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Our 3rd Annual "A Starry Night Out" - Arts & Music Festival!
May 23 = Grades 3 & 4 / May 24 = Middle School
6:00-7:30PM in front of the Music and Art Building
It's lots of fun and you get a chance to see what your children have been doing in art and music! Tables and chairs will be set out on the lawn, students will perform for you, and the art room will be turned into an art gallery for you to come in and view the wonderful projects. There will be "desserts" and drinks for sale (incredibly reasonable and donated from the local bakeries, restaurants and businesses). All proceeds will go for Art and Music supplies. If you would like to help us out on our Festival, we have a wish list for the food items. If you can donate any or part of some of the items, it would be greatly appreciated!: 1 big chocolate syrup, 10 gallons of Publix fruit punch or lemonade, 5/6 whipped cream, 1 large package of napkins, 1 box of stirrers, 10 boxes chocolate chip(Keebler or Chips Ahoy) cookies, 5/6 cases of bottled water, 10 bags of ice. If you do not have time to pick the items up, we would appreciate a cash or gift card (Publix or Wal- Mart) donation. Just let Ms. Terri know what you would like to donate. Her email is terrigrant@islandvillage.org. Thanks in advance! ~ Mr. Peter & Ms. Angeline
Venice's - "Relay For Life" - May 4+5 - LE#2 Can = Walk the Talk
It was a great job by our guys and gals of IVMS!
Happy Middle School "Spirit Week!"
May 2nd had an invasion of IVMS Hippies!
I was on my way to visit the Pre-K and noticed this year's
Butterfly Garden at our IVMS Kilpatrick House .... So Cute!
"Space....The Final Frontier....."
L.E. 3 has been learning about our Universe! Each child made their own planet and presented their research to their classmates. To follow up on our study we took a Field Trip to the Riverview High school Planetarium.
One Person “Can” Make a Difference and We Have Proof at Island Village!
LE 2 (Ms. Lucy, Ms. Jo-Anna, and their kindergarten/1st grade students) has always been very active in raising funds for The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life (a life-changing event that helps communities across the globe fight back against cancer). One of the students (Justin) in LE 2 lost his grandfather to cancer about 2 years ago. He and his brother Nick wanted to do something to help raise money. His brother came to us and said, “I don't have a lot of money, but you can have my bike. You can use that to raise money.” Ms. Jo-Anna took the bike to Beach Bikes and Trikes (by Goodwill) on the island for a tune up. Tracey O'toole donated the tune up and bike accessories. When one of the bike mechanics, Stewart,heard the story he was so touched he donated 9 more bikes for the chance drawing. He also donated a bike to replace the bike Nick gave up. Now we have 10 bikes and 2 scooters (previously loved) that you can buy a chance to win (see below). Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. You choose which bike/scooter you want to take a chance on. Tickets are available in LE 2 and Beach Bikes and Trikes. All proceeds will go to Relay for Life. Ahh...it's refreshing to see the goodness of the human spirit catch on! Remember one person can make a difference. Stay tuned in for what happens next. UPDATE = This story was published in the Venice Gondolier on May 2nd!
March 23, 2012 - Upper Elementary students participated in their first Academic Showcase. Students were given the opportunity to design their own cultural projects, to build and present lessons to other classmates. Both LE 11 and LE 14 were transformed into exhibition halls where all projects were displayed. The areas of science and math were the big winners of the show. ~ Kudos to Ms. Myrna, Ms. Sierra, Mr. Jason, Ms. Michelle and students in LE#11 & LE#14.
I am pleased to announce that Island Village has been awarded the $4,000 grant, "A Helping Touch:Ceramics and Community Service Learning Project" for the 2012-2013 school year! Thank you to the Leslie and Margaret Weller Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. This grant will help support our dedication to the Bowls of Hope service learning project that the Upper Elementary and Middle School children participate in every year. Hurray! ~ Ms. Angeline
The Venice Symphony Orchestra (VSO) came to IVMS and demonstrated the 4 musical families in the orchestra (Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion). In May, LE#11 + #14 get a bus ride to the North Port Performing Arts Center and will get to experience the orchestra performing a complete program - For FREE! It's all on a grant 
(Visits were Feb-Mar 2012)
It's The IVMS Year Book!
Ask at the office if there are any left.
Cost: $20
Island Village Montessori School Jog-a-thon 2012
IT WAS GREAT!
Thanks to Ms. Whitney & Ms. Angeline
and all the Volunteers!
For more pictures, check out our Facebook Page - Click Here
The After-School Drama students really Rocked The World!
with their production of
IVMS "ROCK THE WORLD"
For More Pictures, Check our Facebook Posting on Feb 27 - Click Here
This happened Saturday, February 25, 2012
at 1:00 pm on Venice Theatre’s MainStage
TEA TIME! - LE#13 Spent time this February studying the Eastern Tea Ceremony = learning Peace, Harmony, and Self-discipline... Good Stuff! ~ Ms. Ivonne and Ms. Grace
Valentine's Dance and Roses at IVMS - The Dance was lots-o-fun and on Valentines Day... a bunch of chocolate roses, made by the middle school students, were delivered to lots of students and educators = All of the proceeds went to CureSearch for Children’s Cancer (www.CureSearch.org).
