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Once again, the valuable lessons and general delight associated with MSLF’s Friday Organic Market have been recognized by the local media. A nice story ran last Thursday, following the reporter’s visit to the market the week prior. If you are a subscriber of the Lake Forester, the story was on page 19. If not, please use the link below. “Thank you” to our Adolescent Program students for representing our school so well!

http://lakeforest.suntimes.com/news/12128538-418/lf-montessori-farmers-market-provides-lessons-for-students.html

Download the 2012 Benefit Preview Book HERE

Useful forms:

• Business Ad-Sponsor Form
• 2012 Donor Form
• Ad and Donor Letter
• Family Tribute Form

• Toddler 1 Orphans of the Storm / Fingerprint recreation of the dog in Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
• Toddler 2 Kids Korner / Jackson Pollack piece
• PRY1 Elewa Farm / Interpretation of Kandinsky’s Circles
• PRY2 A Safe Place / U.S. Map, inspired by Jasper John’s Map
• PRY3 Equestrian Connection / Gustav Klimt Tree of Life collage
• PRY4 Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation / Mosaic Tile Table
• PRY5 A Safe Place / Chuck Close inspired piece
• LE1 Open Lands Adirondack chairs sealed w/ children’s artwork; willing to replicate if more than 1 family wants them @ auction
• LE2 Equestrian Connection / TBD
• UE Orphans of the Storm / Tile recreation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water house
• Adolescent Save-a-Pet / Recreation of Raphael’s School of Athens; will be a photographic interpretation that can be re-produced

Co-Chairs:
Ann Forowycz
Sarah Boone

Committee Members:
Aisha Steinbacher
Sarah Maraccini
Linda Brady
Kusuma Madamala
Nancy Zelinske
Sarah Stodard
Tanya Hinkle
Donna Basler
Kirsten Viola
Tamara Mannelly
Renee Baldwin
Andrea Todd
Heather Upchurch
Nicole Korczak
Elena Werba
Debbie Rubin
Lorraine Singh
Jory Cathlina
Jackie Tillman
Jeannene Clifford
Monica Rayburn
Stefany Guigli
John Guigli
Yuh Schabacker

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Coro (chorus)
Yo vivo en mi casa, con mi familia 2X

En la sala nos sentamos
en la oficina estudiamos
en el pation todos jugamos

La cocina, el bano, el cuarto. Mi casa! Mi casa!
La sala, la oficina, el pation. Mi casa! Mi casa!

Coro

¡Vocabulario!
Listos? (ready?)
Esta nublado (it is cloudy)
La familia
mama (mom), papa(dad), hermano/a(brother/sister)
Mi casa (my home)
El plato (the plate)
Pase el plato por favo (pass the plate please)
UPPER EL (EL MERCADO)
Me gusta… (I like) Yo Quiero… (I want)
Cuanto cuesta? (how much is it?) / Cuesta…(It costs…)
Es caro! (It’s expensive)
Es delicioso. (It’s delicious)

¡La Vida! (practical life)
Escuchen…. (listen)
Que dia es? (what day is it?)
Que mes es? (what month is it?)
Muestrame (show me)
Bring me (traeme..)
Suben las manos (raise your hands)
Manos en las piernas (hands on your legs)
Sientense derecho (sit up straight)
Silencio (silence)

Items for sale include:
Clothes, furniture, home decor, jewelry, lamps, sporting goods, hardware, baby supplies, kitchen, artwork, holiday, vintage, hats & scarves, boutique items, and more!

Where:
CardinalHealth (just 10 minutes north of Lake Forest)
Midwest Distribution Center
3651 Birchwood Drive
Waukegan, IL

ALLISON SPARROW

Allison is currently a freshman at Lake Forest High School and the following is an excerpt from an essay she wrote for her Environmental Geoscience class. The essay prompt was a response to “What Nature Means to You.” Thank you, Allison, for sharing this with us!

When I think of nature, I think of going to Nature’s Classroom in first through third grade when we spent a week up in Mukwonago, Wisconsin with our classmates, teachers, and counselors. For me, that week in late May was the best part of the school year at the Montessori School of Lake Forest (MSLF). MSLF was a very nature oriented school, and we spent a great deal of time out of doors. For recess, we went outside to play on eight acres of land, some of it a traditional playground, some of it soccer field, but most of it forest. But this was no ordinary forest. Oh no, this forest had banks, beauty sa-lons, restaurants, and if my memory serves me correctly, a Menards. You may ask how this is possi-ble. It is possible because we were set free at recess, with acorns to use as currency, tree trunks and fallen branches to build our “businesses” with, and the freedom to let our imaginations run wild.

MSLF’s Organic Market returns tomorrow, April 6th, to the main campus at both carpool times, noon and 3 p.m. Parents and students are encouraged to shop the market! Students of the Adolescent Program will showcase and sell the results of their work on the farm. Guided by a farmer from the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm, they do everything from deciding what crops to plant to harvesting them.

This week Asian and Lettuce Mix will be featured, along with MSLF Adolescent program merchandise, including metal water bottles, bumper stickers, and mugs. Thanks for your support!

Planta semilla (plant the seed)
Hace sol (it is sunny)
Heche Agua (add the water)
Crece flor (a flower grows)

Planta semilla
Hace sol
Heche agua
crece flor

La Primavera! La Primavera!

¡Vocabulario!
Listos? (ready?)
Hace sol (it is sunny)
Palabras de Primavera (spring words)
El sol, el cielo, los pajaros
la hierba, el rbol, la tierra
La primavera (springtime)
La caja (the box), la canasta (basket), el cajon (drawer)

¡La Vida! (practical life)
Escuchen…. (listen)
Que dia es? (what day is it?)
Que mes es? (what month is it?)
Escriben (write)
Bring me (traeme..)
Suben las manos (raise your hands)
Manos en las piernas (hands on your legs)
Sientense derecho (sit up straight)
Silencio (silence)