WAUWATOSA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Dear Wauwatosa Montessori School Family,

Happy First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month! Today the students all celebrated some aspect of their learning and growth throughout the first two weeks of school with a paleta (Spanish word for popsicle). Ms. Dawson’s 7th and 8th graders celebrated turning in their field trip permission slips for their trip to City Hall. Ms. Zheng’s class celebrated the first graders doing new things and classmates respecting learning by listening politely and attentively. Ask your child to share some things their class celebrated!

Our weekly virtue of mindfulness this week was kicked off with a visit from Ms. Amber Tanty, our social emotional learning specialist. All students were introduced to mindfulness skills and how to use the tools in their classrooms, including our classroom calming corners and/or peace tables. Classrooms also had time to practice mindfulness as a group using techniques such as breathing techniques. Thank you, Mrs. Tanty and all of our staff for modeling self-awareness and strategies for self-regulation.

Next week, I will be hosting an informational session on Nature’s Classroom Institute from 6:15-6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19th (Google Meet Link: Nature's Classroom Informational Session with Principal Pallin

Tuesday, September 19 · 6:15 – 6:45pm

Google Meet joining info: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vxr-adji-wmw

Dial: ‪(US) +1 980-202-4717‬ PIN: ‪125 773 089‬# Anyone is welcome to join. Families of the adolescent program and Upper Elementary are encouraged to join. Also, we needed to make a few tweaks to our permission slips as we are finalizing some various options for fundraising and a couple of things, so we are sending home a draft to be previewed today to our Adolescent Program. We are excited!

We also have our first PTSA Meeting General Meeting. All parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend in person or virtually from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19th.

Virtue of the Week (Sept. 18th-22nd): Grace / Simplicity / Calm

Quote of the week (Sept. 18th-22nd): “The child who concentrates is immensely happy.” —Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind

Staff Members of the Week: Click here to learn about Ms. Jenice Carolan and Ms. Emily Brenner!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Melissa

Melissa Pallin, Principal

• Sept 18th - 7th Grade to City of Tosa Offices
• Sept 19th - 8th Grade to City of Tosa Offices
• Sept 19th - PTSA Meeting - 7-8:30pm - AP Classroom #30
• Sept 20th - UE to West HS Planetarium
• Sept 28th - Early Morning Band Starts (5th grade) - 7:30-8:10am - MPR
• Sept 29th - CH to Barthel Fruit Farm - 9-11:25am
  
• Sept 29th - LE to West HS Planetarium
• Sept 29th - PTSA Movie Night - 5:30-7:30pm

• Oct 4th - Walk to School Day
• Oct 4th - Picture Retakes 8:30-11:30am
• Oct 17th - PTSA Meeting (Officers Only) - 7-8pm - AP Classroom #30
• Oct 20th - LE to Milwaukee Public Museum
• Oct 25th - PTSA Trunk or Treat - 5:30-7:30pm
• Oct 26th & 27th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

• Nov 3rd - PTSA Parent Social - Time/Location TBD
• Nov 14th - PTSA Meeting - 7-8:30pm - AP Classroom #30
• Nov 22nd - 24th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday

If you are able to help with classroom "wishes", please do so. Maybe ask employers to donate as well? Ms. Zheng's LE classroom has already raised $500, so thanks so much for those who already donated.

CH Wish List

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B44A9AC2EA0FD0-childrens1

LE Amazon Wish List

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2IBVQVVIVKKQO/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

LE Waseca Wish List

https://wasecabiomes.org/apps/giftregistry/wishlist/884407

Ms. Zheng Donors Choice

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/flexible-reading-corner/7728920/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=sendFriend&utm_campaign=IFproject&utm_term=teacher_9219508&rf=sendFriend-dc-2023-08-IFproject-teacher_9219508&challengeid=22200906

Mrs. Myers - AP Math - Amazon Wish List

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SB0K7TNED902?ref_=wl_share

Montessori Families,

Our district has received a generous donation of backpacks filled with essential school supplies for elementary or middle school students. If you are in need of one for your child, please contact the school counselor, Ms. Migdal at migdalbe@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us to arrange the logistics of getting your child one of these backpacks. We are very grateful to our community partners for expressing their commitment to our district by making these generous donations.

"At Wauwatosa Montessori School, we understand the importance of ensuring that all students feel seen, heard and accepted. We are proud that the Wauwatosa School District ensures that students are the number one priority. For this reason, we’re excited to announce that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Advocates are now in every school building and are building upon work from last year!

