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On May 21, 2019, GATE Club ended with a field trip to the escape rooms. They deciphered codes and clues to solve a problem. It was a fun trip! They solved all of it and even beat the clock!
Monticello Montessori Public Charter School currently has an opening for a community business member on our board of directors. Monticello Montessori is a unique, innovative school that purposefully addresses the twin problems of student disengagement and low academic achievement by creating personalized, Montessori and project-based learning environments where all students are well-known and challenged to meet high expectations. Being a member of Monticello Montessori’s board of directors provides you with a unique opportunity to:
- Contribute to the success of the school
- Make a positive impact on public education
- Serve your community
- Expand your network and meet people with similar interests
Monticello Montessori is a dynamic organization and needs the support and input of people with experience and insight who are excited about our goals and future growth. The board meets once a month. We strongly encourage board members to make a three-year commitment as this helps us ensure an experienced and stable board. Please note this open seat is for a community business member. A parent of a currently-enrolled student is not eligible at this time.
If you have an interest in serving on our board of directors, please contact Cheri Parker (board clerk) at (208) 419.0742.
Can you believe that we need to start thinking about next year already? Kindergarten orientation for new students will be on May 23, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. For any questions, please contact the office at (208) 419-0742.
We will be hosting an open house on May 15, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. We will be hosting tours, teacher interaction, curriculum, Parent-Faculty Association, and more fun stuff! This is open to new students, returning students, and the public! Please feel free to invite family and friends. Thank you for being awesome!
Robotics has started in our GATE Club. They are getting ready for the Arts and Engineering Fair. Check out the photos of our robotics team in action!
Our bus transportation program needs your support March 11 through 15! To all families who signed their students up to ride the bus this year, even as occasional riders, it is important to ride the bus all next week as much as you can so that our transportation program gets support from actual numbers of our scheduled riders. The state of Idaho partially measures the support schools get for bus transportation by the number of riders counted during rider count weeks. We have many students who ride buses on different days, take different buses to and from school, or only ride sometimes.
Please help support our bus service by riding as much as you can, so that all scheduled students participate in this rider count week. We really appreciate your support! Thank you!
Please join us for conversation, education, and cookies at our book club on February 19 at 6:30 p.m. Parents, students, and community are welcome. For more information, please check out our book club flyer. We hope to see you there!
The goal of national school choice week to let parents know that they do have a choice in their children's education. This week is for the parents. No one knows our children better than the parents do. The idea for this week is to take this time and do some research to find out if your child is getting the best education suited for their learning style. Erica Kemery, administrator of Montessori Charter School says, "Many parents assume that their local neighborhood schools best option for their child. Later they learn there are different reasons to make that decision to switch schools."
Please take a moment to read this article in its entirety on the Local News 8 website.
The test scores are in from the Idaho Standards Achievement Test also known as I-SAT.
We encourage you to read the rest of this news article by Esmi Careaga on LocalNews8.com.
Ammon elementary school students are reading to raise money for students to attend school in Ghana.
Students at our school asked their families or close families friends to sponsor their reading for this week, pledging a few cents for every minute they read. The students then log the number of minutes they read on a chart and donate the money to a scholarship fund for Golden Sunbeam Montessori in the rural village of Essem.
To learn more about this exciting project, please read this article posted in the Post Register.
The board of the Idaho Public Charter School Commission approved the addition of 7th and 8th grades to Monticello Montessori Public Charter School.
The efforts of expanding the school started three years ago and finally Monticello fulfilled all the requirements of the charter commission. We encourage you to read the news article in its entirety at EastIdahoNews.com.
Monticello Montessori recently participated in the Montessori sing for peace day. Please enjoy this video of our talented students singing for peace.
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