January 30, 2012 - Making Paper!
Ms. Kim Spencer and her middle school students learned how to make new paper from recycled paper.... Can we say "Green" ?
It was a great "real world" recycle experience for the students.
New Im
provements at the IVMS Pre-K!
(Kilpatrick House)
The kids are already enjoying the new tricycle track!
Astronomy Evening Out was OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Friday, January 6th = Mr. Bob hosted a fun night out to gaze at the stars. There were several telescopes and about 100+ people - including hot chocolate + goodies & two computers that showed exactly what and where the stars are from where we were standing - it was amazing. Lots of Fun... Great Job Mr. Bob!
Island Village Montessori School's "2011 Winter Performances"
December 12th - Dec 15th ..... WHAT A GREAT EVENT!
If you were there, you know what we're talking about.
8 Completely Different Shows! K-8 Grades
IVMS students in Grades 4-8 loved the LET’S GO SCIENCE SHOW, a wacky science-based look at “how things work” presented by Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. They looked at States of Matter, Give it up for Gravity, Amazing Air Pressure, Wonderful Wings, Centrifugal Force and Inertia, Go Go Gyroscopes, Shocking Static Electricity, and Awesome Optical Illusions were just some of the segments. Lots of audience interaction and amazing illusions. The class was also treated to a nice brunch and chatted with the Mayor of Sarasota.
IVMS 10th Anniversary and Fall Festival 2011!
November 5th
IT WAS AWESOME!!!
It was BIG and Great! BBQ, Bounce House, Lot's of Games! + Cakewalk, Face Painting, Fire Truck, Cotton Candy, Hair Coloring, Temp Tatoos, Giant Spin Wheel, + more! ... Thank you to our sponsors and volunteers!
** Click Here ** to view a dedicated page to our volunteers and sponsors.
Ms. Angeline and a select group of students added a special
10th Anniversary Touch on November 4th with a dedication party and several giant ceramic flowers for Ms. Kim (IVMS Founder).
A long overdue "Thank You!" goes to IVMS parent JT Gant II. JT purchased 4 
violins for IVMS last year in honor of father Jerry T Gant and in laws Ian and Beverly Gallie. JT is also the owner of JTROCKS hair salon.
Website: www.JTROCKSHAIR.com
IVMS Wins Best Float at the Sun Fiesta Parade 2011!!
The crowds responded with excitement and applause around every corner. We heard comments like, "we love your float", "that giraffe is so cool"! There were actually 65 floats entered this year. More so far than any other. What an amazing feeling to watch the students, especially the little ones riding, their eyes had a spark that made all the craziness seem years behind us as we walked and road with pride for our school. ~ Ms. Alice
Island Village's LE#14 Visits Tervis Tumbler Co.
The children received a tour and learned how tumblers were made. Tervis Tumbler also donated a set of 4 tumblers for our Fall Festival. Thank You Tervis Tumbler!
Island Village Montessori School Named "High Performance Charter School" by the Florida Department of Education 2011!
International Peace Day
2011
IVMS celebrated by making peace pinwheels, doing a peace march, talking about the importance of this day, singing songs, making a giant peace sign and observing 2 minutes of silence (peace) = A Good Day. We have a few more pictures up on our school Facebook Page - Click Here
Help Out Our School
It's free and it's working!
Find these labels on your home products and just bring them into the office = That Easy
For Detailed Information On This Program: Click Here
Recycle your ink cartridges at our school Just bring them to the office and drop them off.The only catch to this is they do not accept copier cartridges. They do accept printer cartridges for HP, Canon and Lexmark printers. We do get money for this program.... That easy .... Thanks!
Island Village - Voted #1 Charter School
Many thanks to all the Gondolier readers who voted us #1 this year!
IVMS Wins Reader's Choice Awards 2010!Here at IVMS, we strive for the very the best for our children and it makes us quite proud to have been listed as offering the best charter school education according to Gulfcoast familyliving's 2010 Readers Choice Awards. What an honor! Thanks to dedication and hard work of the IVMS educators and staff! For a closer view of the images, click here.
Purchase a Brick and "Mark Your Spot"!
If you have walked in our memory garden, you will notice bricks with names of those who have been part of our IVMS family. This is your chance to leave your mark! ~ See Ms. Alice in the office for more details.
FREE or Reduced Medical Services for IVMS students! Ms. Jeaninie has put together a list of these very important services for your children. At the moment, we have information for vision and medications. We will keep this available and add more information as we get it. This is an amazing gift of information! CLICK HERE to see what's available.
* Important Information on Energy Drinks - Click Here
Get more information on our Parent Activities Group!
Click Here!
May 7, 2012 @ 1:18 pm by Peter Simms. Please email questions or comments to Peter 
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