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Week of March 1st
Cowles Montessori Vision
“Human flourishing, as Maria Montessori put it, means becoming a person of one’s time and place with the means and wherewithal not only to function within but to shape society (NCMPS, 2019).”
“All humans (CHILDREN and ADULTS) flourish in society (ENVIRONMENT).” - Cowles Montessori Vision
Retirement Announcements
- Mr. Adam Egherman
- Mrs. Carol Mattes
- Ms. Lori Myers
- Ms. Mona Thompson
Stay tuned for ways the community will honor their lives and careers as educators.
Updates and Important Dates to Remember
CMPG Fundraising Kick-off
Check your mailboxes (yes, the one outside your home) as CMPG sent you a fundraising letter which you should have received or will receive shortly. Every year we are tasked with raising funds to support the unique needs of our Montessori school. Visit supportcowles.com for multiple ways to give!
Spirit Day
- Monday, March 8th
- All students will wear school shirts or the school color purple
- For Cowles gear, visit our Cowles Shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cowlesmontessori
CMPG March Meeting
- Our March 8th CMPG meeting will be held 30 minutes early at 5:30 p.m.
- We will conduct our all-school virtual pep rally immediately following the CMPG meeting!
Virtual All-School Pep Rally
- Monday, March 8th at 6:00 p.m. supportcowles.com
- Our first chance to be ALL together as a school is coming up!
- Let's have some fun while raising money for the unique needs of our Montessori School!
- Join us virtually to enjoy Cowles's talent and special guests, the B2wins!
CMPG Needs Board Members for 2021/2022
We are still looking for board members for the 2021-2022 board. Let us know if you are interested. Contact Nikki Kosby @ nicole.kosby@gmail.com.
Spring Break
- No School from Saturday, March 13th through Sunday, March 21st
- School resumes on Monday, March 22nd
Incredible You
Staying connected is a top priority for all of our children at Cowles Montessori. Each week, Principal Johnson reads from a list of students, faculty, and staff to say hello and share a page from the book "Incredible You" by Dr. Wayne Dyer.
- Your child can access these videos by clicking on the links and logging into their DMPS accounts.
- The links to the videos are posted below if your child wishes to view them at home.
- Principal Johnson will update this list each week until he says hello to everyone and finishes the book:
#1 Share The Good
#3 You Are Filled With Love
#4 Find A Quiet Place Inside
#5 Make Today Great#6 Change Your Thoughts To Good
Celebrating Women's History Month
Nurse Ann's Office Hours
If parents want to book an appointment time to speak with Nurse Ann, click on the link below:
Iowa Legislative Updates
The Education Bill Tracking webpage provides regular updates during the Iowa legislative session on bills related to education in Iowa. Information about new bills, including names, numbers, and sponsors are provided.
As the session continues to move forward, there are certain session milestones that bills need to clear to stay alive. These milestones are listed within the session timetable
DMPS Early Childhood and District Board Goals
Early Childhood Department/School Readiness Goals & Learning Targets – 2020-2021
- 85% of 4 year-olds will meet or exceed kindergarten readiness in the Literacy Domain of GOLD including concepts of print, alliteration, letter names and letter sounds.
- 80% of 4 year-olds will meet or exceed kindergarten readiness in the Math Domain of GOLD including counts, quantifies and connects numerals with quantities.
- 90% of 4 year-olds will meet or exceed kindergarten readiness in the Social/Emotional Domain of GOLD, follows limits and expectations.
District Board Goals
LITERACY
- Goal 1: The percent of all third grade students on track in reading will increase from 52% to 72% by June 2023, as measured by FAST.
- Goal 2: The percent of black male third grade students on track in reading will increase from 35% to 72% by June 2023, as measured by FAST.
ALGEBRA
- Goal 3: The percent of black male students earning a ‘B’ or higher in Algebra 1 by the end of 9th grade will increase from 17% to 35% by August 2023.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
- Goal 4: A goal will be developed once a baseline measure for social emotional learning is determined.
Cowles Montessori School Improvement Goal
Goal 1: The percent of all third through eighth grade students proficient and/or on track for college and career readiness in math will increase from 81% to 85% by Spring of 2023 as measured by state assessments:
- By 2020 - 82%
- By 2021 - 83%
- By 2022 - 84%
- By 2023 - 85%
Contact Cowles Montessori
Email: shannon.hines@dmschools.org
Website: cowles.dmschools.org
Location: 6401 College Avenue, Windsor Heights, IA, USA
Phone: 515-242-7818
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CowlesMontessori/
Twitter: @CowlesDMPS