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Villa Voice January 13, 2014
Music News from Elementary II
Villa Montessori School 1
Letter from
Head of School
Dear Parents, I hope everyone’s NEW YEAR is off to a good start. May it be filled with love, hap-piness and good health. Speaking of good health, I have been hearing reports on the news about the spread of the flu. Of primary concern is the spread of the H1N1 virus as well as other strands that require our reporting to the County Health Department. In response to this, we have modified our Absentee Line to request specific information as to the na-ture of your child’s absence so that we will have the necessary information should we need to contact them. When calling the absentee line, please indicate the reason for your child’s absence in-cluding whether or not they have been diagnosed with a contagious illness. The more information we have, the better job we can do to control the spread of cer-tain illnesses here at school. Stay well! Margo O’Neill Head of School
Margo O’Neill, pictured with an
Elementary I student
Our E2 students have been really enjoy-ing band this year. They are able to try their hand at a number of instruments: recorders, guitars, keyboards, an accor-dion, xylophones, and now violins! Villa has just purchased 5 violins and 2 violas to use in band. The one violin that we had was eagerly used by many students and now we can have 8 students play-ing strings at once! E2 band has proved to be a great ex-perience for both beginners and those who are already in lessons. The begin-ners get hands on experience and the musicians among us enjoy playing for their friends and letting their dedication to their instrument be an example to others. In other music news: Don’t forget choir! E1 choir is Wednesdays at 7:45 am and E2 choir is Tuesdays at 8 am. Save the date for our concert the evening of May 15th.
Dates to Remember
“LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT” is the theme for this year’s Auction Dinner.
Mark your calendars for April 26th.
We will be sending out donation forms peri-odically during the next three months to each home. Please help us procure items for the auc-tion. Every item will certainly count this year. You can give them to businesses you patron-ize. Extra forms are in the offices at Main, Pre-primary and both Middle School campuses. Call Sue on her cell phone: (602) 363-5006 if you have any questions or want to volunteer.
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Jan. 20 Jan. 27– Feb. 12 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 27
ALL SCHOOL CLOSED- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Valentine’s Day Graham forms will be available in the office starting 1/27 Middle School Magazine Drive Begins Not My Kid Presentation, 6:30-7:30pm, at Weldon Campus ALL SCHOOL—Early Dismissal at 11:30AM for Professional Development Day Middle School Valentine’s Dance at Weldon Campus ALL SCHOOL CLOSED- President’s Day Middle School Heroic Journey Parent Meeting
New Focus on Teaching Self- Regulation Skills In Early Childhood…
and Beyond
• What is Self-Regulation? Self regulation is pretty synonymous with self-control but with some added depth and breadth. It includes self-efficacy, responsibility & accountability, moderat-ing behavior, maintaining balance both within and without, responding appropri-ately, being proactive vs. reactive, and a combination of self-confidence and em-powerment.. In a nutshell, self-regulation is learning to regulate one’s own physical, emotional, and cognitive processes in healthy, pro-active ways in order to be successful across several do-mains of life. It is critical for both suc-cess and happiness. 80 To read more from Early Childhood Di-rector, Mary Orlando, please click here.
Parent Education Opportunity!
We invite all of our Elementary 2 and Middle School parents to attend our scheduled notMYkid presentation on Internet Safety. WHEN: Wed., January 29th, 6:30 – 7:30pm WHERE: Weldon campus - 3530 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 85016 Please RSVP by Jan. 21st so we can make sure we have enough seating available. Do to the nature of the presentation, this is for parents only; please make necessary childcare arrangements. For more information on this presentation please visit notMYkid.org
Heroic Journey Personal Challenges During the Heroic Journey year, middle school students take on a significant chal-lenge to work on through the year. They are either trying to overcome something, learn something new, working to improve the world in some way, to improve their skills, or developing a talent. Here is a highlight of a few of those projects that our Middle School students are working on:
Plastic Bag Collection: Kate Hubbard has chosen to collect plastic bags for recycling from February 15 through March 15 on each campus and will be giving a presentation to E-1 & E-2 students to kick off the drive and increase their awareness.
