Dear Parents,

NOVEMBER 2016 Crystal Lake Montessori School Telephone: 815-338-0013 Email: [email protected] www.clms.org

Events www.clms.org/calendars/November-2016Calendar.pdf Chili’s Refuel for School All November & December Show the flyer & CLMS will receive 15% “Anything is Possible” Celebrate 35 Years at CLMS Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. No School-Veterans Day Enrichment Activities Available Friday, November 11, 2016 Staff ½ In-Service Day Friday, November 11, 2016 Parent Group Meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. CLMS Thanksgiving Celebrations Tuesday, November 22, 2016 No School - Thanksgiving Break Wednesday, November 23- Friday 25, 2016 Enrichment Activities Available 11/23 Classes Resume Monday, November 28, 2016 Middle School Information Night Thursday, December 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Parent Group Meeting Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 8:45 p.m. Rollerblading in P.E. December 12-16, 2016 Middle School Independent Projects Presentations All Invited! Wednesday, December 15, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Winter Break December 21, 2016-January 4, 2017 Staff In-Service January 4, 2017 School Begins January 5, 2017

Congratulations and thank you to all of the families that participated in our annual Fall Halloween Fun Fest! It was wonderful! We all owe a huge thank you to Krystal Fitzgerald, (our Parent Group Chairwoman), and all of the volunteers for a ‘spooktacular’ great time! Please join us on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. as we continue to celebrate our 35 years of Montessori education at Crystal Lake Montessori School! Geoff Akins Hannah, an International Bubbleologist and parent of students at CLMS will host an amazing bubble show about “Anything is Possible!”. We plan to feature the past and look into the future as we celebrate! All ages are invited and will enjoy this special event! Bring photos and small items for our display. We will be closed on Friday, November 11, in respect of Veterans’ Day, and our faculty will be having a half day In-Service that day. November is a wonderful month, a month for thanksgiving, gratefulness and gratitude. Tuesday, November 22, will be the day each level celebrates Thanksgiving at CLMS. You will receive information soon about what will be needed for this special day. The following day will be the start of our Thanksgiving vacation, November 23-25. In November we will be gathering 35 thoughts, quotes and examples of thankfulness and gratefulness. This will include ways that we can share these special thoughts and ideas with our friends, families and even people that we do not know. In celebration of our 35 years of CLMS. Please join us with your traditions and celebrations during “Thanksgiving”. On Friday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 23 when CLMS is closed, we are offering “Enrichment Days” for students. You should have received information about enrollment, times, themes and fees in your blue/red folder last week. If you need more information please contact Ms. Nadine or Ms. Nancy. Thanksgiving “Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.” — M.J. Ryan Have a Joyous Thanksgiving Day and every day

Parent/Infant/ Child Class Thank you to everyone who participated in our fall events last month, they were a great success! As we move into November we will continue to explore the changing season and focus on the following topics throughout the month; “The Importance of Routine”, “Praise vs. Punishment”, “Grace and Courtesy” “Learning Through Senses” and “Gratitude”. If you are interested in joining one of our Parent/Infant/Child classes, please see Ms. Nadine for a free class visit!

Infant/Toddler Program (6 weeks to 3 years Full Day) Autumn leaves are falling, friendships are developing, and the children are growing in so many ways! There has been a focused interest throughout the month of October in activities dedicated to your child’s fine motor development. Spooning, pinching, transferring, and opening have been a joyful focus for each of our friends. Whether working together or individually, they each concentrate so intently on their work. As vocabulary develops, they are using each other’s name, sharing stories, conversing about their work, and communicating needs and desires to each other. We have been enjoying excursions around the beautiful outdoor environment of our school as weather and time permits. As the beautiful fall weather turns to winter snow, please send a heavy coat, mittens, hat or hood, snow boots, and snow pants. As items tend to look similar, please label everything you send. We will try to go outside any day the weather is above 18 degrees after accounting for wind chill. Items that are easy for the child to put on and remove help encourage independence. Having a coat with a large plastic zipper and one size larger than the child’s clothing size can help make the process easier. We are also working on the “coat flip” described in the Toddler article, so your child may be able to show it to you soon!

