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seWarDThe 3 June 2016
The newsletter of Seward Montessori School, a K– 8 Minneapolis public magnet school
2309 28th Avenue South • Minneapolis, MN 55406 • (612) 668– 4950
La Tonya Gillis
Assistant Principal
Tammy Goetz Principal
Dear Seward Families:
I doubt Teacher Appreciation Week was placed late in the school year by accident. These are the times that try academicians’ souls: as the school year is not a sprint but a marathon, and we are now entering the final mile. Teachers and others involved in academics can usually use a little cheering on at this point!
For those unfamiliar with academic life, doubly so for those who may think teachers have it easy (and that a summer vacation is a outlandish perk), let me attest that while the academic calendar is very different from most job calendars, it is not easier. Academic work follows a predictable pattern of crescendo throughout each term, broken up by term breaks longer than almost anyone else gets to enjoy (but that a good many teachers can not afford to savor, having to work through the summer and sometimes even the winter breaks). Those breaks are a very necessary respite and reset that make it possible to survive the grueling pace of each term...particularly near the end, when grading, testing, planning, and running out of time on scholastic expectations collude to offer up a perfect storm of stress.
If folks at Seward are still looking calm, cool, and collected in the final days of a term, make no mistake—they are like a proverbial duck on the water, cool above the surface but paddling wildly beneath it. You are probably feeling a twinge of this as a parent, too—this is a busy time for us all, but none more so than teachers. So if someone at school looks more than a little haggard one of these mornings—like they have run most of a marathon—please be understanding. I would argue that they have.
Sincerely,
Robert Rossi, Splash Editor
Links to ArticlesSplash Information ......................... 2
The Seward PTA is on Facebook .................................. 2
School Supply Kits Ordering .... 2
Upcoming Events ............................ 2
News From the Seward Specialists ........................... 4
News From the Seward Specialists (continued) ................ 5
From the Art Room: ...................... 6
Seward Round Table .......................7
Seward Round Table continued ................................ 8
District Math Competition ....... 8
The Connected School ................. 9
Crocs to Prom at South High ... 9
Bees Visit Science Classes ........ 10
Safe Routes to School Update ............................... 10
Staff Appreciation Luncheon ...........................................11
Augsburg College Scholarship ........................................12
Parent Involvement Form ........12
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Please note: The last two PTA Meetings of the year have been shifted to take place the first Wednesday of the month, previously held on Mondays, starting at 6:00 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m.
The Seward PTA is on FacebookJoin us on Facebook! Go to www.facebook.com, search for “Seward Montessori School PTA” and join the group.
Splash InformationSplash Staff: Robert Rossi, editor
April Conlee, layout and design
The Seward Splash newsletter is a monthly publication produced by the Seward Montessori PTA. To save both trees and printing expenses, the Seward Splash is available as an online publication. The Splash is posted on Seward Montessori’s website at http://seward.mpls.k12.mn.us. Parents and guardians will receive email notification of the latest Splash issue at the end of each month. Please sign up to receive monthly email notification of the Splash online at: www.sewardmontessori.org/sewardsplash/
A paper copy of the Splash newsletter is provided to all K-5 families. Families that prefer only online access to the Splash may opt out of the paper copy by contacting Mary Delander.
Submissions for the Splash are welcome, and should be sent to [email protected].
This is the last Splash of the school year. See you in the fall!
Splash Updates, published by the Seward Montessori PTA, are email notices that supplement the monthly Seward Splash newsletter. Please send Seward Updates submissions by Friday for publication the following week to [email protected]
Upcoming Events
June 7: 6th grade field trip to Grand Slam 7: Last day of school 7: 8th grade completion ceremony, noon
Ceremony in the gym, reception in the cafeteria 7: 8th grade dance, after the completion ceremony 7: 8th grade picnic, in the evening 9: Round Table Meeting, 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
At the school, Room 205August 25: Fall Open House
Middle School, 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Children’s House-5th grade, 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
September 2: Middle School Picture Day
J Last Day of School June 7 J
School Supply Kits OrderingWith the end of the school year fast approaching, it is time to think ahead to next year, and to school supplies!
