Welcome back to school! Both staff
and volunteers have worked hard these last two weeks painting, cleaning,
organizing, and preparing the classrooms and school for the arrival of our
students. We could not have accomplished
these many tasks without the gracious support of those who volunteered their
time and energy. Special thanks go to
Blair and Elisa Sarkiss, Diane Grassi, John Joyce, Marzena Witomfka, Dave
Degand, John Barrett, Karen and Justus Joseph, Anna Olech and alums Christina
Calderon, Isabelle Rowland-Weisz, Kira Barrett and Rachel Balster.
Congratulations
Megan and Selena!
Our heartfelt congratulations go
to Megan White, Children’s House Co-Directress and Selena Brosnan, Lower
Elementary Directress, on completing personal professional development goals. Megan completed her bachelor's degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies from Northeastern Illinois University and earned her
full Montessori Early Childhood Certification, receiving a
promotion to Co-Directress in Children’s
House. Selena completed her two year
internship and academic requirements to earn her Montessori Lower Elementary
certification from the Midwest Montessori Teachers Training Center.
Congratulations to both Megan and Selena for achieving these professional
milestones!
Welcome
Deepa!
We are happy to welcome Deepa
Shah as a Lower Elementary intern at Brickton.
Deepa will be at Brickton through November 26, 2014 as she completes requirements
for her training at Seton Montessori Institute.
Last year, Deepa worked in the
downtown area as a lead Lower Elementary directress and has prior experience as
a Middle School teacher. Originally from
California, Deepa received her B.A. in History and Political Science from the University
of California, Irvine and her M.A. in Education from the University of Southern
California. She enjoys learning new languages, traveling, arts/crafts, and of
course, teaching!
Back
To School Block Party, Friday September 12th, 5 – 7 pm
Please join us for our Back To
School Block Party featuring bouncy houses, pizza, face painting and live
music!John Joyce (father of Stephan (Room 101) and Malina (Rooms 100/102) will
be performing with his band, Poochamungas. There are still opportunities to volunteer at
this much anticipated event. Sign-up
sheets are on the bulletin board in the hallway. The Block Party will be located in the
parking lot so you’ll have no trouble finding the fun.
Mixed
Bag Fundraiser
We
are excited to announce a new fundraiser this year – Mixed Bags. See the display table in the hallway for to the
variety of beautiful designs and styles of bags, many of which are made out of
partially recycled polywoven plastic.
You can order online or
with order forms at school. To
order online, look at the top of the page and click on "enter fundraiser
ID" and use Brickton's ID #136145. Order
deadline is Friday, September 12th with a delivery date of October 6th.
Children’s
House Forming New Partnerships Meeting
Families of Children’s House
students are invited to a meeting on Wednesday, September 3rd from
5:00 to 6:00pm. This is a must for every
family, a wonderful opportunity to meet other parents, get to know one another,
and become a part of the classroom community.
Child care will be available at no cost. At that time, your child's
Directress will present expectations and answer your questions for our
2014-2015 school year. In preparation
for this meeting, please read through the Brickton Parent Handbook, which can
be accessed via the www.brickton.org website.
Just click on Sign In in the upper right hand corner and enter the user
name: family and password: collaboration.
Back
to School Parent Alliance Meeting
Please join us for the first
Parent Alliance meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 3rd,
6:15-7:30pm. Care will be available for students and pizza will be served. Please RSVP for care to Kelly.
New Brickton Family Member
Congratulations are in order to
the Brickton families who welcomed new babies over the summer. Arrya Dave, Room 107, is now the big sister
of Anya, born on July 19, weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz.
Gia Martinez, Room 104, has a new brother, Dario. He was born on August 12 and weighed 7 lbs,
12 oz. Best wishes and long naps to all.
Upcoming
Events
Labor
Day – SCHOOL CLOSED,
Monday, September 1st
Children’s
House Forming New Partnerships, Wednesday, September 3rd,
5:00-6:00pm
Back
to School Parent Alliance Meeting, Wednesday, September 3rd,
6:15-7:30pm
Pizza
Lunch,
Friday, September 5th
Back
To School Block Party,
Friday, September 12th, 5:00-7:00pm
Board
Meeting,
Thursday, September 18th, 7:00-9:00pm
Hot
Dog Lunch,
Friday, September 19th
Extracurriculars
begin
– Week of September 22nd
Middle
School Midcycle Meeting – Monday, September 22nd, 5:30-7:30
Club
Day – Fall Conferences, Friday, September 26th
Lower
Elementary: Taste of Montessori - Thursday, October 2nd,
5:00-7:00pm
Room
101: Taste of Montessori - Thursday, October 9th, 5:00-7:00pm
Room
107: Taste of Montessori - Tuesday, October 14th, 5:00-7:00pm
Board
Meeting,
Thursday, October 16th, 7:00-9:00pm
Upper
Elementary: Taste of Montessori - Tuesday, October 21st,
5:00-7:00pm
Toddler:
Taste of Montessori - Thursday, October 2nd, 5:00-6:00pm
Room
103: Taste of Montessori - Tuesday, October 28th, 5:00-7:00pm