Singing in the Rain: Mairead Kelly, She’s is working on a fund-raiser for children in an orphanage called Esperanza Para Los Ninos in Rocky Point, Mexico. Her goal is to raise over $1,000. She’s arranged for Harkins Theaters at Tempe Mar-ketplace and Slices Pizza to help with this on Feb 6th. See offices for flyer!
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THE HEROIC JOURNEY PAGE
Students volunteer with P.F. Chang’s Rock N’ Roll Marathon
The Middle School is excited to announce that we have the opportunity to assist with the P. F. Chang Rock and Roll AZ Mara-thon benefitting the Leukemia and Lym-phoma Society and St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital. On Wednesday, January 15th we will be spending the day helping to fill the thousands of “swag bags” that are handed out to runner participants in the marathon events. Students and parents from both campuses will meet together to accomplish this monumental task. This is a great chance for us to give back to our com-munity and get some public recognition for our school. It is also a great chance for the middle school students to meet a portion of the goal of ten community service hours for their Heroic Journey this year. We love showcasing the wonderful students that at-tend our middle school and their very sup-portive parents. Also, be on the lookout for our Magazine Drive fundraiser later this month!
Other interesting Personal Challenges from both Oak and Weldon campuses include: • Several significant physical challenges such as training for and competing in a marathon • One student is learning another language and attempting to be conversational by the end of March
2014 • One student is learning French cooking and will present the fruits of his labors to his family and
teachers • One student is studying and practicing many of the world’s major religions in order to learn about
herself and the human family • One student is creating a 15-minute animated video and presenting it to peers • Other students are learning to play new musical instruments and will perform for peers, possibly at
an upcoming Café Villa on March 28th
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VOLUNTEER FOR VILLA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
If you are looking for ways of get-ting your 10 volunteer hours, we are currently forming a committee of volunteers and event planners for our upcoming 50th Anniversary year of events. For more informa-tion you can speak to Barbi Smith in the Administration Office, and at [email protected]
$123,855 IN TAX CREDITS!
GREAT JOB VILLA PARENTS!
We thank you all for your continued support. This
year we had 399 donors with an average donation
of $310. We are up over $10,000 from last year!
These monies go directly toward the salaries of our wonderful teaching assistants and all specials. The State of Arizona does not fully compensate us for these salaries. All donors (Friends of Villa) are listed on separate pages.
The following families were each responsible for
Villa receiving over $1500 from friends and family.
They will receive two dinner tickets to the Villa
Auction in April.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Monica & Brian Bush - $1800 Diane & Darren George - $1500
Shannon Riggs - $1500 Shannon & Tommy Smith - $1500
Julia & Matt Winter – $2800 Elizabeth & David VanWie - $1600
I want to thank Julia Winter for taking on the job of Parent Chair for this time consuming campaign. She did a great job in cheering on and helping the class-room Tax Credit Coordinators distribute informative emails that helped all parents in contacting their friends and families for donations. I also want to thank all of the wonderful parents who volunteered to be the Tax Credit Coordinator for their child’s room. Your time spent on this campaign was appreciated by everyone at Villa. The Coordinators: Kylie TenBrook, Nicole Stanton, Craig & Darima Fotheringham, Lariana Forsythe, Kate Heavey-Seastone, Aaron Walker, Kacie Clark, Melissa Mad-den, Clarissa Reiman, Aaron Blocher-Rubin, Ron Brooks, Rachel Hernandez, Elizabeth VanWie, Shel-ley Hubbard, Amy San Roman, Kathryn Johnson, Shannon Riggs & Denyce Liggitt.
