WHITE MOUNTAIN MONTESSORI NEWSLETTER

April 2004

FEE INCREASE FOR ’04-‘05

Due to increasing costs, personnel additions and our goal to purchase our building next year, our fees will increase for the upcoming year. This is the first tuition increase in three years. The $100 registration fee per family remains the same. These funds are directed towards new materials and other supplies for the classrooms. The monthly fees for tuition will increase to $440 for full day and $305 for half day ($20 and $15 respectively). We will still offer a 5% tuition discount for advance payment of year in full. Tuition monies are used for payroll, insurance, rent, utilities, etc. Finally, a new Activity Fee will be initiated for the upcoming year. This will be $50 per child due at the beginning of the school year. This fee will be used to support Enrichment Activities such as Sign Language, Art Appreciation, Foreign Language, Music, Yoga, etc. Please feel free to contact your Board with any questions or comments. Remember, we are a nonprofit, parent-run school. Everything you pay goes toward the school and the teachers. Thank you for your support.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES:

SOUTH AMERICA NIGHT:

Thursday, May 13, around 8:00 PM: Clean up after Miss Melissa's "South America Night." Volunteers will be needed to move tables, stack chairs, and tidy up.

GARAGE SALE: (please contact Kendra at 368-8863 for more info on volunteering)

	Saturday, May 1 (time to be determined): Help sort and price our sale items.
	Saturday. May 8 (time to be determined): Help sort and price our sale items.
	Friday, May 14 (time to be determined): Work the sale - many shifts will be available.
	Saturday, May 15 (times to be determined): Work the sale - many shifts will be available.

END OF YEAR CELEBRATION:

Thursday, May27: Clean up at Blue Ridge after the Celebration.

MISCELLANEOUS: Miss Panda always has miscellaneous tasks, so please ask her!

ONGOING:

	LUNCH HELPERS: Any day, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Help unpack lunches, distribute napkins, open yogurts, etc., wipe tables, sweep floors.
	PLAYGROUND HELPERS: Any day, 8:30AM - 9:00 AM: Push swings, help monitor children.
	CLASS ROOM HELPERS: Do you have any special skills? Language abilities? Artistic or craft talents? Or maybe you'd just like to teach a favorite song or read a book. If so, then Miss Panda would like to talk to you! GROUNDS KEEPER: rake wood chips, take care of flower beds, etc.

VOLUNTEER TIME

Have you completed your 12 volunteer hours per child enrolled? If not, please look over the volunteer opportunities above and come in and sign up! There is still plenty left to do. (Remember, a $200 fee will be assessed to every family that does not fulfill their 12 hours).

ESCRIP!

What is this Escrip-thing that we keep telling you about? It’s basically $$ free money $$ for our school! All you have to do is sign up your Safeway Frequent Shopper Card and also any of your Credit or Debit Cards that you use frequently (this step is not necessary, but it will mean more contributions for the school). That’s it! It takes 5 minutes or less and then you can forget all about it. The contributions from Safeway and other participating retailers will come to us automatically and you don’t have to do anything else! Log on to www.escrip.com to register. Use ID # 10494774, or look us up by location and name.

PRINT CARTRIDGES

We are collecting used print cartridges as another easy way to make some money for the school. Please bring in any used cartridges and place them in the box in the entryway.