Cowles Montessori Crier
Updated March 23rd
Montessori Staffing Changes
Cowles families, we have some immediate changes to our Upper Level team. Families of these classrooms received direct communication from Cowles.
Here is an update for you regarding our long-term teaching positions for the five Upper Montessori classrooms:
Ms. Darcy Wold will assume primary teaching duties for an Upper classroom.
She currently serves as Cowles Instructional Coach. She has more than 10 years of Montessori teacher experience at Cowles and in private Montessori schools.
Mr. Adam Egherman has begun long-term teaching duties for an Upper classroom.
He is a retired Cowles Upper Montessori teacher and actively engages with the American Montessori Society by training and coaching Montessori teachers.
Ms. Lori Meyers has begun long-term teaching duties for an Upper Classroom.
She is a retired Cowles Upper Montessori teacher.
Ms. Allie Meyer and Mrs. Carman Romeo will continue with their current Upper Montessori classrooms.
Ms. Justine Gelner will be the building substitute for Upper Classrooms. She is a former Cowles student and Cowles Special Education Associate.
Please know our efforts are to support students and the classroom moving forward. As Dr. Montessori wisely stated, "the transformation of the school must be contemporaneous with the preparation of the teacher. For if we make of the teacher an observer, familiar with the methods...then we make it possible to the child complete liberty."
Current Open Positions at Cowles for the 2023-2024 School Year:
- Library Associate
- Middle School (7th and 8th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Anticipated Vacancies: Upper Level Montessori (4th, 5th, 6th Grades)
Important Dates and Events
Parent Teacher Conferences
- Weeks of March 20th through March 31st
- See communication from your child's teacher
Fine Arts Day
- Friday, March 24th
Book Fair!
- March 27th-March 31st
- https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cowlesmontessori1
Spring Fling Dance
- Friday, March 31st
- Children's House and Lower Level (PreK through 3rd Grade) 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Upper Level and Middle School (4th through 8th Grade) 6:45-8:00 p.m.
Cowles Music Events!
Marjorie Spevak All-City Music Festival
Thursday, April 6th, at the Knapp Center - Drake University
- Select Cowles Choir/Band/Orchestra students
Parade of Bands
- Monday, April 17th, at 7:00 p.m. - Roosevelt High School
- Cowles Middle School Band students
Music Concerts
- Tuesday, May 9th - See details below:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade students at 6:00 p.m. - Roosevelt High School
- 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade students at 7:15 p.m. - Roosevelt High School
Orchestra Concert
- Thursday, May 11th, at 6:00 p.m. - Cowles Gym
Kindergarten Music Concert
- Wednesday, May 17th, at 12:45 p.m. - Cowles Gym
- Cowles Kindergarten students
Cowles Spring Band Concert
- Thursday, May 18th, 6:00 p.m., in the Cowles Gym
- Cowles 5th through 8th Grade Band students
Choir Concert - TBA
SHOP FOR COWLES MONTESSORI GEAR
Our partner, Raygun, created the Cowles Montessori Store for children, adolescents, and adults to buy T-Shirts. A portion of your payment is donated directly to Cowles!
You can purchase mugs, hats, and other T-Shirts through our Cowles Shop.
Contact Cowles Montessori
Email: todd.johnson@dmschools.org
Website: cowles.dmschools.org
Location: 6401 College Avenue, Windsor Heights, IA, USA
Phone: 515-242-7818
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CowlesMontessori/
Twitter: @Cowlesdmps