Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Fall festival

Fall festival takes place on Monday, Nov. 21 from 8:45-11:45. This is a special event with games, food and fellowship. All the 3-6 year old classrooms are planning to make "pilgrim stew" for the children to eat during lunch on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

We will cut and prepare the ingredients on Monday, November 21, 2011 during our Fall Festival. We will use a crock pot to cook feast.

Last week, letters were sent home describing the event and requesting a donation to the stew (listed at the bottom of the page that was sent home with your child). Thank you for your contribution to our special Thanksgiving lunch.

As a reminder, Friday is the last day to donate a canned food item for the fall food drive. We appreciate all the gifts and so will Eagles Wings, Washington’s local food bank!

Thanksgiving Lunch Menu

Pilgrim Stew

Oyster Crackers

Oranges

Pumpkin Pie



Pilgrim Stew

3 lbs. lean ground chuck

6 cans condensed tomato soup

4 large potatoes

4 whole carrots

2 small onions

4 stalks celery

4 cans of corn

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Busy week!

Hey families,

Just a few updates:
·         Zion Shelter Lunch Delivery:  Tammy and Mike Tetterton, parents to Ana, will contribute fresh soup for this month's Zion Shelter Food Drive! Special thanks goes out to them for this delicious donation. To round out the meal, Mrs. Hardee and Mrs. Hill will supply oranges and rolls. Students will assist in buttering the rolls and slicing the fruit Monday morning in preparation for the delivery.  Xi Maxson, Tye's mom, will deliver the food to the shelter Monday morning at 9am. Many thanks to all paricipating in this month's Zion Shelter Lunch Delivery.

·         Fall Can Food Drive: This service learning project is in full swing. Donations  of canned or cash goods are appreciated.  All 3-6 and 6-9 year old are participating. Shortly after Nov. 18 (last day to donate) the 6-9 year olds will deliver donated goods to Eagles Wings, the local food bank. Don't forget to send an item or two!

·         Hardee/Hill Pantry: Mrs. Hardee asked that the wish list be updated to include boys 3-6 size underwear. We’d hate to be without those….please contribute if you can!

·         Red Plate Day: Paula Weatherington, Haley’s mom, volunteered to sit with the kids from 11:30-1:30 on Nov. 9 (thanks, Paula) so the teachers can enjoy a warm meal in chairs they fit in!

·         Pettigrew state park field trip is fast approaching. We depart Nov. 10 from school (8:45 SHARP!). If interested in learning more about the school supported field trip guidelines click here

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Share week- who knew?

As some of you know, this is our family's second year at WMPCS. Sophia started when she was a mere 3 years old. Last year, we missed a lot of important dates and had a difficult time navigating the policies, scheduling and the new rules. Our bumpy road was a primary driver behind us accepting on the role of Room Parents. However, no matter how close you are to the source you still slip up from time to time. We had one such event this week.

This week is Sophia’ share week. So on Tuesday when she asked to bring her favorite doll (a 1970's hand-me-down from my 87 year old grandmother...a doll my husband affectionately calls Big Nasty) in the heat of the morning routine we allowed it. 

At 8:15, after Seth dropped her off he called to tell me we'd gotten the share item all wrong and Sophia was bummed. He said the share item is supposed to be educational. (Beyond assisting the students in honing their role playing skills in the practical life area there is nothing educational about Big Nasty). As a matter of fact, our share item was a direct violation of the toy policy. Who knew there was a toy policy?

Here’s an excerpt from said policy:
At WMPCS students are invited to bring items from home to share with the class at various times during the school year. At no time should these items be toys but instead educational items. For example: a bird’s nest or photos from a trip. In addition, toys from home should not be brought to the Before or After School programs as toys are already provided for everyone to play with. Washington Montessori will not be responsible for any lost or damaged toys brought from home. All items are at teacher’s discretion.

So to avoid disappointing your children and looking like a half-awake parent, please keep in mind that your share item should be educational like a map of the world, a found fossil,  a Spanish music CD..not a Big Nasty doll.