James Simons Montessori School

Due to the forecast for inclement weather this week related to Hurricane Ian, the district will now be moving to eLearning or remote work days for both tomorrow, Thursday, September 29th, and Friday, September 30th. School and district buildings will be closed on both days.

Debido a la previsión de las inclemencias del tiempo esta semana en relación con el huracán Ian, el distrito ahora se moverá a eLearning o días de trabajo a distancia tanto para mañana, jueves 29 de septiembre, y el viernes 30 de septiembre. La escuela y los edificios del distrito estarán cerrados en ambos días

El maestro o la escuela de su hijo le proporcionará información adicional sobre eAprendizaje para ambos días

Kaleidoscope y todas las demás actividades extracurriculares y programas extraescolares programados para el jueves 29 y el viernes 30 de septiembre se cancelan

Les pedimos que continúen monitoreando los medios de comunicación locales para conocer las condiciones climáticas, y por favor manténganse seguros.

Read more:

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Please email Ms. Rosie at [email protected]

Adolescent students hard at work with the continent study of Africa. After researching, students make 3d reliefs.

As a Montessori parent, the time management component has been most important and meaningful to my children, especially as they entered high school. Love that our adolescent team came up with this! ♥️

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We have been on Beanstack for a week and look the the reading minutes logged!! Way to go James Simons.

Montessori moment-Ms Rachael’s class investigated the timeline of life. Each child was then responsible for animal research as well as the making of it (with playdoh). Students then coded facts in Scratch & attached a makey makey. During a gallery walk through visitors needed to touch the interactive animals to hear the facts. STEAM meets Montessori! Fabulous and SO MANY SKILLS from this lesson.

Congratulations to this week's, "Unsung Educator of the Week",
(Vilaphonh) Phillip Sisombath, James Simons Montessori School

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"Mr. Phillip" joined the James Simons community during the 2021-2022 school year, and our students and staff have been the beneficiaries. Officially serving as a Teacher Assistant in a Lower Elementary classroom, Mr. Phillip shares his calm energy to all of the students who he encounters. He is always willing to lend a helping hand and is a true team player.

Mr. Phillip understands that relationships are the foundation to success and he takes the time to get to know the students. His sense of humor and caring smile let everyone know that he is someone to be trusted. Whether it is when he is greeting students in the cafeteria or taking a walk with a friend who may be having a tough day, Mr. Phillip continuously exemplifies the power of kindness. Additionally Mr. Phillip helps elevate his student’s potential by truly listening to them and learning about their lives and encouraging them to share their gifts, even if they are not yet able to see those gifts. He is a true visionary and a natural Montessorian who sees the good in everyone, even if, and especially if, they don’t see that good in themselves.

During the 21-22 school year as students were rehabilitating to full time school after a year and a half of virtual instruction and a myriad of other learning obstacles that the Covid19 Pandemic brought, Mr. Phillip served as a rock in our community. His stability and consistency was something that students and staff alike learned to rely on.

As this new school year begins, we are once again blessed to be in the presence of such an enlightened educator and positive person who reminds us what really matters in life and school. We love and appreciate you Mr. Phillip! --nominated by a colleague

Thank you for this great partnership, Begin with Books!

SIX 3- TO 4-YEAR-OLD CLASSES at received BWB book bundles this week. What a treat to introduce young children to new reading adventures! Charleston County School District James Simons Montessori School

The James Simons Jaguars played their hearts out against East Cooper Montessori Wednesday evening. At many times, spectators were holding their breaths and biting their nails. In the end, East Cooper squeaked out a win, but we are VERY PROUD of our lady Jaguars!

Our week is ending with the NA 🗺 map. 😢 MS created scavenger hunt card works for UE. UE created landform cards for primary and LE discovered map features and created their own islands after studying the map with their own key and compass. 😅 So much fun packed into this week of map study. We can’t wait to get the next one!

MS scholars created a scavenger hunt work for the LE/UE classes with the geography map from 🌎 🗺
So excited to roll this work out.

Hey JS families!! If anyone has T-shirt screen printing connections our middle school girls would love some team shirts for volleyball. Email Ms. Marji if you can help!

Girls on the Run registration closes August the 26th at noon!

At Girls on the Run, we believe that social-emotional growth, as well as in-person connections, should remain consistent throughout young people’s lives. Our program ensures girls’ inner strength, confidence and relationship skills remain strong, no matter their environment.

Since 1996, our program has inspired participants to:
-Appreciate, love and respect what makes them unique
-Set actionable goals that they can complete by the end of the season
-Develop new habits and activities that create a healthier lifestyle

Unlike other clubs or organized sports, Girls on the Run focuses on the whole girl – inside and out. Our group of highly trained coaches are there from start to finish, reminding our participants that anything is possible and that no goal is too far-fetched. Every girl deserves to hear this reassurance.

To learn more about Girls on the Run, please visit www.gotrcoastalsouthcarolina.org. We look forward to seeing you soon!

With gratitude,
Coach Rosie, Stacie and Jen

https://www.gotrcoastalsouthcarolina.org/3rd-5th-grade-program-details

See you tomorrow at the park!

