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| Joliet Montessori School News Brief | May 27, 2010 |
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Summer Music Camps are registering.
There are only two openings left in our first summer music camp, "Haunting Music."
Questions can be directed to Ms. Paulette Velazquez at 708-927-2233 or jmsmusic@att.net. |
End of Year Classroom Celebrations
End of Year and summer birthday celebrations will be held on Fri, Jun 4. Menus are available here. Please contact the room mom listed in order to donate items for your child's class. |
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| A Word from our Business Manager, Mrs. Kathy Bertani
All remaining balances must be paid prior to the end of the school year. In accordance with our records policy, all outstanding balances must be resolved prior to the release of any student records.
If you participated in Manna this year, we will be providing you with a notification of your final tuition rebate amount as accounts are finalized. Checks will be mailed next week. Please contact me at kbertani@jolietmontessorischool.org if you are interested in donating your rebate to the Campus Expansion Project.
FACTS contracts have been processed and payments will begin in July, 2010. All annual and semi-annual tuition invoices for the 2010-2011 school year will be included in the summer mailing, tentatively scheduled for a late July delivery. Invoice due dates are indicated on the invoice, initial due date for payment will be Fri, Aug 27. Per our payment policy, there is no grace period concerning tuition due dates.
Final Extended Care invoices will be processed and mailed the second week of June. Deposits will be applied and/or refunded as appropriate. |
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Adolescent House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Families are invited to tour the new facility on Tue, Jun 1, immediately following carpool.
The official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of our new Adolescent House will be held at the house at 10:00 a.m. |
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| Home and School Association
End of Year Picnic
 Join us Fri, Jun 4, from 5 p.m. until dusk at our annual End of the School Year Picnic at Inwood Park in Joliet, just off the corner of Jefferson and Essington. This is a potluck event, so please bring your favorite family dish to pass.
Charcoal grills will be available. The Home and School Association will provide paper plates, napkins, cups and water. |
Adolescent Class Trip
Thanks to all our families who participated in our iPod Touch raffle. Congratulations to our winner, Eileen Kozlowski! Monies raised will pay for our Laser Tag class trip. We're also going shopping for our class lock-in dinner and breakfast, which we will be making ourselves. We will then be visiting Coyote Junction Equestrian Center. Remaining funds will be used to purchase finishing personal touches on our environment. Thank you for your support! The Adolescent Class |
JMS Adolescent House
Thank you to the many families who have graciously donated items to the Adolescent kitchen.
Remaining items include... 2 - 9x13 pyrex pans 1 - set of pots & pans 1 set of 12 drinking glasses 2 - serving platters 1 - set of 12 soup/chili bowls 1 - set of 12 white catering napkins 1 - wire whisk and... 1 Flat Screen TV (32" - 42")
Thank you for your consideration. Please contact Mr. Brandon Kuczma at bkuczma@gmail.com with questions. |
| Thank You
To our Spring Planting Team for helping our students with the spring planting in the outdoor environment: Jeni White, Karen Blair, Rebeca Castro-Marquez, Jenny Dolph, Karen Jankowski and Christine Kostyra. |
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| A View of the Montessori Classroom
The Adolescent Environment
This month, we're looking at specific program elements unique to the Montessori Adolescent classroom:
** The school is a community of young people and adults based on kindness, trust and mutual respect. The school should support young adults learning the skills of living in the adult world in a safe environment.
** There are many opportunities for student participation in the planning and operation of the life of the school community.
** The school will consciously promote the student's entrepreneurial sprit and provide opportunities for the students' entrepreneurial endeavors.
** Students will be introduced to the social issues of the community in which they live, both through the curriculum and through field experiences, volunteer efforts, and potential internship projects. The school should consciously promote students' personal spiritual and ethical development and encourage service to the community.
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Imagine a place where young adolescents have an opportunity for practicing their future role in society, where meaningful work extends outside, where blue skies replace bulletin boards, where historic artifacts and experiential studies replace worksheets, and textbooks become resources. If you can imagine such a place, then you have imagined the learning environment of the adolescent classroom.
excerpted from "The Montessori Way" by Tim Seldin and Paul Epstein |
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Sincerely, The Faculty and Staff of JMS |
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