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Villa Montessori, Villa Voice Pg. 1

Letter from

Head of School,

Margo O’Neill

Dear Parents,

A terrific time was had by all who attended the auc-

tion this year. In addition to being a fundraiser, this

event is really such a nice community building

event. We would love to get your feedback on the

auction, so if you have not already done so, please

complete using survey link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/villaauction.

We would appreciate your input.

I would like to acknowledge Sue Watson who is re-

tiring after this year’s amazing auction. Sue has

been a Villa icon for many years. She has helped

raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through vari-

ous fundraising events, including the annual auc-

tion, the tax credit campaign and Helping Hands.

Sue, the entire school cannot thank you enough for

all you have done over the years.

In addition, I would like to acknowledge Kristi Lock-

wood — 2016 Parent of the Year. Kristi, your amaz-

ing support and generous contribution of time and

energy make you the perfect recipient of this years

Parent of the Year award. Your dedication as a

classroom coordinator, Villa capital campaign cabi-

net member, and new elected president of the Villa

PTO is astounding. Thank you for all that you do

each and every day.

Kristi represents the MANY parent volunteers that

work tirelessly to make this school a great place to

be. My gratitude and love goes out to you all.

Margo S. O’Neill

Head of School

Villa Voice May 11, 2016

Please join us for a fun family evening THIS

Saturday, May 14th. We will begin at

5:45pm with an exciting GROUNDBREAKING

ceremony at the site of the new Middle

School campus at Mountain View Church

(2927 E. Campbell Avenue). Please park at

Camelback High School (South Lot) and walk

over to the ceremony.

Immediately following the ceremony, we will

walk back over to Villa's main campus for

MOVIE NIGHT. Snack carts will be arriving at

6:15pm (tacos and hot dogs), the boy scouts

will be selling snacks. Food is

LIMITED — so please feel free

to bring your own food and

make it a PICNIC AT THE MOV-

IES! The movie will begin at

sundown, approximately

7:20pm.

The Villa PTO and administration are excited

to honor all of our HEROES who made this

year possible - parents, teachers, students,

family and administration. Thank you to our

whole community - for your time, energy,

talent and financial support. This has been

an exciting year as we look forward to con-

tinuing to grow greatness in our children and

community!!

Hope to see you all there!


AUCTION RAFFLE WINNERS

Grand Prize $1500– Linda Grisham First Prize $700– Sue Watson

Second Prize $300- Barb Berastegui

Third Prize $150- Christi Speros

Congratulations!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR AUCTION

COMMITTEE:

Amy Armstrong

Claire Bashaw

Julie Bonham

Karin Burbach

Shelly Cross

Kelly Deacon-Rutherford

Lariana Forsythe

Natalie Gruner

Rachel Hernandez

Carrie Jankowski

Sheri Johnson

Shannon Smith

Sue Watson

AND— All the Volunteers that came and

helped last minute and the day-of!

We couldn’t have done it without YOU!

It was a great season

of Primary T-Ball!

THANK YOU to all of

our Volunteer

Coaches:

Anthony Austin

Vincent Fortanasce

Rodger Huberty

Nathaniel Lewis

Nicole Maas

Brendan Regan

Ruben Reyes

Aaron Walker


IT’S Ice Cream Social TIME!

Primary

Friday, May 13, 2016, 10am—12pm

Elementary 1

Friday, May 13, 2016, 12:30pm

Please check your child’s TeacherWeb page

to sign up for supplies and/or to volunteer at

the social. We ask that you

consider a $10 donation for

your child’s ice cream bowl.

Flyers were sent home to-

day with options to pur-

chase T-shirts and Totes —

please return completed

forms to the Admin Office.

ALL Funds raised in this

event go directly back into

the Ceramics program!

Primary & Elementary Lost and Found

Please stop by the ECC Campus and/or

After School Patio at Davis to look for any lost and found items that might belong to

your child.

ALL Lost and Found items will be donated on the last Friday every month.

This month — Items will be donated on

the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL:

May 27, 2016

Help us raise money when you visit the Café Zupas on Camelback Road May 17th!


