DrumBeat: Drummond LSC and PTO News & Views

http://www.amontessorimarketplace.com

This website was just launched yesterday and offers resources for parents to download, a free online newsletter, reasonably priced workshops for Montessori parents and many Montessori materials and albums for purchase.   It has ideas for activities, games and learning methods for parents to introduce to their children at home.  Check it out and see what you think!

Okay, it’s still top secret but here is a more detailed description than what I posted yesterday.  From Alexandra Hischen-Dobrowski:

 The PTO has been planning a teachers’s appreciation project that will be executed the first week of spring break. We are still looking for people who would like to get involved and who have wood working, painting or sewing skills. Please drop Alexandra (Luca’s mother, Rm. 104) a mail  at  with your contact info (phone # & email) if you are able to help. (For the people who already offered their help verbally, please do the same, so that we can create a contact list).

I’m posting this for my husband, Brian, Ellery Warling’s dad…

FREE PORTRAIT & SIBLING SITTINGS from
PICTURE DAY by WARLING STUDIOS

• Did you miss Picture Day this year?

• Wish for a beautiful sibling portrait of your children?

On Saturday, April 14th, Picture Day is hosting FREE PORTRAIT SITTINGS for children at our studio.
We receive many requests from parents during our picture day season to photograph their children who attend different schools and/or desire a sibling portrait. To meet these requests, we invite you to bring your children to our studio on April 14th to be photographed in our distinctive Picture Day style. We can photograph each of the children individually and all of them together. All ages of children are welcome (sorry, no adults will be photographed). Feel free to invite other families you know who may be interested in this exclusive opportunity to schedule an appointment.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Contact Shay by email: or phone: 312-733-5646 to schedule a time.
2. On April 14th show up at 350 N. Ogden Suite 300, a few minutes before your scheduled time to allow for check-in.
3. Two weeks later you will receive your color and black and white proofs along with an order form in the mail. If you wish to place an order, just mail or fax in the order.

I noticed in a few communications this week that the PTO Plant Sale was included in April’s schedule.  This was an error.  Shortly after we return from Spring Break, you can expect to see flyers and order forms for all sorts of great plants that will be available the second week of May.  Please excuse the error, but start getting excited about your spring planting!

Please check out this musician, Brice Kapel, free at the Chicago Cultural Center this weekend.  Eva Grondal from the French Academy let me know that they will be using his music in French Camp over Spring Break!

Enter the colorful and joyful world of Coloricocola!

Coloricocola Featuring Brice Kapel Sunday, March 25, 1pm Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater 77 East Randolph Street FR EE ADMISSION

Brice Kapel presents an interactive story-telling concert in French for children, young teenagers and their parents. Kapel’s music has universal appeal, inspired by his Togolese and French origins and his world travels. Language and differences are not barriers in this interactive concert - they’re assets! Meet Brice Kapel directly following the performance. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the French Consulate of Chicago.

The Chicago Cultural Center is the nation’s first free municipal cultural center and one of the foremost free arts showcases in the country. Every year, the Chicago Cultural Center is home to hundreds of free art exhibits, performances, and cultural events, providing a showcase where the public can enjoy and learn about the arts.  Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602 (312)744-6630 www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Volunteers are needed to help out with a very special, top-secret project during break.  This project may include painting, assembling, some lifting, and will definitely be something you will be glad to be a part of.  Basic familiarity with tools might be a plus but is certainly not required.  The days will depend on the volunteers’ availability so please let us know if you’re interested.  For more details that aren’t so vague or to volunteer, please contact Alexandra Hischen-Dombroski at  or leave a comment below.