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Week Three

Sep1

I hope you all have enjoyed the three day weekend.  I think it’s just what the kids needed before the long haul to fall break.

We have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know each other, building connections and strengthening our relationships through a variety of cooperative games and engineering design challenges.  We have a lot of problem solvers in our classroom!

This week we begin our modified work cycle.  We will spend a lot of time organizing and learning the procedures for planning our work day and recording our work.  Organization is very important to your child’s success, the more externally organized your child, the more organized their mind will be as well.  Though the time spent doing this could be used in lessons, the foundations we lay now will benefit your student greatly as the year progresses.

In the morning, we will begin reviewing parts of speech, punctuation rules and the hierarchy of numbers.   In the afternoon, on Tuesday, we have our first science lesson. Fourth grade students will be attending science with Mr. John, fifth grade students will remain with me, and sixth grade students will attend science with Ms. Kirsten.   Wednesday-Friday in the afternoon we will begin our Geography unit, and Friday morning we will have our first physiology lesson.

Wednesday we begin P.E.  Please ensure your child has the proper footwear and clothing to participate.  While the weather is nice, P.E. will be held outside which means sunscreen is a must!  The class length is 40 minutes and this is far too long to be outside without sun protection.  Feel free to send your child with a hat, that is free of logos and characters, that they can wear too, these are always allowed outside.

We have several additional activities happening this week.  On Tuesday, our 6th level students have a meeting to discuss volunteer opportunities as well as the 6th grade field trip, Wednesday afternoon we have our first studio assembly, and Thursday night is back to school night from 6:30-7:30.

Please be on the lookout for the studio flyer to come home with your child.  This must be filled out and returned on Thursday.  If this is not returned, your child will be placed in an available class rather than in a class of their choice.  I will also have the studio course descriptions posted on the blog Tuesday night if you would like a preview.

~Cheers

Field Trip Information

Aug29

At Maria Montessori Academy we feel that “going out” experiences, aka field trips, are vital to your child’s educational experience.   Buses are extremely expensive; therefore, we rely on parent drivers.  The more certified parent drivers we have, the more field trips we can take.    If you are interested in being a certified parent driver you will have an opportunity to become one at back to school night.  The fee is $60 which covers the cost of the background check and fingerprint scan.   Your certification is good for 6 years.

If you are currently a certified driver, please drop me a line so I can add you to my list.

Being a driver does count toward your 40 hour annual family requirement.

Again, we appreciate all the volunteer time you provide to support your student’s education.

 

 

Reading Group Volunteers Needed

Aug2

Happy Saturday!

I’m looking for parent (grandparent, aunt, uncle) volunteers to help our class with reading groups. I’m looking for anyone who will be available at 9:00am Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday for a thirty minute block.

 

I will have more detailed information available at Back to School night, Sept 4. However, if you know you would like to commit to a reading group, the sooner you let me know, the easier it will be to begin solidifying groups and leaders.

You can contact me through the faculty page on the school website or by emailing me directly at arockwell (at) mariamontessoriacademy (dot) org

This would, of course, count toward your forty hour volunteer requirement.

Cheers