Toddler Program (2-3 Year Old) Fall is quickly passing by and as of last week we are seeing signs that winter will soon be arriving. The cold weather reminds us that it will soon be time to start wearing winter clothing. We would like to remind you to please have your child bring warm outer clothing for outside play. We do however adjust the amount of time outside dependent on wind, wetness, and temperature. You may have noticed your child is doing the jacket flip? To encourage independence, we place the jacket on the floor with the collar/tag by their toes. They place both arms into the sleeves and then flip it over their head. Ask them to show you! To try to avoid spreading colds, we have been showing our toddlers how to “catch’ their coughs and sneezes in their elbow. This personal care work prevents germs from being shared with their friends. The Lois Ehlert is our author of the month, we are reading books “Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On”, “Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf” and Nuts to You”. The toddler teachers would like to thank the parents for taking the time to meet with us during conference week. It was a pleasure to sit with you and talk about the progress of your child. The school will be closed for Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 23, 24, and 25th. Thanksgiving is a time of thanks. We are so thankful to the parents for sharing your sweet children with us. Best wishes to all our families for a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Children become like the things they love. – Maria Montessori

Early Childhood Program

Kindergarten Extension Class

(3-6 Year Old) Thank you to all the families who attended the Fall Outing at Von Bergen’s Country Market. It was a beautiful autumn morning for pumpkin, gourd and corn picking, as well as a fun tractor ride. We would also like to thank all of the parents for coming to the Parent-Teacher Conferences. We enjoy this time with you and, as always, welcome your support and input. For the month of November, the classrooms will continue our seasonal exploration of leaves, pumpkins, and apples. We will introduce reptiles and dinosaurs in our zoology studies. We will also “travel” and explore the continent of Europe. The author of the month is Jan Brett. She is the author and illustrator of many popular children’s books such as: The Mitten, The Hat, Gingerbread Baby, and Hedgie’s Surprise. Visit her website, www.janbrett.com to find many interesting ideas and activities. We look forward to our Thanksgiving Feast occurring on Tuesday, November 22. Look for information regarding the feast in your child’s blue folder. As the weather turns colder, please be sure to send your child to school with appropriate outdoor clothing, labeled with their name. We go outside daily when weather permits. This is an excellent time to reinforce your child’s independence and selfesteem by allowing him/her to dress him/herself. Lost items are easily found when your child recognizes and remembers putting them on that morning. As a matter of safety, please leave umbrellas at home or in the car. We wish a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!

In November, we will be attending the Elementary Students’ Thanksgiving Celebration. We will be making the applesauce! We will study the first “Thanksgiving,” table manners, and how to introduce ourselves and others. While we are doing all of these special projects, we continue to work on our skills: reading, writing, math and research.

Lower Elementary Program October was full of excitement in Lower Elementary. Friendships continue to grow along with self-control and respect for one another. We began October with Parent/Student/Teacher conferences, a few well deserved days away and then we began full swing into preparation for our United Nations celebration. The week leading up to our celebration each Lower Elementary classroom welcomed student interns from our CLMS Middle School. They were a welcome addition to each class for the week. This year, for United Nations Day, each child researched and presented one of their ‘countries of origin’. The children love seeing how many different countries come together to make our community. October seems to have flown by, now we are looking forward to a great November and all of the enjoyment it holds for Lower Elementary. We will get to know friends in Upper Elementary as we begin to meet with our Reading Buddies, and bring out our theatrical side for the upcoming Readers Theater for our Thanksgiving celebration. Fall brings cooler weather, however it will not keep us inside! Lower Elementary children love to be outside and Lower Elementary Montessori children love it even more, so be sure they come to school with appropriate outdoor clothing!

Upper Elementary Program

Middle School News

We have really been getting down to business in our Upper Elementary! The students are working on the individual goals they set for themselves at conference time as well as receiving new presentations in all subject areas and working on practicing old concepts at the same time. We have gotten into the discussion of elections. While we respect all opinions, we keep our own to ourselves as we learn about how the election process works and gain a little insight on government. We also continue on with our monthly character education topics, focusing thus far on taking care of ourselves, others, and our possessions as well as making good lifelong habits for ourselves. We are also looking forward to getting started soon on our continent studies this year of Europe and then Africa.

