Holiday Service Project

This year for our holiday community service project, each class will fill a stocking that will be donated to The Family Shelter in Columbia. Some items great for stockings are small toys, small stuffed animals, coloring books, candy that won't melt, etc. 

The shelter is also always in need of things like hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, diapers, and paper plates. Students are more than welcome to bring those things in as well.  Please send all items in by Friday, December 16.  

Thanks for all you do!  

Primary Feast

Primary Montessori Classes 

Enjoying Their Feast

Thank you parents for all the generous donations! You helped make this a special event for our students.

Montessori Feast

Upper elementary students prepare the turkey for their afternoon feast!

Math Night

Math Night

Please join us for Math Night tonight.

Session 1:  6:00-6:25 pm

Session 2:  6:30-6:55 pm

Enter a chance to win a fun game for your family to enjoy!

We hope to see you there!

Through the Hands of the Child

Classroom Visits

During American Education Week, November 14-18th, parents are invited to visit their child's classroom and observe. Your child's teacher will have an adult chair ready for you during your observation. 

However, we know the importance of allowing your child to teach a lesson to you so that you can gain a better understanding of how and what they are learning in a Montessori environment.  If you would like to engage in a lesson with your child, teachers have set aside time for you to experience learning through the hands of your child. Primary parents are invited on Wednesday, November 16th from       9:00-10:00am. Lower and upper elementary parents are invited on Wednesday, November 16th from 10:00-11:00am. 

Please make sure you sign in through lobby guard prior to visiting your child's classroom. 

Montessori Family Night at Groucho's Deli

Pax Update

Pax UpdateWe wrapped up our third week with our read aloud, and the project has been going great. We have enjoyed using Twitter to discuss the book and characters with other classes around the world. We have connected with students as far away as Europe, Australia and Canada. We are making a hall display to chart the many ways we have talked about the book.
Based on the suggestion of another class, we decided to start posting our thoughts in greater detail in blogs. Check out http://ift.tt/2ebmzNl for some of our work. We just started this week, so more work will appear soon.
Also in even more exciting news, I have learned that the author will be visiting the main branch of Richland County Library on Sunday Nov. 13. I’d like to have a group plan to meet for this event. I know the class would love to meet Sara Pennypacker. Mark your calendars, and I will be in touch with more news soon.

First Quarter Learning Celebration

Author Visit

Upper Montessori has been participating in the Global Read Aloud for Pax by Sara Pennypacker. We have just been informed that the author will be visiting the Children’s Room at Richland Library Main on Sunday, Nov. 13th at 3:00pm. The students are very excited so I hope that they will be able to attend. 

Montessori Spirit Wear

Montessori Spirit Wear 

Please turn in all orders by Friday, October 21st to your child's teacher. Orders will be placed Friday afternoon. We hope to see everyone in their new Montessori spirit wear!

Montessori Movie Night

Tomorrow night is Montessori Movie Night! We are excited to have so many of our students joining us! If you haven't turned in your form but would like to attend, please email your child's teacher to let them know they are planning to attend. This helps us with ordering enough food for everyone. 

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night!

Fall Fest

Fall Fest Volunteers Needed!

Date: October 28th

If you are willing to work, please email Lisa Rayner at lrayner@richland2.org with the shift(s) you are available, and she will contact you with your assignment.

Shift 1 - 6:00 - 6:30

Shift 2 - 6:30 - 7:00

Shift 3 - 7:00 - 7:30

We could also use help with the following on October 28th:

- collecting baked goods in the car rider line (7:30 - 8:30 am)

- sorting and organizing baked goods for the bake sale (8:30 am)

- setting up for Fall Fest (2:00 pm)

- cleaning up after Fall Fest (7:30 pm)

Red Ribbon Week

Join us in Celebrating Red Ribbon Week !

Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days:

Monday, Oct. 24 -  I'm a "jean-ius."  I'm drug free!  (wear jeans and red shirts for Red Ribbon Week)

Tuesday, Oct. 25 - Heroes Stand Strong Against Drugs! (wear camo) 

Wednesday, Oct. 26 Team Up Against Drugs! (wear your favorite team attire)

Thursday, Oct. 27 - Don't Get Mixed Up in Drugs! (tacky day)

Friday, Oct. 28 - Use Your Head- Don't Do Drugs! (hat day) 

Montessori Movie Night

Montessori Movie Night

Montessori Movie Night

We are so excited to host our first Movie Night of the 2016-2017 school year! Parents this is your night to enjoy an evening to yourselves! 

Please turn in your forms and money by Thursday, October 27th so that we can order the correct amount of pizza, Pepperoni and cheese pizza will be served. We hope your students will be able to join us!

Fall Fest

Fall Fest is Around the Corner!

Join us October 28th from 6-7:30pm. for a fun-filled evening!

