Mustang Madness Captured In Pictures
(Photography by Caitlyn & Jen Westmoreland)


Panera Bread
Northlake - Panera Bread's dynamic duo: Melissa Price, Catering Coordinator and Charlie Holt, General Manager delivering delicious bagels made fresh that morning at 5:00 am.  They both did the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, too!

Mr. Chuck and Lake Weaver, our first
Mustang Madness Marshall getting ready for the awards ceremony.

The first mile
Runners jockeying for position in the first mile of the 5K

1 mile fun Run/Walk
Participants lining up for the start of the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk 
The Beagles Family about to cross the finish line of the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk: Lee, Claire and Kate (l-r)
Girl Scout troup
Netanya Dennis and her Girl Scout Troop #3745 helped with the race and staffed an information table about
Sickle Cell Research.


corn hole fun
Nathan Putt and Conrad French have fun practicing their tossing skills prior to the Corn Hole Tournament

Student with finishing medal
Ava Pierce is all smiles and sporting her finishing medal after completing the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
          
Countryside Communique - Week of September 24, 2012
Golf foursome
Jim Broom, Steven McKenzie, Katie and Todd Nuccio
played together in the 2011 Golf Classic. 
Calling All Foursomes  
for our
4th annual Golf Classic

Friday, October 19, 2012 


All are welcome to play in our Classic -- scratch golfers and duffers alike. The format is "best ball" giving you plenty of chances to get a good shot.  We're pleased to report that our first all female foursome has signed up with representatives from the CMPTO, the Board of Trustees and Administration! 

Friday, Oct. 19 is a Teacher Workday and no classes are in session.  Make it a family affair and play with your kids.   Invite your teacher to play in your foursome!  It's all about having fun and enjoying the beautiful fall weather. 

Don't have any clubs?  No problem.  Affordable club rental is available at Skybrook Golf Club.     

Register online  
www.countrysidemontessorischools.org/golf-classic
or download this
registration form 
 
Cross Country Team Brings Home Awards at
 Mustang Madness
   

 

Our 4th annual Mustang Madness 5K Trail Run was a great event.  We are proud of all our participants and especially pleased for our student competitors who took home these awards:

 

1st Place:  1st - 4th Grade (Female)  Alexis Hanson

Alexis had to leave before the awards ceremony because of a soccer match.  Her father, Don Hanson accepted the award for her.  

Nick McCahan
Best Overall Male Finisher: 
Nick McCahan
 
Rachel Simpson
Best Overall Female Finisher:
Rachel Simpson 
JD Miller
1st Place:  9th-12th Grade (Male) 
 JD Miller 
Lucas Martini
1st Place:  5th - 8th Grade (Male) 
Lucas Martini 
Devon Ridge
1st Place:  5th - 8th Grade (Female) 
Devon Ridge
Corn Hole players
"Practice Makes Perfect" 
Shown here are JD Miller and Lynn Dickerson (l-r) taking a few practice throws before the
 tournament began. 
 
Corn Hole Tournament Champions!  
Thank you to all our competitors in our first annual Corn Hole Tournament.  Congratulations to our winners!

Family Team: Jessica Dickerson and her dad, Lynn Dickerson

 

Student Team:  Kelsey and Jakob Nusinov

 

Adult Team:  JD Miller and Steven McKenzie

Trail
Nick McCahan blazing a trail at Mustang Madness on our new Cross Country trail - thanks to M & C Grading!
 

 Thank You M & C Grading Inc.

 

We are so grateful to M & C Grading, Inc. for the beautiful work they did on our Cross Country trail.  Crews with back hoes and dump trucks worked for several weeks this summer clearing the trail and filling it in with gravel and sand.   

 

M & C Grading, Inc. and it's sister company C & M Recycling, Inc. are owned and operated by The McGraw's, a loyal Countryside family. They specialize in concrete recycling, demolition and removal, roll-off containers for recycling, recycled stone delivery, installation, grading and site work.

 

Thank you to The McGraw's:  Clint, Michelle, Kyle (6th grade) and Owen (2nd grade)  

box garden   

Grow Vegetables and Herbs Without Getting Your Fingers Dirty!

  

How can that be?  Buy a garden plot from the Middle School students and they'll do all the work!  For $150 you can own a 4' x 8' garden box and specify what you want to grow -- up to 128 plants.  Spinach, Carrots, Squash, Mint, Rosemary, Basil ... the list goes on and on.

Contact Jarrett Murgolo, Middle School Lead Teacher for more information.
    

Little Tykes Ride On Toys 

Recycle Your Little Tikes  

Ride-On Toys With Us! 


Have your children outgrown their Little Tikes toys?  Our Stepping Stones program would appreciate your gently used ride-on toys.  Please email Leah Cooper, Toddler Teacher if you have items to donate.
Hodges Farm 2011
Countryside Art Teacher, Sedi Devoe and her three girls, Arabella, Aleyna and Ferah had fun picking pumpkins at Hodges Farm last year. 
Countryside Day
at Hodges Pumpkin Patch
 Friday, Oct. 5 - 3:00 pm till dusk 

 

Bring the whole family after school on Friday, October 5 to hunt for your pumpkins.  Enjoy hayrides, pony rides and farm animals. Food and drinks will be sold.  Plus Countryside High School students will be offering face painting/tattoos and a bake sale.  All proceeds from pumpkin sales will go to the CMPTO - thanks to Frank Hodges, owner of Hodges Farm and loyal Countryside parent.  

