Thank You Corner
Thank you to Meg
Ricard and Colleen Lembo, mother and grandmother of Sean (Room 107) and Ella
(Room 104) for helping the children in room 107 re-pot many of their plants. It
was a wonderfully educational and fun experience for the children.
Thank you very
much to Meg Ricard (mother of Sean (Room 107) and Ella (Room 104)) and Lauren
Zureikat (mother of Juliyana (Room 103)) for your help
with picture day on Wednesday for helping make the process run so smoothly.
Block Party Photo Booth Pictures
Stop
by the bulletin board in the hallway to see all the beautiful pictures from the
photo booth at the block party. If you
see one of yourself and your child, feel free to pull it off and take it home
with you. It will be a lovely reminder
of the fun times at the Block Party.
Thanks again to the Wieland family for providing the great photo booth
experience.
A Letter From the Board
On
behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome you back to
school. Brickton’s Board of Directors has
three main leadership roles: fiduciary
(oversight and assessment of the school mission and finances), strategic
(planning focused on a 2-5 year time frame), and generative (developing and
sharing a vision for the future of the school).
Brickton’s
Head of School (HOS), Cheryl LaCost, and the Administrative Staff lead the
day-to-day operations of the school. The board is not involved in decisions
regarding student admission, curriculum development, or faculty and staff
hiring and evaluation. The board hires and appoints the HOS, evaluates HOS
performance annually, and partners with the HOS to help deliver Brickton’s
mission.
Brickton’s
board operates via a committee structure. There are currently seven
committees: executive, nominating,
operations, marketing, gifting, finance, and community. The board also appoints ad hoc task forces as needed to address specific topics such as
technology. These committees are chaired
by a board member and comprised of parents, staff, and the HOS.
The
full board meets at least five times during each school year. Typically,
committees meet monthly. Their agenda is set by our current strategic plan,
direction from the executive committee, and emerging needs of the school. The
committees perform significant work aligned to the strategic plan and make
recommendations for consideration by the entire board. All policy decisions and
major expenditures are discussed and voted on by the entire board. All meetings
of the full board are open to any members of the community. Please check the
family calendar and the Brickton Weekly for meeting dates and times if you
would like to attend.
During
2014-2015, the board will launch an effort to develop Brickton’s next strategic
plan. The strategic plan will articulate
our vision and chart the path to help us reach it. As part of this work it is critical that we
obtain the feedback of a wide variety of members within our community.
If
you would like to be interviewed by a member of the board in support of our
strategic planning efforts or volunteer to serve on a board committee, please
send me an email at bmsboardpresident@brickton.org.
I
look forward to hearing from you and working with you to ensure Brickton’s
continued success.
Best
Regards,
David
Anthony
President,
Board of Directors
Brickton Reads
The Brickton
Weekly is chock full of important information and news-you-can-use from the
Brickton Community. Be sure to read it "cover to cover”, and even
consider reading it aloud as a family. You never know when your name may appear!
The Brickton
Community might be less than gigantic in numbers, but it is epic in the breadth
and depth of reading interests!The Messina Family has these literary
pursuits: Dad, Mike, is a daily reader of the Sun Times and a weekly
reader of Graciemag,
a Jujitsu Magazine. Matthew was fascinated by I Am Malala:
The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by
Malala Yousafzai. He is currently reading The Giver by
Lois Lowry. The title might be familiar because of the recent release of
the movie.
Blair
Sarkissrecommends Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat,
Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers by Kristin Loberg and
David Perlmutter.He used one of the recipes to bake bread and was pleased
with the result!
Dotty Schweitzer
delved into the lives and families of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She
read a variety of books as she uncovered information about this dynamic duo.
Evan Coleman
spends time reading technical manuals in the field of Music. John Huberis
readingBlack Elk Speaks by John Neihardt and Black Elk.
Lower Elementary
will soon be reading and listening to some of the adventures of Flat
Stanley. Among the many Read-Alouds in Childrens House: Awesome Autumn, Walking Through the Jungle and I Went Walking.
So what's on
your Kindle, bedside table or in your back pocket? Next week we will feature
some life-hack titles: how-to’s for you and yours. Please
send recommendations toliz.skrodzki@brickton.org.
Upcoming Events
Cross Country Meet, Saturday,
September 27th, Check-In 8:00 am, Washington Park
Lower Elementary: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 2nd, 5:00-7:00pm
Cross Country Meet, Saturday,
October 4th, Possible Pat Savage Meet
Cross Country Meet, Wednesday,
October 8th, Notre Dame, 3:30pm Check-in
Room 101: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 9th, 5:00-7:00pm
Manna Orders Due,
Friday, October 10th
Pizza Lunch,
Friday, October 10th
Cross Country Sectionals, Saturday, October 11th, Time & Location TBD
School Closed – In-service Day, Monday, October 13th
Room 107: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 14th, 5:00-7:00pm
Board Meeting,
Thursday, October 16th, 7:00-9:00pm
Cross Country State Finals, Saturday, October 18th, Springfield, IL
Operation Child Find,
Monday, October 20th – Tuesday, October 21st
Cross Country Meet, Monday,
October 20th, 4:00 pm Winnemac Park
Upper Elementary: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 21st, 5:00-7:00pm
Toddler: Taste of Montessori, Thursday, October 23rd, 5:00-6:00pm
Manna Orders Due,
Friday, October 24th
Hot Dog Lunch,
Friday, October 24th
Room 103: Taste of Montessori, Tuesday, October 28th, 5:00-7:00pm
Club Day, Friday,
November 7th
Open House,
Sunday, November 9th, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Board Meeting,
Thursday, November 13th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Pizza Lunch,
Friday, November 14th
Club Day, Friday,
November 21st
Manna Orders Due,
Friday, November 21st
School Closed – Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27th – Friday, November
28th
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