Week of January 24th – 28th Summary

January 28, 2011

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Upcoming SPMA Campus Open Houses: Friday, February 11th at 10 am and Tuesday, February 15th at 6:30 pm. Tell your friends! Bring a friend! Call 785-2534 for more information.

• Time to Gather Your Change! On Tuesday, February 1st students will be collecting change at morning carpool for the Souper Bowl of Caring. Drop your change with team spirit into the soup pot for the Steelers or the soup pot for the Packers. All monies collected will be donated, as part of the national effort to feed America’s hungry, to Deep Well.

• Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd and Friday, February 4th. All students will dismiss both days at 11:30 am. If you need to confirm your conference date and time, please contact your teachers directly.

• More calendar events here.

Board of Trustees Note:

• The Development Committee invites you to Dine Out & Raise Funds for SPMA!

School Notes:

• SPMA is currently collecting milk bones (not raw hide) for the dogs at the Hilton Head Humane Association Animal Shelter for our monthly outreach. Please bring in a box or bag and place them in the baskets in the school foyer. Thank you!

• Get your new SPMA car sticker from Head of School, Darcie Patrick!

• The next delivery of organic produce boxes are coming to SPMA February 1st! Read more and sign up here.

• Watch WHHI/Lowcountry Child SPMA videos here. The January 2011 episode features Cursive Writing at SPMA!

• Bess is now offering a hot lunch for our students – grilled cheese sandwiches! Order forms for Bess’ lunch are due each Friday by 10 am for the following week. Lunches can be ordered for 1 to 5 days per week. Call Bess at 785-2377 with questions and for full menu options.

• SPMA Shutterfly photos!

• Every Friday is Spirit Day! Go to ShopSPMA to click into Land’s End school uniform shop.

Opera Notes:

• Shout Outs and Advertisements for the opera performance program are due Wednesday, February 2nd.

• Please contact Teresa Kunich,Opera Coordinator, if you are able to lend a helping hand as we head into the busiest and most exciting weeks before the opera!

Ask Maria:

Q: What are The Four Planes of Development? And does it involve air travel?

A: I’ve defined four stages of human development and labeled them “The Four Planes of Development.” Through years of observation I’ve noted that within these stages the development is intense at the beginning, consolidates, and then tapers to the next. The first and third planes are creative periods of intense acquisition of skills and knowledge, while the second and fourth planes are the calmer periods of consolidation where skills and knowledge are absorbed and made one’s own. The key to all the planes of development is the individual’s need for independence which is expressed differently throughout the planes (each lasting approximately six years) and is exhibited by their own special characteristics. SPMA offers developmentally aligned education during three of these four planes. No, air travel is not involved, but the journey is thrilling just the same.

Do you have a Montessori Method question? Please email it to “Dr. Maria Montessori” and we’ll get it answered. Your question will be posted anonymously.

SPMA Booster Club Notes:

• Box Tops, Harris Teeter (relink card with SPMA 2563-VIC PIN) Publix Partner Cards (if you need one email the Booster Club and we will send one home with student). Details here.

Class Notes: