The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
March 28-April 1
Monday, March 28
Tuesday, March 29
Wednesday, March 30
Early release
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
Early Release
Conferences of Concern
Hello Faith North Community,
The gardens have come in beautifully this spring. The grape vines are leafing and the citrus trees on our campuses have blooms. The chickens are laying and the weather is perfect to work in the outdoor environments. The children are using the opportunity to spruce up and are also having fun making salads from the lettuce and radishes and smoothies from the beets. They are also enjoying gathering flowers from the garden beds to cheer the classrooms.
This week Ms. Guntermann, our retired, beloved gardener and outdoor environment teacher came back to work with us. She will be helping Ms. Tina on the FNM@Shaw campus. We are so glad she is back!
We enjoyed The Imaginators play from Childs Play yesterday. Thank you to all of our tax credit donors. Because of your generosity, our children get to see great theater right at our own school.
Please note that there are TWO early release days this week. One on Wednesday and one on Friday. Friday afternoon we will hold conferences of concern. Your child's teacher will contact you if a conference is necessary.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, March 18, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
March 21-25
Monday, March 21
Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 23
Early release
Thursday, March24
Child’s Play presents “The Imaginators” 1:00 in the Faith North Multi-Use Room
Friday, March 25
Hello Faith North Community,
Hope you can join us this evening for an amazing art event, Salon de Enfant, at the Alwun House located at 1204 East Roosevelt which will feature the artwork of students from the Phoenix Elementary School District. The opening reception is from 4:00-9:00 PM. All artwork is for sale and all money from sales goes directly to the student artists. Refreshments will be served and entertainment will be provided by student musical and dance ensembles. There will also be a special Jackson Pollock presentation. Please join us for the festivities!
Thursday the 24th Child’s Play Theater Group will be presenting The Imaginators a story about Tim and his sister Anne who are new in the neighborhood and desperate to make friends. They meet their imaginative next door neighbor Nina and together they transform their garage into the Kingdom of Garagenia. During this make-believe adventure the children learn about friendship, courage and cooperation, and have lots of fun! The play will be held in the Multi-Use room at North and will be seen by the Children of Faith North and FNM@Shaw.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
March 21-25
Monday, March 21
Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 23
Early release
Thursday, March24
Child’s Play presents “The Imaginators” 1:00 in the Faith North Multi-Use Room
Friday, March 25
Hello Faith North Community,
Hope you can join us this evening for an amazing art event, Salon de Enfant, at the Alwun House located at 1204 East Roosevelt which will feature the artwork of students from the Phoenix Elementary School District. The opening reception is from 4:00-9:00 PM. All artwork is for sale and all money from sales goes directly to the student artists. Refreshments will be served and entertainment will be provided by student musical and dance ensembles. There will also be a special Jackson Pollock presentation. Please join us for the festivities!
Thursday the 24th Child’s Play Theater Group will be presenting The Imaginators a story about Tim and his sister Anne who are new in the neighborhood and desperate to make friends. They meet their imaginative next door neighbor Nina and together they transform their garage into the Kingdom of Garagenia. During this make-believe adventure the children learn about friendship, courage and cooperation, and have lots of fun! The play will be held in the Multi-Use room at North and will be seen by the Children of Faith North and FNM@Shaw.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, February 25, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 28-March 4
Monday, February 28
Tuesday, March 1
District Track Meet at North High School for our 5th and 6th graders 9:00-12:30
Wednesday, March 2
Early release
Site Council/PTA meeting at 5:00 and 6:00
North Campus
Pizza and child care provided
Thursday, March 3
Friday, March 4
District General Music Festival at UPSP
9:30-12:00
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
Last Friday we had our 2nd annual Father/Daughter Dance. It is truly touching to see the girls with the important guy in their life dancing and enjoying dinner together. The moms provided ham and turkey rollups along with almond butter and jam sandwiches. There were also a lot of pretty pink confections that matched most of the beautiful dresses that were there.
This week is national E-Week (National Engineers Week). In many classrooms we have had engineers doing a lesson on domes.
The children have been discussing variable and predictions then testing their theories with gumdrops and toothpicks. One of the major things they have learned with the engineers is the strength of triangles as opposed to other geometric shapes. Be sure to ask your child about this lesson.
Please join us for our Site Council and PTA meeting this week on Wednesday evening on the Main Campus. The agenda’s for both meetings will be emailed to families early next week.
