Volunteer Meeting THIS Thursday

THIS Thursday, August 28th  6:30 pm

 

Whether you want to volunteer on a regular basis or for a one-time project or event, please join us Thursday.  Here you will learn a little bit more about the classroom, what you may be doing and how you can help out.  There is some paperwork and a few action items from you to get started.

 

Please RSVP to the administrator, Brenda, if you plan on attending.

Montessori….Tell me more!

Two opportunities to hear more about Montessori:

 

August 18th , 6 pm 
Clark Pleasant Branch of the Johnson County Public Library

 

August 27th, 6 pm
Greenwood Public Library

 

Perhaps you’ve never heard of Montessori.  Perhaps you’ve heard of it, but don’t really know how Montessori education differs from traditional education.  Perhaps you are just beginning to assess the options available for your child’s education.  If any of these apply to you, please join us for an explanation of the Montessori Approach to education and the scientific research behind it.
For more information please contact:  Indiana Montessori Community School 535-0756

Its not to late to Enroll

I hope you have all enjoyed this wonderful weather this summer!

 

Wanted to let you know, it is not too late to sign up for school starting this fall. We have some spots left, but they are filling up quickly!

Join us for an Open House Sunday, August 3rd from 1-4 pm.  You can meet the director, see the classrooms and sign your child up to start that day!  (Bring your checkbook, registration fee and first month tuition is due with your registration.)

Check out our beautiful school and sign your child up to have a great start to a new school year.

Hope to see you there!

This Week in the Maple Room

What a wonderful year!

It has been a great privilege to spend some time with your children this past school year!

I felt that I was with a wonderful, happy, curious, industrious, confident and a very affectionate group. When I reflect on this past year, two things stand out the most that we did together.

First— We laughed a lot.
Not a day went by without a giggle, chuckle or loud laughter in the room. Sometimes I could not control my eyes getting wet when trying to subdue laughter, in my effort to tone it down in front of children.

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to be with your Happy Children.

“There’s nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn’t even have to matter what they’re laughing about.”
― Criss Jami

Second— We loved a lot.
There was a tiny doubt about the existence of unconditional love in my heart; it was washed away this year. I felt and saw children loving and caring for each other more than in the past years. We witnessed them expressing these feelings even when they were apart from each other for 60-90 minutes. (for rest time).

After working all morning, when a child brings his work to me and says, with a purest smile “this is for you”, it is an indescribable moment of love. S/he chooses not to take the hard work home. Sorry, parents, but I have kept some of those and I have quietly kept some of those in your child’s cubby for you. When All those half dangling worms in the palms of your children, ants, beetles, spiders and insects that I cannot name, the beautiful yellow heads of dandelions, dried and rotten pieces of leaves and twigs and many more treasures that they find in the yard , ARE brought to me , I have felt curiosity and LOVE from your children.
Thank you again for allowing me to have this enriching experience of pure love from your Loving Children.

“Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.”
― A.J. Jacobs

This cool month of May will surely lead us into the warm summer months soon. Here are some important updates.

  • Last day of school –May 23rd half day picnic for all, at the west side park. Please pack a sack lunch for your family. The bathrooms will be open at the park.
  • Our pets need a home for the summer. Please let Jama or Pavitra know, ASAP, if you would like to take a pet home for the summer. The pets will go on a first come first serve basis.
  • Cubby clean out is much needed this week. Please take home all the belongings in the cubby box.
  • Please check the extra set of clothes, for your child. These can be taken home or checked for appropriate weather if doing summer at school.

-Indu Agnihotri

 

This year has been so wonder-full!

I’ve had the pleasure of working along side some awesome future leaders. It is always an amazing experience to see these little people blossom into independent and capable humans.

Thank you for allowing me to share your most precious children. I learn from them as much as they learn from being at Center Grove Montessori.
To those friends who are returning, have a fun summer and see you soon! To my friends who are going on to other adventures, I will miss you and never forget you!

-Miss Jama

 

Wow I cannot believe the year has come to an end. I am thankful and happy to have had the chance to work and learn with a wonderful group of students. I have had an amazing journey as an intern here and look forward to the coming year. Have a wonderful summer and I hope to see some of my friends in the fall:)

-Miss Pavitra

 

Summer Session Sign up

Thinking about joining CGM??  Registered for fall and worry about the new experience for your child?  Sign up for our Summer Session!  They can come half day or full day and get a taste of what Montessori is all about.

 

Click HERE for all the summer session information.

A Few things….

Hello families!!!

The warmth and sunshine are FINALLY here! We need sunscreen and a water bottle for your child. Please bring in a labeled small sunscreen and also a water bottle labeled. Thank you!!!

Remember the IMCS yard signs you all so graciously put in your yards? If you are done displaying it, we would like them back so that we may place them in other areas. Thank you so much!!

Taking donations of books for our secondary school starting in the fall. We are looking for fiction, non-fiction, textbooks etc… Pretty much anything appropriate for 12-18 year olds. Thank you!

