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Making It Possible - February and March Recognition

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:32:36 -0600

Faculty

Entire Faculty and Staff of RPMS: The Board would like to thank the entire faculty and staff of RPMS for making the first Teach Peace Conference a great success. With over 50 in attendance, the Teach Peace Conference not only helped increase awareness of RPMS but also helped contribute to an important curriculum for children. Congratulations!

Parents as Partners

Robyn Brennan, Lisa James, Connie Jones, Kris Pittenger, Season Rosinski, Oakleigh Ryan, Susan Sellman, and Andrea Tregoning: The Board would like to thank the wonderful Italian Night Team that helped raise over $12,000 for the school and surpassed last year’s profits by 100%! What a night.

Gail Winter: The Board would like to thank Gail for leading the Small Hands Catalog Sale this winter with over $2,000 of items purchased.

Mark and Jenny Membrino: The Board would like to thank Mark and Jenny Membrino for their support of the Teach Peace Conference.

The Pember Family: The Board would like to thank the Pember Family for the donation of the Teach Peace necklaces that were sold at the Teach Peace Conference and still available at school. They are beautiful.

Montessori in the News Feb-2008 Edition

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:01:00 -0600

Welcome to a new year at RPMS. We look forward to many new and exciting opportunities. Download the Febuary-2008 pdf of "Montessori in the News" article from the Montessori Initiative by visiting our website. Feel free to visit the RPMS blog and share your comments. We would love to hear from you.

Teach Peace Seminar, March 1st 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:24:17 -0600

We are glad to be hosting the Teach Peace Seminar on March 1st at 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM. We will be featuring many keynote speakers throughout the day speaking about the different aspects of Teaching peace within the montessori framework. The registration before Feb. 27th will be $65, after the 27th registration will be $75. Please register by calling Rock Prairie Montessori School at 608-868-4844 or download and mail our Teach Peace Registration Form and Information pamplet.

Love & Logic Presentation January 23rd 2008

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:19:16 -0600

Love and Logic presentation January 23rd at 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM. This program is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding instead of stressful and chaotic. The class introduces practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. Download the Love and Logic Flyer for more information. We look forward to seeing you there. Please register by calling Rock Prairie Montessori School at 608-868-4844

Making It Possible - December

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:08:03 -0600

What is "Making It Possible"? We decided as a board to take a moment to acknowledge and recognize the people within the community who are going above and beyond, and recognize them for their achievements, donations, commitment, and volunteerism. Thank you to everyone.

Martha Carver: The Board would like to thank Martha for her effort and commitment to developing and fulfilling the role of Director of Education. Martha has positively impacted many children in her class work and now the school at large is benefiting from her expertise and passion. In addition she has led the development of new educational offerings for parents such as Love and Logic as RPMS continues to focus on education excellence.

Linda Maybee and Robyn Doege-Brennan: The Board would like to thank Linda and Robyn for their effort to make RPMS first all school winter program such a success and further helping to build our sense of community.

Dennis McDougall: The Board would like to thank Dennis for leadership and time in developing and launching RPMS new website. The website is a key communication tool and will be a great enhancement for our school.

Jenny Membrino: The Board would like to thank Jenny for her leadership over the years with the Fall Festival. As one of our key community events, the Fall Festival has become a highlight for the school.

Lisa Pember: The Board would like to thank Lisa Pember for her dedication to being the Morning Greeter extraordinaire over the last two years. The mornings would not be the same without her!

Mary Umbrewicz: The Board would like to thank Mary for all her efforts to launch and drive Parents as Partners. From concept to execution Mary, has taken our volunteer efforts to the next level.

Montessori in the News Jan-2008 Edition

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:01:00 -0600

Welcome to a new year at RPMS. We look forward to many new and exciting opportunities. Download the January-2008 pdf of "Montessori in the News" article from the Montessori Initiative by visiting our website. Feel free to visit the RPMS blog and share your comments. We would love to hear from you.

RPMS featured in Janesville Messenger.

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:36:20 -0600

Our very own Bonnie Winkofsky and RPMS was featured in the Janesville Messenger. The article highlights the Montessori method and successes. You can read the "Making Maria Proud" article here.

Italian Dinner and Auction.

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:46:20 -0600

You are cordially invited to join us on Saturday February 9th 2008 for an Italian Dinner and Auction. We are writing to share some important information about our major fundraising eventfor the year, RPMS Annual Italian Night, held at school from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. As a notfor profit, fundraising is an important source of funds. This year our target is to raise $9500 in revenue and $7500 in profits, which is almost half of our total goal for the year. This is money that is part of our school budget. The best part of Italian Night is that it is an evening out for adults priced moderately with good food, wine tasting and good company. There is music, silent and live auctions and raffles. Dinner and drink tickets are $20/$5 respectively, and you are encouraged to bring friends and family. This will be our fifth year holding the event at our school. To be a success we need every family to participate. There are many ways: whether it is attending the event with family and friends, offering to help with the evening or by donating or soliciting items. We would ask all families to take a few minutes to download and complete the Italian Night Information Sheet and return it by January 11th. This is vital to the success ofevening, the auction and our goal. Time spent in solicitation of auction items counts towards service hours. We have provided copies of Donation Flyers to usefor each item donated or in solicitation. Thank you for your support of our wonderful school. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Oakleigh Ryan via school mailbox, email Toakleigh at aol.com or call 608 436 0876 or contact other members of the committee.

Parent Education Night

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:21:04 -0600

Parent Education Night January 22th 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm "Montessori Math from Young Child to Adult" Faculty will demonstrate Montessori materials that are used with 2 year olds through the elementary years. Our guest presenters, Cathleen and Phil Haskins will speak about Montessori math materials and concepts from Elementary through the college years.

Love & Logic Presentation

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:21:47 -0600

Love and Logic presentation, December 5th at 6:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m.. This program is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding instead of stressful and chaotic. The class introduces practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children.

Winter Program

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:28:46 -0600

Winter Program. You are cordially invited to join us on Friday December 14th at 10:00 AM for our Winter Program. This performance will be held in the gymnasium. Refreshments will be served in the commmons immediately following the program. This program will be professionally videotaped. Order forms will be made available after the performance. * As students will be involved in one performance, parking may be limited. We simply encourage families to car-pool as best as possible.

Thanksgiving Break

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:25:57 -0600

Happy Thanksgiving. School will be closed the 21st, 22nd and 23rd. We will return on the 26th. May everyone have a safe and wonderful holiday. There is much to be thankful for and we thank you.

Welcome to RPMS RSS feeds and Podcasts

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:52:55 -0600

Welcome and thank you for visiting the new Rock Prairie Montessori School RSS feed and Podcasts. What is RSS? Visit our tech support page to learn more. If you are in the know, then break out your favorite news reader and subscribe if you have not done so already. We hope to post podcasts of seminars and events that we hold through out the year. Feel free to download and learn more about what Rock Prairie is all about. It should be a great resource. We will also post news and event happenings here so that you stay current. We also will use this technology to break quick announcements and upcoming events as they happen. So please check back often and enjoy the new RPMS. Feel free to send suggestions and comments so that we may better improve your user experience. Again, Thank You.