Calendar of Events for week of
May 3-7
Monday, May 3
Middle school leaves for Catalina Island Adventure Trip
Galileo test begins
Tuesday, May 4
5th graders trip to the Phoenix Symphony
Wednesday,May 5
Early release
Site Council/PTA
Thursday,May 6
Friday, May 7
Dare to Dream assembly at UPSP for the middle school students
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hello Faith North Community,
I would like to thank all of you for the work and support you have offered our school, staff and students this year. The Faith North Montessori Program did not happen quickly but has been built over time by the hard work of caring parents and staff that believe in and support public Montessori.
In order to create the school we wish for our children, it takes all of us to give a bit of ourselves. This could be time or it could be financial. Every parent who has enrolled a child in this program has been asked to donate 10 work hours to our school every year. These hours may be recorded in the large binder labeled “Volunteer Hours” in each school office. At the “Back to School Night” on Thursday, July 29th at North and Monday, August 2nd at Shaw, the PTA and Site Council will do brief presentations on their functions. You will then be offered the opportunity to sign up for areas in which you feel your time and skills will be the most valuable. Opportunities include roles in the fundraising committee, events committee, homeroom parent, email parent, volunteer coordinator and an outdoor environment committee. Please become involved in our vibrant community and your child’s education. Please join us for our Wednesday, May 5th for our last Site Council/PTA meetings of this year.
This week the Montessori staff presented a continuum of the Montessori Geometry curriculum. As I sat and watched the presentation I was humbled by the work of my colleagues and their attitude of service to the child. I feel fortunate to be among such well trained teachers that truly understand the needs of the learners that they serve and their ability to deliver such amazing instruction. We will be working on two more presentations for next year. These are not to be missed.
We just finished up our talent show tryouts and what a bunch of great talent we have to show you. Talent show rehearsal will be held at 1:00 on Tuesday, May 18th in the multi-use room at North. The basket raffle/talent show/pot luck will be held on Friday, May 21st from 5:30 to ???? Please plan on joining us to celebrate our children.
All the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
I would like to thank all of you for the work and support you have offered our school, staff and students this year. The Faith North Montessori Program did not happen quickly but has been built over time by the hard work of caring parents and staff that believe in and support public Montessori.
In order to create the school we wish for our children, it takes all of us to give a bit of ourselves. This could be time or it could be financial. Every parent who has enrolled a child in this program has been asked to donate 10 work hours to our school every year. These hours may be recorded in the large binder labeled “Volunteer Hours” in each school office. At the “Back to School Night” on Thursday, July 29th at North and Monday, August 2nd at Shaw, the PTA and Site Council will do brief presentations on their functions. You will then be offered the opportunity to sign up for areas in which you feel your time and skills will be the most valuable. Opportunities include roles in the fundraising committee, events committee, homeroom parent, email parent, volunteer coordinator and an outdoor environment committee. Please become involved in our vibrant community and your child’s education. Please join us for our Wednesday, May 5th for our last Site Council/PTA meetings of this year.
This week the Montessori staff presented a continuum of the Montessori Geometry curriculum. As I sat and watched the presentation I was humbled by the work of my colleagues and their attitude of service to the child. I feel fortunate to be among such well trained teachers that truly understand the needs of the learners that they serve and their ability to deliver such amazing instruction. We will be working on two more presentations for next year. These are not to be missed.
We just finished up our talent show tryouts and what a bunch of great talent we have to show you. Talent show rehearsal will be held at 1:00 on Tuesday, May 18th in the multi-use room at North. The basket raffle/talent show/pot luck will be held on Friday, May 21st from 5:30 to ???? Please plan on joining us to celebrate our children.
All the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, April 23, 2010
Hello Faith North Community,
The Silent Auction has just ended and there are many happy winners. Over all, this fundraiser to benefit the 3rd graders Camp Surf trip raised well over $1000.00. Thanks to all of you that contributed items and services—-there were some very creative ones and to those of you that bid on items. A special thank you to Myriam Hernandez who organized and implemented the auction.
