Stanford Montessori PTO

Mark your calendar to join Stanford Montessori at the Chick-Fil-A on Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage for Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night! On Thursday, November 5 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Stanford can earn up to 20% of the total proceeds from purchases made by our PTO members and families. Drive- through purchases count too—make sure you tell the cashier that your purchase is for Stanford Montessori. We raised $647 last year at our Chick- fil-A Spirit Nights.

Stanford Montessori Presents the
7th Annual Pasta Dinner and Silent/Live Auction
Friday, October 3rd

Dinner served from 5:30 to 7:00pm
Tickets prices for adults are $5.00
Children $3.00 (5 and under)
Family of four is $15.00
Pasta and salad provided by Ellendale’s

Silent Auction bidding Thursday, October 2nd from 3:00 to 6:00pm and Friday, October 3rd from 5:00 to 6:30pm.

Live Auction starts at 6:45pm until all items are sold
Auctioneer services by Bill Colson Auction and Realty Services
Titans single-game tickets, Predators tickets
Vanderbilt and UT football tickets
Signed Country Music items
Framed “Music City Star” print by Phil Ponder
And many more items!

Call Stanford Montessori School office (885-8822) for more information.
Stanford Montessori is a Metropolitan Nashville Public School

On Wednesday, October 8, Stanford will observe one of its most beloved annual traditions: Walk to School Day. We’ll gather at 7:30 a.m. in the Food Lion parking lot at the corner of Lebanon Road and Fairway Drive, and walk to school as a group. We’ll celebrate with refreshments in the gym when we arrive at school. We will need many volunters for this fun morning, including: parents to walk to school with their children, food servers for when we arrive at school, and donations of food and beverages, all of which qualify for volunteer hours. You won’t want to miss this fun outdoor activity! To volunteer, contact your classroom’s parent contact or PTO Vice President Carissa Cruz at carissacruz@aol.com

Periodically throughout the year, the PTO hosts Teacher Appreciation Lunches to honor the hard work and dedication of Stanford’s awesome faculty. Each lunch is assigned a theme menu, with three classes helping to provide the food. Here is the schedule for Teacher Appreciation Lunches for 2008-2009:

1. September 19: Salads - Beaty, Baker, Cage
2. November 21: Italian - Blanchard, Burden, Vinson
3. December 12: Holiday Dinner - Hackney, Catignani, Coutta
4. January 23: Casseroles - Kitchen, Combs, McClain
5. February 20: Soups - Morgan, Mott, Payne
6. March 27: Hors D’Oeuvres – Morrell, Travis, Stewart
7. April 17: Sub sandwiches – Warner, Wood, Wheeler

You can earn volunteer hours byhelping set up, serve, or clean up, or by providing food. If you are interested in helping with these events, please contact coordinator Stacie Frye at staciefrye@bellsouth.net.

Our biggest fundraising event of the year is coming soon! Your family won’t want to miss this year’s exciting events. Tickets for the Pasta Dinner will be on sale from September 22 through October 1 before and after school. Prices are $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 through 5, with a family limit of $15. Takeout will be available. The dinner begins at 5:30 in the cafeteria. There will be a sneak peek and early bidding on the silent auction items on Thursday, October 2, from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. in the gym, and again at 5:00 on Friday, October 3. The live auction begins at 6:45 in the gym. Marc Colson of Bill Colson Auction & Realty will be the auctioneer for this year’s event, which will also feature decadent desserts and coffee for $1 each. Come join the fun and support Stanford while bidding and buying some awesome items!

Teacher appreciation luncheons have been a Stanford Montessori tradition for several years now.   If you have not been involved in the past, this is a great way to earn 3 volunteer hours and show our teachers how wonderful we think they are.  This year we are going to shake things up a little by assigning each month to a small group of classrooms.  The theme and date for each luncheon have been selected and are listed at the bottom of the page.  Contact parents for each homeroom will work together to get parent volunteers to cover food donations, paper goods, and set up/clean up duties.  Each homeroom will only be assigned to one month for the entire school year!  Please consider volunteering for this event.  It is an easy way to get some volunteer hours, especially if you have a busy work schedule.   Look for more information about teacher appreciation luncheons when it is your month to host.

THANK-YOU,
Wendy Crow, Stacie Frye and Linda Butts

• September 19- Salads (Beaty, Baker, Cage)

• October- (PTO)
• November 21- Italian (Blanchard, Burden, Vinson)
• December 12- Traditional Holiday Dinner (Hackney, Catignani, Coutta)
  
  
• January 23- Casseroles (Kitchen, Combs, McClain)

• February 20-Soups (Morgan, Mott, Payne)

• March 27- Finger foods/ heavy appetizers (Morrell, Travis, Stewart)

• April 17- Sub sandwiches (Warner, Wood, Wheeler)

• May 15 Mexican (TBA)

Take note of these photo dates:

School pictures for the annual – Sept 24th
Make ups – Oct 29th
Holiday pictures – November 19th
Spring pictures – March 11th

Join our student for a walk to school. Here is how it works:

• We will meet at the Food Lion parking lot at 7:20.
• We will leave at 7:30.

Why is Stanford participating? Walk to School Day is a simple activity with tremendous benefits:

• To experience the most accessible, enjoyable, and effective exercise – walking!
• To create a cleaner environment – fewer cars mean cleaner air.
• To teach pedestrian safety and identify safe routes to school.
• To raise awareness of good or bad walking conditions in our community.
• Local community leaders, parents, and children will spend valuable time together.

October 3rd. Don’t miss it!

Bring your cameras to help take photos for the yearbook.

I will post the time and meeting place later.