Golden Gator Award given to Middle School Teachers
This year, Villa Montessori had two teachers awarded the Xavier Col-lege Preparatory Golden Gator Award for Excellence in Teaching. Each year, Xavier College Prepara-tory recognizes middle school teach-ers who have guided students onto a path of success during their tran-sition to high school. This August, each member of the class of 2017 was given the opportunity to nomi-nate one 7th or 8th grade teacher who had inspired her and signifi-cantly helped her along her aca-demic route. The two teachers recognized with this outstanding award are Ms. An-gie Gosnell and Ms. Jannett Oglesby. We are thankful for these educators and are proud to have some of the best teachers guiding our children to a path of success. Congratulations Angie and Jannett!
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APRIL 26th - “LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT” AUCTION DINNER
Our auction committee has been working since last summer to make this a fabulous event. This year’s event will be held again at the Chaparral Suites Hotel in Scottsdale. We need parents to work the night of the event. Please contact me if you are interested. We also need help on Saturday morn-
ing and immediately following the event. – You will receive double volunteer hours on that day! You can also participate by soliciting items or underwriting expenses for this event. Remember you can receive one-hour volunteer time per auction item or one hour volunteer time for each $100 in value of the items. We will be sending donations forms out over the next four months. Extra donation forms are in the Main Office or call me for a form (602) 363-5006. This is a great way to fulfill your required 10 hours volunteer time. PLEASE HELP! We must have all items in by April 15th!
Co-Chairs of Event Silent Auction
Procurement
Wine Wall Auction Slide Show Centerpieces Finance Publications Classroom Baskets Raffle/Publicity Set-up/Clean-up/
Transportation Technical Support
Administration Support Facilities/Program Production
Villa Chair
Erik Droge & Trisha Hartnett Laura Arellano, Amy Armstrong, Trisha Hartnett, Laura Harper, Sandy
Jablonski, Denyce Liggitt, Sarah Silvester & Amanda Weisberg
Monica Bush, Cheri Farias, Natalie Gruner, Carrie Jankowski, Sho-
shanna Lieberman, Annie Middlemist, Katie O’Melia, Brenda Rosalita,
Tracie Sanders, Suzanne Siegel, Shannon Smith,& Julia Winter
Denyce Liggitt, Tracie Sanders
Monica Bush, Shelley Hubbard & Brittney Nelson Katie Easley Sheri Johnson (Alum Parent) Sue Watson Mary Ann Maher & Shannon Smith Annie Middlemist & Shannon Smith Brian Bush, Manuel Chimal, Jerome Hartnett & Tommy Smith
Mel Richards (Alum Parent)
Margo O’Neill Vince Watson
Sue Watson
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Katrina Abrams Michelle Acosta Ruben Acosta Janet & Jim Ali Misa Allen Wayne Allen
Tamara & Voxi Amavilah Alice & Tom Ambrose
Valerie Amphlett James & Kimberly Anton
Tim Anton Glenn & Tran Appell
James & JoAnn Armstrong Patrick & Amy Armstrong
Anthony Austin Jen Bailey
Fran Baldwin Elden & Carole Barmore Gary & Rebecca Barmore
Estelle Bartsch Elizabeth Bass
Bruce & Doris Bates Fred & Alissa Bates
Stephen & Melissa Baum Suzanne & James Beach
Kristen Beebe Tyrone & Maria Benson
Barbara & Miguel Berastegui Ardi Beshears John Blake
Mark & Molly Bland Aaron & Anna Blocher-Rubin Luis & Andrea Boltz-Garcia Julie & Harley Bonham
Richard & Susan Bookspan Neal & Jennifer Bookspan Todd & Tara Bookspan
