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Keb’ Mo’ and Beth Nielsen Chapman Headline Abintra Montessori Benefit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- Grammy-winning artist Keb’ Mo’ is hosting a special night of music benefiting Abintra Montessori on Monday, January 6 at Fontanel Studio Gallery in the round with guest artists Beth Nielsen Chapman, Hallmark Channel’s top Christmas movie co-star/singer/songwriter JT Hodges and singer/songwriter Casey Wasner with a few surprise guests as well. Chaired by Keb’ Mo’s wife, Robbie Brooks Moore, CEO of Kind of Blue Music Label, the couple are teaming up with co-chair Bob Bernstein, Bonjo Java owner, to help the preschool through eighth grade independent, nonprofit school - Nashville’s first Montessori elementary program. “After hosting the hugely successful monthly blues night at Fontanel where Keb’ Mo’ special guests included Brad Paisley, Bill Medley and many of Nashville’s finest musicians, the night in the round will certainly not disappoint,” Moore said. “Fontanel Studio Gallery has been kind enough to help present the night which will help fu

Elementary Spanish News - December 2013

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Some of the Lower Elementary students are bringing in stories that they are writing at home in Spanish.  It makes me happy to know the students are so interested that they want to write more stories using their Spanish outside the classroom.  Other students are recording the stories they have written.  They have great pronunciation.   Gracias, niños!   We had two visitors this month.  The first visitor was a lady from the Nashville Public Library who read Spanish books, did finger puppet plays and performed two dances.    The other visitor was LE parent, Irma Paz.  She prepared Escamochas extravaganza (a Mexican dish).  The students got in line and asked for the fruit they wanted in Spanish.  It was great fun and great practice!  The students had the opportunity to use the vocabulary they are working on: food and family.  Muchisimas gracias! Some of the stories that Middle Elementary students are writing are long, so they decided to divide th