Gratitude
Corner
Thank
you to all who were able to join us for the annual Brickton 5K! We got in some great physical activity while
enjoying time outdoors and visiting with friends.
Peace
Picnic
Pack
your hamper with a hearty dinner and join us Friday, May 29th from 5
– 7 pm at the annual Peace Picnic at nearby Catherine Chevalier Woods. The
Parent Alliance will provide the popcorn and bounce houses and staff will host
softball and kickball games.
We
will take this opportunity to honor directress Kathleen Kasser as we wish her
continued success as Assistant Director at her new school. Come join the fun!
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Mark
Your Calendars: Graduation and Promotion
Ceremony
On
Thursday, June 4, we will celebrate the Graduation and Promotion Ceremony at 7:00
at the Irish American Heritage Center, located at 4626 North Knox Avenue,
Chicago. Kindergarten, third and sixth grade students will be promoted to the
next program level, and eighth grade students will graduate.
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Beyond
Brickton: A Service Opportunity
Join
us for this volunteer opportunity as we pack meals to help fight hunger and
give back to other communities. We will
be participating in a food packing session at: Feed My Starving Children at
1071 National Parkway, Schaumburg from 12 pm – 2 pm on Friday, June 5th.
Participation is free, but registration on your own is required. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
REGISTER:
volunteer.fmsc.org
GROUP
NAME: Brickton Montessori School – Beyond Brickton
JOIN
CODE: 644138
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Volunteers
Needed!
Each
year during the spring and summer, Brickton completes several beautification
projects from planting to painting with the help of volunteers. Anyone with the
desire to improve the school environment is welcome to volunteer. The time you
give to Brickton, whether one or ten hours, will be a rewarding
experience. Please contact Kelly McDermott through the office or email at
kelly.mcdermott@brickton.org with your availability. Thank you.
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Brickton
Reads
Summertime:
Make it a funnier time with word play. All parents are delighted
with the novel and refreshing way their children use, confuse, abuse and misuse
words! We love this part of family life: in fact, many family stories and
pet names come from this very phenomenon. You can read more about funny word play
here.
Recently
National Public Radio came up with: Do We Talk Funny? 51
American Colloquialisms. Here are a few from the
compilation:
doodinkus:
unspecified objects
whoopersocker:
extraordinary event
ish:
expression of disgust
laggy:
a little late
larruping:
delicious
Brickton
students regularly invent similar words during their conversations at
lunchtime. Lower Elementary loves a good "homonym alert!” In
addition to excessive reading over the summer, how about keeping the lovely
daily tradition of mealtime conversation. Playing with words instead of
food is a manners lesson. Here's some vocabulary for the launch: "Hey
kids, tonight we are having burgers and polite prandial conversation!"
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Looking
Ahead…
School
Closed – Memorial Day, Monday, May 25
Hot Dog
Lunch, Friday, May 29
Peace
Picnic, Friday, May 29, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Last
Day of School, Thursday, June 4
Graduation/Promotion
Ceremony, Thursday, June 4, 7:00pm
Summer Camp! Camps run from June 8 through August 21
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