Monday Update - January 23
A Note from Board President, Brian Poitras
Dear Summit Community:
Thank you for your continued support of and participation in the Summit Head of School search process. The four semi finalist candidates each spent a day with the Summit Community meeting with faculty, administration, parents, and trustees, and we appreciate the feedback received from many of you concerning your interactions with the candidates We are pleased to announce that Ellen Kelley, current Head of School at Newton Montessori, and Martha Torrence, Director of the Primary/Toddler Programs at Cambridge Montessori, have accepted our invitation to continue as finalists in Summit's Head of School search.
I would like to invite you all to meet with Martha and Ellen on their return visits to Summit. These meetings will be held in the Marino Community Room from 8:30 am - 9:30 am on Tuesday, January 24th with Martha and on Monday, January 30th with Ellen.
Following these meetings, I would like to invite you to provide your comments and observations on the candidates with a short survey at the link provided below:
For Martha
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M_Torrence_Finalist
For Ellen
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Ellen_Kelley_Finalist
Please note that access to the surveys will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. This will allow the Search Committee and Board of Trustees time to review your surveys prior to their next meeting when they will select the next Head of School. In advance, my thanks for the time and attention you are giving to help assure the very best outcome to our search for Summit's next Head of School.
Sincerely,
Brian Poitras, President, Summit Board of Trustees
Monday Morning Meeting
In our continuing celebration of Summit's 15th Anniversary, at today's Monday Morning Meeting, each student received a Summit Anniversary pencil, and Mr. E shared another piece of Summit's history with them. Ask your student what the school was before our generous founders bought it and gifted it to Summit Montessori School.
Visiting Day
This Thursday, January 26, is an Admissions Visiting Day. Parents interested in Summit are invited to come to school between 9:00 and 10:30 am to observe the classrooms at work and to have time for questions and answers with Siobhan Mahaney, Director of Admissions. If you know of any families who might be interested, please invite them to join us on Thursday.
Transition Events
* January 25, 2012 Transition Morning
Introduction to Upper Elementary
8:30 to 9:45 am
The following date was changed from January 19 as a courtesy
to parents who plan to attend the January 18 Head of School Candidate session
January 26, 2012 Transition Evening
Introduction to Kindergarten
6:30 to 7:30 pm
* Please note these are changes from previously scheduled dates.
The Summit Fund Snippet
Calling current parents - participation in The Summit Fund is critical. Your contribution shows your support for the school that is such an important part of your child's life. Your gift goes directly to your child's education and inspires others to give as well. Let's get to 100% participation.
Check out the progress of The Summit Fund on the "Giving" page of Summit's website.
SMPA Notes
Family Night at California Pizza Kitchen
Join Summit families and friends on Thursday, February 2, for Summit’s Family Night at California Pizza Kitchen at the Natick Collection! Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to Summit when you simply present the Summit ticket to your server. Tickets will be sent home in the green folders. Bring your colleagues, family and friends! Lunch, afternoon snacks, dinner, dine-in or take out – all sales (using the tickets) on February 2 count toward our total. CPK is open at 11:00 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. CPK does have gluten free and vegetarian options. Go to http://www.cpk.com/cpkids/menu for more information. We hope to see you there!
Celebrate Summit! – May 12th
This spring we will be commemorating Summit’s 15th Anniversary on Saturday, May 12th, in a special celebration at the Framingham Country Club. It promises to be a wonderful evening of celebrating the community that was and is Summit Montessori School. The evening’s festivities will include a small silent and live auction, and it looks like we’ll even have dancing!
I would love to have a few volunteers help me with the silent auction. It’ll be fun, a good opportunity to meet other parents and grandparents, and not too much work. I have some ideas of table themes and would like your input and help gathering the items. If you’re interested in becoming involved, please email me or come to the weekly meetings in the basement at Summit on Wednesday mornings after drop off.
Thank you,
Jane Clarke, Co-Chair, Summit Montessori Parents Association (SMPA)
Explorations
The Winter Session of Explorations begins tomorrow, January 24 and runs for 8 weeks. Thursday Cooking Fun with Miss Siobhan is now full, but there are openings in some of the other classes. Please call the office to inquire.
Lunch
The new session of lunch started today. It is not too late to change your mind. Please call the office with any questions or to add your student to the Monday Lunch or Pizza Friday list.
Monday Play Group
This is an on-going playgroup for all Moms and Toddlers - not just current Summit families. If you know any Moms and Toddlers who would like to join the fun, please encourage them to come - Mondays from 9:30 to 11 in the Marino Room (or on the playground during good weather).
Curriculum Night
Please save the date -
February 9, 2011 Cultural Curriculum Night 6 to 7:30 pm
(Childcare will be provided)
Children's House Classrooms
Those of you who follow us on Facebook know that some of our parents have been in the classrooms in the last several days helping the children to learn about some of the countries they are studying this year. Anne-Sophie du Halgouët was in CHII telling the children about her home country - France. Christina and Doug Eisenstein were in CHI helping the children to learn about Italy. Today Helen Huang visited CHII to share some of the customs surrounding Chinese New Year. These are exciting visits for the children, and we sincerely thank their families. If you would like to see pictures from these visits, please visit us on Facebook.
Finally
In keeping with their new custom in Upper Elementary - the students helped Aidan celebrate his birthday (which was yesterday), by baking him a cake. Not just any cake, but a two flavored cake in the shape of a favorite character of Aidan's - Pikachu! Happy Birthday Aidan!