Service learning is a key component of the middle school curriculum. Maria Montessori asserts that adolescents pass “from one stage of independence to a higher one by means of their own activity.” Adolescents are empowered with the knowledge that it is their responsibility to care not only for themselves but for others as well.

In October we enjoyed our field trip to the historical Woodstock Opera House to see and hear the duo, Switchback, play their authentically Irish and modernly Celtic music. We also enjoyed sharing our United Nations reports with the upper and lower elementary students. What a great mix of countries we had represented this year with each and every elementary student researching a different country. We learned a lot! Our feast is coming up soon! This is one of our most looked forward to days of the school year! We enjoy preparing a meal as a school and sitting down and sharing the fruits of our labors with the entire school. It is a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season within our school family as we head off to spend time with our own families and friends. Dates to remember: Friday, November 11th is a day off from school to observe Veterans Day. The Enrichment Program is available for students that day. Also, we are off Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th for Thanksgiving. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday with family and friends and that you each find much to be thankful for. We, here at school, are thankful every day for our students who make us laugh, think, smile, learn, push ourselves, and love each day at school. Thank you for choosing to send them to CLMS. We are thankful for all of you.

To support this vital aspect of the curriculum, the students have been busy volunteering to teach numbers and sounds in the early childhood classrooms, assisting during every morning arrival, and partnering with the Algonquin /Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry; weeding, harvesting food and completing general maintenance. Derek Emmert hopes that “someone eats the long beans that were picked.” That will be the case. The food harvested for the pantry goes directly to local families in need. Frank Lavin really “liked feeding the horses and picking carrots” at the garden and Jacob Freundl thought it was fun to “drive the wheel barrel around.” All in all, the students are making direct connections with their local community and having fun doing it. Also, the students recently assisted Mr. Tom in making dramatic improvements to the back playground area of early childhood. The differences these students are making are tangible and in Phillip Paulson’s words he, “hopefully (is) helping someone.” In regards to service learning, Miranda Guidry states, “I learn more about the community.” The service learning efforts culminate for many students during the GCAP (Global Citizen Action Project) conference trip to New York City. All eighth grade students had the opportunity to travel this past October to New York to take part in the decision making process for GCAP. There they listen to a myriad of speakers who represent various charitable organizations. The speakers were young like-minded people who want to make a positive impact on the world. Our students, joined with other Montessori students from around the United States, then voted on which organization they would take back to school for continuing fundraising efforts. Additionally, our students toured the United Nations and met with a diplomat from the permanent German Mission in New York. The students learned about their role as human ambassadors and that they represent not only their local community but the world at large. Reflecting on her service experiences Audrey Turner commented, “I feel like I am making a difference.” Service learning in the Montessori environment is meaningful and impactful.

Middle School Students Attends Global Conference Last month, Ms. Lori, Mr. Brad and Ms. Nancy accompanied the 8th grade Middle School students to New York City to attend the Global Citizenship Action Project annual conference. GCAP is a professional conference for Montessori Middle School students from all over the United States, Canada, and elsewhere who gather annually to hear from speakers on a variety of global issues, tour the United Nations, and visit a permanent mission to the U.N. The aim of the program is to inspire young people to learn what they can do to become better-educated and more productive global citizens.

While the eighth students were away in New York City, the seventh grade students were building community and creating relationships with the younger students during classroom internships in classes at CLMS. Each

Parent Group News Did you know… the CLMS Parent Group sponsored and supported over 25 events and programs during the 2015 – 2016 school year!

Greetings Parents! The month of November reminds us to be thankful for our families, our friends, and all that we have. The CLMS Parent Group wants you to know how thankful we are for all of you! We would like to thank you for all of your support so far this year. Whether you have helped out by volunteering, attending one of our events or supporting one of our fundraisers, please know that it is greatly appreciated. Here is a recap of our terrific events and activities in October: Scholastic Monthly Flyers – Blair Wilson Our monthly flyer program has been a success right off the bat! A special thank you goes out to Blair Wilson for organizing this program with the school and providing her valuable time! A big thank you also goes out to Kim Freundl, Stephanie St. Clair, and Jenn Price for volunteering to help with the program! We appreciate all of the books that were purchased and hope you and your family are enjoying your new reading materials!

