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Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy
April
Bruno Broadcast
Reflections From Ms. Rebecca
A P RIL 20 15
Strategic Planning Update to the Community
Inside this issue:
April 2015
Members of the varying
JBMA stakeholder groups
have served on the SIP/
Strategic Planning committee for the 2014-2015
school year and I would
like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who
has participated this year.
It is the goal of the SIP team
to review previously set
goals and monitor progress, as well as to look forward and plan for the
future of Bruno Montessori
Academy.
Over the past few years, we
have been working on
improving student use of
technology. We are pleased
with the increase in student use of technology via
various formats including
the
PTO
purchased
Chromebooks.
Students are actively using
the SMART boards, slides
and spreadsheet programs,
as well as creating videos
for educational use.
The Montessori curriculum
lends itself to crosscurricular learning and
teachers have worked together to promote a more
detailed implementation of
learning across curricular
areas.
Increasing the number of
opportunities for teachers
to pursue professional
development has been
another area of focus.
JBMA teachers have participated in numerous professional development opportunities both on and off
campus. There have been
many opportunities to connect that learning to student achievement in the
classroom.
Teachers continue to come
together in professional
learning communities and
peer learning groups to
view AMS webinars, engage
in books studies and share
knowledge.
JBMA has worked to develop systems and processes
to enhance existing procedures in the areas of goal
setting, data collection, professional development and
future planning. As we are
near completion on meeting our existing goals, the
SIP team has been engaged
in an ongoing
process to identify future
goals. We welcome participation in our process of
continuous improvement.
We encourage any parent
who would like to participate in one of our committees to e-mail me at
Rebecca@jbma.education.
Toddlers
Young Family Moving
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The Magic Flower by
Yasmine Ferzli
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The Light Bulb by
Surabhi Neverkar
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Typewriter by Kiana
Ascarzadeh & Nivedha
Goli
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Day At the Office by
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Shahin Kooshiar
Saim’s Chameleon
Poem by Saim Siddiqui
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A Liger by William Poe
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Dolphin by Alonna Ford
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Last week, the Toddlers 2015 Student Art Show
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had their very own Earth
Day! They planted Gerber
Daisies, Sweet Basil, Orega- Announcements:
no, Aloe Vera, and Straw-  Don’t forget - school disberries! Digging in the dirt
misses at 2:00 on Monwas so much fun!
days for staff meetings.
Look Out Savannah,
Here Come the Youngs
THE MAGIC FLOWER
BY YASMINE
On Friday, March 20th, Erica Young got the
good news that she would be training at
Memorial University Medical Center in
Family Medicine. The Young family will be
relocating to Savannah, GA this summer.
Adam has been JBMA’s PE Coach for 7
years and we have watched Eden and Alice
grow.
JBMA wishes the Young’s all the best in
their new adventure and expect them to
visit us whenever they are in the area.
Once there was a little girl. She went to play outside. She went to
the garden. She and her mom planted flowers. The next day, the little girl went back to the garden. She went to check on the flowers.
There was one flower they did not plant. It was a magic flower. That
was when she discovered the magic flower.
THE END
Surabhi Nevrekar
March 18, 2015
The Lightbulb
For invention research, I have found facts about the lightbulb. The
lightbulb was invented by Joseph Swan, but perfected by Thomas
Edison. The lightbulb was patented on January 27, 1880. The lightbulb uses heat caused by an electrical current. When the current
passes through a wire, the wire gets so hot it gives light. We need
the lightbulb so that we can see. The lightbulb has changed size and
shape. We still use the lightbulb today.
Typewriter
Adam, Eden, Alice and Erica
By: Kiana Ascarzadeh & Nivedha Goli
Fun Facts
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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue
out.
A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
There are 293 ways to make change
for a dollar
Almonds are a member of the peach
family.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its
brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just
striped fur.
