WAUWATOSA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Dear Wauwatosa Montessori School Family,

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Music and Art Festival on Monday and our Spring Band, Orchestra, and Choir Concert on Tuesday of this week! We appreciate the hard work, talent and passion that Ms. Ionina, Mr. Burmeister, and Mr. Bregant, and Ms. Brennan put in to create these wonderful opportunities for our students. To all of our WMS families, thank you for recognizing the value of music and art in your child’s life, for partaking in the events, and for all your support!

Field Day is coming - Monday, June 3rd, 1-3 pm. If you’d like to volunteer, there are opportunities to do so! Thank you to the PTSA and Cori for planning this fun experience for our students!

Thank you to Erin McDougal and Sandy Ritschke for coming in this week to talk to classes about the Fun Run and Fundraiser this week! Our first drawing was today. Here’s how you can get involved:

1. Have parents register for Fundraising: Givebacks - Get Cashback for You & Your Cause

2. Raise money $$$$

3. Do your best

4. Get entered to win super cool prizes each week

5. Enjoy the Fun Run and Junior Olympics

Thank you to Ms. Jenice for organizing the Katherine Applegate author visit at Whitman on Thursday and to all of the chaperones that volunteered!

Staffing Updates:

The job share in Lower Elementary is not being extended and the school will be seeking a full-time Montessori certified teacher for the classroom. Mrs. Grassmann and Ms. Rosich shared that it has been their pleasure to work with the children this school year. We thank Mrs. Grassmann and Ms. Rosich for their dedication and service. You will be missed.

We will miss Kim Giddens next year. Kim has resigned. Kim, thank you for going above and beyond for students each day. You will be missed!

The educational assistant position and the Montessori Teacher position are posted on WECAN.

Virtue of the Month: Caring

Caring: Giving tender attention to the people and things that matter to us. Listening with compassion, helping with kindness.

Quote of the Week: “I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” -Fred Rogers

Hope to see you at the PTSA meeting next Tuesday, May 21st at 7 p.m. in the AP Room!

I wish you a great weekend ahead,

Melissa Pallin

Principal

• May 24th - NO SCHOOL - Flex Day
• May 27th - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
• May 30th - AP Capstone Night - 6-8pm - Conference Room C
• June 3rd - Field Day - 1-3pm
• June 4th - Field Day (Rain Day) - 1-3pm
• Jun 6th - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal for all grades (4K through 8th) - 11:30am

Pop's Popcorn/Pretzel Fundraiser

We are thrilled to partner with Pop’s! Below is an exclusive promo code that will allow you to order delicious popcorn from Pop's while earning 20% back for our fundraiser.

Promo Code: TosaMontessori24

Direct Link: https://orderpops.com/discount/TosaMontessori24

Here's how it works:

1. Visit the Pop's Popcorn website at www.orderpops.com

2. Browse through our range of popcorn & pretzel flavors and products.

3. Select the items you'd like to order and add them to your cart.

4. During checkout, enter the promo code provided above.

5. Complete your order, and 20% of the total purchase amount will be credited back to your fundraising organization and the person ordering will get 5% off their order each time they use your promo code.

6. There's no limit on the number of orders you can place! Share the promo code with your supporters, friends, and family members to maximize our fundraising efforts. Every purchase contributes to our cause.

****NOTE - If anyone wants to order and save the $5 shipping fee, as long as you place your order before next Friday, May 24th, let Jen Jacobs know about you order either via email or text and she will pick it up and deliver it to school.

jvitense@hotmail.com

(414)416-4478

PTSA Corner

Register for the Fun Run

Our largest fundraiser of the year kicked off Wednesday! Get your kids registered and start asking friends, family, coaches, or anyone you know to help support the school and PTSA. The money raised through this fundraiser helps us provide bussing for school field trips, put on school community building events like Trunk or Treat, show appreciation to our WMS teachers with stocking the teacher's lounge, giving additional stipends for classroom support and more.

