"We must help the child to act for himself,

will for himself, think for himself;

 this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit." 

Fri., Nov. 15      Mothers' Scripture Meditation Group, 9:15-11:15 a.m.

Fri., Nov. 15       Progress Reports (Elementary/MS) go home

Nov. 18-22         Parent-Teacher Conference Week

Fri., Nov. 22       NO SCHOOL, Conference Make-Up Day

Nov. 27-29         NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break 

Program News

Come Join Our Art Club! 

Mondays/Wednesdays, 3:30-4:45 (supervision available from 3:00-3:30)

November 18, 20, 25; December 2, 4

Come join us for a hands-on adventure through art history!  Children will be exposed to great artists from the past and have an opportunity to try their hand at the media and techniques presented in a positive, joyful environment, to discover new ways of creating and expressing in their own art.  Topics and themes include a variety of subjects from conte-crayon drawing and illuminated manuscript lettering to copying a master painting and designing a full scale mural.

Art Club will meet on Mondays and Wednesday afternoons , from 3:30-4:45 and will be led by Emma Teller.  As the supervisor of aftercare, Emma Teller will have responsibility of your child at school dismissal, from 3:00 until the classes begin at 3:30.  Please be sure to pack an afterschool snack for your child.

Meeting dates and cost:

$45 for five weeks of classes!   All supplies and materials included. 

Free to those already participating in aftercare. 

 Spaces are limited so sign up as soon as you can! 

Make checks payable to "GSCM/Art Club" and submit to Nancy Toon.

To sign up please contact:  Emma Teller  513-368-1178 erteller@gmail.com

Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Ups

Conference Childcare

Parents, please remember that children may not be left unattended while you are in a conference. If you have a conference scheduled between 3:00 and 5:30, and you need childcare for any of your GSCM children, we are offering childcare in our aftercare program.  The cost is $5 per child for 30 minutes.  You must contact Nancy Toon in the office to let her know that you will be using it with the date/time and number of children.  Payment is due the day of the conference.

2013 Walkathon Wrap-UP

WE DID IT!   ALL OF US TOGETHER!

The final numbers are in.  Through the work of everyone at the school, students, staff, parents, friends and the community, we raised $20,000 at the Walkathon.  A special thank you goes to Jenny Dammarell our Walkathon chair and her team for motivating us and to Monica Blackburn for her inspiring and humble way of approaching businesses to support our school. 

Not only will this money benefit our school, we are able to send a sizable check of $2,000 to Father Tom Hagan and Hands Together for the important work in educating, feeding and clothing children in Port au Prince, Haiti.    As one student who was counting up his walkathon donations remarked, "I would really like to win the Kindle Fire, but then I think of those children in Haiti who only have mud pies to eat."

Thank you to all who gave to benefit our own children's education and to also reach out a hand to the poorest of the poor in Haiti.  If you would like more information on Hands Together and its work in Haiti, visit www.handstogether.org.

SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT GSCM

Thanks to all of the generous sponsors who helped make our walkathon at The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori School such a success.

The following list gives a little information about our sponsors and their wonderful businesses and connection to families at our school.  We hope to bless these businesses as they have blessed us.  Thank you to Monica Blackburn for putting this comprehensive list together for us.

MADISON MOTOR WORKS, LTD:  Conveniently located just 3 minutes from GSCM, Madison Motor Works is owned by Steve (Sara) Harris and provides car care with integrity and excellence.  Children at GSCM - Joe, Grace, and Anna Jane.

WEATHQUEST:  Financial advisors with a top financial planner Steve (Annie - our school's marketing director) King.  Steve is Vice President at Wealthquest.  Children at GSCM - Clara, Liam, Thomas.

BACKYARD THEATER COMPANY:  Rhonda (Ken) Hamall.   Rhonda heads up the drama department with lots of encouraging and creative ideas for the children.  Their children are Cara, Alec, and Elena.

PREMIER DESIGNS:  Wonderful jewelry and fun shopping with Rhonda Hamall.  Rhonda can find the perfect accessory for any outfit!  Check out her website at RhondaHamall.mypremierdesigns.com.  Access code:  2shop

RUAH WOODS:  Provides education for teens on the value of the human person, marriage prep courses, spiritual mentoring and psychological counseling with GSCM parent Andrew (Ellie) Sodergren.  Children at GSCM: Joey, John, and Mary.

