Lincoln Montessori School
PARENT NEWSLETTER - November 2021
Hello Montessori Parents:
Happy November!! We have so many wonderful things going on right now at Montessori! Our PAB has been very busy preparing for and kicking off our fundraiser - Raise Craze! PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY to start raising money for your kids' school! It is a simple, easy way to raise money for our school - no door to door selling and NO DELIVERIES!! It is a wonderful way to encourage acts of kindness as an individual, family, and school! Students have been sharing their kind gestures on post it notes on their doors at school and we will be making gifts for our local Veterans. You can also take part in the food drive to show kindness to our community.
It has been so exciting to watch the progress of our expansion project on the south side of our building! I have included some pictures to show the progress inside!
Thank you for making your child's education a priority by attending Parent Teacher Conferences! It was so fun to have so many of you back in the building sharing about your child's progress at Montessori.
As always, it is a joy to partner with you in your child's education. Please don't hesitate to call or stop by if you have any questions.
Educationally,
Mrs. Hausmann
Visit from Commission of Education - Dr. Matthew Blomstedt
Calendar of Events:
11.01.21 - Food Drive Begins through Dec. 2nd - Canned pasta with pull tab
11.02.21 - Pizza Hut Dine out Night - 5-8pm - 10% of proceeds go to support Lincoln Montessori - both locations/Food Drive - Canned soup with pull tab
11.03.21 - Media Wednesday/ Food Drive - Canned chicken with pull tab
11.04.21 - Mrs. Vanness' B-day - PAB Treats/Can or packet of tuna
11.05.21- Food Drive - Canned Fruit with pull tab
11.08.21 - Food Drive - Dry Milk
11.09.21 - Food Drive - Toiletries -New/Unused
11.10.21 - PE/Music - Wednesday/Food Drive - Socks - adult size pair (new/unused)
11.11.21 - Veteran's Day/Food Drive - Mac and Cheese cups
11.12.21 - Kindness Day - End of Fundraiser/Food Drive - Shelf -stable microwave meals
11.15.21 - Food Drive - Canned corn
11.16.21 - Food Drive - Canned Green Beans
11.17.21 - Art/Library Wednesday/Food Drive - Canned Beans (kidney, pinto, etc.)
11.18.21 - Food Drive - Rice
11.19.21 - Food Drive - Peanut Butter
11.22.21 - Food Drive - Oatmeal
11.23.21 - Food Drive - Box of Spaghetti
11.24.21 -11.26.21- NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break!
11.26.21 - Native American Heritage Day
11.29.21 - Food Drive - Pasta Sauce (no glass jars)
11.30.21- Food Drive - Applesauce (no glass jars)
PAB Information!
Upcoming Events:
November 1st-December 2nd - Food Drive
November 2nd - Pizza Hut Fundraiser
November 4th - Mrs. Vanness' B-day - PAB Treats
November 12th - Kindness Day/End of Fundraiser
What is PBIS?
- Develop ways to prevent behaviors before they happen
- Define and teach students school and classroom expectations
- Acknowledge positive behavior
- Establish consistent consequences
- Use data to make decisions
Here at Montessori, we are working especially hard to teach our expectations and acknowledge positive behavior when we see it. In this way we know we are laying the foundation for a productive and positive school year. We currently recognize students with golden tickets, caught being kind cards, positive phone call home from the principal, and shout outs during the morning meeting.
PAB Fundraiser - Please sign up!
Hello Parents!
We are so excited to kick-off the Lincoln Montessori PAB fundraiser today! This marks the start of our school’s ONLY fundraiser for the year. This year we're trying something new - Raise Craze. Raise Craze is a fundraiser centered on good deeds and acts of kindness! No Selling. No Pressure. Just Kindness.
Who: All Lincoln Montessori Students
What: Goal to raise $5,000 for PAB. Funds to be used for school celebrations and events, classroom grants for our teachers (supplies & materials), projects and programs for students. The PAB uses the money raised to make sure our school stays amazing for all of our students!
When: October 26 - November 12
How: Raise Craze is an online platform enabling students to set up secure, custom websites where they request donations via email. During the fundraiser, students pay it forward by completing Acts of Kindness for others.
Please sign up and register today at my.raisecraze.com/A4G7NSN! See the attached handout for the registration link or QR Code. When registering, choose at least 3 Acts of Kindness (AOK) for your student to complete by paying it forward.
All students will be participating in an AOK at school for Veteran’s Day.
Students will also write down their AOK's at school to be displayed on a kindness wall in their classroom.
Enter the email addresses of family, friends, neighbors, etc. Raise Craze will then send all emails/reminders asking donors to support the Lincoln Montessori PAB.
A donation can be made in two ways:
Donate online using the direct link for your student (parents need to set up the student’s account first). Donations will be processed through an online secure payment gateway.
Students can also turn in cash/checks to school to Mrs. Petty. Offline donations will still be entered in our totals on our online dashboard.
This direct-donation fundraiser makes it easy and effective to get money directly to where it is needed most. Every student and teacher at Lincoln Montessori directly benefits from the money raised by the PAB.
Stay tuned for frequent updates and reminders over the next couple of weeks as we track our progress and focus on being kind and serving others! We’ll celebrate all of the Acts of Kindness completed at the end of our fundraiser on November 12th (It’s also World Kindness Day!)
Lincoln Montessori PAB thrives because of its amazing students, staff, and families so THANK YOU!
PAB
Expansion Pictures - Project Will be Completed in July 2022
Important Links:
Check us out on Facebook - Lincoln Montessori
Lincoln Montessori School
Email: angiehausmann@npsne.org
Website: https://www.norfolkpublicschools.org/schools/lincoln-montessori-elementary/
Location: 310 S 3rd St, Norfolk, NE, USA
Phone: 402-644-2550
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LNMontessori/
Twitter: @NPSLincoln