Breakfast
With Santa: This Saturday!
This coming Saturday, December
7th!
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hanging Gardens Banquet Hall
8301 W. Belmont in River Grove
Tickets: $10 per person (children
under 2 are free)
Please join us for this special
annual event! The morning includes a continental breakfast buffet and a picture
with Santa - photos will be emailed to you.We will have our traditional holiday
sing-a-long,bake sale and arts and craft projects for the children.
Tickets are available in the Main
Office or at the door.
Volunteers are still needed!
Please take a moment to browse the sign-up sheets located on the bulletin board
in the Main Lobby.
Hat
and Mitten Donation
Please support one of Brickton's
Middle School students, Diego Sanchez,
with a Confirmation service
project. He, and other students at
Immaculate Conception parish, are collecting warm hats, gloves and socks to be
donated to the Port Mission in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Please bring
your items to schools by December 19 to help our student help others.
Getting to Know You: Each
week this section will highlight one staff member and their answer to the
question: How do you express your creativity?
John Huber, Classroom Assistant
I
express my creativity mainly through music.
I have played guitar for many years, and have loved music as long as I can
remember. Since high school I have
enjoyed playing music in bands and with friends. My interest in music has led to a deep
passion for bluegrass and American traditional and folk music styles. I play acoustic guitar, banjo, and
mandolin. I can often be found at the
Old Town School of Folk Music teaching and taking classes.
Thank You Corner
Thank you very much to Diane
Grassi, godmother of Alex and Zach Contursi for taking time out of her morning
on Wednesday to handle the emergency toilet fix for Room 105.
We would also like to thank
Sharon Gooday, grandmother of Nathan and Evan Urbanski for her hard work
procuring items for our Annual Benefit auction.
Holiday
Greeting Cards
The students here at Brickton
have been making holiday greeting cards for our troops to thank them for their
dedication and service. Governor Quinn
will bring our greetings to a military base in Germany where the cards will be
distributed to injured warriors and medical personnel. We would like to thank Sara Gregory
(Administrative Assistnat) and her husband, Peter, for coordinating the
delivery of these cards to the State of Illinois Building.
Pond Pals Babysitting
Hello busy moms and
dads! The Middle School students (assisted by staff) will be offering their
Pond Pals babysitting program on two upcoming Saturdays –December 14th and
December 21st, from 9am – 1 pm. They’ll play outside (weather permitting),
play games, make arts and crafts, bake yummy treats, and eat lunch – all while
you get your Saturday errands completed. It’s a win-win for
everyone! Cost: $20/child – lunch included. Thanks for supporting
Middle School’s fundraising efforts for their trips!
Salvation Army Food
Drive
Brickton Montessori is
once again participating in the Salvation Army Holiday Food Drive. Boxes for
food donations are in the school lobbyand a list of suggested non-perishable
holiday food items will be posted outside each classroom and on the donation
box.
Scholastic Book Fair Next Week
Our Scholastic Book
Fair is coming up: Monday, December 9th – Thursday, December 12th. This is an exciting fund raiser for the Upper
Elementary classroom. The fair is run
completely by Upper Elementary students.
Stop by to shop next week. In
preparation for this Book Fair, we are asking for volunteers to help set up on
Saturday, December 7th, immediately following Breakfast With Santa. It is not a huge job but requires as much
help as possible. With enough help, the
work is over in about 45 minutes. This
is such a successful fund raiser for our Upper Elementary students, and it all
begins with setting up an inviting display up of books. If you would like to volunteer, please email Katie Rose in the 9-12 classroom.
Book Fair Update: The raffle winners are in - Ellie Arnoldt from Upper Elementary and Gloria Litwinczuk from Children's House are this year's winners. Congratulations! Thank you to all who participated in the raffle fundraiser!
Manna Orders For The Holidays
Manna is great for the
holidays!Card orders are due December 13th and can be picked up
Tuesday, December 17th. In addition to making terrific holiday
gifts, Manna cards can help ease the stress of holiday travel -- stock up on
gas cards and family restaurant cards (or fast food cards!) for upcoming road
trips. Need a hostess gift? Check out Fannie May or the Hallmark
Store. Click here for the Manna Order Form.
Upcoming Events
Club Day – Conferences, Friday, December 6th
Breakfast With Santa, Saturday, December 7th, 10:00am,
Hanging Gardens
Scholastic Book Fair, Monday, December 9th –
Thursday, December 12th
Winter Caroling, December 10th, 8:30am-10am, O’Hare
Plaza
Manna Orders Due, Friday, December 13th
Pizza Lunch, Friday, December 13th
Manna Pick Up, Tuesday, December 17th
Board Meeting, Wednesday, December 18th, 7:00pm
Mix-It-Up Day, Kindergarten – 8th Grade,
Thursday, December 19th, 9:00am
Geography Bee, Upper Elementary and Middle School, Friday,
December 20th, 9:00am
Hot Dog Lunch, Friday, December 20th
Winter Break, Monday, December 23rd –
Monday, January 6th
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