Would you like to have your school-supply shopping taken care of with the click of a mouse? Would you like to support the Seward PTA (Parent Teacher Association), too? Then SchoolKidz school supply kits are for you!
From now until June 14, you can order the appropriate kit for your child for next year, and it will be delivered to their classroom by the first day of school. The kits include all (or almost all) of the school supplies your child will need next year. Ordering is online-only.
Go to www.shopttkits.com and use the school account number 97203. Please be sure to order the kit(s) appropriate for the grade level(s) your student(s) will be in next school year! E1 is 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, E2 is 4th and 5th grade, and Middle School is 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, and only applies
if your student will be at Seward for Middle School. Important: E1 classrooms 104, 105, and 109 (Sue Backus, Freny Irani, and Jodi Stee) require differentiated supplies, so SchoolKidz kits are not available for those specific classrooms.
The deadline for ordering is June 14. The best part is, a portion of the purchase amount goes to the Seward PTA!
Questions? Contact Karly Randall: [email protected]
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The 2016 Seward Picnic and Bike Rodeo is a wrap! Thanks to all the families that attended and all the parents who donated their time to make sure this event went as well as it did. The weather was perfect, and the street closure provided the perfect amount of space for the sea of bikes, dining, and smoothie making!
The event kicked off with a ribbon cutting for our new bike fleet. This is a very exciting development! Seward Montessori students will now have the opportunity to take biking field trips on a more frequent basis. (The district bicycle fleet was only available to us once in the fall and once in the spring.) Freewheel Bike provided bike check-ups while Rodeo Headquarters helped students get ready for the bicycle safety course and
let them check out a loaner bike if they needed one.
A special shout out to Seward Montessori’s Health specialist Jody Volk and E2 teacher Lisa Herr, who have been instrumental in helping to incorporate the Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum at Seward. Look for more updates this coming fall.
There are many links in the chain that keeps Seward Montessori’s biking initiatives moving forward. Special thanks to Allina Health, Action for Healthy Kids, AAA (the American Automobile Association), Freewheel Bike, the Birchwood Café, MNDOT (the Minnesota Department of Transportation), Minneapolis Public Schools, and our amazing Seward Montessori community! Thank you!
Freewheel Bike owner Jake Helmbrecht donated his time, van, and tools to help with our rodeo bike safety check. Here he oversees the work of Seward’s very own student mechanics Noah Pearson-Cater and Abdi Ahmed.
Safe Routes to School chair Matthew Hendricks takes a moment to go over rodeo route details with fellow wranglers, and Seward parents, Tim Schaub and Mark Kaufman.
Brian Cornell and Rolf Scholtz had time to wrangle some smiles as they take a break from the rodeo action. Rolf is the chair of the Seward Montessori Bike Sharks Committee. Brian is the incoming Seward Montessori PTA Chair
(front, left to right) Seward Parent Liaison Mary Delander keeps a keen eye as Kerry Cashman and Nasra Noor ensure no one over-indulges in one of our school’s favorite gathering treats—sambusas!
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News From the Seward SpecialistsScienceKaren Utter [email protected]
1st, 2nd and 3rd grades: Pollinators I decided not to give the 3rd graders the benchmark test on Energy and Matter so that they could join our pollinator study. We studied which plants are pollinated, and what organisms do the pollinating. We studied the fact that pollinators are in danger and three reasons why that might be: climate change, disappearing flowers, and chemicals. We studied ways we might help pollinators. The kids chose between designing pollinator gardens and writing a letter to Mayor Hodges or Governor Dayton. Finally, we planted some flowers that are good for pollinators. Some kids planted on the east side of the school and others planted in cups to take home.
4th and 5th grades: Engineering is Elementary (Designing Maglev Systems) We finished our work designing maglev trains. The kids came up with some remarkable ideas! The last week of school, as is our tradition, we will play Capture the Ball with the E2 class that has gym on the same day we have science. I get to play on the science class teams, but Bill doesn’t get to play on the gym teams! That just wouldn’t be fair! ;-)
HealthJody Volk [email protected]
Children’s House is continuing their health education by stretching, playing a running game involving a health concept, and having a lesson on the red circle. A few special days they were in my classroom doing movements from GoNoodle (an interactive website with many movements to choose from). This is one way they will get movement in Health class next year instead of utilizing the gym’s space.