Wendy Boorn Dagmar Borovansky Michael Bouchard
Julie & Matt Brassell Jill Bray
John & Kathleen Briggs Lance Broberg
Ronald & Lisa Brooks Douglas Bruhn
Amy & Jim Bruske Chris & Stacey Burbach Karin & Matt Burbach
Marilyn & Jerry Burbach Dana & Neely Burkhardt Monica & Brian Bush
Daniel & Arcelie Butterfield Susan Butterfly-Ebert Stefani & Craig Byers
Charles Callahan Quinton & Ann Callies
Chanda & Joseph Campos Micele Carter
John & Emelda Carter Sandy & Mac Castle
Robert & Rochelle Chifelle Sophie & Patrick Christian Luis & Carmen Cintron
Yuka Yoshikura & Patrick Claes
Kyle Clark Bobbi Claywell
Melissa Coborubio Krista Calvano & David Collie
Melanie & Chris Colville John Kent & Katharine Corbin
Lisa Corprew Amber Cox Deloris Cox David Cramer Cynthia Criss
Shawn & John Cunningham Nicole & Harry Curtin
Joan Davis Peter & Sherianne Davis
Linda Delano Colin & Stefanie Dentan
Walter De Smet Anthony & Heather Dicello Eric Peterson & Sage Dillon
Mary Ann Dillon Kacie & Jerry Dillon Alan Doubleday Mary Dresser
Ellen Bloom & Paul Drobnak Erik & Marion Droge Mandy & Brett Durante
Doug Dziedzic Jennifer & Brian Elser Kristine & Jeff Ericson
Cheri Farias Alisa Gray & James Fassold Cynthia & Dane Fernandes
Sharon Fernandes Carolyn Vasos & Brian Fidler
Lorraine Field Brad & Julie Finke
Karen Fisher Phil Flemming Lariana Forsythe
Darima & Craig Fotheringham
Susan Frank Richard Franz
Kelly Ferris & Carl Frontera David Fuller
Mark & Dawn Fuller Paige Singer & Jason Furedy Elizabeth & Justin Furry Dominika & Brett Gaines
Luis Garcia Anne Gazzaniga
Brent & Debra Gear Darren & Diane George
Kurt Gewiss Joyce Gillespie
Erin & Kate Goergen Cynthia Good William Gosnell
Rohan & Briana Gray Frederick Green
Joel & Carolyn Greenberg Catherine Spellman &
Michael Groves Natalie & Ben Gruner Yuri & Brent Haglund
Barbara Hallin Robert Hanlon
Gavin & Amanda Hanover Laura Harper Nancy Harris
Trisha & Jerome Hartnett Janet Harwood
Paul & Jacquline Haycock Sharon Henningsen
John & Susan Herman Alice Hernandez Diana Hodder
Marjorie Hoffman Thomas Holly
Quinton Holton II Heidi & Kurt Horacek
Andrew & Kiara Howerzyl Shelley & Jeff Hubbard Rose T Hutchinson Erika & Greg Huyck
Lea Inove Waldo Israel Robert Jacober
Thomas Jankowski Andrea Joachim Carolyn Johnson David Johnson Edward Johnson
Kathryn & Karl Johnson Robert Johnson Sheri Johnson
Tina & Carl Johnson Wendy Johnson
Cindy & Brad Jones Vatsal Chikani & Viral Joshi Antje & Christopher Joslin Preethy & Taro Kaibara Misty & Kory Kapfer
Jessica Keenan Kate & Sean Kelly Joseph Kennedy
Rosemary Anton & Charles Kennedy Sharon Kennison
Patricia Sannit & Bill Kimble Elizabeth & Thomas Knapp
James & Cara Knapp Cathy Knisley Carina Knisley Richard Kocher William Kozub
Christine & Jeffrey Krause Joe & June Kraynik
Ana Melissa Brenes & Matthew Kreek James Kroeger Kim Kroger
Tiffany & Kevin Kucifer Janine & Lale Kuhn Jude LaBarbera
Eric Labas Patty & Larry Langhurst
Geoffrey Lanyon Robin & Sean Larkin Shawn Holton & James Larson James Lavigne
Travis & Trisha Lavigne Mary Lee Lehrich Patricia Leonard
Gail Lewis Randy & Belinda Lewis Bernard Lieberman Lawrence Lieberman
Denyce Liggitt Susan Lindley
Samara Way & Todd Liolios Robert & Ester Little Robert F. Loeffler
Walter & Nancy Locher Kristine & Todd Lockwood
Doug & Brenda Lund Robert Lunny
George MacNevin Terry & Todd Madeksza
Mary Ann Maher
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TAX CREDIT DONORS!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TAX CREDIT DONORS!