Fall Outing at Richardson’s Farm – Blair Wilson What can we say, but…LOTS OF FUN! This is the fourth year for this event for CLMS and by the attendance numbers it was once again a huge success! We would like to thank the families for participating in this outing and we believe everyone eventually made their way out of the corn maze, too! A BIG thank you goes out to Blair Wilson for coordinating this event. We would also like to thank Ms. Nancy and Krystal Fitzgerald for their wonderful help! It was a spectacular evening for all of the parents and children who attended! Teacher and Staff Appreciation Dinner – Krystal Fitzgerald This is our fifth year of hosting a dinner for the CLMS teachers and staff to enjoy during conference week. A huge thank you once again to Krystal Fitzgerald for continuing this wonderful program! Thanks to Krystal for organizing the dinner and many thanks to all of the volunteers who provided the delicious food as well. We could not have done this without you! Please know that the teachers and staff greatly appreciate this act of kindness! Our next appreciation dinner will be during the winter conferences week. CLMS Spirit Wear – Blair Wilson We are looking forward to seeing everyone donning their new spirit wear this year and also helping to th celebrate our 35 anniversary! The selection of spirit wear items was wonderful, and a special thank you to Blair Wilson for organizing the spirit wear program this year! Thank you, families and staff, for your participation in this program and we hope you enjoy your spirit wear. Let’s hear it for our Mustang pride and 35 years! Art to Remember – Ms. Cris & Ms. Nadine Bookmarks, Mugs, Ornaments, Magnets….All of your orders have been submitted to Art to Remember and you will be so pleased when you receive the wonderful items that you ordered! Thank you to Ms. Cris and Ms. Nadine for organizing this program and to all of you who supported it. We truly appreciate your support. Fall Fun Fest – Krystal Fitzgerald What a great time we all had at this year’s Fall Fun Fest! There were so many fantastic costumes, fun games and delicious treats to eat! It was wonderful to see so many of you in attendance and many new faces volunteering at the various stations! This is one event that greatly relies on strong coordinators and lots of volunteers… we definitely had this and it helped make Fun Fest a huge success! A BIG thank you and congratulations to Krystal Fitzgerald and all of the volunteers for a job well done! It was a “spooktacular” event!

Refuel for School We are pleased to continue this program again this year. For those of you familiar with “dine and share” programs, our Refuel for School program offers families a dining option for you to participate in during certain months and a percentage of sales during the Refuel for School dining evening will be given back to the Parent Group. A huge “Thank You!” to Krystal Fitzgerald for continuing this terrific program. Stay tuned for details of the dining event at Chili’s at the Crystal Lake, McHenry, and Algonquin locations during the months of November and December. Get out of the kitchen and help us keep this terrific program cookin’! 2017 Annual Auction & Benefit Event - Looking for a Chairperson or Co-Chairperson! Our annual auction event will be here before we know it! We’re looking for a volunteer to lead or co- lead our auction this year. If you would like to lead or co-lead this event, help with the auction, or participate on the auction committee, please contact the Parent Group at [email protected]. The auction committee will meet soon to kick-off the planning and preparations for our biggest fundraiser of the year so please consider being a part of the planning and preparations for this fantastic event! Donations for our annual CLMS auction are starting to arrive already! We always welcome any donations of goods or services, so please let us know if you have anything that you would like to donate. If you have any questions regarding donations, sponsorships, or the 2017 auction in general, please contact the Parent Group at [email protected] or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/99802832144. All contributions help raise money for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Door to Door Organics – Jennifer Emmert Looking for fresh organic produce? Check out Door to Door Organics for your produce needs and join the CLMS co-op to participate in this great program! You can select your box size and make substitutions every week. Once you join the co-op, simply pick up your box on Thursdays at CLMS, and 10% of what you spend each week will be donated to the CLMS PG! Check it out online at https://chicago.doortodoororganics.com/shopgood-food

Box Tops/Labels for Education – Jalina Petrak Thank you all for clipping your box tops and labels and submitting them to school. Keep up the great work. Just a little clipping really adds up!