E1 and E2 have learned about mental, emotional, family, and social health. They have spent a quarter on growing and nutrition. They have learned about medicine safety, disease prevention, being safe, and having good personal health. They participated in the Bike!(E2), Walk!(E1 and E2), Fun! curriculum. Finally, in the last few weeks of school they are learning about community and environmental health. Each class also participates in GoNoodle, which is an online movement activity where the students choose from various categories and follow along or make up their own movements.
A survey for the Bike! Walk! Fun! curriculum went home to all E2 families. It is very beneficial to myself and the school district to get as many of these back as possible! Here is a link to the questions:https://docs.google.com/a/umn.edu/document/d/1Ed_7OoUF7dVMukSIZkXqvevL6d9Ykm2Bda_4ntOLPRw/edit?usp=sharing
6th grade is finishing up the growing and changing unit. They have learned about the physical, mental, and social changes that accompany puberty; positive and negative peer pressure; body image and self-esteem; good hygiene; and body proportion sizes. They will wrap up the school year with a final project in which they can work in small groups.
(left to right) Friendly polinators Hazel Jorgensen and Sineenart Schroeder sipping some nectar in Science class
(left to right) Chaltu Hassan and Ella Holleran living the pollinator’s life
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News From the Seward SpecialistsArtDonna Schloer [email protected]
It is hard to believe that the 2015–2016 school year is coming to an end. Students are working hard to complete their final projects.
Children’s House and 1st grade artists are having fun making masks.
2nd and 3rd grade artists are creating interesting works of art with a little surprise—they are more than what they appear to be at first glance!
E2 artists are working hard to complete their Lichtenstein-inspired Pop Art paintings. A few students have already completed their Pop Art paintings: please see the included photos on page 6.
Middle school artists are completing a collaborative work of art. They are using their drawing skills, imagination, and problem solving abilities to complete this exciting project.
I would like to wish all students and families a happy, safe, and restful summer. I am already excited about all
the great new art projects we will work on next year.
MusicBarbara Rice [email protected]
The year ends with a review of musical concepts taught throughout the year for all students. All classes return to favorite songs and dances. We also learn a few new songs celebrating spring and summer.
Children’s House students are dancing and singing songs related to classroom themes: the ocean and the jungle. The students are demonstrating their skill at playing instruments with the beat of the music.
E1 students sang songs of Africa during April and May. The students made connections between their classroom studies and songs from various countries in Africa. All E1 students participated in a music performance during the month of May. Thank you to all the families who were in the audience for these performances.
E2 students created percussion pieces using simple rhythms performed on hand drums, rhythm sticks, and maracas. We recorded our ensemble work and listened to the recordings. We also paired the recordings with readings of the book Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.
7th Grade Service Project
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From the Art Room:
Johnny Test by Gavyn Schacher, 5th grade
Bart Simpson by Franklin Bradley, 5th grade
Flash by Ismail Ali, 5th grade
Minion by Jamila Abdi, 5th grade.