A dime has 118 ridges around the
edge
The giant squid has the largest eyes in
the world.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
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We are studying inventions. Our invention is the
typewriter. The inventor of the typewriter was Christopher Latham Sholes. The date the typewriter was
patented was June1, 1868. The typewriter was needed
because it was harder writing with your hand. The
typewriter is a machine that prints letters on a piece
of paper. Typewriters are still being used in Asia. The
typewriter hasn’t changed. Today we use computers
instead of typewriters.
Saim’s Chameleon Poem
He sits on the tree eating happily.
When he’s done he goes to have some fun.
He looks for food but then sees a snake.
He changes his colors for him to go away.
A little while later an explorer comes by and looks at his colors.
He says, “Your colors are so beautiful that they’re as bright as a rainbow.”
When he heard that he was pleased, so he trotted home eating some
peas.
When he got home he went to bed.
Sweet dreams chameleon, your color is now red.
Shahin Kooshiar spent the day as
school secretary on Friday, March
6th
Day At the Office
By Shahin Kooshiar
My day at the office was pretty
fun. It started with me putting a
bunch of stuff in the mailboxes.
Then I made copies of things, I
helped Ms. Joan with her inbox,
and I stapled a bunch of things
(about 200 pages!) My favorite
thing was shredding things with
the shredder. I also got a cookie.
I really liked my day!
More Fun Facts
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Like Fingerprints, everyone’s
tongue print is different
Los Angeles’ full name is “El
Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la
Reina de los Angeles de
Porciuncula.”
Maine is the only state that
has a one-syllable name.
By Saim Siddiqui
A liger
As a liger is born
blind and scared and crying
A bear is born the same
they roll and roll until blam!
they hit as they grow up as soft as silk and warm together
they are brothers as they play together or catch food and fight and hurt as
they are still brothers.
They grow up until they are old and live a happy life together forever.
by: William Poe
Dolphin
Jumping dolphins in the air,
Mother taking care for her young, being aware.
There you see a dolphin beneath your feet, and I think that’s pretty neat.
Playing and splashing having fun until the sunset is gone.
Time to say bye and I will try to see you again
But our friendship will never end.
Star bright so light I wish upon a star to see my dolphin
Friend so we can splash and swim
And that we can see each other once again.
By: Alonna Ford
Did you know?
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Bamboo makes up about 99% of a Giant Panda’s diet.
The Tiger is the largest “big cat” in the world. It can weigh up to 600 pounds
Female Elephants are called cows.
The Cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. It can reach speeds of up to 75mph.
Snake’s skin is not slimy, but is smooth and dry.
Bees are found on every continent except Antarctica.
Bees have 2 sets of wings.
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2015 Annual JBMA Student Art Show
Please join us
Thursday, April 30th
3-7 pm
Fine Arts Building
For a whopping good time!!
Family & Friends Welcome
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Joseph S. Bruno
Montessori
Academy
5509 Timber Hill Road
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: 205-995-8709
Email:
firstname@jbma.education
example:
rebecca@jbma.education
Check out our
website at
jbma.education
Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy
Mission Statement
The faculty of the Joseph S. Bruno
Montessori Academy provides the
opportunity for all students to
grow to the fullest potential cognitively, socially, emotionally,
spiritually, physically and aesthetically.
The Joseph S. Bruno Montessori
Academy’s Value Statement:
Important Dates in April….
Mar. 30—Apr. 6 Spring Break
7
1st Day Back
9
Children’s Theater, Lower Elementary 10:00
9
Dr. Vivian Friedman to speak 7:00
15 Children’s Theater, 5K 9:30
17 Toddler & Preschool Parent/Teacher Confer-
 We embrace with respect all ences—NO TODDLER OR PRESCHOOL CLASSES
students regardless of racial,
cultural or religious background, gender or the physically or mentally challenged.
 We provide each child a foundation for a lifetime of learning.
 All students will become committed to creating peace, and
taking care of the environment
in their homes, school, and
communities.
 We foster students' development of positive self-esteem; so
they will become competent
learners and accept leadership
roles in the world of tomorrow.
20—24 SATs, 3rd—8th Grades
27—May 1 Spring Book Fair
28 Children’s Theater, Upper Elementary 10:00
30 Art Show 3:00 pm—7:00 pm