Volunteer Opportunities - 2016 Parent Group Events & Programs

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2017

There are various opportunities for you to participate in Parent Group events and activities. Whether you have one hour or more to spare throughout the school year, we definitely have something that appeals to everyone! If you are interested in volunteering to help out with any of the following events and programs, please contact the Parent Group a [email protected] Event/Activity

Timeframe

Library

All school year

Barnes & Noble Day

Sunday, December 4

Valentine’s Dance

Friday, February 10, 2017

Annual Auction & Benefit Event*

March 2017

Box Tops/Labels for Education

All school year

*These events need a chairperson or co-chairpersons to organize and lead the efforts required for the events. The Annual Auction & Benefit Event is our biggest fundraiser of the year and is the event that requires early preparation and plenty of decision making! This event requires a chairperson or co-chairpersons as well as a committee to assist with various activities for the event. The planning for the event typically starts in late October/early November as the auction format, venue, date, and theme get finalized, and then continues with procuring donations, making final preparations for the event, and leading the event on the event date. This isn’t as scary as it sounds! There are plenty of folks willing to assist with the event – we just need someone to lead the event and form a committee to get it done! Valentine’s Dance-Chairperson Tracey Connor This event is a very popular evening of dancing, socializing, and having some great DJ’s provide music and fun activities throughout the evening. This is definitely an event that you won’t want to miss! Happy Thanksgiving! November is the month we like to slow down a bit and regroup from all of the Fall activities. It is also the month we reflect on all of the things for which we are thankful. We are thankful for the opportunity to send our children to CLMS and for them to experience all of the wonderful ways of learning, exploring and growing that the teachers and staff offer and allow them to experience on a daily basis. We are also thankful for all of our parents who have supported us and will continue to do so because they want to be a part of their child’s education and help form their experiences at CLMS. We really appreciate

all of our leaders, coordinators, volunteers, staff, and parents who have helped support the Parent Group – Thank You! The Parent Group is a wonderful way to meet other parents and stay connected with the various programs and events we sponsor. From social, to service, to fundraising there is an activity that hopefully speaks to you in some way. Please come and see what we are all about. We would love to have your ideas and suggestions! Please join us for our next PG meeting on Tuesday, November 15 at 8:45am in the Parent/Community Room. We look forward to seeing you there! Michele Lavin, CLMS Parent Group President First Montessori Class in America 1911

Amazon Smile The Parent Group is excited to continue our partnership with Amazon Smile. It is simple and free to sign up using your existing Amazon account, and 0.5% of all qualifying purchases will be donated back to the CLMS Parent Group. Simply go to www.smile.Amazon.com and log in using your ID and password. Then search for The Crystal Lake Montessori School Parent Group as your charity of choice. Each time you log in to Amazon, you will automatically be prompted to use your Amazon Smile account. Happy Shopping!

Ms. Linda and the CLMS Graduating Class of 1999

Jump Rope for Heart As part of our 35 year anniversary, the Crystal Lake Montessori School will be participating in “Jump Rope for Heart”, sponsored by the American Heart Association. This will be an educational and community service activity. The Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School classes will all participate. The actual “jump” event will be on Thursday, November 17, during Physical Education classes---we will incorporate “35” into the activities-- 35 ways to jump, 35 ways to be healthy, 35 healthy foods, and 35 different exercises. For the next few weeks, during PE, the students will be learning about heart healthy lifestyle choices with an emphasis on exercise and nutrition. They will also learn some fun facts about how the heart functions. Did you know that the heart beats about 70 times per minute and pumps 5 gallons of blood each minute and 2000 gallons a day? Wow!! It is the strongest muscle in our whole body—and it never stops pumping!!! We all need strong and healthy hearts!! This will also be an optional fundraising event. If you and your friends and family would like to make a donation, please refer to the information that went home with your student in their red folders on Oct. 19. The funds will go to the American Heart Association and will be used for education and research to help save lives. Heart disease affects babies, children, and adults of all ages. Our school goal is to save 20 lives by collectively raising $1000. Again, we are promoting this as a community service for our children to participate in for the greater good. Each child will receive a thank you gift whether they contribute donations or not. Thank you!

