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Great News from Mrs. Judy and our Artsonia Community! Laurie88 from MCS has been selected as a finalist for this week's "Artist of the Week" award for the 4th-6th age group. The finalist who receives the most online votes between now and Saturday December 01 will be selected as Artsonia's "Artist of the Week." Head on over and cast your vote!

http://www.artsonia.com/aotw/vote/teacher/68970465

Artsonia's Artist of the Week Contest Artsonia is a kids art museum where young artists and students display their art for other kids worldwide to view. This gallery displays schools (K-12) and student art projects in our museum and offer exciting lesson plan art project ideas.

Save the date! Our annual Feast Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, November 20. You won't want to miss this long-standing MCS tradition!

Hey everybody! A note from Mrs Kim:

We had a great turn out for Fact and Fee yesterday but we still have many of you to see today. Please come by to get your child's folder and complete a couple of forms that are essential for us to have by the first day of school!

Check out these photos from Days 2 and 3 of Teacher Appreciation Week. Our goal is to keep the bellies of these amazing educators full and happy! Sticky Fingers lunch on Tuesday (with leftovers on Wednesday) and fancy desserts from Gala this afternoon. Yum-o!

Day 1 of Teacher Appreciation and we're off to a tasty and healthy start. Teachers enjoyed healthful snacks and received cute gifts in their mailboxes.

Teacher Appreciation Week is upon us and this week we celebrate the teachers who illuminate the world to our kids! Take time this week to acknowledge your appreciation for all they do. Help your child create a handwritten note or card, bring your teachers a flower or a hand made gift or take time to stop by and offer your teachers an encouraging word. Your teachers will appreciate your and your child's efforts and will know that you care!
Share your photos of your child's creations and we'll be sure everyone sees. The PTA will be posting photos of the ways we've pampered teachers all week.

Many of our students will have work displayed this weekend at the North Charleston Youth Art Exhibit at the North Charleston Coliseum. It is free to attend and the art will be on view from 11-5pm, May 5-6. There is a reception on Sunday at 4:30. Everyone is welcome to attend!
https://northcharlestonartsfest.com/expo/

Arts Fest Expo FREE PARKING and FREE ADMISSION Enjoy a diverse array of performances on 4 stages, roving entertainers, art & craft vendors, exhibitions, hands-on children’s activities, live art demonstrations…

This year, MCS will be celebrating teachers with Teacher Appreciation Week during the week of May 21-25. Stay tuned for more information on ways you can honor your child's teachers during that week ... and beyond!

Our students participated in Canstruction today at Tanger. Please "like" our design of a Polaroid camera to vote for it. Voting ends at noon on Sunday.

https://www.facebook.com/TangerOutletsCharleston/photos/pcb.2172925899390225/2172924542723694/?type=3&theater

Montessori Community School – ”Polaroid Camera”

Ok friends! Now is the time to do all you CAN to help out our team! Find MCS's photo and click "like" to vote for our team.

Montessori Community School – ”Polaroid Camera”

There's still time to donate to this project. Let's help Mrs. Allison G raise the funds needed for these exciting learning materials!

Hands On Science = Hands On Fun | DonorsChoose.org project by Ms. Gross My students need a water table and outdoor easel to bring their learning outside. "What will happen if....?" This is a frequently asked question in my class of 3 to 6 year old students. I...

Congratulations to Liz Ramirez, outdoor classroom teacher at Malcolm C Hursey Elementary School, for receiving a $500 National Agriculture in the Classroom grant.

Hursey Elementary is one of only 16 schools throughout the U.S. to receive a grant and, the only school in South Carolina.

Hursey’s garden is a school-wide project in which younger students plant seeds and cultivate plants in the school garden, older students work with a local farmer, Joseph Fields, at his family farm and in the school garden and, all students distribute produce they grow through a school market, ‘Healthy Basket.’

