"Fill the Chair" this month at Countryside Montessori School.

Every Thursday in January, parents are invited to observe in our classrooms from 9:00 - 10:30 am.
Please RSVP to Dolores Murgolo (see article below)

Countryside Communique - Week of January 6, 2014eek

"Fill the Chair"

Fill the Chair is a campaign to grow Montessori awareness by inviting parents, relatives, neighbors to see an authentic Montessori classroom in action.

Four Thursdays in January you will have the opportunity to observe our environments (Toddler - 12th Grade) and view the wonder of Montessori. This is the perfect time to observe in your child's next level classroom. Invite a friend or neighbor to join you.

Seating is limited so please RSVP to Dolores Murgolo to reserve your chair!

Fill the Chair Dates:
PC - January 9 @ 9 am *Tomorrow*
MC - January 16 @ 9:00 am
JO - January 23 @ 9:00 am
All Campuses: January 30 @ 9:00 am

Annual Spelling Bee

this Friday at 9:30 am

Middle School, UE, 3rd levels will gather in the Gym. Parents are invited, too! Good Luck to our contestants:

UE 3 : Austin Grier, Tom Pawlowski, and Katelyn Riddle

UE 2: Jake Haywood, Daraja Brown, Sebastian Hartley

UE 1: Maya DeCoux, Katherine Pon Cooper, Steven Radney

Middle School: Gillian Taylor, Steven Stum, Alex Shaw

Soldier Care Drive Extended
through this Friday, Jan. 10

Here's how you can help -- please donate these items to put in care packages:

Prepackaged snacks (tuna packets, power bars, nuts, candy)
Sports Drink Powder (Gatorade, Powerade)
Personal Care Products (soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, shampoo, liquid soap, deodorant, etc.)
Small Stuffed Animals (like Beanie Babies - they give these to the kids in other countries where they are serving.)
Handwritten Notes of gratitude - thanking our military men and women for serving our country and risking their own lives to protect us all.

Send your donations in with your child by Friday morning. UE 2 and the Sophomore Class will coordinate pickup at each campus.

Information from the

Board of Trustees

Next Board Meeting:

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

6:00 pm at the Mallard Creek campus (Art Room)

The December Communique posted an incorrect meeting time.

6:00 pm is the correct time.

Parents and Faculty are invited to attend open session portions of every Board Meeting. Email boardoftrustees@countrysidemontessorischools.org if you should ever have questions on matters relating to Board of Trustees' jurisdiction: Finances, Facilities, Technology, Development, Governance, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

Re-Enrollment: 2014-2015

Packets will be sent home with your child next week. Deadline to submit your

re-enrollment contract is

February 14, 2014.

SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, January 30

"Celebrate Countryside" - our annual

State of the School dinner/meeting.

We're delighted to have Debby Haugh, Countryside Founder and Board of Trustee member as our keynote speaker. More details to come ...

CMPTO Corner

January Events

Jan. 9 - Spirit Night at Jason's Deli--We need your help! This year they would like us to "reserve" our spots: please sign up if you plan to attend, thank you! http://www.groupraise.com/events/2175

Jan. 14 - CMPTO Meeting at 6:30, Mallard Creek Campus in the Art Room

Jan. 29 - Teacher Appreciation "Souper" Bowl Luncheon at all 3 campuses

February Events

Feb. 9

Charlotte Checkers Spirit Night

Feb. 21

Winter Ball (K - 8th grade; semi-formal attire)

Countryside Cookbook

Calling all cooks! We are compiling a Countryside Cookbook. More details soon.

Stay Informed

The CMPTO keeps the School Calendar updated on RenWeb. We also post current announcements and events. If you are having trouble accessing RenWeb please contact Katie Miller at katiemiller@countrysidemontessorischools.org

We are very grateful to the many Countryside families who have donated to The One Fund this school year. To date, 164 families, 45% of our Countryside community have contributed in some form.

If you made a monetary donation and/or participated in Mustang Madness, played in our Golf Classic, or purchased art at the Art Crawl you have supported The One Fund and by extension each and every student at Countryside Montessori School.

It's never too late to donate. You can send a contribution any time and for any amount that fits your family. You can also donate online. Please note: only monetary donations to The One Fund are tax deductible. Participating in and/or buying items at a Countryside event does support The One Fund but is not tax deductible based on IRS rules.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the families listed below for their generous support of The One Fund through their monetary donations and/or participation in fundraising events to date:

Emerald

($2,500 - $9,999)

Rick and Sarah Blasi

Jeff Fuller and Sarah Thurber

Farid and Saghar Hanachi

Marty and Debby Haugh

Mark and Josie Lake

Brad Leach and Jameela Nikolich (in-kind)

1981 Society

($1,981 and above)

Ken and Paula Canavan

Beth Griffiths

Rob Singh-Latulipe and Celine Latulipe
Rodney and Juanita Massiah

Michelene Taylor

Habieb and Chandra Williams

Platinum

($1,000 - 1,980)

