter Clothing Reminder
Now that the weather is often cold, wet, windy, and muddy, please ensure that your child is well-prepared for recess. A hat, gloves, boots, and warm coat are essential. Snow pants are recommended, even when there is no snow, to keep children dry and warm on windy and muddy days. Students should have a change of clothes in their bags at all times. If clothes from these bags come home, please...
Spreading Holiday Cheer!
Everyone enjoyed the Annual Holiday Sing Along!
More Gingerbread Creations
Spencer’s mom, Julia, helped the children in the Rose room create two scrumptious looking gingerbread houses.
Learning about Hanukkah
Ian’s mom, Joanne, visited the Primary Sunflower room to give a presentation on Hanukkah. The children learned about the holiday and then they made traditional potato latkes. Everyone enjoyed eating the delicious latkes with applesauce.
Kate’s mom, Jennifer, visited the Primary Rose room to talk to the children about the celebration of Hanukkah. She read them a story and...
Middle School Views Rare Manuscripts
Middle School students had a rare opportunity to visit the Henry Charles Lea Library at the University of Pennsylvania as part of their studies of the Medieval World and Beyond. While at the library, students experienced a hands-on exploration of Medieval era manuscripts. The manuscripts, which are hundreds of years old, are hand-lettered and illuminated on parchment. After their visit to the...
7th Grade Community Service
This year’s 7th Grade Community Service class has chosen to support the organization of HomeFront. After doing a lot of research, the students agreed that it is time for us to step up to help our community. During the next couple of months we are going to be collecting donations to help support the organization of HomeFront.
HomeFront is focused on helping people who are homeless or in poverty...
Annual Campaign Off to a Great Start
The telethon kicked off the annual campaign on Tuesday evening. The Trustees answered the calls and accepted donations from our generous families. We raised over $31,424 from donors that included parents, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni and students.
We truly hope to achieve 100% participation from our current families. You can recognize a teacher with a gift of $1,000 or more as well as...
Don't Forget Toys for Tots!
We are gathering gifts in the school’s main foyer for Toys for Tots. The Marines will arrive on Thursday, December 17th to collect them for distribution to families in need. We encourage families of children in all programs, Infant through Middle School to donate an unwrapped gift to a child of the same age as your child.
Toddler Openings for Thurs./Fri. Class
New Toddler Thursday/Friday morning schedule available this February! Please forward this information to your friends or family members who have a toddler age child. Let them know about the unique benefits of a Princeton Montessori School education.
Princeton Montessori School Open House - January 10th: Tell Your Friends!
Our Open House, Sunday, January 10 at 12:30 PM, is a perfect opportunity...
Gingerbread Creations!
The children in the Tulip room had fun making two beautiful gingerbread houses with the help of Sawyer’s mom, Julia. The houses are on display in the main lobby for all to enjoy!
Parenting in a Digital World
Gwen Shangle, Director of Elementary Programs, shares this link for a web site she referred to during her internet safety presentation – commonsensemedia.org. This link will take you to a page that reviews 10 of the most violent video games and offers alternatives that will still appeal to older children. We thought this might be helpful to our families with the approaching holidays. The...
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS!
TOYS FOR TOTS
For many years the Princeton Montessori School community has been gathering gifts for less fortunate children and donating them to Toys for Tots. We invite families of children in all programs, Infant through Middle School to donate an unwrapped gift to a child of the same age as your child. This way they can better match the gifts to the ages of the children receiving them. The...
Holiday Fund of Knowledge
This holiday season we encourage you to consider giving to the Fund of Knowledge in lieu of teachers’ gifts. Our goal is to offer teachers professional development opportunities throughout the new year. Attending conferences, workshops and classes are so important because they keep our teachers growing, challenged and knowledgeable of new educational research and trends. If you’d like to...
Alumni Panel Answers Your Questions!
Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 6th at 8:30 AM for an opportunity to ask questions of some of our older alumni. This is an ideal opportunity to see and hear what a group of our alumni remembers and values from their years at Princeton Montessori School and what they have been up to since leaving here. The panel will consist of the following alumni:
Matthew Weber ‘94 – graduated from Amherst...
Toddlers Enjoy a Special Feast
The Toddler students who stay for lunch enjoyed a special feast before the Thanksgiving break. They were treated to a pasta lunch with Mrs. Procaccini’s homemade sauce! They also baked delicious bread for snack.