Featured Blog
Each month we will feature a couple of blogs so that you can see what’s going on in other parts of the school. This week, we are featuring the Toddler Program Blog.
toddlerprogram.posterous.com (password: brickton)
The Winner of Who’s Who!
Last week we revealed the answers to the Who’s Who game and that afternoon we drew a winner. Three entries got every single answer correct, so we drew from those and the winner was: Heather B. in Children’s House! She gets her pick of a $25 gift card to Starbucks, iTunes, or Toys R Us (although we’re pretty sure she doesn’t drink coffee). Congratulations, Heather!
Block Party
The Block Party was great this year despite the intermittent rain. We had two bouncy castles for all of our students, a ton of food, great activities in the Great Room, and, most importantly, a
birthday celebration for Brickton complete with birthday cakes frosted and decorated by our students. We are so glad you could attend and join in on the fun. Thank you to our sponsors for their donations of food and the 
parent volunteers for their hard work putting together this event. A special thanks goes out to Georgia Ferguson for organizing and planning the event.
More pictures are coming!
Great Move-a-Thon Kick Off
Thanks to everyone who helped get the Move-a-thon off to a fantastic start! We hope you have been logging your miles and getting lots of sponsors. Please save the date for our next group walk – The Treasure Hunt! – on Friday, September 23, at 3:15 pm. Take a walk with us in the Forest Preserve and find 25 hidden treasures.
The official end date of the Move-a-Thon is Monday, October 3. Get moving!
Spirit Day
Show your Brickton spirit on the 25th day of school! Brickton is having a Spirit Day Thursday, October 6th. Wear your Brickton sweatshirts, t-shirts, shorts, or pants to show your Brickton pride!
Calendar Changes
We have made a few changes to the calendar. The new dates are listed below:
Friday, May 11
Grandparents Day
Band and Chorus (pm)
Saturday, May 12
Art Expo
Thursday, May 17
Middle School Mid-Cycle Meeting- Independent Projects
Friday, May 18th
9-12 Cultural Fair
A New Face
Hannah Birdsall is Brickton’s new Spanish teacher for the Children’s House and Lower Elementary. She earned her degree in Childhood Education, Special Education, and Spanish from SUNY Geneseo in New York. She has worked as a teacher at a Saturday School in Rochester, NY for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and at a private school teaching English in Costa Rica. Most recently, she was a Fulbright Scholar to Madrid, Spain, where she taught English and conducted personal research on Flamenco.
Peace Day Events
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, is international Peace Day. Chicago celebrates throughout the month of September with events all over the city. Please view this Peace Day Flyer to find out what’s going on and attend an upcoming event!
Karen Brenner’s Article
When Karen Brenner is not developing Montessori experiences for people living with Alzheimer’s, writing, or reading her work on NPR, she taught creative writing to the Upper Elementary and Middle School students and this year will be teaching a writing elective in the Middle School. Over the summer, she and her husband Tom wrote an article published in The Public Montessorian about their work with Alzheimer’s patients. Click here to read more.
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