After a week and a half of tests, we pulled out the stops and had a blast at the first annual “Eco Fashion Show!” 30 children designed and constructed clothing items from used, recycled items. Many children sported dresses including a bridal gown crafted from plastic bags and a train of aluminum cans. There were hand bags, shoes, purses and hats. The winner, Abigail Bayless-Feldman wore a dress of woven magazine pages at the bodice that blossomed into a skirt made from veggie chip bags. Her necklace made of flip tops from pop cans and her earrings made of flattened bottle caps completed her green look. Abigail will be featured on the front page of May’s Montessori Messenger.
Please remember to attend this week’s parent education evening. The staff will give us an overview of only a part of the Montessori mathematics curriculum, geometry.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Calendar of Events for week of
April 26-30
Monday, April 26
Tuesday, April 27
Wednesday,April 28
Early release
Thursday,April 29
Montessori Parent Education Evening: The Montessori Geometry Continuum
Friday, April 30
Talent Show try-outs in the multi-use room at Faith North 1:00
The Silent Auction has just ended and there are many happy winners. Over all, this fundraiser to benefit the 3rd graders Camp Surf trip raised well over $1000.00. Thanks to all of you that contributed items and services—-there were some very creative ones and to those of you that bid on items. A special thank you to Myriam Hernandez who organized and implemented the auction.
After a week and a half of tests, we pulled out the stops and had a blast at the first annual “Eco Fashion Show!” 30 children designed and constructed clothing items from used, recycled items. Many children sported dresses including a bridal gown crafted from plastic bags and a train of aluminum cans. There were hand bags, shoes, purses and hats. The winner, Abigail Bayless-Feldman wore a dress of woven magazine pages at the bodice that blossomed into a skirt made from veggie chip bags. Her necklace made of flip tops from pop cans and her earrings made of flattened bottle caps completed her green look. Abigail will be featured on the front page of May’s Montessori Messenger.
Please remember to attend this week’s parent education evening. The staff will give us an overview of only a part of the Montessori mathematics curriculum, geometry.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Calendar of Events for week of
April 26-30
Monday, April 26
Tuesday, April 27
Wednesday,April 28
Early release
Thursday,April 29
Montessori Parent Education Evening: The Montessori Geometry Continuum
Friday, April 30
Talent Show try-outs in the multi-use room at Faith North 1:00
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Hello Faith North Community,
Testing week has brought lots of hard work, pride and the satisfaction of a job well done as well as chicken pox and many cases of the flu! We will have two days of test make up for our students that missed any part of their tests on the 20th and 21st.
The Silent Auction to benefit the 3rd years Camp Surf trip has opened. You will find a variety of items and services that you will find delightful. Stop by and take a look and bid. Bidding ends at 3:00 today (Friday 4/16/10)!
The children have planned a fun end of testing event, The Eco Fashion Show. All fashion must be designed from recycled materials, things that have been previously used. All fashions must be original and are designed and constructed at home. Our basketball court will serve as our runway and the show will begin at 1:00. Refreshments will be sold to benefit the upper elementary trip to Camp Surf. The winner of the fashion show will have their picture on the front cover of the may Montessori Messenger. Join us for an afternoon of post testing fun.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Calendar of Events for week of
April 19th-23
Monday, April 19
AIMS 4th & 8th graders take the science portion of the exam
Tuesday, April 20
AIMS make up testing
Wednesday, April 21
NO Early release
AIMS make Up testing
Thursday, April 22
Oceans Movie will be attended by all elementary and middle school students
Friday, April 23
Eco-Fashion Show 1-3 on the basketball court
Night at the ballpark the Phillies vs. the Diamondbacks.
Testing week has brought lots of hard work, pride and the satisfaction of a job well done as well as chicken pox and many cases of the flu! We will have two days of test make up for our students that missed any part of their tests on the 20th and 21st.