Earth Heart Growers connects kids and the earth Earth Heart Growers is a non-profit organization started right here in the Lowcountry connecting kids and the earth. The organization was created to support Charleston public school children and th…

Click here to support Church Creek House Fire Relief organized by Rebecca Rakes Kinne This is an attempt to try & raise funds for our neighbors in the Church Creek neighborhood of Charleston, SC. The family lost their home, beloved pets, & belongings in a house fire early Sunday morning (12/3/17). The family members all survived, and are trying to cope with the emotional & phys...

Many of our MCS teachers are pursuing opportunities for you to support our school through Donors Choose. If you aren't already familiar with it, this a wonderful program for public school teachers to make requests for relatively small grants for specific projects or materials. Take a minute to check out this request made by Allison Gross, MCS primary teacher.

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/hands-on-science-hands-on-fun/2894752/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_submitted&rf=email-system-2017-11-project_submitted&utm_swu=8077

Hands On Science = Hands On Fun | DonorsChoose.org project by Ms. Gross My students need a water table and outdoor easel to bring their learning outside. "What will happen if....?" This is a frequently asked question in my class of 3 to 6 year old students. I...

The Back to School Picnic is tomorrow! It's not too late to RSVP for this fun, annual MCS tradition. See you there!

Back To School Picnic 2017 The Back to School Picnic, an annual tradition for our school, is coming up soon. Join us at the Spray Play/ Playground area of James Island Co Park for a time of playing and having fun with new and old friends. Parents are asked to bring a dish to share and volunteers are needed. Please sign up he...

The Back to School Picnic is coming up on Sept. 30. We'll gather at James Island Co Park and have a fun time with food, play (Spray Play will be open!) and new and old friends. If you haven't signed up for a food item or a time to help out with the event, click through this link to find the Sign Up Genius for the picnic.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48aaa72fabf49-back1

Back To School Picnic 2017 The Back to School Picnic, an annual tradition for our school, is coming up soon. Join us at the Spray Play/ Playground area of James Island Co Park for a time of playing and having fun with new and old friends. Parents are asked to bring a dish to share and volunteers are needed. Please sign up he...

The Biggest Montessori Classroom You’ve Ever Seen Is Now In Session in the Post Oak School Gym | Swamplot One hundred seventy 3-to-6-year-old students restarted their school year at the Post Oak School in Bellaire this week in one very large classroom: the school’s basketball gym. Harvey flooded the lower school campus at Bissonnet St. and Avenue B in

Another successful Field Day has come and gone! In addition to exciting fun and games in the morning, Mrs Ruth organized an afternoon of educational sessions about water safety, climbing, professional hockey, and yoga. Thank you to all of the volunteers, teachers, middle school students and staff members who made this year's Field Day a day to remember!

Past and current students, families and teachers of MCS are invited to drop in and celebrate the career of Mrs. Terry Hartnett. Let's show Mrs. Terry how much we appreciate the impact she has had on the littlest of learners!

Let's show our support for our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Judy!

Vote for your favorite artist from the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition! Artist Judy McSween will be showing her work from May 26th-June 10th in Marion Square at booth #62. You have three opportunities to vote below by commenting, liking, and sharing this post so make sure you show your support for your favorite Piccolo Spoleto artists. *Only votes on the Visit Charleston, SC page will be tallied.

5 Discoveries In Neuroscience That Support Montessori Teaching - Exploring your mind “The first duty of an education is to stir up life, but leave it free to develop,” claimed Maria Montessori more than a century ago.

Hey Everybody: check out this fun, family-friendly event!

Hey y'all, save the date and come out to the beach on Sunday, May 21st. Join us at chico feo after a nice family time in the ocean. Enjoy of the best local food, great music, massage, raffles and more while supporting our cause. See you there!

MCS PTA will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week during the week of May 15-19. Be sure to check back here for updates on ways you can help us celebrate our wonderful teachers!

The Montessori method isn't just for kids!

How The Montessori Method Applies to Today’s Workplace Maria Montessori’s legacy reshaped the field of education, introducing the philosophy that we learn and grow best by following an innate path of self-development. She knew what she was talking about—she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize an asto

Our Upper Elementary students enjoyed some of the best in tennis competition this week at the Volvo Cars Open.