EDWARD J. WNEK, DDS:  Great orthodontist with one office just 3 minutes from school in Mariemont and another in Hyde Park.  Orthodontist for the Walz, Robinson, and Blackburn families as well as many more!

DALTON ROOFING CO. Put on our new school roof last Spring.   Frank Dalton is a former GSCM parent and is the uncle of Nick and Caroline Widmeyer.

MIDWEST FINANCIAL PARTNERS:  Justin Setzekorn helps the Widmeyers with financial planning.

UBS:  Great financial planners and investments with Martin (Dagmar) Wilhelmy being our connection.   The Wilhelmys have Victoria, Philip, and Cecilia at GSCM.

BUSALD, FUNK, ZEVLEY, P.S.C.:    Bill Kathman (actual sponsor) is Senior Partner with this Northern Kentucky law firm.  He is a top notch attorney and brother in law of Monica and Herb Blackburn.

TIME TIMER:  Awesome visual tool for tracking time for children of all ages!  Thanks to owners Dave and Heather Rogers.  Cammy is their daughter in our preschool.  Heather is serving our school for her third year on the board.

WATER WORKS CAR WASH:  Owned by Kevin (Julie) Dietrich.  Visit one of their locations at 1104 Ohio Pike (45245) and 5872 Wolfpen Pleasant Hill Rd. in Milford.  Their children at GSCM are Ian and Olivia.

ECU CORPORATION:ECU Corporation specializes in the manufacturing of HVAC equipment for defense, industrial and government applications.  Kevin Dietrich is director of engineering.

SEESKIN, PAAS, & BLACKBURN, INC.:  Top CPA firm with one of the owners being Herb (Monica) Blackburn.  Herb serves on our school board as treasure.  The Blackburn's children at GSCM are Luci and Natalie.

SHADE LAW Group, LLC:  Owner Jerry (Kara) Shade is an excellent lawyer who is generous to our school in many ways.  Jerry is GSCM's school board president and the Shade children attending GSCM are Isaac and Maria.

SEEMLESS PRINTING:  Christian (Alicia) Welhelmy, own this amazing printing company and have generously blessed our school with their expertise in design and printing.  Children at GSCM:  Oscar and Nina.

PLEASANT RUN DENTAL:  Tracy Hodge, DDS, is a wonderful dentist who can be counted on to do excellent work. She and her husband, Nick are a blessing to our school.  Their children at GSCM are Owen and Laney

THE JOSEPH AND MARGARET SETA FAMILY FOUNDATION:  Generous contributors to our walkathon and grandparents of Annabel Aust who is the daughter of Karen and Steve Aust.

BAHL & GAYNOR INVESTMENT COUNCIL:  Connect with John (Lisa) Schmitz who is an excellent investment advisor at this company.  They have Maggie in 7^th grade at GSCM.

PROFESSIONAL PAYROLL SERVICES:  Herb (Monica) Blackburn, on school board as treasurer, offers payroll services to small and large businesses.  Children are Natalie and Luci.

HGC CONSTRUCTION:  Awesome construction company that executed many of our renovations this past summer.

THE JK MEURER CORP.:  Jeff Meurer did a fantastic job on our pavers at the front of school and was more than happy to support our school for the walkathon!

ROBERT FLISCHEL PHOTOGRAPHY:  Amazing photographer located in Mariemont.  Friends of John and Lisa Schmitz who have their youngest daughter Maggie here in 7^th grade.

PIZZELII BRICK OVEN PIZZA: The wonderful and creative pizzas and salads make it a must.  It is located near the sand volleyball courts on Wooster Pike.  Owners, Barry Greve and Gary (Trish) Gottenbusch have a philosophy of making every guest comfortable with a super friendly atmosphere.  The Gottenbusch's youngest daughter, Hannah, is in the 7^th grade at GSCM.

MIO'S PIZZERIA - MARIMONT:  Owner Jim Shaner generously sponsored our walkathon, donated gift certificates as prizes, and provides our Friday pizza at a discounted rate.  Thanks Jim.  Remember, buy Mio's Mariemont! 

HEMM'S GLASS SHOP, INC.: 

Hemm's provided and installed all of our glass on the renovation this past summer 2013.  Great work!