The Formation of Man, Maria Montessori The Elementary Materials: The Advanced Montessori Method Vol.I, Maria Montessori The Advanced Method Vol.II, Maria Montessori The Mother, the Child and my System of Education, Maria Montessori The Child, Society and the World, Maria Montessori Childhood Education, Maria Montessori What You Should Know About Your Child, Maria Montessori & Gnana Prakasam Basic Ideas of Montessori’s Educational Theory, Maria Montessori Psychogeometry, Maria Montessori Pedagogical Anthropology, Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Sails to America, Maria Montessori

Books about Montessori

“35” Montessori Books for 35 years of Montessori Education at Crystal Lake Montessori School This list is not a complete list of books by and about Montessori. This is our October project to share 35 Montessori books with you, however we listed 45 and still there are many more. Enjoy the ones that are listed and if you are interested, you will be able to find even more. Enjoy.

Montessori Books for Children

Our Peaceful Classroom, Aline Wolf Maria Montessori, Paula A. Sharpe Peaceful Children, Peaceful World, Aline Wolf All about Me, Tequila Howard Maria Montessori and Her Quiet Revolution, a Picture Book, Nancy Bach Maria Montessori: a Biography by and for Children, Alison Ney The Peace Rose, Alison Ney Mammolina: a Story about Maria Montessori, Barbara O’Connor

Montessori Books by Maria Montessori

The Montessori Method, Maria Montessori (her first) The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori (her last) Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook, Maria Montessori The California Lectures 1915, Maria Montessori Spontaneous Activity, Maria Montessori The Secret of Childhood, Maria Montessori Education for a New World, Maria Montessori The Child, the Society and the World, Maria Montessori The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori From Childhood to Adolescence, Maria Montessori Education and Peace, Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori, a Biography, Rita Kramer Together with Montessori, Cam Gordan Montessori, a Modern Approach, Paula Polk Lillard Nurturing the Spirit, Aline Wolf Montessori Today, Paula Polk Lillard Montessori: the Science Behind the Genius, Angeline Stoll Lillard Maria Montessori Her Life and Work, E.M.Standing Montessori Madness, Trevor Eissler A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Aline Wolf Learning How to Learn, Nancy Rambusch The Hidden Hinge, Rosa Covington Packard The Tao of Montessori, Catherine McTamaney Montessori Parenting: Unveiling the Authentic Self, Jim and Sonnie McFarland Honoring the Light of the Child, Sonnie McFarland

CLMS Community Cleanup Thank You Mr. Tom and all of the staff wish to thank our parents and friends that volunteered before, during and after our CLMS Community Cleanup Days. They include: Edward Trevino, power spraying the school in preparation for painting/staining, Jeri Gradecki for garden work and painting, John Niziolick for garden waste transport, Jennifer Emmert and the Middle School students for a community day of garden and playground work, Mike Piccolo for his special equipment and assistance with playground work, Mark and Natalie Hendricks, Marc Keenan, Jen Hannah and Sabine Vosters for their outdoor work and Henry Connor who is always lending a helping hand inside and outside whenever we need him. If we have not recognized you here for your assistance and help it is not our intention to leave you out or off. We value all of you who send us your children, trust, help and support! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

CLMS Thanksgiving 2010

Community Events Harvest Gathering “1858” Sunday, November 6, 2016 from 12-4 p.m. Powers-Walker House in Glacial Park, 6201 Harts Rd. Ringwood, IL –free Brian Torosian, Classical Guitar Concert Sunday, November 13, 2016 from 3-4:30 p.m. McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center-free MCC Concert Band and Chorus Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3-4:30 p.m. McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center-free MCC Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Groups Sunday, November 30, 2016 from 7-8:30 p.m. McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center-free CLMS Thanksgiving 1999

Tellebration Celebration November 19, 2016 from 7-8:30 p.m. Bring the family to Praireiview Education Center 2112 Behan Rd. Crystal lake This is a worldwide evening of storytelling. Stories for all ages.-free

The Crystal Lake Montessori School closure due to poor weather conditions policy is to follow Woodstock and/or Crystal Lake Public School’s decision to close. We will send a message to your telephone using SchoolMessenger, an automated telephone service and we also use “The Emergency Closing Center” to report school closings. See the information below, or go to our school’s website, clms.org, and click on the Snow Days link. Because the families at CLMS come from a wide area, even if CLMS does not close and your area is unsafe, please stay home. You can always come later in the day when the roads become clear and safer to travel.