The purpose of the DEIA Advocate is to act as a resource for students, families and staff to teach communication and self-advocacy skills, help build relationships and help students and families to effectively communicate their concerns to their school or teacher. The request for advocacy is confidential. If you or your child are interested in speaking with a DEIA Advocate, there are a few steps you or your student can take. Students can access a google form to request the DEIA advocate through Classlink. On Classlink, there is a folder labeled Montessori that brings you to a button labeled DEIA Advocate Request. Clicking this button takes you or your student to the google form that will be used to submit a request. Adults can also access the google form to request assistance through the weekly newsletter that Ms. Char sends out each week. Finally, if your student feels more comfortable with paper and pencil, paper request forms will be made readily available in each classroom, the office and multi-purpose room. Your student can elect to privately fill out the form and then turn the form into a discrete folder in the Multipurpose Room (lunchroom) or Office.

DEIA Advocates are prepared to support our students, families and staff in the following areas:

• Building a relationship with a peer or staff member

• Feeling purposely isolated or excluded

• Discussing peer or adult conflict

• Communication issues or concerns

• Developing self- advocacy skills

• Building confidence

• Assistance with effectively expressing views/opinions

• Development of coping skills

If you experience or witness staff or student misconduct, bullying, safety concerns or discrimination of any form, please contact the building principal immediately.

If you are unsure who to contact for a specific situation, your building’s DEIA Advocate will be happy to assist you. Wauwatosa Montessori’s DEIA Advocate is Mrs. Emily Walt. Mrs. Walt will be touching base with classrooms over the next few weeks to re-introduce her role to students and remind them how to access assistance!"

Board Members:

Heather Benjamin - President

Jen Mundschau - Vice President

Elizabeth Fritsch - Secretary

Sarah Knie - Membership Chair

Christina Corbo-Travis - Treasurer

Christina Peters-Stasiewicz - Events Co-Chair

Lauren Hogan - Events Co-Chair

Erin McDougal - Fundraising Chair

Kate Avila - Communications Chair

PTSA Meeting

Our first PTSA meeting of the year is on Tuesday, September 19th, 7:00-8:30 PM in the AP classroom. Get informed. Get connected. Get involved! The PTSA is a volunteer organization that helps connect parents with the school, builds community through events and advocates for education on a national and state level. Become a member! Stop by the front office ($10 per individual for the year), attend a meeting, or join electronically in your Givebacks account at our online store.

Givebacks

Thank you to all the families that have signed up! Givebacks is the home of all things PTSA including the family/student directory, PTSA event calendar, future spiritwear store, parent communication hubs, volunteer opportunities, fundraising information, and more. If you haven’t signed up, please do so here.

Fun Run Movie Night

We appreciate everyone’s hard work fundraising last spring for the Micromarathon. As a prize, our school is celebrating with a movie night Friday, September 29 at 5:30 PM in the WMS gym. We will decide which movie at the PTSA meeting on Tuesday. This will be a family event (no student drop-offs). Bring your own seating and blankets. Free popcorn!

Trunk or Treat

This annual event will be held in our school parking lot Wednesday, October 25th, 5:30-7:30 PM. Families park their cars, open their (decorated) trunks, and pass out treats. Students come in costume to trick or treat in the parking lot. Prizes are given for best decorated trunks, individual costumes, and group costumes. This event is a family favorite!

Save the Date: Parent Social

We have set aside Friday, November 3rd as the Parent Social Night. This is an informal event where parents can meet each other. In the past we have done this at the Landing at Hoyt Park and restaurants/bars. We are taking suggestions! If you have an idea for this year, please contact someone in PTSA or email us at tosamontessori.ptsa@gmail.com.

Dear Educator Friends -

We are SO EXCITED here at Boswell!!! On Sunday, October 1st at 2 PM, John Patrick Green, author of The InvestiGators, will visit to tell us about his latest title. We hope you will join us. If possible, we would love for you to post the attached flyer in your library or classroom. Thank you!

Meet John Patrick Green, author of InvestiGators: All Tide Up at Boswell Sunday, October 1, 2 pm REGISTER HERE

We will once again have the opportunity to order popcorn on Tuesday's. The price is $.75 per bag. Students order it on Tuesday morning and the Next Steps crew make the popcorn and deliver it same day. So yummy!

Hot Buttered Popcorn Order Form:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R5VPzuINlkmSb0stoNhUmmsg6ZIXyxrI/edit

Email: Pallinme@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us
Website: wauwatosa.k12.wi.us/Montessori
Location: 12121 West North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI, USA
Phone: (414) 773-3300
Facebook: facebook.com/Facebook
Twitter: @TosaMontessori