Abraham’s Children Montessori School

Cogon, Pardo, Cebu City

(032)316-5286 / (032)415-3913

N E W S L E T T E R Second Issue for School Year 2012 - 2013

December, 2012 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTES Dear Parents,

Warmest greetings from the “Land-Down-Under”, Australia. I am currently here in Sydney, to spend

Christmas with my eldest son and his family. I would miss some of our school activities but with emails

and the Facebook I hope to be updated with all the happenings over there.

The first half of this school year has just ended and the coming of Christmas Season started off the

second semester. Seems there are many people to thank for all the work at the school these past few

months. Just before the first semester ended we celebrated our Family Day. It was indeed a wonderful

day for all of us. We are so grateful to you, dear parents, for your active support as seen by the strong

turnout of families that attended the event. The staff and I are pleased that the attendance has been

excellent and that so many of you have taken a keen interest in participating not only in this particular

activity but also in other school functions. Your participation strengthens our school community, and

is especially helpful as we welcome new families. We would like to thank and commend the work of the

Committees that included parents who volunteered the day before, the day of and the day after the

events, the faculty and staff for making the celebrations successful. These are big undertakings for a

school of this size. You did great! Kudos for you…

Ultimately, it is your children who benefit most by the strong support that you, parents, give in every

school function. We all know that when parents have a clear idea of what the school does for their

children they become very supportive and committed to the ideals that the school uphold. This makes

us work harder and strive more to achieve the goals we have set ourselves to reach – the full and

holistic development of the children.

As part of the evaluation process of the First Semester’s work, we have been doing some assessment of

our teachers’ performance and of your children’s progress in the various areas of learning. If you

remember, we requested you to do some observations in the classroom and asked you to fill out the

Observation Guide to share your thoughts in order to assist us in ensuring that our school is the best

that it can be. By this time, the results of the evaluation of your children have already been relayed to

you by Teacher Madie, our Head Teacher, and the other teachers during the Parent-Teacher

Conferences. Other concerns you may have regarding your children’s performance can be addressed

through Teacher Madie. Please feel free to set a conference with her.

As you know, we started our Toddler’s Program this year, and I am happy to report that our Toddlers

have finally settled down and got adjusted to classwork with much enthusiasm. It is very satisfying to

see them lit up and enthusiastic about learning.

We all look forward to the blissful Christmas and a bountiful New Year. May God bless us all!

Sincerely,

Teacher Queennie

From Teacher Madie’s Pen

Everyone in ACM is getting into the mood for Christmas especially that we only have just a few weeks until

Santa arrives.

I would like to thank you for all your wonderful contributions for our Christmas Feast. We have set up a

buffet table where the children are able to use many Practical Life skills including table setting, manners, and

cleaning up after they are finished.

We have been teaching your children in school how wonderful it is to receive gifts but how gratifying it is

also to be a gift-giver. We had the opportunity to be gift-givers to the children of Batang Mekong Foundation.

The kids from Batang Mekong were very happy to receive bundles of joy with grooming kit, rice, slippers,

toys, candies, canned goods and toys inside. It is indeed a great joy to be able to give.

Thank you to all the parents for your continued support, your words of encouragement and sharing your

precious children with us. Julien and I are spending this holiday season being thankful for the many different

people and organizations that have blessed our school.

I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday, and a Happy New Year. May God bless each

your families.

Christmas blessings,

Teacher Madie

PS:

1) We will have NO SCHOOL from December 20 – January 6. We return on January 7,2013.

2) Please be reminded that our Art Exhibit with the theme “The Philippine Colors through the Eyes of the

Children” will be on January 12-19,2013 at the Alliance Francaise de Cebu in Lahug. Opening will be

on the 12th

@ 3 pm. Formal invitations will follow the first week of January.

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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 2012-2013

June2 Orientation for Parents of new Preschoolers

June 4-8 Orientation for New Students

June 9 Orientation for Parents of Lower Elementary

June 9 Orientation for Toddlers’ Parents students

June 11-15 Phase-In for Preschoolers

June 13 Regular Schedule for Toddlers and Lower Elem. Students

June 18 Regular Schedule for ALL CHILDREN

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July 7 Acquaintance Party for Old and New Parents

July 13 Child Caregivers’ Seminar

August Linggo Ng Wika

September 7 Field Trips Grade 1 & Senior Preschoolers

September 14 Field Trips Toddlers & Junior Preschoolers

September 18-28 Release of Progress Report Cards and Parents’ Visit and 1st individual Conferences

October 21 Family Day 2012

October 22 Start of Semestral Break

November 5 CLASSES RESUME

December Accepting reservation for SY 2013-2014 for new student

December 19 CHRISTMAS BREAK and Start of Christmas vacation

January Accepting reservation for SY 2013-2014 for old students

January 7 CLASSES RESUME January 12- 19 ART EXHIBIT January 18 SINULOG CELEBRATION

February Release of Progress Report cards and 2nd Individual conferences with parents.

March 22 MOVING UP CEREMONY

IMPORTANT REMINDER

DECEMBER - Accepting reservation for SY 2013-2014 for new students.

JANUARY - Accepting reservation for SY 2013-2014 for old students.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES we had so far….:

Garage Sale Family Day Mass Family Day 2012 Visit of French Acupuncture Doctors Christmas Outreach Feeding Program Cooking time with Mrs. Sheena Sadaramil

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

ART CLASS

Students are busy doing their masterpiece for the Art Exhibit.

(Art Class with artist Remy Rault from September 3 to December 5, 2012)

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BALLET CLASS in COLLABORATION with BALLET CENTER AYALA

Little ballerinas doing their warm – up with the teacher from BALLET CENTER AYALA

Schedule and Rate for Ballet Class :

* Once a Week- P2, 180.00 a month

* Twice a Week- P2, 700.00 a month

Classes is every Wednesday and / or Saturday.

ARNIS with Grandmaster Abella

(P.E Program every Friday)

MUSIC with Teacher Lorna (P650.00 a month for 30 min / Week)

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YOGA with Teacher Rachel FRENCH CLASS with Teacher Julien

(Special Program) (Special Program) ABRAHAM’S CHILDREN MONTESSORI, INC. EDUCATIONAL TOUR

At Cebu City Fire Station Making their own tasty donut at Krispy Kreme

Fieldtrip is a learning experience outside the classroom.

Enriching the students’ experiences by exposing them to situations that are new to them.

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Garage Sale for the Family Day fundraising.

(October 6, 2012)

Maam Sheena Sadaramil showed the children how

to make a potato pancakes. (October 18, 2012)

FAMILY DAY 2012

Family Day offers an opportunity to meet and bond with the parents.

Dr. Siega giving the opening remarks and the students for their family day presentation.

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CHRISTMAS OUTREACH FEEDING PROGRAM

Students helped repacked the goods. Batang Mekong during their eating time. (December 14, 2012)

FYI: Batang Mekong is a French NGO taking

care of 80 kids in the Inayawan area.