What a wonderful First Day of School we all had. Superintendent, Mr. Don Kennedy, visited our sweet school and even took a "First Day of School" picture.

Face and Fee Night TONIGHT! 3:30 - 5:30
Can't wait to see you.

Families, many thanks to Friends of James Simons for hosting our Back to School Gathering at Corrine Jones Park. Hope to see you there.

Good afternoon, James Simons Family. This is Beth Dillenkoffer, your interim principal. First of all, I apologize for being so quiet this summer, but the Blackboard communication system was down until a couple weeks ago and I just completed my training to use it yesterday. I'm excited to be able to speak with you!

I hope you have enjoyed your summer and done lots of reading. The school building is quiet without you and we're working hard to get things ready for the first day of school.

As a reminder, the first day of school for 4-year-olds and up is Wednesday, August 17th. Three-year-olds will begin Monday, August 22nd. Students can arrive on campus between 7:20 - 7:40 am. Three-year-olds will dismiss at 11:00 am.

All students and families are invited to attend our Fact and Fee night, held Tuesday, August 16th. Feel free to visit the school between 3:30 - 5:30 pm on the 16th to drop off school supplies, pay your magnet fee, and complete online registration (if you haven't done so already). For those of you who haven't completed registration, you will be receiving additional information shortly on this process.

Parents and students, expect to hear from your teacher in the next couple of weeks about specific information regarding your homeroom. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, you can always reach out at the school.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Some of our students planted sunflowers many weeks ago to show support for Ukraine. They are in full bloom now! Thanks, Ms. Cara for the beautiful idea and for helping our friends, the pollinators. 🐝

School supply lists are out.

So many great readers, I can't keep up! Additional shout-outs to Ryan, Milan, Annie and Amelie! 😍🎉📚

Shout-out to Connor, Elliott, Alessandra and Kayleigh ! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, staying cool, and reading aplenty.

Congrats to our Spanish teacher on her wedding this weekend.
Mrs. Taylor Leach 🥰

What an amazing time was had at our Friends of James Simons Spring Fundraiser last Friday evening. MANY thanks to all of our wonderful, supportive sponsors:
MONOC LAW • CHARLESTON TOURS & EVENTS • THOM AND SARAH KEPHART • VERDE • JUICE PLUS+ • GRUENLOH LAW
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS • LAUREN SANCHEZ DESIGN LTD. • TWENTY SIX DIVINE • PETERSON-GUNTER FAMILY • NICHOLAS AND CAITLIN GREEN • PLUFF MUD STRING BAND • APOTHESOURCE • DINO BARS • BRIGGS-MOST FAMILY • HAMPTON PARK VETERINARY • BRITTINGHAM INSPECTION SERVICES • SARAH AND PINOR HUJA • LINDA AND ALEX SANCHEZ • ALICE AND CHRISTOPHER SKORKE • PENINSULA FAMILY DENTISTRY/TONGUE TIE CENTER OF CHS • THE BUTLER FAMILY • SWAMP TO SEA HONEYBEES •
LUZURIAGA MIMS, LLP

REDUX CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER • HOME TEAM BBQ • CHRISMAN PHOTOGRAPHY • BUTCHER AND BEE • LOWCOUNTRY LEMONADE • LE CREUSET • KRACKE HOSPITALITY, LLC • FORCE OF NATURE • BLENDER BOMBS • EDMUND'S OAST • ORDERLY SC • GWYNN'S OF MT PLEASANT • WILDCRAFT • BERRY'S WHOLESALE • ABIDE A WHILE

Kudos to Jordan and Vivian for representing James Simons at CCSD's District Spelling Bee. This deserves some r-e-s-p-e-c-t!

Our Kids Heart Challenge has officially kicked off! Many thanks to everyone who has already started raising money so we can help our children have healthy hearts. Our school goal is $10,000 and students have until March 25th. Top 3 students get a chance to pie Ms. Cortnie. Get to jumping!

So far over 50 volunteers have shown up to “Love our Community” and Keep Charleston Beautiful!

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Please visit the Greenheart market tomorrow, Thursday Feb 24th. Yummy! The following items will be available: 🥬🍅🥦🥕🧅🍇🍠

Brussel Sprouts
Delicata Squash
Red Seedless Grapes
Tangerine
Asparagus
Green Onions
Kale
Collards
Lettuce
Turnips
Cabbage
Beets
Purple Radishes (Rosebank Farms Johns Island, SC )
Purple top turnips(Fort Farms Shulerville, SC)
Curly Mustards (DMF Farms Sumter, SC)

Hours are 3:30pm - 6:00pm.
Orders are accepted through the online Farm-Stand at https://greenheartsc.square.site/, or by phone/text: 843-637-0207 or email:[email protected].