Woodstock by Jane Wachter, 4th grade
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—Thursday, April 14th, 2016—
PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) ReportIntroduction to E1 (Combined 4th and 5th grade classrooms)
• Manipulatives are used for both Math and Language studies
• Math (presented by Kelley Dean) » Visuals are used increasingly » By the end of 4th grade the students are equipped
with five different ways to multiply; towards the end of the year they are taught division, if they are ready
» Fraction work is also focused on in 4th grade, as well as geometry
» 5th grade starts with a review of multiplication and work with cross multiplication, then dives into division, angles, using a protractor, and calculating the area and volume of shapes (geometry)
• Language (presented by Kelley Dean) » Culture studies: book clubs, literature
circles, and the 5 Great Lessons » Incorporate research, presenting skills » Use graphic organizers, marking
the text (AVID strategy) » More reading of non-fiction
• English Language Learners (presented by Miki Brown) » Presented different examples of WIDA Level 1–6 work
· Levels 1 and 2 (Beginner)· Level 3 (Intermediate) · Levels 4 and 5: co-teaching model (Advanced)· Level 6 (Exit ELL services)
• AVID (support for the academic middle) strategies in E2 » Note taking skills » 3 column notes » Collaboration between students » Socratic circles » Use graphic organizers and sentence
stems to help ELL students » Working on organization
Middle School (presented by Katharine Skibbe, 7th/8th Grade English Teacher)
• Minnesota Common Core Standards• 3rd floor is beautiful
• 6 periods (6th hour electives are now called EXPLORE! classes)
• English and social studies collaborated together• ELL teachers in middle school co-teach in Sarah Rose’s
English and John Roper-Batker’s science classes• We try to meet the needs of the whole child• 6th graders have classes with only 6th graders• 7th and 8th graders have mixed classes• Huge goal is to prepare them for a
successful high school transition• Middle school has an amazing team of teachers J• Smaller middle school has its strengths—helps
ensure kids do not slip through the cracks• Communication: weekly updates via email
or hard copy, phone calls, meetings• Several new EXPLORE! classes for next year!• EXPLORE! classes are quarterly; students request
admission, with 8th graders given top priority for placement in their first choice class
• We have a great Seward family!• Parent suggestion: podcast of This American
Life by a middle-schooler talking about their experience (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/449/middle-school)
Safe Routes to School Update• Funded by a grant, 18 brand-new Trek bikes
were purchased for our bike fleet!• The bikes were purchased from Freewheel Bike
(the West Bank location in Cedar-Riverside)—this is a GREAT partnership for Seward
• Last Cedar-Riverside ride: 6 new bikers rode!• Seward’s Bike Day and Waffle Friday was a huge hit!• We are getting a concrete shed for our bike
fleet that will be delivered next week• The May Bike Challenge is on!
» The last Wednesday of the school year participants can go to Memory Lanes for lunch, where there is bowling and fun, to celebrate!
• Jody’s health classes have been biking! » New bikers stay at Matthews Park and
volunteers help them learn to ride » Jody has done a fantastic job with this!
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(Seward Round Table continued from page 7)
• Walking Wednesdays will continue through the end of May—this has been going well!
• City of Minneapolis has been awarded $300,000 because of our Safe Routes to School work…money goes quickly
• Meeting at Matthew’s Park on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. to talk about making the closure to the Greenway permanent to keep our bikers safe (29th Ave and the Greenway)
• Bike Rodeo was Friday, May 20th with our Spring Potluck Picnic (decorate your bikes, tune up your bikes, bike safety)
• Bike Rodeo is in need of Volunteers!!!
Principal’s Report• Superintendent Search: Monday, May 16th
from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the Davis Center
• Sarah Rose took the Media Center position (she currently teaches English Language Arts)—she will do lots of technology with the kids
• Half-time ELL and Assistant Principal positions are still open
• Ben Knaus will be new AVID teacher in middle school
• Shannon will be a new E2 teacher to take Agnes’s place (she will be taking Montessori training this summer; she is an experienced teacher)
• Dena Stauffenecker, the social worker, is leaving and we are in the process of choosing her replacement from amongst candidates that we have interviewed
• Math and Reading coaches were hired as well
• Proposed 4-year-old program (High 5 program) was not funded by the district for next year, but Tammy isn’t giving up!
• Kindergarten registration went very well!
• MCA testing is FINALLY done
• MAP testing for 1st and 2nd graders and the 8th graders are taking their science tests
Construction Update• People who are moving are starting to
pack up to move to their new space
• 212 and 201 will be demolished to make a common space for E2 as well as a space downstairs for E1
• Completion is mid–July!
This was the final Round Table Meeting of the year. Meetings will resume at the start of the next school year.
—Thursday, April 14th, 2016—
District Math CompetitionSeward was able to bring eight students to the 5th grade math competition held on May 7th at North High School. The participants were Noelle Hendricks, Tove Bulander, Brianna Baltzer-Lovato, Ayub Mohamed, Yasemin Isaacs, Ingrid Noren, Faduma Hassan, and Mica Pedersen. They all did stellar jobs. Noelle got an honorable mention for the fact drill, while Yasemin and Mica got honorable mentions for their scores on their individual rounds. Seward’s Math Team is coached by Karen Utter and “Dr. Steve” Margolis.