Check your child’s Friday folder for more details.

Register for the Fun Run here!

WMS Field Day & Fun Run

Monday, June 3

Come celebrate your kids and all the fundraising they did this school year on Monday, June 3. The PTSA is seeking volunteers to help work stations or donate supplies. Click here to see all of the volunteer opportunities

Last PTSA meeting

Join us for our last meeting of this school year. May 21, 7-8 PM in Room 30.

Join our team!

We are looking for help for next year. We have officer openings for the positions of Vice President and Membership Chair. Interested or want to nominate another WMS parent or caregiver? Let us know at tosamontessori.ptsa@gmail.com.

Hello my name is Mark Veth and I am the president of the Wauwatosa East Junior Raiders tackle football program.

If your child likes football and would like to play in high school, specifically at Wauwatosa East, this would be a great chance to get some experience and develop towards that goal. This link will take you to the registration page for the Junior Raiders:

https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/420316

There are no cuts for the Junior Raiders Football, so if you register your child they will be placed on a roster. We are looking to have everyone registered by Friday May 24th.

The season starts with practice the first week of August and goes through the middle of October. We will play 7 games, and our home games will be at the field adjacent to Tosa East. Our practices will be held either at the same field or Longfellow Elementary. We play in the CYFL (Classic Youth Football League) which includes teams from Burlington, Catholic Memorial, Marquette University High School, South Milwaukee, Watertown, Waukesha West, Nathan Hale, and Wisconsin Lutheran.

Cost for the season is $325, and we will provide the Helmets, Shoulder Pads and Uniforms.

If you have any questions, please call me at (414) 520-8687, email me at tosaeastjuniorraidersfootball@gmail.com, or message me through Team Snap once registered.

Please enjoy this Library Choice Board celebrating May the Fourth be with you, Cinco de Mayo and Children's Book Week. Please note some games may be blocked in school, but can be played at home. You can find it on Classlink: Tosa Schools Libraries site or by the links below. Enjoy!

If you have any interest in helping with our raised garden beds, we are looking for a few bags of miracle grow garden soil donated, currently on sale at Lowe's! Simply leave them outside of the school by the building under the overhang and we will be sure to get them to the proper place.

Thank you in advance.

My name is Jen Jacobs, mom to Olivia in 5K and Preston in 5th. I also am the co-editor of the Oak Tree Oracle, our student-led newsletter. Hopefully you all have been enjoying the “news” from the classrooms! Up until now, the newsletter has been run completely by students in Mrs. Namboothiry’s upper elementary class but I am so excited to be adding student reporters from Ms. Emily’s class as well! They will have a special section featuring student achievements outside the classroom. For example, do you have a child that sings? Plays the drums? Is a karate black belt? Dancer? Theater performer? We want to hear about it and celebrate them! If you and your child are okay with them being featured in the newsletter, please email the Oak Tree Oracle with the student and a picture if available of them doing it is what they do so our student reporters can interview them. And if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me as well.

Email photos and blurbs to both Preston and Ms. Pallin:

jacobspr2031@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us

pallinme@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us

By sending an email with a photo you are also giving permission for the photo to be shared.

WSD Parent University Session: Parenting Children with Special Needs: Navigating Challenges with Love and Empathy

Time: 6-7 pm

Place: Fisher Conference Room A

When: May 21, 2024

RSVP Form: RSVP

If you are able to help with classroom "wishes", please do so. Maybe ask employers to donate as well?

LE Amazon Wish List

LE Waseca Wish List

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

UE2 Wish List

TPT class fund: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ClassFund/Emily-Brenner-60523?ownCampaign=&utm_campaign=ClassFundDashboard

Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/FW79EVFAVO5Y?ref_=wl_share

Mrs. Myers - AP Math - Amazon Wish List

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

Ms. D - AP

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1MD068F0WYKWO?ref_=wl_share

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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/813611528756561
Twitter: @TosaMontessori