 

Hodges Farm has been in Frank's family for over 100 years! It's a real working farm just a few miles from Countryside on Rocky River Road.    

 

Celebrate Fall with your Countryside friends at Hodges Farm and Pumpkin Patch next Friday, October 5.   Rain date:  Friday, Oct. 26. 

 

child holding globe

Curriculum Night   

Thursday, October 18  

 

 6:30 - 8:00pm Mallard Creek Gym

 

 Impressionistic Walk through our Montessori curriculum   

 

Program Highlights:

  • Town Meeting with Panel Discussion
  • Curriculum Timeline Walk of Math, Language, and Cultural Arts
  • Glass Window Classroom Presentations


 One Fund logo    

  
 2012-2013 Campaign Begins
  
Our sincere appreciation to these Countryside 
difference makers for their donations/pledges to The One Fund campaign this year:

Diamond:  $5,000 - $10,000 

Farid and Saghar Hanachi
Mark and Josie Lake

Emerald:  $2,500 - $5,000

Robert Singh-Latulipe and Celine Latulipe

Platinum:  $1,000 - $2,499
Alicia Brady 
Jim and Gina Broom
Ken and Paula Canavan
Brandon and Sedi Devoe
Frank Hodges
Jeff Fuller and Sarah Thurber
Beth Griffiths
Marty and Debby Haugh
Dan and Patricia McCahan
Chuck and Teri Nusinov
Nick and Lindsay Nichols
Jay Potter
Kathy Rigney
Clifford Weaver 

 
Gold:  $500 - $999
Nicolle Anderson
The Blizewski Family
Michael and Janine Bryant
John Colbert
James Clayton and Claudia Grant
Lynne Erickson
James and Pamela Gildersleeve
Wayne Glenn
Ken and Tysha Hagood
Richard and Charlotte Halperin
Mark Henriques and Anna Guyton
Ron and Katie Miller
Juan and Paula Mobley
Debbie Morton
Todd and Cheryl Nuccio
Santosh and Jyoti Rao
Michelle Stephan and Christine Robinson
Ray Soporowski

Silver:  $250 -  $499 
Rachel Andrepont
Cara Bailey
Mark and Resa Baumann
Clay and Julie Callahan
Melanie Fabian
Matthew Girdharry amd Lynn Soltis
Jarrett Murgolo
Ben and Susan Pai
Nicholas and Sally Pierce
Michele Rothschild
Julie Ryan
Sue Schaeffer
Mick Stuckes
Shannon Sullivan
J. Kevin Toomb
Catherine Verratti and Sheri Silfies
Jane Watson
 
Bronze: $100 - $249
John and Jacki Altmeyer
Jonathan Anderson
Josh and Shanna Anderson
Lori Anderson
Lawrence and Megan Belton
Tom and Karen Booker
Suzanne Boucher
Lynne Breidenstein
Kate Clardy
Leah Cooper
Neil Crocker (Grandfather of Christine Croker)
Kimberly Davis
The Dennis Family
Jonathan Erickson
Danielle Fadeley
Elena French
Jason Giersch and Beth Whitaker
Linda Habovick
Shari Hatem
Aaron Henley
Farida Jacobs
Ruth Jennings
Keidi Kelly
Frank and Victoria Krebs
Mark Riggs and Amanda Long
James and Kristine Mahoney
Dolores Murgolo
The Papineau Family
Josh Peeler
Kevin Pope
Omar and Karyn Sidak
Terry and Susan Simpson 
Pamela Stearns
Debbie Summers
Meredith Swanson
Sunil and Mrinalini Uchil
Brandon Uttley and Kelli Scott
Habieb and Chandra Williams

Other:  up to $99
Joe and Diane Lynch
Sherry Nobles
Jeannette Ortiz
Leslie Rabb

Lindsay VanLoon 
Thanh Vu

212 the extra degree

 

At 211� water is hot.

At 212�, it boils.

With boiling water, comes steam.

Steam can power a locomotive.

The one extra degree makes the difference.

 

    
212  The Extra Degree    
 
Please watch this 3 minute video to learn more about 212 - The Extra Degree.

The One Fund is Countryside's annual campaign to raise funds in support of classroom needs and facility improvements.

Click here to download a pledge form.

Thank you!  

 

Birthday Messages on the

PC and MC Marquee

 

Several people have asked about the birthday messages on the school marquees.  They were items for bid at our annual Gala (Live and Silent Auction).  We offered one message per month and the highest bidder won.

 

If you want a birthday message for next school year (2013-2014) ... or a reserved parking space ... make sure you come to The Gala.  It will be Saturday, May 4th at Asbury Park Grove.  Save the date!