Mary Ann Marasco Kathryn Marchwick
Susan Marovic Jill Martin
Kristopher & Leisha Martin Michael Martinez Patty Mathes
Stacey & John Matthews Philip & Joffa Mauskopf
Richard Mayo Christina Noble & Daniel
McCallum Bernita & Alex McCord
Mona McCroskey Marci & John McDonald
Robert McDonald Ralph & Jennifer McKinney Jathan & Chelsea McLaughlin
Sharron McLeod Lisa McMahon Amy Melcher
Javier & Erica Melendez Paul Meyer
Arthur & Carolyn Middlemist DeNee Millar
Ralph & Jennifer Miller Ralph & Debra Miller Sr
Scott Miller Bridget & Scott Minder Carol & Tyrone Mitchell
Barbara & Wendell Montandon
Lisa & Jeffrey Moore Nina Moore
Don & Anita Moren Kathleen Morgan Anne Muhich
Marcus & Lory Muirhead Paul Mulhern
Leslie Futral & Chris Munkel Mary Murphy
Deva Muthuavinashiappan JoAnn Newberg Julie Newberg
Josh & Karena Nies Monica Nies
Karen & Randall Noble Dale & Victoria Norris
Deborah Nye Louis O’Bryan
Jaye & Mike O’Donnell Joelle & Doug Oland Kerry & Joseph Olney
Jennifer Olsen
Margo O’Neill Mary Orlando
\Larry & Margaret Ostendorf Phebe Packer
Lee & Pat Paulsel Scott & Joanna Paulsel
Vickie Pedersen Lynda & John Pendergraft
Cristen Pennington Noe & Araceli Peralta Randy & Jessica Pethtel
Thomas Pfafman Melissa Madden & Keith Pitts
Nancy & Prescott Pohl Loren Polen-Zapata
Tim Porthouse Lisa Sumner & Jim Posever
Dana Price Joanne Price
Evelyn Prokopchak Antoniette Qualls
Terry & Shawn Quinley Teri Radosevich Linda Ramirez Chris Randazzo
Ryan & Melissa Randazzo Brendan & Susan Regan
Douglas Reid Cynthia Reighard
George & Maria Reiss Bill Retts
Amy Reynolds Mel & Marcia Richards
Brian & Diamaresa Richardson
Valerie & Forest Richardson Jacqueline Richardson
William & Nancy Richardson Ladee Rickard
Michel Riggenbach Shannon Riggs Anthony Rinella
Terry & Debbie Rochford Mark Rubin Jack Rudel
Jack RudelCandida Ruesga Tracie & Brad Sanders
Daniel Sannit Michael SanRoman
Michael & Amy SanRoman Bruno Sarda
James & Peggy Schleich Gail Schmeling
Matthew & Emmanvelle Scully
Katherine Seastone Barry & Cathy Shalen
Hani Shennib Scot Shyman John Silvester Dora Simonson Jesse Simpson Lila Simpson
Margaret Sinclair Eileen Singer Rhonda Smith
Ross & Karen Smith Tommy & Shannon Smith
David Snively Victoria Snively
Katherine Yu & James Sousa Rachel Hernandez & Gil
Speyer Rachel & Brian Springsteel Susan & Jonathon Staats Greg & Nicole Stanton
Kim Starkey Whitney Stein Kristin Straub
Gail & Jonathan Strohl Jaima Stuckenschneider
Gary Sundine Rob Sunshine-Barinbaum Gary & Kathleen Sutton Michael & Kathy Sutton Angela & Mike Sweeney
Janet Sweeney Jeff & Amy Talkington Gregory & Lara Tartaglia Kylie & Brad TenBrook
Matthew & Melisa Thesing Chandon Thorell Jessi Thornton
Doris & Steven Torres William Torrey Brian Torry
Jeffrey Trembly Grace Lau & Charles Tsui Howard & Patricia Tubbert
Edgar Turner Mark & Nikolee Turner
Valerie Turner Lawrence & Ranee Tuscano
Luis & Sara Uribe Leah Valadez
Vicki Vanderhoff
Lori VanOteghem David & Elizabeth VanWie
Rose Marie Vasos Elizabeth Vennitt
David & Judith Victor Chris Vinzant
Stephanie Vitanza Paul Waldman
Robert & Naomi Waldman Doris Walker
Jennifer Reighard & Aaron Walker
Seamus & Caroline Walsh Kanah Waltman
Duffy & Sandra Watson Vince & Sue Watson
Patricia & Raymond Weaver Grant & Elizabeth Weicht
John & Cristyn Weil Maria & Marc Weiner
Charles & Amanda Weisberg Sarah & Jason Weiss
Richard & Ann Westphal Drake & Yvonne White
Jay Wiggington Jennifer Wilken James Williams
Walter & Beata Winius III Allan Winter
Betty Wolfenden Cabot Wolford Alice Wright Cathleen Yu
Jill & Jeff Zimmerman
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Villa Montessori School 8
It takes a VILLAge!
