First day of school for all returning Children's House children. 12 noon dismissal all week at the Children's House.

First day of school for all Elementary 2nd through 6th graders. Full day in session at the Elementary.

going out training

CH new parent orientation

Elementary first graders first day of school

Children's House extended day begins

EL new parent orientation

Come to our first parent night of the school year. Childcare is available by reservation.

Come to our first parent night of the school year. Childcare is available by reservation.

Grab your picnic baskets and come join us for ice cream and family fun.

September 24th through September 26th.

Kathy Masarie is a pediatrician, mom, and founder of Family Empowerment Network at www.familyempower.com. Her newly published parenting guides, Raising Our Sons and Raising Our Daughters, provide parents with proven tools to strengthen family through community.

book group

Come for the first of two work parties. Each campus will hold a work party. This is another great opportunity to work and play with the SMS community.

CH Photo Day

All are welcome!

EL photo day

How to put back in what the modern world takes away with Krista Anderson Ross. First of three opportunities to learn more about taking care of our children and ourselves. Krista is a former Montessori primary guide and now a practicing Naturopath. Hope you can come. Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

Lupine room at Opal Creek

Come visit your child's class and learn, from your child, what work they do.

Lupine returns from Opal Creek

All are welcome to join us at the Children's House for a Fall Festival Celebration. Cider pressing, face painting, bobbing for doughnuts (you have to see it for yourself) and much more!

Inservice

El Parent Night - childcare available by reservation

Second of three opportunities to learn more about taking care of our children and ourselves with Krista Anderson-Ross. Krista is a former Montessori primary guide and now a practicing Naturopath. Hope you can come. Childcare available by reservation for $5.

Come learn about the state of the school.

Be sure to sign up for a parent-teacher conference. Childcare free of charge by reservation during you child's conference time only.

All are welcome!

For parents looking towards 1st grade, and anyone else with an interest in Montessori Elementary - come and join the elementary guides and hear all about what to expect when your child joins the elementary. Childcare available by reservation.

A great parent education opportunity offered by MINW. The magic and excitement of holidays can bring out the worst in all of us - adults and children alike! Come and explore how to restore the magic, channel the excitement, and bring peace and joy to any holiday season. This workshop is appropriate for both parents and teachers.

Veterans Day

Be sure to sign up for a parent-teacher conference. Childcare available free of charge during your child's conference time only.

Community Party for the entire community (adults, that is) at the Multnomah Arts Center. Let's party and dance, dance, dance!

Join your children for a Thanksgiving feast. Details to come in October.

Thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Book Group

Join your children for crafts and celebration

Join the Children's House Cottages for hot beverages and singing in the village.

All are welcome!

Join the Children's House Cottages for hot beverages and singing in the village.

Join the Children's House Cottages for hot beverages and singing in the village.

School will be out for Winter break starting Monday, December 20 and will resume on Tuesday, January 4.

Inservice

school resumes

All are welcome!

All parents are invited to this fascinating presentation of the Geography curriculum from its beginnings in the Children's House with the Sandpaper Globe to in-depth research in the Upper Elementary. Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

no school

"Relationships, Environment, and Strategies: Three Building Blocks to Happier and More Successful Parenting. It is highly recommended that parents plan on attending ALL THREE sessions because they build on each other and refer back to material covered in prior sessions.

Part One: Harmonious Parent-Child Relationships Discuss the roles of parents and children, the developmental reasons why children behave the way they do, and how our relationships with our children builds the foundation for a lifetime of learning together.

For parents of Children's House and lower elementary children.

Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

Part Two: Supportive Home Environments Investigate how to create physical and emotional home environments that can foster independence, provide security through structure and limits, and encourage cooperation and participation in family life.

For parents of Children's House and lower elementary children.

Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

We designated this month as a time for the special people - adult friends, aunts, and uncles, to name a few, are invited to come visit the classrooms. There will be sign ups posted outside each of the classrooms at the Elementary. At the Children's House, sign up with Brenda in the office.

Part Three: Creative Strategies for Successful and Happy Parenting Explore various parenting strategies, problem-solving techniques, and real-life situations through role-playing and discussion.

For parents of Children's House and lower elementary children.

Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

book group

All are welcome!

Third of three opportunities to learn more about taking care of our children and ourselves. Krista is a former Montessori primary guide and now a practicing Naturopath. Hope you can come.

Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

tuition contracts distributed

Staff will be attending the AMI refresher course in California this weekend.

Staff will be attending the AMI refresher course in California this weekend.

Join the Children's House guides for an informal conversation. Topic TBA.

Childcare available by reservation.

financial aid applications due

Come to the EL campus and learn, first hand, from the children, some more about Montessori lessons.

contracts and deposits due

book group

All are welcome!

Join the Children's House guides for an informal conversation. Topic TBA

Childcare available by reservation

March 21 through April 1 - Spring Break; Childcare will be available March 28 - April 1

Spring Break

First day back to school after spring break

Compassionate Communication

Childcare available for $5 by reservation

book group

All are welcome!

Hands on with Montessori Materials

Childcare available for $5 by reservation.

Join the Sunstone community in reducing or eliminating screen time this week.

In-service

Earth Day

Come see the Lupine room Shakespeare production.

Whole School Work Party 11-4

Join the CH guides for an informal conversation. Topic TBA

Childcare available by reservation.

MINW public lecture with Stephen Hughes on School 2.0

no school - conferences Childcare available free of charge during your child's conference time only.

Pizza, Beer and Bar Graphs - come learn about the state of the school.

Childcare available free of charge during your child's conference time only.

All are welcome!

Come welcome the new families to our community. You remember what it was like to be new to the community. Come share your love of SMS with these new families and support them as they begin this new transition.

Childcare available by reservation.

Come welcome the new families to our community. You remember what it was like to be new to the community. Come share your love of SMS with these new families and support them as they begin this new transition.

Childcare available by reservation.

The upper elementary class will be taking their Iowa Test of Basic Skills standardized testing. More information will be provided in April.

Inservice

Memorial Day

Join the CH guides for an informal conversation. Topic TBA

Childcare available by reservation.

Book Group at the Children's House Campus

Come join the Sunstone community for family fun and ice cream in the park.

Time and schedule TBA

Children's House: 12noon dismissal - join the guides, assistants, and children for a picnic and playtime up on the playground.

Elementary: Field Day for children and staff at Hamilton Park - it is a fun-filled, relaxing day for one and all.

Come celebrate graduates, students moving up to the elementary, and students moving on to other schools.