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OMA NEWS
December 10, 2010
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Greetings!
Welcome to the OMA New Bulletin. As part of our new school membership program, all school staff members receive individual members benefits. This news bulletin is one benefit of being an OMA member. Join your fellow OMA members for workshops, pub nights, and access to website resources such as our classifieds and educator resource section. Continue reading to find out more about your OMA. Have some news to share? Please send it to your executive director, Jennifer Ryznar. Click on the headlines below to go directly to an article.
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OMA 2010-2011 Calendar
Here's a quick calendar of OMA and other Montessori events for 2010-2011 School Year. Over the next few weeks we'll be adding more OMA events for the year.
2011
January
Friday, January 14th Pub Night
Saturday, January 15th Winter Workshop
Saturday, January 22nd Race to Nowhere Showing
Friday, January 28, 2011 MINW Celebration of Light Auction
Open House Week
Saturday, January 22 through Sunday, January 30
February
Friday, February 11 Pub Night
March
Friday, March 11 Pub Night
April
Friday, April 8 Pub Night
Saturday, April 9 Spring Workshop
Thursday, April 28 Steven Hughes Event co-sponsored with MINW
Friday, April 29 Administrators Meeting with Steven Hughes
May
Friday, May 13 Pub Night
Saturday, May 14 Spring Tea
OMA Board Meetings:
February 1st
For more information contact Jennifer Ryznar.
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Puddletown Moves to New Home 
In June 2010 Puddletown received the news that they were losing our lease and needed to relocate. After an exhaustive search, Puddletown has found their new home! Doors to the new location open at 7220 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd. in January 2011.
Since September the Puddletown team has been working away in order to build and renovate a new garden and play space, as well as make a host of minor construction, plumbing and electrical improvements.
They are planning to opening the new school on January 6th, the historic opening day of Dr. Montessori's first Casa!
Please visit Puddletown's website to learn more: http://puddletownschool.com/bigmove.php
 UPDATE! Puddletown School is ready to move and would love your help!Moving days are December 16th & 17th. Please come any time from 9-3 and we will put you to work. Our old location address is 3214 SE Holgate (inside the Holgate Center) and our new address is 7220 SE César Chávez. We will do our best to have someone posted at both sites throughout the day but if you can't find anyone, please call Andrea at 503-261-3963 or Sam at 503-539-6385. We are also having a garden work party on December 18th & 19th. This event is being organized by a parent. Info below: It's time to get construction underway on Puddletown's new garden. On December 18th and 19th we will move soil and woodchips and get the basic foundations of the garden in place. Please RSVP if you can make it on either day. We'll be out there from 1 pm to 4:30 or 5:00, rain or shine. If it is really pouring rain and nobody wants to come, we may reschedule one or both days. Please let me know if you can come and if you can bring any of the following:
- wheelbarrows
- shovels
- gloves
- rakes
- snacks
- coffee/other beverages
Thank you! Camellia Nieh camellia.nieh@gmail.com 503-753-8794 |
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Pub Night: Friday, January 14
Join us for Pub Night on Friday, January 14 from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm at East Burn Tavern at 18th and Burnside.
Pub Nights are an informal way to meet with fellow Montessorians to gather a bit of friendship and inspiration.
Everyone is responsible for their own food and beverages, but fun is shared by all.
We'll have a door prize drawing at 5:30 pm, so come throw your name into the hat!
We'll be meeting in the downstairs room. Please ask the seating hostess for directions.
If you would like an e-mail reminder of this event the day before, sign up here.
Other Pub Nights are scheduled for the second Friday of the month throughout the year--except for December.
February 11
March 11
April 9
May 13
Mark your calendars and plan to join us.
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Winter Workshop in Eugene
Pathways to Self-Regulation, with Kathleen Lloyd, PhD
Plan to attend our Winter Workshop on Saturday, January 15th, 2011, 9:30am - 12:30pm, with Kathleen Lloyd, PhD, at Far Horizons Montessori School in Eugene.
Expand your knowledge and share with parents the validity of our work and the insightful science behind the observations made by Dr. Montessori. Every teacher wants her classroom to be a self-managing social community. In the context of Maria Montessori's discovery that children are transformed through activities that promote concentration, Dr. Lloyd will introduce current research on self-regulation, which involves the ability to sustain attention, control reactions to stress, and recognize and interpret social cues. Learn how to apply these principles to your own work in preparing an environment that supports the optimal development of the child.