(Clockwise from lower left) Faduma Hassan, Ingrid Noren, Mica Pedersen, and Yasmin Isaacs
(Clockwise from lower left) Ayub Mohamed, Brianna Baltzer-Lovato, Tove Bulander, and Noelle Hendricks
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The Connected SchoolRob Rossi, Splash Editor
In writing the Montessori Story, I found myself wondering what Maria would think of Montessori education today. Would she be happy to see so many of her materials still in active use, or sad that so little had changed?
What would she think about technology in education, and in particular the selection of apps and online learning tools that claim to employ a “Montessori approach?” I am not sure...but Maria was always an advocate of a tight, closed feedback loop between educational experimentation and practice: what she called “scientific pedagogy.” I suspect her answer would be “try it, and study the result.” I don’t know how this would sit with parents today, though—or how it sat with parents in her era, for that matter! I am guessing most parents are skittish about their student’s education being an experiment, preferring teachers stick to tried-
and-true methods that they know work.
Writing the Montessori Story also led me to ask myself if there is anyone out there today who is an innovator in education the way Maria was in her own time. There are actually lots of candidates...but the one who stands out in my mind is Sugata Mitra. He argues that education today is not broken, but it is outdated: it admirably prepares students for a place in the administrative engine of the British Empire, which is no more. At a minimum, I agree with his analysis of the current education model, and that it would be great to shift the motivation for learning back from threat to pleasure; but his TED Talk offers great deal of food for thought:https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud
He goes so far as to suggest students can learn on their own using computers. As a teacher myself, my first reaction to this was very negative, but on reflection
I found myself asking how different it really is from some of Maria Montessori’s fundamental premises.
On a related note, this spring I taught an after-school class at Seward on computer programming, to 1st through 3rd graders. I’d originally intended it to be entirely based on a free app called The Foos, having seen my son pretty much teach himself programming with that and have a great time doing so. However, for safety’s sake I opted to teach the class in a computer lab (no dropped tablets!), only to find the non-tablet version of The Foos slimmed down to only a few lessons right before the course began...so I had to improvise! I found many other ways for kids to learn to code, and I have assembled them at rrts.us/code. I didn’t like any of these as much as The Foos (they involved violence, or were less exploratory), but for some kids they were more engaging. Ironically, after watching my son, I thought (just as Sugata’s rich
parents did) that he had a “gift” for coding. Teaching the class, I found all the kids took to coding like ducks to water, with little more from me than Sugata’s
“granny” encouragement.
On an entirely different note, I was putting together a list of handy online resources when I realized this one would be useful to everyone who has to plan ahead for a day at Seward. It gives the hour-by-hour weather forecast, which is much more helpful than the high and low and the chance of rain for the entire day that you get from most forecasts:forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.96&lon=-93.23&FcstType=graphical
For an even better sense of what is about to happen, check the local radar loop:http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=MPX&loop=yes
Note that it updates about every 5 minutes, and thus is always a little behind real life...but it is a great way to see what is coming.
Crocs to Prom at South HighWhen Crocs-loving South High students, led by Seward alumnus Cornelia Lutz, took to social media to encourage their classmates to wear the rubber clogs to prom, a South High student journalist took their story online, where it caught the eye of the Crocs company CEO. This resulted in 500 pairs of Crocs being delivered to South High so that prom goers could wear #crocs2prom! Read the story in the Star-Tribune at:http://m.startribune.com/crocs-will-be-footwear-of-choice-for-south-high-prom/379448481or view the feature that aired on KARE11 television:http://www.kare11.com/news/its-all-about-crocs-at-mpls-south-high-prom/193455358
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Safe Routes to School Updates:
Action Alert: Safe Routes Infrastructure Update
The test closure of 29th Avenue at the Midtown Greenway has been in place for a year, and the City of Minneapolis is proposing to reopen 29th Avenue at the Greenway for northbound traffic. The City is also proposing to add traffic calming features to several intersections along 29th Avenue and 24th Street.