The Silent Auction to benefit the 3rd years Camp Surf trip has opened. You will find a variety of items and services that you will find delightful. Stop by and take a look and bid. Bidding ends at 3:00 today (Friday 4/16/10)!
The children have planned a fun end of testing event, The Eco Fashion Show. All fashion must be designed from recycled materials, things that have been previously used. All fashions must be original and are designed and constructed at home. Our basketball court will serve as our runway and the show will begin at 1:00. Refreshments will be sold to benefit the upper elementary trip to Camp Surf. The winner of the fashion show will have their picture on the front cover of the may Montessori Messenger. Join us for an afternoon of post testing fun.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Calendar of Events for week of
April 19th-23
Monday, April 19
AIMS 4th & 8th graders take the science portion of the exam
Tuesday, April 20
AIMS make up testing
Wednesday, April 21
NO Early release
AIMS make Up testing
Thursday, April 22
Oceans Movie will be attended by all elementary and middle school students
Friday, April 23
Eco-Fashion Show 1-3 on the basketball court
Night at the ballpark the Phillies vs. the Diamondbacks.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Hello Faith North Community,
I have received many questions about the number of teachers and staff members who will be returning to our school next year due to the state budget crisis. Therefore, I need to share factual information with you regarding the budget status of our district and state.
Please understand that we are preparing two plans in response to the Governor signing two budgets. One plan assumes that the temporary 1-cent sales tax (also known as Proposition 100) passes on May 18, 2010. The other assumes it does not pass.
Please understand that as employees of a public school district in Arizona, we are not allowed to advocate in favor of legislation or against legislation that is before voters. Therefore, I can only provide you factual information and will not advocate for or against Proposition 100.
Should it not pass, the district will reduce our certified teaching staff by as many as 170 teachers and class sizes will be increased, as will happen across all districts in our city and state. That number (170) is for our entire district of 14 schools. This impacts some teachers at Faith North.
Should Proposition 100 pass, we will reduce our staff by 49 classroom teachers (across the district, as a result of declining enrollment) and class sizes will remain at the current ratio.
Please note that last year, we were able to call back all of our teachers who desired to return even though we did have a reduction in force of 59 teachers. Please rest assured that we will work diligently to recall as many employees as possible for next year.
Thank you for your interest and support. Please do not hesitate to contact my office if you have any questions.
Warm Regards,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Calendar of Events for week of
April 12th-16th
Monday, April 12
Stanford Testing begins for 2nd years
Tuesday, April 13
Complete Stanford testing
AIMS begin for 3rd-8th graders
Writing
Wednesday,April 14
NO Early release
AIMS Reading and Math
Thursday,April 15
AIMS Reading and Math
Friday, April 16
AIMS Reading and Math
Important Reminder
Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Tests begin on
Tuesday, April 13 thru Wednesday, April 21st for our 3rd thru 8th graders
Stanford-10 Tests begin on
Monday, April 12 & end on Tuesday, April 13 for our 2nd graders
Please make sure your child is in school on time, has had plenty of rest and a nutritious breakfast.
Sample Snack List
String Cheese, Peanut/Almond butter w/whole grain crackers, Whole boiled eggs, Hummus w/fresh veggies, Tuna Salad w/whole grain crackers, Whole fresh fruit
I have received many questions about the number of teachers and staff members who will be returning to our school next year due to the state budget crisis. Therefore, I need to share factual information with you regarding the budget status of our district and state.
Please understand that we are preparing two plans in response to the Governor signing two budgets. One plan assumes that the temporary 1-cent sales tax (also known as Proposition 100) passes on May 18, 2010. The other assumes it does not pass.
Please understand that as employees of a public school district in Arizona, we are not allowed to advocate in favor of legislation or against legislation that is before voters. Therefore, I can only provide you factual information and will not advocate for or against Proposition 100.
Should it not pass, the district will reduce our certified teaching staff by as many as 170 teachers and class sizes will be increased, as will happen across all districts in our city and state. That number (170) is for our entire district of 14 schools. This impacts some teachers at Faith North.
