From Principal Cindy Roe
Dear Families of Mountain Oak,
Already many families are volunteering at Mt. Oak. I see parents
helping out in the third grade garden. Seventh and eight grade
families have built housing for the lockers. Parents are coming
to committee meetings and work has already happened on campus
beautification. These are but a few examples of the dedication
and commitment from Mt. Oak parents to their child’s education
that I have witnessed in the past three weeks. How does that old
song go? ‘The more we get together the happier will be’
.On that note, attached to this weeks Tuesday is a volunteer form.
Please look it over and find the way you would like to contribute
to your child’s school. If you have already volunteered
or are currently volunteering this year, please fill in the form
stating what you are currently doing. We are coordinating and
organizing the volunteering. In case you have questions, need
help deciding, or have more ideas about volunteering, a follow
up call from a class parent will be coming. Thank you for holding
the well being of the school in your mind. (Thank you, Mia Connelly,
for your work on the volunteer form.)
The responses to the parent survey sent out in last weeks Tuesday
are beginning to come into the office. If you need a survey please
stop by the office and pick one up. These surveys will help Mt.
Oak to prioritize and address issues in the community. I appreciate
your need to respond or not.
I am inspired, as I look out the window and see the 6th grade
engaged and smiling as Mr. Holmes takes the children through a
movement activity that focuses concentration, refines motor skills,
calls on balance and strengthens right movement. Walking by the
1st grade I hear singing voices and see Miss Fransen’s radiant
smile lighting up those blossoming singing voices. It is wonderful
to be surrounded by energized education that engages the whole
child.
Sincerely,
Cindy Roe
Principal
Informational, Educational, Questions/Answers
Morning Activity
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2006
Time: 9:00AM to 11:30pm
Where: Prescott College 220 Grove Ave.
Crossroads Community Room
9:00 - 9:30
Parent participation in regard to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
9:30 - 9:45
School Update
9:30 -10:30
Ask the Board, Faculty and Principal - Question/Answer time
10:30-11:30
Understanding the meaning of the Festival of Courage and Strength
and making a dragon drum for your child.
For making the dragon drum you will need to bring
a large metal coffee can, the plastic lid that comes with it or
a 12" by 12" deer hide . Large enough scrap of material
to cover drum. Drums can also be painted. A scrap of cloth to
cover the drum mallet. Sticks for the mallets will be provided.
Childcare will be offered at Mountain Oak School from 8:45 until
11:45.
The cost is $1.00 per hour per child.
Electrical Knowledge?
Sharon McFeely, the 7th/8th grade teacher is looking for an individual
who is an electrician or is familiar with simple circuitry, this
is for the block on physics. If you can help, please contact the
office or Sharon. Thank you.
Saturday September 16th
9am - 11:30am
An Event For Parents Only
involving fun, the future and knowledge.
The fun part is making a dragon drum for your child, (no matter
what the age ) the knowledge part is learning more about what the
Festival of Strength and Courage represents and the future part
is a giving you information that will further enhance Mt. Oaks funding
through the state. Please begin planning for this day by obtaining
a large coffee can with the plastic lid and larger scraps of cloth.
The place of this fun event will be announced in next weeks Tuesday,
so keep watching.
SEND US YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!
We are going to be sending out school and class information
through two avenues, hard-copy (paper) and now e-mail. This will
better serve the school in getting information home to you.
If you would like to get important class and school information
by e-mail, please send
us your e-mail address. Your e-mail address will not be given
out or used for any other purpose. Remember we will also be sending
home paper copy. Thank you.
Safety Tip: No Drop-offs Until 7:45am
Please note there is no adult supervision on the playground until
7:45 am. Please protect your child and do not drop them off before
7:45 am.
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Happening
This Week:
To wonder at beauty,
Stand guard over truth,
Look up to the noble,
Resolve on the good:
This leadeth us truly,
To purpose in living,
To right in our doing,
To peace in our feeling,
To light in our thinking;
And teaches us trust,
In the working of Creation,
In all that there is,
In the width of the world,
In the depths of the soul.
- Rudolf Steiner
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