Join us for Lunch TODAY! (and recipes galore!)

Today’s the day for Strawberries and Salad Greens lunch! Primary lunch is 11:45am – 12:15pm, and elementary lunch is 12:30 pm- 1:30pm. Adult lunch is $4- you can pay Ms. Lucas in the lunchroom in the morning to avoid the crowd … Continue reading

More great news for our playground! DC PAY grant!

Climbing wall, here we come! We just received the good word that CHM@L has been awarded a $10K DC Physical Activity for Youth (DC PAY) Grant from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). The $10,000 grant will fund … Continue reading

Strawberries & salad greens lunch at CHM@L on May 23 – parents invited!

Celebrate spring with lunch and local strawberries and greens Wednesday 5/23. Join us! Primary lunch is 11:45am and elementary launch is 12: 15pm. RSVP for lunch hillfoodie at yahoo dot com or tell your teacher. It’s a good deal at $4 for parents!

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To celebrate spring, gardens, and fresh food CHML is participating in Strawberries and Salad Greens Day on Wednesday, May 23rd.  School lunch will feature local strawberries salad greens grown on farms near Washington, DC. Please join us for the celebration!

We will have a “Where Food Comes From” table in the lobby, displaying plants, seeds, maps, pictures, stickers, and more to get students excited about eating healthy.  It will be a chance for students and parents to taste and appreciate the unmatched flavors of fresh foods, and to learn about the farm-to-table process. Contact Emerson’s mom/Becky Levin at hillfoodie@yahoo.com for details.

And check out this great link for great strawberries and salad greens recipes- http://strawberries-salad.blogspot.com/p/recipes_3161.html

Staff Appreciation Week – May 7-11

Hello CHM@L families, This entire week will be dedicated to our outstanding teachers and staff for the awesome work they do!  Our theme is “the Oscars”!  Let’s show our teachers and staff what great stars they are! Our highlight for … Continue reading

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

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Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsor National Capital Bank Silver Sponsors Fowler Architects Nate Tate RE/MAX Allegiance Bronze Sponsor Guire and Harrison Realty Group Thank you to all our sponsors, who are making our auction possible. Contact Danica Petroshius (dpetroshius@yahoo.com) if you’re … Continue reading

Extreme Garden Makeover 2 is Saturday, April 14 (1-4pm)

CHM@LOGAN day 2 of the EXTREME GARDEN MAKEROVER IS HERE!!!!!! The Garden Committee with the help of students, parents, teachers and friends will be working to complete the needed groundwork for the gardens. We are asking for donations of light … Continue reading

Extreme Garden Makeover – March 31, 9AM-12:30PM

We need all hands on deck to launch the garden and we need your help. We the Garden Committee would like to have a stellar turnout and are aiming for at least 30 sets for hands ready to work. Please come if only for an hour.

When: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 9AM – 12:30 PM

Where: Front yard of CHM@L

Garden Day Duties –

  • Grass seed planting
  • Soil spreading and tilling
  • Replanting all bulbs
  • De-weeding beds
  • Rake mulch around current beds
  • Set up of watering system
  • Power wash steps

We also need:

  • Volunteers to baby sit and occupy the smaller children so parents can work.
  • Donations of juice boxes and small snacks.

Here’s the link to sign up for this Saturday and a list will be posted by the calendar in the front hall.
http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/792345630807244048

Curtis Taylor – jahwillmanifest at gmail dot com
Kafayat – Kafayat at aol dot com
V – vat98 at aol dot com

Silent Journey

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by Kathy Pugh, CHM@L Parent Sandpaper letters, Pink Towers, Holy Cards, the Chain- oh my!  Have you heard of these things but always wondered what they were? I along with about twenty-five other parents had the chance to become Montessori … Continue reading

Montessori seed and yard sale is March 24 – spread the word!

Hands on DC Word Day Recap – Mural Madness

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Thanks to all of the parents and teachers that cheered us on and picked up a paint brush to create some dazzling murals on Saturday morning! We had about 25-30 volunteers (almost half of which were CHM@L parents!). More fruit … Continue reading