WMPCS Montessori Parent Teacher Organization

The Washington Montessori Public Charter School Montessori Parent Teacher Organization works to enhance the educational experience of the WMPCS student body at the direction of the Head of School.

Mrs. Boudreaux 6-9

Middle School
Mrs. Gaddy 3-6
Mrs. Hardee 3-6
Mrs. Moore 3-6
Mrs. Boudreaux 6-9
Mrs. Adams 6-9
Mrs. Murray 6-9
Mrs. O'Kane 6-9
Ms. Farmer 6-9
Mrs. Godard 9-12
Mrs. Lilley 9-12
Mrs. Prescott 9-12
Washington Montessori Public Charter School

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fun Facts!

If you know more fun facts about the Montessori method or WMPCS please send them to wmpcs_pto@yahoo.com so we can add them to our list.

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Approval for Sharise Nobles to be the 2013/2014 MPTO President [Elect]

Approval for Cynthia King to be the 2013/2014 MPTO Treasurer

Approval for 607.34 for Barnell Loft picture level for 6-9 classes

Approval for 4 Tonka Trucks(202.20) & 3 Bucket & Scoop Sets(116.07) for 3-6 classes

Approval for 2 Dyson Bagless Vacuums for 9-12 classroom at 425.93 each

Approval for 3 Dry Erase Boards for 9-12 Class at 31.97 each?

Approval for 1200.00 for 3 IPads (2 for EC Class & 1 for replacement)?

Approval for 500.00 to be used for sports equipment for classrooms?

Approval for 100.00 to be used for Dishwasher in 3-6

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Glossary of WMPCS terms

Head of school, Mrs. Jen Hales
Ahos/cfo, Austin Smigel
BASC - Before and After School Care
Beautification Day - Two days per year, the Saturday before school starts and the Saturday before KidsFest the parents come to the campus and weed gardens, plant new plants in the flower beds, fix items in need of repair, ect.
BoT - Board of Trustees
CIA - Community Involvement Activities - Washington Montessori holds Community Involvement Activities (CIA) each month. Watch the monthly FYI for dates and times. Parents are encouraged to attend these meetings (Community Meetings, Parent Education, Parent Conferences, Family Events, etc.).
Community Meeting - A meeting called of all community members by the Administration of the school.
Day School - Washington Montessori Public Charter School also hosts a private day school for children ages 3 and 4 years old. The Day School is tuition based and requires an application fee.
Kids Fest - A showcase of the students' studies throughout the year. A celebration of our place in the "Global" picture. Held in April.
Lottery - At a public lottery applications are selected by grade. First, siblings of currently enrolled, registered and attending students are given available slots in the appropriate grade. If a slot in the appropriate grade is not available for a sibling, that child is put at the top of the waiting list for that grade. Each new student application is then randomly drawn. Once all available slots for a grade are filled, the remaining applications are drawn to determine their order on the waiting list for that grade. For example, if there are 35 slots available for Kindergarten and there are 5 siblings and 35 applications, the first 5 slots are filled by the siblings, then the first 30 applications drawn are assigned the remaining available slots. The remaining 5 applications are then drawn and occupy slots 1 - 5 on the Kindergarten waiting list. Currently enrolled students are not required to reapply or to participate in the lottery. Each school year, prior to the lottery, parents of enrolled students are required to complete an "Intent to Re-Enroll" form to hold their child's slot for the upcoming school year.
Middle School out of class experiences - An out of class experience has the potential to unite manual and intellectual work, showing them to be complementary components on the path toward a “civilized existence.” There is no more complete lesson than those that can be found in camping, service projects, urban and farm studies. Here students reinforce their content material with its practical application while continuing to develop their skills as part of humanity. Students develop feelings of empathy and understanding, altruism, community, independence, and interdependence. The fragile state of an adolescent is nurtured and supported while the student continues to gain the skills and confidence of adulthood.
MPTO - Montessori Parent Teacher Organization. All members of the WMPCS community are automatically members of the MPTO with no dues owed.
MPTO Board meeting - The monthly business meeting held by the MPTO, all community members are WELCOME!
MPTO General Meeting - A meeting called by the the HoS, all community members may attend, usually held at the same time as a community meeting. One in the Fall and one in the Spring.
MS - Middle School or 12-15 level
Red Plate Day - One day a month the parents of each classroom volunteer to help in the class for two hours so the staff may leave campus for lunch. Organized by the room parents.
Room Parent - Each classroom has a room parent to organize volunteers needed to support that classroom.
Volunteer hours - Each family is asked to volunteer 20 hours per school year. This includes all meetings attended, field trips they drive on, beautification days, any MPTO event they help with, helping the teachers in their classrooms, ect.
Walk Around the Sun - This is the manner in which WMPCS celebrates birrthdays. This process takes the child through each year with a picture and any memories from each year that you may want to share. Contact your teacher to schedule this special event for your student.