Tickets only cost $0.25 each. 4 tickets will be given to each member of the family if you bring in Box Tops.

PTO is asking for baked goods for the bake sale. Please individually wrap these and send them in on Friday,
 October 28. We also need cakes for the cake walk. You can send in those donations on the 28th as well.

Thank you for supporting PTO!

Fall Fest

Fall Fest is Around the Corner!

Join us October 28th from 6-7:30pm. for a fun-filled evening!

Tickets only cost $0.25 each. 4 tickets will be given to each member of the family if you bring in Box Tops.

PTO is asking for baked goods for the bake sale. Please individually wrap these and send them in on Friday,
 October 28. We also need cakes for the cake walk. You can send in those donations on the 28th as well.

Thank you for supporting PTO!

PTO Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting PTO's fall 

fundraiser! We are getting closer to our 1,000

 card goal. Once we reach our goal of selling 

1,000 cards, all the students of Pontiac will enjoy a special treat 

from PTO.  Let us know if you need more order forms! 

A special thank you to the McDonald's on hardscrabble for partnering with us in this fundraiser.

Fall Fest Volunteers Needed!

We are still in need of several volunteers for Fall Fest on October 7th to help run stations! There are four shifts available:

Shift 1 - 6:00 - 6:30

Shift 2 - 6:30 - 7:00

Shift 3 - 7:00 - 7:30 ***we especially need volunteers during this 3rd shift***

Shift 4 - 7:30 - 8:00  

If you can help, please send an email to Ms. Rayner, lrayner@richland2.org, with the shifts you are available to work.

Thanks for your help!

Bojangles Sale in the Car Rider Line

We are partnered with  Bojangles this year for our morning car rider sales to raise money for Arts Day. We will sell Bojangles sausage biscuits once a month from 7:30 - 8:00 am in the car rider line.

Our first Bojangles Biscuit morning is this Friday!

The cost for the sausage biscuit is $3.00. We will also have water bottles available for $1.00.

DonorsChoose Arrives

DonorsChoose Project Arrives We want to say thanks to wonderful giving of all those that supported our school’s MakerFaire Project on DonorsChoose! A special surprise made it to our school today. The kit of Littlebits will be an awesome addition to the MakerFaire we are planning in December for the entire school. In the meantime, students will get a sneak peak at inventive thinking using the Steam Kit in our rooms. We will post soon some of the ideas we begin testing.

  

Global Read Aloud Book Order Update

Mrs. Haltiwanger has informed us that she can do pre-orders for Pax through the book fair. She already has 20 copies that will be delivered tomorrow. If you would like to purchase a copy through the book fair, we ask that you send in $18.35 by Thursday morning, and your order will be placed.

Thanks, can't wait to start this Global Read Aloud with you all.

Global Read Aloud Starting Soon…

On October 3, Upper Montessori Students will begin taking part in a unique reading experience. The Global Read Aloud is project to connect students around the world through the pages of a book. This year students in our classes will read the book, “Pax” by Sarah Pennypacker. 

We will read the book in class together and connect with different classrooms using Twitter and video chats. Students usually love having their own copy to read along in class. We are trying to put together a way to order the book through school. Don’t buy a copy yet. We will have more information soon.

Who Stole Mr. Bear?

Crime Scene Science Inquiry This week students are excited to take part in an interactive Mystery! We will be working as scientists to solve the mystery of “Who Stole Mr. Bear?”

We have created a realistic crime scene and Deputy Santa Cruz is even helping us gather our clues. We will use our skills of observation and inference as we test different artifacts in an effort to find out which of our suspects most likely caused the trouble.

Summer Enrichment Program

We had a great time during our Summer Enrichment Program! The children were excited to learn about Pontiac and Montessori. Thank you to all that participated. I would love to hear your feedback on the program so that we can continue to improve.

Field Day

Volunteers Needed!

Friday, May 20 is Field Day! We are in need of volunteers to help set up, clean up, and run activities. Please contact Ms. Fink if you are able to help with this special day for our students. All Montessori students will participate in Field Day. This is a fun-filled day! We hope you will be able to help us with this event.

Returning Student Annual Update

Update Student Information for the

 2016-2017 School Year

It's time to update information for all of our students returning to Montessori for the 2016-2017 school year. The process only takes a few minutes. Just follow the steps below.

Updating Student Information:

1. Go to www.richland2.org
2. Log into your Parent Portal account (top right hand corner of screen)
3. Click on Returning Student Annual Update on the bottom left hand corner
4. Contact Ms. Craig at bcraig@richland2.org or 803-699-2700 ext. 81791 if you nee assistance

Camp Rock Eagle

Upper Elementary had a wonderful time at Camp Rock Eagle! They are heading home and will be back close to 4:00. Please remember that the buses will unload in the back parking lot close to Headstart. 

Camp Rock Eagle

More Adventures from Camp Rock Eagle