Friday May 20, 2011 1:30-3:00 P.M.
Raffle Immediately Following This is a rain, snow or sunshine. Here are the details:

• $25 or more per student goal
• Each student who raises money will be entered in a drawing for great prizes!!!
• Each student who raises $25 or MORE will be entered in a raffle for a new bike!!!
• The student who raises the most will earn a special prize!!!
• Please turn in cash, ONE check, or ONE money order for the total amount collected. Checks & money orders should be made payable to North Park Schools PTA.
• If you collect more than 10 pledges, you can use the back of this form to record pledge info.
• Pledges can be turned in starting Monday, April 25. ALL PLEDGES ARE DUE THURSDAY, MAY 19!!

Download the pledge form: Walk-a-thon Pledge Form (148) [PDF]

Discover the possibilities of a Montessori education

We invite you to become the ‘child’ in our classroom and feel the excitement of rediscovering math, relearn grammar the easy way, enjoy the beautiful sound bells, delve into the history of man, and look at everyday knowledge through our science experiments. All concepts are presented to you as we would present them to your child/ren, with a hands-on approach using the Montessori materials.

Event details

5:30 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Adults only, please.

3375 Cheney Ave. N.E.
Grand Rapids MI 49525
Phone: (616) 819-2848
Fax: (616) 819-2849

Sponsored by the North Park Montessori Academy staff.

Stay up to date with our school calendar at http://www.northparkschools.org/calendar/

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Options for next year will be as follows:

Monday/Wednesday 9:10 AM – 12:14 PM
Tuesday/Thursday 9:10 AM – 12:14 PM

Monday/Wednesday 12:54 PM – 3:59 PM
Tuesday/Thursday 12:54 PM – 3:59 PM

We have video of one of our classrooms, and an interview with one of the teachers posted at www.northparkschools.org/video. You can also schedule a tour to observe the classrooms.  Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday between 10:15 AM and 11:15 AM, or between 1:30 -2:30 PM are ideal times to plan a visit.

Tuition is $945 for the school year, and payment plans are available. Applications are now available.  You can also fill out an application to see if you’d qualify for a reduced price tuition.

Please contact any and all of the GRPS staff below. Remember to be polite, to the point and mention the school your child attends.

• Julie Powell, Fine Arts Supervisor, at powellj@grps.k12.mi.us
• Dr. Mayda Bahamonde-Gunnell, Executive Director of Elementary Leadership, at bahamondem@grps.k12.mi.us
• Dr. Bernard Taylor, Superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools at taylorb@grps.k12.mi.us
• John Helmholdt, Director of Communications, at helmholdtj@grps.k12.mi.us

If you would like to relive this evening with your children and loved ones who could may not have attended you can  order a DVD of the ‘Mittens for Music’ performance for $5,  by visiting  www.grcc.edu/duplicationform select ‘DVD’ under duplication form and ‘External’ under billing information. There is a 5.00 shipping charge regardless of order size.

We would like to include an optional crafted gift this year, that the children could make in lieu of one of the gifts on their list. To make this happen, we really need a commitment from at least 15 volunteers.

Please considering lending a day, or half a day, to help with our Elf-ish efforts!

We need help on Wednesday, December 8th to help set up the shop. We need help on Thursday, December 9th and Friday, December 10th to help the kids shop for their family. Please contact Amanda Brown at wilkinsongirl@yahoo.com or 365-0047.

Please indicate which day you can volunteer, and am, pm, or all day and please  be sure your volunteer badge is up-to-date!
AM shift will be 9am–12:30pm
PM shift will be 12:30–4:00pm

Thank you for supporting the North Park Schools PTA.

There continues to be support for our ongoing activities but it looks like we need to work harder to make sure our communications make it home. Boxtops are our most popular fundraiser, followed by labels. The outdoor classroom looks to be the next big idea. Be sure to ask how you can help to make this happen.

Thank you everyone who participated! Look for our 3rd annual survey in the spring 2011.

If you want to support our school and live in the Grand Rapids Area, download the order form here [PDF] and send back to North Park Schools by October 15.

North Park Schools
NPS PTA
3375 Cheney Ave. N.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

The PTA is looking for volunteers to help sort orders on Wednesday, November 3rd anytime from 1:30 to about 6:00 p.m. Please contact Sue Cleland @ 365-7653 or at treasurer@northparkschools.org.