Please remember that Spring Break is quickly approaching. Our break begins on March 7th and school resumes on the 14th.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 28-March 4
Monday, February 28
Tuesday, March 1
District Track Meet at North High School for our 5th and 6th graders 9:00-12:30
Wednesday, March 2
Early release
Site Council/PTA meeting at 5:00 and 6:00
North Campus
Pizza and child care provided
Thursday, March 3
Friday, March 4
District General Music Festival at UPSP
9:30-12:00
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
Last Friday we had our 2nd annual Father/Daughter Dance. It is truly touching to see the girls with the important guy in their life dancing and enjoying dinner together. The moms provided ham and turkey rollups along with almond butter and jam sandwiches. There were also a lot of pretty pink confections that matched most of the beautiful dresses that were there.
This week is national E-Week (National Engineers Week). In many classrooms we have had engineers doing a lesson on domes.
The children have been discussing variable and predictions then testing their theories with gumdrops and toothpicks. One of the major things they have learned with the engineers is the strength of triangles as opposed to other geometric shapes. Be sure to ask your child about this lesson.
Please join us for our Site Council and PTA meeting this week on Wednesday evening on the Main Campus. The agenda’s for both meetings will be emailed to families early next week.
Please remember that Spring Break is quickly approaching. Our break begins on March 7th and school resumes on the 14th.
All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, February 18, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 21-25
Monday, February 21
No School
President’s Day
Tuesday, February 22
Galileo testing begins
Wednesday, February 23
Early release
Thursday, February 24
Prospective parent meeting at FNM@Shaw 10:00
5th graders to the Symphony 10:00-11:00
Middle school information meeting 6:00 at Faith North this meeting is for parents of 6th graders or anyone interested in the middle school program
Friday, February 25
Galileo ends
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
Next week our 2nd-8th graders will be taking Galileo tests. These tests, administered 4 times a year, give our staff benchmark data on each student. This data is used to guide instruction and check academic progression. They also mimic the high stakes testing conditions that will be found as we administer the AIMS in April. You can help prepare your children for a positive testing experience by ensuring that they get plenty of rest this week and have a healthy breakfast that includes protein.
We are looking forward to the 2nd annual Father/Daughter Dance this evening. The dance will be held in the multi-use room at North from 6:00-8:30. It is truly touching to see the girls with the important guy in their life dancing and enjoying dinner together.
The 24th will bring two opportunities for our larger community to learn about our school and program. From 10:00-11:30 we will hold a prospective parent information meeting on our FNM@Shaw campus. We will discuss the primary program and do a brief tour. At 6:00 the middle school staff will have an information meeting on the Montessori Adolescent Program. This program will be held in the Multi-Use room at North and will be an informative overview. This meeting is open to parents of 6th graders or anyone interested in learning more Montessori Middle School.
Enjoy the long weekend! All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 21-25
Monday, February 21
No School
President’s Day
Tuesday, February 22
Galileo testing begins
Wednesday, February 23
Early release
Thursday, February 24
Prospective parent meeting at FNM@Shaw 10:00
5th graders to the Symphony 10:00-11:00
Middle school information meeting 6:00 at Faith North this meeting is for parents of 6th graders or anyone interested in the middle school program
Friday, February 25
Galileo ends
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
Next week our 2nd-8th graders will be taking Galileo tests. These tests, administered 4 times a year, give our staff benchmark data on each student. This data is used to guide instruction and check academic progression. They also mimic the high stakes testing conditions that will be found as we administer the AIMS in April. You can help prepare your children for a positive testing experience by ensuring that they get plenty of rest this week and have a healthy breakfast that includes protein.
We are looking forward to the 2nd annual Father/Daughter Dance this evening. The dance will be held in the multi-use room at North from 6:00-8:30. It is truly touching to see the girls with the important guy in their life dancing and enjoying dinner together.
The 24th will bring two opportunities for our larger community to learn about our school and program. From 10:00-11:30 we will hold a prospective parent information meeting on our FNM@Shaw campus. We will discuss the primary program and do a brief tour. At 6:00 the middle school staff will have an information meeting on the Montessori Adolescent Program. This program will be held in the Multi-Use room at North and will be an informative overview. This meeting is open to parents of 6th graders or anyone interested in learning more Montessori Middle School.