MONICA DREES FLOORING SALES CONSULTANT:  Thanks, Monica for sponsoring our school and providing such great design ideas for our flooring and other design work!

FULLER COMPUTER SOLUTIONS:  Walkathon sponsor who provides computer services for the Cincinnati Public School computers that we use at school.

LAROSA'S MARIEMONT:  Owner Randy Lipps also generously sponsored our walkathon and donated prizes as well.  Thanks LaRosa's Mariemont!  Buy LaRosa's Mariemont.

Masonry Scientist:  Mike Marlow, owner, did the stone work on our school building this past summer.

OSTERWISCH COMPANY:  Owner Jim Osterwisch didn't hesitate when we asked him to sponsor GSCM.  His company did all of our electric work this past summer and continues to take care of our electric needs.

THE NATIONAL EXEMPLAR:  The manager, Lisa Hopkins, of this wonderful and inviting restaurant was very generous in donating $50 in restaurant gift cards.  Thank you!  Don't forget to dine at the National Exemplar in Mariemont when you take some time to relax.

KENWOOD THEATRE MOVIE GROUP:  Mariemont Theatre:  made prizes more exciting with their generous gift cards for free passes to any movies in the Theatre Management Corp.

KENNEDY HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER:  Thank you Ellen (Larry) Lindeman who manages this fun art center.  They have 2 children at GSCM:  Bess and Henry.

J.T.M.:  JTM generously provided the hamburgers for the fall festival.  They were a big hit!

KROGERS:  Phil (Jenny) Dammarell who works for the Kroger Company obtained bushels of fresh food donated from Krogers for the walkathon and carnival!  Thank you, Krogers and Phil!  Daughter, Maura is in the 1^st grade.

STARBUCKS:  MARIEMONT:  Manager, Lisa and her staff were more than respectful and kind to me every time I visited.  Lisa donated a wonderful travel mug and a pound of Starbucks Coffee.  Thanks, Mariemont Starbucks!

YAGOOT:  Did you taste the frozen yogurt at the Carnival?  Thank you to Alisa and her team that provided free samples.  Visit Yagoot at Kenwood Towne Center, Rookwood Commons, Downtown, and Deerfield Towne Center.

UNITED DAIRY FARMERS:  Donated coupons for free ice cream cones for the children when they reached certain goals.  This made the walkathon so much more fun for the children!  Thanks UDF!

MARTIN KOEPKE DESIGN: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PLANNING AND DESIGN:  Generous and excellent landscape architect who did much of the landscape design done during the summer of 2013!

CORNETTE AND VIOLETTA ARCHITECTS:  This is the amazing architectural team that worked on our massive project of 2013.

CHICK-FIL-A:  The children loved the "cow" and the coupons for free Chick-Fil-A at the Walkathon.  Visit the Eastgate store and thank owner Tom Sutton.

GRAETERS:  Thank you to Graeters for the gift certificates!

CHILDREN'S THEATRE:  They donated 4 tickets to the musical Pinkalicous!  Go to http://www.thechildrenstheatre.com to see more.

BURGER FARMS:  Thanks to a simple request from Melissa Grantadam, Len Burger loaned us bales of straw for the Carnival.  Special thanks to the Harris family and Steve Hogan for use of their pick-up trucks.

VERBARG'S FINE FURNITURE:  The Verbarg family is always generous to our school, and Mr. and Mrs. Verbarg are the proud grandparents of Natalie Mitchell.  Sheri and Jay are their daughter and son in law.

CYBER KNIGHTS:  Need computer help?  Contact John Lipps for all your IT needs - small business and personal.  http://cincycyberknights.com.  John and his wife, Cathy, are the parents of pre-schoolers Jena and Vivian.

COYOTEES:  Provides our walkathon t-shirts and prints GSCM spiritwear.  Thank you to Bob (Staci) Huxell, parents of 2^nd grader, Cal.

HOME CITY ICE: Thank you to Tommy Sedler (a college chum of Jenny Dammarell) and his family who own Home City Ice, for their sponsorship.

SIGN GRAPHICS & DESIGN:  Former GSCM parent Scot Conover has done most of the sign work for GSCM and is still our "go-to guy" for signage.

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