About Kathleen Lloyd: Kathleen earned a PhD in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University in 2008. Her dissertation analyzed Montessori's observation of normalization in relation to current theories on self-regulation. She received her AMI Primary Diploma in 1987 and a master's of education in 1990. She has spent 13 years as a primary directress at both Marin Montessori School in California and Pacific Crest School in Seattle, Washington. Kathleen currently teaches in the Early Childhood Education Department at Lane Community College.
We are excited to offer this workshop in Eugene. Credit for training hours will be given. Registration is now open - be sure to save your place! Only $35!
Registration will close Friday, January 7. Register today!
Event will be from 9:30am to 12:30pm at
Far Horizons Montessori School, 2490 Hilyard St.
Eugene, OR 97405
www.farhorizonsmontessori.com
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Celebration of Light Auction
Montessori Institute Northwest will host its annual Celebration of Light Auction on Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Montgomery Park Banquest Room in Portland from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. New this year, MINW will host an online auction for the duration of the week prior to the event containing fantastic prizes anyone will enjoy - no matter where you live. At the Celebration of Light enjoy drinks, auctions, fun games, and of course, lively conversation. For more information and to purchase tickets or a table, visit the MINW website! |
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Open House Week
Saturday, January 22 through Sunday, January 30
Look for your Oregon Montessori Association full color back cover ad in the January Metro-Parent magazine highlighting our member schools' Open House Week. The ad will direct readers to our OMA website.
Your Open House Event can be as simple or elaborate as you wish. Some member schools last year did their usual once a week tour. Other schools did a Saturday or Sunday afternoon open house and invited their entire school to participate. We'll dedicate a page of the OMA website to dates and times of your Open house. Please send us the dates and times. Look for the page to become active the first week of January. Open House Week is a way to highlight and celebrate the vibrancy of our Montessori community. Enjoy! |
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Sunstone to Host Showing of Race To Nowhere
Sunstone Montessori has scheduled a screening of Race to Nowhere at the Village Theater at 1440 NW Overton St. on Saturday, January 22nd at 7pm. There will be a panel discussion afterward. This event is open to the public, but seats are limited. Tickets can be purchased on the Race to Nowhere website: www.racetonowhere.com To read more about this film, click here. |
Volunteer Opportunities
As you know, OMA is a volunteer run organization.
Get involved in as big or as small a way as you would like to give back to your Montessori community. From working on developing a workshop to helping with workshop registration to setting up for a meeting, there's probably something you can do.
Needed:
Help plan workshops
Be a greeter at Pub Night
Write an article for our Forza Vitale e-mails
Have news to share about your school or students?
Contact Jennifer Ryznar at jbryznar@gmail.com.
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Check Out Our OMA Classifieds
Opening for Part-time 3-6 Montessori Guide
Concordia Montessori, a small, in-home Montessori preschool program is seeking a part-time lead teacher. The school serves up to 10 students aged 2.5 to 6 years old, and currently has 8 students enrolled.
Initially the hours would be 8:00-12:00 M-F, plus afternoon substitute hours, and the possibility of more hours in the future (possibly full-time beginning in August).
Mandatory requirements prior to employment:
-Must register with the CCD Central Background Registry
-Must have current CPR/First Aid training
-Must have current Oregon Food Handler's card
-Must have current Oregon RRCAN certification
-Must have experience working with this age group as a lead teacher
-Must have experience working in a Montessori environment
-Must provide at least 2 professional references
Preferred characteristics:
-AMS or AMI training -ECE teacher training
If you are interested in applying, please send a resume and references (or clarification questions) in response to this ad to: amygard@hotmail.com
Contact information
Amy Gard Concordia Montessori School
http://www.concordiamontessori.com
amygard@hotmail.com
To view the ads or place an ad go to:
http://oregonmontessori.com/classified/
Free classified ads are a benefit to our OMA members.
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Join OMA Today!
OMA offers two types of membership--individual and school. Read more about joining OMA here.A new feature of school membership is that all staff members have individual memberships. Please e-mail us your staff and board members names and e-mails and we will get their memberships started.
Including all staff members should enlarge our community network to over 500 Montessorians from our traditional membership of 150. Supporting our professional community is a powerful reason to be part of OMA.
Thank you for your continued support of OMA.
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Please forward this news bulletin to all your staff members and board members.
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The Oregon Montessori Association is a group of schools and individuals who support vibrant Montessori education in Oregon and Southwest Washington...and beyond.
Visit www.oregonmontessori.com
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