Hello Everyone!
Can you believe we have one more day until it is September? And we have been in school 3 weeks already. They have been some crazy but amazing weeks. We are already seeing amazing growth and development in the kids and it will only continue, especially as we give more and more lessons and the kids practice. We have really been focusing on team building and grace and courtesy these past couple of week, but have started to give math and language lessons as well. We will be starting out history lessons this coming week, starting everyone off with calendars and lengths of time and moving to more complex things as the weeks go forward. This past week we also have the great lesson of the coming of man. We discussed many theories, common ones as well as not so common such as those believed by some Native American tribes. The students were able to share their ideas and write about them. Again, we emphasized that the most important theory is the one taught at home and we encouraged the students to share all this with you and discuss your theories and beliefs.
Don’t forget that we do not have school this coming Monday, September 2, due to Labor Day. School will resume it’s normal schedule on Tuesday.
Today, the 31st, is Maria Montessori’s birthday, and we celebrated it as a class yesterday. We learned about her and her contributions to society and especially our school. We created a class timeline of her life. I apologize, I failed to get a picture to share of it so I will post that on Tuesday. As a school we will be participating in a day of service on Tuesday by doing service to our school in the morning. This is how we will celebrate Maria Montessori and others who have done a service to our world. Our class will be beautifying the garden area outside our classroom. If you have garden gloves you would like to send with your child, or small gardening tools, please do. Please make sure they are labeled with your name.
I hope you can all make it to the parent education night that will be held this coming Thursday, September 5th at 5:30 pm. This will be a chance for you to do a walk through of our school and see some of the materials in action. You will be able to go on a silent journey starting from early childhood to Jr. high. I feel this will truly be worth your time and hope to see you all there.
Our first field trip of the year will be Friday, October 11. We will be taking the Frontrunner to the Planetarium. We will have the opportunity while there to see an IMAX movie and attend a Science Around the Sphere presentation. We would love all parents who can to attend. If you would like to see the movie and presentation with us, you will need to let me know by October 1st. You will also need to pay the Planetarium $6 for the movie as the school will only be covering the cost of students. Anyone who does not let me know by this date will not be allowed to see the movie and presentation with us. More information and a permission slip for this will follow at a later date.
I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Be safe.
Thanks for all you do!
Jalee