Enjoy the long weekend! All the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, February 11, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 14-18
Monday, February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day
Tuesday, February 15
Wednesday, February 16
Thursday, February 17
Friday, February 18
Father/Daughter Dance
Faith North Multi-Use Room
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
What an amazing Science Fair we were treated to last evening. Students in grades 3-8 presented a hypothesis and conclusion to a scientific query of their choosing. The range of projects was vast, vortexes, earth worms, constellations, volcanoes, fruit clocks, rock and minerals just to name a few. My favorite moment came in the late morning before the fair when I overheard two of our middle school students attempting to figure out how display their project when one said to the other, use your frontal lobe to solve this problem. Shortly afterwards they were on their way out with a completed project, just goes to show the power of the frontal lobe.
I would like to thank all of the parents who came to be a part of the audience with their primary or lower elementary child. Part of the fun for the students is explaining their project and there was beautiful articulation of thoughtful projects.
Please join us for our Father/Daughter event to be held on Friday evening, January 18th from 6:00-8:30 in the Faith North Multi-Use room. The cost is $10.00 per family. We hope that the daughters will be accompanied by any adult that they admire. It is worth a trip just to see the amazing dresses and shoes!
Happy Valentines Day and all the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 14-18
Monday, February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day
Tuesday, February 15
Wednesday, February 16
Thursday, February 17
Friday, February 18
Father/Daughter Dance
Faith North Multi-Use Room
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Hello Faith North Community,
What an amazing Science Fair we were treated to last evening. Students in grades 3-8 presented a hypothesis and conclusion to a scientific query of their choosing. The range of projects was vast, vortexes, earth worms, constellations, volcanoes, fruit clocks, rock and minerals just to name a few. My favorite moment came in the late morning before the fair when I overheard two of our middle school students attempting to figure out how display their project when one said to the other, use your frontal lobe to solve this problem. Shortly afterwards they were on their way out with a completed project, just goes to show the power of the frontal lobe.
I would like to thank all of the parents who came to be a part of the audience with their primary or lower elementary child. Part of the fun for the students is explaining their project and there was beautiful articulation of thoughtful projects.
Please join us for our Father/Daughter event to be held on Friday evening, January 18th from 6:00-8:30 in the Faith North Multi-Use room. The cost is $10.00 per family. We hope that the daughters will be accompanied by any adult that they admire. It is worth a trip just to see the amazing dresses and shoes!
Happy Valentines Day and all the best!
Susan Engdall
Principal
Friday, February 4, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 7-11
Monday, February 7
Tuesday, February 8
Wednesday, February 9
Early release
Thursday, February 10
Science Fair in the Multi-Use Room at North 5:00-7:00
Friday, February 11
Dear Faith North Community,
Wow, what a cool and windy week. Passing through the courtyard this week I watched small children running with strips of paper on strings. I stopped curious about what exactly they might have been doing, they had wind catchers! How delightful. They had put glue on the papers and were running with the catchers above their heads catching treasures that the wind brought. Each day I am thankful as I walk through our campuses for the support and diverse learning our children receive in the outdoor environments. These environments would not be possible without a lot of fundraising and the generous contributions from tax credits. Ms. Clark and Ms. Tina are some of the most creative and talented outdoor teachers we have ever had. They are patient and amazingly hardworking---rain or shine.
Please join us on Thursday evening for our Science Fair. It will be held on the Faith North Campus in the multi-use room from 5:00-7:00. Even though our primary thru second graders are not participating, they will learn by observing and being shown the experiments of the older students. We hope to see you there!
All the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
February 7-11
Monday, February 7
Tuesday, February 8
Wednesday, February 9
Early release
Thursday, February 10
Science Fair in the Multi-Use Room at North 5:00-7:00
Friday, February 11
Dear Faith North Community,
Wow, what a cool and windy week. Passing through the courtyard this week I watched small children running with strips of paper on strings. I stopped curious about what exactly they might have been doing, they had wind catchers! How delightful. They had put glue on the papers and were running with the catchers above their heads catching treasures that the wind brought. Each day I am thankful as I walk through our campuses for the support and diverse learning our children receive in the outdoor environments. These environments would not be possible without a lot of fundraising and the generous contributions from tax credits. Ms. Clark and Ms. Tina are some of the most creative and talented outdoor teachers we have ever had. They are patient and amazingly hardworking---rain or shine.
Please join us on Thursday evening for our Science Fair. It will be held on the Faith North Campus in the multi-use room from 5:00-7:00. Even though our primary thru second graders are not participating, they will learn by observing and being shown the experiments of the older students. We hope to see you there!
