JMS News Brief
November 12, 2009 

Greetings!

Manna Orders are due every Monday! 
 
 Details available here.  Order form is enclosed.
 
This Mon, Nov 16, will be the last order
  before Thanksgiving.  We will not be ordering Nov 23. 
 
All orders are due by close of 3:00 carpool.
Late orders will be processed the following week.
 
Look over your order form and
start earning cash on purchases you
would be making anyway.  Purchases add up quick! 
 
If you have questions, please attend the JMS Manna information night on Monday, November 16th, at 6:00 p.m., or you can call Sue Bebar at (815)741-4180, ext. 14.
External Newsletter
 will be sent home today in paper form.
Home and School Association
HSA forms can be found here. 
 
Community Service Project
Stars of Hope adopted family list is available here.

In order to avoid duplication, please contact
Lynn Gonzalez, at (815)230-2737, before shopping.
 
All unwrapped items must be turned in to the school by Thu, Nov 12.  This is a great way to involve your entire family in a community service project.
 
  Stars of Hope Wrapping Event
Join us on Sunday, Nov 15, from 2-4 pm, at the school, for a fun afternoon of wrapping and a children's service project. This is a family friendly event, and we encourage parents to bring their children to model community service. Children will have the opportunity to help with the wrapping as well as to make Thank You cards for our community that the Development Office will use throughout the year.
 
Childcare will not be provided.
Thanksgiving Classroom Celebrations
 
Menus are enclosed. 
 
Please contact your homeroom parent
if you are interested in donating items.
Merchant Support
 
Toner Cartridges
Did you know?  It takes a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge In North America, over 350 million cartridges are thrown out each year.  It can take as long as 450 years for a cartridge to decompose in a landfill.  Don't throw away your empty printer cartridges. Recycle them and raise money for our school! Ask your employer if you can collect and recycle your cartridges from work too.  Turn your empty ink and toner cartridges in through carpool anytime.
 
We receive: 
$2.50 for every HP, Canon, Samsung and Brother Toner Cartridge
          $1.00 for every Lexmark and Dell Toner Cartridge
         75 cents for every HP, Lexmark "A" and Dell Ink Cartridge
50 cents for every Okidata, Xerox, and all other Toner Cartridge
       25 cents for every Lexmark, Cannon, Epson, Brother, and all other Ink Cartridges
 
Boxtops for Education
If you shop online during the holidays, please consider going through the BoxTops for Education website. They have links to over 100 online retailers, including the Disney Store, Barnes and Noble, and Target. Each retailer donates a portion of your order to JMS. Check it out at http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace/Default.aspx
eScrip
Dominick's Fresh Values Card at https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp and Dominick's will contribute up to 4% of your monthly purchases to JMS.
 
Thank You!
 
Kathy Baltz for her time dedicated to the Outdoor Environment, and for organizing the outdoor work day.
 
To our generous families for the donations
of food for the Conference Luncheons.
Sincerely,
The Faculty and Staff of JMS
1600 Root Street
Crest Hill, IL 60403
(815)741-4180
fax (815)741-9753
November Calendar
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Calendar Reminders

Manna orders due every Monday. 
 
Thu, Nov 12 HSA Reply Form due
 
Stars of Hope
gifts and wrapping donations are due 
 
Sun, Nov 15
Stars of Hope Wrapping Party
2 - 4 pm
 
Thu, Nov 19
Equal Exchange orders due
 
Scholastic book orders due
 
Fri, Nov 20
Coffee and Conversation at Starbucks
377 S. Weber Rd.
 
Mon, Nov 23
Picture Re-take day.  Retakes, please return complete packages.
 
Wed, Nov 25
Thanksgiving Class Celebrations
Noon Dismissal
 
Thu, Nov 26 -
Fri, Nov 27
No School
 
Looking Ahead
 
Sun, Dec 6
HSA Family Event
DuPage Children's Museum
Save the Date! Holiday Programs
 
Thu, Dec 10
 
Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Renzi
6:30 pm
 
Ms. Suzannah and Ms. Viscovic
7:30 pm
 
Fri, Dec 11
 
Mrs. Cornstubble
6:30 pm
 
 Miss Francis
7:30 pm
The JMS Business Directory is distributed to all JMS families so we can support one another.
 
If you would like to be included, please complete and submit the enclosed Business Directory Form.   
Handbook
Corner
Montessori Philosophy
 
Human development does not occur in a steady pattern but in a series of four formative "planes."  The first plane in development occurs from birth to age six.  During this time, children are sensorial explorers.  They will often find themselves absorbed with one characteristic in their environment to the exclusion of all others.  The second plane occurs from age six to age twelve.  These children begin to explore the world in abstract concepts rather than depending solely on concrete materials.  The third plane occurs from age twelve to age eighteen.  Children this age seek to understand the world and their place in it.  The fourth plane occurs from age eighteen to age twenty-four.  As young adults, individuals seek to understand how to contribute fully to their society.