Business Name Business Phone Business Web site Parent Name
Kristine Woolsey Studio M- 602.418.8134 O- 480.945.3440 woolseystudio.com Kristine Woolsey
Phoenix Weight Loss 602-274-3438 PhxWeightLoss.com Brent & Debbie Gear
Air Sports Trampoline & Tumbling 602-400-6876 http://airsportstnt.com/ Scott & Jean Larson
Support our Villa Community
In keeping with the community spirit of the “Villa Family,” we would like to help support those Villa families that own or operate businesses. If you own or operate a business, have a child at Villa, and would like your business listed, please contact Barbi Smith at [email protected]. We will
list the name of the business and any contact information.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
Last spring the Elementary II campus on Cheryl Drive had to pack up and prepare for a move down to the new campus. In an attempt to be resourceful, we planned to make the move by ourselves using our own vehicles and man-power…As the date got closer, we re-alized how HUGE this undertaking would be. Shortly there after, we realized we bit off more than we could chew. We heard that Two Men and a Truck was qualified and inexpen-sive; so, with our limited budget we called upon them for a quote. They were not only able to fit within our budget, but they donated used boxes to help us pack up. Pinning down the moving date was tricky and we changed it several times. The owner was flexible and ac-commodating. When we were finally ready, they came to the Cheryl site on time, bright and early with teams of guys that efficiently moved our classrooms. They even accommo-dated all of our “special instructions” to be gentle with our precious Montessori materials. Overall, the experience with Two Men and a Truck was incredibly positive with all of our things landing safely in their new home.
Thank you Two Men and a Truck!
Cave Creek and 7th Street Location
ADVERTISEMENTS:
If you are interested in putting in an ad,
the cost is $10 a month or only $45 for the rest of the 2013-2014 school year. To
begin an Ad, please contact Barbi Smith at [email protected].
Disclaimer:
All information contained in any classified
ad is the sole responsibility of the individual
advertiser. Villa Montessori is not responsi-
ble for the accuracy or reliability of said in-
formation. Villa reserves the right to review
each ad submitted, and to reject or discon-
tinue, revise, and/or reclassify any ad at any
time for any reason. Individual advertiser is
responsible for all proofreading and verify-
ing of all information of the ad.
Villa Montessori School 9
Villa Montessori School 10
Helping Families Save on the Cost of College!
The Head includes: • Taking the right courses, being challenged while keeping grades up because GPA and class rank
matter;
• Standardized test scores. These are HUGE and if the student isn't putting extra effort into this area, they are leaving money on the table. One point difference in the ACT can make the differ-ence of thousands of dollars. Great test scores provide more opportunities, choices and cost sav-ings.
We help families create optimal approaches to paying for their child’s college education.
College planning starts early & requires a balance of: The Head (academics) The Heart (school fit) The Hand (financials)
Learn more by contacting us at: Simplicit College Funding
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