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Families, please remember to stop by the GreenHeart Market Today. Produce available is:

Pink Lady Apples
Green Cabbage
Red Seedless Grapes
Oranges
Sugar Snap Peas
Kale
Carrots
Radishes
Collards
Lettuce
Turnips
Leeks
Beets (Multiple Farms)
Purple top turnips (Fort Farms, Shulerville SC)
Arugula (ROSEBANK FARMS - Johns Island, SC)

Hours are 3:30pm - 6:00pm.
Orders are accepted through the online Farm-Stand at https://greenheartsc.square.site/, or by phone/text: 843-637-0207 or email:[email protected]

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Hey JS Families! Here is a sneak peak of our Bookfair. Today we are open for previews. Sales will start next week! Keep an eye out for “wishlists” and ardent shoppers who are ready to negotiate like their lives depend on it. 😂

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12X4oUyz-Gewmzoe5EvalIQHol8vXHytb/view?usp=drivesdk

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Families, if you wanted to sign up to participate, please do so now - only 10 slots left! Looking forward to our second annual Community Cleanup.🙂

Many thanks to our 2022 Business Sponsors:

Monoc Law Firm
Charleston Harbor Tours & Events
26 Divine
Park and Grove
D'Allesandro's Pizza
Huriyali
Pluff Mud String Band

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The Bookfair is coming! It's a magical time of year. We are excited to set up The Bookfair Thursday and open it to our student from this Friday, 2/11 through noon on Friday, 2/18. We are excited to use Bedford Falls as our company. They are a small family owned company from Raleigh and have a number of great book selections from a variety of publishing houses. We are also able to offer a cool option for families to avoid sending in cash, check or card with their students. If you set up an account, you can give your child a preauthorized spending limit that drafts from your desired account without any exchange of money for your child. The link will walk you through the process. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call or email Ms. Rosie. 843-724-7763

https://watch.screencastify.com/v/qFakT8JM83nQN1hvWivI

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James Simons News - YouTube

Did you know our students run a daily news show? You heard it here first! Subscribe to our channel and hear all the things at James Simons Montessori.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLazVfA8y3PqgdUI2hby9jg

James Simons News - YouTube Watch our hard hitting news reporters give the scoop at James Simons Montessori School.

BIG NEWS to share: McGraw Hill announced the winners of its third annual ALEKS All-Star Educator Awards, an awards program honoring outstanding educators who have used the ALEKS learning solution to achieve exceptional results, through extraordinary effort to help learners succeed.

Our own, 🥳Ms. Sharon Beeson 😍 was one of only two K-12 winners.

Sharon Beeson teaches grades 4-6 at James Simons Montessori. Sharon uses ALEKS to get a granular view of what skills her students need support with. Her students bring two of their favorite ALEKS questions every Monday to discuss as a class.

Read more at this link: https://www.mheducation.com/news-media/press-releases/aleks-all-star-educator-award-winners-2021.html

Staff, students and families: Please come help clean up our Charleston community, while raising $ for our school. Can't wait to see all of you Saturday, February 26.

Free COVID testing for students, teachers and staff!

The following DAYTIME sites are currently available to all CCSD students and staff for Covid testing:

Stall HS from 8am- 4pm
WA CAS from 8:30am- 2pm
East Cooper CAS 7:30am-3pm

AFTER SCHOOL:
St. John's HS - Tues/Thurs 3:45-7p (District 9)

IMPORTANT:
Parents should complete the QR code (see attached flyer) prior to arriving at the testing site. If a student is tested without a parent, the parent will need to give verbal consent via phone at the testing site. Please see the QR codes at the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hVDNIkGUn2VvM3fTrAkwHX73o3lzka52/view?usp=sharing

https://www.ccpl.org/news/ccpl-lowcountry-food-bank-launch-kids-cafe-snack-program-children-and-teens-after-school-0

Ms. Williams, our amazing art teacher, is offering all of us a chance to upcycle those everyday materials into beautiful art work. Please send cereal boxes and toilet paper & paper towel tubes to school with your children.

James Simons families, Murray-LaSaine is one of our Montessori sister schools and we would love to be a part of their service project. If you can bring in any items, please put them in a bag or box labeled "For our Refugee Friends" and we will get them to Murray-LaSaine by Friday afternoon. ❤

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We are so proud of Ms. Stooks and Marshall representing James Simons. Congratulations to you both. 💕

Congratulation to this month's Educator of the Month for April, Millissa Stooks and the Student of the Month for April, Marshall Chase both of whom joined us this week to be recognized by our club. Ms. Stooks was accompanied by her fiancé and was chosen by James Simons because she is a strong and steady advocate for the primary team at James Simons Elementary. Her peaceful demeanor creates a harmonious and productive environment in her classroom and she is always willing to help team members or provide calm space for another student to work. Marshall was joined by his parents and his grandmother. Marshall is a Kindergarten student in Ms. Daniels’ class and takes his job as teacher’s assistant very seriously, going above and beyond every day. Perhaps he’ll be working in the healthcare field someday, because when there a substitute teacher had a chair collapse under her, he insisted she go to the school nurse and escorted her to and from the nurse’s office. These were certainly wonderful honorees to end our project for this year and get us primed for school year 2021-2022!

Parents - here's info for the Tough Conversations Zoom session coming up on May 20th! Please check it out.