Class Pages

WMPCS -- Ms. Prescott's Class

Annual 6th Grade Dinner Theater - You are invited to the Annual 6th Grade Dinner Theater! All proceeds will be put toward the sixth grade end of year trip. Our class is performing *The Firs...
11 years ago
Mrs. Gaddy and Mrs. Kennedy

Open House - Friday the 23rd Preschool - 9:00-12:00 Kindergarten - 4:00-7:00
11 years ago
Mrs. Murray

Teacher Appreciation Week - This week is Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6 - 10). Feel free to ask your child to write a thank you note or draw a picture for the teachers. You may wa...
12 years ago
Mrs. Hardee/Mrs. Hill

Februry Updates and Happenings! - Hi Parents...Please forgive the lapse in posts....The reins of this blog have been handed over to me and I have had a difficult time trying to get on and p...
12 years ago
WMPCS -- Ms. Farmer's Class

- If you would like to volunteer for Red Plate please contact Penny Leggett at pleggett@chatsworth.com or call 252-402-8104.
12 years ago
Ms. Godard

Middle School Fundraiser - Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out this evening that the MS is having a spaghetti Dinner on February 7. It will be served on campus, I am not...
12 years ago
Ms. Moore

Christmas Concert - I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know there are several viruses going around right now, as well as strep. Please follow the guidelines out...
12 years ago
Mrs. O'Kane

Spelling Lists for 05/13/13 - 05/17/13 - List 1: flies, blue, toes, tried, cried, glue, hoe, dried, true, due List 2: except, justice, office, acid, absence, pencil, success, sentence, accident,...
12 years ago
Mrs. Adams

Book Orders - This week we will be sending home Scholastic book order forms. This is a great way to get reading material for your child while also adding books to the cl...
12 years ago
Mrs. Lilley and Ms. Ward

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14 years ago
Ms. Taddio and Ms. Vander Meeden

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Do you approve the MPTO to help fund the art program in the amount $300 for needed supplies?

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MPTO 2011 - 12 Budget

Proposed Expenditures

Beautification $400.

Child Care $260.

Field Day $100.

Scholarships $700.

Hospitality $300.

Hot Lunch $150.

Teacher Apprec $360.

Alert Now $675.75

T Shirts $1225.

8^th Gr Ceremony $750.

Total $4920.75

MPTO Board 2012/2013

President-Sheryl Wood: woodinthehood@yahoo.com
President-Elect:
Treasurer - Elizabeth Oliveira: 5olives1dog@gmail.com
Secretary-Melody Cutler: billyandmelody@embarqmail.com
Faculty Liason - Darla Prescott dprescott@wmpcs.org

Events

August
13 - 10am MPTO Meeting
September
October
13 - 8am 5K/Fun Run

All events will be held on campus unless otherwise stated.

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Committee Chairs

5K - John Moore 33sommers@gmail.com
Auction - LeeAnn DelMonte leeann1963@yahoo.com
Beautification - Ginny Ford Ginnysathomes@yahoo.com
Book Fair - Angela Antrican knox69@embarqmail.com and Leigh White leighmomof3@yahoo.com
Clothes Closet - Beth Casey bethcasey@mac.com
Hospitality - Ginger Gardiner glgardiner@aol.com
Hospitality-Teresa Silverthorne
KidsFest - Dori St. Amant dlstamant@gmail.com
Program Income - Emmanuelle Quenum equenum1@gmail.com
Room Mom Liaison-Sharise Nobles

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