Should Proposition 100 pass, we will reduce our staff by 49 classroom teachers (across the district, as a result of declining enrollment) and class sizes will remain at the current ratio.
Please note that last year, we were able to call back all of our teachers who desired to return even though we did have a reduction in force of 59 teachers. Please rest assured that we will work diligently to recall as many employees as possible for next year.
Thank you for your interest and support. Please do not hesitate to contact my office if you have any questions.
Warm Regards,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Calendar of Events for week of
April 12th-16th
Monday, April 12
Stanford Testing begins for 2nd years
Tuesday, April 13
Complete Stanford testing
AIMS begin for 3rd-8th graders
Writing
Wednesday,April 14
NO Early release
AIMS Reading and Math
Thursday,April 15
AIMS Reading and Math
Friday, April 16
AIMS Reading and Math
Important Reminder
Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Tests begin on
Tuesday, April 13 thru Wednesday, April 21st for our 3rd thru 8th graders
Stanford-10 Tests begin on
Monday, April 12 & end on Tuesday, April 13 for our 2nd graders
Please make sure your child is in school on time, has had plenty of rest and a nutritious breakfast.
Sample Snack List
String Cheese, Peanut/Almond butter w/whole grain crackers, Whole boiled eggs, Hummus w/fresh veggies, Tuna Salad w/whole grain crackers, Whole fresh fruit
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Hello Faith North Community!
I hope everyone is feeling refreshed and renewed from our days off. We really got to enjoy the beauty of spring days in Phoenix!
Many of you perhaps know by now that in response to budget forecasts that our district has had to reduce our work force by 187 employees. Currently, employees are notified based on their years of service or seniority. Faith North has not escaped without incident. We have had to non-renew 10 staff members. Most on our Reduction In Force (RIF) list are those who are in highly specialized positions meaning they are specially credentialed to “fit” certain positions that are considered “hard to fill.” While these people have less seniority, the district must bring them back because of their specialized positions. Our staff remains committed to delivering the very best of themselves no matter what the outcome and are passionate about our mission to bring quality Montessori to the public sector.
I will continue to update you through the Principals Blog, the PTA and Site Council meetings as we receive updates from the district office and the legislature.
Thank you so much for your support of our school, it’s children and the staff. Together, we can make life’s challenges a bit easier.
Gratefully, Susan Engdall
Principal, FNM&FNM@Shaw
Calendar of Events for week of
April 6th-9th
Monday, April 5
No School
Tuesday, April 6
Wednesday,April 7
Early release
1:10 at FNM@Shaw
1:20@FNM
Site Council Meeting 5:00 FN Media Center
6:00 PTA Meeting FN Multi-use room
Thursday,April 8
Friday, April 9
I hope everyone is feeling refreshed and renewed from our days off. We really got to enjoy the beauty of spring days in Phoenix!
Many of you perhaps know by now that in response to budget forecasts that our district has had to reduce our work force by 187 employees. Currently, employees are notified based on their years of service or seniority. Faith North has not escaped without incident. We have had to non-renew 10 staff members. Most on our Reduction In Force (RIF) list are those who are in highly specialized positions meaning they are specially credentialed to “fit” certain positions that are considered “hard to fill.” While these people have less seniority, the district must bring them back because of their specialized positions. Our staff remains committed to delivering the very best of themselves no matter what the outcome and are passionate about our mission to bring quality Montessori to the public sector.
I will continue to update you through the Principals Blog, the PTA and Site Council meetings as we receive updates from the district office and the legislature.
Thank you so much for your support of our school, it’s children and the staff. Together, we can make life’s challenges a bit easier.
Gratefully, Susan Engdall
Principal, FNM&FNM@Shaw
Calendar of Events for week of
April 6th-9th
Monday, April 5
No School
Tuesday, April 6
Wednesday,April 7
Early release
1:10 at FNM@Shaw
1:20@FNM
Site Council Meeting 5:00 FN Media Center
6:00 PTA Meeting FN Multi-use room
Thursday,April 8
Friday, April 9
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