Parents,
I cannot believe the year is over! Thank you to all the parents who helped with field day and our trip to the nature center last week. Both days were so fun. Here is an overview of the week.
Monday is our bridging ceremony (kindergarten graduation). The ceremony is from 11 am to 12:30 pm. There will not be class this day. We would love to invite family to attend. The program will be held in the gym and will go from 11 am to 11:45 am and then we will have a picnic outside from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm. Please bring a sack lunch for you and your child and we will provide a dessert. Our preschool students are welcome to attend.
Many parents wonder why we refer to kindergarten graduation as “bridging”. Graduations are a special part of a Montessori experience. It symbolizes a “passing through” and marks a significant period of growth in a child’s life. It is also an exciting beginning to new adventures and discoveries for the child. Our children are not finished with their education, on the contrary they are just beginning. We want to celebrate what they have accomplished as well as what lies ahead. These are some of the reasons why we refer to this ceremony as a bridging ceremony and not a graduation.
Tuesday through Friday are early out days. The morning class will be from 8:30 to 10:30 and the afternoon class will be from 11:00 to 1:00. Tuesday – Thursday will be our final parent teacher conference. We want to invite you to bring your student along so they can show you their portfolio. Friday will be yearbook signing and we will be watching a slide show of the year.
We could not let the year end with out expressing our deepest gratitude to the parents for sharing your children with us! They are amazing!! The little bit we might have taught them pales in comparison to what they have taught us. It truly is a gift to be able to work with them every day.
Have a great week and a great summer!
Ms. Jen & Ms. Martha