Dear Parents, I wanted to share this with you all so you don't miss out on the opportunity. Sofi (a student at Cowles) helps me out at the Wildlife Center...
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laura belin
laurabelin
Mar 22, 2011 9:06 pm
Hello all, This article was interesting, although the author implies (wrongly) that all preschools focus on direct instruction techniques rather than learning...
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bethany_sheldon
Mar 24, 2011 2:33 pm
Hello- My name is Beth Sheldon and I am a Cowles parent. My daughter Madelyn started this year in Mrs. Wright's preschool. My husband and I are in desperate...
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Elena Spellman
elenaspellman
Mar 24, 2011 3:29 pm
hi!i have kind of the same problem!i found someone temporarly till september to watch my daughter,as a day care,she is a family friend!if you will like i can ...
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Mike Cantonwine
demikeman
Mar 24, 2011 3:39 pm
Hey all! My daughter isn't old enough to babysit yet (she's 8), but I can highly recommend checking out http://www.care.com if you don't find anything here. ...
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Eric Pack
e_n_pack
Mar 24, 2011 6:51 pm
Hi Beth, I'm a long time parent of Cowles, and I also sub as an associate there. My oldest daughter went to Cowles from preschool to 8th grade. She is 14,...
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bethany sheldon
bethany_sheldon
Mar 24, 2011 7:05 pm
Thanks Elena! Â Would she be willing to come and babysit at our house? Â My son is in that phase of pulling things down, eating everything he finds on the...
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chesleya@...
chesleya...
Mar 24, 2011 7:34 pm
Hello! I just want to let you know if you're comfortable with a young 1st time sitter my daughter Cheyanne would love to have the opportunity to gain more...
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Elena Spellman
marchisio.elena
Mar 24, 2011 8:28 pm
hi think she will be happy to come!i will talk to her tonight!this morning i was late.....! To: cowlesmontessori@yahoogroups.com From:...
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susan gunnink
sidemama
Mar 25, 2011 5:59 am
My 15 year old daughter would be available for occasional (not daily or summer, but parents night out etc. as you said) babysitting. She attended Cowles from...
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laura belin
laurabelin
Mar 31, 2011 1:13 am
Hi all, I hope it's ok to forward this invitation to the Cowles list. I know many Cowles parents are involved with businesses or non-profit organizations that...
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sidemama
May 24, 2011 2:17 am
Zeke Gunnink was one of three members of the first 8th grade class at Cowles Montessori. He is graduating from Valley High School and heading to University...
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ecwrites
May 26, 2011 9:04 pm
Hi everyone: I'm a parent of a Cowles pre-schooler, but this is not really Cowles-related. I'm working on a Halloween costume photo shoot for Meredith...
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akruse4
Aug 2, 2011 5:11 pm
Hello! It was suggested by another Cowles parent that I post our situation to this list to see if anyone else has had a similar experience and how they may...
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Eric Pack
e_n_pack
Aug 2, 2011 5:17 pm
Amanda, Have you tried going to the WDM school board to plead your case?  DMPS contacted you after the deadline about your daughter and that is no fault of ...
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laura belin
laurabelin
Aug 2, 2011 5:17 pm
I would contact every current member of the West Des Moines school board (phone probably better than e-mail, harder to ignore). If you have any friends who are...
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rileysmom515
Aug 2, 2011 5:22 pm
I would try to appeal to a School Board Member? http://www.wdmcs.org/district/schoolboard/members.php this is a link to the list of WDM School Board Members. I...
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eliz.maxwell@...
threegirlsmama
Aug 2, 2011 5:42 pm
Milton Cole Duvall is a board member who also leads at the church where I work/worship. His daughter went to Cowles for a year. He may be sympathetic? Not...
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sukaropop@...
suzannepopson
Aug 2, 2011 5:55 pm
Hey Amanda- I have a friend for whom it was actually the opposite where WDM was very late in notifying them that they gotten in their neighborhood school...
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akruse4
Aug 2, 2011 10:00 pm
Thank you so much to all of you! Cowles parents are incredible! I've contacted all of the WDM board members and spoken to one. The one I spoke to was...
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laura belin
laurabelin
Aug 3, 2011 12:43 am
Glad you heard back from at least one person! Seven years ago I contacted all the board members about a totally different kind of issue (and it was a very...
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Jessica Bottenfield-B...
iowaprodoula
Aug 4, 2011 8:03 pm
I saw this article on Facebook and was wondering what is going on with the current construction at Cowles, versus future plans? ...
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adam.egherman@...
eggy06
Aug 4, 2011 10:21 pm
My estimation, is funds were already allocated for asbestos abatement from previous money. We are on the list however for renovation or possible addition with...
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adam.egherman@...
eggy06
Aug 4, 2011 10:28 pm
Unfortunately, this is about educational dollars. WDM school district will lose money. It would be great if there were more public Montessori schools in the...
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laura belin
laurabelin
Aug 22, 2011 1:16 pm
Hello all, My understanding is that the new starting and ending times for Cowles are 8:30 am and 3:15 pm. Is every Wednesday still an early out, and if so, is...
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Trish
trishkarsjens
Aug 22, 2011 1:25 pm
Laura- I actually emailed Nancy and asked. 1:45 is the Wednesday early out time. Trish Just one kind word can change someone's life....
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eliz.maxwell@...
threegirlsmama
Aug 22, 2011 1:33 pm
Good. I was assuming that - but we never got any actual communication about it. Thanks for sharing! Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone ... ...
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cowlesmontessori@yaho...
Sep 1, 2011 1:58 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the cowlesmontessori group. File : /CMPG...
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Sara Sbrizaj
sarsbr
Sep 1, 2011 2:20 pm
I was wandering if anybody ever requested from the city to add a trafic light at the crossing of 63rd st. and college? I find it difficult to cross that street...