The Seward Montessori Safe Routes to School committee feels strongly that maintaining the current Greenway closure is a critical part of maximizing the safety of our students and community. Do you agree?
To learn more about the planned changes, and to share your thoughts regarding this proposal, please consider attending the Seward Community Development Committee (CDC) meeting on Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the Seward Montessori cafeteria, accessible via the Matthews Recreation Center. City staff will be on hand to hear your feedback.
You can read the 29th Avenue Test Closure report online:http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@publicworks/documents/webcontent/wcmsp-179265.pdf
Third grade was all abuzz on May 24, when guest speaker Jenny Forster Warner, from the University of Minnesota Bee Lab, came to share her knowledge with students. E1 Science classes have been studying pollinators, their role in food production, why they are in danger, and what we can do to help them. Numerous students have been involved in designing and planting a pollinator garden outside the school, and others have written to government officials, encouraging provisions that protect pollinators. The third graders got their chance to view bees up close with Forster Warner, who brought a sealed glass observation hive into the science classroom.
(left to right) Svea Kaynes, Abdou Dibba, Cruz Saavedra Hernandez
Ayub Hasan observes some bees in his E1 Science class
(left to right) Will Fruge, Najat Ahmed, Niles Fast, Svea Kaynes
Bee’s V is i t Sc ience C lasses
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The 2016 Seward Montessori
Staff Appreciation LuncheonPlease label containers with your name or use disposable dishes. Drop off itemsWednesday, June 8th between 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in the school MultipurposeRoom. Please pick up your empty container before the office closes at 3:30 p.m.
Our family will donate:
____ salad (e.g. green salad, pasta salad, rice salad, veggie or fruit tray)
____ main dish/hot dish/casserole/chili/cheese or meat tray/etc.
____ dessert
____ lemonade
____ iced tea
____ ice
____ gift cards ($10-$20)
____ money donation for decorations, food, gifts
____ serving baskets for bread (these can be picked up after the event)
____ pitchers for serving water (these can be picked up after the event)
____ baggies or containers for leftovers
I am available to help at the following time on Wednesday. June 8
____ 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (set up: adults and any age kids)
____ 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (host: adult, Middle School kids)
____ 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (MC- welcome staff and run game: adult or MS kid)
____ 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (move office/classroom stuff to new space: adults, kids)
____ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (clean-up: adults and any age kids)
____ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (move office/classroom stuff to new space: adults, kids)
I can help with:
____ Soliciting donations of gifts or services for teachers
Your name ______________________________________________________________
Your child’s name _________________________________________________________
Phone number ___________________________________________________________
email __________________________________________________________________
Questions?
Please contact: Christine Brand at [email protected] or
Mary Delander at [email protected] or (612) 668–4952
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AUGSBURG COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
In 1997, a scholarship was established with Augsburg College for all students at Seward Montessori. If students have good attendance, have improved academically, parents or family members have attended parent-teacher conferences, and two school events a year, each of their children would earn $1000 a year if they attend Augsburg College. The maximum amount would be $8000 to be spread out over four years of college.
Please fill out this form when you attend a school event (you only have to do it twice), so the teacher knows that you have attended a school event. Please give the form to your child’s teacher. The teacher keeps track of attendance, conferences, and academic performance.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Delander at (612) 668-4952 or [email protected]
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Augsburg College ScholarshipParent Involvement Form
Name of Program or Event _______________________________________________ Date __________________________
Student’s Name _______________________________________________________ Room Number ___________________
Parent or Guardian _____________________________________________________ Phone Number __________________
A $1000 scholarship to Augsburg College will be given to each student at Seward Montessori School for each year they attend Seward (up to $8000) and fulfill the following criteria:
• A parent or guardian has attended 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences during the school year• A parent or guardian has attended 2 school sponsored activities• The student has good attendance• The student has improved academically during the school year
Please fill a copy of this form out for each of your children. Please return it to each child’s teacher.
Questions? Please contact Mary Delander (Parent/Community Liaison) at (612) 668-4952 or [email protected]