Parent Education Events:
Raising Autonomous
and Competent Children
Mark your calendars
for a wonderful opportunity to hear author Jessica Lahey discuss "The Gift
of Failure: Raising Autonomous and Competent Children". The event is
an affordable $15 and parking is only $10 at the Crown Plaza, in the heart of
Greek Town. The event is sponsored by the Association of Illinois Montessori
Schools (AIMS) as part of their annual conference. AIMS has also arranged
for a group rate at the Crown Plaza for those that would like to make it an
overnight event. You can leave your car at the hotel for the evening and
enjoy Greek Town after the event. Reservations must be made by 2/6 on the web site.
Parenting with Choices, Consequences, and
Limits
Would you like for
your student to develop responsibility and self-reliance? Would you like to encourage mutual respect
and cooperation with your child while enhancing your relationship? In this
seminar, we’ll discuss different strategies to set effective limits, improve
motivation, offer choices, and utilize natural consequences for any age child.
In addition, we’ll explore opportunities to boost parent-child relationships,
how to diffuse conflict, and how to use strategies for reducing tension at home
and at school.
Please join our guest speaker at Brickton, Dr.
Felix Casados, for this parent enhancement seminar on February
26, 2014, 6:00-7:00 pm. Care will be provided, and dinner is available for all.
Please RSVP to kelly.mcdermott@brickton.org or in the office.
The Big Leap
The Big Leap is right around
the corner - hopefully you have received your invitation
and are planning to join us!
WE HAVE BEARS TICKETS, AND THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THEM!!
Two tickets to the home game of your choice **Saints Excluded**
ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD!! These are great odds with $20 per ticket. Get your ticket today in the office!
Thank you for supporting Brickton and The Big Leap!
and are planning to join us!
WE HAVE BEARS TICKETS, AND THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THEM!!
Two tickets to the home game of your choice **Saints Excluded**
ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD!! These are great odds with $20 per ticket. Get your ticket today in the office!
Thank you for supporting Brickton and The Big Leap!
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?
Dotty Schweitzer, Bookkeeper
Being creative is a way of life for me. I seldom
think that I can’t make or create something I envision. I’m just as comfortable with a reciprocal saw
as I am with a delicate crochet hook.
Machine embroidering a Chinese dragon on a jacket I’ve made or
reupholstering my sofa are weekend projects.
Painting a wall mural or twisting wire to make a fantasy steam punk
jewelry piece will keep me occupied for a while. Being surrounded by the children inspires me
every day!
Brickton Reads!
The Book Club is entranced with A Wrinkle in Time. Katie
Rose is juggling Nation, by Terry Prachett, Anne of Avonlea, by
L. M. Montgomery, and On Writing, by Stephen King.
Sara Gregory completes The New York Times daily.
John Huber is reading Cahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi
by Timothy R. Pauketat. In Upper Elementary, Sam Anthony, Lucas Hansen and
Ephraim Guerra are reading Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Iron Clad,
Donner Dinner Party, One Dead Spy. The Upper Elementary Literature Circle
Books are PIE, by Sarah Weeks, Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly
Cleary, The Guide: For Guys, by Rosalind Wiseman, and Because of
Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo.
A New Baby in the Brickton Family
It's a boy for the Gantulga
family. Baby AZ arrived on January 21. He has two big sisters, Amina and
Amingoo. Amina is a student in Room 101 and Amingoo is a member of the
Toddler classroom. Congratulations to all!
Thank You Corner
Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped
make the Big Leap classroom art projects a success. Mary Disse, Jessica Casteel, Mirvette Badal,
Marjan Nikrah, Victoria Osius, and Marina Althueser, thank you very much for
dedicating your time and energy.
Transition Nights
Meet the teachers and
parents of current students. Learn about the curriculum, assessment,
goals and what a typical day looks like. Meet alumni and parents to
hear their perspective on the transition to the next program.
Transition Night to Lower
Elementary (2nd yr & Kindergarten
parents), Wednesday,
February 5th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Manna Orders
Manna is a great way to support Brickton. Here’s
why:
1) It helps to fund the Middle School’s overnight trips.
2) It helps you pay your Brickton tuition.
Manna Gift Cards are perfect for every occasion:
birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and Manna’s large selection of gift card
vendors, including grocers, restaurants, stores, and gas stations, means these
benefits can easily be earned on money you are already spending. It’s a win for
everyone. Click here for the Manna Order Form.Manna orders are due the following dates: January 31st,
February 7th, February 21st, March 7th, March
21st, April 4th, April 18th, May 2nd,
May 16th, May 30th.
Upcoming Events
Manna Orders Due, Friday, January 31st
Transition Night – Lower
Elementary,
Wednesday, February 5th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Annual Benefit, Saturday, February 15th, 6:00pm
Board Meeting, Wednesday, February 19th, 7:00 pm
Room 103 In-School
Celebration,
Friday, February 21st, 8:30am
Hot Dog Lunch, Friday, February 21st
Manna Orders Due, Friday, February 21st
Raising
Autonomous and Competent, Children,
Friday, February 21st, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
AIMS Conference, for teachers, Saturday,
February 22nd
Parent Education Night
With Dr. Felix,
Wednesday, February 26th, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Pizza Lunch, Friday, February 28th
