Wilmington Montessori School is winding down the 2012-13 school year with a number of fun year-end activities like last week's We Kids Rock concert, the student-parent lacrosse game and field days.  We are also ending the year with a tribute to our graduates. Take some time to visit the poster display in the lobby. Each year, our staff comes together to remember our graduating sixth-graders and create posters that reflect their individual gifts and interests. Laurie Muhlbauer led this project and created the beautiful display in the lobby.

WMS Class of 2013

We have a truly outstanding group of sixth-grade graduates, who will celebrate their special day on June 4 with a special breakfast in the Great Room (for family members/special guests of the graduates) followed by a ceremony in the gym that is open to all.  Please help us honor them and their parents as they leave WMS for their next steps in life. I am so proud of them!

The Class of 2013:

There was much more to the Odyssey of the Mind experience than just participating in the competition. Our teams worked together to unpack props for their performances and repair props from damage during transportation.  They also went to see other teams perform, traded pins with students from other states and attended a Creativity Festival.  The Creativity Festival encircled Michigan State's Jenison Fieldhouse and included carnival-like games set up by 19 states and three countries. The Delaware booth had a chicken catapult where partners launched stuffed animal chickens and the other partner had to try to catch the flying chicken in a basket.  Florida had a giant hamster wheel where a human was the hamster and his or her running shaved ice for a snow cone.  Teams also visited other parts of campus like the 4H Children's Garden and the MSU Dairy Store and experienced dorm life. Their favorite part of staying in college dorms was the "cereal station" at the dining hall.  

Summer Reading Program

The Delaware Learning Lab's Summer Reading Program 2013 offers intensive daily reading instruction for students ages 5 and older. Instruction is individualized for each student and all instruction is one-on-one. The four-week program at WMS will run from June 17 to July 12.  Children will receive one hour of instruction per day (longer sessions may be scheduled for older children for an additional fee) with a 5% discount for those who register before May 30.  More information about payment and registration can be found on brochures that are available at the front desk or from Trish Harkins.

Questions? Contact rebeccaschaen@comcast.net or call 302-250-5244. Children enrolled in Camp Montessori may also attend the reading program and will be escorted to their sessions by camp staff.

            

Co-op 
As the school year draws to a close, don't forget to submit your co-op hours by the last day of school to avoid getting a bill. Co-op hours can be submitted online (preferred) or by using a paper form, available next to the main co-op board across from the library or the board at the top of the Aspen Wing.

Questions? Email co-op@wmsde.org.

Graduation
All members of the WMS community are invited to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2013 at a ceremony on June 4 at 10 a.m. in the gym!

Key Cards 
If you will not be returning to WMS for the 2013-14 school year, please turn in your keycard at the front desk during the last week of school.

Re-enrollment
If you haven't re-enrolled for the 2013-14 school year and still plan to, time is running out! Classrooms are quickly filling up and placement meetings will begin in the coming weeks. Children whose families have not submitted re-enrollment paperwork and deposit will not be placed.

Please contact Theresa Conaty as soon as possible with any questions about re-enrollment.

School Calendar
Our 2013-14 school calendar is now available online. This calendar includes dates on which school is open and when breaks occur. We hope this will assist you with your planning for next year. Our school events calendar for next year will be available in a few weeks.

There are only three days left to donate peanut butter to the Food Bank of Delaware!  9-12 students will bring the donations to the Food Bank on Friday.