MOUNTAIN LAUREL MONTESSORI SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel." ~ Socrates

JDRF ELEMENTARY JEANS DAY AND TEAM MONTESSORI

Your donations for "Jeans For A Day" can be brought in anytime between now and Friday and given to Erika or Nichole Hughey. Remember to turn in any collections from the walk envelopes or come down to the walk at 9:30 AM this Saturday at 14 West 1st street for a fun walk and some good food afterwards. We are Team Montessori and we will have our school shirts on. Thanks for all your support in raising funds for a cure for Juvenile Diabetes.

KIDSART DEADLINE THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

Just a reminder to work on your KidsArt artwork with your child. The due date for your child's finished artwork, order form and check is Monday, October 29th. This is a great fundraising/gift-giving opportunity! The due date for your child's finished artwork, order form and check is Monday, October 29th. This gives the company plenty of time to produce lovely, quality note cards for your child's holiday gifts.

Thank you in advance for your participation. I hope all of the children enjoy creating beautiful and unique holiday gifts for their family and friends.

CAMPBELLS SOUP LABELS

Please start saving Campbells Soup labels and other participating Campbells products for the Front Royal Moose Lodge. This organization has been a great supporter of Mountain Laurel and uses the labels for children's charities. We tried to save them just for our school, but we are not big enough to make any significant money. The Moose Lodge has a much larger pool of collectors and they are added to the other Moose lodges in the country - so it really makes a difference! Please send your labels to the school to the attention to Elaine Glier.

MARTIN'S A+ REWARDS PROGRAM

It is time again to register everyone's Martin's Bonus Card numbers for the Rewards Program. Last year our school received $1,357.31! All we have to do to make or exceed this gift is to register your Martin's Bonus Card numbers, designating Mountain Laurel as the recipient for your school bonus points (this has no effect on any other promotions that you accrue with your Bonus Card). Bonus Card numbers must be registered each year, so please send your 11-digit numbers to Elaine Glier via email, telephone, or the office. The easiest way is to simply respond to this email. All Bonus Card numbers begin with 480. No other information is needed, so please don't worry about getting unsolicited correspondence - not even your name is required for registration! Do you have any relatives or friends who shop at Martin's? Ask them to let us designate their Bonus Card numbers, too! Thanks to all of you who have already sent in your numbers. If you haven't yet, please do so today so we can take full advantage of this generous and simple fundraising opportunity!!!

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

Thanks to the hard work and diligence of Julie Smith, our school has already made over $50 this school year from sending in Boxtops for Education. Please check your cupboards and pantry for those cute little pink squares on General Mills brand items. Please follow this link for a complete list of participating products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/AboutBoxTops/Products.aspx. Thank you!