Upcoming Dates

Sat., March 10              HATS OFF TO GSCM SPRING GALA

Thurs., March 15            Parent-Child Atrium Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

March 16-23                  Unplugged Week

Wed., March 21             Mom's Knit Night, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Hyde Park)

Thurs., March 22            Family Supper/Games Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wed., March 28             Vision Screening  

 

Parent-Child Atrium Night

Thursday, March 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The atrium is a place where the true Teacher is Christ.  Come and enjoy an encounter with Jesus, together with your child through the atrium experience.  Enjoy the simple but profound way in which the atrium materials bring alive the Word of God for children, and help them recognize Jesus at work through the sacraments.

 

The Parent-Child Atrium Night provides a time for children and parents to explore and use atrium materials together.  Catechists Dan Teller and/or Jana Widmeyer will be on hand to provide guidance/explanation as is helpful, but this is primarily a night for parents together with their children.

 

A catered meal (Subway sandwiches fruit tray, drinks) will be available  to those who RSVP (per person donation collected), so you can come to school, eat, work with your child, and get home for bedtime without a messy kitchen.  The Open House format does not require arrival at 5:30 - come at any time.

 

Please RSVP if you will need dinner:  ntoon@gscmontessori.org or 271-4171.

Unplugged Week (March 16-23) Events

Family Dinner and Game Night:  Thurs, Mar. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

On Thursday, March 22 we will host a Crockpot Supper and Family Game Night and children will have the chance to shop our treasure trove of donated items as part of their reward for going unplugged.  Enjoy an evening away from the screen and together with school friends sharing fellowship and playing games.

 

GSCM Moms' Knit Night:  Wed., March 21

Wednesday, March 21, bring your knitting and get together with other GSCM knitters at Hank Yarn Boutique on the corner of Edwards and Observatory in Hyde Park from 6:30-8:00.  RSVP to Alicia Wilhelmy at alicia@seemlessdesign.com by March 5.

 

Unplugged Week (March 16-23)   

Unplugged Week returns to GSCM March 16-23.  What a wonderful reminder to turn the screens off and stop and smell the daffodils.  Last year, children all over the school enjoyed taking the time to turn off the TV and other screens, and as a reward earned lots of fun prizes at school.

 

Gently Used Items Wanted

This year we will incorporate spring cleaning into our rewards for going unplugged.  As you notice them around your house, begin setting aside gently used books, games, puzzles and stuffed animals to bring in with your media-free passes during Unplugged Week. 

 

YMCA Camp Ernst

YMCA Camp Ernst is an overnight summer camp in Northern Kentucky offering programs and activities for all children ages 6-15. They are having Open Houses on Sundays, March 11, April 15, May 6 and May 20^th. For more information or to register visit their website at 222.myYcamp.org or call 859-586-6181. For a $20 off one week of summer camp coupon email ntoon@gscmontessori and she will forward the coupon to you. (it is not available on their website).  

 

HHS Health Care Mandate 

From the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: 

By now you have probably heard a lot about the HHS Affordable Health Care Act, but do you really know what is involved and where the Church stands on the issue - and why? Here's a chance to learn about what the issues are and why the Church has reacted so strongly. Join us at one of these evening sessions to help you understand what's really at stake. The two sessions will be held on:

Tuesday, March 6 - Ascension Parish in Kettering - 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 8 - St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Liberty Township/West Chester - 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

This event is sponsored by the Family and Respect Life Office, the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis and the Catholic Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Everyone is welcome, there is no need to register, and there is no fee.