Brent and Cindy Blizewski

Jim and Gina Broom

Elena French

Rafael and Rachel Hidalgo

Frank Hodges

John and Heather Koz
Jay Potter

Jimmy and Wilhelmenia Rembert

Catherine Verratti

Gold

($500 - $999)

Brandon and Sedi Devoe
Christina Fluet
Matthew Girdharry and Lynn Soltis

Lynn Stutts Hagler

Ken and Tysha Hagood

Richard and Charlotte Halperin

Don and Deb Hanson

Steven and Danielle Martini

Curtis McLamb

Ron and Katie Miller

Todd and Cheryl Nuccio

Brett and Mary Pawlowski

Doug and Heide Putt

Tony and Marina Riggio
Kathy Rigney

Silver

($250 - $499)

John and Jacki Altmeyer

Cara Bailey

Adam Bennett and Hannah Randall

Jeff and Kelly Chun

Edward and Suzanne Dornsmith

Melanie Fabian
Robert and Linda Hagemann

Jeff and Leah Hanood
Mark Henriques and Anna Guyton

Steve Kaufman and JD Dolinger
Abel Mehreteab and Abeda Welde

Jens and Cara Mueller

Paresh and Salauni Patel

Nicholas and Sally Pierce

Hever Rendon and Monica Perez

Steven and Jeretta Schaefer
Lola Schappell

Terry and Susan Simpson

Eugene and Inna Sokolova

Shannon Sullivan

Kenneth and Elizabeth Tompkins

Sunil and Mrinalini Uchil

Jane Watson

Bronze

($100 - $249)
Rachel Andrepont
Josh and Shanna Anderson

Lee Beagles and Claire Mongelard-Beagles

Jonathan Bird and Susan Lee
Karen Booker
Alicia Brady

Lynn Breidenstein
Felicia Broadnax
Jennifer Burgess
Dixon and Susan Butler

Clay and Julie Callahan

Kate Clardy

Christine Clarke

Brian Cooper and Jeanette Pon
Leah Cooper

William and Rebecca Cottrell

Austin and Dawn Dantzler

Kent and Jennifer Ellington

Danielle Fadeley

Joel and Marilyn Farrand

Jason Giersch and Beth Whitaker

Shari Hatem

Bob and Renee Haywood

Aaron Henley

Farida and Donald Jacobs

Hidemasa and Yuko Kaida

Chelsea Lafferty

Mike and Kim Lyda

Joe and Diane Lynch

James and Kristine Mahoney

Clint and Michelle McGraw

Dolores Murgolo

Jarrett Murgolo
Steven Nesbit

Kevin Pope

Lynn Price

Tim and Cindy Ridge

Michele Rothschild

Ashish Shah and Jagruti Amin

Jason and Katherine Sharpee

Omar and Karen Sidak

Julia Signorelli

Meredith Swanson

Brandon Uttley and Kelli Scott

Charles and Linda Snyder

David and Jennifer Spencer
Karl and Roslyn Sydney

Wayne and Nancy Thiessen

John and Magali Wickliffe

Maisha Williams

Other
(Up to $99)

Pierre and Nicole Abry

Huma Alam

Nicolle Anderson

Tricia and Darren Biggers

Jason and Paige Black

Suzanne Boucher

Niles and Tameka Brown
Kurt and Stacy Brust
Scarr and Julie Cansler

Jacqueline Churzin

Carrie Copeland

Caitlin Craver

Pamela Doxey

Nekee and Gina Dykes

Joel and Marilyn Farrand

Raffe and Angela Felts

Anthony Fodor and Sandra Clinton

Chris and Tammie Fowler

Zeb Fry and Lisa Davis

Steve and Jennifer Funk

Joseph and Catherine Goldstein

Phil Gould and Katy Renard
Jay Guidotti

Kimberly Hales

Samuel Hutagalung and Fernanda Tjong

David and Lyndee Ivey

Adam and Wendy Kimball

Michael Madden

Prabhu Maragathavannan and Mahalashmi Ramani

Roy and Kimberly Matthews

Phil and Claudia McGlothlin

Robert and Renee McKenzie

Chris and Sarah McMillan

Juan and Paula Mobley

Nicole Mooney-Taylor

Delon and Brenda Murphy

Sherry Nobles

Miguel Pando and Sandra Dika

Nick and Julie Pili

Ryan Rabah and Jamie Horowitz-Rabah

Jonathan and Stacey Reed

Andrea Rieves

Sergio Ruiz and Elizabeth Sanchez

Carlos Sandoval and Jeannette Ortiz

Richard Seth and Jessica Ebersberger-Seth

Ethan and Jennifer Shore

Jarred and Kimberly Smith

Brian and Angela Spaugh

Pamela Stearns

Michael Stefanac and Lisa LaCaria

Michelle Stephan and Christine Robinson

Masamitsu and Erina Suzuki

Tri Tran and Linda Doan

Lindsay Van Loon

Thanh Vu

Bill and Angela Wood

Elaine Young

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