END-OF-SCHOOL-YEAR — DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9

10

ADVENTURE

TRIP: 7TH

GRADE,

WELDON

11 12 13

Primary & E-1

Ice Cream

Socials

16

PINEROCK:

4TH GRADE

ASTROCAMP:

5TH GRADE

M.S. SHADOW

DAY

17

School Night

Fundraiser at

Cafe Zupas,

7pm

18

Intro to

Primary Info

Night, 7pm

19

20

23

EI & E2

Shadow Day

M.S. Weldon

Campus

Graduation

24

M.S. Oak

Campus

Graduation

25

Last Day of

School! Early Dismissal

11:30 A.M.

NO All Day

Contracts

26

Work Week

INFANTS-

TODDLERS

CLOSED

27

Work Week

INFANTS-

TODDLERS

CLOSED

30

Memorial Day

School Closed

31

Work Week

INFANTS-

TODDLERS

CLOSED

June 1

FIRST DAY OF

SUMMER

SCHOOL!

2

3

May 10—13

Weldon 7th Grade Adventure Trip

May 13

Primary & E1 Ice Cream Socials

May 14

Middle School Groundbreaking Event

and Family Movie Night, 5:45pm

May 16

Middle School Shadow Day

May 16 –17

Pinerock Trip— 4th Grade

May 16 –18

AstroCamp Trip— 5th Grade

May 17

School Night Fundraiser at Cafe Zupas

May 18

Intro to Primary / Info Night—7 pm

May 23

E1 & E2 Shadow Day

May 23

Weldon Middle School Graduation

Weldon Campus—Sanctuary, 6:30pm

May 24

Oak Middle School Graduation

Mountain View Christian Church—

Sanctuary, 6:30pm

May 25

Last Day of School

ALL SCHOOL—11:30 am release

May 26, 27, 31

Infant & Toddler Program CLOSED

May 30

Memorial Day—School CLOSED

Middle School Graduation Ceremony Information

On the day of graduation — students will be released early — at 11:30 am.

Students are expected to arrive at graduation at 5:45pm.

Parents will be allowed into the sanctuary at 6pm.

The entire ceremony is approximately 2 hours long — depending on speeches.

Weldon Middle School Graduation, May 23rd

Weldon Campus—Sanctuary, 6:30pm

3530 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85018

Oak Middle School Graduation, May 24th

Mountain View Christian Church—Sanctuary, 6:30pm

2927 E. Campbell Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016

PTO UPDATE

The Villa PTO had to say goodbye to Nicole Newhouse this year. Nicole started the PTO last

year and held the position of president. She has had to resign due to work commitments. The

PTO was fortunate to have her leadership and energy in making significant contributions to

Villa. She will be missed. Kristi Lockwood has accepted the role as President, and Sara Uribe

has accepted the role of Teacher Appreciation Chairperson (vacated by Kristi).

We have also said goodbye to our Vice President, Jen Huberty. She will be missed as well, but

will continue to support the school by volunteering as a class coordinator on the Primary cam-

pus.

PTO Parent volunteers are a critical part of the Villa Family, as many activities and events rely

on the contributions of the PTO. We look forward to the next school year and continuing our

support of Villa, but we need your help! Whether you're looking to help with a one-time

event, or want an all-year commitment; wanting to do something from the comfort of your

own home, or something at the school -- we have the job for you.

The PTO has many volunteer roles to fill, and we will be sending out detailed job descriptions

in the next few weeks. Please consider becoming a part of the Villa PTO and help us continue

to support the school!

MOVIE NIGHT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY — Please join us for a

fun evening to celebrate the new Middle School construction and enjoy a fun family evening.

There will be a limited number of snacks for sale — we encourage you to bring a picnic style

dinner to enjoy under the stars with us!

JUMP CITY— The last day of school is Wednesday, May 25th. This is a

half day for everyone. Please join us at Jump City at 12pm for jump

and play together before summer starts. (Jump City: 3921 E. Indian

School Road). The arranged cost is 11 dollars per child—to jump for 2

hours.

