Pre-School
The Gilroy Dispatch: Habitat for Humanity Gives MMS PreK a Playhouse
The Gilory Dispatch, 1/6/2011, "Habitat for Humanity gives playhouse to Mt. Madonna." Read more: http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/271668-habitat-for-humanity-gives-playhouse-to-mt.-madonna
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Students Dip Their Toes in Ocean for Sake of Marine Mammals
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/2/2011, "Mount Madonna students dip their toes in ocean for sake of marine mammals," article by Shanna McCord, photos by Larissa Mueller. Read more: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17267734
Good Times: Touching Toes, Mount Madonna Students Spread Environmental Awareness
Good Times, 2/3/2011, "Touching Toes: Mount Madonna students spread environmental awareness and hope on Worldwide Waste Reduction Day," by Alicia Hinds. Read more: http://goodtimessantacruz.com/santa-cruz-blogs-commentary/santa-cruz-good-times-blog-freshdirt/2148-touching-toes.html
Morgan Hill Times: Mount Madonna's Youngest Students Receive Playhouse Gift
Morgan Hill Times, 1/10/2011, "Playhouse donated to Mount Madonna's youngest students," by Leigh Ann Clifton. Read more: http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news/271823-playhouse-donated-to-mount-madonnas-youngest-students
Growing Up in Santa Cruz: Sharing Nature with Children
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, January 2011, "Sharing Nature with Children" by Sarojani Rohan, teacher and MMS' PreK program director. Read more: http://www.growing-up.com/
Habitat for Humanity and Broadcom Donate a Playhouse for School's Youngest Students
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“I like this house,” said the small boy, his dark eyes shining as he watched teacher Nate Rockhold adjust placement of the stylish new playhouse in the school’s play yard. “I want to go inside it.” Adjustments completed, Rockhold stepped back and smiled, watching the ten or so preschool and kindergarten students as they took turns going inside, looking out the windows and opening and closing the door.
SantaCruzParent.com: Sharing Nature with Children
SantaCruzParent.com, 9/30/2010, "Sharing Nature with Children," by Sarojani Rohan. Read more: http://newsletters.santacruzparent.com/Newsletters/view/September302010,111.html
Rainy Day Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
The Lower School regularly meets and departs from the Farmhouse Bus Stop Area. Students should never be dropped off and left alone in a classroom area or at the Upper Campus. During heavy rains, our PreK-2nd grades students will go directly to their classrooms and grades 3-5 will board a bus to take them to the Courtside Campus.
Summertime Play and the Phenology of Learning
Reflections from Summer
by Supriya Mary McDonald
Summertime is space for growth, renewal and adventure in my household. Having been in education now for over 36 years as an adult and 15 years as a student and daughter of a teacher, my internal time clock has always been in rhythm with the cycle of school life. Fall was the time for new beginnings, filled with excitement and curiosity; Winter, a time for study and indoor wonderings and experiments; Spring, the time for applying new knowledge, tracking progress and performance and finally Summer, the time for unscheduled play, learning and adventure. I am often surprised by the amount of growth that happens in our students over the down time of Summer. For me, summer camping, hiking and being in the outdoor environment, contains the nourishment and connection I need to broaden my perspective of the whole.
Drive for Schools 2011
To raise funds for construction of our new multipurpose gymnasium, Mount Madonna School participated in Drive for Schools! ALL stubs, money, and unsold tickets were due back by Thursday, October 13th. The auto/cash drawing took place on Sunday, October 23rd at 1:00pm at the Capitola Auto Mall (Toyota). You do not need to be present to win. LIST OF WINNERS
THANK YOU to families and students for your support of the Drive for Schools ticket sales. We raised $8,519 for our Capital Campaign.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classes sold the most tickets and they will celebrate with pizza lunch parties!
Congratulations to our top individual fundraisers who will receive gift certificates as a thank you for their outstanding efforts:
- Alyssa Feskanin (9th gr) - 102 tickets! WOW!!!
- Noah Tervalon (4th gr) - 72 tickets!
- Isabella Cambell (1st gr) - 70 tickets!
- Savannah Cambell (3rd gr) - 61 tickets!
- Benjamin Pearson (2nd gr) - 61 tickets!