Providence Montessori

Classroom V had an exciting field trip to The Falls of the Ohio.

These primary students enjoy their time cooking with Ms. Terry.

On Wednesday, September 21st, Providence students celebrated International Peace Day.  The students sang songs about peace led by music teacher, Mrs. Franzini. Pictures of the students can be seen at http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/21/1891096/international-day-of-peace.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgN0lEh5IA&feature=share

 

This video does a wonderful job of extolling the attributes of a Montessori education.  Every parent wants to have their child be engaged in learning and have a light in their eyes.

 

A four year old primary student concentrates on a 1-10 turtle counting work with Mrs. Campbell.  This a concrete way to help the children learn to associate number & quantity.

Business Manager/Human Resources Specialist
Application Deadline:  May 23, 2011
Qualified persons interested in applying for the position should supply a resume to Carol Hiler at 1209 Texaco Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40508 or call 255-7330.

General Information
Length of Work Day:   7 Hours (80%) 
Length of Work Year:   Year Round, Excluding Holidays, Spring Break
Salary: TBA

General Job Description:
Perform advanced clerical accounting duties related to the preparation of monthly financial statements, conduct daily book-keeping activities related to school operations and support human resources functions.  Job description available upon request.

Enrollment Openings for Full-Day and Half-Day Primary Classes for

2011-2012 School Year

Providence offers a full-day and a half-day primary classrooms serving children beginning at age three and continuing through the kindergarten year. The classrooms have a three-year age span to allow children to both learn from and teach other children.

There are typically 25 children in each classroom and three teachers. The primary program offers half-day (8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and full-day (7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

Call the office at 255-7330 if you are interested or know of another family who would like more information.

Lower Elementary presented their Earth Day projects to the school. Although the Earth Day picnic was rained out, we had a big turnout to see the projects and attend the Book Fair.

Providence's 3rd Annual International Night was a big success.  The parents, students and teachers celebrated the Hispanic culture with food, games, singing and activities.

Kentucky native, Jon Carloftis, award-winning garden designer, garden writer, television guest, author, and lecturer, visited Classroom VIII and taught the students how to make terrariums.

Classroom VIII hosted the Toddler Program at a Valentine's Party.  The Sixth Years planned the decorations, activites and food for all to enjoy.

Mrs. Hiler and the toddlers joined the Primary students and listened to the Elementary Holiday Concert.

The students have been hard at work raising money to help bring Green Bean home.  Our foal will be auctioned off by LexArts in January.  Keep sending in your change and watch Green Bean race around our track out front of the school.

Mr. Martin, the teachers, and the students (toddler-6th grade) are hard at work throwing, glazing and firing bowls for our Chili Bowl Supper.  Stop by between 5 and 7pm and have chili in your new chili bowl.

 

Classroom VII and VIII had a once in a life time experience when they attended the WEG (World Equestrian Games) in October at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Remember that Providence Montessori has a foal in Horse Mania. With the cooler weather, this is the perfect time to get out and stroll the Horse Mania event.  Look for Green Bean at one of our local libraries.

Classroom VII made corn bread the old-fashioned way.

Green Bean is done and ready to trot down the Legacy Trail this Fall.  Before Green Bean heads out, he is on the front porch at school.  Stop by and see what a fantastic job the Martins and your children did in making Green Bean come to life.  The students can even point out the part they painted.

Recently we have had the good fortune of purchasing adjoining properties at 1211 and 1215 Texaco Road. The implementation of a campus wide management plan, the first stage being the re-development of the properties, will occur within the next two years.  The outcomes will focus on student safety, improved traffic flow, parking, and ecologically sound practices.  This plan, along with future implementation phases, will allow our school to continue to remain in the forefront of Montessori schools in Lexington and across the nation. Ways to Give

John Martin - $3,440. Green Leaves. Educating students of the importance of water conservation, water quality and storm water run-off management. Students will collaborate with art teachers sculpting natural forms, which will be cast in a fountain on campus, representing the constant replenishing of the earth's natural resources through the flow of water.
View Inside Providence-Art Section to see pictures of the fountain's progress.

All the children of Providence are working on a weaving project that will be auctioned off at the Providence ROCKS Event on April 24th.  The weaving is called Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.

Classroom VII enjoys the snow on the playground by building a life-size snowman.

Imelda Inuca, from Ecuador, shared with the children of Providence the cultural richness of the kichwa people by demonstrating the original art of embroidery created by many kichwa women from different communities in Ecuador. She shared the extraordinary and unique ability to embroider extraordinary images and figures both by hand and by machine. 

Paschal the Rascal from The Lexington Spellbinders entertained the Lower Elementary students with his stories.  The children were spellbound.

Mr. Monarch, a Providence dad, demonstrated his fencing skills for the school.  He brought with him some friends who showed the school their fencing abilities.  The children really enjoyed the demonstration.