Many volunteer opportunities will be available for the upcoming school year. We will be send-

ing out information about ways to get involved with the PTO and other school events soon. As

always, thank you for being supportive of our teachers, administrators and school.

Thank you!

Villa PTO Board


Support our Villa Community

In keeping with the community spirit of the “Villa Family,” we would like to help support those Villa

families that own or operate businesses. If you own or operate a business and would like your business

listed, AND have a child at Villa, please contact Barbi Smith at [email protected].

We will list the name of the business, phone number, Web site, and your name.


ADVERTISEMENTS:

Advertising in the Villa Voice is available to Villa parents as a way to support our community and celebrate each

other’s successes. If you are interested in placing an Ad, the cost is $25 per newsletter, or $50 a month for a half-

page spread, with two newsletters being published each month. We email this newsletter to all parents and also

post it to our Web site—villamontessori.com. To begin the process, please contact Barbi Smith at

[email protected].

Disclaimer:

All information contained in any classified Ad is the sole responsibility of the individual advertiser. Villa Mon-

tessori is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of said information. Villa reserves the right to review

each Ad submitted, and to reject or discontinue, revise, and/or reclassify any Ad at any time for any reason.

Individual advertiser is responsible for all proofreading and verifying of all information of the Ad.

It takes a VILLAge!

Business Name Business Phone Business Web site Parent Name

Angie Sams, Personal Chef 602-430-2885 angiesams.com Angie Sams-Isham

Bartholomew Graphics 602-434-5341 Bartholomewgraphics.com Lisa Bartholomew

Bikram Yoga AZ 602-HOT-YOGA bikramyogaaz.com Todd Deacon

Home Smart Elite—Residential Specialist 480-201-7466 uniquephoenixhomes.com Danielle O’Connell

Rodan and Fields Skincare, Consultant 602-549-0711 mscolville.myrandf.com Melanie S. Colville

Arizona Gold Brand Mexican Foods 602-484-7279 Velmar-foods.com Vanessa Van Wyk

Alzate DuComb Law Firm, PLLC — Civil

and Domestic Law 602-685-1015 N/A Henry Alzate & Dana

DuComb


My name is Mark V. Haley D.D.S. I am a Villa Montessori Dad and a general dentist at the 27th

Ave. and

Bethany Home Rd. branch of Desert Dentistry. Desert Dentistry is a family owned group of five

offices around the valley and in Payson. I have been in practice for over twenty five years. I am very

proud of our office and wonderful staff.

I would like to personally invite you and your family to tour our facility and meet the staff. My philosophy

in Dentistry has always been to offer treatment options that achieve the best outcomes for our patients’

individual circumstances. We also have incentive programs for referrals! We look forward to helping you

and your family with your continued Dental Health!

Mark V. Haley D.D.S.

6226 N. 27th Ave. #C

Phoenix, AZ 85017

Office: 602-242-0060

[email protected]

Arizona Gold is a 3rd

generation family business owned by a Villa family right here in Phoe-

nix, AZ. We have been feeding Arizona students delicious and nutritious Mexican food at

schools for over 40 years. We are proud to announce that our burritos, quesadillas and

bean & cheese filling are now available at your local Fry’s, Bashas’ and Food City stores so

all Arizona families can enjoy our food too. Pick some up at your local store today, you

AND your kids will be glad you did!

www.Velmar-Foods.com Phone: 602-484-7279


Because vision development occurs from birth to age 6, it is now extremely im-portant for children to have their initial eye exams at age six months or ½

years old by a qualified optometrist (www.infantsee.org).

Understanding that this is not common knowledge for most parents, Healthy Eye Care is proud to offer the first initial eye exams in our state of the art facility for any child under 1 years old as a complementary public service, and any child

ages 1-6 for $50 (dilation included, normally $150).

If you know that your child is overdue for this initial health evaluation by an optometrist please call us at 480-887-8778.

*Please Understand: if your child can see, this does not mean they are not

straining to do so. This can only be determined by a qualified Optometrist.

www.myfiteyes.com

First Time Customers Receive $10 off Initial Order!


Summer school starts June 1st! Are you signed up!?

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