 

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FRIDAY MAY 23rd 8:30-Noon Westside Park ,off of Main Street between 135 and 31; where we have meet before.  We will be walking for Relay for Life, playing at the park, and having lunch. If your child does not normally attend Friday, you are still welcome to come. Please plan on staying with your child if at all possible. If you absolutely cannot, please see Brenda.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Thank you!

This Week in the Oak Room

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We have been very busy in the Oak Room getting ready for the international fair. Our classroom will be hosting North America and South America, so grab a passport at the door and visit the displays, taste some regional foods and check out some interesting cultural artifacts! Every classroom in the school will be featuring the various continents of the world. The fair will take place on Sunday, April 27th, from 1-4 pm. All of the CGM children have been working hard on their silent auction projects, so don’t forget to put in a bid for some of these one-of-a-kind pieces.13983429633631
We have really been enjoying the beautiful weather we are having with a lot of time working and playing outside. With the warmer temperatures and more time in the sun, we will apply (afternoon) sunblock to children who bring it from home. We ask that sunblock brought to school is is spray form for sanitary reasons.

Summer birthdays: We will celebrate summer birthdays with ice cream sundaes during the last week of school. If they choose to, any children who have a birthday during the summer break may bring in a favorite topping for ice cream that we will be providing.
Have a wonderful weekend and we hope to see you on Sunday!

Thank you to all of our volunteers for their assistance with the international fair and silent auction. We appreciate your time and support!

This Week in the Maple Room

April 21, 2014

Children were excited to see each other after the Spring Break and were waiting to start to work. Some new spring works such as learning about the birds, insects, plants and lifecycles have been quite popular. They have also been working with the 45 layout, moveable alphabet, maps, making books – geometric cabinet and metal insets. There is a huge interest in the changes outside. They have begun noticing birds, flowers and bugs. This is a good time for nature walks as a family too.
Children are enjoying the “flower arranging work” in our room. We request that you send in a bunch of cut fresh flowers on your child’s snack day, starting Monday the 28th.Children are also encouraged to bring in flowers from their garden/yard.

The children are also looking forward to the international Fair this Sunday from 2-4 pm. They are working hard to get some beautiful items ready for the Silent Auction and have fun visiting the Different Continent Tables. Please bring friends and family to the fair.

Registration for fall to the public is in progress now! Please let Brenda know as early as you can what days your child will be attending in the fall. This helps us to know what to start offering to the new families. Few openings are available, please let your friends and family know, if interested. We will be offering half day summer as well as full day. Summer program will be from June 2nd to July 18th. This summer, two of my good friends will be working with us. Genie and Marlene have several years of experience working in Montessori rooms. Most of our children know Ms. Genie from Yoga and she is our primary guide at IMCS. Senora Marlene Calderin hails originally from Venezuela and will be doing Spanish with the children. I am looking forward to a lot of fun time for summer.

Happy Spring!

This Week in the Tulip Room

I just want to be sure that everyone knows about a couple of upcoming events this week. I’ve posted them to the calendar.

Chicago’s Pizza Night on Monday 5-8 pm in Bargersville and a What is Montessori? night on Tuesday at 6pm. For more information see Brenda or check the calendar on Compass or see Facebook. Hope to see you all at one or both events this week!

Your children may have told you that we are undergoing some changes in the classroom, new workplan systems, new daily schedule and a few minor things. Please feel free to email me with questions, comments or concerns (or stop in). We are hoping our new systems will create an environment of challenges with feelings of success. This week we worked on getting back together, learning our changes, writing poems and discussed the ocean and waves. See everyone on Monday! Those Women’s History presentations have been lovely!

Melissa

This Week in the Maple Room

February 21, 2014

The children in the Maple room have been very busy in the past few weeks. We are learning about the Asian continent these days. We are learning about land, animals, people , food and music of Asia. Children have enjoyed making parts of a peacock booklets .They made a colorful peacock collectively, for artwork. If you have any souvenirs from your travel to Asia, please feel free to send in with your child, to share with the classmates.

We are happy to have Rowan in our class. He is four years old and is joining us from Columbus Montessori.

If a bag of wet clothes is found in your child’s cubby, it is a good time to please check to make sure your child has at least one set of clean dry clothes at school. Children may decide to change after a spill from a water activity. Most water works are quite popular with our youngest ones and help them with fine motor and concentration/focusing skills.

Some upcoming important events/dates-

Registration for fall opens to the public as of March 1st. Please let Brenda know as early as you can what days your child will be attending in the fall. This helps us to know what to start offering to the new families. Few openings are available, please let your friends and family know, if interested.

Open house at CGM on March 1st 2-4 pm and at our sister school IMCS on March 1st 1-5 pm

The practical life walk through has been rescheduled for March 3rd at 6:30 pm

The international fair and a silent auction for items put together by our CGM children, will be held on April 27th.

We will be offering a fun filled summer session this summer. Half day as well as full day options will be available. If you are thinking about having your child come for a few weeks for some summer fun, please let us know.

Hope to see some spring like weather soon!

 

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