Villa Montessori School

Upcoming Events

	Early Dismissal at 11:30 AM - Parent Teacher Conferences Date: 12/6/2013
	Lego Camp Date: 12/7/2013 Time: 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Location: Villa Montessori School, Elementary Campus
	Early Dismissal at 11:30 AM - Parent Teacher Conferences Date: 12/9/2013
	Cookie Dough Orders Arrive Date: 12/17/2013
	School Closed- All-Day Contracts Only Date: 12/23/2013
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News and Announcements

	Students to attend Scholastic Chess City Championships Villa currently has 4 elementary students signed up for the Best of Phoenix City Championships, which will take place at the San Marcos Resort in Chandler, November 23-24, 2013. This event is not limited to students enrolled in the Chess Enrichment class--it is open to anyone that loves to play chess! To get more information, or to register for the event, please see attached flyer or visit the Chess Emporium Web site.
	Lego Camp Comes to Villa Pre-Engineering and Engineering FUNdamentals with Lego Camp will be at Villa Montessori School on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Open to Girls & Boys (1st - 6th Grades). Camp time is 1:00 - 4:00 PM; Fee is $28. We hope to see you there!
	Authors on the Early Childhood Campus Our kindergarten students in our six preprimary classrooms just completed their first set of sixteen lessons on “Launching the Writing Workshop”. This week they are in the process of “fixing up” and “fancying up” (more commonly referred to as editing) one of their many pieces of writing to formally be read into the circle of their little writing community the week of Thanksgiving.
	Elementary Multicultural Presentations It’s presentation time in the Elementary I classrooms.
	Margo's Out of Office Day Earlier this month I started a new tradition: Out of My Office Day. One day a month I stay away from my office and visit classrooms and watch our teachers and students in action.
	Pre-Primary Prepares to Go Green Volunteers get together to make gardening a success in the Pre-Primary outdoor environments.
	Elementary Teachers Study Common Core Standards Throughout the school year, the elementary teachers will be attending professional development workshops put on by the Arizona Department of Education. This is only one of many examples of the alignment of Montessori and the Common Core.
	Middle School participates in The Heroic Journey Program The Heroic Journey addresses the social, physical, psychological, intellectual, and moral/ethical development of adolescents. Along with weekly lessons and reflections, a few key components of this program include choosing and working with an adult ally, choosing a personal challenge to accomplish between now and the end of March, and a service learning project.
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Parent Pointers

	RESILIENCY Have you ever wondered, “What enables some individuals to bounce back from diversity?” The September 2013 issue of Educational Leadership magazine contained an article about a book on RESILIENCY called Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges by Steven M. Southwick and Dennis S. Charney.
	Safety while Driving In an effort to keep drop off and pick up running safely and smoothly, and earlier email did go out requesting that cell phones not be used during those times. Since then we became aware of an NPR piece regarding texting and driving that is very impactful. It is never too early to start influencing the driving behavior of our children. They will be 16 with driver permit in hand before we know it.
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