Parents,
We wanted to make you aware of the plans for the last week of school. On Monday May 18th we will have our Early Childhood bridging ceremony. This is our version of kindergarten graduation.
Many parents wonder why we refer to kindergarten graduation as “bridging”. Bridging ceremonies 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 just some of the reasons why we refer to this ceremony as a bridging ceremony and not a graduation.
We will be using ZOOM. The morning class’s ceremony will be at 5:00 pm. Here is the AM zoom link
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81124320565?pwd=WjMzRFFGbFJRaXR6M21ZaG5Sc256QT09
Meeting ID: 811 2432 0565
Password: 3VXRQx
The afternoon class’s ceremony will take place at 5:30 pm. Here is the PM zoom link
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81251879355?pwd=NDVaRitId2VXeC9LdFFjYjhSeUhtdz09
Meeting ID: 812 5187 9355
Password: 6NrGRJ
We hope that everyone can attend. As part of the bridging ceremony each kindergarten student receives a certificate. We would like to invite families to a drive through to get their certificate and say good bye on Thursday May 21 from 5:15 to 5:45 in front of the school. To help observe social distancing we are asking all families to stay in their cars.
Next week we will also be having parent teacher conferences. Here is the link to sign up for a virtual conference https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/nommk
Finally we wanted to do a special show and tell for our students during our zoom meetings. Each student will be assigned a day to show and tell about an object of their choosing. If the day you are assigned does not work for you and another day would work better please email me and we can make a change. To allow time for this the morning class and afternoon class will have separate zoom meetings. We are asking each student to decide on what to show to the class, come up with 3 clues to help their friends guess what they have to show and finally decide on one important thing they want to tell us about their show and tell.
AM show and tell schedule
May 19, 2020 09:00 AM: Elsie, Beau, Marvel, Nari, Abby, Tara, Bailey
May 20, 2020 09:00 AM: Zelda, Anthony, Jackson, Cyrus, Galahad, Raini, Leneah
May 21, 2020 09:00 AM: Michael, Kingston, Sam, Barrett, Alexandria, Daniella, Jayden
Here is the link for the AM show and tell
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83207889781?pwd=NDR5dVpiN3Exd0FuOVRVald2ZHlTZz09
Meeting ID: 832 0788 9781
Password: 3b3QtD
PM show and tell schedule
May 19, 2020 09:30 AM: Nick, Hunter, Joe, Felipe, Savannah
May 20, 2020 09:30 AM: Liam, Elias, Isilee, Jacqui, Emma
May 21, 2020 09:30 AM: Ivy, Anze, Saidee Clara, Aiyanna, Christian
Here is the link for the PM show and tell
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85711503010?pwd=VHoxTUZrNUx6aUJ1Tit6b2h6dWIxQT09
Meeting ID: 857 1150 3010
Password: 4BR2pD