All the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Monday, January 31, 2011
The North Star Community Edition
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
January 31-February 4
Monday, January 31
Tuesday, February 1
Faith North Stars Soccer Team vs. Shaw Sharks, 5:30 at Garfield School
Wednesday, February 2
5:00 Site Council in the media center and 6:00 PTA Meeting in the cafeteria at FNM@Shaw
Early release
Thursday, February 3
Faith North Stars Soccer Team vs. Garfield Cats, 5:00 at Edison School
Friday, February 4
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Dear Faith North Community,
The new after school classes started last week and what a great new line up of fun there is. Some of the new classes are Sabakiball, a high intensity ball game played with soccer like goals that encourages tremendous amounts of running, throwing and team work. Stop by on Thursday afternoon to view this new sport. Ms. Hancock has joined us with her manners class. The children learned about place settings at a formal table as well as how to properly greet someone. Super Singing and Music and Drama were full of voice and enthusiasm and in woodworking the children learned tool names and tool safety; they also received their very own tape measure that will hitch to their belts for easy access. We did not have to cancel any classes due to lack of enrollment this time. There are still spaces available in our Monday Chess Club as well as a few other classes. You may still sign up in the Faith North School office.
I wish to thank all of the families that participated in our Tax Credit Donation program. This was the biggest year for our school. We collected over $30,000.00. This money is used to help support our outdoor environments, our field trips and offset the cost of after school classes.I would like to recognize Shannon Allsworth for her huge effort in getting information out as to the benefits of this program. I know that her work is one of the major reasons for the increase in donations.
We held a Prospective Parent Meeting last week and had about 100 new parents in attendance. Our next meeting is scheduled at FNM@Shaw on Thursday, February 24th at 10:00. If you know of parents that are interested in hearing about our preschool program and touring the campus, this is a great opportunity.
Wishing you all the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
Faith North Montessori and Faith North Montessori at Shaw
602-257-3914
Calendar of Events for week of
January 31-February 4
Monday, January 31
Tuesday, February 1
Faith North Stars Soccer Team vs. Shaw Sharks, 5:30 at Garfield School
Wednesday, February 2
5:00 Site Council in the media center and 6:00 PTA Meeting in the cafeteria at FNM@Shaw
Early release
Thursday, February 3
Faith North Stars Soccer Team vs. Garfield Cats, 5:00 at Edison School
Friday, February 4
Our mission is to provide a solid academic foundation employing the philosophy of Maria Montessori within a loving, respectful and supportive community.
Through Cosmic Education we give the child a vision of the whole universe
All children experience maximum learning potential or windows of optimum learning at various times
All children are motivated to learn, multiple and divergent intelligences are honored and recognized
The celebration and respect of diversity is critical
The child’s hand is his teacher—experiential learning is essential to internalization
The prepared environment is a student centered, learner-centered environment
Self-discipline is achieved through natural consequences and peace education
The dignity of labor and purposeful movement is vital and encouraged
Dear Faith North Community,
The new after school classes started last week and what a great new line up of fun there is. Some of the new classes are Sabakiball, a high intensity ball game played with soccer like goals that encourages tremendous amounts of running, throwing and team work. Stop by on Thursday afternoon to view this new sport. Ms. Hancock has joined us with her manners class. The children learned about place settings at a formal table as well as how to properly greet someone. Super Singing and Music and Drama were full of voice and enthusiasm and in woodworking the children learned tool names and tool safety; they also received their very own tape measure that will hitch to their belts for easy access. We did not have to cancel any classes due to lack of enrollment this time. There are still spaces available in our Monday Chess Club as well as a few other classes. You may still sign up in the Faith North School office.
I wish to thank all of the families that participated in our Tax Credit Donation program. This was the biggest year for our school. We collected over $30,000.00. This money is used to help support our outdoor environments, our field trips and offset the cost of after school classes.I would like to recognize Shannon Allsworth for her huge effort in getting information out as to the benefits of this program. I know that her work is one of the major reasons for the increase in donations.
We held a Prospective Parent Meeting last week and had about 100 new parents in attendance. Our next meeting is scheduled at FNM@Shaw on Thursday, February 24th at 10:00. If you know of parents that are interested in hearing about our preschool program and touring the campus, this is a great opportunity.
Wishing you all the best,
Susan Engdall
Principal
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