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Director's Desk 6/11/2009
Dear Parents:.
We
invite all children with their parents and siblings for an End of Year
Picnic on June 16th from 10am – 12pm at Fleming Park. There is no
school that day, please come straight to the park. We will have singing
with Christine and a Graduation Ceremony for our students who are
moving on to first grade. The PTO will be selling a limited amount of
Alef Bet mugs for $5.00 to help fund raise for next year's PTO
activities, such as the back-to-school ice cream social. We hope all
parents can attend. Invitations were sent home or you can download by
going to the attachments at the bottom of this page.
PTO Meeting
The
PTO had their final meeting of the year Friday, June 12 and have
already begun planning for next year. We would like to thank
chairperson Rachel Frier for steering the committee this year and all
the hard work the PTO members put in for our wonderful Chanukah party,
Family Shabbaton and Purim fundraiser. The commitee has tentaviely set
the date for a welcome back ice cream social for new and returning
families for Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, so mark your calendars
AMI Survey
This
is the last call for parents who are willing to participate in a survey
conducted by AMI (the Association Montessori Internationale of the US)
to improve Montessori education. The forms can be found here. If you
are willing to participate, please complete the Contact Info Release
form in the attachment section at the bottom of this page, and return
it to the school no later then Monday June 15. Thank you so much.
Summer Camp
Summer
Camp is starting on Monday June 22, 2009. If attending please download
the camp information sheet and field trip permission form.
Music Kids at Camp and Next Year
We would like to introduce Music Kids, which offers individual violin classes weekly and one group class monthly for children ages 3 and up..
Music Kids will be offering these lessons at Alef Bet during the summer
and coming school year. This program is independent of Alef Bet's own
music program. Parents, who are interested in signing up with Music
Kids can do so through the Music Kids' website. Classes can be
scheduled to be held at our school during the afternoon session or
after school. This is a unique opportunity for you and your children.
The cost is around $38 per class, and the Music Kids teacher will meet
the children at the school (no need to drive anywhere). A flyer and
more information will be given at the End of the Year Picnic.
Beethoven Found
I
would like to take this opportunity to tell you about this wonderful
Not-For-Profit organization that helps at-risk youth overcome poverty
and crime through music. Studies demonstrate that a student who plays a
musical instrument or takes part in a school band has an 80% better
chance of succeeding both academically at school and in their chosen
vocation. Beethoven Found was established to raise the awareness of the
essential role of music by funding music programs for children across
the country. Its mission includes providing free instruments,
resources, mentoring and performance opportunities to students around
the United States. For more information see their website: http://beethovenfound.com/
Have a wonderful summer,
Ayelet 'Ellie' Lichtash |
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