March 10
Spirit Week - WMS Spirit Day
Wear WMS or Camp Montessori attire OR dress in our school colors - blue and white.
Deadline to Register for Conference Days (March 17 & 18) & Spring Break Child Care (March 21-25)
Note: No toddlers openings available.
March 11
Spirit Week - Pajama Day
March 13-14
Toddler Test Dates
Toddler testing also available through Quidel - see below.
March 15
On-Site COVID-19 Testing for Registered Primary through Middle School Students & Staff (Toddlers testing also available upon request - email nurse@wmsde.org by Monday at noon if you would like your toddler to test through Quidel)
9-12 Talent Show Virtual Watch Party
7 p.m., Facebook Live
March 16
Virtual Admissions Open House
Noon
March 17 & 18
Parent Conferences
No School.
Pre-registered child-care only.
March 21-25
Spring Break
No School.
Pre-registered child-care only.
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Camp Montessori - Three Weeks Until the Early Registration Deadline
Have you signed your child for Camp Montessori yet?
Our early registration deadline (March 31) is three weeks away!
Families that register for five or more weeks of camp before the deadline will receive 10% off.
Check out our camp website to learn more about summer fun at our core and specialty (archery and academic enrichment) camps!
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Conference Days & Spring Break
WMS will be closed for parent conferences next Thursday and Friday (March 17 and 18) and for Spring Break from March 21-25.
If you haven't already done so, visit your child's classroom page on Bloomz to register for your conference.
Tomorrow is the deadline to register for child care for conference days and Spring Break. No drop-ins will be accepted due to capacity limits. Sign up here.
Note: The Toddler Program is filled to capacity for child care on all of these dates .
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Health Reminders
While COVID-19 remains on all of our minds, it is important to be aware that there are other illnesses, some contagious, that we are seeing in our children. As life begins to return to “normal," other viruses in children, such as severe colds, croup, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and seasonal influenza, are beginning to circulate more widely.
Regardless of COVID-19 results, if your child continues to experience symptoms such as a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, rashes with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms or any symptoms out of the ordinary, please consult with a physician or contact Nurse Mariah to rule out contagious diseases that require treatment. Additional details regarding illness policies are available in the parent handbook or by contacting the nurse.
Please keep your child home if they are too sick to make it through the full school day. If your child becomes ill during the school day and needs to go home, the school nurse or another staff member will call for a pick up.
As always, please contact Nurse Mariah at nurse@wmsde.org if you have questions!
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Spring Break Travel
Spring break is almost here! We know that many families will spend time traveling and visiting friends and family members near and far.
As you make plans for your family, we encourage you to continue to keep the safety of our community in mind. Testing with Quidel will resume on Tuesday, March 29. Please test prior to return if you suspect COVID-19 exposure or have traveled to a location with a high level of community spread.
Thank you for all of your support! Have a wonderful break!
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COVID-19 Testing Schedule for the Week of March 13
Note to Toddler Families: Toddler families may opt to return to on-site testing through Quidel on Tuesdays. Please contact Nurse Mariah by noon on Monday if you would like your child to return to on-site testing. If we do not hear from you, your toddler will not be tested by Quidel. Toddler families may also continue to test on weekends if preferred.
Sunday, March 12 (for Toddlers attending school on Monday)
Test results due. Tests should be completed after noon on Saturday or any time before the deadline on Sunday. Results should be sent to covidresults@wmsde.org.
Monday, March 13 (for Toddlers who are returning to school on Tuesday)
Test results due. Tests should be completed after noon on Sunday or any time before the deadline on Monday. Results should be sent to covidresults@wmsde.org.
Tuesday, March 14 (for Primary, Elementary & Middle School students and toddlers whose families opt to return to on-site testing)
Test on-site through Quidel and submit results when received. Off-site test results (taken on or after March 9) to covidresults@wmsde.org. If you are submitting a screenshot, please include the date taken. Students will continue to test through Quidel for the remainder of the school year.
Please Note: If your child is being tested by Quidel and will not allow Quidel staff to conduct the test on a particular week, you will be notified so that you can complete your test elsewhere.
Off-site testing options:
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CLASSROOM NEWS - As Seen on Bloomz |
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Pre-Writing Skills (at all levels)
Alyssa Ross, Lead Toddler Teacher
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The children in Room 4 have been interested in writing. Some are able to write or trace letters, while others simply scribble. We use pencils and markers to make lines and scribbles, triangles and letters. These pre-writing skills will help prepare them for the Primary Program. |
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100th Day of School
Diane Rineer, Lead Primary (3-6) Teacher
Last month, students in the Primary Program continued the annual tradition of bringing in 100 items to represent our 100th day of school. In Room 18, each child got to sit in the "sharing chair" and state what items they chose and why. The student could then take two questions or comments from the audience. The children truly shine during presentations! During the day, they also worked with staff and friends to count their items.
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Lower Elementary (6-9) Program |
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It's All Business in Room 22
Melissa Connelly, Lead Lower Elementary (6-9) Teacher
It always surprises me how true to life a 6- to 9-year-old business simulation can be. Each team of students designed and created paper products. This business expenses included $1 per piece of paper, $1 for a set of scissors, glue, and markers, and a $1 rental fee for the "store space."
After setting up their “stores,” each child had $5 of “Room 22 bucks” to spend. Any profits (after paying off their business expense loan to the Bank of Christina and Melissa) were split among the team of business workers. Two businesses made bookmarks, an inexpensive and easy-to-create item, but the competition between businesses was fierce. The paper plane business came out as a clear success story, but pricing the planes for the most profit was challenging. One business invested too much money in materials while another ran out of items quickly and would have done better producing more product.
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Upper Elementary (9-12) Program |
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The Birth of Rock & Roll - 9-12 Music
BrendaRose Simkin, Music Teacher
In honor of Black History Month (but 28 days isn’t enough), we are embarking on a 400-year music history curriculum that starts in Africa, crosses the Atlantic and begins a journey starting with work songs and continuing through spirituals, ragtime, Dixieland, the blues, jazz, soul, funk, rhythm & blues, rock & roll and hip-hop. Along the way, we stopped for a “cake walk” dance contest in New Orleans, to the music of King Oliver’s Jazz Creole Orchestra with Louis Armstrong playing the “Snake Rag.”
P.S. The 9-12 students' annual talent show "Diary of the 9-12s) will premiere on Facebook Live on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Join us for the watch party!
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Spirit Week Food Drive and CANgineering Project
The middle-schoolers are already hard at work sorting the food they've collected with the 9-12 students through this week's Spirit Week campaign! If you haven't already contributed, there's still time - you can drop off food donations like canned goods, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, rice, etc., during car line. Monetary donations are also being accepted, which will be used to purchase additional items needed to build a CANgineered sculpture of Almond the guinea pig. Along with being a community service project and an opportunity to create art, students' math and engineering skills will be integrated as they calculate the funds needed to purchase items for the project and consider how to make their sculpture structurally sound with limited supplies. All items will be donated to the Delaware Food Bank upon completion of the project.
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